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JOURNAL OF AUTOIMMUNITY
Volume 92, Issue -, Pages 104-113Publisher
ACADEMIC PRESS LTD- ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaut.2018.05.010
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- Arthritis Research UK Centre of Excellence
- Arthritis Research UK grants [19859, 20843]
- Arthritis Research UK Centre of Excellence for the Pathogenesis of Rheumatoid Arthritis
- MRC Arthritis Research UK Centre for Musculoskeletal Ageing Research
- BBSRC [BB/G023468/1] Funding Source: UKRI
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Objective: In rheumatoid arthritis, the enzyme 11 beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 1 (11 beta-HSD1) is highly expressed at sites of inflammation, where it converts inactive glucocorticoids (GC) to their active counterparts. In conditions of GC excess it has been shown to be a critical regulator of muscle wasting and bone loss. Here we examine the contribution of 11 beta-HSD1 to the pathology of persistent chronic inflammatory disease. Methods: To determine the contribution of 11 beta-HSD1 to joint inflammation, destruction and systemic bone loss associated with persistent inflammatory arthritis, we generated mice with global and mesenchymal specific 11 beta-HSD1 deletions in the TNF-transgenic (TNF-tg) model of chronic polyarthritis. Disease severity was determined by clinical scoring. Histology was assessed in formalin fixed sections and fluorescence-activated cell sorting (FACS) analysis of synovial tissue was performed. Local and systemic bone loss were measured by micro computed tomography (micro-CT). Measures of inflammation and bone metabolism were assessed in serum and in tibia mRNA. Results: Global deletion of 11 beta-HSD1 drove an enhanced inflammatory phenotype, characterised by florid synovitis, joint destruction and systemic bone loss. This was associated with increased pannus invasion into subchondral bone, a marked polarisation towards pro-inflammatory M1 macrophages at sites of inflammation and increased osteoclast numbers. Targeted mesenchymal deletion of 11 beta-HSD1 failed to recapitulate this phenotype suggesting that 11 beta-HSD1 within leukocytes mediate its protective actions in vivo. Conclusions: We demonstrate a fundamental role for 11 beta-HSD1 in the suppression of synovitis, joint destruction, and systemic bone loss. Whilst a role for 11 beta-HSD1 inhibitors has been proposed for metabolic complications in inflammatory diseases, our study suggests that this approach would greatly exacerbate disease severity.
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