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Query: UMLS:C0034067 (emphysema)
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Foxp3- and ROR gamma t-expressing cells are involved in acquired immune responses. The change in Foxp3 and ROR gamma t expression in lung tissue and their role in emphysema has not been studied for COPD patients and normal smokers. In the present study, Foxp3 and ROR gamma t were assessed using real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction and western blotting, and the expression and distribution of Foxp3, IL-17, IL-23R and CCR6 were measured by immunohistochemistry in peripheral lung tissue (10 smokers with COPD, 10 smokers and 10 nonsmokers with normal lung function). Foxp3 expression was lower and ROR gamma t expression was higher in COPD patients when compared with smokers and nonsmokers (all P values were less than 0.001). The ratios of Foxp3/ROR gamma t mRNA and protein were positively correlated to FEV1%pred and negatively correlated to the mean alveoli area. Foxp3(+) cell numbers were decreased, while the number of IL-17(+) cells, IL-23R(+) cells and CCR6(+) cells were increased in the lung alveolar walls of COPD patients compared with normal smokers and nonsmokers (all P values were less than 0.001). The IL-17(+) cell numbers were positively correlated to both CCR6(+) and IL-23R(+) cells. Our data show a decreased Foxp3 expression and an increased ROR gamma t expression in COPD patients and normal smokers that parallels the aggravation of the disease. The IL-17(+)-cell-related cytokines receptors CCR6 and IL-23R had an association with the mechanism of IL-17(+) cell number increasing, which will provide a new immuno-therapeutic target for COPD.
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PMID:The expression of Foxp3 and ROR gamma t in lung tissues from normal smokers and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients. 2179 Dec 52

Rationale. Matrix metalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9) expression is upregulated in alveolar macrophages (AM) of HIV1(+) smokers who develop emphysema. Knowing that lung epithelial lining fluid (ELF) of HIV1(+) smokers contains increased levels of inflammatory cytokines compared to HIV1(-) smokers, we hypothesized that upregulation of lung cytokines in HIV1(+) smokers may be functionally related to increased MMP-9 expression. Methods. Cytokine arrays evaluated cytokine protein levels in ELF obtained from 5 groups of individuals: HIV1(-) healthy nonsmokers, HIV1(-) healthy smokers, HIV1(-) smokers with low diffusing capacity (DLCO), HIV1(+) nonsmokers, and HIV1(+) smokers with low DLCO. Results. Increased levels of the Th17 related cytokine IL-23 were found in HIV1(-) smokers with low DLCO and HIV1(+) smokers and nonsmokers. Relative IL-23 gene expression was increased in AM of HIV1(+) individuals, with greater expression in AM of HIV1(+) smokers with low DLCO. Infection with HIV1 in vitro induced IL-23 expression in normal AM. IL-23 stimulation of AM/lymphocyte cocultures in vitro induced upregulation of MMP-9. Lung T lymphocytes express receptor IL-23R and interact with AM in order to upregulate MMP-9. Conclusion. This mechanism may contribute to the increased tissue destruction in the lungs of HIV1(+) smokers and suggests that Th17 related inflammation may play a role.
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PMID:The Role of Interleukin-23 in the Early Development of Emphysema in HIV1(+) Smokers. 2744 65