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ArticleCellular & molecular immunology2025

The cytokine CSBF inhibits the IL-17A and TNF-α inflammatory pathways via SUSD2-ACT1 in keratinocytes and alleviates IMQ-induced psoriasis.

Xixi Li, Kai Zhang, Xiulan Yang, Yingying Cheng, Sihua Huang, Weiwei Deng, Yuzhe Hu, Ting Li, Hongyu Duan, Xiaoning Mo and 4 more

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Article in Cellular & molecular immunology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5 citing papers in PubMed.

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  4. Keratinocytes: pleiotropic orchestrators of cutaneous immunity and Inflammation - Emerging therapeutic paradigms in dermatological pathologies.Inflammation research : official journal of the European Histamine Research Society ... [et al.] · 2026
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5 · Who and what money

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14 authors.

Xixi Li *Department of Immunology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Peking University Health Science Center; NHC Key Laboratory of Medical Immunology, Beijing, China.
Kai Zhang *Department of Immunology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Peking University Health Science Center; NHC Key Laboratory of Medical Immunology, Beijing, China.ORCID 0000-0002-8292-8683
Xiulan YangDepartment of Immunology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Peking University Health Science Center; NHC Key Laboratory of Medical Immunology, Beijing, China.
Yingying ChengDepartment of Immunology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Peking University Health Science Center; NHC Key Laboratory of Medical Immunology, Beijing, China.
Sihua HuangDepartment of Immunology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Peking University Health Science Center; NHC Key Laboratory of Medical Immunology, Beijing, China.
Weiwei DengDepartment of Dermatology and Venerology, Peking University First Hospital, Peking University; National Clinical Research Center for Skin and Immune Diseases; Beijing Key Laboratory of Molecular Diagnosis of Dermatoses, Peking University, Beijing, China.
Yuzhe HuDepartment of Immunology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Peking University Health Science Center; NHC Key Laboratory of Medical Immunology, Beijing, China.
Ting LiDepartment of Immunology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Peking University Health Science Center; NHC Key Laboratory of Medical Immunology, Beijing, China.
Hongyu DuanDepartment of Ophthalmology, Peking University Third Hospital; Beijing Key Laboratory of Restoration of Damaged Ocular Nerve, Beijing, China.
Xiaoning MoDepartment of Immunology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Peking University Health Science Center; NHC Key Laboratory of Medical Immunology, Beijing, China.
Jianrui ZhangDepartment of Physiology and Pathophysiology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing, China.
Ruoyu LiPeking University Center for Human Disease Genomics, Beijing, China. mycolab@126.com.
Pingzhang WangDepartment of Immunology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Peking University Health Science Center; NHC Key Laboratory of Medical Immunology, Beijing, China. wangpzh@bjmu.edu.cn.
Wenling HanDepartment of Immunology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Peking University Health Science Center; NHC Key Laboratory of Medical Immunology, Beijing, China. hanwl@bjmu.edu.cn.

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 82030095National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 82071850National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 82150104National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 82171750National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 82203938Natural Science Foundation of Beijing Municipality (Beijing Natural Science Foundation) 7232095
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Overactivation of inflammatory signaling in keratinocytes is critical for psoriatic skin inflammation, but its regulatory mechanisms remain incompletely understood. Here, we demonstrate that the cytokine CSBF inhibits both individual and synergistic proinflammatory signaling induced by IL-17A and TNF-α (IL-17A/TNF-α) in keratinocytes, playing a protective role in psoriatic inflammation. The expression of CSBF was increased in the skin lesions and serum of psoriatic patients, and IL-17A/TNF-α enhanced its production. Csbf deletion exacerbated IMQ-induced psoriasis-like skin inflammation and led to hyperactivation of IL-17A/TNF-α signaling in keratinocytes. The CSBF protein significantly ameliorated psoriatic manifestations and suppressed IL-17A/TNF-α signaling through the receptor SUSD2. Mechanistically, CSBF-SUSD2 competed with TRAF6 and TNFR1 for interaction with ACT1, inhibiting the IL-17A/TNF-α signaling pathway. Overall, the anti-inflammatory cytokine CSBF has the potential to be a therapeutic option for psoriasis by targeting keratinocytes.

Indexed as

CytokinesInflammationInterleukin-17KeratinocytesPsoriasisTumor Necrosis Factor-alphaAnimalsConnexin 43HumansImiquimodMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutPeptide FragmentsReceptors, Tumor Necrosis Factor, Type IACT1 proteinConnexin 43CytokinesImiquimodInterleukin-17Peptide FragmentsReceptors, Tumor Necrosis Factor, Type ITumor Necrosis Factor-alphaACT1CSBFKeratinocytesPsoriasisSUSD2

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PMID40804449
PMCPMC12398588

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