RESUMO
OBJECTIVE: To detect the expression level of ICOS on Th9 cells in mice infected with Schistosoma japonicum, and investigate the relation between ICOS signaling and Th9 cell polarization. METHODS: Twenty-five mice with S. japonicum infection were used as models. IL-9+cells in CD4+ T cells and ICOS+ cells in Th9 cells of the mice were detected by flow cytometry 0, 4, 7, 9 weeks and 12 weeks after the infection. RESULTS: Compared with that 0 week after the infection, the proportion of Th9 cells in CD4+ T cells of the mice significantly increased 4, 7, 9, 12 weeks after the infection (all P < 0.05), and the proportion of ICOS+ cells in Th9 cells also markedly improved (P < 0.05). CONCLUSIONS: In S. japonicum infection, the ICOS signaling may have a regulatory effect on Th9 cell polarization.
Assuntos
Linfócitos T CD4-Positivos , Proteína Coestimuladora de Linfócitos T Induzíveis/metabolismo , Esquistossomose Japônica , Transdução de Sinais , Animais , Linfócitos T CD4-Positivos/citologia , Linfócitos T CD4-Positivos/imunologia , Linfócitos T CD4-Positivos/patologia , Interações Hospedeiro-Parasita/imunologia , Camundongos , Camundongos Endogâmicos C57BL , Schistosoma japonicum , Esquistossomose Japônica/imunologia , Esquistossomose Japônica/fisiopatologiaRESUMO
To detect the expression level of ICOS on Th9 cells in mice infected with Schistosoma japonicum, and investigate the relation between ICOS signaling and Th9 cell polarization.Twenty-five mice with S. japonicum infection were used as models. IL-9+cells in CD4+ T cells and ICOS+ cells in Th9 cells of the mice were detected by flow cytometry 0, 4, 7, 9 weeks and 12 weeks after the infection.Compared with that 0 week after the infection, the proportion of Th9 cells in CD4+ T cells of the mice significantly increased 4, 7, 9, 12 weeks after the infection (all P < 0.05), and the proportion of ICOS+ cells in Th9 cells also markedly improved (P < 0.05).In S. japonicum infection, the ICOS signaling may have a regulatory effect on Th9 cell polarization.
