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ArticleInflammation2013

Small interfering RNA targeting T-cell Ig mucin-3 decreases allergic airway inflammation and hyperresponsiveness.

Xiao-Xia Lu, Karen S McCoy, Jia-Li Xu, Wei-Kun Hu, He-Bin Chen

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Article in Inflammation, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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6 citing papers in PubMed, 10 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Xiao-Xia LuDepartment of pulmonary Medicine, Wuhan Women and Children Health Care Center, Wuhan, China. lusi74@163.com
Karen S McCoy
Jia-Li Xu
Wei-Kun Hu
He-Bin Chen
Wuhan Medical Center for Women and Children · CNHuazhong University of Science and Technology · CNThe Ohio State University · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Since CD4+ T cells play a pivotal role in the development of airway inflammation and hyperresponsiveness, targeting activated CD4+ T cell subsets and increasing the cells with regulatory function would be a logical therapeutic approach. We showed that this outcome can be achieved by local therapy with Tim-3, which is a negative regulator of CD4+ T cells. Tim-3 expression was up-regulated by ovalbumin (OVA) induction. Attenuating Tim-3 expression by RNA interference suppressed allergen-induced immune responses. Intranasal application of Tim-3 shRNA diminished airway inflammation and hyperresponsiveness. Multiple mechanisms were involved in the inhibitory effects, including regulation the imbalance of Th1/Th17 and increasing Treg cell expression. Our results indicate that the Tim-3 pathway is highly involved in the regulation of asthma. Targeting Tim-3 by siRNA may hold therapeutic potential in preventing the development of allergic asthma.

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AnimalsAsthmaBronchial HyperreactivityCells, CulturedFemaleHepatitis A Virus Cellular Receptor 2InflammationLeukocytes, MononuclearMiceMice, Inbred BALB COvalbuminReceptors, VirusRespiratory HypersensitivityRNA InterferenceRNA, Small InterferingTh17 CellsHavcr2 protein, mouseHepatitis A Virus Cellular Receptor 2OvalbuminReceptors, VirusRNA, Small Interfering

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PMID23232962
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