在大肠炎小鼠中,TRAF5通过Runx1调节肠粘膜Th1/Th17细胞的免疫反应
Mengting Li1,2, Caiqin Gan1,2, Runan Zhang1,2
1Department of Gastroenterology, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China.
Immunology
|August 14, 2023
概括
瘤亡因子相关因子5 (TRAF5) 缺乏症通过通过Runx1.1.促进Th1和Th17细胞分化而加剧炎症性肠病 (IBD). 在CD4+T细胞中准TRAF5为IBD提供了潜在的新疗法.
科学领域:
- 免疫学 免疫学 免疫学
- 胃肠病学 胃肠病学
- 分子生物学分子生物学
背景情况:
- 炎症性肠病 (IBD) 涉及CD4+ T助手1 (Th1) 和T助手17 (Th17) 细胞的反应.
- 瘤坏死因子相关因子5 (TRAF5) 缺乏会使结肠炎恶化,但其在IBD病原发生中的作用尚不清楚.
研究的目的:
- 研究TRAF5在调节IBD病原体中的CD4+T细胞免疫反应中的作用.
- 阐明TRAF5在结肠炎中影响Th1和Th17细胞分化的机制.
主要方法:
- 在Rag2-/-小鼠中建立了一种慢性结肠炎模型,使用T细胞从TRAF5-/-或野生型 (WT) CD4+CD45RB高T细胞转移.
- 在体内利用腺相关病毒 (AAV) 介导的基因淘汰来抑制子相关转录因子1 (Runx1).
- 使用RT-PCR,免疫组织化学,ELISA和流细胞计量量化Th1和Th17细胞细胞因子 (INF-γ,TNF-α,IL-17a).
主要成果:
- 与WT对照组相比,TRAF5-/- CD4+ T细胞诱导了更严重的肠道炎症,并增加了INF-γ,TNF-α和IL-17a的表达.
- 流细胞测量显示,在接受TRAF5-/- T细胞的小鼠的肠粘膜中,INF-γ+,IL-17a+和INF-γ+IL-17a+ CD4+ T细胞的百分比明显更高.
- 在大肠炎模型中,Runx1淘汰赛抑制了TRAF5-/- CD4+ T细胞分化为Th1和Th17细胞.
结论:
- TRAF5通过Runx1调节Th1和Th17细胞分化和免疫反应,从而导致大肠炎的发病.
- 在CD4+T细胞中准TRAF5代表了IBD的潜在新疗法策略.
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