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ArticleSurgery today2019

SOCS3 overexpression in T cells ameliorates chronic airway obstruction in a murine heterotopic tracheal transplantation model.

Kumi Mesaki, Masaomi Yamane, Seiichiro Sugimoto, Masayoshi Fujisawa, Teizo Yoshimura, Takeshi Kurosaki, Shinji Otani, Shinichiro Miyoshi, Takahiro Oto, Akihiro Matsukawa and 1 more

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Kumi MesakiDepartment of General Thoracic Surgery and Breast and Endocrinological Surgery, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2-5-1, Shikata-cho, Kita-ku, Okayama, Okayama, 700-8558, Japan.
Masaomi YamaneDepartment of General Thoracic Surgery and Breast and Endocrinological Surgery, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2-5-1, Shikata-cho, Kita-ku, Okayama, Okayama, 700-8558, Japan. yamane-m@cc.okayama-u.ac.jp.
Seiichiro SugimotoDepartment of General Thoracic Surgery and Breast and Endocrinological Surgery, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2-5-1, Shikata-cho, Kita-ku, Okayama, Okayama, 700-8558, Japan.
Masayoshi FujisawaDepartment of Pathology and Experimental Medicine, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama, Japan.
Teizo YoshimuraDepartment of Pathology and Experimental Medicine, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama, Japan.
Takeshi KurosakiOrgan Transplant Center, Okayama University Hospital, Okayama, Japan.
Shinji OtaniOrgan Transplant Center, Okayama University Hospital, Okayama, Japan.
Shinichiro MiyoshiDepartment of General Thoracic Surgery and Breast and Endocrinological Surgery, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2-5-1, Shikata-cho, Kita-ku, Okayama, Okayama, 700-8558, Japan.
Takahiro OtoOrgan Transplant Center, Okayama University Hospital, Okayama, Japan.
Akihiro MatsukawaDepartment of Pathology and Experimental Medicine, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama, Japan.
Shinichi ToyookaDepartment of General Thoracic Surgery and Breast and Endocrinological Surgery, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2-5-1, Shikata-cho, Kita-ku, Okayama, Okayama, 700-8558, Japan.
Okayama University · JPOkayama University Hospital · JP

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Abstract

purposeSuppressor of cytokine signaling-3 (SOCS3) is a negative feedback inhibitor of cytokine signaling with T-cell-mediated immunosuppressive effects on obliterative bronchiolitis (OB). In this study, we aimed to investigate the impact of T-cell-specific overexpression of SOCS3 using a murine heterotopic tracheal transplantation (HTT) model.

methodsTracheal allografts from BALB/c mice were subcutaneously transplanted into wild-type C57BL/6J (B6; WT) mice and SOCS3 transgenic B6 (SOCS3TG) mice. Tracheal allografts were analyzed by immunohistochemistry and quantitative polymerase chain reaction assays at days 7 and 21.

resultsAt day 21, allografts in SOCS3TG mice showed significant amelioration of airway obstruction and epithelial loss compared with allografts in WT mice. The intragraft expression of IFN-γ and CXCL10 was suppressed, while that of IL-4 was enhanced in SOCS3TG mice at day 7. The T-bet levels were lower in SOCS3TG allografts than in WT allografts at day 7.

conclusionWe revealed that the overexpression of SOCS3 in T cells effectively ameliorates OB development in a murine HTT model by inhibiting the Th1 phenotype in the early phase. Our results suggest that the regulation of the T-cell response, through the modulation of SOCS expression, has potential as a new therapeutic strategy for chronic lung allograft dysfunction.

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Gene ExpressionT-LymphocytesTransplantation, HeterotopicAirway ObstructionAllograftsAnimalsBronchiolitis ObliteransChronic DiseaseGraft RejectionImmune ToleranceLung TransplantationMice, Inbred BALB CMice, Inbred C57BLMice, TransgenicModels, AnimalSuppressor of Cytokine Signaling 3 ProteinSocs3 protein, mouseSuppressor of Cytokine Signaling 3 ProteinCLADLung transplantationOBSOCS3Th1

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