Psoriatic arthritis (PsA) is a complex inflammatory disease that challenges diagnosis and complicates the rational selection of effective therapies. Although T cells are considered active effectors in psoriasis and PsA, the role of CD8+ T cells in pathogenesis is not well understood. We selected the humanized mouse model NSG-SGM3 transgenic strain to examine psoriasis and PsA endotypes. Injection of PBMCs and sera from patients with psoriasis and PsA generated parallel skin and joint phenotypes in the recipient mouse. The transfer of human circulating memory T cells was followed by migration and accumulation in the skin and synovia of these immunodeficient mice. Unexpectedly, immunoglobulins were required for recapitulation of the clinical phenotype of psoriasiform lesions and PsA domains (dactylitis, enthesitis, bone erosion). Human CD8+ T cells expressing T-bet, IL-32 and CXCL14 were detected by spatial transcriptomics in murine synovia and by immunofluorescence in the human PsA synovia. Importantly, depletion of human CD8+ T cells prevented skin and synovial inflammation in mice humanized with PsA peripheral blood cells. The humanized model of psoriasis and PsA represents a valid platform for accelerating the understanding of disease pathogenesis, improving the design of personalized therapies, and revealing psoriatic disease targets.
Christopher T. Ritchlin, Javier Rangel-Moreno, Delaney Martino, Brian Isett, Ananta Paine, Soumyaroop Bhattacharya, Jeffrey Fox, Ernest M. Meyer, Riyue Bao, Tullia Bruno, Francisco Tausk, Maria de la Luz Garcia-Hernandez
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