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ArticlePloS one2013

Resistance to Streptozotocin-Induced Autoimmune Diabetes in Absence of Complement C3: Myeloid-Derived Suppressor Cells Play a Role.

Xiaogang Gao, Huanhai Liu, Bin He, Zhiren Fu

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Article in PloS one, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers.

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4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Xiaogang GaoDepartment of Organ Transplantation, Shanghai ChangZheng Hospital, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, P. R. China.
Huanhai Liu
Bin He
Zhiren Fu
Second Military Medical University · CNXinHua Hospital · CN

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The contribution of complement to the development of autoimmune diabetes has been proposed recently. The underlying mechanisms, however, remain poorly understood. We hypothesize that myeloid-derived suppressor cells (MDSC), which act as regulators in autoimmunity, play a role in resistance to diabetes in absence of complement C3. Indeed, MDSC number was increased significantly in STZ-treated C3-/- mice. These cells highly expressed arginase I and inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS). Importantly, depletion of MDSC led to the occurrence of overt diabetes in C3-/- mice after STZ. Furthermore, C3-/- MDSC actively suppressed diabetogenic T cell proliferation and prevented/delayed the development of diabetes in arginase and/or iNOS-dependent manner. Both Tregs and transforming growth factor-β (TGF-β) are crucial for MDSC induction in STZ-treated C3-/- mice as depletion of Tregs or blocking TGF-β bioactivity dramatically decreased MDSC number. These findings indicate that MDSC are implicated in resistance to STZ-induced diabetes in the absence of complement C3, which may be helpful for understanding of mechanisms underlying preventive effects of complement deficiency on autoimmune diseases.

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AnimalsCoculture TechniquesComplement C3CytokinesDiabetes Mellitus, Type 1Down-RegulationInflammation MediatorsIslets of LangerhansMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, TransgenicMyeloid-Derived Suppressor CellsStreptozocinComplement C3CytokinesInflammation MediatorsStreptozocin

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PMID23824734
PMCPMC3688892
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