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ArticleMolecular medicine (Cambridge, Mass.)2018

OSMR gene effect on the pathogenesis of chronic autoimmune Urticaria via the JAK/STAT3 pathway.

Xiao-Yan Luo, Qun Liu, Huan Yang, Qi Tan, Li-Qiang Gan, Fa-Liang Ren, Hua Wang

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Article in Molecular medicine (Cambridge, Mass.), 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 21 papers.

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7 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Xiao-Yan LuoDepartment of Dermatology, Children's Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, 400014, China.
Qun LiuThe Division of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, 21224, USA.
Huan YangDepartment of Dermatology, Children's Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, 400014, China.
Qi TanDepartment of Dermatology, Children's Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, 400014, China.
Li-Qiang GanDepartment of Dermatology, Children's Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, 400014, China.
Fa-Liang RenDepartment of Dermatology, Children's Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, 400014, China.
Hua WangDepartment of Dermatology, Children's Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, 400014, China. huawang@hospital.cqmu.edu.cn.ORCID 0000-0001-9405-4875
Children's Hospital of Chongqing Medical University · CNChina International Science and Technology Cooperation · CNZhongshan Hospital · CNJohns Hopkins University · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundChronic autoimmune urticaria (CAU) is a common skin disease and remains unclear understanding of pathogenesis in the vast majority of cases. In order to explore a new therapy for CAU, the current study was performed to investigate the possible functioning of the Oncostatin M receptor (OSMR) gene in the autoimmunity of CAU via regulation of the JAK/STAT3 signaling pathway.

methodsCAU skin tissues from 24 CAU patients and normal skin tissues from normal subjects were collected. Hematoxylin-eosin (HE) staining was conducted to count eosinophils, and immunohistochemistry was carried out to detect the positive rate of OSMR expression in two kinds of skin tissues. A total of 72 Kunming (KM) mice were selected, and 60 mice were used for establishing CAU models and later transfected with different plasmids. The expression of inflammatory factors was evaluated by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays (ELISA). Expressions of janus kinase (JAK), signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (STAT3), interferon-stimulated gene 15 (ISG15), CT10-regulated kinase (CRK), and interferon regulatory factor 9 (IRF9) were identified using Western blot assay and reverse transcription quantitative polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR). Epithelial cell proliferation was assessed by 3-[4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl]-2,5-diphenyl tetrazolium bromide (MTT) assay, and cell cycle distribution and cell apoptosis were assessed using flow cytometry.

resultsThe findings confirm that OSMR protein expression and histamine release rate are highly elevated in human CAU skin tissues, and the expression of the JAK/STAT3 signaling pathway-related genes (OSMR, JAK2, STAT3, ISG15, CRK and IRF9) was up-regulated. OSMR gene silencing in CAU mice significantly decreases the content of inflammatory factors (IL-1, IL-6, IFN-γ, and IgE), the number of eosinophils, and reduces the expression of the JAK/STAT3 signaling pathway related genes, and further enhances cell proliferation, promotes cell cycle entry and inhibits apoptosis of epithelial cells.

conclusionAll aforementioned results indicate that OSMR gene silencing inhibits the activation of the JAK/STAT3 signaling pathway, thereby suppressing the development of CAU.

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AnimalsAutoimmune DiseasesChildChild, PreschoolChronic DiseaseFemaleGene SilencingHumansInfantJanus KinasesMaleMast CellsMiceReceptors, Oncostatin MSignal TransductionSTAT3 Transcription FactorJanus KinasesReceptors, Oncostatin MSTAT3 Transcription FactorAutoimmunityChronic autoimmune urticariaJAK/STAT3 signaling pathwayOSMR genePathogenesis

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