Modeling of the Network Mediated by IL-36 Involved inPsoriasis
Pandey, S.; Tiwari, S.; Basu, S.; Mishra, R. K.; Pandey, R.
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Pathogenesis of inflammatory, chronic and common skin disease Psoriasis involves immune cells, skin cells (keratinocytes) and cytokines secreted by them. Hyperproliferation and abnormal differentiation of keratinocytes are believed to be a hallmark of it. Roles of several cytokines such as TNF, IL-15, IL-17 and IL-23 in Psoriasis have been explored through mathematical/computational models as well as experimentally. However, the role of pro-inflammatory cytokine IL-36 is still elusive, especially in the case of General Pustular Psoriasis, a prevalent type of Psoriasis. To explore the role of that here, we construct a network embodying indirect cell-cell interactions of a few immune and skin cells mediated by IL-36 based on the existing knowledge. Further, we develop a mathematical model for the network and study the steady-state behaviour of that. Our results demonstrate that an increase in the level of IL-36 could lead to the hyper-proliferation of keratinocytes and, thus, Psoriasis. In addition, the analysis suggests that the plaque formation and progression of Psoriasis could occur via a gradual or switch-like increase in the population of keratinocytes. The switch-like increase would be due to the bistable behaviour of the network and could be used as a novel treatment strategy, as proposed and demonstrated earlier.
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