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ArticleMolecular genetics & genomic medicine2019

Prednisone may rebuild the immunologic homeostasis: Alteration of Th17 and Treg cells in the lymphocytes from rats' spleens after treated with prednisone-containing serum.

Xiao-Qian Fu, Jun-Ying Cai, Mu-Jun Li

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Article in Molecular genetics & genomic medicine, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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Xiao-Qian FuDepartment of Reproductive Center, First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, China.
Jun-Ying CaiDepartment of Reproductive Center, The Maternal and Child Health Hospital, The Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Nanning, Guangxi, China.
Mu-Jun LiDepartment of Reproductive Center, First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, China.ORCID 0000-0003-4838-3680
Guangxi Medical University · CNGuangxi Maternal and Child Health Hospital · CN

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Abstract

backgroundThis study aimed to investigate alterations of T helper 17 (Th17), regulatory T (Treg) cells and relative cytokines after treating with prednisone-contained serum. Lymphocytes were isolated from female rats' spleens.

methodsThe splenic lymphocytes were divided into four groups: which were treated with normal rats' serum (control); prednisone-containing rats' serum (PDN); normal rats' serum and cytokines (CTK); cytokines and prednisone-containing rats' serum (PDN + CTK). The mRNA expression level of RORC, Foxp3 and interleukin-17 (IL-17) was examined by reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction. The quantities of Th17 and Treg cells were tested by flow cytometry, and the concentrations of IL-17 and IL-10 were detected by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay.

resultsHigher mRNA expression level of Foxp3, percentages of Treg/CD4

conclusionOur results suggest that prednisone may rebuild the immunologic homeostasis and may be used in human diseases with changes in the imbalance immune system such as unexplained recurrent spontaneous abortion (URSA), hepatitis B infection, or other autoimmune diseases.

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AnimalsAnti-Inflammatory AgentsCells, CulturedFemaleForkhead Transcription FactorsHomeostasisImmunity, InnateInterleukin-10Interleukin-17PrednisoloneRatsRats, WistarSerumSpleenTh17 CellsT-Lymphocytes, RegulatoryAnti-Inflammatory AgentsForkhead Transcription FactorsFoxp3 protein, ratInterleukin-10Interleukin-17Prednisoloneimmunologic homeostasisprednisoneTh17 cellsTreg cells

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