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Immunological Investigations
A Journal of Molecular and Cellular Immunology
Volume 52, 2023 - Issue 2
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Research Article

Neuroblast Differentiation-Associated Protein Derived Polypeptides: AHNAK(5758-5775) Induces Inflammation by Activating Mast Cells via ST2

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ABSTRACT

Psoriasis is a chronic inflammatory skin disease. Mast cells are significantly increased and activated in psoriatic lesions and are involved in psoriatic inflammation. Some endogenous substances can interact with the surface receptors of mast cells and initiate the release of downstream cytokines that participate in inflammatory reactions. Neuroblast differentiation-associated protein (AHNAK) is mainly expressed in the skin, esophagus, kidney, and other organs and participates in various biological processes in the human body. AHNAK and its derived peptides have been reported to be involved in the activation of mast cells and other immune processes. This study aimed to investigate whether AHNAK (5758–5775), a neuroblast differentiation-associated protein-derived polypeptide, could be considered a new endogenous substance in psoriasis patients, which activates mast cells and induces the skin inflammatory response contributing to psoriasis. Wild-type mice were treated with AHNAK(5758–5775) to observe the infiltration of inflammatory cells in the skin and cytokine release in vivo. The release of inflammatory mediators by mouse primary mast cells and the laboratory of allergic disease 2 (LAD2) human mast cells was measured in vitro. Molecular docking analysis, molecular dynamics simulation, and siRNA transfection were used to identify the receptor of AHNAK(5758–5775). AHNAK(5758–5775) could cause skin inflammation and cytokine release in wild-type mice and activated mast cells in vitro. Moreover, suppression of tumorigenicity 2 (ST2) might be a key receptor mediating AHNAK(5758–5775)’s effect on mast cells and cytokine release. We propose a novel polypeptide, AHNAK(5758–5775), which induces an inflammatory reaction and participates in the occurrence and development of psoriasis by activating mast cells.

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Supplementary material

Supplemental data for this article can be accessed online at https://doi.org/10.1080/08820139.2022.2151368.

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Funding

This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China [Grant number: 82073451]. Innovation Capability Support Program of Shaanxi [Program No.2022TD-48]. Natural Science Basic Research Program of Shaanxi [Program No. 2022JQ-956]. Key R&D plan of Shaanxi Province [Grant number: 2020SF-175].

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