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HHLA2 is a newly discovered B7 family member.HHLA2 appears to have limited expression in normal tissues.TMIGD,one of the receptors HHLA2 is established.Similar to HHLA2,TMIGD2 is absent in mouse and rat while it is found in human and higher primates.HHLA2 with inhibition of CD4 and CD8 T cell proliferation,but also can inhibit the role of T cells secrete some cytokines.HHLA2 protein is absent in most normal tissues,but mainly expressed on epithelial cells of a few tissues.But HHLA2 is widely expressed in various human cancers such as lung cancer,breast cancer and osteosarcoma et al,that make HHLA2 might be a new target for human cancers immunotherapy.
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Objective To study the effects of chimeric B7 antibodies on mononuclear cells from patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS).Methods Chimeric antibodies of ch4E5 and chlD1 against B7 with a final concentration of 5 μg/ml were respectively added into culture media of mononuclear cells from patients with AS.Two other groups including huIgG-treated and untreated culture medium of mononuclear cells from patients with AS were set up as the controls.The culture medium of mononuclear cells from healthy subjects were prepared as normal control group.The disparities of mononuclear cell death in culture among each group were analyzed by using micro-lymphocyte cytotoxicity test (MLCT).The expression of membrane molecules were analyzed by FCM.The concentrations of cytokines in culture media were measured by ELISA.Results Both groups treated with the chimeric antibody showed lower scores for cell death than untreated group as indicated by MLCT (P＜0.01).FCM analysis demonstrated that both CD4/CD8 ratio (P ＜0.05) and membrane expression of CD154 (P＜0.01) decreased in chimeric antibody treated groups,but the number of CD4+CD25high Treg cells (P＜0.01) increased as compared with those in untreated group.The concentrations of IL-2 and TNF-α were down-regulated (P＜0.05) in chimeric antibody treated groups,while IL-4 and TGF-β were up-regulated (P＜0.02) as compared with those in untreated group.Conclusion Chimeric B7 antibodies might affect the expression of T cell membrane molecules and the cytokine production by mononuclear cells through B7/CD28 and CD4O/CD154 signaling pathways in patients with AS.
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[Objective] To investigate the inhibitory effect of CTLA-4Ig fusion protein on atherosclerosis in the mice with an apolipoprotein-E gene defect fed on cholesterol diet.[Methods] Twenty-five male 10-week-old ApoE-/- mice were selected and fed on cholesterol diet for 4 weeks,5 out of which were executed at random as control group and their pathological sections were kept to observe the early fatty streaks.The other 20,divided into CTLA-4Ig treatment group,PBS group,IgG1 group,and blank group at random,5 in each.Three groups were given intraperitoneal injection of CTLA-4Ig (10 μg per time),PBS (100 μL per time),Rat-IgG1 (10 μg per time) respectively,twice a week,for 8 weeks.The blank group has no treatment.Followed by 8-week treatment,the whole aorta from the root to crotch of iliac artery was separated after anesthesia with the intraperitoneal injection of 1 % pentobarbital.Subsequently,the area ratio of plaque and lumen,the thickness ratio of endangium and tunica media,the lipid-soaking extent intra-plaque and the content of collagen fibrils and smooth muscle cells intra-plaque were analyzed by image-processing soft.[Results] After fed on cholesterol diet for 4 weeks,there were obviously atherosclerosis in the aorta in the ApoE-/- mice.There were typical atherosclerotic plaque in ApoE-/- mice fed on cholesterol diet after another 8 weeks.The area ratios of plaque and lumen in CTLA-4Ig group,PBS group,IgG1 group,and blank group were 0.27 ± 0.08,0.40 ± 0.08,0.43 ± 0.08,and 0.46 ± 0.10,and obviously increased than those in control group (0.05 ± 0.01,P ＜ 0.05).The thickness ratios of endangium and tunica media in four groups were 2.6 ± 0.6,6.0 ± 0.9,5.7 ± 0.8,and 5.9 ± 0.6 and obviously increased than those in control group (0.5 ± 0.1,P ＜ 0.05).The lipid-soaking extent intra-plaque in experimental groups were 26.0 ± 3.0,40.8 ± 5.7,40.6 ± 3.0,and 43.2 ± 5.7,and were obviously increased than those in control group (7.2 ± 1.4,P ＜ 0.05 ).It was found that the area ratio of plaque and lumen,the thickness ratio of endangium and tunica media,and the lipid-soaking extent intra-plaque in CTLA-4Ig group were significantly lower than those in PBS group,IgG1 group,and blank group (P ＜ 0.05),but there was no significant difference in those between the PBS group,IgG1 group,and blank group (P ＞ 0.05).The content of collagen fibrils in CTLA-4Ig group were 16.0 ± 1.1 and higher than those in PBS group,IgG1 group,and blank group (8.6 ± 1.2,9.2 ± 1.5,and 9.0 ± 1.3,P ＜ 0.05).The content of smooth muscle cells in plaque in CTLA-4Ig group were 11.8 ± 1.0 and higher than those in PBS group,IgG1 group,and blank group (7.8 ± 0.8,7.5 ± 0.9,and 7.3 ± 0.7,P ＜ 0.05).There was no significant difference in content of collagen fibrils and smooth muscle cells between the PBS group,IgG1 group,and blank group (all P ＞ 0.05).[Conclusion] CTLA-4Ig fusion protein could evidently inhibit the atherosclerosis progression and enhance the stability of plaque through increasing the content of collagen fibrils produced by smooth muscle cells intra-plaque in ApoE-/- mice fed on cholesterol diet.
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To study the induced condition and characteristics of T cell anergy in vitro. Methods: Anergic Tcell was induced by combination of B7-1 mAb and cyclosporin A (CsA) in vitro, cytokine gene of anergic T cells was detected by RT-PCR. Results: T cell anergy was antigen-specific. The state of T cell anergy can be reversed by PHA, CD3 mAb and PMA plus A23187. IL-2 can prevent the induction of T cell anergy, but it can not reverse the state of un-responsiveness. IL-2 and IFN mRNA can not express in anergic T cells. In contrast, IL-4 and IL-10 mRNA were detectable. Conclusion: T cell anergy can be induced in vitro , cytokine profile of anergic T cells deviated to Th2-like phe-norype.