Erschienen in:
01.03.2010
IL-17 Contributes to the Development of Chronic Rejection in a Murine Heart Transplant Model
verfasst von:
Satoshi Itoh, Susumu Nakae, Robert C. Axtell, Jeffrey B. Velotta, Naoyuki Kimura, Naoki Kajiwara, Yoichiro Iwakura, Hirohisa Saito, Hideo Adachi, Lawrence Steinman, Robert C. Robbins, Michael P. Fischbein
Erschienen in:
Journal of Clinical Immunology
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Ausgabe 2/2010
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Abstract
Background
Although interleukin-17 (IL-17) has been reported to participate in the pathogenesis of infectious, autoimmune and allergic disorders, the precise role in allograft rejection remains uncertain. This study illustrates that IL-17 contributes to the pathogenesis of chronic allograft rejection.
Result
Utilizing a murine heterotopic heart transplant model system, IL-17-deficient recipient mice had decreased allograft inflammatory cell recruitment, decreased IL-6, MCP-1, and KC production, and reduced graft coronary artery disease (GCAD). Intragraft gamma delta (γδ) T cells appear to be the predominant source of IL-17 production.
Conclusion
Therefore, IL-17 neutralization may provide a potential target for novel therapeutic treatment for cardiac allograft rejection.