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ArticleThe Journal of biological chemistry2014

Heme oxygenase-1 ameliorates dextran sulfate sodium-induced acute murine colitis by regulating Th17/Treg cell balance.

Liya Zhang, Yanjie Zhang, Wenwei Zhong, Caixia Di, Xiaoliang Lin, Zhenwei Xia

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Article in The Journal of biological chemistry, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 46 papers.

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6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Liya ZhangDepartment of Pediatrics, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, 197 Ruijin 2nd Road, Shanghai 200025, China and.
Yanjie ZhangDepartment of Pediatrics, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, 197 Ruijin 2nd Road, Shanghai 200025, China and.
Wenwei ZhongDepartment of Pediatrics, Shanghai Children's Medical Center, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, 1678 Dongfang Road, Shanghai 200127, China.
Caixia DiDepartment of Pediatrics, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, 197 Ruijin 2nd Road, Shanghai 200025, China and.
Xiaoliang LinDepartment of Pediatrics, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, 197 Ruijin 2nd Road, Shanghai 200025, China and.
Zhenwei XiaDepartment of Pediatrics, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, 197 Ruijin 2nd Road, Shanghai 200025, China and. Electronic address: xzw63@hotmail.com.
Ruijin Hospital · CNShanghai Jiao Tong University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), including ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease, is a group of autoimmune diseases characterized by nonspecific inflammation in the gastrointestinal tract. Recent investigations suggest that activation of Th17 cells and/or deficiency of regulatory T cells (Treg) is involved in the pathogenesis of IBD. Heme oxygenase (HO)-1 is a protein with a wide range of anti-inflammatory and immune regulatory function, which exerts significantly protective roles in various T cell-mediated diseases. In this study, we aim to explore the immunological regulation of HO-1 in the dextran sulfate sodium-induced model of experimental murine colitis. BALB/c mice were administered 4% dextran sulfate sodium orally; some mice were intraperitoneally pretreated with HO-1 inducer hemin or HO-1 inhibitor stannum protoporphyrin IX. The results show that hemin enhances the colonic expression of HO-1 and significantly ameliorates the symptoms of colitis with improved histological changes, accompanied by a decreased proportion of Th17 cells and increased number of Tregs in mesenteric lymph node and spleen. Moreover, induction of HO-1 down-regulates retinoic acid-related orphan receptor γt expression and IL-17A levels, while promoting Treg-related forkhead box p3 (Foxp3) expression and IL-10 levels in colon. Further study in vitro revealed that up-regulated HO-1 switched the naive T cells to Tregs when cultured under a Th17-inducing environment, which involved in IL-6R blockade. Therefore, HO-1 may exhibit anti-inflammatory activity in the murine model of acute experimental colitis via regulating the balance between Th17 and Treg cells, thus providing a possible novel therapeutic target in IBD.

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Acute DiseaseAnimalsColitisColonDextran SulfateDisease Models, AnimalFemaleForkhead Transcription FactorsHeme Oxygenase-1HeminInflammatory Bowel DiseasesInterleukin-10Interleukin-17Membrane ProteinsMiceMice, Inbred BALB CDextran SulfateForkhead Transcription FactorsFoxp3 protein, mouseHeme Oxygenase-1HeminHmox1 protein, mouseIL10 protein, mouseIl17a protein, mouseInterleukin-10Interleukin-17Membrane ProteinsPhotosensitizing Agentsprotoporphyrin IXProtoporphyrinsColitisHeme OxygenaseHeme Oxygenase-1InflammationInflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)Th17T Helper CellsTreg

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PMID25112868
PMCPMC4175326
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