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Ávalos,Ana María; Apablaza,Felipe A; Quiroz,Mariana; Toledo,Viviana; Peña,Juan Pedro; Michea,Luis; Irarrazabal,Carlos E; Carrión,Flavio A; Figueroa,Fernando E. |
Th17 cells, a recently described subtype of CD4+ effector lymphocytes, have been linked to cell-mediated autoimmune and inflammatory diseases as well as to cardiovascular diseases. However, the participation of IL-17A in myocardial ischemic injury has not been clearly defined. We therefore conducted the present study to evaluate IL-17A and Th17-related cytokine levels in a rat model of myocardial infarction (MI). MI was induced in male Sprague Dawley rats by coronary artery ligation. Controls were sham-operated (Sh) or non-operated (C). Blood and samples from the left ventricle (LV) were collected at weeks 1 and 4 post-MI. At week 1, MI animals exhibited increased IL-6, IL-23 and TGF-β mRNA levels with no apparent change in IL-17 mRNA or protein... |
Tipo: Journal article |
Palavras-chave: Interleukin-17; Th17; Myocardial infarction; Cardiovascular disease. |
Ano: 2012 |
URL: http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0716-97602012000200012 |
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Qin,Qiu; Liu,Ping; Liu,Lin; Wang,Rong; Yan,Ni; Yang,Jing; Wang,Xuan; Pandey,Madhu; Zhang,Jin-an. |
Hashimoto’s thyroiditis (HT) is considered to be mediated mainly by Th1 cells, but it is not known whether Graves’ disease (GD) is associated with Th1 or Th2 predominance. Th17 cells, a novel subset of Th cells, play a crucial role in the pathogenesis of various autoimmune disorders. In the present study, the expression of IL-17A and IFN-γ was investigated in patients with HT or GD. mRNA expression of IL-17A and IFN-γ in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) from 43 patients with autoimmune thyroid disease (AITD) and in thyroid tissues from 40 AITD patients were measured by real-time qRT-PCR. The protein expression of IL-17A and IL-23p19 was examined by immunohistochemistry in thyroid tissues from 28 AITD patients. The mRNA levels of IL-17A and IFN-γ... |
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Graves’ disease; Hashimoto’s thyroiditis; Interleukin-17; Interferon-γ. |
Ano: 2012 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2012001200013 |
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