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Aminooxy-Acetic Acid Inhibits Experimental Autoimmune Uveitis by Modulating the Balance between Effector and Regulatory Lymphocyte Subsets.

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PURPOSE:A small molecular compound, aminooxy-acetic acid (AOA), has been shown to modulate experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE). The current study was designed to investigate whether AOA has a similar effect on the development of experimental autoimmune uveitis (EAU) and to further explore underlying mechanisms of this drug. METHODS:EAU was induced in C57BL/6J mice by immunization with interphotoreceptor retinoid-binding protein peptide 651-670 (IRBP 651-670). AOA (500μg or 750μg) or vehicle was administered by intraperitoneal injection from day 10 to 14 after EAU induction. The severity was assessed by clinical and histological scores. The integrity of the blood retinal barrier was detected with Evans Blue. Frequencies of splenic Th1, Th17 and Foxp3+ Treg cells were examined by flow cytometry. The production of cytokines was tested by ELISA. The mRNA expression of IL-17, IFN-γ and IL-10 was detected by RT-PCR. The expression of p-Stat1 and NF-κB was detected by Western Blotting. RESULTS:AOA was found to markedly inhibit the severity of EAU, as determined by clinical and histopathological examinations. AOA can relieve the leakage of blood retinal barrier (BRB). Functional studies found a decreased frequency of Th1 and Th17 cells and an increased frequency of Treg cells in EAU mice as compared with controls. Further studies showed that AOA not only downregulated the production of the proinflammatory cytokines including IFN-γ and IL-17 but also upregulated the expression of an anti-inflammatory cytokine such as IL-10, which might be caused by inhibiting the expressions of p-Stat1 and NF-κB. CONCLUSION:This study shows that AOA inhibits the severity and development of EAU by modulating the balance between regulatory and pathogenic lymphocyte subsets.

journal_name

Curr Mol Med

journal_title

Current molecular medicine

authors

Mei S,Huang Y,Li N,Xu Z,Xu J,Dai Q,Wu J,Kijlstra A,Yang P,Hou S

doi

10.2174/1566524020666200211112219

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Has Abstract

pub_date

2020-01-01 00:00:00

pages

624-632

issue

eissn

1566-5240

issn

1875-5666

pii

CMM-EPUB-104385

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Aminooxy-Acetic Acid Inhibits Experimental Autoimmune Uveitis by Modulating the Balance between Effector and Regulatory Lymphocyte Subsets.