Feng MengJie,Shi Fei,Qiu Chen.Expression and relationship of microRNA-31 and FOXP3 mRNAs in CD4+ T cells from a mouse asthma model[J].J Amry Med Univ (J Third Mil Med Univ),2012,34(05):419-422.
Feng MengJie,Shi Fei,Qiu Chen.Expression and relationship of microRNA-31 and FOXP3 mRNAs in CD4+ T cells from a mouse asthma model[J].J Amry Med Univ (J Third Mil Med Univ),2012,34(05):419-422.DOI:
Expression and relationship of microRNA-31 and FOXP3 mRNAs in CD4+ T cells from a mouse asthma model
Objective To determine the expression levels of microRNA-31 and FOXP3 mRNAs in the spleen CD4
+
T cells from asthma mice
and identify their relationship. Methods A total of 15 Balb/c mice were randomly divided into 3 groups
normal contr
ol group
model group
and dexamethasone treatment group.The murine asthma model was sensitized and challenged by ovalbumin (OVA). The inflammatory cytokines IL-4 and IFN-γ in the bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) in the 3 groups were measured by ELISA. Expression of microRNA-31 and FOXP3 mRNAs in spleen CD4
+
T cells from the 3 groups were detected by quantitative real time-PCR assay. The relationship of the expression were also analyzed. Results The BALF level of IL-4 was increased in the model group (228.29±66.18 pg/ml) compared with the normal control group (66.63±17.33 pg/ml
P0.05)
but no significant difference was found in its level between the dexamethasone treatment group (120.84±32.29) and normal control(P0.05). There was no significant difference in levels of IFN-γ among the three groups(P0.05). The expression of FOXP3 mRNA in the spleen CD4
+
T cells in the model group was 0.10 times as great as in the normal control group (P0.05)
and that in the dexamethasone treatment group was 3.75 times as great as in the model group (P0.05). However
there was no significant difference in FOXP3 mRNA between the normal control and the dexamethasone treatment group(P0.05). The expressions of microRNA-31 mRNA in the splenn CD4
+
T lymphocytes in the model group were 4.79 times as great as in the normal control (P0.05)
and that in the dexamethasone treatment group were 4.85 times as great as in the normal control (P0.05). There was no significant difference in microRNA-31 expression between the model group and the dexamethasone treatment group(P0.05). Pearson correlation coefficient between microRNA-31 and FOXP3 mRNA was -0.609 (P0.05). Conclusion There is a negative linear correlation between microRNA-31 and FOXP3 mRNA in asthma
and microRNA-31 and dexamethasone may affect the expression of FOXP3 mRNA via different pathways.
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