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SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY
Volume 68, Issue 6, Pages 572-578Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3083.2008.02178.x
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- Shanghai commission of Science and Technology [07ZR14066, 06ZR14058]
- Renji hospital
- Shanghai Jiaotong University
- Basic medical college collaboration Foundation [PY07005]
- Shanghai Board of Health Foundation [2007126]
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [NSF-30600517]
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Vasoactive intestinal peptide (VIP) has been found to act as a potent anti-inflammatory factor through regulating the production of both anti- and pro-inflammatory mediators and promoting Th2-type responses. In this study, we used Chicken collagen II-induced experimental arthritis (CIA) model in Wistar rats to investigate the potential effects of VIP on rheumatoid arthritis. Our results showed that in vivo treatment of CIA-induced rats with VIP had great protective benefit at both clinical and histological levels. Disease suppression was associated with the inhibition of T cells proliferation, shifting of the immune response toward a Th2-type response and expanded CD4(+)CD25(+) Treg in the periphery, which inhibited autoreactive T cell activation/expansion. In conclusion, the study provides evidence that VIP had great protective effect on CIA through its inhibition actions on pathogenic T cells.
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