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  • Insulin Stimulates IL-23 Expression in Human Adipocytes: A Possible Explanation for the Higher Prevalence of Psoriasis in Obesity.

Insulin Stimulates IL-23 Expression in Human Adipocytes: A Possible Explanation for the Higher Prevalence of Psoriasis in Obesity.

Diabetes, metabolic syndrome and obesity : targets and therapy (2023-06-29)
Angelo Di Vincenzo, Marnie Granzotto, Marika Crescenzi, Camilla Costa, Stefano Piaserico, Vincenzo Vindigni, Roberto Vettor, Marco Rossato
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Psoriasis is a chronic systemic inflammatory disease involving the production of many pro-inflammatory cytokines derived from immune cells and interacting with different tissues leading to the typical skin lesions. Psoriasis shows a higher prevalence and a worse progression in obese than in lean subjects. The IL-23/IL-17 immune axis has a pivotal role in the pathogenesis of psoriasis and anti-IL-23 monoclonal antibodies are highly effective in its treatment. Since obesity in frequently associated with elevated insulin plasma levels, we have investigated the ability of in vitro differentiated human adipocytes to produce IL-23 at basal conditions and after insulin stimulation. In vitro differentiated human adipocytes were incubated in the absence and presence of different insulin concentrations and the expression of IL-23 was analyzed by real-time PCR and Western blotting. The results of this study show that in vitro differentiated human adipocytes spontaneously express IL-23 mRNA and protein being stimulated by insulin in a dose-dependent manner. The stimulatory effects of insulin on IL-23 expression were specific since it did not stimulate the expression of other well-known cytokines involved in psoriasis pathogenesis such as Il-22 nor LL-37. Furthermore, lipopolysaccharide did not stimulate IL-23 expression in human adipocytes, thus highlightening the specific effects of insulin in the stimulation of IL-23 expression in human adipocytes. Here we show that human adipocytes spontaneously express IL-23 and that insulin stimulates IL-23 production by these cells in a specific manner as other stimuli, known to be involved in psoriasis pathophysiology, are ineffective. These observations could explain the association between psoriasis and obesity, a condition frequently characterized by a state of insulin hypersecretion.

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MONOCLONAL ANTI-BETA-ACTIN antibody produced in mouse, clone 8H10D10, IgG fraction of antiserum, buffered aqueous solution