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JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY
卷 183, 期 11, 页码 7047-7053出版社
AMER ASSOC IMMUNOLOGISTS
DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.0900547
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- Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science. and Technology of Japan
- National Institute of Biomedical Innovation (NIBIO)
- Mochida Memorial Foundation
- Uehara Memorial Foundation
Suppressor of cytokine signaling 3 (SOCS3), a negative-feedback molecule for cytokine signaling, has been implicated in protection against liver injury. Previous studies have shown that overexpression of SOCS3 in the liver by adenovirus or membrane permeable recombinant protein protected the liver from various injuries. However it remained uncertain in which type of cells SOCS3 suppresses liver injury. In this study, we demonstrated that forced expression of SOCS3 in T and NKT cells suppressed ConA-induced hepatitis using T and NKT cell-specific SOCS3 transgenic (Lck-SOCS3 Tg) mice. IFN-gamma and IL-4 production was reduced in Lck-SOCS3 Tg mice as well as splenocytes treated with ConA. IFN-gamma and IL-4 levels were also reduced in Lck-SOCS3 Tg mice administrated with alpha-galactosylceramide, suggesting that SOCS3 in NKT cells has suppressive function. Sustained expression of SOCS3 in an NKT cell line also resulted in reduced expression of various cytokines and transcription factors. In contrast, T and NKT cell-specific SOCS3 conditional knockout (Lck-SOCS3 cKO) mice were hypersensitive to ConA-mediated hepatitis. Isolated SOCS3-deficient NKT cells produced higher levels of IFN-gamma and IL-4. These data indicate that SOCS3 plays a negative regulatory role in NKT cell activation and that forced expression of SOCS3 in NKT cells is effective in preventing hepatitis. The Journal of Immunology, 2009, 183: 7047-7053.
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