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Published in: Archives of Dermatological Research 2/2014

01-03-2014 | Original Paper

Mice with heterozygous deficiency of manganese superoxide dismutase (SOD2) have a skin immune system with features of “inflamm-aging”

Authors: J. Scheurmann, N. Treiber, C. Weber, A. C. Renkl, D. Frenzel, F. Trenz-Buback, A. Rueß, G. Schulz, K. Scharffetter-Kochanek, J. M. Weiss

Published in: Archives of Dermatological Research | Issue 2/2014

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Abstract

Dendritic cells (DC) are central in regulating skin immunity. Immunosenescence is associated with a chronic inflammatory state. Little is known about the contribution of DC to “inflamm-aging”. When determining langerhans cell (LC) numbers, we found a 60 % reduction of LC in aged epidermis. Reactive oxygen species(ROS) are linked with aging. The mitochondrial manganese superoxide dismutase (SOD2) is in the first line of antioxidant defense. We investigated the function of DC from SOD2 heterozygous mice (SOD2+/−) and found that at 4 months of age LC numbers are not altered, but activated LC have impaired expression of MHC-II and CD44. Immature SOD2+/− DC produced increased proinflammatory IL-6 and chemokines CXCL1 and CXCL2. Upon challenge SOD2+/− DC accumulated ROS. When activating SOD2+/− DC by LPS they less efficiently upregulated MHC-II, CD86 and CD44. Surprisingly, in vivo contact hypersensitivity (CHS) was enhanced in SOD2+/− mice although SOD2+/− DC were less potent in stimulating wt T cells. However, SOD2+/− T cells showed increased proliferation, even when stimulated with SOD2+/− DC, possibly explaining the increased CHS. Our findings suggest that SOD2 is a molecular candidate in the regulation of “inflamm-aging” conveying both immunosuppressive and proinflammatory signals through alteration of DC and T cell functions.
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Metadata
Title
Mice with heterozygous deficiency of manganese superoxide dismutase (SOD2) have a skin immune system with features of “inflamm-aging”
Authors
J. Scheurmann
N. Treiber
C. Weber
A. C. Renkl
D. Frenzel
F. Trenz-Buback
A. Rueß
G. Schulz
K. Scharffetter-Kochanek
J. M. Weiss
Publication date
01-03-2014
Publisher
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in
Archives of Dermatological Research / Issue 2/2014
Print ISSN: 0340-3696
Electronic ISSN: 1432-069X
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00403-013-1389-7

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