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Cheng W, Wang Y, Cheng C, Chen X, Zhang L, Huang W. Single-cell RNA Sequencing Identifies a Novel Subtype of Microglia with High Cd74 Expression that Facilitates White Matter Inflammation During Chronic Cerebral Hypoperfusion. Neurochem Res 2024:10.1007/s11064-024-04206-9. [PMID: 39012534 DOI: 10.1007/s11064-024-04206-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2023] [Revised: 05/17/2024] [Accepted: 07/05/2024] [Indexed: 07/17/2024]
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Vascular dementia (VaD) causes progressive cognitive decline in the elderly population, but there is short of available therapeutic measures. Microglia-mediated neuroinflammation is vigorously involved in the pathogenesis of VaD, but the traditional classification of microglial M1/M2 phenotypes remains restrictive and controversial. This study aims to investigate whether microglia transform into novel subtypes in VaD. Chronic cerebral hypoperfusion (CCH) rat model was constructed to mimic VaD. Microglia were isolated via magnetic-activated cell sorting and analyzed by single-cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-seq) and bioinformatics. The findings inferred from scRNA-seq and bioinformatics were further validated through in vivo experiments. In this study, microglia were divided into eight clusters. The proportion of MG5 cluster was significantly increased in the white matter of the CCH group compared with the Sham group and was named chronic ischemia-associated microglia (CIAM). Immunity- and inflammation-related genes, including RT1-Db1, RT1-Da, RT1-Ba, Cd74, Spp1, C3, and Cd68, were markedly upregulated in CIAM. Enrichment analysis illustrated that CIAM possessed the function of evoking neuroinflammation. Further studies unveiled that Cd74 is associated with the most abundant GO terms involved in inflammation as well as cell proliferation and differentiation. In addition, microglia-specific Cd74 knockdown mediated by adeno-associated virus decreased the abundance of CIAM in the white matter, thereby mitigating inflammatory cytokine levels, alleviating white matter lesions, and improving cognitive impairment for CCH rats. These findings indicate that Cd74 is the core molecule of CIAM to trigger neuroinflammation and induce microglial differentiation to CIAM, suggesting that Cd74 may be a potential therapeutic target for VaD.
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- Wenchao Cheng
- Department of Neurology, Xinqiao Hospital, The Army Medical University (Third Military Medical University), Chongqing, China
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- Department of Neurology, Xinqiao Hospital, The Army Medical University (Third Military Medical University), Chongqing, China
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- Department of Neurology, Xinqiao Hospital, The Army Medical University (Third Military Medical University), Chongqing, China
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- Department of Neurology, Chongqing Emergency Medical Center, Chongqing University Central Hospital, Chongqing University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Neurology, Xinqiao Hospital, The Army Medical University (Third Military Medical University), Chongqing, China
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- Department of Neurology, Xinqiao Hospital, The Army Medical University (Third Military Medical University), Chongqing, China.
- Department of Neurology, Chongqing Emergency Medical Center, Chongqing University Central Hospital, Chongqing University, Chongqing, China.
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Liang P, Li Y, Xu R, Nandakumar KS, Stawikowska R, Fields GB, Holmdahl R. Characterization of chronic relapsing antibody mediated arthritis in mice with a mutation in Ncf1 causing reduced oxidative burst. MOLECULAR BIOMEDICINE 2022; 3:14. [PMID: 35551534 PMCID: PMC9098740 DOI: 10.1186/s43556-022-00076-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2022] [Accepted: 04/30/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic autoimmune disorder affecting joints with a hallmark of autoantibody production. Mannan-enhanced collagen type II (COL2) antibody induced arthritis (mCAIA) in neutrophil cytosolic factor 1(Ncf1) mutation mouse is a chronic disease model imitating RA in mice. In this study, we characterize the chronic phase of mCAIA in Ncf1 mutated (BQ.Ncf1m1j/m1j) mice. Arthritis was induced by an intravenous injection of anti-COL2 monoclonal antibodies on day 0 followed by intra-peritoneal injections of mannan (from Saccharomyces cerevisiae) on days 3 and 65 in BQ.Ncf1m1j/m1j and BQ mice. Bone erosion was analysed by computed tomography (CT) and blood cell phenotypes by flow cytometry. Cytokines and anti-COL2 antibodies were analyzed with multiplex bead-based assays. The arthritis in the Ncf1m1j/m1j mice developed with a chronic and relapsing disease course, which was followed for 200 days and bone erosions of articular joints were evaluated. An increased number of circulating CD11b+ Ly6G+ neutrophils were observed during the chronic phase, together with a higher level of G-CSF (granulocyte colony-stimulating factor) and TNF-α. In conclusion, the chronic relapsing arthritis of mCAIA in the Ncf1m1j/m1j mice develop bone erosions associated with a sustained neutrophil type of inflammatory responses.
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- Peibin Liang
- Medical Inflammation Research, Pharmacology School, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, 510515, China
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- Medical Inflammation Research, Pharmacology School, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, 510515, China
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- Medical Inflammation Research, Pharmacology School, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, 510515, China
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- Medical Inflammation Research, Pharmacology School, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, 510515, China
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- Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry and I-HEALTH, Florida Atlantic University, Jupiter, FL, USA
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- Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry and I-HEALTH, Florida Atlantic University, Jupiter, FL, USA
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- Medical Inflammation Research, Pharmacology School, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, 510515, China. .,Medical Inflammation Research, Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Karolinska Institute, SE-17177, Stockholm, Sweden.
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Aoun M, Cai X, Xu B, Lahore GF, Bonner MY, He Y, Bäckdahl L, Holmdahl R. Glycan Activation of Clec4b Induces Reactive Oxygen Species Protecting against Neutrophilia and Arthritis. Antioxidants (Basel) 2021; 11:12. [PMID: 35052516 PMCID: PMC8773064 DOI: 10.3390/antiox11010012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2021] [Revised: 12/13/2021] [Accepted: 12/16/2021] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Animal models for complex diseases are needed to position and analyze the function of interacting genes. Previous positional cloning identified Ncf1 and Clec4b to be major regulators of arthritis models in rats. Here, we investigate epistasis between Ncf1 and Clec4b, two major regulators of arthritis in rats. We find that Clec4b and Ncf1 exert an additive effect on arthritis given by their joint ability to regulate neutrophils. Both genes are highly expressed in neutrophils, together regulating neutrophil availability and their capacity to generate reactive oxygen species. Using a glycan array, we identify key ligands of Clec4b and demonstrate that Clec4b-specific stimulation triggers neutrophils into oxidative burst. Our observations highlight Clec4b as an important regulator of neutrophils and demonstrate how epistatic interactions affect the susceptibility to, and severity of, autoimmune arthritis.
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- Mike Aoun
- Department Medical Biochemistry and Biophysics, Division Medical Inflammation Research, Karolinska Institute, 171 77 Stockholm, Sweden; (M.A.); (X.C.); (B.X.); (G.F.L.); (M.Y.B.); (Y.H.); (L.B.)
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- Department Medical Biochemistry and Biophysics, Division Medical Inflammation Research, Karolinska Institute, 171 77 Stockholm, Sweden; (M.A.); (X.C.); (B.X.); (G.F.L.); (M.Y.B.); (Y.H.); (L.B.)
- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710061, China
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- Department Medical Biochemistry and Biophysics, Division Medical Inflammation Research, Karolinska Institute, 171 77 Stockholm, Sweden; (M.A.); (X.C.); (B.X.); (G.F.L.); (M.Y.B.); (Y.H.); (L.B.)
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- Department Medical Biochemistry and Biophysics, Division Medical Inflammation Research, Karolinska Institute, 171 77 Stockholm, Sweden; (M.A.); (X.C.); (B.X.); (G.F.L.); (M.Y.B.); (Y.H.); (L.B.)
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- Department Medical Biochemistry and Biophysics, Division Medical Inflammation Research, Karolinska Institute, 171 77 Stockholm, Sweden; (M.A.); (X.C.); (B.X.); (G.F.L.); (M.Y.B.); (Y.H.); (L.B.)
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- Department Medical Biochemistry and Biophysics, Division Medical Inflammation Research, Karolinska Institute, 171 77 Stockholm, Sweden; (M.A.); (X.C.); (B.X.); (G.F.L.); (M.Y.B.); (Y.H.); (L.B.)
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- Department Medical Biochemistry and Biophysics, Division Medical Inflammation Research, Karolinska Institute, 171 77 Stockholm, Sweden; (M.A.); (X.C.); (B.X.); (G.F.L.); (M.Y.B.); (Y.H.); (L.B.)
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- Department Medical Biochemistry and Biophysics, Division Medical Inflammation Research, Karolinska Institute, 171 77 Stockholm, Sweden; (M.A.); (X.C.); (B.X.); (G.F.L.); (M.Y.B.); (Y.H.); (L.B.)
- The Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xibei Hospital, Xi’an 710004, China
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Szpirer C. Rat models of human diseases and related phenotypes: a systematic inventory of the causative genes. J Biomed Sci 2020; 27:84. [PMID: 32741357 PMCID: PMC7395987 DOI: 10.1186/s12929-020-00673-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2020] [Accepted: 07/09/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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The laboratory rat has been used for a long time as the model of choice in several biomedical disciplines. Numerous inbred strains have been isolated, displaying a wide range of phenotypes and providing many models of human traits and diseases. Rat genome mapping and genomics was considerably developed in the last decades. The availability of these resources has stimulated numerous studies aimed at discovering causal disease genes by positional identification. Numerous rat genes have now been identified that underlie monogenic or complex diseases and remarkably, these results have been translated to the human in a significant proportion of cases, leading to the identification of novel human disease susceptibility genes, helping in studying the mechanisms underlying the pathological abnormalities and also suggesting new therapeutic approaches. In addition, reverse genetic tools have been developed. Several genome-editing methods were introduced to generate targeted mutations in genes the function of which could be clarified in this manner [generally these are knockout mutations]. Furthermore, even when the human gene causing a disease had been identified without resorting to a rat model, mutated rat strains (in particular KO strains) were created to analyze the gene function and the disease pathogenesis. Today, over 350 rat genes have been identified as underlying diseases or playing a key role in critical biological processes that are altered in diseases, thereby providing a rich resource of disease models. This article is an update of the progress made in this research and provides the reader with an inventory of these disease genes, a significant number of which have similar effects in rat and humans.
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- Claude Szpirer
- Université Libre de Bruxelles, B-6041, Gosselies, Belgium.
- , Waterloo, Belgium.
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Bai L, Bai Y, Yang Y, Zhang W, Huang L, Ma R, Wang L, Duan H, Wan Q. Baicalin alleviates collagen‑induced arthritis and suppresses TLR2/MYD88/NF‑κB p65 signaling in rats and HFLS‑RAs. Mol Med Rep 2020; 22:2833-2841. [PMID: 32945496 PMCID: PMC7453616 DOI: 10.3892/mmr.2020.11369] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2019] [Accepted: 07/02/2020] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Baicalin is a flavonoid isolated from the root of Scutellaria baicalensis with anti‑inflammatory, antioxidant and antiapoptotic pharmacological properties. however, the therapeutic effect of baicalin on rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is not completely understood. The present study aimed to explore the therapeutic potential and mechanisms underlying baicalin in collagen‑induced arthritis (CIA) model rats. CIA was induced in male SD rats. The hind paw thickness and severity of joint injury were monitored to assess the onset of arthritis. At 28 days after the initial immunization, different doses of baicalin were administered once daily via oral gavage for 40 days. The radiologic and pathological alterations were examined using X‑ray, and hematoxylin and eosin staining, respectively. ELISA was employed to measure the serum levels of proinflammatory cytokines. Reverse transcription‑quantitative PCR and western blotting were conducted to determine the expression of toll‑like receptor (TLR)2, myeloid differentiation factor 88 (MYD88) and NF‑κB p65. Baicalin treatment noticeably alleviated radiographic and histologic abnormalities in the hind paw joints of CIA model rats in a dose‑dependent manner. The serum levels of proinflammatory cytokines were significantly decreased in baicalin‑treated CIA model rats compared with vehicle‑treated CIA model rats. The mRNA expression levels of TLR2 and MYD88, as well as the protein expression levels of TLR2, MYD88 and NF‑κB p65 were significantly decreased by baicalin treatment in the synovial tissue of CIA model rats and human RA fibroblast‑like synoviocytes. The results suggested that baicalin may exert a beneficial effect on CIA, which may be mediated by inhibiting the TLR2/MYD88/NF‑κB signaling pathway.
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- Lin Bai
- Department of Pathogenic Biology and Immunology, College of Basic Medical Science, Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan, Ningxia 750004, P.R. China
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- Department of Pathogenic Biology and Immunology, College of Basic Medical Science, Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan, Ningxia 750004, P.R. China
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- Department of Clinical Medicine, Medical College, Yanbian University, Yanji, Jilin 133002, P.R. China
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- Department of Pathogenic Biology and Immunology, College of Basic Medical Science, Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan, Ningxia 750004, P.R. China
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- Department of Pathogenic Biology and Immunology, College of Basic Medical Science, Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan, Ningxia 750004, P.R. China
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- Department of Pathogenic Biology and Immunology, College of Basic Medical Science, Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan, Ningxia 750004, P.R. China
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- Department of Pathogenic Biology and Immunology, College of Basic Medical Science, Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan, Ningxia 750004, P.R. China
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- Department of Pathogenic Biology and Immunology, College of Basic Medical Science, Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan, Ningxia 750004, P.R. China
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- Department of Pathogenic Biology and Immunology, College of Basic Medical Science, Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan, Ningxia 750004, P.R. China
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Tuncel J, Holmberg J, Haag S, Hopkins MH, Wester-Rosenlöf L, Carlsen S, Olofsson P, Holmdahl R. Self-reactive T cells induce and perpetuate chronic relapsing arthritis. Arthritis Res Ther 2020; 22:95. [PMID: 32345366 PMCID: PMC7187533 DOI: 10.1186/s13075-020-2104-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2019] [Accepted: 01/13/2020] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND CD4+ T cells play a central role during the early stages of rheumatoid arthritis (RA), but to which extent they are required for the perpetuation of the disease is still not fully understood. The aim of the current study was to obtain conclusive evidence that T cells drive chronic relapsing arthritis. METHODS We used the rat pristane-induced arthritis model, which accurately portrays the chronic relapsing-remitting disease course of RA, to examine the contribution of T cells to chronic arthritis. RESULTS Rats subjected to whole-body irradiation and injected with CD4+ T cells from lymph nodes of pristane-injected donors developed chronic arthritis that lasted for more than 4 months, whereas T cells from the spleen only induced acute disease. Thymectomy in combination with irradiation enhanced the severity of arthritis, suggesting that sustained lymphopenia promotes T cell-driven chronic inflammation in this model. The ability of T cells to induce chronic arthritis correlated with their expression of Th17-associated transcripts, and while depletion of T cells in rats with chronic PIA led to transient, albeit significant, reduction in disease, neutralization of IL-17 resulted in almost complete and sustained remission. CONCLUSION These findings show that, once activated, self-reactive T cells can sustain inflammatory responses for extended periods of time and suggest that such responses are promoted in the presence of IL-17.
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- Jonatan Tuncel
- Division of Medical Inflammation Research, Department of Medical Biochemistry and Biophysics, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Section for Medical Inflammation Research, BMCI11, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
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- Division of Medical Inflammation Research, Department of Medical Biochemistry and Biophysics, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Section for Medical Inflammation Research, BMCI11, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
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- Section for Medical Inflammation Research, BMCI11, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
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- Division of Medical Inflammation Research, Department of Medical Biochemistry and Biophysics, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Division of Medical Inflammation Research, Department of Medical Biochemistry and Biophysics, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden. .,Section for Medical Inflammation Research, BMCI11, Lund University, Lund, Sweden.
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Islam SMS, Kim HA, Choi B, Jung JY, Lee SM, Suh CH, Sohn S. Differences in Expression of Human Leukocyte Antigen Class II Subtypes and T Cell Subsets in Behçet's Disease with Arthritis. Int J Mol Sci 2019; 20:ijms20205044. [PMID: 31614573 PMCID: PMC6829274 DOI: 10.3390/ijms20205044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/13/2019] [Revised: 09/30/2019] [Accepted: 10/08/2019] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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It has been reported Human Leukocyte Antigen (HLA) gene polymorphism is a risk factor for the development of Behçet’s disease (BD). In this study, the association of HLA class II subtypes HLA-DP, DQ, DR, and T cell subsets in BD patients with arthritis was evaluated. Frequencies of HLA-DP, DQ, DR positive cells, and T cell subsets in peripheral blood leukocytes (PBL) were measured by flow cytometric analysis in BD, and compared to rheumatoid arthritis as disease controls and healthy controls. Frequencies of HLA-DQ were significantly decreased in whole PBL and granulocytes of BD active patients as compared to healthy controls. In monocytes populations, proportions of HLA-DR positive cells were significantly increased in BD active patients as compared to healthy controls. Proportions of CD4+CCR7+ and CD8+CCR7+ cells were significantly higher in BD active patients than in BD inactive in whole PBL. Frequencies of CD4+CD62L- and CD8+CD62L- cells in lymphocytes were significantly decreased in active BD than those in inactive BD. There were also correlations between disease activity markers and T cell subsets. Our results revealed HLA-DP, DQ, and DR expressing cell frequencies and several T cell subsets were significantly correlated with BD arthritis symptoms.
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- S M Shamsul Islam
- Department of Biomedical Science, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon 16499, Korea.
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- Department of Rheumatology, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon 16499, Korea.
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- Department of Microbiology, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon 16499, Korea.
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- Department of Rheumatology, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon 16499, Korea.
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- Department of Rheumatology, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon 16499, Korea.
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- Department of Rheumatology, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon 16499, Korea.
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- Department of Biomedical Science, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon 16499, Korea.
- Department of Microbiology, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon 16499, Korea.
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Zhang S, Cui H, Gu M, Zhao N, Cheng M, Lv J. Real-Time Mapping of Ultratrace Singlet Oxygen in Rat during Acute and Chronic Inflammations via a Chemiluminescent Nanosensor. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2019; 15:e1804662. [PMID: 30924255 DOI: 10.1002/smll.201804662] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2018] [Revised: 03/04/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Sensing nonradiation-induced singlet oxygen (1 O2 ) in whole-animal is deemed as one of the most challenging tasks in noninvasive techniques due to the µs level lifetime of 1 O2 and quenching by numerous reductants in tissues. Here a distinct chemiluminescent (CL) nanosensor (NTPE-PH) that boasts ultrahigh concentrated CL units in one nanoparticle is reported. Taking advantage of the intramolecular energy transfer mechanism that promises high energy transfer efficiency and the aggregation-induced emission behavior that guarantees high CL amplification, the NTPE-PH sensor is sensitive to a nm level 1 O2 . Experiments demonstrate that the NTPE-PH yields a highly selective CL response toward 1 O2 among common reactive oxygen species. With proved low cytotoxicity and good animal compatibility, real-time mapping of ultratrace 1 O2 in whole-animal during acute and chronic inflammations is first achieved. It is anticipated that the NTPE-PH sensor can be a useful tool for monitoring 1 O2 variation during immune response and pathological processes corresponding to different stimuli, even with drug treatment included.
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- Shenghai Zhang
- Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science of Shaanxi Province, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an, 710119, China
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- Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science of Shaanxi Province, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an, 710119, China
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- Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science of Shaanxi Province, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an, 710119, China
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- Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science of Shaanxi Province, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an, 710119, China
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- Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science of Shaanxi Province, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an, 710119, China
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- Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science of Shaanxi Province, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an, 710119, China
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Zhang C, Xie J, Li X, Luo J, Huang X, Liu L, Peng X. Alliin alters gut microbiota and gene expression of colonic epithelial tissues. J Food Biochem 2019; 43:e12795. [PMID: 31353605 DOI: 10.1111/jfbc.12795] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2018] [Revised: 01/09/2019] [Accepted: 01/21/2019] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Alliin is a natural organosulfur-containing phytochemical in garlic. It is possible that alliin can regulate the gut microbiota for its strong antimicrobial activity against many pathogens. Here, we assessed whether alliin impacts the distal small intestinal bacteria, hence the cecal microbiota, thus altering the gene expression of colonic epithelial tissues (CETs). Eighty mg/kg alliin was orally administered to rats for 14 days, and the 16S rDNA from small intestinal and cecal microbiota as well as mRNA from CETs were sequenced and analyzed. The results showed that alliin consumption affected microbiota composition in both the small intestine and cecum, although there was only one specific genus, Allobaculum that was significantly altered in the rat cecum. The altered composition of microbiota indirectly impacted 174 genes in the CETs. Specifically, five genes, including RT1-Ba, RT1-Bb, Cd80, Madcam1, and Aicda, indicated this consumption related to the intestinal immune network for IgA production. PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS: We firstly reported alliin consumption in vivo potentially affected the intestinal immunity of healthy rats by slightly alteration of microbiota composition in small intestine and cecum. The alteration subsequently amplified, resulting in the change of the colonic epithelial expression of several genes related to the intestinal immune network for IgA production. Hence, we suggested the alliin consumption may potentially affect the immune system of healthy individuals by alteration of gut microbiota and epithelial gene expression.
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- Cheng Zhang
- Department of Food Science and Engineering, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Food Science and Engineering, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Food Science and Engineering, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Food Science and Engineering, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Food Science and Engineering, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Food Science and Engineering, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China
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Yau ACY, Holmdahl R. Rheumatoid arthritis: identifying and characterising polymorphisms using rat models. Dis Model Mech 2017; 9:1111-1123. [PMID: 27736747 PMCID: PMC5087835 DOI: 10.1242/dmm.026435] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Rheumatoid arthritis is a chronic inflammatory joint disorder characterised by erosive inflammation of the articular cartilage and by destruction of the synovial joints. It is regulated by both genetic and environmental factors, and, currently, there is no preventative treatment or cure for this disease. Genome-wide association studies have identified ∼100 new loci associated with rheumatoid arthritis, in addition to the already known locus within the major histocompatibility complex II region. However, together, these loci account for only a modest fraction of the genetic variance associated with this disease and very little is known about the pathogenic roles of most of the risk loci identified. Here, we discuss how rat models of rheumatoid arthritis are being used to detect quantitative trait loci that regulate different arthritic traits by genetic linkage analysis and to positionally clone the underlying causative genes using congenic strains. By isolating specific loci on a fixed genetic background, congenic strains overcome the challenges of genetic heterogeneity and environmental interactions associated with human studies. Most importantly, congenic strains allow functional experimental studies be performed to investigate the pathological consequences of natural genetic polymorphisms, as illustrated by the discovery of several major disease genes that contribute to arthritis in rats. We discuss how these advances have provided new biological insights into arthritis in humans.
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- Anthony C Y Yau
- Medical Inflammation Research, Department of Medical Biochemistry and Biophysics, Karolinska Institutet, SE-171 77 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Medical Inflammation Research, Department of Medical Biochemistry and Biophysics, Karolinska Institutet, SE-171 77 Stockholm, Sweden Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China
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Yau ACY, Lönnblom E, Zhong J, Holmdahl R. Influence of hydrocarbon oil structure on adjuvanticity and autoimmunity. Sci Rep 2017; 7:14998. [PMID: 29118363 PMCID: PMC5678145 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-15096-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2017] [Accepted: 10/18/2017] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Mineral oils are extensively used in our daily life, in food, cosmetics, biomedicine, vaccines and in different industrial applications. However, exposure to these mineral oils has been associated with immune adjuvant effects and the development of autoimmune diseases. Here we investigate the structural impacts of the hydrocarbon oil molecules on their adjuvanticity and autoimmunity. First, we showed that hydrocarbon oil molecules with small atomic differences could result in experimental arthritis in DA rats differing in disease severity, incidence, weight change and serum levels of acute phase proteins. Injection of these hydrocarbon oils resulted in the activation, proliferation and elevated expression of Th1 and especially Th17 cytokines by the T cells, which correlate with the arthritogenicity of the T cells. Furthermore, the more arthritogenic hydrocarbon oils resulted in an increased production of autoantibodies against cartilage joint specific, triple-helical type II collagen epitopes. When injected together with ovalbumin, the more arthritogenic hydrocarbon oils resulted in an increased production of αβ T cell-dependent anti-ovalbumin antibodies. This study shows the arthritogenicity of hydrocarbon oils is associated with their adjuvant properties with implications to not only arthritis research but also other diseases and medical applications such as vaccines in which oil adjuvants are involved.
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- Anthony C Y Yau
- Division of Medical Inflammation Research, Department of Medical Biochemistry and Biophysics, Karolinska Institutet, SE-171 77, Stockholm, Sweden.,Department of Immunology, Genetics and Pathology, Uppsala University, SE-751 85, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Division of Medical Inflammation Research, Department of Medical Biochemistry and Biophysics, Karolinska Institutet, SE-171 77, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Division of Medical Inflammation Research, Department of Medical Biochemistry and Biophysics, Karolinska Institutet, SE-171 77, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Division of Medical Inflammation Research, Department of Medical Biochemistry and Biophysics, Karolinska Institutet, SE-171 77, Stockholm, Sweden.
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Adkar SS, Brunger JM, Willard VP, Wu CL, Gersbach CA, Guilak F. Genome Engineering for Personalized Arthritis Therapeutics. Trends Mol Med 2017; 23:917-931. [PMID: 28887050 PMCID: PMC5657581 DOI: 10.1016/j.molmed.2017.08.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2017] [Revised: 08/06/2017] [Accepted: 08/08/2017] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
Abstract
Arthritis represents a family of complex joint pathologies responsible for the majority of musculoskeletal conditions. Nearly all diseases within this family, including osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, and juvenile idiopathic arthritis, are chronic conditions with few or no disease-modifying therapeutics available. Advances in genome engineering technology, most recently with CRISPR-Cas9, have revolutionized our ability to interrogate and validate genetic and epigenetic elements associated with chronic diseases such as arthritis. These technologies, together with cell reprogramming methods, including the use of induced pluripotent stem cells, provide a platform for human disease modeling. We summarize new evidence from genome-wide association studies and genomics that substantiates a genetic basis for arthritis pathogenesis. We also review the potential contributions of genome engineering in the development of new arthritis therapeutics.
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- Shaunak S Adkar
- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Washington University, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA; Shriners Hospitals for Children - St. Louis, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA; Department of Cell Biology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708, USA
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Washington University, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA; Shriners Hospitals for Children - St. Louis, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708, USA.
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Washington University, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA; Shriners Hospitals for Children - St. Louis, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA; Department of Cell Biology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA; Department of Biomedical Engineering, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708, USA; Cytex Therapeutics, Inc., Durham, NC 27705, USA.
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Wang F, Wan J, Li Q, Zhang M, Wan Q, Ji C, Li H, Liu R, Han M. Lysyl oxidase is involved in synovial hyperplasia and angiogenesis in rats with collagen‑induced arthritis. Mol Med Rep 2017; 16:6736-6742. [PMID: 28901438 PMCID: PMC5865828 DOI: 10.3892/mmr.2017.7436] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2016] [Accepted: 06/13/2017] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
Abstract
Lysyl oxidase (LOX) serves an important role in remodeling the extracellular matrix and angiogenesis in various types of cancer; however, whether LOX is involved in the pathogenesis of rheumatoid arthritis remains unknown. In order to investigate this in the present study, β-aminopropionitrile, an inhibitor of LOX, was injected intraperitoneally into rats with type II collagen-induced arthritis (CIA). Subsequently, synovial hyperplasia was examined by hematoxyl in and eosin staining, and the microvascular density (MVD) and expression levels of LOX, matrix metalloproteinase (MMP)-2 and MMP-9 in the synovial membrane and fluid were determined by immunohistochemistry and ELISA, respectively. The enzyme activity of LOX was evaluated by the Amplex Red Hydrogen Peroxide method. The results demonstrated an increased amount of rough synovial membranes, higher MVD in these membranes and more synovial cell layers in CIA rats compared with in the control rats. In addition, higher enzymatic activity of LOX and higher expression levels of MMP-2 and MMP-9 were revealed in CIA rats compared with in the control rats. Notably, β-aminopropionitrile inhibited paw swelling and the decreased the arthritis index, the MVD in the synovial membranes and the expression levels of MMP-2 and MMP-9. Furthermore, the expression level of LOX in the synovial membranes was positively associated with the MVD and the expression levels of MMP-2 and MMP-9, suggesting that LOX promotes synovial hyperplasia and angiogenesis and that LOX may be a potential therapeutic target for rheumatoid arthritis.
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- Fan Wang
- Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, The General Hospital of Ningxia Medical University, Ningxia 750004, P.R. China
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- Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, The General Hospital of Ningxia Medical University, Ningxia 750004, P.R. China
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- Department of Pathogenic Biology and Immunology, Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan, Ningxia 750004, P.R. China
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- Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, The General Hospital of Ningxia Medical University, Ningxia 750004, P.R. China
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- Department of Pathogenic Biology and Immunology, Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan, Ningxia 750004, P.R. China
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- Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, The General Hospital of Ningxia Medical University, Ningxia 750004, P.R. China
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- Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, The General Hospital of Ningxia Medical University, Ningxia 750004, P.R. China
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- Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, The General Hospital of Ningxia Medical University, Ningxia 750004, P.R. China
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- Department of Pathogenic Biology and Immunology, Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan, Ningxia 750004, P.R. China
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Yau AC, Tuncel J, Holmdahl R. The Major Histocompatibility Complex Class III Haplotype Ltab-Ncr3 Regulates Adjuvant-Induced but Not Antigen-Induced Autoimmunity. THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PATHOLOGY 2017; 187:987-998. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ajpath.2016.12.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2016] [Revised: 12/23/2016] [Accepted: 12/27/2016] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Tuncel J, Haag S, Holmdahl R. MHC class II alleles associated with Th1 rather than Th17 type immunity drive the onset of early arthritis in a rat model of rheumatoid arthritis. Eur J Immunol 2017; 47:563-574. [PMID: 28012172 PMCID: PMC7163699 DOI: 10.1002/eji.201646760] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2016] [Revised: 12/06/2016] [Accepted: 12/22/2016] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Polymorphisms in the MHC class II (MHCII) genes are strongly associated with rheumatoid arthritis, supporting the importance of autoreactive T helper (Th) cells for the development of this disease. Here, we used pristane-induced arthritis (PIA), induced by the non-antigenic hydrocarbon pristane, to study the impact of different MHCII alleles on T-cell activation and differentiation. In MHCII-congenic rats with disease-promoting MHCII alleles, pristane primarily induced activation of Th1 cells, whereas activated T cells were Th17 biased in rats with protective MHCII alleles. Neutralization of IFN-γ during T-cell activation abrogated the development of disease, suggesting that Th1 immunity is important for disease induction. Neutralization of IL-17, by contrast, suppressed arthritis only when performed in rats with established disease. Adoptive T-cell transfers showed that T cells acquired arthritogenic capacity earlier in strains with a prevailing Th1 response. Moreover, upon pristane injection, these strains exhibited more Ag-primed OX40+ and proliferating T cells of polyclonal origin. These data show that T cells are polarized upon the first encounter with peptide-MHCII complexes in an allele-dependent fashion. In PIA, the polyclonal expansion of autoreactive Th1 cells was necessary for the onset of arthritis, while IL-17 mediated immunity contributed to the progression to chronic disease.
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- Jonatan Tuncel
- Division of Medical Inflammation Research, Department of Medical Biochemistry and Biophysics, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.,Department of Microbiology and Immunobiology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Division of Medical Inflammation Research, Department of Medical Biochemistry and Biophysics, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.,Department of Cancer Immunology and Virology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA, USA
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- Division of Medical Inflammation Research, Department of Medical Biochemistry and Biophysics, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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Yau ACY, Piehl F, Olsson T, Holmdahl R. Effects of C2ta genetic polymorphisms on MHC class II expression and autoimmune diseases. Immunology 2016; 150:408-417. [PMID: 27861821 DOI: 10.1111/imm.12692] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2016] [Revised: 11/03/2016] [Accepted: 11/09/2016] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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Antigen presentation by the MHC-II to CD4+ T cells is important in adaptive immune responses. The class II transactivator (CIITA in human and C2TA in mouse) is the master regulator of MHC-II gene expression. It coordinates the transcription factors necessary for the transcription of MHC-II molecules. In humans, genetic variations in CIITA have been associated with differential expression of MHC-II and susceptibility to autoimmune diseases. Here we made use of a C2ta congenic mouse strain (expressing MHC-II haplotype H-2q ) to investigate the effect of the natural genetic polymorphisms in type I promoter of C2ta on MHC-II expression and function. We demonstrate that an allelic variant in the type I promoter of C2ta resulted in an increased expression of MHC-II on macrophages (72-151% higher mean florescence intensity) and conventional dendritic cells (13-65% higher mean florescence intensity) in both spleen and peripheral blood. The increase in MHC-II expression resulted in an increase in antigen presentation to T cells in vitro and increased T-cell activation. The differential MHC-II expression in B6Q.C2ta, however, did not alter the disease development in models of rheumatoid arthritis (collagen-induced arthritis and human glucose-6-phosphate-isomerase325-339 -peptide-induced arthritis), or multiple sclerosis (MOG1-125 protein-induced and MOG79-96 peptide-induced experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis). This is the first study to address the role of an allelic variant in type I promoter of C2ta in MHC-II expression and autoimmune diseases; and shows that C2ta polymorphisms regulate MHC-II expression and T-cell responses but do not necessarily have a strong impact on autoimmune diseases.
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- Anthony C Y Yau
- Medical Inflammation Research, Department of Medical Biochemistry and Biophysics, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Neuroimmunology Unit, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Neuroimmunology Unit, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Medical Inflammation Research, Department of Medical Biochemistry and Biophysics, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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Eriksson K, Lönnblom E, Tour G, Kats A, Mydel P, Georgsson P, Hultgren C, Kharlamova N, Norin U, Jönsson J, Lundmark A, Hellvard A, Lundberg K, Jansson L, Holmdahl R, Yucel-Lindberg T. Effects by periodontitis on pristane-induced arthritis in rats. J Transl Med 2016; 14:311. [PMID: 27809921 PMCID: PMC5094068 DOI: 10.1186/s12967-016-1067-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2016] [Accepted: 10/20/2016] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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Background An infection-immune association of periodontal disease with rheumatoid arthritis has been suggested. This study aimed to investigate the effect of pre-existing periodontitis on the development and the immune/inflammatory response of pristane-induced arthritis. Methods We investigated the effect of periodontitis induced by ligature placement and Porphyromonas gingivalis (P. gingivalis) infection, in combination with Fusobacterium nucleatum to promote its colonization, on the development of pristane-induced arthritis (PIA) in rats (Dark Agouti). Disease progression and severity of periodontitis and arthritis was monitored using clinical assessment, micro-computed tomography (micro-CT)/intraoral radiographs, antibody response, the inflammatory markers such as α-1-acid glycoprotein (α-1-AGP) and c-reactive protein (CRP) as well as cytokine multiplex profiling at different time intervals after induction. Results Experimentally induced periodontitis manifested clinically (P < 0.05) prior to pristane injection and progressed steadily until the end of experiments (15 weeks), as compared to the non-ligated arthritis group. Injection of pristane 8 weeks after periodontitis-induction led to severe arthritis in all rats demonstrating that the severity of arthritis was not affected by the pre-existence of periodontitis. Endpoint analysis showed that 89% of the periodontitis-affected animals were positive for antibodies against arginine gingipain B and furthermore, the plasma antibody levels to a citrullinated P. gingivalis peptidylarginine deiminase (PPAD) peptide (denoted CPP3) were significantly (P < 0.05) higher in periodontitis rats with PIA. Additionally, there was a trend towards increased pro-inflammatory and anti-inflammatory cytokine levels, and increased α-1-AGP levels in plasma from periodontitis-challenged PIA rats. Conclusions Pre-existence of periodontitis induced antibodies against citrullinated peptide derived from PPAD in rats with PIA. However, there were no differences in the development or severity of PIA between periodontitis challenged and periodontitis free rats. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s12967-016-1067-6) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Kaja Eriksson
- Division of Periodontology, Department of Dental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Box 4064, 141 04, Huddinge, Sweden.
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- Section for Medical Inflammation Research, Department of Medical Biochemistry and Biophysics, Karolinska Institutet, 171 77, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Division of Periodontology, Department of Dental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Box 4064, 141 04, Huddinge, Sweden.,Department of Laboratory Medicine, Karolinska Institutet at Karolinska University Hospital, Alfred Nobels Allé 8, 141 83, Huddinge, Sweden
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- Division of Periodontology, Department of Dental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Box 4064, 141 04, Huddinge, Sweden
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- Broegelmann Research Laboratory, Department of Clinical Science, University of Bergen, The Laboratory Building, 5th Floor, 5021, Bergen, Norway
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- Division of Periodontology, Department of Dental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Box 4064, 141 04, Huddinge, Sweden
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Karolinska Institutet at Karolinska University Hospital, Alfred Nobels Allé 8, 141 83, Huddinge, Sweden
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- Rheumatology Unit, Department of Medicine, Karolinska University Hospital, Solna, Rheumatology Clinic D2:01, 171 76, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Section for Medical Inflammation Research, Department of Medical Biochemistry and Biophysics, Karolinska Institutet, 171 77, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Division of Periodontology, Department of Dental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Box 4064, 141 04, Huddinge, Sweden
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- Division of Periodontology, Department of Dental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Box 4064, 141 04, Huddinge, Sweden
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- Broegelmann Research Laboratory, Department of Clinical Science, University of Bergen, The Laboratory Building, 5th Floor, 5021, Bergen, Norway.,Malopolska Centre of Biotechnology, Jagiellonian University, Gronostajowa 7a, 30-387, Kraków, Poland
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- Rheumatology Unit, Department of Medicine, Karolinska University Hospital, Solna, Rheumatology Clinic D2:01, 171 76, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Division of Periodontology, Department of Dental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Box 4064, 141 04, Huddinge, Sweden.,Department of Periodontology at Eastmaninstitutet, Stockholm County Council, Dalagatan 11, 113 24, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Section for Medical Inflammation Research, Department of Medical Biochemistry and Biophysics, Karolinska Institutet, 171 77, Stockholm, Sweden.,Center for Medical Immunopharmacology Research, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Division of Periodontology, Department of Dental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Box 4064, 141 04, Huddinge, Sweden.
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Reply to Liu et al.: Translation of rat congenic data to humans on a conserved MHC-III haplotype associated with rheumatoid arthritis. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2016; 113:E6323-E6324. [PMID: 27729538 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1614662113] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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Heyder T, Kohler M, Tarasova NK, Haag S, Rutishauser D, Rivera NV, Sandin C, Mia S, Malmström V, Wheelock ÅM, Wahlström J, Holmdahl R, Eklund A, Zubarev RA, Grunewald J, Ytterberg AJ. Approach for Identifying Human Leukocyte Antigen (HLA)-DR Bound Peptides from Scarce Clinical Samples. Mol Cell Proteomics 2016; 15:3017-29. [PMID: 27452731 DOI: 10.1074/mcp.m116.060764] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2016] [Indexed: 01/30/2023] Open
Abstract
Immune-mediated diseases strongly associating with human leukocyte antigen (HLA) alleles are likely linked to specific antigens. These antigens are presented to T cells in the form of peptides bound to HLA molecules on antigen presenting cells, e.g. dendritic cells, macrophages or B cells. The identification of HLA-DR-bound peptides presents a valuable tool to investigate the human immunopeptidome. The lung is likely a key player in the activation of potentially auto-aggressive T cells prior to entering target tissues and inducing autoimmune disease. This makes the lung of exceptional interest and presents an ideal paradigm to study the human immunopeptidome and to identify antigenic peptides.Our previous investigation of HLA-DR peptide presentation in the lung required high numbers of cells (800 × 10(6) bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) cells). Because BAL from healthy nonsmokers typically contains 10-15 × 10(6) cells, there is a need for a highly sensitive approach to study immunopeptides in the lungs of individual patients and controls.In this work, we analyzed the HLA-DR immunopeptidome in the lung by an optimized methodology to identify HLA-DR-bound peptides from low cell numbers. We used an Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV) immortalized B cell line and bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) cells obtained from patients with sarcoidosis, an inflammatory T cell driven disease mainly occurring in the lung. Specifically, membrane complexes were isolated prior to immunoprecipitation, eluted peptides were identified by nanoLC-MS/MS and processed using the in-house developed ClusterMHCII software. With the optimized procedure we were able to identify peptides from 10 × 10(6) cells, which on average correspond to 10.9 peptides/million cells in EBV-B cells and 9.4 peptides/million cells in BAL cells. This work presents an optimized approach designed to identify HLA-DR-bound peptides from low numbers of cells, enabling the investigation of the BAL immunopeptidome from individual patients and healthy controls in order to identify disease-associated peptides.
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- Tina Heyder
- From the ‡Respiratory Medicine Unit, Department of Medicine and Center for Molecular Medicine, Solna, Karolinska Institutet and Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden; §Division of Physiological Chemistry I, Department of Medical Biochemistry and Biophysics, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- From the ‡Respiratory Medicine Unit, Department of Medicine and Center for Molecular Medicine, Solna, Karolinska Institutet and Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- §Division of Physiological Chemistry I, Department of Medical Biochemistry and Biophysics, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- ¶Division of Medical Inflammation Research, Department of Medical Biochemistry and Biophysics, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- §Division of Physiological Chemistry I, Department of Medical Biochemistry and Biophysics, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- From the ‡Respiratory Medicine Unit, Department of Medicine and Center for Molecular Medicine, Solna, Karolinska Institutet and Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- ‖Rheumatology Unit, Department of Medicine, Solna, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- ‖Rheumatology Unit, Department of Medicine, Solna, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- ‖Rheumatology Unit, Department of Medicine, Solna, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- From the ‡Respiratory Medicine Unit, Department of Medicine and Center for Molecular Medicine, Solna, Karolinska Institutet and Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- From the ‡Respiratory Medicine Unit, Department of Medicine and Center for Molecular Medicine, Solna, Karolinska Institutet and Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- ¶Division of Medical Inflammation Research, Department of Medical Biochemistry and Biophysics, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- From the ‡Respiratory Medicine Unit, Department of Medicine and Center for Molecular Medicine, Solna, Karolinska Institutet and Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- §Division of Physiological Chemistry I, Department of Medical Biochemistry and Biophysics, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- From the ‡Respiratory Medicine Unit, Department of Medicine and Center for Molecular Medicine, Solna, Karolinska Institutet and Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- §Division of Physiological Chemistry I, Department of Medical Biochemistry and Biophysics, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden; ‖Rheumatology Unit, Department of Medicine, Solna, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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Conserved 33-kb haplotype in the MHC class III region regulates chronic arthritis. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2016; 113:E3716-24. [PMID: 27303036 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1600567113] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Genome-wide association studies have revealed many genetic loci associated with complex autoimmune diseases. In rheumatoid arthritis (RA), the MHC gene HLA-DRB1 is the strongest candidate predicting disease development. It has been suggested that other immune-regulating genes in the MHC contribute to the disease risk, but this contribution has been difficult to show because of the strong linkage disequilibrium within the MHC. We isolated genomic regions in the form of congenic fragments in rats to test whether there are additional susceptibility loci in the MHC. By both congenic mapping in inbred strains and SNP typing in wild rats, we identified a conserved, 33-kb large haplotype Ltab-Ncr3 in the MHC-III region, which regulates the onset, severity, and chronicity of arthritis. The Ltab-Ncr3 haplotype consists of five polymorphic immunoregulatory genes: Lta (lymphotoxin-α), Tnf, Ltb (lymphotoxin-β), Lst1 (leukocyte-specific transcript 1), and Ncr3 (natural cytotoxicity-triggering receptor 3). Significant correlation in the expression of the Ltab-Ncr3 genes suggests that interaction of these genes may be important in keeping these genes clustered together as a conserved haplotype. We studied the arthritis association and the spliceo-transcriptome of four different Ltab-Ncr3 haplotypes and showed that higher Ltb and Ncr3 expression, lower Lst1 expression, and the expression of a shorter splice variant of Lst1 correlate with reduced arthritis severity in rats. Interestingly, patients with mild RA also showed higher NCR3 expression and lower LST1 expression than patients with severe RA. These data demonstrate the importance of a conserved haplotype in the regulation of complex diseases such as arthritis.
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Animal Models of Rheumatoid Arthritis (I): Pristane-Induced Arthritis in the Rat. PLoS One 2016; 11:e0155936. [PMID: 27227821 PMCID: PMC4881957 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0155936] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2015] [Accepted: 05/06/2016] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
Abstract
Background To facilitate the development of therapies for rheumatoid arthritis (RA), the Innovative Medicines Initiative BTCure has combined the experience from several laboratories worldwide to establish a series of protocols for different animal models of arthritis that reflect the pathogenesis of RA. Here, we describe chronic pristane-induced arthritis (PIA) model in DA rats, and provide detailed instructions to set up and evaluate the model and for reporting data. Methods We optimized dose of pristane and immunization procedures and determined the effect of age, gender, and housing conditions. We further assessed cage-effects, reproducibility, and frequency of chronic arthritis, disease markers, and efficacy of standard and novel therapies. Results Out of 271 rats, 99.6% developed arthritis after pristane-administration. Mean values for day of onset, day of maximum arthritis severity and maximum clinical scores were 11.8±2.0 days, 20.3±5.1 days and 34.2±11 points on a 60-point scale, respectively. The mean frequency of chronic arthritis was 86% but approached 100% in long-term experiments over 110 days. Pristane was arthritogenic even at 5 microliters dose but needed to be administrated intradermally to induce robust disease with minimal variation. The development of arthritis was age-dependent but independent of gender and whether the rats were housed in conventional or barrier facilities. PIA correlated well with weight loss and acute phase reactants, and was ameliorated by etanercept, dexamethasone, cyclosporine A and fingolimod treatment. Conclusions PIA has high incidence and excellent reproducibility. The chronic relapsing-remitting disease and limited systemic manifestations make it more suitable than adjuvant arthritis for long-term studies of joint-inflammation and screening and validation of new therapeutics.
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Guo C, Wu K. Risk Genes of Inflammatory Bowel Disease in Asia: What Are the Most Important Pathways Affected? Dig Dis 2016; 34:5-11. [PMID: 26982027 DOI: 10.1159/000442917] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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Genetic factors play an important role in the pathogenesis of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), and IBD is now recognized as a complex disease that results from interplay between genetic and environment factors. To date, over 160 IBD-susceptible loci have been identified using genome-wide association studies (GWAS). The risk genes identified in these studies are involved in various pathways in innate and adaptive immune response such as innate bacterial sensing, autophagy and interleukin-23 receptor/T-helper cell 17 pathway. It was initially believed that the genetic backgrounds of Asian IBD patients differ from that of other populations. Recent GWAS and meta-analysis found that there is pervasive sharing of risk loci between the East and West. Overlapping risk genes between populations of different ancestries indicate that pathways underlying the etiology of IBD may be common between Asia and other areas. However, the importance of individual pathways may be different in Asia from the Western countries. Identifying the most important pathways affected in Asian IBD patients may provide a better understanding of pathogenesis of IBD in Asia and improve the clinical management of the patients.
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- Changcun Guo
- Department of Gastroenterology, Xijing Hospital, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China
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Lima-Junior JDC, Pratt-Riccio LR. Major Histocompatibility Complex and Malaria: Focus on Plasmodium vivax Infection. Front Immunol 2016; 7:13. [PMID: 26858717 PMCID: PMC4728299 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2016.00013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2015] [Accepted: 01/12/2016] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
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The importance of host and parasite genetic factors in malaria resistance or susceptibility has been investigated since the middle of the last century. Nowadays, of all diseases that affect man, malaria still plays one of the highest levels of selective pressure on human genome. Susceptibility to malaria depends on exposure profile, epidemiological characteristics, and several components of the innate and adaptive immune system that influences the quality of the immune response generated during the Plasmodium lifecycle in the vertebrate host. But it is well known that the parasite's enormous capacity of genetic variation in conjunction with the host genetics polymorphism is also associated with a wide spectrum of susceptibility degrees to complicated or severe forms of the disease. In this scenario, variations in genes of the major histocompatibility complex (MHC) associated with host resistance or susceptibility to malaria have been identified and used as markers in host-pathogen interaction studies, mainly those evaluating the impact on the immune response, acquisition of resistance, or increased susceptibility to infection or vulnerability to disease. However, due to the intense selective pressure, number of cases, and mortality rates, the majority of the reported associations reported concerned Plasmodium falciparum malaria. Studies on the MHC polymorphism and its association with Plasmodium vivax, which is the most widespread Plasmodium and the most prevalent species outside the African continent, are less frequent but equally important. Despite punctual contributions, there are accumulated evidences of human genetic control in P. vivax infection and disease. Herein, we review the current knowledge in the field of MHC and derived molecules (HLA Class I, Class II, TNF-α, LTA, BAT1, and CTL4) regarding P. vivax malaria. We discuss particularly the results of P. vivax studies on HLA class I and II polymorphisms in relation to host susceptibility, naturally acquired immune response against specific antigens and the implication of this knowledge to overcome the parasite immune evasion. Finally, the potential impact of such polymorphisms on the development of vaccine candidate antigens against P. vivax will be studied.
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