Interleukin-27 affects IFN-gamma and IL-4 activities in children with asthma.
- Author:
Jie CHEN
1
;
Yue-Sha YUAN
;
Qi LI
;
Mei LIU
;
Shao-Hua ZHOU
;
Wei JIN
Author Information
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- MeSH: Asthma; immunology; Cells, Cultured; Child; Child, Preschool; Female; Humans; Infant; Interferon-gamma; biosynthesis; Interleukin-17; pharmacology; Interleukin-4; biosynthesis; Leukocytes, Mononuclear; immunology; Male; Recombinant Proteins; pharmacology
- From: Chinese Journal of Contemporary Pediatrics 2010;12(7):521-523
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
OBJECTIVETo study the effect of interleukin (IL)-27 on INF and IL-4 activities in children with asthma.
METHODSThe levels of IFN-gamma and IL-4 in culture supernatants of peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) from 23 asthmatic children were measured using ELISA. PBMCs were cultured with recombinant IL-27 (5 ng/mL or 0.5 ng/mL) for 12 hrs in vitro.
RESULTSIFN-gamma levels in both 5 ng/mL and 0.5 ng/mL IL-27 treatment groups (85.9+/-12.2 and 8.9+/-2.3 microg/L, respectively) increased compared with those in the cytokine stimulated control group (P<0.01, P<0.05 respectively). The group treated with 5 ng/mL IL-27 had decreased significantly IL-4 levels compared with the cytokine stimulated control group (15.0+/-1.9 microg/L vs 77.0+/-15.6 microg/L; P<0.01).
CONCLUSIONSIL-27 may be involved in the pathogenesis of asthma. It may affect Th1/Th2 cell activities and might be a new option for the treatment of asthma.
