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The Skin-Liver Axis Modulates the Psoriasiform Phenotype and Involves Leucine-Rich α-2 Glycoprotein.

Leucine-rich α-2 glycoprotein (LRG), one of the acute phase proteins mainly produced by the liver, similar to C-reactive protein, has been recognized as an inflammatory biomarker for rheumatoid arthritis and inflammatory bowel diseases. We recently demonstrated that LRG was also increased in the sera of psoriasis patients and correlated well with disease activity with a sensitivity and specificity much higher than C-reactive protein; however, whether LRG mechanistically contributed to the pathogenesis of psoriasis remained unclear. In this study, we explored the role of LRG in psoriasiform inflammation using LRG-knockout (KO) mice in an imiquimod (IMQ)-mediated model. Following topical treatment with IMQ, serum levels of LRG and its expression in the liver were abruptly elevated. Similarly, an acute surge of proinflammatory cytokines was observed in the liver, including IL-1β, TNF-α, and IL-6, although LRG-KO mice showed delayed responses. LRG-KO mice showed less skin inflammation in the IMQ model than wild-type mice. K5.Stat3C mice developed psoriasis-like lesions following tape stripping, which also abruptly induced LRG expression in the liver. A deficiency of Lrg mitigated tape stripping-induced lesions, similar to the IMQ model. These results indicate that LRG modulates both feed-forward and feedback loops of cytokines in the skin-liver axis involved with psoriasiform inflammation.

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