IFNγ initiates TLR9-dependent autoimmune hepatitis in DNase II deficient mice
Hao, K.; Gao, K. M.; Strauss, M.; Subramanian, S.; Marshak-Rothstein, A.
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Patients with biallelic hypomorphic mutation in DNASE2 develop systemic autoinflammation and early-onset liver fibrosis. Prior studies showed that Dnase2-/- Ifnar-/- double knockout (DKO) mice develop Type I IFN-independent liver inflammation, but immune mechanisms were unclear. We now show that DKO mice recapitulate many features of human autoimmune hepatitis (AIH), including periportal and interstitial inflammation and fibrosis and elevated ALT. Infiltrating cells include CD8+ tissue resident memory T cells, type I innate lymphoid cells, and inflammatory monocyte/macrophage cells that replace the Kupffer cell pool. Importantly, TLR9 expression by bone marrow-derived cells is required for the the development of AIH. TLR9 is highly expressed by inflammatory myeloid cells but not long-lived Kupffer cells. Furthermore, the initial recruitment of TLR9 expressing monocytes and subsequent activation of lymphocytes requires IFN{gamma} signaling. These findings highlight a critical role of feed forward loop between TLR9 expressing monocyte-lineage cells and IFNg producing lymphocytes in autoimmune hepatitis.
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