Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA.
J Clin Immunol. 2010 Mar;30(2):235-40. doi: 10.1007/s10875-009-9366-9. Epub 2010 Feb 4.
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.
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 (gammadelta) T cells appear to be the predominant source of IL-17 production.
Therefore, IL-17 neutralization may provide a potential target for novel therapeutic treatment for cardiac allograft rejection.
尽管白细胞介素-17(IL-17)已被报道参与感染、自身免疫和过敏疾病的发病机制,但它在同种异体移植排斥反应中的确切作用仍不确定。本研究表明,IL-17 有助于慢性同种异体移植排斥反应的发病机制。
利用小鼠异位心脏移植模型系统,IL-17 缺陷型受体小鼠的同种异体移植物炎性细胞募集减少,IL-6、MCP-1 和 KC 的产生减少,移植物冠状动脉疾病(GCAD)减少。同种异体移植内的γδ(γδ)T 细胞似乎是 IL-17 产生的主要来源。
因此,IL-17 中和可能为心脏同种异体移植排斥的新型治疗提供潜在的治疗靶点。