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JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY
卷 185, 期 7, 页码 4004-4010出版社
AMER ASSOC IMMUNOLOGISTS
DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.1001718
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- National Basic Research Program of China [2007CB512000, 2007CB512005]
- Key Laboratory of the Chinese Ministry [2007A01]
- Hubei Province Natural Science Foundation of China [2008CDB147]
- University of China [NCET-09-0380]
Acute viral myocarditis (AVMC) is characterized by virus-triggered myocardial inflammation, and Coxsackievirus B3 (CVB3) is the primary pathogen. We previously proved that Th17 cells, besides having proinflammatory effects, were involved in AVMC by enhancing humoral response. However, the relationship between Th17 cells and CVB3 replication remains unknown. In this experiment, we infected BALB/c mice with CVB3 for establishing AVMC models and then found that, with the increase of viral replication, the expressions of splenic Th17 cells, serum IL-17, and cardiac IL-17 mRNA were elevated significantly, accompanied by the progressive cardiac injuries of AVMC. Furthermore, on day 5, the peak time for viral replication, correlation was positive between cardiac IL-17 mRNA and CVB3 RNA (correlation index = 0.835; p<0.01). Although the expressions of Th1 and CD8(+) T cells, which could secrete the antiviral cytokine IFN-gamma and damage the heart, were also elevated, along with Th17 cells, in AVMC, the neutralization of IL-17 further upregulated the percentages of splenic Th1 and CD8(+) T cells and the levels of cardiac IFN-gamma mRNA. The cardiac pathological changes were obviously improved after neutralization, with reduced viral replication followed by decreases in the cardiac inflammatory cytokines IL-17, TNF-alpha, and IL-1 beta. These data suggest that Th17 cells contribute to CVB3 replication in AVMC, and that IL-17 might be an important target for regulating the balance of antiviral immunities. The Journal of Immunology, 2010, 185: 4004-4010.
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