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Kang J, Hua P, Wu X, Wang B. Exosomes: efficient macrophage-related immunomodulators in chronic lung diseases. Front Cell Dev Biol 2024; 12:1271684. [PMID: 38655063 PMCID: PMC11035777 DOI: 10.3389/fcell.2024.1271684] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2023] [Accepted: 03/15/2024] [Indexed: 04/26/2024] Open
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Macrophages, the predominant immune cells in the lungs, play a pivotal role in maintaining the delicate balance of the pulmonary immune microenvironment. However, in chronic inflammatory lung diseases and lung cancer, macrophage phenotypes undergo distinct transitions, with M1-predominant macrophages promoting inflammatory damage and M2-predominant macrophages fostering cancer progression. Exosomes, as critical mediators of intercellular signaling and substance exchange, participate in pathological reshaping of macrophages during development of pulmonary inflammatory diseases and lung cancer. Specifically, in inflammatory lung diseases, exosomes promote the pro-inflammatory phenotype of macrophages, suppress the anti-inflammatory phenotype, and subsequently, exosomes released by reshaped macrophages further exacerbate inflammatory damage. In cancer, exosomes promote pro-tumor tumor-associated macrophages (TAMs); inhibit anti-tumor TAMs; and exosomes released by TAMs further enhance tumor proliferation, metastasis, and resistance to chemotherapy. Simultaneously, exosomes exhibit a dual role, holding the potential to transmit immune-modulating molecules and load therapeutic agents and offering prospects for restoring immune dysregulation in macrophages during chronic inflammatory lung diseases and lung cancer. In chronic inflammatory lung diseases, this is manifested by exosomes reshaping anti-inflammatory macrophages, inhibiting pro-inflammatory macrophages, and alleviating inflammatory damage post-reshaping. In lung cancer, exosomes reshape anti-tumor macrophages, inhibit pro-tumor macrophages, and reshaped macrophages secrete exosomes that suppress lung cancer development. Looking ahead, efficient and targeted exosome-based therapies may emerge as a promising direction for treatment of pulmonary diseases.
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- Jianxiong Kang
- Department of Thoracic Surgery at The Second Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery at The Second Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin, China
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- Department of Hepatology, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery at The Second Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin, China
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Zhou X, Jin J, Lv T, Song Y. A Narrative Review: The Role of NETs in Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome/Acute Lung Injury. Int J Mol Sci 2024; 25:1464. [PMID: 38338744 PMCID: PMC10855305 DOI: 10.3390/ijms25031464] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2023] [Revised: 12/14/2023] [Accepted: 01/16/2024] [Indexed: 02/12/2024] Open
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Nowadays, acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) still has a high mortality rate, and the alleviation and treatment of ARDS remains a major research focus. There are various causes of ARDS, among which pneumonia and non-pulmonary sepsis are the most common. Trauma and blood transfusion can also cause ARDS. In ARDS, the aggregation and infiltration of neutrophils in the lungs have a great influence on the development of the disease. Neutrophils regulate inflammatory responses through various pathways, and the release of neutrophils through neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs) is considered to be one of the most important mechanisms. NETs are mainly composed of DNA, histones, and granuloproteins, all of which can mediate downstream signaling pathways that can activate inflammatory responses, generate immune clots, and cause damage to surrounding tissues. At the same time, the components of NETs can also promote the formation and release of NETs, thus forming a vicious cycle that continuously aggravates the progression of the disease. NETs are also associated with cytokine storms and immune balance. Since DNA is the main component of NETs, DNase I is considered a viable drug for removing NETs. Other therapeutic methods to inhibit the formation of NETs are also worthy of further exploration. This review discusses the formation and mechanism of NETs in ARDS. Understanding the association between NETs and ARDS may help to develop new perspectives on the treatment of ARDS.
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- Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Jinling Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Medical School, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, China; (X.Z.); (J.J.)
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- Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Jinling Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Medical School, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, China; (X.Z.); (J.J.)
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Li H, Yu L, Ding Y, Nie Y, Yang M. Yin Yang 1 impacts upon preeclampsia by regulating T reg/T H17 cells and PI3K/AKT pathway. J Immunotoxicol 2023; 20:2228420. [PMID: 37466371 DOI: 10.1080/1547691x.2023.2228420] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2023] [Revised: 05/22/2023] [Accepted: 06/16/2023] [Indexed: 07/20/2023] Open
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Preeclampsia (PE) is a common obstetric syndrome with an unclear etiology and pathogenesis. The study here aimed to investigate the role of Yin Yang 1 (YY1) in PE, and to reveal any YY1-regulated mechanisms in PE. Peripheral blood, placenta, and endometrial tissues of PE patients, healthy volunteers, and patients who had undergone an elective Cesarean section and had a scarred uterus (control group) were collected for analyses. Rat PE models were established by lipopolysaccharide induction. Subsets of these rats were then made to over-express YY1. At 18 d after the PE was established, urine, blood, and placental tissues from all rats were collected. Levels of regulatory-T (Treg) and helper T-type 17 (TH17) cells in both human and rat blood were measured by flow cytometry. ELISA kits were used to evaluate blood levels of inflammatory factors (i.e. IL-6, IL-10, and IL-17) as well. RT-qPCR and Western blot assays were performed to quantify levels of forkhead box P3 (Foxp3), retinoic acid-related orphan receptor C (RORc), and YY1 in the human and rat placenta and endometrial tissues. Expressions of PI3K/AKT pathway-related proteins were also evaluated by Western blots. The results indicated that the PE patients, relative to levels in control group and the healthy control subjects, had decreased circulating levels of Treg cells/increased TH17 cells; tissues from these patients also had relatively-decreased FoxP3 mRNA and protein expressions and elevated RORc mRNA and protein expressions. YY1 was expressed only at low levels in the PE patient placenta and endometrial tissues. In rats, PE rats treated with over-expressed YY1 had (relative to in PE rats without over-induced YY1) increased circulating levels of Treg cells/decreased TH17 cells; tissues from these rats had elevated FoxP3 mRNA and protein expressions and reduced mRNA and protein RORc expressions, as well as indications of alleviated inflammation. In the rat placenta samples, YY1 was also determined to activate the PI3K/AKT pathway. In summary, YY1 regulates the balance among Treg/TH17 cells and so affect the PE process in part through activation of the PI3K/AKT pathway.
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- Haowen Li
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, China
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Hou Y, Li J, Ying S. Tryptophan Metabolism and Gut Microbiota: A Novel Regulatory Axis Integrating the Microbiome, Immunity, and Cancer. Metabolites 2023; 13:1166. [PMID: 37999261 PMCID: PMC10673612 DOI: 10.3390/metabo13111166] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2023] [Revised: 11/16/2023] [Accepted: 11/18/2023] [Indexed: 11/25/2023] Open
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Tryptophan metabolism and gut microbiota form an integrated regulatory axis that impacts immunity, metabolism, and cancer. This review consolidated current knowledge on the bidirectional interactions between microbial tryptophan processing and the host. We focused on how the gut microbiome controls tryptophan breakdown via the indole, kynurenine, and serotonin pathways. Dysbiosis of the gut microbiota induces disruptions in tryptophan catabolism which contribute to disorders like inflammatory conditions, neuropsychiatric diseases, metabolic syndromes, and cancer. These disruptions affect immune homeostasis, neurotransmission, and gut-brain communication. Elucidating the mechanisms of microbial tryptophan modulation could enable novel therapeutic approaches like psychobiotics and microbiome-targeted dietary interventions. Overall, further research on the microbiota-tryptophan axis has the potential to revolutionize personalized diagnostics and treatments for improving human health.
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- Yingjian Hou
- Target Discovery Center, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 211198, China;
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- School of Life Science and Technology, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 211198, China
- Hunan Key Laboratory for Bioanalysis of Complex Matrix Samples, Changsha 410000, China
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- School of Life Science and Technology, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 211198, China
- Shanghai Bocimed Pharmaceutical Research Co., Ltd., Shanghai 201203, China
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Du M, Li Y, Gu H, Gao M, Xu H, Zhong W, Liu X, Zhong X. Assessment of the risk of unexplained recurrent spontaneous abortion based on the proportion and correlation of NK cells and T cells in peripheral blood. Technol Health Care 2023; 31:97-109. [PMID: 37038785 DOI: 10.3233/thc-236010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/12/2023]
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BACKGROUND Unexplained recurrent spontaneous abortion (URSA) is difficult to diagnose and treat clinically due to its unknown causeOBJECTIVE: Changes in natural killer (NK) cells, T lymphocytes, and Th1(IFNγ)/Th2(IL-4) cytokines were investigated in the peripheral blood of patients with URSA to examine the pathogenesis, clinical diagnosis, and inform potential treatment strategies for this condition. METHODS For this study, we selected patients with URSA as the case group and included normal women in the control group. Flow cytometry was performed to detect lymphocytes and cytokines in the peripheral blood of all subjects. RESULTS The proportion of NK cells, Th1 cells, and the Th1/Th2 ratio were significantly higher in the URSA group compared to the control group; whereas the proportion of CD3+T cells was lower. Pairwise correlation analysis revealed a positive correlation between the percentage of NK cells and CD3+T cells, as well as CD3+CD4+T cells. Canonical correlation analysis indicated a significant correlation between NK cells and T cells, including their subgroups. CONCLUSION Patients with URSA have immune balance disorders, characterised by an increased proportion of peripheral blood NK cells, Th1, and Th1/Th2 ratio along with a decreased proportion of CD3+T cells. The proportion of NK cells and CD3+T may serve as predictive factors for URSA, while NK cells are closely related to the regulation of CD3+T cells and their subsets. By regulating the level of IFN-γ, NK cells can influence the proportion of CD3+T cells and induce a Th1 (IFNγ)/Th2 (IL-4) imbalance.
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Zhang J, Ding Z, Chen L, Qin H. Hypermethylated WASF2: tumor suppressive role in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma. Transl Cancer Res 2023; 12:78-92. [PMID: 36760387 PMCID: PMC9906064 DOI: 10.21037/tcr-22-1133] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2022] [Accepted: 12/03/2022] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Background WASF2 regulates actin reorganization during cell migration. WASF2 has been identified as a regulator of the development of gastric cancer, breast cancer, and pancreatic cancer. But its regulatory mechanisms remain unknown. Also, its function was absent in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC). Consequently, we examined the effect of DNA methylation on aberrant WASF2 expression in HNSCC. Methods TNMplot, TIMER, GSEA pathway analysis, and the Kaplan-Meier Plotter database were used to analyze the expression, function, and prognostic value of WASF2, as well as the correlation between WASF2 and infiltrating immune cells in HNSCC or pan-cancer analysis. WASF2 promoter methylation levels and the correlation between WASF2 expression and WASF2 promoter methylation in HNSCC were evaluated using the DNMIVD database. The effect of DNA methylation inhibitor on WASF2 expression was demonstrated in the GEO database. Finally, the TISIDB database determined the relationships between WASF2 methylation, immune cell infiltration, and immune inhibitors. Results WASF2 was significantly downregulated in HNSCC tissues where WASF2 promoter methylation was elevated. According to the GEO database, treatment with a DNA methylation inhibitor notably restored the mRNA expression of WASF2. WASF2 expression was also a favorable indicator of human papilloma virus (HPV)-positive HNSCC. Its level of promoter methylation had detrimental effects on patient survival. In addition, patients with elevated levels of WASF2 demonstrated active G2/M regulation, TGF-β signaling, Kras signaling, fatty acid metabolism, and p53 pathways. WASF2 was positively associated with tumor-killing immune cells, while WASF2 methylation was positively related to immunosuppressive cells and immune-inhibitors. Conclusions Hypermethylated WASF2 acted as a tumor suppressor of HNSCC by regulating tumor formation and immune imbalance.
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- Jianyun Zhang
- Central Laboratory of Stomatology, Nanjing Stomatological Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University, Nanjing, China
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- Central Laboratory of Stomatology, Nanjing Stomatological Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University, Nanjing, China
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- Central Laboratory of Stomatology, Nanjing Stomatological Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Dental Implantology and Nanjing Stomatological Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University, Nanjing, China
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Wang X, Zhou H, Liu Q, Cheng P, Zhao T, Yang T, Zhao Y, Sha W, Zhao Y, Qu H. Targeting regulatory T cells for cardiovascular diseases. Front Immunol 2023; 14:1126761. [PMID: 36911741 PMCID: PMC9995594 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2023.1126761] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2022] [Accepted: 02/13/2023] [Indexed: 02/25/2023] Open
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Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are the leading cause of death and disability worldwide. The CVDs are accompanied by inflammatory progression, resulting in innate and adaptive immune responses. Regulatory T cells (Tregs) have an immunosuppressive function and are one of the subsets of CD4+T cells that play a crucial role in inflammatory diseases. Whether using Tregs as a biomarker for CVDs or targeting Tregs to exert cardioprotective functions by regulating immune balance, suppressing inflammation, suppressing cardiac and vascular remodeling, mediating immune tolerance, and promoting cardiac regeneration in the treatment of CVDs has become an emerging research focus. However, Tregs have plasticity, and this plastic Tregs lose immunosuppressive function and produce toxic effects on target organs in some diseases. This review aims to provide an overview of Tregs' role and related mechanisms in CVDs, and reports on the research of plasticity Tregs in CVDs, to lay a foundation for further studies targeting Tregs in the prevention and treatment of CVDs.
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- Xinting Wang
- Institute of Cardiovascular Disease of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Shuguang Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Institute of Cardiovascular Disease of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Shuguang Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China.,Department of Cardiovascular Disease, Shuguang Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Institute of Cardiovascular Disease of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Shuguang Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Institute of Cardiovascular Disease of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Shuguang Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Guanghua Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Cardiovascular Disease, Shuguang Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Shuguang Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Institute of Cardiovascular Disease of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Shuguang Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Shuguang Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Cardiovascular Disease, Shuguang Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China
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Hou DD, Wang XX, Li SJ, Wang DC, Niu Y, Xu ZR, Jin ZQ. Glycyrrhizic acid suppresses atopic dermatitis-like symptoms by regulating the immune balance. J Cosmet Dermatol 2022; 21:7090-7099. [PMID: 36099014 DOI: 10.1111/jocd.15383] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2022] [Revised: 08/08/2022] [Accepted: 09/08/2022] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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BACKGROUND Glycyrrhiza is one of the most widely used traditional Chinese medicines in China. Its main bioactive ingredient glycyrrhizic acid (GA) has the potential to be used as a treatment for atopic dermatitis (AD) because it has similar actions to steroids, but with relatively few side effects. AIMS The objective of this study was to explore the potential mechanisms of GA on AD mice model. METHODS Calcipotriol, a vitamin D3 analogue (MC903) was applied topically to establish AD mouse model. Mice were intraperitoneally administrated with 2 mg/kg dexamethasone (DEX), 25 or 50 mg/kg GA for 15 days. After mice were executed, skin tissues were collected and detected the expression levels of IL-4, IFN-γ, TNF-α and thymic stromal lymphopoietin (TSLP). The percentages of Th1, Th2, Th17, langerhans cells (LCs) in draining lymph nodes (dLNs) were measured by flow cytometry. RESULTS Our data demonstrated that GA improved the symptoms of AD by exerting anti-inflammatory and anti-allergic functions in vivo. We found that GA treatment decreased the level of total IgE in serum, suppressed ear swelling, reduced the infiltration of mast cells in skin lesions and decreased expressions of IL-4, IFN-γ, TNF-α and TSLP in skin lesions. Furthermore, our experimental results demonstrated that GA suppressed the Th1/Th2/Th17-immune responses in the dLNs, inhibited the migration of LCs in dLNs. CONCLUSIONS In conclusion, our findings suggested potential therapeutic effects of GA against MC903-induced AD-like skin lesions in mice.
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- Dian-Dong Hou
- Key Laboratory of Vector Biology and Pathogen Control of Zhejiang Province, Huzhou University, Huzhou, China
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- Basic Medical and Forensic Medicine, Baotou Medical College, Baotou, China
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- Liaoning University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shenyang, China
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- The Second Clinical Medical Institute, Liaoning University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shenyang, China
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- Huzhou University, Huzhou, China
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Gao Y, Wang R, Wen SX, Wen KX, Zhao HF, Rong JR, Cao Y, Gong ZH, Guo JQ. [Effect of Biyanning Granules on local symptoms and immune function of chronic rhinosinusitis]. Zhongguo Zhong Yao Za Zhi 2022; 47:4789-4798. [PMID: 36164886 DOI: 10.19540/j.cnki.cjcmm.20220608.501] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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This study discusses the effect of Biyanning Granules on local symptoms and systemic immune function of patients with chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps(CRSwNP) within the 6 months of treatment by glucocorticoid nasal spray after surgical treatment. To be specific, a total of 237 CRSwNP patients, treated in Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery in Shanxi Bethune Hospital, were enrolled. All patients were treated by nasal endoscopy and classified into hormone group(Budesonide Nasal Spray after surgery), Chinese medicine group(Biyanning Granules after surgery), and combination group(Budesonide Nasal Spray+Biyanning Granules after surgery) with random number table method, 79 cases in each group, and the treatment lasted 3 months. The follow-up was performed from the day of discharge to 12 months after the surgery. The clinical effect was observed. The visual analogue scale(VAS) scores and sino-nasal outcome test-20(SNOT-20) scale scores were used to assess patient's subjective symptoms and quality of life. Lund-Kennedy endoscopic score(LKES), Japanese T&T olfactometry, and standard olfactory test were used to evaluate the objective curative effect on patients. The levels of interleukin(IL)-21, CD4~+CD25~+Foxp3~+Treg, and CD4~+Th17 in peripheral blood were analyzed. The incidence of complications, recurrence rate, and adverse reactions during treatment were also recorded. The total effective rate after treatment in the combination group was higher than that in the hormone group and Chinese medicine group(P<0.05). VAS scores and SNOT-20 scale scores were lower in the three groups after treatment than before treatment and lower in the combination group than in the other two groups(P<0.05). The improvement in LKES and T&T standard olfactometry test was better in the combination group than in the other two groups(P<0.05). Serum levels of IL-21 and CD4~+Th17 in the three groups were lower than before treatment. The levels in the combination group were lower than those in the other two groups and lower in the hormone group than in the Chinese medicine group(P<0.05). Serum CD4~+CD25~+Foxp3~+Treg level was higher in the three groups after treatment than before, higher in the combination group than in the other two groups, and higher in the Chinese medicine group than in the hormone group(P<0.05). During the treatment, no serious adverse reactions were observed. After treatment, the combination group showed no significant difference in the incidence and recurrence rate of complications from the hormone group and Chinese medicine group. In the treatment of CRSwNP with glucocorticoid, Biyanning Granules reduced the side effects of glucocorticoid and assisted glucocorticoid in alleviating the symptoms of patients. It significantly improved the curative effect, regulated immune imbalance, accele-rated the recovery of immune function, reduced the recurrence rate of inflammatory reaction, and improved the quality of life. The combination of Chinese and western treatment is more effective than glucocorticoid alone and warrants further clinical study in large sample size.
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- Ying Gao
- Shanxi Bethune Hospital, Shanxi Academy of Medical Sciences Tongji Shanxi Hospital, Third Hospital of Shanxi Medical University Taiyuan 030032, China Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College,Huazhong University of Science and Technology Wuhan 430030, China
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- Shanxi Bethune Hospital, Shanxi Academy of Medical Sciences Tongji Shanxi Hospital, Third Hospital of Shanxi Medical University Taiyuan 030032, China Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College,Huazhong University of Science and Technology Wuhan 430030, China
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- Shanxi Bethune Hospital, Shanxi Academy of Medical Sciences Tongji Shanxi Hospital, Third Hospital of Shanxi Medical University Taiyuan 030032, China Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College,Huazhong University of Science and Technology Wuhan 430030, China
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- Shanxi Bethune Hospital, Shanxi Academy of Medical Sciences Tongji Shanxi Hospital, Third Hospital of Shanxi Medical University Taiyuan 030032, China Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College,Huazhong University of Science and Technology Wuhan 430030, China
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- Shanxi Bethune Hospital, Shanxi Academy of Medical Sciences Tongji Shanxi Hospital, Third Hospital of Shanxi Medical University Taiyuan 030032, China Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College,Huazhong University of Science and Technology Wuhan 430030, China
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- Shanxi Bethune Hospital, Shanxi Academy of Medical Sciences Tongji Shanxi Hospital, Third Hospital of Shanxi Medical University Taiyuan 030032, China Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College,Huazhong University of Science and Technology Wuhan 430030, China
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- Shanxi Bethune Hospital, Shanxi Academy of Medical Sciences Tongji Shanxi Hospital, Third Hospital of Shanxi Medical University Taiyuan 030032, China Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College,Huazhong University of Science and Technology Wuhan 430030, China
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- Shanxi Bethune Hospital, Shanxi Academy of Medical Sciences Tongji Shanxi Hospital, Third Hospital of Shanxi Medical University Taiyuan 030032, China Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College,Huazhong University of Science and Technology Wuhan 430030, China
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- Shanxi Bethune Hospital, Shanxi Academy of Medical Sciences Tongji Shanxi Hospital, Third Hospital of Shanxi Medical University Taiyuan 030032, China Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College,Huazhong University of Science and Technology Wuhan 430030, China
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Wang S, Peng C, Li J, Cheng R, He F, Yang L, Lu J, Shen X. [Protective effect and mechanism of Bifidobacterium bifidum TMC3115 on long-term colitis in mice which exposed to antibiotic in early life]. Wei Sheng Yan Jiu 2022; 51:624-644. [PMID: 36047269 DOI: 10.19813/j.cnki.weishengyanjiu.2022.04.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To explore the protective effect and mechanism of Bifidobacterium bifidum TMC3115 of improving the gut microbiota disorder caused by antibiotic exposurein early life, and the possible protection of inflammatory bowel disease in adulthood in mice. METHODS 80 newborn mice were randomly divided into 3 groups, a blank control group(n=40), a ceftriaxone exposure group(n=20), a Bifidobacterium bifidum TMC3115 intervention group(n=20). After birth, they were respectively treated with saline, ceftriaxone(100 mg/kg), and ceftriaxone(100 mg/kg) + TMC3115(1×10~9CFU/d) for 3 weeks. After 3 weeks, half of each group was randomly sacrificed, and the rest were normally fed to 6 weeks. At 6 weeks, the blank control group was randomly divided into a negative control group(n=10) and a colitis model group(n=10). The negative control group drunk pure water freely, and the other three groups were added 3% DSS to the drinking water for 4 days to induce colitis. At 6 weeks and 4 days, the remaining mice were sacrificed. The weight change, spleen coefficient, gut microbiota analysis based on second-generation sequencing and serum tumor necrosis factor-α(TNF-α), interleukin-6(IL-6), and interleukin-10(IL-10)levels of the mice at 3 weeks and after DSS intervention were recorded. In addition, the colon length and inflammation pathology score of the mice after DSS intervention were also measured. RESULTS At 3 weeks, compared with the control, antibiotic exposure in the early life inhibited the weight gain and reduced the diversity and uniformity of the gut microbiota of the mice(P<0.05). The intervention of TMC3115 under antibiotic exposure during this period increased the relative abundance of Bifidobacterium in the intestines(P<0.05), and the effect still existed after DSS stimulation in adulthood, laying the foundation for TMC3115 to exert long-term benefits. After DSS stimulation in adulthood, mice showed significant weight gain inhibition, colon length shorteningand inflammation pathology scoreincrease compared with the negative control(P<0.05), showed the inflammatory bowel disease(IBD)model was successfully constructed. The relative abundance of beneficial bacteria such as Lactobacillus in the Bifidobacterium bifidum TMC3115 intervention group increased compared with the ceftriaxone exposure group(P<0.05), while the relative abundance of harmful bacteria such as Staphylococcus, Clostridium, and Desulfovibrio decreased(P<0.05). Furthermore, the mice exposed to antibiotic in early life produced a stronger immune response, but the mice which received TMC3115 intervention at the same time had a significant decrease in serum TNF-α and IL-6 levels and increase in IL-10 level compared with the mice which only interfered with antibiotics(P<0.05). CONCLUSION Antibiotic exposure in early life is a negative factor for long-term inflammatory bowel disease, and TMC3115 has preventive significance for long-term inflammatory bowel disease under the background of antibiotic exposure. The mechanism of TMC3115 may be to adjust the gut microbiota and balance the immune system.
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- Silu Wang
- Department of Nutrition and Food Hygiene, West China School of Public Health/West China Fourth Hospital, Chengdu 610000, China
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- Department of Nutrition and Food Hygiene, West China School of Public Health/West China Fourth Hospital, Chengdu 610000, China
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- Department of Nutrition and Food Hygiene, West China School of Public Health/West China Fourth Hospital, Chengdu 610000, China
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- Department of Nutrition and Food Hygiene, West China School of Public Health/West China Fourth Hospital, Chengdu 610000, China
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- Department of Nutrition and Food Hygiene, West China School of Public Health/West China Fourth Hospital, Chengdu 610000, China
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- Hebei Inatural Bio-Tech Co. Ltd. , Shijiazhuang 050000, China
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- Hebei Inatural Bio-Tech Co. Ltd. , Shijiazhuang 050000, China
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- Department of Nutrition and Food Hygiene, West China School of Public Health/West China Fourth Hospital, Chengdu 610000, China
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Li Y, Zhang H, Chen C, Qiao K, Li Z, Han J, Han X, Li K, Lai K, Liu N, Li A, Xiao N, Zhang Y, Zhao X, Gao W, Zhang Y, Liu H, Sun T. Biomimetic Immunosuppressive Exosomes that Inhibit Cytokine Storms Contribute to the Alleviation of Sepsis. Adv Mater 2022; 34:e2108476. [PMID: 35267211 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202108476] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2021] [Revised: 02/24/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Sepsis is a disease characterized by multiple organ failure caused by immune hyperactivation and cytokine storms. Studies have shown that the incidence of sepsis in melanoma patients is substantially lower compared to the general population. It is also observed that experimental tumor-bearing animals have high survival rates after sepsis induction, suggesting that tumors may suppress sepsis-associated immune overactivation, thereby alleviating sepsis. Based on the above-described findings, this work assesses whether tumor cells play an antisepsis role in mice through the secretion of exosomes. Analysis of exosome activity reveals that the induced exosomes (iExo) secreted by tumor cells following lipopolysaccharide (LPS) treatment improve sepsis to a greater extent than normal secretory exosomes. Further analysis reveals that iExo exert their protective effects mainly through seven key miRNAs. In vitro bionic simulation of exosomes is carried out using exosome mimics generated by loading the aforementioned microRNAs into hyaluronic acid-polyethylenimine nanoparticles. Exosome mimics at specific miRNA ratios alleviate sepsis in mice and cynomolgus monkeys, indicating that biomimetic simulation of tumor-suppressive exosomes may represent a promising therapeutic method for the treatment of sepsis and cytokine-storm-related conditions.
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- Yinan Li
- State Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology and College of Pharmacy, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300350, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology and College of Pharmacy, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300350, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology and College of Pharmacy, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300350, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology and College of Pharmacy, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300350, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology and College of Pharmacy, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300350, China
- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Early Druggability Evaluation of Innovative Drugs and Tianjin Key Laboratory of Molecular Drug Research, Tianjin International Joint Academy of Biomedicine, Tianjin, 300457, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology and College of Pharmacy, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300350, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology and College of Pharmacy, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300350, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology and College of Pharmacy, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300350, China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Early Druggability Evaluation of Innovative Drugs and Tianjin Key Laboratory of Molecular Drug Research, Tianjin International Joint Academy of Biomedicine, Tianjin, 300457, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology and College of Pharmacy, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300350, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology and College of Pharmacy, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300350, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology and College of Pharmacy, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300350, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology and College of Pharmacy, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300350, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology and College of Pharmacy, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300350, China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Extracorporeal Life Support for Critical Diseases, Tianjin Third Central Hospital, Tianjin, 300170, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Tianjin Fourth Central Hospital, Tianjin, 300142, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology and College of Pharmacy, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300350, China
- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Early Druggability Evaluation of Innovative Drugs and Tianjin Key Laboratory of Molecular Drug Research, Tianjin International Joint Academy of Biomedicine, Tianjin, 300457, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology and College of Pharmacy, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300350, China
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Issa F, Gu J, Lu L. Editorial: Regulatory T Cells. Front Cell Dev Biol 2022; 10:898132. [PMID: 35531095 PMCID: PMC9068933 DOI: 10.3389/fcell.2022.898132] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2022] [Accepted: 03/29/2022] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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- Fadi Issa
- Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
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- Liver Transplantation Center, First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Liver Transplantation Center, First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
- *Correspondence: Ling Lu,
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Oh JS, Seong GS, Kim YD, Choung SY. Deacetylasperulosidic Acid Ameliorates Pruritus, Immune Imbalance, and Skin Barrier Dysfunction in 2,4-Dinitrochlorobenzene-Induced Atopic Dermatitis NC/Nga Mice. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 23:ijms23010226. [PMID: 35008651 PMCID: PMC8745491 DOI: 10.3390/ijms23010226] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2021] [Revised: 12/24/2021] [Accepted: 12/24/2021] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
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The prevalence of atopic dermatitis (AD), a disease characterized by severe pruritus, immune imbalance, and skin barrier dysfunction, is rapidly increasing worldwide. Deacetylasperulosidic acid (DAA) has anti-atopic activity in the three main cell types associated with AD: keratinocytes, mast cells, and eosinophils. Our study investigated the anti-atopic activity of DAA in 2,4-dinitrochlorobenzene-induced NC/Nga mice. DAA alleviated the symptoms of AD, including infiltration of inflammatory cells (mast cells and eosinophils), epidermal thickness, ear thickness, and scratching behavior. Furthermore, DAA reduced serum IgE, histamine, and IgG1/IgG2a ratio and modulated the levels of AD-related cytokines and chemokines, namely interleukin (IL)-1β, IL-4, IL-6, IL-9, IL-10, IL-12, tumor necrosis factor-α, interferon-γ, thymic stromal lymphopoietin, thymus and activation-regulated chemokine, macrophage-derived chemokine, and regulated on activation the normal T cell expressed and secreted in the serum. DAA restored immune balance by regulating gene expression and secretion of Th1-, Th2-, Th9-, Th17-, and Th22-mediated inflammatory factors in the dorsal skin and splenocytes and restored skin barrier function by increasing the expression of the pro-filaggrin gene and barrier-related proteins filaggrin, involucrin, and loricrin. These results suggest DAA as a potential therapeutic agent that can alleviate the symptoms of AD by reducing pruritus, modulating immune imbalance, and restoring skin barrier function.
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- Jin-Su Oh
- Department of Life and Nanopharmaceutical Sciences, Graduate School, Kyung Hee University, 26 Kyungheedae-ro, Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul 02447, Korea;
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- Korea Food Research Institute, 245 Nongsaengmyeong-ro, Iseo-myeon, Wanju-gun 55365, Korea;
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- NST BIO Co., Ltd., Goeumdal-ro, Yangchon-eup, Gimpo-si 10049, Korea;
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- Department of Life and Nanopharmaceutical Sciences, Graduate School, Kyung Hee University, 26 Kyungheedae-ro, Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul 02447, Korea;
- Department of Preventive Pharmacy and Toxicology, College of Pharmacy, Kyung Hee University, 26 Kyungheedae-ro, Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul 02447, Korea
- Correspondence:
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Fu Y, Zhang X, Ding Z, Zhu N, Song Y, Zhang X, Jing Y, Yu Y, Huang X, Zhang L, Hu Q, Ni Y, Ding L. Worst Pattern of Perineural Invasion Redefines the Spatial Localization of Nerves in Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma. Front Oncol 2021; 11:766902. [PMID: 34912713 PMCID: PMC8667170 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2021.766902] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2021] [Accepted: 11/08/2021] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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As a key histopathological characteristic of tumor invasion, perineural invasion (PNI) assists tumor dissemination, whereas the current definition of PNI by dichotomy is not accurate and the prognostic value of PNI has not reached consensus. To define PNI status in each patient when mixed types of PNI occurred simultaneously, we here further subclassified the traditional PNI in 183 patients with oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC). The spatial localization of nerves in OSCC microenvironment was thoroughly evaluated and successfully concluded into four types of PNI: 0, tumor cells away from nerves; 1, tumor cells encircling nerves less than 33%; 2, tumor cells encircling nerves at least 33%; and 3, tumor cells infiltrating into nerve sheathes. Sequentially, patients were stratified by single and mixed types of PNI. Traditionally, types 0 and 1 were defined as PNI-, while types 2 and 3 were PNI+, which predicted shorter survival time. When multiple types of PNI existed within one tumor, patients with higher score of PNI types tended to have a relatively worse prognosis. Therefore, to define the status of PNI more precisely, the new variable worst pattern of PNI (WPNI) was proposed, which was taken as the highest score of PNI types present in each patient no matter how focal. Results showed that patients with WPNI 1 had longest survival time, and WPNI 2 correlated with better overall survival (p = 0.02), local-regional recurrence-free survival (p = 0.03), and distant metastasis-free survival (p = 0.046) than WPNI 3. Multivariate Cox analysis confirmed that only WPNI 3 could independently predict patients' prognosis, which could be explained by a more damaged immune response in WPNI 3 patients with less CD3+CD8+ T cells and CD19+ B cells. Conclusively, WPNI by trichotomy provide more meticulous and precise pathological information for tumor-nerve interactions in OSCC patients.
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- Yong Fu
- Central Laboratory of Stomatology, Nanjing Stomatological Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University, Nanjing, China
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- Central Laboratory of Stomatology, Nanjing Stomatological Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University, Nanjing, China
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- Central Laboratory of Stomatology, Nanjing Stomatological Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University, Nanjing, China
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- Central Laboratory of Stomatology, Nanjing Stomatological Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University, Nanjing, China
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- Central Laboratory of Stomatology, Nanjing Stomatological Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University, Nanjing, China
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- Central Laboratory of Stomatology, Nanjing Stomatological Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University, Nanjing, China
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- Central Laboratory of Stomatology, Nanjing Stomatological Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University, Nanjing, China
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- Central Laboratory of Stomatology, Nanjing Stomatological Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Oral Pathology, Nanjing Stomatological Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Oral Pathology, Nanjing Stomatological Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University, Nanjing, China
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- Central Laboratory of Stomatology, Nanjing Stomatological Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University, Nanjing, China
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- Central Laboratory of Stomatology, Nanjing Stomatological Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University, Nanjing, China
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- Central Laboratory of Stomatology, Nanjing Stomatological Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University, Nanjing, China
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Oh JS, Lee SJ, Choung SY. Lithospermum erythrorhizon Alleviates Atopic Dermatitis-like Skin Lesions by Restoring Immune Balance and Skin Barrier Function in 2.4-Dinitrochlorobenzene-Induced NC/Nga Mice. Nutrients 2021; 13:nu13093209. [PMID: 34579088 PMCID: PMC8470668 DOI: 10.3390/nu13093209] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2021] [Revised: 09/13/2021] [Accepted: 09/14/2021] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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The incidence of atopic dermatitis (AD), a disease characterized by an abnormal immune balance and skin barrier function, has increased rapidly in developed countries. This study investigated the anti-atopic effect of Lithospermum erythrorhizon (LE) using NC/Nga mice induced by 2,4-dinitrochlorobenzene. LE reduced AD clinical symptoms, including inflammatory cell infiltration, epidermal thickness, ear thickness, and scratching behavior, in the mice. Additionally, LE reduced serum IgE and histamine levels, and restored the T helper (Th) 1/Th2 immune balance through regulation of the IgG1/IgG2a ratio. LE also reduced the levels of AD-related cytokines and chemokines, including interleukin (IL)-1β, IL-4, IL-6, tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α), thymic stromal lymphopoietin, thymus and activation-regulated chemokine, macrophage-derived chemokine, regulated on activation, normal T cell expressed and secreted, and monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 in the serum. Moreover, LE modulated AD-related cytokines and chemokines expressed and secreted by Th1, Th2, Th17, and Th22 cells in the dorsal skin and splenocytes. Furthermore, LE restored skin barrier function by increasing pro-filaggrin gene expression and levels of skin barrier-related proteins filaggrin, involucrin, loricrin, occludin, and zonula occludens-1. These results suggest that LE is a potential therapeutic agent that can alleviate AD by modulating Th1/Th2 immune balance and restoring skin barrier function.
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- Jin-Su Oh
- Department of Life and Nanopharmaceutical Sciences, Graduate School, Kyung Hee University, 26, Kyungheedae-ro, Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul 02447, Korea;
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- Department of Life and Nanopharmaceutical Sciences, Graduate School, Kyung Hee University, 26, Kyungheedae-ro, Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul 02447, Korea;
- Department of Preventive Pharmacy and Toxicology, College of Pharmacy, Kyung Hee University, 26, Kyungheedae-ro, Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul 02447, Korea
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Cho HJ, Cheong JY. Role of Immune Cells in Patients with Hepatitis B Virus-Related Hepatocellular Carcinoma. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:ijms22158011. [PMID: 34360777 PMCID: PMC8348470 DOI: 10.3390/ijms22158011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2021] [Revised: 07/23/2021] [Accepted: 07/23/2021] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) develops almost entirely in the presence of chronic inflammation. Chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection with recurrent immune-mediated liver damage ultimately leads to cirrhosis and HCC. It is widely accepted that HBV infection induces the dysfunction of the innate and adaptive immune responses that engage various immune cells. Natural killer (NK) cells are associated with early antiviral and antitumor properties. On the other hand, inflammatory cells release various cytokines and chemokines that may promote HCC tumorigenesis. Moreover, immunosuppressive cells such as regulatory T cells (Treg) and myeloid-derived suppressive cells play a critical role in hepatocarcinogenesis. HBV-specific CD8+ T cells have been identified as pivotal players in antiviral responses, whilst extremely activated CD8+ T cells induce enormous inflammatory responses, and chronic inflammation can facilitate hepatocarcinogenesis. Controlling and maintaining the balance in the immune system is an important aspect in the management of HBV-related HCC. We conducted a review of the current knowledge on the immunopathogenesis of HBV-induced inflammation and the role of such immune activation in the tumorigenesis of HCC based on the recent studies on innate and adaptive immune cell dysfunction in HBV-related HCC.
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- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +82-31-219-6939; Fax: +82-31-219-5999
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Oh JS, Seong GS, Kim YD, Choung SY. Effects of Deacetylasperulosidic Acid on Atopic Dermatitis through Modulating Immune Balance and Skin Barrier Function in HaCaT, HMC-1, and EOL-1 Cells. Molecules 2021; 26:molecules26113298. [PMID: 34070943 PMCID: PMC8197989 DOI: 10.3390/molecules26113298] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2021] [Revised: 05/26/2021] [Accepted: 05/28/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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The medicinal plant noni (Morinda citrifolia) is widely dispersed throughout Southeast Asia, the Caribbean, and Australia. We previously reported that fermented Noni could alleviate atopic dermatitis (AD) by recovering Th1/Th2 immune balance and enhancing skin barrier function induced by 2,4-dinitrochlorobenzene. Noni has a high deacetylasperulosidic acid (DAA) content, whose concentration further increased in fermented noni as an iridoid constituent. This study aimed to determine the anti-AD effects and mechanisms of DAA on HaCaT, HMC-1, and EOL-1 cells. DAA inhibited the gene expression and secretion of AD-related cytokines and chemokines including interleukin (IL)-1β, IL-4, IL-6, IL-8, IL-25, IL-33, thymic stromal lymphopoietin, tumor necrosis factor-alpha, monocyte chemoattractant protein-1, thymus and activation-regulated chemokine, macrophage-derived chemokine, and regulated upon activation, normal T cell expressed and secreted, in all cells, and inhibited histamine release in HMC-1 cells. DAA controlled mitogen-activated protein kinase phosphorylation levels and the translocation of nuclear factor-kappa light chain enhancer of activated B cells into the nucleus by inhibiting IκBα decomposition in all the cells. Furthermore, DAA increased the expression of proteins involved in skin barrier functions such as filaggrin and involucrin in HaCaT cells. These results confirmed that DAA could relieve AD by controlling immune balance and recovering skin barrier function.
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- Jin Su Oh
- Department of Life and Nanopharmaceutical Sciences, Graduate School, Kyung Hee University, 26 Kyungheedae-ro, Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul 02447, Korea
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- Korea Food Research Institute, 245 Nongsaengmyeong-ro, Iseo-myeon, Wanju Gun, Jeollabuk-do 55365, Korea
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- NST BIO co., Ltd., Goeumdal-ro, Yangchon-eup, Gimpo-si, Gyeonggi-do 10049, Korea
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- Department of Life and Nanopharmaceutical Sciences, Graduate School, Kyung Hee University, 26 Kyungheedae-ro, Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul 02447, Korea
- Department of Preventive Pharmacy and Toxicology, College of Pharmacy, Kyung Hee University, 26, Kyungheedae-ro, Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul 02447, Korea
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Qin S, Li L, Liu J, Zhang J, Xiao Q, Fan Y, Wei X. CD4 +CD25 +Foxp3 + regulatory T cells regulate immune balance in unexplained recurrent spontaneous abortion via the Toll-like receptor 4/nuclear factor-κB pathway. J Int Med Res 2021; 48:300060520980940. [PMID: 33356705 PMCID: PMC7768580 DOI: 10.1177/0300060520980940] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Objective The present study aimed to evaluate the effects of cluster of differentiation (CD)4+CD25+ forkhead box p3 (Foxp3)+ regulatory T cells (Tregs) on unexplained recurrent spontaneous abortion (URSA) and the associated mechanisms. Methods The proportion of CD4+CD25+Foxp3+ Tregs and inflammatory cytokine concentrations in the peripheral blood of women with URSA were measured by flow cytometry and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay, respectively. CBA/JxDBA/2J mating was used to establish an abortion-prone mouse model and the model mice were treated with the Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) antagonist E5564 and the TLR4 agonist lipopolysaccharide. Results The proportion of CD4+CD25+Foxp3+ Tregs was decreased and the inflammatory response was increased in women with URSA. In the abortion-prone mouse model, E5564 significantly increased the proportion of CD4+CD25+Foxp3+ Tregs, decreased the inflammatory response, and increased Foxp3 mRNA and protein expression. Lipopolysaccharide had adverse effects on the abortion-prone model. Conclusions These data suggest that CD4+CD25+Foxp3+ Tregs regulate immune homeostasis in URSA via the TLR4/nuclear factor-κB pathway, and that the TLR4 antagonist E5564 may be a novel and potential drug for treating URSA.
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- Shuang Qin
- Department of Gynecology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.,Department of Gynecologic Endocrinology, Guangzhou Women and Children's Medical Center, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Gynecology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Shenzhen Hospital (Guangming), Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Gynecology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Gynecology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Shenzhen Hospital (Guangming), Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Gynecology, The Eighth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Gynecology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Shenzhen Hospital (Guangming), Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
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- Guangdong Women and Children's Hospital, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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Jiang Y, Ma H, Wang X, Wang Z, Yang Y, Li L, Feng T. Protective Effect of the α7 Nicotinic Receptor Agonist PNU-282987 on Dopaminergic Neurons Against 6-Hydroxydopamine, Regulating Anti-neuroinflammatory and the Immune Balance Pathways in Rat. Front Aging Neurosci 2021; 12:606927. [PMID: 33568987 PMCID: PMC7868536 DOI: 10.3389/fnagi.2020.606927] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/16/2020] [Accepted: 12/18/2020] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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Neuroinflammation and inner immune dysfunction are increasingly accepted as important components of the etiopathogenesis of Parkinson’s disease (PD). According to emerging evidence, a7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (α7nAChR), a ligand-gated ion channel, plays an important role in inflammatory reactions and is also expressed on the surface of T cells. In particular, regulatory T cells (Tregs) are critical for the maintenance of immunological tolerance. In the present study, we investigated the roles of α7nAChR in inhibiting inflammation and maintaining the immune balance in rats with 6-hydroxydopamine (6-OHDA)-induced lesions and the possible mechanisms regulating the proportion of Tregs in vivo. Adult male Wistar rats (n = 90) were subjected to a unilateral injection of 6-OHDA into the left medial forebrain bundle, and PNU-282987, an α7nAChR agonist, was intraperitoneally injected 2 h prior to the induction of lesions by 6-OHDA and again at days 1, 7, and 13 postlesion. Behavioral tests and immunohistochemical staining to detect the expression of tyrosine hydroxylase (TH) in the bilateral substantial nigra (SN) were performed. Subsequently, CD4+ T lymphocytes and the expression of forkhead/winged helix transcription factor p3 (Foxp3, which is a marker of Treg cells) in the SN were also assessed using immunofluorescence staining. The expression of glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) in the SN was determined by performing immunohistochemical staining. Additionally, the protein levels of α7nAChR, extracellular signal-regulated kinase (Erk) phosphorylated-Erk (p-Erk) and Foxp3 in the ventral midbrain were determined using Western blotting, and the relative expression of the TNF-α, IL-1β, and IL-10 mRNAs were detected using real-time quantitative reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR). We found that PNU-282987 significantly improved the motor deficits induced by 6-OHDA, reduced the loss of TH in the SN, suppressed the overactivation of GFAP+ cells and expression of related inflammatory cytokines, and increased the number of Foxp3+ cells. In addition, we also showed that PNU-282987 significantly increased the protein expression of the a7nAchR, p-Erk, and Foxp3 in 6-OHDA-lesioned rats (p < 0.05). These results indicated that α7nAChR activation could exert an anti-inflammatory effect and participate in the process of modulating the immune balance during 6-OHDA-induced injury, potentially through the α7nAChR/p-Erk/Foxp3 signaling pathway.
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- Ying Jiang
- Center for Movement Disorders Disease, Department of Neurology, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.,Parkinson's Disease Center, Beijing Institute for Brain Disorders, Beijing, China.,China National Clinical Research Center for Neurological Diseases, Beijing, China
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- Center for Movement Disorders Disease, Department of Neurology, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.,Parkinson's Disease Center, Beijing Institute for Brain Disorders, Beijing, China.,China National Clinical Research Center for Neurological Diseases, Beijing, China
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- Center for Movement Disorders Disease, Department of Neurology, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.,Parkinson's Disease Center, Beijing Institute for Brain Disorders, Beijing, China.,China National Clinical Research Center for Neurological Diseases, Beijing, China
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- Center for Movement Disorders Disease, Department of Neurology, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.,Parkinson's Disease Center, Beijing Institute for Brain Disorders, Beijing, China.,China National Clinical Research Center for Neurological Diseases, Beijing, China
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- Center for Movement Disorders Disease, Department of Neurology, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.,Parkinson's Disease Center, Beijing Institute for Brain Disorders, Beijing, China.,China National Clinical Research Center for Neurological Diseases, Beijing, China
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- Department of Neurology, Zhongshan Hospital, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China
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- Center for Movement Disorders Disease, Department of Neurology, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.,Parkinson's Disease Center, Beijing Institute for Brain Disorders, Beijing, China.,China National Clinical Research Center for Neurological Diseases, Beijing, China
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李 红, 李 媛, 王 武, 彭 宗, 吴 芳. [Cholinergic anti-inflammatory pathway plays negative regulatory role in early inflammatory and immune responses in septic rats]. Nan Fang Yi Ke Da Xue Xue Bao 2020; 40:647-653. [PMID: 32897210 PMCID: PMC7277322 DOI: 10.12122/j.issn.1673-4254.2020.05.06] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2019] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To investigate the role of cholinergic anti-inflammatory pathway (CAP) in neuro-regulation of inflammatory and immune response in the early stage of sepsis. METHODS Sixty-four SD rats were randomly divided into control Group (n=8) with normal feeding without any treatment; sham operation group (n=8) with laparotomy but without cecal ligation and puncture (CLP), followed by intraperitoneal injection 50 mg/kg piperacillin 3 times a day for 3 consecutive days; and sepsis group (n=48) with CLP-induced sepsis. The rat models of sepsis were randomized into model groups (n=16) with intraperitoneal injection of piperacillin (50 mg/kg) and normal saline (1 mL/100 g) for 3 times a day for 3 days; GTS-21 group (n=16) with additional intraperitoneal injection of 4 mg/kg GTS-21 (once a day for 3 days); and methyllycaconitine (MLA) group (n=16) with intraperitoneal injection of MLA (4.8 mg/kg) in addition to piperacillin (once a day for 3 days). Murine Sepsis Score (MSS) of the rats and short-range HRV analysis were recorded. Three days later, the rats were sacrificed and serum levels of TNF-α, IL-1α, IL-10, IL-6, HMGB1, and sCD14 were measured with ELISA. The percentages of CD4+CD25+ Treg and TH17 lymphocytes and their ratios were measured using flow cytometry. RESULTS Compared with the control rats, the septic rats had significantly increased MSS scores and lowered HRV indexes (SDNN, RMSSD, HF, SD1, and SD2; P < 0.05); treatment with GTS-21 significantly decreased while MLA increased MSS scores (P < 0.05), but neither of them obviously affected HRV of the rats. Serum levels TNF-α, IL-1α, IL-10, IL-6, HMGB1, and sCD14 and the percentages of CD4+CD25+ Treg and TH17-positive lymphocytes were significantly higher and Treg/TH17 ratio was significantly lower in the septic rats compared with those in the control group (P < 0.05); treatment with GTS-21 significantly decreased the levels of serum levels of TNF-α, IL-1α, IL-6, HMGB1, and sCD14 and TH17 lymphocyte percentage (P < 0.05), whereas MLA treatment significantly increased serum levels of TNF-α, IL-1α, IL-10, IL-6, HMGB1, and sCD14 and the percentages of CD4+ CD25+ Treg and TH17-positive lymphocytes and decreased Treg/TH17 ratio in the septic rats (P < 0.05). CONCLUSIONS CAP plays negative regulatory role in early inflammatory and immune response to sepsis, and some of the HRV indicators can well reflect the regulatory effect of CAP on inflammation and immunity in the septic rats.
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- 红兵 李
- />贵阳市第一人民医院急诊科,贵州 贵阳 550002Department of Emergency Medicine, Guiyang First People's Hospital, Guiyang 550002, China
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- />贵阳市第一人民医院急诊科,贵州 贵阳 550002Department of Emergency Medicine, Guiyang First People's Hospital, Guiyang 550002, China
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- />贵阳市第一人民医院急诊科,贵州 贵阳 550002Department of Emergency Medicine, Guiyang First People's Hospital, Guiyang 550002, China
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- />贵阳市第一人民医院急诊科,贵州 贵阳 550002Department of Emergency Medicine, Guiyang First People's Hospital, Guiyang 550002, China
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- />贵阳市第一人民医院急诊科,贵州 贵阳 550002Department of Emergency Medicine, Guiyang First People's Hospital, Guiyang 550002, China
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Liu Z, Gu J, Qin Z, Yang C, Yu S, Dai X, Wang K. Decreased Foxp3 and function of Tregs caused immune imbalance and liver injury in patients with autoimmune liver diseases post-liver transplantation. Ann Transl Med 2020; 8:534. [PMID: 32411757 PMCID: PMC7214902 DOI: 10.21037/atm.2020.03.203] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Background Autoimmune liver diseases (AILD) is a type of autoimmune disease which may cause end-stage liver failure and require liver transplantation. Regulatory T cells (Tregs) play an irreplaceable role in maintaining immunological homeostasis. Methods In this study, we made a comparative analysis of the immune balance and graft function between AILD patients’ post-transplantation and the patients who have had liver failure with hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection post-transplantation. Immune cell phenotype of two groups were analyzed. We sorted CD4+CD25+CD127-Tregs both in vitro and vivo and did TSDR methylation status assay to explore further possible mechanisms. Results Our data showed that there is a worse prognosis with severe graft function in liver transplant patients with AILD compared to patients with HBV-induced liver failure. Immune cell phenotype analysis showed that more Tregs could be detected in AILD patients compared with HBV patients’ post-transplantation. We sorted CD4+CD25+CD127-Tregs in vivo and showed that Tregs presented decreased function both in vitro and vivo. Mechanism study also proved that modulation of the phosphorylation level of STAT1 and STAT3 as well as the methylation level of TSDR in Foxp3 might partially result in the function loss of Tregs. Conclusions These results suggest that loss of Foxp3 expression and suppressive function of Tregs may be the critical factor that causes graft loss for liver transplant patients after AILD.
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- Zheng Liu
- Translational Medicine Research Center, Affiliated Jiangning Hospital, and Liver Transplantation Center, First Affiliated Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210029, China
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- Translational Medicine Research Center, Affiliated Jiangning Hospital, and Liver Transplantation Center, First Affiliated Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210029, China
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- Translational Medicine Research Center, Affiliated Jiangning Hospital, and Liver Transplantation Center, First Affiliated Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210029, China
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- Medical college, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212000, China
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- Translational Medicine Research Center, Affiliated Jiangning Hospital, and Liver Transplantation Center, First Affiliated Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210029, China
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- Translational Medicine Research Center, Affiliated Jiangning Hospital, and Liver Transplantation Center, First Affiliated Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210029, China
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- Translational Medicine Research Center, Affiliated Jiangning Hospital, and Liver Transplantation Center, First Affiliated Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210029, China
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Kim SH, Seong GS, Choung SY. Fermented Morinda citrifolia (Noni) Alleviates DNCB-Induced Atopic Dermatitis in NC/Nga Mice through Modulating Immune Balance and Skin Barrier Function. Nutrients 2020; 12:nu12010249. [PMID: 31963703 PMCID: PMC7019744 DOI: 10.3390/nu12010249] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2020] [Revised: 01/15/2020] [Accepted: 01/15/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Morinda citrifolia, a fruit generally known as "Noni", has been traditionally used in parts of East Asia to relieve inflammatory diseases. Although several studies using noni have been reported, the effect of fermented Morinda citrifolia (F.NONI) on atopic dermatitis (AD) has not been investigated. Thus, we aimed to investigate the improving effect of F.NONI treatment on AD-like skin lesions and elucidate molecular mechanisms. F.NONI was prepared by the fermentation of noni fruit with probiotics and then extracted. F.NONI was orally administrated to NC/Nga mice to evaluate its therapeutic effect on 2,4-dinitrochlorobenzene (DNCB)-induced AD. Oral administration of F.NONI significantly alleviated AD lesions and symptoms such as dermatitis scores, ear thickness, scratching behavior, epidermal thickness, and infiltration of inflammatory cells (e.g., mast cells and eosinophils). In addition, F.NONI treatment reduced the levels of histamine, IgE and IgG1/IgG2a ratio, thymus and activation regulated chemokine (TARC), and thymic stromal lymphopoietin (TSLP) in serum and beneficially modulated the expressions of Th1, Th2, Th17, and Th22-mediated cytokines in lesioned skin and splenocytes. Furthermore, the expressions of the skin barrier-related proteins including filaggrin (FLG), loricrin (LOR), involucrin (IVL), zonula occludens-1 (ZO-1), and occludin (OCC) were restored by F.NONI treatment. Taken together, these results suggest that F.NONI could be a therapeutic agent to attenuate AD-like skin lesions through modulating the immune balance and skin barrier function.
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- Sung Ho Kim
- Department of Life and Nanopharmaceutical Sciences, Graduate School, Kyung Hee University, 26 Kyungheedae-ro, Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul 02447, Korea;
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- Korea Food Research Institute, 245 Nongsaengmyeong-ro, Iseo-myeon, Wanju_Gun, Jeollabuk-do 55365, Korea;
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- Department of Life and Nanopharmaceutical Sciences, Graduate School, Kyung Hee University, 26 Kyungheedae-ro, Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul 02447, Korea;
- Department of Preventive Pharmacy and Toxicology, College of Pharmacy, Kyung Hee University, 26 Kyungheedae-ro, Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul 02447, Korea
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +82-2-691-0372
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Zhou J, Wang Y, Fan Q, Liu Y, Liu H, Yan J, Li M, Dong W, Li W. High levels of fucosylation and sialylation of milk N-glycans from mothers with gestational diabetes mellitus alter the offspring gut microbiome and immune balance in mice. FASEB J 2020; 34:3715-3731. [PMID: 31944389 DOI: 10.1096/fj.201901674r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2019] [Revised: 12/09/2019] [Accepted: 12/17/2019] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is significantly associated with allergen sensitization in early childhood, and this may influence the gut microbiome and immune system of the children. In addition to mother-to-child transmission of microbes, milk glycans play a pivotal role in shaping the gut microbiome of infants. A previous study has demonstrated alterations in the major milk N-glycans of mothers with GDM. However, the impact of these changes on the gut microbiome and immune response of the neonates has yet to be studied. Here, we aimed to compare the glycosylation levels of various milk glycans between normal and GDM mice, and to characterize the intestinal microbiome and immune responses of the offspring after weaning. We found that GDM mouse milk contained significantly higher concentrations of fucosylated and sialylated N-glycans than control mice, but there was no difference in the concentration of milk oligosaccharides between the groups. The differences in milk N-glycans had direct effects on the intestinal microbiome of the offspring, which in turn affected their immune response upon challenge with ovalbumin (OVA), with disruptions in the Th1/Th2 and Th17/Treg cell balances. This study lays the foundation for further research and development of specific nutritional care for the offspring of GDM mothers.
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- Jiaorui Zhou
- Department of Microecology, College of Basic Medical Science, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, China
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- Department of Biochemistry, College of Basic Medical Science, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, China
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- Department of Microecology, College of Basic Medical Science, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, China
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- Department of Microecology, College of Basic Medical Science, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, China
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- Department of Microecology, College of Basic Medical Science, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, China
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- Key Laboratory of Separation Science for Analytical Chemistry, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian, China
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- Department of Microecology, College of Basic Medical Science, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, China
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- Department of Biochemistry, College of Basic Medical Science, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, China
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- Department of Biochemistry, College of Basic Medical Science, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, China
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Flamann C, Peter K, Kreutz M, Bruns H. Regulation of the Immune Balance During Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation by Vitamin D. Front Immunol 2019; 10:2586. [PMID: 31749811 PMCID: PMC6848223 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2019.02586] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2019] [Accepted: 10/18/2019] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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One of the most promising therapeutic approaches for numerous hematological malignancies represents the allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (allo-HSCT). One major complication is the development of the life-threatening graft-vs.-host disease (GvHD) which limits beneficial effects of graft-vs.-leukemia (GvL) responses during allo-HSCT. Strengthening GvL effects without induction of severe GvHD is essential to decrease the relapse rate after allo-HSCT. An interesting player in this context is vitamin D3 since it has modulatory capacity in both preventing GvHD and boosting GvL responses. Current studies claim that vitamin D3 induces an immunosuppressive environment by dendritic cell (DC)-dependent generation of regulatory T cells (Tregs). Since vitamin D3 is known to support the antimicrobial defense by re-establishing the physical barrier as well as releasing defensins and antimicrobial peptides, it might also improve graft-vs.-infection (GvI) effects in patients. Beyond that, alloreactive T cells might be attenuated by vitamin D3-mediated inhibition of proliferation and activation. Despite the inhibitory effects of vitamin D3 on T cells, anti-tumor responses of GvL might be reinforced by vitamin D3-triggered phagocytic activity and antibody-based immunotherapy. Therefore, vitamin D3 treatment does not only lead to a shift from a pro-inflammatory toward a tolerogenic state but also promotes tumoricidal activity of immune cells. In this review we focus on vitamin D3 and its immunomodulatory effects by enhancing anti-tumor activity while alleviating harmful allogeneic responses in order to restore the immune balance.
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- Cindy Flamann
- Department of Internal Medicine 5, Hematology/Oncology, Friedrich Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg, Erlangen, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine III - Hematology and Internal Oncology, University Hospital of Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine III - Hematology and Internal Oncology, University Hospital of Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine 5, Hematology/Oncology, Friedrich Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg, Erlangen, Germany
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Qu X, Li Q, Song Y, Xue A, Liu Y, Qi D, Dong H. Potential of myricetin to restore the immune balance in dextran sulfate sodium-induced acute murine ulcerative colitis. J Pharm Pharmacol 2019; 72:92-100. [PMID: 31724745 DOI: 10.1111/jphp.13197] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2019] [Accepted: 10/21/2019] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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OBJECTIVES Myricetin is a bioactive compound in many edible plants with anti-inflammatory and anticarcinogenic activity. The current study aimed to determine the protective effects and mechanism of myricetin against ulcerative colitis (UC). METHODS Myricetin was orally administered at doses of 40 and 80 mg/kg to C57BL/6 mice with UC induced using dextran sulfate sodium. The disease-associated index and colon length were determined at the end of the experiment, the proportion of Treg, Th1 and Th17 was analysed by cytometry, and cytokines were detected using ELISA. KEY FINDINGS Myricetin (80 mg/kg) ameliorated the severity of inflammation in acute UC and significantly improved the condition. Myricetin (80 mg/kg) elevated the levels of IL-10 and transforming growth factor β. In addition, the proportion of regulatory T cells significantly increased in mice in the myricetin treatment group. CONCLUSIONS Taking together, these results suggest that myricetin exhibits significant protective effects against UC and it could be used as a potential treatment for UC.
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- Xinyan Qu
- Laboratory of Immunology for Environment and Health, Shandong Analysis and Test Center, Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences), Shandong, China
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- Experimental Center, Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shandong, China.,Key Laboratory of Basic Research of Traditional Chinese Medicine in Shandong Province, Shandong, China
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- Laboratory of Immunology for Environment and Health, Shandong Analysis and Test Center, Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences), Shandong, China
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- Laboratory of Immunology for Environment and Health, Shandong Analysis and Test Center, Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences), Shandong, China
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- Laboratory of Immunology for Environment and Health, Shandong Analysis and Test Center, Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences), Shandong, China
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- Experimental Center, Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shandong, China.,Key Laboratory of Basic Research of Traditional Chinese Medicine in Shandong Province, Shandong, China
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- Shandong Analysis and Test Center, Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences), Shandong, China
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Shao Q, Gao H. Progress in interleukin-2 therapy for rheumatic immune diseases by regulating the immune balance of T cells. Scand J Immunol 2019; 90:e12822. [PMID: 31494958 DOI: 10.1111/sji.12822] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2019] [Revised: 08/26/2019] [Accepted: 08/29/2019] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Breaking the balance between effector T cells, including Th17 (T helper cell 17) cells, and regulatory T cells (Tregs) is a key link in the pathogenesis of rheumatic immune diseases, which lead to a new concept of regulating immune balance in the treatment of rheumatic immune diseases. Interleukin (IL)-2 can effectively regulate the differentiation, development and functional activity of regulatory T cells, thus restoring the immune balance between regulatory T cells and effector T cells. Therefore, low-dose IL-2 has been used in the treatment of rheumatic immune diseases, and it has become a promising new choice to achieve therapeutic purpose by regulating the immune balance of T cell. Here, we discuss the role of T cells immune imbalance in the pathogenesis of rheumatic immune diseases and the mechanism of IL-2 in the treatment of rheumatic immune diseases by regulating T cells immune balance and summarize the relevant clinical trials.
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- Qin Shao
- Department of Rheumatology, Chongqing Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Rheumatology, Chongqing Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chongqing, China
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Zhou T, Li WT, Yu JC, Jia YJ. [Impacts of moxibustion at Zusanli (ST 36) on the improvements in the quality of life in patients with advanced malignant tumor]. Zhongguo Zhen Jiu 2019; 39:133-6. [PMID: 30942030 DOI: 10.13703/j.0255-2930.2019.02.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To observe the impacts of moxibustion at Zusanli (ST 36) on the improvements in the quality of life in the patients with advanced malignant tumor. METHODS A total of 60 patients with advanced malignant tumor were randomized into an observation group and a control group, 30 cases in each one. In the control group, the routine symptomatic scheme was adopted. In the observation group, on the base of the routine treatment, moxibustion was applied to bilateral Zusanli (ST 36), once a day. The observation period was 12 days. The percentages of , and in T lymphocyte subset, the ratio of / , the value of hemoglobin, Karnofsky score (KPS) and the main symptom score of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) were compared before and after treatment in the two groups. RESULTS In comparison before and after treatment in the two groups as well as between the two groups, the differences were not significant in the contents of , and , hemoglobin and the ratio of / (all P>0.05). In the observation group, KPS after treatment was increased as compared with the score before treatment (P<0.05). In the observation group, the scores of the main TCM symptoms, i.e. lassitude, insomnia, poor appetite, spontaneous sweating, dizziness and vertigo as well as the total score after treatment were all reduced as compared with the scores before treatment (all P<0.01). In the control group, the difference was not significant in the score of each item (all P>0.05). In the observation group, the improvements in lassitude, short breath, poor appetite, dizziness and vertigo, complexion, palpitation, soreness and weakness of the lumber region and knee joint as well as the total score were better than the control group (P<0.05, P<0.01). CONCLUSION Moxibustion at Zusanli (ST 36) effectively regulates the immune balance and relieves the clinical symptoms in the patients with advanced malignant tumor.
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- Ting Zhou
- Tianjin University of TCM, Tianjin 300193, China
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- the First Affiliated Hospital of Tianjin University of TCM, Tianjin 300193
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- the First Affiliated Hospital of Tianjin University of TCM, Tianjin 300193
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- the First Affiliated Hospital of Tianjin University of TCM, Tianjin 300193
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Liu YS, Huang H, Zhou SM, Tian HJ, Li P. Excessive Iron Availability Caused by Disorders of Interleukin-10 and Interleukin-22 Contributes to High Altitude Polycythemia. Front Physiol 2018; 9:548. [PMID: 29872401 PMCID: PMC5972294 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2018.00548] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2018] [Accepted: 04/30/2018] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Background: Because the pathogenesis of high altitude polycythemia (HAPC) is unclear, the aim of the present study was to explore whether abnormal iron metabolism is involved in the pathogenesis of HAPC and the possible cause. Methods: We examined the serum levels of iron, total iron binding capacity, soluble transferrin receptor (sTfR), ferritin, and hepcidin as well as erythropoietin (EPO) and inflammation-related cytokines in 20 healthy volunteers at sea level, 36 healthy high-altitude migrants, and 33 patients with HAPC. Mice that were exposed to a simulated hypoxic environment at an altitude of 5,000 m for 4 weeks received exogenous iron or intervention on cytokines, and the iron-related and hematological indices of peripheral blood and bone marrow were detected. The in vitro effects of some cytokines on hematopoietic cells were also observed. Results: Iron mobilization and utilization were enhanced in people who had lived at high altitudes for a long time. Notably, both the iron storage in ferritin and the available iron in the blood were elevated in patients with HAPC compared with the healthy high-altitude migrants. The correlation analysis indicated that the decreased hepcidin may have contributed to enhanced iron availability in HAPC, and decreased interleukin (IL)-10 and IL-22 were significantly associated with decreased hepcidin. The results of the animal experiments confirmed that a certain degree of iron redundancy may promote bone marrow erythropoiesis and peripheral red blood cell production in hypoxic mice and that decreased IL-10 and IL-22 stimulated iron mobilization during hypoxia by affecting hepcidin expression. Conclusion: These data demonstrated, for the first time, that an excess of obtainable iron caused by disordered IL-10 and IL-22 was involved in the pathogenesis of some HAPC patients. The potential benefits of iron removal and immunoregulation for the prevention and treatment of HAPC deserve further research.
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- Yun-Sheng Liu
- Department of High Altitude Hygiene, College of High Altitude Military Medicine, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China.,Department of Medical Geography, College of High Altitude Military Medicine, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China.,Key Laboratory of High Altitude Environmental Medicine, Ministry of Education, Chongqing, China.,Key Laboratory of High Altitude Physiology and High Altitude Disease, Chinese People's Liberation Army, Chongqing, China
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- Department of High Altitude Hygiene, College of High Altitude Military Medicine, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China.,Key Laboratory of High Altitude Environmental Medicine, Ministry of Education, Chongqing, China.,Key Laboratory of High Altitude Physiology and High Altitude Disease, Chinese People's Liberation Army, Chongqing, China
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- Department of High Altitude Hygiene, College of High Altitude Military Medicine, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China.,Key Laboratory of High Altitude Environmental Medicine, Ministry of Education, Chongqing, China.,Key Laboratory of High Altitude Physiology and High Altitude Disease, Chinese People's Liberation Army, Chongqing, China
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- Department of High Altitude Hygiene, College of High Altitude Military Medicine, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China.,Key Laboratory of High Altitude Environmental Medicine, Ministry of Education, Chongqing, China.,Key Laboratory of High Altitude Physiology and High Altitude Disease, Chinese People's Liberation Army, Chongqing, China
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- Department of High Altitude Hygiene, College of High Altitude Military Medicine, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China.,Key Laboratory of High Altitude Environmental Medicine, Ministry of Education, Chongqing, China.,Key Laboratory of High Altitude Physiology and High Altitude Disease, Chinese People's Liberation Army, Chongqing, China
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Zhu P, Li L, Gao B, Zhang M, Wang Y, Gu Y, Hu L. Impact of chronic methamphetamine treatment on the atherosclerosis formation in ApoE-/- mice fed a high cholesterol diet. Oncotarget 2017; 8:55064-55072. [PMID: 28903402 PMCID: PMC5589641 DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.19020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2017] [Accepted: 06/04/2017] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Background We previously reported that methamphetamine could promote atherosclerosis (AS) in ApoE−/− mice fed normal chow. We herein observed the impact of methamphetamine on AS in ApoE−/− mice fed a high cholesterol diet and explored the potential mechanisms. Results and Materials and Methods Male ApoE−/− mice fed a high cholesterol diet were treated with saline (NS, n = 5) or methamphetamine [8 mg/kg/day (M8, n = 6) through intraperitoneal injection] for 24 weeks. Afterwards, the percentage area of atheromatous plaque in aortic root (44.31 ± 3.21% vs. 32.91 ± 3.58%, P < 0.01) and atherosclerotic lesion area on Oil red O stained en face aorta (32.74 ± 6.97% vs. 18.72 ± 3.65%, P < 0.01) were significantly higher in M8 group than in NS group. The percentages of Th1 cells and Th17 cells in spleen were significantly higher while the percentages of Th2 cells and CD4+CD25+Foxp3+ Tregs were significantly lower in M8 group than in NS group. mRNA expressions of TNF-α, IFN-γ, and IL-17 were significantly up-regulated, IL-4, IL-10, Foxp3, and TGF-β were significantly down-regulated in carotid artery and in spleen in M8 group compared to NS group. Conclusions Chronic methamphetamine treatment can enhance atherosclerotic plaque formation possibly through promoting proinflammatory cytokine secretions in ApoE−/− mice fed a high cholesterol diet.
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- Pengfei Zhu
- Department of Cardiology, Heart Center at Puai Hospital, Puai Hospital, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Heart Center at Puai Hospital, Puai Hospital, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Heart Center at Puai Hospital, Puai Hospital, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Heart Center at Puai Hospital, Puai Hospital, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Heart Center at Puai Hospital, Puai Hospital, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Heart Center at Puai Hospital, Puai Hospital, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Heart Center at Puai Hospital, Puai Hospital, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, China
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Dieterlen MT, Bittner HB, Pierzchalski A, Dhein S, Mohr FW, Barten MJ. Immunological monitoring of extracorporeal photopheresis after heart transplantation. Clin Exp Immunol 2014; 176:120-8. [PMID: 24329680 DOI: 10.1111/cei.12254] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 12/05/2013] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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Extracorporeal photopheresis (ECP) has been used as a prophylactic and therapeutic option to avoid and treat rejection after heart transplantation (HTx). Tolerance-inducing effects of ECP such as up-regulation of regulatory T cells (T(regs)) are known, but specific effects of ECP on regulatory T cell (T(reg)) subsets and dendritic cells (DCs) are lacking. We analysed different subsets of T(regs) and DCs as well as the immune balance status during ECP treatment after HTx. Blood samples were collected from HTx patients treated with ECP for prophylaxis (n = 9) or from patients with histologically proven acute cellular rejection (ACR) of grade ≥ 1B (n = 9), as well as from control HTx patients without ECP (HTxC; n = 7). Subsets of T(regs) and DCs as well as different cytokine levels were analysed. Almost 80% of the HTx patients showed an effect to ECP treatment with an increase of T(regs) and plasmacytoid DCs (pDCs). The percentage of pDCs before ECP treatment was significantly higher in patients with no ECP effect (26·3% ± 5·6%) compared to patients who showed an effect to ECP (9·8% ± 10·2%; P = 0·011). Analysis of functional subsets of CD4⁺CD25(high)CD127(low) T(regs) showed that CD62L-, CD120b- and CD147-positive T(regs) did not differ between the groups. CD39-positive T(regs) increased during ECP treatment compared to HTxC. ECP-treated patients showed higher levels for T helper type 1 (Th1), Th2 and Th17 cytokines. Cytokine levels were higher in HTx patients with rejection before ECP treatment compared to patients with prophylactic ECP treatment. We recommend a monitoring strategy that includes the quantification and analysis of T(regs), pDCs and the immune balance status before and up to 12 months after starting ECP.
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- M-T Dieterlen
- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Heart Center, University Hospital Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
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Singh A, Vajpayee M, Ali SA, Chauhan NK. Cellular interplay among Th17, Th1, and Treg cells in HIV-1 subtype "C" infection. J Med Virol 2013; 86:372-84. [PMID: 24249618 DOI: 10.1002/jmv.23810] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 08/29/2013] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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CD4 T cell depletion is central to HIV pathogenesis and disease progression. Different subsets of CD4 T cells cooperate to combat an infection. Therefore, the immune balance among Th17, Th1, and Treg cells may be critical in HIV immunopathogenesis which is not adequately defined yet. The impact of HIV-1 infection on the interplay of Th17/Th1/Treg cells in HIV-1 infected Indian individuals was examined in the present study and report that HIV-1 Gag specific peripheral blood Th17 cells were significantly depleted in late infected subjects, compared to early infected subjects and slow progressors. Although, the gradual loss of Th1 cells was also reported during HIV-1 disease progression but relative to Th17 cells, Th1 cells were found to be more resistant to HIV-1 infection. Additionally, a significant and progressive gain in Treg cellular frequency was observed as disease progress from early to late stage of HIV-1 infection. This study also indicate that slow progressors might have an intrinsic capacity to develop strong HIV-1 specific Th17 and Th1 cell responses contrasted with a faint Treg cellular performance signifies the importance of these cellular subsets in progressive versus nonprogressive HIV-1 infection. A significant gradual loss of Th17/Treg ratio was found to be associated with disease state, plasma viral load and immune activation.
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- Alpana Singh
- Department of Microbiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India; Saifia College of Science, Barkatullah University, Bhopal, India
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Recent research has pointed to the developing immune system as a remarkably sensitive toxicologic target for environmental chemicals and drugs. In fact, the perinatal period before and just after birth is replete with dynamic immune changes, many of which do not occur in adults. These include not only the basic maturation and distribution of immune cell types and selection against autoreactive lymphocytes but also changes designed specifically to protect the pregnancy against immune-mediated miscarriage. The newborn is then faced with critical immune maturational adjustments to achieve an immune balance necessary to combat myriad childhood and later-life diseases. All these processes set the fetus and neonate completely apart from the adult regarding immunotoxicologic risk. Yet for decades, safety evaluation has relied almost exclusively upon exposure of the adult immune system to predict perinatal immune risk. Recent workshops and forums have suggested a benefit in employing alternative exposures that include exposure throughout early life stages. However, issues remain concerning when and where such applications might be required. In this review we discuss the reasons why immunotoxic assessment is important for current childhood diseases and why adult exposure assessment cannot predict the effect of xenobiotics on the developing immune system. It also provides examples of developmental immunotoxicants where age-based risk appears to differ. Finally, it stresses the need to replace adult exposure assessment for immune evaluation with protocols that can protect the developing immune system.
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- Rodney R Dietert
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, North Tower Road, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA.
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