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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
2011-2-1
pubmed:abstractText
Mechanisms regulating intestinal T-cell accumulation during inflammation have considerable therapeutic value. In this study, LPS increased Staphylococcus aureus enterotoxin A-specific T cells in the gut through induction of IL-12 family members. Mice deficient in IL-12 (p35(-/-)) favored T(h)17 differentiation in lamina propria, whereas mice lacking both IL-12 and IL-23 (p40(-/-)) produced significantly fewer T(h)17 cells. However, serum analysis revealed that IL-27p28 was much higher and sustained following LPS injection than other IL-12 family cytokines. Strikingly, WSX-1 (IL-27R?) deficiency resulted in log-fold increases in lamina propria T(h)17 cells without affecting T(h)1 numbers. These results may be explained by increased expression of ?4?7 on WSX-1-deficient T cells after immunization. WSX-1-deficient regulatory T cells (Tregs) were also perturbed, producing more IL-17 and less IL-10 than wild-type Tregs. Thus, IL-27 blockade may provide a new pathway to improve mucosal vaccination.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Feb
pubmed:issn
1460-2377
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
23
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
129-37
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2011
pubmed:articleTitle
The WSX-1 pathway restrains intestinal T-cell immunity.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Immunology, University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, CT 06030, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural