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ArticleScientific reports2021

BTN2A2 protein negatively regulates T cells to ameliorate collagen-induced arthritis in mice.

Xueping He, Rong Hu, Peng Luo, Jie Gao, Wenjiang Yang, Jiaju Li, Youjiao Huang, Feng Han, Laijun Lai, Min Su

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Article in Scientific reports, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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6 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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10 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Xueping He *Department of Human Histology and Embryology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Center for Tissue Engineering and Stem Cell Research, Guizhou Medical University (North Campus), Guiyang, 550025, Guizhou, China.
Rong Hu *Department of Human Histology and Embryology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Center for Tissue Engineering and Stem Cell Research, Guizhou Medical University (North Campus), Guiyang, 550025, Guizhou, China.
Peng LuoSchool of Public Health, The Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Monitoring and Disease Control, Ministry of Education/ Guizhou Provincial Engineering Research Center of Food Nutrition and Health Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang, 550025, Guizhou, China.
Jie GaoDepartment of Human Histology and Embryology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Center for Tissue Engineering and Stem Cell Research, Guizhou Medical University (North Campus), Guiyang, 550025, Guizhou, China.
Wenjiang YangDepartment of Human Histology and Embryology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Center for Tissue Engineering and Stem Cell Research, Guizhou Medical University (North Campus), Guiyang, 550025, Guizhou, China.
Jiaju LiDepartment of Human Histology and Embryology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Center for Tissue Engineering and Stem Cell Research, Guizhou Medical University (North Campus), Guiyang, 550025, Guizhou, China.
Youjiao HuangDepartment of Human Histology and Embryology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Center for Tissue Engineering and Stem Cell Research, Guizhou Medical University (North Campus), Guiyang, 550025, Guizhou, China.
Feng HanDepartment of Neurosurgery, The Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang, 550004, Guizhou, China.
Laijun LaiDepartment of Allied Health Science, University of Connecticut, 1390 Storrs Road, Storrs, CT, 06269, USA. laijun.lai@uconn.edu.
Min SuDepartment of Human Histology and Embryology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Center for Tissue Engineering and Stem Cell Research, Guizhou Medical University (North Campus), Guiyang, 550025, Guizhou, China. sumin@gmc.edu.cn.
Guiyang Medical University · CNAffiliated Hospital of Guizhou Medical University · CNUniversity of Connecticut · US

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is an autoimmune disorder characterized by persistent inflammatory responses in target tissues and organs, resulting in the destruction of joints. Collagen type II (CII)-induced arthritis (CIA) is the most used animal model for human RA. Although BTN2A2 protein has been previously shown to inhibit T cell functions in vitro, its effect on autoimmune arthritis has not been reported. In this study, we investigate the ability of a recombinant BTN2A2-IgG2a Fc (BTN2A2-Ig) fusion protein to treat CIA. We show here that administration of BTN2A2-Ig attenuates established CIA, as compared with control Ig protein treatment. This is associated with reduced activation, proliferation and Th1/Th17 cytokine production of T cells in BTN2A2-Ig-treated CIA mice. BTN2A2-Ig also inhibits CII-specific T cell proliferation and Th1/Th17 cytokine production. Although the percentage of effector T cells is decreased in BTN2A2-Ig-treated CIA mice, the proportions of naive T cells and regulatory T cells is increased. Furthermore, BTN2A2-Ig reduces the percentage of proinflammatory M1 macrophages but increases the percentage of anti-inflammatory M2 macrophages in the CIA mice. Our results suggest that BTN2A2-Ig protein has the potential to be used in the treatment of collagen-induced arthritis models.

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AnimalsArthritis, ExperimentalButyrophilinsCollagen Type IIMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, Inbred DBARecombinant Fusion ProteinsTh17 CellsBTN2A2 protein, humanButyrophilinsCollagen Type IIRecombinant Fusion Proteins

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