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INTERNATIONAL IMMUNOPHARMACOLOGY
Volume 101, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
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DOI: 10.1016/j.intimp.2021.108237
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Behcet's disease; Nanocurcumin; Regulatory T cells; Cytokines; MicroRNA
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Nanocurcumin supplementation in Behcet's disease patients significantly increased Treg cells frequency, elevated the expression levels of related immunologic parameters, and reduced disease activity, showing promising potential for disease improvement.
Current research was designed to assess the effects of nanocurcumin supplementation on regulatory T (Treg) cells frequency and function in Behcet's disease (BD). In this randomized double-masked, placebo-controlled trial, 36 BD subjects were randomly put into two groups to take one 80 mg nanocurcumin capsule or placebo daily for 8 weeks. Before and after trial, disease activity, Treg cells frequency and expression of related immunologic parameters including forkhead box protein P3 (Foxp3) transcription factor messenger RNA (mRNA) and microRNAs (miRNAs) such as miRNA-25 and miRNA-106b as well as cytokines including transforming growth factor (TGF)-beta and interleukin (IL)-10 were studied. Thirty-two patients (17 in the nanocurcumin and 15 in the placebo groups) completed the trial. Treg cells frequency increased significantly in the nanocurcumin group compared with baseline (P < 0.001) and placebo group (P < 0.001). Moreover, FoxP3, TGF-beta, IL-10, miRNA-25, and miRNA106b mRNA expression levels increased considerably in the nanocurcumin group compared to baseline (P < 0.001) and placebo group (P < 0.001, P < 0.001, P = 0.025, P = 0.011, and P < 0.001, respectively). Significant increases in serum TGF-beta and IL-10 were seen in nanocurcumin group compared with baseline (P < 0.001) and placebo group (P = 0.001 and P < 0.001, respectively). Significant decrease in disease activity was found in nanocurcumin group compared with placebo group (P = 0.044). Our study provided a promising view for desirable effects of nanocurcumin supplementation in improving immunological parameters and disease activity in BD.
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