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ArticleImmunity, inflammation and disease2021

Soluble CD127 potentiates IL-7 activity in vivo in healthy mice.

Nawaf A Aloufi, Alaa K Ali, Stephanie C Burke Schinkel, Bengisu Molyer, Priscila O Barros, Joanne E McBane, Seung-Hwan Lee, Jonathan B Angel

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Article in Immunity, inflammation and disease, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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8 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Nawaf A AloufiDepartment of Biochemistry, Microbiology and Immunology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
Alaa K AliDepartment of Biochemistry, Microbiology and Immunology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
Stephanie C Burke SchinkelChronic Diseases Program, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
Bengisu MolyerDepartment of Biochemistry, Microbiology and Immunology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
Priscila O BarrosChronic Diseases Program, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-6173-0416
Joanne E McBaneChronic Diseases Program, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
Seung-Hwan LeeDepartment of Biochemistry, Microbiology and Immunology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
Jonathan B AngelDepartment of Biochemistry, Microbiology and Immunology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.ORCID 0000-0003-3102-4462
University of Ottawa · CAOttawa Hospital · CACanadian Institutes of Health Research · CA

Funding

CIHR MOP-123359
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionSoluble forms of cytokine receptors can be involved in the endogenous regulation of cytokine activity. Soluble interleukin 7 receptor α (sCD127) naturally binds IL-7, therefore there is interest in its potential application as an immunotherapeutic agent to regulate IL-7. With the hypothesis that sCD127 enhances IL-7 activity, thus promoting T-cell proliferation in vivo, we sought to assess the effect of sCD127, IL-7 or IL-7 + sCD127 treatment on CD4

methodsPeripheral blood mononuclear cells and splenocytes were prepared, and analyzed for T-cell number, phenotype and proliferation (Ki67

resultsIL-7 treatment induced T-cell proliferation, increased T-cell number, and triggered T-cell differentiation each of which was enhanced with the addition of sCD127. IL-7 + sCD127 treatment significantly increased spleen weight over that seen with IL-7 treatment alone. More pronounced proliferation and a greater increase in cell number was observed in CD8

conclusionsThese findings suggest that the addition of sCD127 enhances IL-7-mediated T-cell proliferation and suggests a potential therapeutic use for sCD127.

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CD8-Positive T-LymphocytesInterleukin-7AnimalsLeukocytes, MononuclearMiceReceptors, Interleukin-7Interleukin-7interleukin-7 receptor, alpha chainReceptors, Interleukin-7CD4+ T-cellCD8+ T-cellinterleukin-7 (IL-7)soluble IL-7Rα (sCD127)T-cell proliferation

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PMID34525268
PMCPMC8589376
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