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ArticleAnnals of translational medicine2021

The expression and function of programmed death-ligand 1 and related cytokines in neutrophilic asthma.

Yin-Ying Ren, He-Ting Dong, Jian-Yi Liao, Hui-Ming Sun, Ting Wang, Wen-Jing Gu, Xin-Xing Zhang, Yong-Dong Yan, Wei Ji, Zheng-Rong Chen and 1 more

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Article in Annals of translational medicine, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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Yin-Ying Ren *Department of Respiratory Disease, Children's Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, China.
He-Ting Dong *Department of Respiratory Disease, Children's Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, China.
Jian-Yi Liao *Department of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Children's Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, China.
Hui-Ming SunDepartment of Respiratory Disease, Children's Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, China.
Ting WangDepartment of Respiratory Disease, Children's Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, China.
Wen-Jing GuDepartment of Respiratory Disease, Children's Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, China.
Xin-Xing ZhangDepartment of Respiratory Disease, Children's Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, China.
Yong-Dong YanDepartment of Respiratory Disease, Children's Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, China.
Wei JiDepartment of Respiratory Disease, Children's Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, China.
Zheng-Rong ChenDepartment of Respiratory Disease, Children's Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, China.
Can-Hong ZhuDepartment of Respiratory Disease, Children's Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, China.
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Abstract

backgroundProgrammed death-ligand 1 (PD-L1) is an important immune checkpoint inhibitor. Recent studies suggest that the PD-L1-mediated pathway may be a promising target in allergic asthma. However, the mechanism by which PD-L1 represses neutrophilic asthma (NA) remains unclear. In this study, we examined correlations between the expression of PD-L1 and the production of T helper cell type 1 (Th1), T helper cell type 2 (Th2), and T helper cell type 17 (Th17) cells in pediatric patients with NA and a mouse model.

methodsThe clinical samples of 26 children with asthma and 15 children with a bronchial foreign body were collected over a period of 12 months by the Children's Hospital of Soochow University. An experimental mouse model of asthma was established to study NA. An enzyme-linked immunoassay (ELISA) was used to assess soluble PD-L1 (sPD-L1) and cytokines [e.g., interleukin (IL)-4, IL-6, interferon gamma (IFN-γ), IL-17 and granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF)] in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF).

resultsNA patients had significantly higher levels of sPD-L1, IL-6, IL-17, and GM-CSF in their BALF than non-NA and control patients (P<0.05). In a murine model of asthma, the positive rate and fluorescence intensity of PD-L1 in the NA group and the immunoglobulin G (IgG)-treated NA group were higher than in the PD-L1 antibody (Ab)-treated NA group and the phosphate-buffered saline (PBS) control group (P<0.05). In the plasma and the BALF of the NA group and the IgG-treatment NA group, the levels of IL-17, IL-4, tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α), and granulocyte colony-stimulating were higher than those in the PBS control group (P<0.05). The histopathological examination of lung tissues from all mice groups showed that a large number of inflammatory cells were found around the airway in the NA group and the IgG-treatment group.

conclusionsPD-L1 may contribute to the Th17/IL-17 immune response, which is associated with neutrophilic inflammation and asthma. A PD-L1 blockade reduces pulmonary neutrophils and mucus production.

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cytokinesmurine asthmatic modelneutrophilic asthma (NA)Soluble programmed death-ligand 1 (sPD-L1)T helper cell type 17/interleukin-17 immunity imbalance (Th17/IL-17 immunity imbalance)

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