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GASTROENTEROLOGY
卷 132, 期 7, 页码 2359-2370出版社
W B SAUNDERS CO-ELSEVIER INC
DOI: 10.1053/j.gastro.2007.03.104
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- NIDDK NIH HHS [P01 DK044240, DK064400, P01 DK071176] Funding Source: Medline
Background & Aims: Interleukin (IL)-23 supports a distinct lineage of T cells producing IL-17 (Th17) that can mediate chronic inflammation. This study was performed to define the role of IL-23 and Th17 cells in chronic colitis in mice. Methods: Colitis was induced by transfer of a cecal bacterial antigen-specific C3H/HeJBir (C3Bir) CD4(+) T-cell line to C3H/HeSnJ SCID mice. Cytokines were measured by flow cytometry, enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay, and realtime polymerase chain reaction. Monoclonal anti-IL-23p19 was administered at the same time as or 4 weeks after pathogenic CD4 T-cell transfer. A histopathology colitis score was assessed in a blinded fashion. Results: The pathogenic C3Bir CD4+ T-cell fine contained more cells producing IL-17 than those producing interferon-gamma and these were distinct subsets; after adoptive transfer to SCID recipients, Th17 cells were predominant in the lamina propria. of mice with colitis. Bacteria-reactive CD4(+) Th1 and Th17 lines were generated. The Th17 cells induced marked inflammation in a dose-dependent manner. Even at a dose as low as 10(4) cells/mouse, Th17 cells induced more severe disease than Th1 cells did at 10(6) cells/mouse. Monoclonal anti-IL-23p19 prevented and treated active colitis, with down-regulation of a broad array of inflammatory cytokines and chemokines in the colon. Anti-IL-23p19 induced apoptosis in colitogenic Th17 cells in vitro and in vivo. Conclusions: Bacterial-reactive CD4+ Th17 cells are potent effector cells in chronic colitis. Inhibition of IL-23p19 was effective in both prevention and treatment of active colitis. IL-23 is an attractive therapeutic target for inflammatory bowel disease.
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