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ArticleApoptosis : an international journal on programmed cell death2020

Elevated IL-22 in psoriasis plays an anti-apoptotic role in keratinocytes through mediating Bcl-xL/Bax.

Bo Wang, Dan Han, Fei Li, Weikun Hou, Lijuan Wang, Liesu Meng, Kuanhou Mou, Shemin Lu, Wenhua Zhu, Yan Zhou

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Article in Apoptosis : an international journal on programmed cell death, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 27 papers.

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27citing papers in PubMed
1.9field-weighted citation impact, top 13% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

27 citing papers in PubMed, 42 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. LCN2-Driven Fibroblast Ferroptosis-Associated Injury Promotes Keratinocyte Proliferation via Lipid Peroxidation Signaling in Psoriasis.FASEB journal : official publication of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology · 2026
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  3. Programmed cell death of keratinocytes: an active driver in psoriasis.Apoptosis : an international journal on programmed cell death · 2026
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  4. A review of core immuno-inflammatory mechanisms and key regulatory targets in psoriasis.American journal of clinical and experimental immunology · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Bo WangCenter for Translational Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China.ORCID 0000-0001-7633-4435
Dan HanDepartment of Dermatology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China.ORCID 0000-0002-4955-099X
Fei LiDepartment of Dermatology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China.
Weikun HouDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Xi'an Jiaotong University Health Science Center, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China.
Lijuan WangDepartment of Dermatology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China.
Liesu MengDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Xi'an Jiaotong University Health Science Center, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China.
Kuanhou MouDepartment of Dermatology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China.
Shemin LuDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Xi'an Jiaotong University Health Science Center, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China.
Wenhua ZhuDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Xi'an Jiaotong University Health Science Center, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China. zhuwenhua@xjtu.edu.cn.ORCID 0000-0002-2820-2427
Yan ZhouDepartment of Dermatology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China. yanzhou7798@xjtu.edu.cn.ORCID 0000-0002-9384-8793
First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University · CNXi'an Jiaotong University · CNXi'an Honghui Hospital · CN

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

IL-22 is known to mediate inflammation in psoriasis, while IL-22 binding protein (IL-22BP) binds IL-22 to suppress IL-22 signaling. However, the function of IL-22 in regulating apoptosis in psoriasis remains poorly understood. In this study, we found that IL-22/IL-22R1 in lesional skin and IL-22 in serum from psoriatic patients were highly upregulated compared with healthy controls, while IL-22BP was not changed. Correlations between IL-22/IL-22R1 levels and the thickness of psoriatic lesions suggested that IL-22 might positively regulate abnormal hyperplasia in psoriasis. Apoptotic keratinocytes were increased only in stratum corneum, but not in spinous and basal layers of psoriasis. Moreover, IL-22 promoted cell viability in human epidermal keratinocytes (HEKs). The apoptosis induced by TNF-α and IFN-γ was inhibited in HEKs treated with IL-22, since that IL-22 upregulated Bcl-xL and downregulated Bax production in HEKs in the presence of TNF-α and IFN-γ. In addition, IL-22BP could counteract the anti-apoptotic effect of IL-22. Our finding demonstrates that IL-22 might play an anti-apoptosis role on keratinocytes to balance cell proliferation and apoptosis in psoriatic epidermis.

Indexed as

Apoptosisbcl-2-Associated X Proteinbcl-X ProteinCell ProliferationEpidermisHumansHyperplasiaInterferon-gammaInterleukin-22InterleukinsKeratinocytesPsoriasisReceptors, InterleukinSignal TransductionTumor Necrosis Factor-alphabcl-2-Associated X Proteinbcl-X ProteinIFNG protein, humanIL22RA2 protein, humanInterferon-gammaInterleukin-22interleukin-22 receptorInterleukinsReceptors, InterleukinTumor Necrosis Factor-alphaAnti-apoptosisBcl-xL/BaxIL-22KeratinocytesPsoriasis

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PMID32632545
PMCPMC7527361
OpenAlexW3039113377

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