| First Author | Jeong D | Year | 2018 |
| Journal | J Leukoc Biol | Volume | 103 |
| Issue | 1 | Pages | 99-106 |
| PubMed ID | 29345057 | Mgi Jnum | J:255531 |
| Mgi Id | MGI:6110180 | Doi | 10.1002/JLB.3A0217-076R |
| Citation | Jeong D, et al. (2018) Sodium chloride inhibits IFN-gamma, but not IL-4, production by invariant NKT cells. J Leukoc Biol 103(1):99-106 |
| abstractText | Invariant NKT (iNKT) cells are a distinct subset of T cells that exert Janus-like functions in vivo by producing IFN-gamma and IL-4. Sodium chloride modulates the functions of various immune cells, including conventional CD4(+) T cells and macrophages. However, it is not known whether sodium chloride affects iNKT cell function, so we addressed this issue. Sodium chloride inhibited IFN-gamma, but not IL-4, production by iNKT cells upon TCR or TCR-independent (IL-12 and IL-18) stimulation in a dose-dependent manner. Consistently, sodium chloride reduced the expression level of tbx21, but not gata-3, in iNKT cells stimulated with TCR engagement or IL-12 + IL-18. Sodium chloride increased phosphorylated p38 expression in iNKT cells and inhibitors of p38, NFAT5, SGK1, and TCF-1 restored IFN-gamma production by iNKT cells stimulated with sodium chloride and TCR engagement. Furthermore, adoptive transfer of iNKT cells pretreated with sodium chloride restored antibody-induced joint inflammation to a lesser extent than for untreated iNKT cells in Jalpha18 knockout mice. These findings suggest that sodium chloride inhibits IFN-gamma production by iNKT cells in TCR-dependent and TCR-independent manners, which is dependent on p38, NFAT5, SGK1, and TCF-1. These findings highlight the functional role of sodium chloride in iNKT cell-mediated inflammatory diseases. |
