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The Journal of Immunology, 2008, 180: 5167-5171.
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Cutting Edge: NKT Cells Constitutively Express IL-23 Receptor and ROR{gamma}t and Rapidly Produce IL-17 upon Receptor Ligation in an IL-6-Independent Fashion1

Aleksandra V. Rachitskaya2,*,{dagger}, Anna M. Hansen2,*, Reiko Horai*, Zhuqing Li*, Rafael Villasmil*, Dror Luger*, Robert B. Nussenblatt* and Rachel R. Caspi3,*

* Laboratory of Immunology, National Eye Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892; and {dagger} Howard Hughes Medical Institute-National Institutes of Health Research Scholars Program, Bethesda, MD 20814

Th17 cells require IL-6 and TGFβ for lineage commitment and IL-23 for maintenance. Unexpectedly, naive IL-6–/– splenocytes stimulated with anti-CD3 and IL-23 produced normal amounts of IL-17 during the first 24 h of culture. These rapid IL-6-independent IL-17 producers were identified as predominantly DX5+ TCRβ+ NKT cells, and a comparable response could be found using the invariant NKT-specific ligand {alpha}-galactosylceramide. Human NKT cells also produced IL-17. NKT cells constitutively expressed IL-23R and ROR{gamma}t. Ligation of either TCR or IL-23R triggered IL-17 production and both together had a synergistic effect, suggesting independent but convergent pathways. IL-17 production was not restricted to a particular subset of NKT cells but they were NK1.1 negative. Importantly, in vivo administration of {alpha}-galactosylceramide triggered a rapid IL-17 response in the spleen. These data suggest an important biological role for innate IL-17 production by NKT cells that is rapid and precedes the adaptive IL-17 response.

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1 This work was supported by National Institutes of Health, National Eye Institute intramural funding.

2 A.V.R. and A.M.H. contributed equally to this study.

3 Address correspondence and reprint requests to Dr. Rachel R. Caspi, Laboratory of Immunology, National Eye Institute, National Institutes of Health, 10 Center Drive, 10/10N222, Bethesda, MD 20892. E-mail address: rcaspi{at}helix.NIH.gov

4 Abbreviations used in this paper: {alpha}-GalCer, {alpha}-galactosylceramide; iNKT, invariant NKT; KO, knockout; WT, wild type.







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