Abstract | BACKGROUND & AIMS: METHODS: RESULTS: Consistent with a decreased Th1 response, GILZ-TG mice were less susceptible to colitis induction as compared with wild-type littermates, while they were more susceptible to Th2-mediated colitis. The inhibition was comparable to that obtained with dexamethasone treatment. Moreover, diminished intestinal tissue damage, associated with inhibition of NF-kappaB nuclear translocation, interferon-gamma, tumor necrosis factor-alpha, and interleukin-1 production in CD4+ T lymphocytes of the lamina propria, was evident in GILZ-TG as compared with wild-type mice. In addition, inhibition of colitis development was also evident when GILZ fusion protein was delivered in vivo in dinitrobenzene sulfonic acid-treated WT animals as well as in interleukin-10 knockout mice. CONCLUSIONS:
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Authors | Lorenza Cannarile, Salvatore Cuzzocrea, Luca Santucci, Massimiliano Agostini, Emanuela Mazzon, Emanuela Esposito, Carmelo Muià, Maddalena Coppo, Rosanna Di Paola, Carlo Riccardi |
Journal | Gastroenterology
(Gastroenterology)
Vol. 136
Issue 2
Pg. 530-41
(Feb 2009)
ISSN: 1528-0012 [Electronic] United States |
PMID | 18996377
(Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
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Chemical References |
- Dsip1 protein, mouse
- Glucocorticoids
- Interleukin-1
- NF-kappa B
- Transcription Factors
- Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha
- Intercellular Adhesion Molecule-1
- 2,4-dinitrofluorobenzene sulfonic acid
- Oxazolone
- Interferon-gamma
- Dinitrofluorobenzene
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Topics |
- Animals
- Colitis
(chemically induced, metabolism, pathology)
- Colon
(metabolism, pathology)
- Dinitrofluorobenzene
(analogs & derivatives)
- Disease Models, Animal
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Glucocorticoids
(pharmacology)
- Intercellular Adhesion Molecule-1
(metabolism)
- Interferon-gamma
(metabolism)
- Interleukin-1
(metabolism)
- Leucine Zippers
(drug effects)
- Mice
- Mice, Knockout
- Mice, Transgenic
- NF-kappa B
(metabolism)
- Oxazolone
- Th1 Cells
(metabolism, pathology)
- Th2 Cells
(metabolism, pathology)
- Transcription Factors
(genetics, metabolism)
- Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha
(metabolism)
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