Abstract
We studied the production of interleukin (IL)-6 and CCL20/macrophage inflammatory protein-3α (MIP-3α) by human myoblasts and muscle samples in response to IL-17 alone or in combination with IL-1β. Both IL-17 and IL-1β induced IL-6 production by normal myoblasts and muscle samples. IL-17 had no effect on CCL20 production by myoblasts. Combination of IL-17 and IL-1β further increased IL-6 and CCL20 production by muscle samples but not that of CK. IL-17 induced also HLA class I, C-Fos, nuclear factor κB (NF-κB) and C-Jun expression by myoblasts but not that of HLA class II, CD40, vascular cell adhesion molecule 1 (VCAM-1) and intercellular adhesion molecule 1 (ICAM-1). Finally, immunostaining of dermatomyositis (DM) and polymyositis (PM) muscle biopsies showed IL-17 and CCL20 expression. Our study shows that low levels of cytokines produced by T cells (IL-17) and monocytes (IL-1β) can act in combination on skeletal myoblasts and muscle tissue.
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