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Tuftsin-derived T-peptide prevents cellular immunosuppression and improves survival rate in septic mice

The primary mechanisms of sepsis induced cellular immunesuppression involve immune dysfunction of T lymphocytes and negative immunoregulation of regulatory T cells (Tregs). It has been found that tuftsin is an immune modulating peptide derived from IgG in spleen. T-peptide is one of tuftsin analogs....

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Autores principales: Gao, Yu-Lei, Chai, Yan-Fen, Dong, Ning, Han, Su, Zhu, Xiao-Mei, Zhang, Qing-Hong, Yao, Yong-Ming
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4649719/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26577833
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep16725
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Sumario:The primary mechanisms of sepsis induced cellular immunesuppression involve immune dysfunction of T lymphocytes and negative immunoregulation of regulatory T cells (Tregs). It has been found that tuftsin is an immune modulating peptide derived from IgG in spleen. T-peptide is one of tuftsin analogs. Herein, we examined the effect of T-peptide on cell-mediated immunity in the presence of lipopolysaccharide (LPS) and the survival rate in septic mice. T-peptide regulated the proliferative ability of CD4(+)CD25(−) T cells in dual responses. Meanwhile, 10 and 100 μg/ml T-peptides were able to enhance the apoptotic rate of CD4(+)CD25(−) T cells compared with 1 μg/ml T-peptide, but markedly lowered interleukin (IL)-2 levels. When CD4(+)CD25(+) Tregs were treated with T-peptide for 24 hours, and co-cultured with normal CD4(+)CD25(−) T cells, the suppressive ability of CD4(+)CD25(+) Tregs on CD4(+)CD25(−) T cells was significantly lowered, along with decreased expression in forkhead/winged helix transcription factor p-3 (Foxp-3) as well as cytotoxic T lymphocyte-associated antigen (CTLA)-4, and secretion of transforming growth factor (TGF)-β. Moreover, T-peptide has the ability to improve outcome of septic mice in a dose- and time- dependent manner, and associated with improvement in the microenvironment of cellular immunosuppression in septic mice.