IL-4 can inhibit IL-17 production in collagen induced arthritis
Siamak Sandoghchian Shotorbani1, Yue Zhang, Samuel Essien Baidoo
1Department of Immunology, Center of Clinical Medicine and Laboratory, Azad Islamic University, Tabriz, Iran,
Background:
IL-4 is a cytokine that induces differentiation of naive helper T cells into Th2 cells. Once activated by IL-4, Th2 cells subsequently produce additional IL-4.
Objective:
To examine the effect of IL-4 on IL-17 production and its effect in Collagen-Induced Arthritis (CIA) mice.
Method:
In this study, a chicken collagen-II-induced experimental arthritis (CIA) model was used in DBA/1 mice to investigate the relationship between IL-4 and IL-17 as well as other inflammatory factors. On the 38th day after the mice were induced with CIA, the expression of IL-17 and IL-4 as well as IFN-γ and IL-13 in sera of the mice was measured by QRT-PCR and ELISA.
Result:
The result of QRT-PCR analysis of IL-17 and IL-4 mRNA levels in the spleen showed that IL-17 is increased significantly at the onset of CIA in the spleen (p<0.01). Meanwhile, IL-17 is generally reduced at the peak of CIA but IL-4 is increased significantly at this peak in the spleen when the weight of the animal was taken into consideration (p<0.05).
Conclusion:
IL-4 can be involved in the production of IL-17 at especially the peak of CIA. These results imply that the inhibition of IL-17 may decrease the expression of IL-1β and IL-6 production which will result in the aggravation of arthritis.
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