Wei Xiuli,Huang Zhi,Li Xin,Liu Wei.Role of Foxp3 and regulatory T cells in pathogenesis of passive transferred myasthenia gravis in young mice[J].J Amry Med Univ (J Third Mil Med Univ),2010,32(04):353-356.
Wei Xiuli,Huang Zhi,Li Xin,Liu Wei.Role of Foxp3 and regulatory T cells in pathogenesis of passive transferred myasthenia gravis in young mice[J].J Amry Med Univ (J Third Mil Med Univ),2010,32(04):353-356.DOI:
Role of Foxp3 and regulatory T cells in pathogenesis of passive transferred myasthenia gravis in young mice
Tregs) and Foxp3mRNA in pathogenesis of passive transferred myasthenia gravis (PTMG) by detecting their expression in a PTMG model. Methods Sixteen C57BL/6 young female mice were divided into model group and control group. A PTMG model was established by injecting Ringer’s solution containing 1.0 mg/kg mAb35 into abdominal cavity. Mice in control group were injected with Ringer’s solution not containing mAb35. Levels of CD4
+
CD25
+
T cells and Foxp3
+
CD4
+
CD25
+
Tregs in spleen cells were measured by flow cytometry. Expression of Foxp3 mRNA in spleen cells was detected by real-time fluorescent quantitative polymerase chain reaction (RT-FQ-PCR). Serum level of interleukin-2 and interferon-γ was detected by ELISA. Results The ratio of CD4
+
CD25
+
T cells and CD4
+
T cells was higher in model group [(8.82±0.74)%
]
than in control group [(9.89±0.88)%
]
(P0.05). The ratio of Foxp3
+
CD4
+
CD25
+
Tregs and CD4
+
CD25
+
T cells was significantly lower in model group [(6.83±1.18)%
]
than in control group [(8.38±0.76)%
]
(P0.01). The expression level of Foxp3 mRNA in spleen cells was significantly lower in model group (0.47±0.30) than in control group (1.53±1.19) (P0.05). The serum level of IL-2 and IFN-γ was higher in model group (24.41±13.83 and 142.31±6.05 ng/L) than in control group (12.09±2.96 and 109.36±3.64 ng/L) (P0.05). The change in the number of Foxp3
+
CD4
+
CD25
+
Tregs was positively correlated with that of CD4
+
CD25
+
T cells between model and control groups(r=0.864 vs r=0.977,P0.01). Conclu
sion Down-regulation of Foxp3 expression can decrease the expression of Foxp3
+
CD4
+
CD25
+
Tregs subgroups
and upregulation of IL-2 and IFN-γ plays an important role in the pathogenesis of Foxp3-mediated PTMG.
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