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Production and characterization of monoclonal antibodies against 17alpha-hydroxyprogesterone

Chong H, Cheah SH, Ragavan M, Johgalingam VT

Hybridoma (Larchmt), 2006 Feb;25(1):34-40.
PMID: 16475880

Hybridomas secreting monoclonal antibodies (MAbs) against 17alpha-hydroxyprogesterone (17OHP) have been generated. These MAbs are highly specific and have an affinity of 7-12 x 10(7) M(1). The hybridomas were obtained by fusion of spleen cells from immunized mice with mouse myeloma P3X63 Ag8.653 cells. The antigen used for immunization was 17OHP conjugated to bovine serum albumin (17OHP:BSA). Fused cells were plated and cloned in 96-well microtiter plates. Wells containing hybridomas were screened simultaneously for specific gamma globulin (IgG) and anti-17OHP activity using an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA)-based method, which is faster than the conventional radioimmunoassay (RIA) screening procedure. Limiting dilution methods were used to obtain single hybridoma clones producing MAb. The stable hybridomas secreting anti-17OHP MAbs were expanded into bioreactors or ascites fluid for large-scale production of the required antibodies. These MAbs will be used in the formulation of a 17OHP assay kit to screen for congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) in local newborn human population.

Matched MeSH terms: Spleen/cytology
Effect of sodium fluoride on the murine splenic immune response to Porphyromonas gingivalis in vitro

Sosroseno W

Immunopharmacol Immunotoxicol, 2003 Feb;25(1):123-7.
PMID: 12675204

Spleen cells from saline- and Porphyromonas gingivalis-primed mice were cultured and stimulated with or without P. gingivalis and added with or without various concentration of sodium fluoride (NaF). Cell proliferation, antigen-specific IgG antibodies and both IFN-gamma and IL-10 levels were determined by a colorimetric assay, ELISA and commercial ELISA kits respectively. The results showed that NaF at concentration of 1 x 10(-6) M enhanced but at concentration of 1 x 10(-1) M abolished the immune response to P. gingivalis, suggesting that NaF at low concentration may act as an adjuvant but at high concentration may be toxic to the P. gingivalis-induced murine splenic immune response in vitro.

Matched MeSH terms: Spleen/cytology
Detection and quantification of IgM(+) lymphocytes in fetal lamb spleen, liver and lymph nodes by flow cytometry

Alitheen N, McClure S, McCullagh P

Immunol Cell Biol, 2007 Jul;85(5):391-3.
PMID: 17515929

The first stage in Peyer's patch development in the fetal lamb is characterized by the colonization of the rudimentary Peyer's patches by precursor cells expressing the IgM surface receptor. In the fetal lamb, the spleen has been implicated as the source of gene-rearranged IgM(+) B lymphocytes. This study was intended to quantitate IgM(+) lymphocytes in the spleen, lymph nodes and liver of fetal lambs at various gestational ages between 63 and 110 days using flow cytometry. Flow-cytometric analysis revealed that IgM(+) lymphocytes were rare in the liver being consistently less than 1% at every gestational age examined. IgM(+) lymphocytes were detected in the spleen (mean 9.18%) and prescapular lymph nodes (mean 11.89%) as early as 63 days. In both spleen and lymph nodes, the highest representation of IgM(+) lymphocytes occurred between 70 and 86 days gestation. The highest mean percentage of IgM(+) lymphocytes was observed in the spleen (22.63%) and lymph nodes (17.02%) at 75 days gestation. From 98 days onwards, B-lymphocyte density gradually decreased in both spleen and prescapular lymph nodes. This study indicates that substantial populations of IgM(+) lymphocytes were present in both the spleen and prescapular lymph nodes from 70 days gestation and implies that both of these locations could be potential sources for the normal colonization of the ileal Peyer's patches.

Matched MeSH terms: Spleen/cytology
Fulltext Therapeutic efficacy of vitamin E δ-tocotrienol in collagen-induced rat model of arthritis

Haleagrahara N, Swaminathan M, Chakravarthi S, Radhakrishnan A

Biomed Res Int, 2014;2014:539540.
PMID: 25114906 DOI: 10.1155/2014/539540

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic, systemic, inflammatory disease primarily involving inflammation of the joints. Although the management of the disease has advanced significantly in the past three decades, there is still no cure for RA. The aim of this study was to determine the therapeutic efficacy of δ-tocotrienol, in the rat model of collagen-induced arthritis (CIA). Arthritis was induced by intradermal injection of collagen type II emulsified in complete Freund's adjuvant. CIA rats were orally treated with δ-tocotrienol (10 mg/kg) or glucosamine hydrochloride (300 mg/kg) from day 25 to 50. Efficacy was assessed based on the ability to reduce paw edema, histopathological changes, suppression of collagen-specific T-cells, and a reduction in C-reactive protein (CRP) levels. It was established that δ-tocotrienol had the most significant impact in lowering paw edema when compared to glucosamine treatment. Paw edema changes correlated well with histopathological analysis where there was a significant reversal of changes in groups treated with δ-tocotrienol. The results suggest that δ-tocotrienol is efficient in amelioration of collagen-induced arthritis. Vitamin E delta-tocotrienol may be of therapeutic value against rheumatoid arthritis.

Matched MeSH terms: Spleen/cytology
Effect of Spirulina (Arthrospira) supplementation on the immune response to tetanus toxoid vaccination in a mouse model

Chu WL, Quynh le V, Radhakrishnan AK

J Diet Suppl, 2013 Sep;10(3):229-40.
PMID: 23927690 DOI: 10.3109/19390211.2013.822452

The aim of this study was to investigate whether Spirulina (Arthrospira) supplementation could enhance the immune response to tetanus toxoid (TT) vaccine in a mouse model. Vaccination of TT was performed on day 7 and 21 in mice fed daily with Spirulina (50 and 150 mg/kg body weight). Both Spirulina supplementation and TT vaccination did not significantly affect body weight gain of the mice. Supplementation of Spirulina significantly enhanced IgG level (p = .01) after the first but not after the second TT vaccination. The anti-TT IgG levels of the groups that received low dose and high dose of Spirulina were not significantly different. Spirulina supplementation did not show significant effects on in vitro splenocyte proliferation and cytokine (IFN-γ and IL-4) production induced by Con A and TT. This study showed that Spirulina supplementation could enhance primary immune response in terms of antibody production, but not secondary immune response following TT vaccination in a mouse model.

Matched MeSH terms: Spleen/cytology
Male and female NOD mice differentially express peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors and pathogenic cytokines

Yaacob NS, Goh KS, Norazmi MN

Exp. Toxicol. Pathol., 2012 Jan;64(1-2):127-31.
PMID: 20674317 DOI: 10.1016/j.etp.2010.07.005

The peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors (PPARs) have been implicated in regulating the immune response. We determined the relative changes in the transcriptional expression of PPAR isoforms (α, γ1 and γ2) and cytokines involved in the pathogenesis of type 1 diabetes (T1D) in the immune cells of 5 weeks, 10 weeks and diabetic male non-obese diabetic (NOD) mice compared to those of female NOD mice from our previous studies, "normalized" against their respective non-obese diabetic resistant (NOR) mice controls. Overall PPARα was significantly more elevated in the macrophages of female NOD mice of all age groups whereas PPARγ, particularly the PPARγ2 isoform was more depressed in the macrophages and CD4(+) lymphocytes of female NOD mice compared to their male counterparts. The pro-inflammatory cytokines, IL-1 and TNFα, as well as the Th1 cytokines, IL-2 and IFNγ were more elevated in female NOD mice whereas the Th2 cytokine, IL-4, was more depressed in these mice compared to their male counterparts. These findings suggest that the preponderance of T1D in female NOD mice may be influenced by the more pronounced changes in the expression of PPAR isoforms and pathogenic cytokines compared to those in male NOD mice.

Matched MeSH terms: Spleen/cytology
Effect of colchicine on the murine immune response induced by Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans

Sosroseno W

Biomed Pharmacother, 2009 Mar;63(3):221-7.
PMID: 18534811 DOI: 10.1016/j.biopha.2008.04.004

The aim of the present study was to test the hypothesis that colchicine may alter Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans-induced immune response and abscess formation in mice. BALB/c mice were either sham-immunized or immunized with heat-killed A. actinomycetemcomitans. Spleen cells were stimulated with heat-killed A. actinomycetemcomitans in the presence or absence of colchicine. Specific IgG subclass antibodies, interferon-gamma (IFN-gamma), interleukin-4 (IL-4) and cell proliferation were determined. The animals were sham-immunized (group I) or immunized with heat-killed A. actinomycetemcomitans (groups II-VII). Colchicine was administered intraperitoneally before (group III), on the same day of (group IV), or after (group V) the primary immunization and on the same day of (group VI) or after (group VII) the secondary immunization. All groups were challenged with viable A. actinomycetemcomitans. The levels of serum-specific IgG subclasses and both IFN-gamma and IL-4 before and after bacterial challenge were assessed. The diameter of skin lesions was assessed. The results showed that colchicine augmented splenic-specific IgG1 and IL-4 as well as cell proliferation but suppressed specific IgG2a and IFN-gamma levels. Enhancement of serum-specific IgG1 and IL-4 levels, suppression of specific IgG2a and IFN-gamma levels as well as DTH response, and delayed healing of the lesions were observed in groups IV and VI, but not in the remaining groups of animals. Therefore, these results suggest that colchicine may induce a T helper 2 (Th2)-like immunity specific to A. actinomycetemcomitans in vitro and that colchicine administered on the same day as the immunization may stimulate a non-protective Th2-like immunity in A. actinomycetemcomitans-induced infections in mice.

Matched MeSH terms: Spleen/cytology
Fulltext Immunostimulatory effects of the standardized extract of Tinospora crispa on innate immune responses in Wistar Kyoto rats

Ahmad W, Jantan I, Kumolosasi E, Bukhari SN

Drug Des Devel Ther, 2015;9:2961-73.
PMID: 26089645 DOI: 10.2147/DDDT.S85405

Tinospora crispa (TC) has been used in folkloric medicine for the treatment of various diseases and has been reported for several pharmacological activities. However, the effects of TC extract on the immune system are largely unknown. Therefore, the present study was aimed to investigate the immunomodulatory effects of a standardized 80% ethanol extract of the stem of TC on innate immune responses. Male Wistar Kyoto rats were treated daily at 100 mg/kg, 200 mg/kg, and 400 mg/kg doses of the extract for 21 days by oral gavage. The immunomodulatory potential of TC was evaluated by determining its effect on chemotaxis and phagocytic activity of neutrophils isolated from the blood of rats. To further elucidate the mechanism of action, its effects on the proliferation of T- and B-lymphocytes and T-lymphocytes subsets (CD4+ and CD8+) and on the secretion of Th1 and Th2 cytokines were also monitored. The main components of the extracts, syringin and magnoflorine, were identified and quantitatively analyzed in the extracts by using a validated reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography method. It was observed that the chemotactic activity of neutrophils obtained from extract-treated rats increased as compared to controls. A dose-dependent increase in the number of migrated cells and phagocytosis activity of neutrophils was observed. Dose-dependent increase was also observed in the T- and B-lymphocytes proliferation stimulated with concanavalin A (5 μg/mL) and lipopolysaccharide (10 μg/mL), and was statistically significant at 400 mg/kg (P>0.01). Apart from cell-mediated immune response, the concentrations of Th1 (TNF-α, IL-2, and IFN-γ) and Th2 (IL-4) cytokines were significantly increased in sera of rats treated with different doses as compared with the control group. From these findings, it can be concluded that TC possesses immunostimulatory activity and has therapeutic potential for the prevention of immune diseases.

Matched MeSH terms: Spleen/cytology
The role of CD4+ cells in vivo on the induction of the immune response to Porphyromonas gingivalis in mice

Sosroseno W, Bird PS, Gemmell E, Seymour GJ

J. Periodontol., 2002 Oct;73(10):1133-40.
PMID: 12416770

It has previously been suggested that CD4+ T cells play a pivotal role in regulating the immune response to periodontal pathogens. The aim of the present study therefore was to determine delayed type hypersensitivity (DTH), spleen cell proliferation, serum and splenic anti-Porphyromonas gingivalis antibody levels, and lesion sizes following challenge with viable P. gingivalis in CD4-depleted BALB/c mice immunized with P. gingivalis outer membrane proteins (OMP).

Matched MeSH terms: Spleen/cytology
Nitric oxide production by murine spleen cells stimulated with Porphyromonas gingivalis-derived lipopolysaccharide

Sosroseno W

Asian Pac J Allergy Immunol, 2000 Dec;18(4):209-14.
PMID: 11316041

The aim of the present study was to determine whether Porphyromonas gingivalis-lipopolysaccharide (Pg-LPS) may stimulate nitric oxide (NO) production by murine spleen cells. Spleen cells derived from Balb/c mice were cultured in the presence of Pg-LPS or LPS from Salmonella Typhosa. The cell were also cultured in the presence of Pg-LPS with or without L-arginine, L-arginine plus NG-monomethyl-L-arginine (NMMA), or IFN-gamma. Furthermore, the plastic non-adherent spleen cells were stimulated with Pg-LPS and L-arginine. The results showed that Pg-LPS failed to stimulate splenic NO production by themselves. Exogenous L-arginine or IFN-gamma up-regulated the NO production of Pg-LPS-stimulated spleen cells, but the stimulatory effects of L-arginine were completely blocked by NMMA. It was also demonstrated that in the presence of Pg-LPS and L-arginine, splenic macrophages were the cellular source of NO. These results suggest, therefore, that P. gingivalis-LPS may induce murine splenic macrophages to produce NO in a L-arginine and an IFN-gamma-dependent mechanism.

Matched MeSH terms: Spleen/cytology
Effect of inhibition of inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) on the murine splenic immune response induced by Aggregatibacter (Actinobacillus) actinomycetemcomitans lipopolysaccharide

Sosroseno W, Musa M, Ravichandran M, Ibrahim MF, Bird PS, Seymour GJ

Eur J Oral Sci, 2008 Feb;116(1):31-6.
PMID: 18186729 DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0722.2007.00501.x

Animal studies suggest that inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) may be associated with destructive periodontal disease. l-N(6)-(1-Iminoethyl)-lysine (L-NIL) has been shown to inhibit iNOS in a selective manner, and hence the aim of the present study was to test the hypothesis that treatment with l-NIL may induce a T-cell helper 1 (Th1)-like immune response by Aggregatibacter (Actinobacillus) actinomycetemcomitans lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-stimulated murine spleen cells in vitro. BALB/c mice were either sham-immunized or immunized with A. actinomycetemcomitans LPS. Spleen cells were stimulated with A. actinomycetemcomitans LPS in the presence or absence of L-NIL. Nitric oxide (NO), iNOS activity, specific IgG subclass antibodies, interferon-gamma (IFN-gamma), and interleukin-4 (IL-4) levels and cell proliferation were determined. The results showed that treatment with L-NIL suppressed both NO production and iNOS activity but enhanced specific IgG2a, IFN-gamma levels, and increased cell proliferation following stimulation with A. actinomycetemcomitans LPS-stimulated cells. The results of the present study suggest that inhibition of iNOS activity by L-NIL may skew the A. actinomycetemcomitans LPS-stimulated murine splenic immune response towards the Th1-like immune profile in vitro.

Matched MeSH terms: Spleen/cytology
Zerumbone from Zingiber zerumbet inhibits innate and adaptive immune responses in Balb/C mice

Jantan I, Haque MA, Ilangkovan M, Arshad L

Int Immunopharmacol, 2019 Aug;73:552-559.
PMID: 31177081 DOI: 10.1016/j.intimp.2019.05.035

Zerumbone exhibited various biological properties including in vitro immunosuppressive effects. However, its modulatory activity on the immune responses in experimental animal model is largely unknown. This investigation was conducted to explore the effects of daily treatment of zerumbone (25, 50, and 100 mg/kg) isolated from Zingiber zerumbet rhizomes for 14 days on various cellular and humoral immune responses in Balb/C mice. For measurement of adaptive immunity, sheep red blood cells (sRBC) were used to immunize the mice on day 0 and orally fed with similar doses of zerumbone for 14 days. The effects of zerumbone on phagocytosis, nitric oxide (NO) release, myeloperoxidase (MPO) activity, proliferation of T and B cells, lymphocyte phenotyping, cytokines release in serum by activated T cells, delayed type hypersensitivity (DTH) and immunoglobulins production (IgG and IgM) were investigated. Zerumbone downregulated the engulfment of E. coli by peritoneal macrophages and the release of NO and MPO in a concentration-dependent manner. Zerumbone showed significant and concentration-dependent suppression of T and B lymphocytes proliferation and inhibition of the Th1 and Th2 cytokines release. At higher concentrations of zerumbone, the % expression of CD4+ and CD8+ in splenocytes was significantly inhibited. Zerumbone also concentration-dependently demonstrated strong suppression on sRBC-triggered swelling of mice paw in DTH. Substantial suppression of anti-sRBC immunoglobulins antibody titer was noted in immunized and zerumbone-treated mice in a concentration-dependent manner. The potent suppressive effects of zerumbone on the immune responses suggest that zerumbone can be a potential candidate for development of immunosuppressive agent.

Matched MeSH terms: Spleen/cytology
Antipyretic and antitumor effects of a purified polysaccharide from aerial parts of Tetrastigma hemsleyanum

Zhu B, Qian C, Zhou F, Guo J, Chen N, Gao C, et al.

J Ethnopharmacol, 2020 May 10;253:112663.
PMID: 32045682 DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2020.112663

ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE: Tetrastigma hemsleyanum Diels et Gilg (Sanyeqing) is traditionally used as a folk medicine for the treatments of inflammation, high fever, hepatitis and cancer, and can improve the immune function of the patient. It belongs to the family of Vitaceae, and is mainly distributed in southeast China (Yunnan province) and can be found in India (Andaman Islands), Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia and Indonesia in the valleys with 1100-1300 m above the sea level.
AIM OF THE STUDY: The present study aimed to characterize the chemical properties of a purified polysaccharide extracted from the aerial part of Tetrastigma hemsleyanum (SYQP) and investigate its antipyretic and antitumor effects in mice models.
MATERIALS AND METHODS: Water-soluble crude polysaccharides from the aerial parts of Tetrastigma hemsleyanum were extracted and fractionated by DEAE and gel permeation chromatography. Homogeneity, molecular weight, monosaccharide composition, and FTIR analysis were performed to characterize the SYQP. Antipyretic effect of SYQP was examined using Brewer's yeast induced hyperthermia test. Antitumor effect was investigated using H22 tumor bearing mice. The serum cytokines were determined to evaluated the biological activities of SYQP.
RESULTS: SYQP was composed of galacturonic acid (GalA), glucose (Glc), mannose (Man), arabinose (Ara), galactose (Gal), and rhamnose (Rha) with a molar ratio of 11.3:7.1:2.5:1.0:0.9:0.5 and it had an average molecular weight of 66.2 kDa. The oral administration of SYQP at 200 and 400 mg/kg could markedly suppress the hyperthermia of mice induced by Brewer's yeast and decrease the production of cytokines especially prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) in the serum of mice. SYQP inhibited the growth of H22 tumor in mice with inhibitory rate of 39.9% at the administration dose of 200 mg/kg and increased the production of cytokines such as tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-a) and interferon γ (IFN-γ). Experimental results showed that the preventive administration of SYQP before lipopolysaccharide (LPS) reduced the high cytokine levels such as IL-6, IL-10 and IFN-γ, indicating that SYQP might act as a competitor with LPS to interact with toll like receptor 4 (TLR4), which further regulated the secretion of cytokines.
CONCLUSION: The anti-inflammatory and antitumor activities of SYQP might be related to its regulation of host immune function by controlling the secretion of cytokines.

Matched MeSH terms: Spleen/cytology
The expression of cytokine genes in the peritoneal macrophages and splenic CD4- and CD8-positive lymphocytes of the nonobese diabetic mice

Yaacob NS, Kaderi MA, Norazmi MN

J Clin Immunol, 2004 Mar;24(2):177-84.
PMID: 15024185 DOI: 10.1023/B:JOCI.0000019783.61674.1d

Type 1 diabetes is an autoimmune disease that results from the destruction of the insulin-producing pancreatic beta islet cells, probably via the influence of cytokines. However, direct correlation between the expression of selected cytokines by various immune cells at different time points during the progression of the disease has not yet been clearly demonstrated. In this study, we showed that the mRNA expression of the pro-inflammatory cytokines, TNF-alpha, IL-1 beta, IL-6, and GM-CSF, were increased while the anti-inflammatory cytokine, TGF-beta, decreased in the peritoneal macrophages of nonobese diabetic (NOD) mice. IL-6 expression however decreased when the mice became diabetic. Surprisingly the expression of IFN-gamma and IL-2 by splenic CD4+ cells were lower in 5-week-old NOD mice as compared to the nonobese diabetic resistant (NOR) control mice, but their expression was higher in older NOD mice. The expression of IL-4 and IL-10 decreased in splenic CD4-positive lymphocytes. Splenic CD8-positive lymphocytes expressed increased levels of IFN-gamma and IL-10 but the latter decreased sharply when diabetes occurred. The relevance of these findings to the pathogenesis of type 1 diabetes is discussed.

Matched MeSH terms: Spleen/cytology
Fulltext Establishment of an in vitro system representing the chicken gut-associated lymphoid tissue

Alitheen NB, McClure SJ, Yeap SK, Kristeen-Teo YW, Tan SW, McCullagh P

PLoS One, 2012;7(11):e49188.
PMID: 23185307 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0049188

The bursa of Fabricius is critical for B cell development and differentiation in chick embryos. This study describes the production in vitro, from dissociated cell suspensions, of cellular agglomerates with functional similarities to the chicken bursa. Co-cultivation of epithelial and lymphoid cells obtained from embryos at the appropriate developmental stage regularly led to agglomerate formation within 48 hours. These agglomerates resembled bursal tissue in having lymphoid clusters overlaid by well organized epithelium. Whereas lymphocytes within agglomerates were predominantly Bu-1a(+), a majority of those emigrating onto the supporting membrane were Bu-1a(-) and IgM(+). Both agglomerates and emigrant cells expressed activation-induced deaminase with levels increasing after 24 hours. Emigrating cells were actively proliferating at a rate in excess of both the starting cell population and the population of cells remaining in agglomerates. The potential usefulness of this system for investigating the response of bursal tissue to avian Newcastle disease virus (strain AF2240) was examined.

Matched MeSH terms: Spleen/cytology
Fulltext Evaluation of the Protective Effect of Deoxyribonucleic Acid Vaccines Encoding Granule Antigen 2 and 5 Against Acute Toxoplasmosis in BALB/c Mice

Ching XT, Fong MY, Lau YL

Am J Trop Med Hyg, 2017 Jun;96(6):1441-1447.
PMID: 28719288 DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.16-0548

AbstractToxoplasma gondii infects a broad range of warm-blooded hosts, including humans. Important clinical manifestations include encephalitis in immunocompromised patients as well as miscarriage and fetal damage during early pregnancy. Toxoplasma gondii dense granule antigen 2 and 5 (GRA2 and GRA5) are essential for parasitophorous vacuole development of the parasite. To evaluate the potential of GRA2 and GRA5 as recombinant DNA vaccine candidates, these antigens were cloned into eukaryotic expression vector (pcDNA 3.1C) and evaluated in vaccination experiments. Recombinant DNA vaccines constructed with genes encoding GRAs were validated in Chinese hamster ovary cells before evaluation using lethal challenge of the virulent T. gondii RH strain in BALB/c mice. The DNA vaccines of pcGRA2 and pcGRA5 elicited cellular-mediated immune response with significantly higher levels of interferon-gamma, interleukin-2 (IL-2), IL-4, and IL-10 (P < 0.05) compared with controls. A mixed T-helper cell 1 (Th1)/Th2 response was associated with slightly prolonged survival. These findings provide evidence that DNA vaccination with GRA2 and GRA5 is associated with Th1-like cell-mediated immune responses. It will be worthwhile to construct recombinant multiantigen combining full-length GRA2 or/and GRA5 with various antigenic proteins such as the surface antigens and rhoptry antigens to improve vaccination efficacy.

Matched MeSH terms: Spleen/cytology
Nicotinamide supplementation protects gestational diabetic rats by reducing oxidative stress and enhancing immune responses

John CM, Ramasamy R, Al Naqeeb G, Al-Nuaimi AH, Adam A

Curr Med Chem, 2012;19(30):5181-6.
PMID: 23237188

Gestational diabetes (GD) is a common complication during pregnancy. Metabolic changes in GD affect fetal development and fetal glucose homeostasis. The present study utilized a rat model of GD to evaluate the effects of nicotinamide on diabetic parameters; antioxidant gene expression viz, superoxide dismutase (SOD) and catalase (CAT); reactive oxygen species (ROS) production by neutrophils and enhancement of lymphocyte mediated immune response. Nicotinamide (50, 100 and 200 mg/kg) was orally supplemented to gestational diabetic rats from days 6 through 20 of gestation. After GD induction, the control group had elevated glucose and reduced insulin while nicotinamide (100 & 200 mg/kg) supplementation reversed these changes. The same doses of nicotinamide upregulated mRNA expressions of SOD and CAT genes in liver but reduced the oxidative burst activity of neutrophils in response to phorbol myristate acetate (PMA), N-formyl-methionyl-leucyl-phenylalanine (FMLP) or E. coli activation. Nicotinamide (100 & 200 mg/kg) supplementation also increased expression of activated T helper (CD4+CD25+) cells and induced proliferation of splenocytes. These findings provide evidence for utilizing nicotinamide as supplement or adjunct to support existing therapeutic agents for gestational diabetes and in pregnant individuals with weakened immune systems.

Matched MeSH terms: Spleen/cytology
The artificial loss of Runx1 reduces the expression of quiescence-associated transcription factors in CD4(+) T lymphocytes

Wong WF, Kohu K, Nagashima T, Funayama R, Matsumoto M, Movahed E, et al.

Mol Immunol, 2015 Dec;68(2 Pt A):223-33.
PMID: 26350416 DOI: 10.1016/j.molimm.2015.08.012

The Runx1 transcription factor cooperates with or antagonizes other transcription factors and plays essential roles in the differentiation and function of T lymphocytes. Previous works showed that Runx1 is expressed in peripheral CD4(+) T cells which level declines after T cell receptor (TCR) activation, and artificial deletion of Runx1 causes autoimmune lung disease in mice. The present study addresses the mechanisms by which Runx1 contributes to the maintenance of peripheral CD4(+) T cell quiescence. Microarray and quantitative RT-PCR analyses were employed to compare the transcriptome of Runx1 -/- CD4(+) T cells to those of unstimulated and TCR-stimulated Runx1 +/- cells. The results identified genes whose expression was modulated similarly by Runx1 deletion and TCR activation. Among them, genes encoding cytokines, chemokines, and Jak/STAT signaling molecules were substantially induced. In Runx1-deleted T cells, simultaneous increases in Il-17A and Rorγc, a known master gene in TH17 differentiation, were observed. In addition, we observed that the loss of Runx1 reduced the transcription of genes encoding quiescence-associated transcription factors, including Foxp1, Foxo1, and Klf2. Interestingly, we identified consensus Runx1 binding sites at the promoter regions of Foxp1, Foxo1, and Klf2 genes, which can be enriched by chromatin immunoprecipitation assay with an anti-Runx1 antibody. Therefore, we suggest that Runx1 may activate, directly or indirectly, the expression of quiescence-associated molecules and thereby contribute to the maintenance of quiescence in CD4(+) T cells.

Matched MeSH terms: Spleen/cytology

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