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ArticleMediators of inflammation2014

Anti-inflammatory effect of IL-37b in children with allergic rhinitis.

Wenlong Liu, Li Deng, Yanqiu Chen, Changzhi Sun, Jie Wang, Lifeng Zhou, Huabin Li, Renzhong Luo

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Article in Mediators of inflammation, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 16 papers.

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8 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Wenlong LiuDepartment of Otolaryngology, Guangzhou Women and Children's Medical Center, Guangzhou Medical College, No. 9 Jinsui Road, Guangzhou 510623, China.
Li DengDepartment of Otolaryngology, Guangzhou Women and Children's Medical Center, Guangzhou Medical College, No. 9 Jinsui Road, Guangzhou 510623, China.
Yanqiu ChenDepartment of Otolaryngology, Guangzhou Women and Children's Medical Center, Guangzhou Medical College, No. 9 Jinsui Road, Guangzhou 510623, China.
Changzhi SunDepartment of Otolaryngology, Guangzhou Women and Children's Medical Center, Guangzhou Medical College, No. 9 Jinsui Road, Guangzhou 510623, China.
Jie WangDepartment of Otolaryngology, Guangzhou Women and Children's Medical Center, Guangzhou Medical College, No. 9 Jinsui Road, Guangzhou 510623, China.
Lifeng ZhouDepartment of Otolaryngology, Guangzhou Women and Children's Medical Center, Guangzhou Medical College, No. 9 Jinsui Road, Guangzhou 510623, China.
Huabin LiDepartment of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Xinhua Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, No. 1665 Kongjiang Road, Shanghai 200092, China.
Renzhong LuoDepartment of Otolaryngology, Guangzhou Women and Children's Medical Center, Guangzhou Medical College, No. 9 Jinsui Road, Guangzhou 510623, China.
Guangzhou Women and Children Medical Center · CNGuangzhou Medical University · CNXinHua Hospital · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundInterleukin-37 (IL-37), a newly described member of IL-1family, functioned as a fundamental inhibitor of innate inflammatory and immune responses, especially its isoform IL-37b.

objectiveThis study was undertaken to evaluate the expression and regulation of IL-37b in children with allergic rhinitis (AR).

methodsForty children with AR and twenty-five normal controls were included. The relationship between IL-37b and Th1/2 cytokines production in serum and nasal lavage was examined by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). Peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) were purified for in vitro regulation experiment of IL-37b. Intranasal mometasone furoate was given in AR children and IL-37b change after one-month treatment was detected using ELISA.

resultsWe observed significantly decreased IL-37b expression levels in both serum and nasal lavage compared to controls. IL-37b was negatively correlated with Th2 cytokines. Our results also showed that IL-37b downregulated Th2 cytokine expressed by PBMCs and this modulation was through mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) and phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K) pathway. We also found that intranasal mometasone furoate therapy can promote nasal IL-37b expression.

conclusionIL-37b may be involved in Th2 cytokine regulation in AR and its expression was related to the efficacy of intranasal steroid therapy.

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AdolescentChildChild, PreschoolFemaleHumansInfantInterleukin-1Interleukin-10Interleukin-12Interleukin-4Interleukin-5MaleRhinitis, AllergicTh1 CellsTh2 CellsT-Lymphocytes, RegulatoryIL37 protein, humanInterleukin-1Interleukin-10Interleukin-12Interleukin-4Interleukin-5

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PMID25177111
PMCPMC4142748
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