Source: Annual Congress 2012 - COPD treatments: efficacy and safety
Disease area: Airway diseases

Abstract

Background
Nuclear factor of activate T cells (NFAT), consists of five members and plays a pivotal role in regulating T lymphocyte activation. Among the five subtypes of NFAT, NFAT1, NFAT2 and NFAT4 were recognized as the key family members associated with allergic diseases. However, evidence regarding the functions of NFAT1 and NFAT2 in Th2 cells are still conflicting.
Aims and objectives
Therefore, we explored the functions of NFAT1 and NFAT2 on Th2 lymphocytes.
Methods
Knockdown of NFAT1 and NFAT2 using small interfering RNA (siRNA) was performed in the murine Th2 lymphocyte cell line (D10.G4.1). Real-time qPCR, Western Blotting and ELISA were performed to test the relatively expression ofTh2 cytokine mRNA and protein in cells and culture supernatant.
Results
D10 cells express IL-4, IL-5, IL13 and GATA3mRNA level. NFAT1 siRNA and NFAT2 siRNA selectively suppressed the expression of NFAT1 and NFAT2 respectively at both the mRNA and protein level. Higher levels of IL-4, IL-5 and IL-13 were seen in NFAT1 siRNA treated Th2 cells. This suggests that NFAT1 may play a negative role in Th2 cytokine expression. Interestingly, the opposite effect was seen with NFAT2 siRNA. NFAT2 siRNA down-regulated the expression of IL-4, IL-5 and IL13 mRNA levels. This was associated with a reduction in the expression of GATA3 mRNA and protein.
Conclusions
NFAT1 may play a negative role in regulating Th2 cytokines whilst NFAT2 may have the opposite effect.

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X. Yao, Y. Teng, H. Huang, I. Adcock, P. Barnes (Nanjing, China; London, United Kingdom). NFAT subtypes in regulating Th2 lymphocytes. Eur Respir J 2012; 40: Suppl. 56, 2120

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