Abstract:
OBJECTIVE:We aimed to investigate the immunologic mechanisms by which arsenic trioxide (As2O3) may inhibit T helper 17 (Th17) cell differentiation while promoting regulatory T (Treg) cell generation by modulating signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (STAT3) in treatment-naïve rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients. METHODS:Naïve CD4+T cells isolated by fluorescence-activated cell sorting from treatment-naïve RA patients and healthy controls were used to investigate the effect of As2O3 on the process of polarization and the related cytokines. STAT3 transfection experiments were conducted with small interfering RNA (siRNA) and lentivirus STAT3 to verify the mechanism of As2O3 on Th17-Treg balance in vitro. A collagen-induced arthritis (CIA) model was used to detect the clinical scores, histopathological change, bone destruction, Th17-Treg proportion and joint tissue immunohistochemistry. RESULTS:We found that As2O3 prevented activated naïve CD4+T-cells from differentiating into Th17 cells and reduced cytokine production by activated Th17 cells by downregulating their signature transcription factors, STAT3 and orphan nuclear receptors. Notably, As2O3 reduced Th17 cells frequency while increasing Treg cells frequency under specific polarizing conditions in treatment-naïve RA patients by transfecting siRNA STAT3 and lentivirus STAT3. Furthermore, we noticed that applying As2O3 in the CIA model attenuated the infiltration of joint inflammation and bone destruction, and significantly improved the imbalanced Treg-Th17 ratio. CONCLUSIONS:These data indicate that As2O3 may be a potential immune modulator for treatment-naïve RA patients that helps to balance of Treg and Th17 cells through modulating STAT3.
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Int Immunopharmacoljournal_title
International immunopharmacologyauthors
Li C,Zhang J,Wang W,Wang H,Zhang Y,Zhang Zdoi
10.1016/j.intimp.2019.05.001subject
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2019-08-01 00:00:00pages
539-551eissn
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