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ArticleCentral-European journal of immunology2020

Effect of low dose IL-2 loaded chitosan nanoparticles on natural killer and regulatory T cell expression in experimentally induced autoimmune type 1 diabetes mellitus.

Salma Aboelnazar, Hossam Ghoneim, Thanaa Shalaby, Eman Bahgat, Mai Moaaz

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Salma AboelnazarDepartment of Immunology and Allergy, Medical Research Institute, Alexandria University, Egypt.
Hossam GhoneimDepartment of Immunology and Allergy, Medical Research Institute, Alexandria University, Egypt.
Thanaa ShalabyDepartment of Biophysics, Medical Research Institute, Alexandria University, Egypt.
Eman BahgatDepartment of Pharmaceutics, Almaamora Hospital, Ministry of Health, Alexandria, Egypt.
Mai MoaazDepartment of Immunology and Allergy, Medical Research Institute, Alexandria University, Egypt.
Alexandria University · EG

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Abstract

introductionNatural killer cells (NK) initiate pancreatic islets cell lyses in autoimmune type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1D). Loss of T regulatory cells (Treg) at disease onset facilitates activation and accumulation of NKs in the pancreatic microenvironment. A proper low dose interleukin 2 (IL-2) could enhance Tregs and enforce control and regulation of pro-inflammatory NKs. This relation needs to be studied to improve therapeutic strategies aimed at resetting the balance between Tregs and proinflammatory cells. MATERIAL AND

methodsWe used novel formulations of low dose IL-2 loaded on chitosan nanoparticles. The study included 116 T1D BALB/c mice experimentally induced by streptozotocin, divided into groups. Their splenocytes were maintained in a short-term culture for assessment of expression of CD4

resultsNK cell expression, NKp46 level and NK cell functions were modulated in mice injected with IL-2 loaded chitosan nanoparticles than other groups. A statistical inverse correlation was found between Treg and NK cell expression in IL-2 loaded chitosan with (0.3 µIU) (p = 0.047) and this correlation was related to Foxp3 expression on Treg cells. The modified expression of NK and NKp46 was noticed in mice injected with (0.3 µIU) for longer duration (three weeks) (p < 0.001) but the NK functions did not show any significant changes with prolonged treatment.

conclusionsLow dose (0.3) µIU IL-2 nanoparticles effectively modulated NK and NKp46 expression. It selectively modulates the suppressive activity of Tregs indicating a significant role of Tregs in NK activation and function by controlling the availability of IL-2 in the microenvironment.

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BALB/c miceinterleukin 2natural killerstreptozotocinT-regulatory

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