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ArticleImmune network2015

1-palmitoyl-2-linoleoyl-3-acetyl-rac-glycerol (EC-18) Modulates Th2 Immunity through Attenuation of IL-4 Expression.

Sun Young Yoon, Ho Bum Kang, Young-Eun Ko, Su-Hyun Shin, Young-Jun Kim, Ki-Young Sohn, Yong-Hae Han, Saeho Chong, Jae Wha Kim

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Article in Immune network, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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9 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Sun Young YoonENZYCHEM Lifesciences, Daejeon 305-732, Korea.
Ho Bum KangBiomedical Translational Research Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Daejeon 305-806, Korea.
Young-Eun KoBiomedical Translational Research Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Daejeon 305-806, Korea.
Su-Hyun ShinBiomedical Translational Research Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Daejeon 305-806, Korea. ; Soonchunhyang Medical Science Research Institute, College of Medicine Soonchunhyang University, Cheonan 330-721, Korea.
Young-Jun KimBiomedical Translational Research Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Daejeon 305-806, Korea.
Ki-Young SohnENZYCHEM Lifesciences, Daejeon 305-732, Korea.
Yong-Hae HanENZYCHEM Lifesciences, Daejeon 305-732, Korea.
Saeho ChongENZYCHEM Lifesciences, Daejeon 305-732, Korea.
Jae Wha KimBiomedical Translational Research Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Daejeon 305-806, Korea.
Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology · KRSoonchunhyang University · KR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Controlling balance between T-helper type 1 (Th1) and T-helper type 2 (Th2) plays a pivotal role in maintaining the biological rhythm of Th1/Th2 and circumventing diseases caused by Th1/Th2 imbalance. Interleukin 4 (IL-4) is a Th2-type cytokine and often associated with hypersensitivity-related diseases such as atopic dermatitis and allergies when overexpressed. In this study, we have tried to elucidate the function of 1-palmitoyl-2-linoleoyl-3-acetyl-rac-glycerol (EC-18) as an essential modulator of Th1/Th2 balance. EC-18 has showed an inhibitory effect on the production of IL-4 in a dose-dependent manner. RT-PCR analysis has proved EC-18 affect the transcription of IL-4. By analyzing the phosphorylation status of Signal transducer and activator of transcription 6 (STAT6), which is a transcriptional activator of IL-4 expression, we discovered that EC-18 induced the decrease of STAT6 activity in several stimulated cell lines, which was also showed in STAT6 reporter analysis. Co-treatment of EC-18 significantly weakened atopy-like phenotypes in mice treated with an allergen. Collectively, our results suggest that EC-18 is a potent Th2 modulating factor by regulating the transcription of IL-4 via STAT6 modulation, and could be developed for immune-modulatory therapeutics.

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EC-18IL-4STAT6Th2 modulator

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