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Aim To investigate the mechanism of the effect of a specific Kvl. 3 blocker PAP-1 on DSS-in-duced colitis. Methods C57BL/6 mice were divided into normal control group, PAP-1 control group, DSS model group and DSS + PAP-1 group. DSS-induced colitis model was constructed by adding DSS (final concentration of 5% ) to the drinking water of mice. PAP-1 (3 jxg • g~1, 3 times a day for 7 days) was adminis tered intraperitoneally, while an equal volume of solvent was intraperitoneally injected to normal control group and model group. The changes of body weight of mice and the inflammatory activity index (DAI) were recorded every day. After the experiment, the peritoneal macrophages, spleen and colon tissues of mice were collected. Some colon tissues were used for colonic HE staining , and the tissue homogenate was used to detect MPO activities and inflammatory factors. Immunofluorescence confocal microscopy was used to observe the exudation of colonic macrophages. Transmission e-lectron microscopy was used to observe the autophagy-related structures of macrophages, qPCR and Western blot were used to detect the expression of iNOS, IL-1 £ and autophagy-related markers LC3-II , p62, and Bec-lin-1 in mouse colon, peritoneal macrophages and spleen macrophages. Results The DSS-induced mouse colitis model was successfully constructed. PAP-1 reduced weight loss of DSS-induced colitis mice (P <0. 05) and decreased DAI score (P <0. 05) and colon HI score ( P < 0. 05). The MPO activity and the levels of IL-1, IL-6 and TNF-ot decreased in colon tissue of DSS + PAP-1 group compared to DSS model group (P <0. 05). The expression of F4/80 in DSS + PAP-1 group was significantly lower than that in DSS model group based on immunofluorescence microscopic observation. Under the electron microscope, the autophagic bubbles in peritoneal macrophages and spleen macrophages in DSS + PAP-1 group increased compared with those in DSS model group. qPCR and West-em blot showed that in DSS + PAP-1 group, compared with DSS model group, the expression ofiNOS, IL-lfJ and p62 significantly decreased, while the expression of LC3-H and Beclin-1 markedly increased in colon, peritoneal macrophages and spleen macrophages ( P < 0. 05). Conclusions PAP-1 reduces the impaired autophagy of macrophages in mice with colitis, further decreases inflammatory cytokine production, and ultimately ameliorates the immunoinflammatory damage of colitis.
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<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To investigate the effect of HBV antigens and pathological mechanism of chronic HBV infection by analyzing the cellular immune function of peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) from HBsAg carriers.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>PBMCs were prepared from individuals with chronic asymptomatic HBV infection and cultured in the presence of different antigens and/ or cytokines. The levels of cytokines in culture supernatants were detected by ELISA method. The phenotype of the cells was detected by FACS.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>The levels of IFN y secreted by PBMCs from HBsAg carriers were (48.3+/-19.8) pg/ml, significantly lower than that from healthy controls (t = 3.023, P less than 0.05); The IFN y produced by PBMCs from HBeAg positive patients due to HBsAg and HBcAg stimulation were (50.4+/-51.6) pg/ml and (63.2+/-36.9) pg/ml, significantly lower than that of HBeAg negative patients (t = 2.468 and 3.184, P less than 0.05, respectively). The IL-12p70 secreted by PBMCs from HBeAg positive patients was also significantly lower than that of HBeAg negative patients (P less than 0.05); Exogenous IL-12 promoted significantly PBMCs to secrete IFN y (P less than 0.01) and IL-12 combined with HBV antigens activated CD8+CD45RA+CCR7+ and CD8+CD45RA-CD62L+ cells. IL-12 secreted by PBMCs decreased in HBeAg positive patients, which may be the crucial reason of viral persistence in chronic HBV carriers. Exogenous IL-12 combined with specific HBV antigen could promote the central memory CD8+ T cells to produce IFN y.</p>