摘要
Triptolideisanatural,biologicallyactivecomponentderivedfromChineseherbTripterygiumWilfordiiHookF.(TWHF)whichiseffectiveintheclinicaltreatmentofautoimmunediseases,however,themechanismsbywhichtriptolideexertsimmunosuppressionremainfullyunderstood.Theprimaryofthisstudyistodemonstratewhethertriptolidecanaffectphenotype,cytokineproductionandallogeneicTcell-stimulatorycapacityofdendriticcells(DCs)whicharecriticalintheinductionofimmuneresponseortolerance.PhenotypicanalysisshowthattriptolidedoesnotaffecttheexpressionofMHC(Ia^b),CD80,CD86andCD40ofDCstimulatedwithornotLPS,butsignificantlyinhibitsIL12p70productionbyDCinadose-dependentmanner.Triptolide-treatedDCsexhibitareducedcapacitytostimulateproliferationofallogeneicCD4^+Tlymphocytes.Therefore,triptolide-mediatedimmunosuppressionmaydue,inpart,totheinhibitionofIL-12p70productionandimpairmentofallogeneicTcell-stimulatorycapacityofDCs.Ourresultsmayprovideapossiblemechanisticexplanationfortheeffectivenessoftriptolideinthetreatmentofautoimmunediseases.
出版日期
2005年01月11日(中国期刊网平台首次上网日期,不代表论文的发表时间)