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[Interleukin-27 affects IFN-gamma and IL-4 activities in children with asthma]
Jie Chen1, Yue-Sha Yuan, Qi Li
1Clinical Medical School of Yangtze University, Jingzhou, Hubei 434000, China.
Objective:
To study the effect of interleukin (IL)-27 on INF and IL-4 activities in children with asthma.
Methods:
The levels of IFN-gamma and IL-4 in culture supernatants of peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) from 23 asthmatic children were measured using ELISA. PBMCs were cultured with recombinant IL-27 (5 ng/mL or 0.5 ng/mL) for 12 hrs in vitro.
Results:
IFN-gamma levels in both 5 ng/mL and 0.5 ng/mL IL-27 treatment groups (85.9+/-12.2 and 8.9+/-2.3 microg/L, respectively) increased compared with those in the cytokine stimulated control group (P<0.01, P<0.05 respectively). The group treated with 5 ng/mL IL-27 had decreased significantly IL-4 levels compared with the cytokine stimulated control group (15.0+/-1.9 microg/L vs 77.0+/-15.6 microg/L; P<0.01).
Conclusions:
IL-27 may be involved in the pathogenesis of asthma. It may affect Th1/Th2 cell activities and might be a new option for the treatment of asthma.
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