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COMPARATIVE STUDY
JOURNAL ARTICLE
Reciprocal roles of STAT3 and STAT5 in nasal polyposis.
American Journal of Otolaryngology 2012 November
PURPOSE: Nasal polyposis (NP) is a chronic inflammatory disease that is characterized by increased populations of Th17 cells and impairment of Treg cells function in Chinese patients. Recent studies have shown that signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (STAT3) and STAT5 are indispensable in the development and maintenance of Th17 and Treg cells. We investigated the roles of STAT3 and STAT5 in the imbalance of Th17 and Treg cells in NP.
MATERIALS AND METHODS: The levels of IL-6, IL-2, pSTAT3, pSTAT5, SOCS3, RORc, Foxp3, IL-17A, and TGF-β1 were measured in patients with atopic NP, patients with nonatopic NP, and controls. We also evaluated the local distribution of Th17 and Treg cells by double immunofluorescence staining and the correlations between activated STAT3/STAT5 and Th17/Treg cell development were assessed.
RESULTS: Increased levels of IL-6, pSTAT3, SCOS3, RORc, IL-17A, and CD4(+) RORc(+) cells, and decreased levels of IL-2, pSTAT5, Foxp3, TGF-β1, and CD4(+) Foxp3(+) cells were detected in both NP groups compared to controls (P < .05). The differences in all expression levels (except for IL-6) were significant between atopic and nonatopic patients (P < .05). There was a positive correlation between pSTAT3/pSTAT5 levels and Th17/Treg development and a negative correlation between SOCS3 and pSTAT3 in NP (P < 0.01).
CONCLUSIONS: The results suggest that STAT3 and STAT5 may function through the IL-6 and IL-2 pathways to play a role in the imbalance of Th17/Treg in NP. An even more exaggerated imbalance of Th17/Treg caused by atopy may be correlated to the improper ratio of activated STAT3/STAT5.
MATERIALS AND METHODS: The levels of IL-6, IL-2, pSTAT3, pSTAT5, SOCS3, RORc, Foxp3, IL-17A, and TGF-β1 were measured in patients with atopic NP, patients with nonatopic NP, and controls. We also evaluated the local distribution of Th17 and Treg cells by double immunofluorescence staining and the correlations between activated STAT3/STAT5 and Th17/Treg cell development were assessed.
RESULTS: Increased levels of IL-6, pSTAT3, SCOS3, RORc, IL-17A, and CD4(+) RORc(+) cells, and decreased levels of IL-2, pSTAT5, Foxp3, TGF-β1, and CD4(+) Foxp3(+) cells were detected in both NP groups compared to controls (P < .05). The differences in all expression levels (except for IL-6) were significant between atopic and nonatopic patients (P < .05). There was a positive correlation between pSTAT3/pSTAT5 levels and Th17/Treg development and a negative correlation between SOCS3 and pSTAT3 in NP (P < 0.01).
CONCLUSIONS: The results suggest that STAT3 and STAT5 may function through the IL-6 and IL-2 pathways to play a role in the imbalance of Th17/Treg in NP. An even more exaggerated imbalance of Th17/Treg caused by atopy may be correlated to the improper ratio of activated STAT3/STAT5.
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