The immunological significance of IL-27 has been reported and discussed in various Th1/Th17-mediated inflammatory diseases. However, its importance in psoriasis is unknown. We investigated pathophysiological roles of IL-27 in psoriasis in this study. Serum IL-27 levels in psoriatic patients were significantly higher than those in healthy controls, and correlated with disease severity and serum IFN-gamma levels. An immunohistochemical analysis revealed the infiltration of IL-27-secreting cells in the papillary dermis of psoriatic skin lesions but not in skin lesions with atopic dermatitis or normal skin. Furthermore, IL-27 alone greatly induced in vitro CXCL9, CXCL10, and CXCL11 production and tyrosine phosphorylation of signal transducer and activator of transcription 1 in normal human keratinocytes, while it suppressed the tumor necrosis factor-alpha-induced production of IL-1alpha and CCL20. These results indicate that IL-27 may promote the onset of psoriasis, while it may simultaneously attenuate the expanded inflammation in this disease. Our results implicate potential therapeutic effects of IL-27 for psoriasis.

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