Interleukin 10

Interleukin 10
250px PDB rendering based on 2H24.
Available structures PDB Ortholog search: PDBe, RCSB List of PDB id codes 1ILK, 1INR, 1J7V, 1LK3, 1Y6K, 2H24, 2ILK
Identifiers
Symbols	IL10 ; CSIF; GVHDS; IL-10; IL10A; TGIF
External IDs	OMIM: 124092 MGI: 96537 HomoloGene: 478 GeneCards: IL10 Gene
Gene ontology Molecular function • cytokine activity • interleukin-10 receptor binding • growth factor activity Cellular component • extracellular space • cytoplasm Biological process • response to molecule of bacterial origin • negative regulation of cytokine secretion involved in immune response • negative regulation of chronic inflammatory response to antigenic stimulus • positive regulation of B cell apoptotic process • inflammatory response • cytoplasmic sequestering of NF-kappaB • cell-cell signaling • aging • regulation of gene expression • response to activity • response to inactivity • hemopoiesis • B cell differentiation • leukocyte chemotaxis • negative regulation of myeloid dendritic cell activation • negative regulation of B cell proliferation • negative regulation of interferon-gamma production • negative regulation of interleukin-1 production • negative regulation of interleukin-12 production • negative regulation of interleukin-18 production • negative regulation of interleukin-6 production • negative regulation of interleukin-8 production • negative regulation of tumor necrosis factor production • receptor biosynthetic process • response to insulin • response to carbon monoxide • type 2 immune response • B cell proliferation • negative regulation of T cell proliferation • response to drug • negative regulation of tumor necrosis factor biosynthetic process • defense response to bacterium • defense response to protozoan • negative regulation of apoptotic process • negative regulation of growth of symbiont in host • negative regulation of nitric oxide biosynthetic process • regulation of isotype switching • negative regulation of MHC class II biosynthetic process • positive regulation of MHC class II biosynthetic process • negative regulation of interferon-alpha biosynthetic process • positive regulation of transcription, DNA-templated • positive regulation of transcription from RNA polymerase II promoter • positive regulation of JAK-STAT cascade • positive regulation of cytokine secretion • negative regulation of membrane protein ectodomain proteolysis • positive regulation of sequence-specific DNA binding transcription factor activity • response to glucocorticoid • regulation of sensory perception of pain • negative regulation of cytokine activity • branching involved in labyrinthine layer morphogenesis • cellular response to lipopolysaccharide • cellular response to estradiol stimulus • negative regulation of chemokine (C-C motif) ligand 5 production • regulation of complement-dependent cytotoxicity • negative regulation of endothelial cell apoptotic process Sources: Amigo / QuickGO
RNA expression pattern
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More reference expression data
Orthologs
Species	Human	Mouse
Entrez	3586	16153
Ensembl	ENSG00000136634	ENSMUSG00000016529
UniProt	P22301	P18893
RefSeq (mRNA)	NM_000572	NM_010548
RefSeq (protein)	NP_000563	NP_034678
Location (UCSC)	Chr 1: 206.77 – 206.77 Mb	Chr 1: 131.02 – 131.02 Mb
PubMed search	[1]	[2]

Interleukin-10 (IL-10), also known as human cytokine synthesis inhibitory factor (CSIF), is an anti-inflammatory cytokine. In humans, IL-10 is encoded by the IL10 gene. IL-10 signals through a receptor complex consisting of two IL-10 receptor-1 and two IL-10 receptor 2 proteins. Consequently, the functional receptor consists of four IL-10 receptor molecules. IL-10 binding induces STAT3 signalling via the phosphorylation of the cytoplasmic tails of IL-10 receptor 1 + IL-10 receptor 2 by JAK1 and Tyk2 respectively.

Gene and protein structure

The IL-10 protein is a homodimer; each of its subunits is 178-amino-acid long.

IL-10 is classified as a class-2 cytokine, a set of cytokines including IL-19, IL-20, IL-22, IL-24 (Mda-7), and IL-26, interferons (IFN-alpha, -beta, -epsilon, -kappa, -omega, -delta, -tau, and -gamma) and interferon-like molecules (limitin, IL-28A, IL-28B, and IL-29).

Expression and synthesis

In humans, IL-10 is encoded by the IL10 gene, which is located on chromosome 1 and comprises 5 exons, and is primarily produced by monocytes and, to a lesser extent, lymphocytes, namely type 2 T helper cells (T_H2), mastocytes, CD4⁺CD25⁺Foxp3⁺ regulatory T cells, and in a certain subset of activated T cells and B cells. IL-10 can be produced by monocytes upon PD-1 triggering in these cells. The expression of IL-10 is minimal in unstimulated tissues and seems to require triggering by commensal or pathogenic flora. IL-10 expression is tightly regulated at the transcriptional and post-transcriptional level. Extensive IL-10 locus remodeling is observed in monocytes upon stimulation of TLR or Fc receptor pathways. IL-10 induction involves ERK1/2, p38 and NF-κB signalling and transcriptional activation via promoter binding of the transcription factors NF-κB and AP-1. IL-10 may autoregulate its expression via a negative feed-back loop involving autocrine stimulation of the IL-10 receptor and inhibition of the p38 signaling pathway. Additionally, IL-10 expression is extensively regulated at the post-transcriptional level, which may involve control of mRNA stability via AU-rich elements and by microRNAs such as let-7 or miR-106.

Function

IL-10 is a cytokine with multiple, pleiotropic, effects in immunoregulation and inflammation. It downregulates the expression of Th1 cytokines, MHC class II antigens, and co-stimulatory molecules on macrophages. It also enhances B cell survival, proliferation, and antibody production. IL-10 can block NF-κB activity, and is involved in the regulation of the JAK-STAT signaling pathway.

Discovered in 1991 IL-10 was initially reported to suppress cytokine secretion, antigen presentation and CD4+ T cell activation. Further investigation has shown that IL-10 predominantly inhibits lipopolysaccharide (LPS) and bacterial product mediated induction of the pro-inflammatory cytokines TNFα. IL-1β, IL-12, and IFNγ. secretion from Toll-Like Receptor (TLR) triggered myeloid lineage cells.

Overtime a more nuanced picture of IL-10's function has emerged as treatment of tumor bearing mice has been shown to inhibit tumor metastasis. Additional investigation by multiple laboratories has generated data that further supports IL-10's immunostimulatory capacity in an immunoncology context. Expression of IL-10 from transfected tumor cell lines. in IL-10 transgenic mice. or dosing with IL-10 leads to control of primary tumor growth and decreased metastatic burden. More recently, PEGylated recombinant murine IL-10 (PEG-rMuIL-10) has been shown to induce IFNγ and CD8+ T cell dependent anti-tumor immunity. More specifically, PEGylated recombinant human IL-10 (PEG-rHuIL-10) has been shown to enhance CD8+ T cell secretion of the cytotoxic molecules Granzyme B and Perforin and potentiate T cell receptor dependent IFNγ secretion.

Role in disease

Knockout studies in mice suggested the function of this cytokine as an essential immunoregulator in the intestinal tract. and, indeed, patients with Crohn's disease react favorably towards treatment with recombinant interleukin-10-producing bacteria, demonstrating the importance of IL-10 for counteracting the hyperactive immune response in the human body.

Due to the these data, thousands of patients suffering from a variety of autoimmune diseases were treated with recombinant human IL-10 (rHuIL-10) in clinical trials. Contrary to expectations, rHuIL-10 treatment did not significantly impact disease in patients with Crohn's disease. or rheumatoid arthritis. rHuIL-10 treatment initially exhibited promising clinical data in psoriasis. but failed to achieve clinical significance in a randomized, double blind, placebo controlled Phase II trial. Further investigation of rHuIL-10's effects in humans suggests that rather than inhibiting inflammation, rHuIL-10 is capable of exerting pro-inflammatory effects.

Further to these data, a Phase I immunoncology clinical trial is currently being conducted to assess the therapeutic capacity of PEGylated recombinant human IL-10 (PEG-rHuIL-10). Consistent with preclinical immunoncology data, investigators report substantial anti-tumor efficacy. Contrary to the reported immunosuppressive effects of IL-10 generated in vitro and in vivo., treatment of cancer patients with PEG-rHuIL-10 elicits a dose titratable induction of the immune stimulatory cytokines IFNγ, IL-18, IL-7, GM-CSF and IL-4. Furthermore, treated patients exhibit fold increases of peripheral CD8+ T cells expressing markers of activation, such as programmed death 1 (PD1)+, lymphocyte activation gene 3 (LAG3)+ and increased Fas Ligand (FasL) and a decrease in serum TGFβ. These findings are consistent with the published preclinical immunoncology reports using PEG-rMuIL-10 and with previous findings treating humans with rHuIL-10. These data suggest that while IL-10 can exert immunosuppressive effects in context of bacterial product stimulated myeloid cells, rHuIL-10/PEG-rHuIL-10 treatment of humans is predominantly immunostimulatory.

A study in mice has shown that IL-10 is also produced by mast cells, counteracting the inflammatory effect that these cells have at the site of an allergic reaction.

IL-10 is capable of inhibiting synthesis of pro-inflammatory cytokines such as IFN-γ, IL-2, IL-3, TNFα and GM-CSF made by cells such as macrophages and Th1 T cells. It also displays a potent ability to suppress the antigen-presentation capacity of antigen presenting cells; however, it is also stimulatory towards certain T cells (Th2) and mast cells and stimulates B cell maturation and antibody production.

IL-10 checks the inducible form of Cyclo-oxygenase, Cyclo-oxygenase-2 (COX-2). Lack of IL-10 has been shown to cause COX activation and resultant Thromboxane receptor activation to cause vascular endothelial and cardiac dysfunctions in mice. Interleukin 10 knockout frail mice develop cardiac and vascular dysfunction with increased age.

IL-10 is linked to the myokines, as exercise provokes an increase in circulating levels of IL-1ra, IL-10, and sTNF-R, suggesting that physical exercise fosters an environment of anti-inflammatory cytokines.

Lower levels of IL-10 have been observed in individuals diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis when compared to healthy individuals. Due to a decrease in IL-10 levels, TNFα levels are not regulated effectively as IL-10 regulates the TNF-α-converting enzyme. As a result, TNFα levels rise and result in inflammation. TNFα itself induces demyelination of the oliodendroglial via TNF receptor 1, while chronic inflammation has been linked to demyelination of neurons.

In melanoma cell lines, IL-10 modules the surface expression of NKG2D ligands.

Interactions

IL-10 has been shown to interact with Interleukin 10 receptor, alpha subunit.

The receptor complex for IL-10 also requires the IL10R2 chain to initiate signalling. This ligand–receptor combination is found in birds and frogs, and is also likely to exist in bony fish.

External links

• Interleukin-10 at the US National Library of Medicine Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)