Quantification of IL-10 gene expression in induced sputum of asthmatic patients by competitive PCR / 医学研究生学报

ABSTRACT

Objective: To investigate the role of anti-inflammatory cytokine IL-10 in the pathogenesis of asthma.Methods:IL-10 internal standards was constructed by restriction digest.The expression levels of IL-10 mRNA were determined in peripheral blood and induced sputum of 23 asthmatic patients by(RT-PCR) with this competitive internal standards. Results:There was no IL-10 mRNA expression in most of the asthmatics.IL-10 mRNA was detected in some catabatic patients.But IL-10 mRNA was readily detected in 29 normal subjects. Conclusion:Airway inflammation of asthma was related to the expression of IL-10 gene.Asthmatic patients may have difficulty in IL-10 synthesis with transcript.