简介:Objective: Tocomparethedynamicchangesofinterleukin-1(IL-1),interleukin-6(IL-6),andtumornecrosisfactor(TNF)inintermingledskingraftwiththoseinothertypesofskingraftsinrats. Methods: A10%-15%third-degreeburnwascreatedin180Spregue-Dawley(SD)rats.Afterremovingthescar,skingraftswereperformedontheopenwoundsimmediatelywithautoskin(aus,n=54),alloskin(als,n=54)andintermingledskin(n=36).Thatistosay,intheintermingledskingraft,abigpieceofalloskin(mals)wasgraftedfirst,and3dayslater,smallpiecesofautoskin(maus)wereembeddedinthealloskin.Therest36ratsweretakenasthecontrols.AndthebiologicalactivitiesofIL-1,IL-6andTNFingraftsheetsineachgroupweredetectedafterskingraft. Results: ThelevelsofIL-1,IL-6andTNFintheausgroupdecreasedsteadilyaftertheirinitialelevations,whereasinthealsgrouptheyincreasedsignificantlyandkeptonthepeaklevelinthelaterphases.Intheintermingledgroup,thereappearedalowestIL-1levelinthemalsandahighestoneinthemaussimultaneouslyat7(4)days(Thenumberoutofparenthesisisthedaysaftertransplantingwithalloskinsheets,andthenumberinparenthesisisthedaysafterembeddingautoskinsheetsintheintermingledskingraft.Similarlyhereinafter.)afterskingraft(P<0.01),andthehighlevelinthemausabruptlydecreasedat14(11)daysafterskingraft.Atexactlythesamephaseonday7(4),aprominentpeakedIL-6inthemalsoccurred.Inthelaterphases,thelevelsofTNFremainedrelativelylowbothinthemalsandinthemaus.Fromday7(4)on,eachcytokinefluctuationinthemalssynchronizedwiththatinthemaus.Thelongertheposttransplantationperiodlasted,themorethepositivecytokinecorrelatedbetweenthemalsandthemaus. Conclusions: ThelowlevelsofIL-1andTNFmaybeimportantfactorstolightentheintensityoflocalrejectionintheintermingledskingraft.Thetempo
简介:Objective:Tostudythecellularimmunitystatusofpatientswithrecurrentgenitalherpes.Methods:Serumlevelsofinterlukin-2anditssolublereceptorandinterlukin-6weremeasuredbyELISAin34patientswithrecurrentgenitalherpes.Results:SerumlevelsofIL-2andIL-6weresignificantlydecreasedinpatientscomparedtohealthycontrols(P<0.01),andthelevelofsIL-2Rwassignificantlyincreasedinpatientswithrecurrentgenitalherpes(P<0.01).Therewerenosignificantdifferencesinallvariablesamongstpatientsregardingrelapsestageandremissionstage(P>0.05).Conclusion:Therewasacellularimmunedeficiencyinpatientswithrecurrentgenitalherpes.
简介:TheinvivoeffectsofPhytolaccaacinosapoly-saccharidesI(PEP-I)onimmunologiccytotoxicityofmouseperitonealmacrophagesanditsproductionoftumornecrosisfactor(TNF)andinterleukin1(IL-1)werestudied.PEP-I80or160mgkgwasgiveniptwiceevery4day.BothdoseswerefoundtohavesignificantenhancingactivityonmacrophagescytotoxicityagainstS180sarcomacellsandmalignanttransformedfibroblastL929cells.PeritonealactivatedmacrophageswereincubatedwithLPSfor2and24hrstoinduceTNFandIL-1,respectively.TheTNFandIL-1activitiesweretestedfromcytotoxicityagainstL929cellsinanabsorbenceassayofenzymaticreactionandproliferationofthymocytesco-stimulatedassayseparately.TheoptimaltimeforTNFproductionwasfoundonday8.SignificantincreasesinTNFandIL-1wereobserved.IncomparisonoftheeffectofPEP-IonTNFwiththatofknownprimingagentBCG,therewasnodifferencebetweenthem,butPEP-IhadahigheffectonIL-1.Theseresultssug
简介:Objective:Toinvestigatetherolesofinterleukin-2(IL-2)andinterleukin-10(IL-10)inpathogenesisofearlysyphilis.Methods:TheserumlevelsofIL-2andIL-10in48patientswithearlysyphilisweredetectedbyABC-ELISA.Results:(1)ThelevelofIL-2inthepatientswithearlysyphiliswassignificantlyhigherthanthatinhealthycontrols,whilethatofIL-10waslower(P<0.001andP<0.001).(2)ThelevelsofIL-2andIL-10werealmostidenticalinpatientswithprimaryandsecondarysyphilis(P>0.05),aswellasbetweendif-ferentRPRtiters(P>0.05).(3)Aftertherapy,thelevelofIL-2decreasedmarkedly(P<0.05),whilethatofIL-10increase(p>0.05).(4)AsignificantcorrelationwasfoundbetweentheserumlevelsofIL-2andIL-10(r=0.5385P<0.05).Conclusions:Th1up-regulationoccursinpatientswithearlysyphilis,andplaysanactiveroleinfightingagainstTPinfection.
简介:ToexploretheeffectofrhlL-15onCB-CD34^+stemcellscommittingtoNKcells,CD34^+stemcellswereobtainedfromcordblood(CB)bymagnetic-assistedcellsorting(MACS)method.CD3,CD16andCD56moleculesexpressedoncellsurfaceweredetectedbyflowcytometer.MTFmethodwasusedtotestthecytotoxicityofNKcells.Theresultswerethatstemcellfactor(SCF)alonehasnoeffectonCD34^+stemcells.IL-15stimulatedCD34^+stemcellscommittoNKcells,andSCFshowedstrongsynergisticeffectwithIL-15.ItwasconcludedthatIL-15andSCFplayeddifferentrolesduringNKcelldevelopment,llr15promotedCD34^+stemcellsdifferentiatetoNKcellprecursorandSCFimprovedtheeffectsofIL-15onNKcelldifferentiation.
简介:GenemodificationoftumorcellstoexpressavarietyofcytokinessuchasIL-2ortheco-stimulatorymoleculeB7.1ledtoincreasedimmunogenicityandreducedtumorigenicityoftumorshasseveralmodelsandthisprocessinvolvesTcells.WehavepreviouslyreporteddecreasedtumorigenicityofthemurineplasmacytomaJ558L(MHCclassⅠ~+andclassⅡ~-)expressingIL-2orB7.l.Whensystemicimmunitywasanalyzed,
简介:Objective:Toinvestigatethetreatmentofspontaneousmetastaticlungcancerbytumorantigen-pulsed,interleukin-12(IL-12)gene-modifieddendriticcells(DC).Methods:Thespontaneousmetastaticlungcancermodel,preparedbyinjectionofthe3LLLewislungcancercellsintothefootpadsofC57BL/6mice,wastreatedbysubcutaneousvaccinationwithtumorantigenpeptidemut1-pulsed,IL-12gene-modifieddendriticcells(DC-IL-12/mut1)derivedfromthenormalbonemorrow.Aftertreatment,thelungweight,thenumberoflungmetastaticnodesandthesurvivaltimeofthetumor-bearingmicewereobserved,andtheNKandCTLactivityweredeterminedrespectively.Themiceweredividedinto8groupswith12miceineachgroup.Results:Comparedwithmicetreatedwithmut1-pulsed,controlLacZgenemodifiedDCanduntreatedDC,tumor-bearingmicetreatedwithDC-IL-12/mut1hadthelightestlungweights(P<0.01),theleastlungmetastaticnodenumber(P<0.01),thelongestsurvivaltime(P<0.01),alsowiththeinductionofpotentCTLactivity(P<0.01)andNKactivity(P<0.01).Conclusion:Tumorantigen-pulsed,IL-12gene-modifieddendriticcellshavesignificanttherapeuticeffectsonthespontaneousmetastaticlungcancer,providinganewapproachtotreatmentoflungtumors.
简介:Interleukin-12(IL-12)isacriticalcytokinerepresentingthelinkbetweenthecellularandhumoralbranchesofhostimmunedefenseapparatus.IL-12-inducedcytotoxiclymphocyte(CTL)developmentisacentralmechanisminimmuneresponsesagainstintracellularinfectiousagentsaswellasmalignantgrowth.However,themolecularbasisoftumor-specificCTLresponsesmediatedbyIL-12remainspoorlydefined.Inthisstudy,weaddressedthisissueinacomprehensivemannertoprobeintoIL-12-inducedanti-tumorresponsesbyglobalgeneexpressionprofilingofmRNAexpressioninCD8+TcellsinatransplantablesyngeneicmousemammarycarcinomamodeltreatedornotwithrecombinantIL-12.AstrongtumorregressionwasinducedbytheIL-12treatment.AnintrospectionofdifferentialgeneexpressionatanearlystageoftheIL-12-initiatedCTLactivationrevealsinterestinggenesandmolecularpathwaysthatmayaccountforthemarkedtumorregression,andislikelytoprovidearichsourceofpotentialtargetsforfurtherresearchanddevelopmentofeffectivetherapeuticmodalities.Cellular&MolecularImmunology.2004;1(5):357-366.
简介:Theground-stateandthermodynamicpropertiesofquantummixed-spinchainsof1/2-1/2-1-1and3/2-3/2-1-1areinvestigatedbyaquantumMonteCarlosimulationwiththeloop-clusteralgorithm.For1/2-1/2-1-1chain,wefindithastwophasesseparatedbyanenergy-gapvanishingpointintheground-state.For3/2-3/2-1-1chain,thenumericalresultsshowtwoenergy-gapvanishingpointsisolatedbydifferentphasesinitsground-state.Ourcalculationsindicatethatallthesegroundstatephasescanbeunderstoodbymeansofvalence-bond-solidpicture,andthethermodynamicbehavioratfinitetemperaturesiscontinuousasafunctionofparameterα=J2/J1.