Psoriasis is characterized by abnormal proliferation of keratinocytes,as well as infiltration of immune cells into the dermis and epidermis,causing itchy,scaly and erythematous plaques of skin.The understanding of thi...Psoriasis is characterized by abnormal proliferation of keratinocytes,as well as infiltration of immune cells into the dermis and epidermis,causing itchy,scaly and erythematous plaques of skin.The understanding of this chronic inflammatory skin disease remains unclear and all available treatments have their limitations currently.Here,we showed that IMMH002,a novel orally active S1 P1 modulator,desensitized peripheral pathogenic lymphocytes to egress signal from secondary lymphoid organs and thymus.Using different psoriasis animal models,we demonstrated that IMMH002 could significantly relieve skin damage as revealed by PAS I score and pathological injure evaluation.Mechanistically,IMMH002 regulated CD3+T lymphocytes re-distribution by inducing lymphocytes’homing,thus decreased T lymphocytes allocation in the peripheral blood and skin but increased in the thymus.Our results suggest that the novel SIP1 agonist,IMMH002,exert extraordinary capacity to rapidly modulate T lymphocytes distribution,representing a promising drug candidate for psoriasis treatment.展开更多
基金supported by the CAMS Innovation Fund for Medical Sciences(2016-I2M-3-008,China)National Natural Science Foundation of China(NSFC Nos.81872923 and 81473096)+1 种基金Beijing Natural Science Foundation(No.7172140,China)The Drug Innovation Major Project(No.2018ZX09711001-003,China).
文摘Psoriasis is characterized by abnormal proliferation of keratinocytes,as well as infiltration of immune cells into the dermis and epidermis,causing itchy,scaly and erythematous plaques of skin.The understanding of this chronic inflammatory skin disease remains unclear and all available treatments have their limitations currently.Here,we showed that IMMH002,a novel orally active S1 P1 modulator,desensitized peripheral pathogenic lymphocytes to egress signal from secondary lymphoid organs and thymus.Using different psoriasis animal models,we demonstrated that IMMH002 could significantly relieve skin damage as revealed by PAS I score and pathological injure evaluation.Mechanistically,IMMH002 regulated CD3+T lymphocytes re-distribution by inducing lymphocytes’homing,thus decreased T lymphocytes allocation in the peripheral blood and skin but increased in the thymus.Our results suggest that the novel SIP1 agonist,IMMH002,exert extraordinary capacity to rapidly modulate T lymphocytes distribution,representing a promising drug candidate for psoriasis treatment.