Haijun Li1, Qixiao Liu, Yuanyuan Jiang, Yi Zhang, Yan Zhang, Wei Xiao. 1. Department of Cadre Health Care (HL), Qilu Hospital, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong; Physical Examination Office (HL), Health Department of Shandong Province, Jinan, China; and Departments of Respiratory Disease (QL, YJ, YIZ, WX), and Obstetrics and Gynecology (YAZ), Qilu Hospital, Shandong University, Jinan, China.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Amplified inflammation persists in the airways of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD); however, the underlying mechanism is still unclear. Th17/T regulatory cells (Treg) imbalance may exist in the airways and contribute to this abnormal inflammation. METHODS: This study involved 21 patients with COPD, 21 healthy smokers (HS), and 21 healthy nonsmokers (HNS). We investigated receptor-related orphan receptor (RORC2) and forkhead box P3 (FOXP3) mRNA expression in induced sputum by real-time polymerase chain reaction and assayed IL-17, IL-10, TGF-β and IL-6 by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Th17 and Treg cells in peripheral blood were analyzed by flow cytometry. RESULTS: The level of sputum FOXP3 mRNA in both COPD and HNS was lower than that in HS (PCOPD = 0.017; PHNS = 0.009). In contrast, the level of RORC2 mRNA was markedly higher in COPD than in either HS or HNS (PHS = 0.005; PHNS < 0.001). There was a correspondingly elevated ratio of sputum RORC2 to FOXP3 mRNA in COPD. Concentrations of IL-17, TGF-β and IL-6 were elevated in COPD sputum. In peripheral blood, both Th17 and Treg cells were elevated in COPD. CONCLUSIONS: A compartmental imbalance of Th17 over Treg exists in the airways of patients with COPD, suggesting a defect in anti-inflammatory homeostasis in COPD.
BACKGROUND: Amplified inflammation persists in the airways of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD); however, the underlying mechanism is still unclear. Th17/T regulatory cells (Treg) imbalance may exist in the airways and contribute to this abnormal inflammation. METHODS: This study involved 21 patients with COPD, 21 healthy smokers (HS), and 21 healthy nonsmokers (HNS). We investigated receptor-related orphan receptor (RORC2) and forkhead box P3 (FOXP3) mRNA expression in induced sputum by real-time polymerase chain reaction and assayed IL-17, IL-10, TGF-β and IL-6 by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Th17 and Treg cells in peripheral blood were analyzed by flow cytometry. RESULTS: The level of sputum FOXP3 mRNA in both COPD and HNS was lower than that in HS (PCOPD = 0.017; PHNS = 0.009). In contrast, the level of RORC2 mRNA was markedly higher in COPD than in either HS or HNS (PHS = 0.005; PHNS < 0.001). There was a correspondingly elevated ratio of sputum RORC2 to FOXP3 mRNA in COPD. Concentrations of IL-17, TGF-β and IL-6 were elevated in COPD sputum. In peripheral blood, both Th17 and Treg cells were elevated in COPD. CONCLUSIONS: A compartmental imbalance of Th17 over Treg exists in the airways of patients with COPD, suggesting a defect in anti-inflammatory homeostasis in COPD.
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