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Anti-inflammatory effect of IL-37b in children with allergic rhinitis
Wenlong Liu1, Li Deng1, Yanqiu Chen1
1Department of Otolaryngology, Guangzhou Women and Children's Medical Center, Guangzhou Medical College, No. 9 Jinsui Road, Guangzhou 510623, China.
Background:
Interleukin-37 (IL-37), a newly described member of IL-1family, functioned as a fundamental inhibitor of innate inflammatory and immune responses, especially its isoform IL-37b.
Objective:
This study was undertaken to evaluate the expression and regulation of IL-37b in children with allergic rhinitis (AR).
Methods:
Forty children with AR and twenty-five normal controls were included. The relationship between IL-37b and Th1/2 cytokines production in serum and nasal lavage was examined by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). Peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) were purified for in vitro regulation experiment of IL-37b. Intranasal mometasone furoate was given in AR children and IL-37b change after one-month treatment was detected using ELISA.
Results:
We observed significantly decreased IL-37b expression levels in both serum and nasal lavage compared to controls. IL-37b was negatively correlated with Th2 cytokines. Our results also showed that IL-37b downregulated Th2 cytokine expressed by PBMCs and this modulation was through mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) and phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K) pathway. We also found that intranasal mometasone furoate therapy can promote nasal IL-37b expression.
Conclusion:
IL-37b may be involved in Th2 cytokine regulation in AR and its expression was related to the efficacy of intranasal steroid therapy.
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