Lack of WDFY4 Aggravates Ovalbumin-Induced Asthma via Enhanced Th2 Cell Differentiation.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Asthma is a chronic inflammatory airway disease, and Th2 cells play an important role in asthma. WDFY4 (WDFY family member 4) is a susceptibility gene in several autoimmune diseases.

Objective

In this study, the roles of WDFY4 in Th2 cell differentiation and Th2-dependent asthma were investigated.

Methods

Naïve CD4+ T cells were isolated from wild-type and WDFY4-deficient mice and induced to differentiate in vitro. Subsequently, a mouse model of asthma was established by sensitization with ovalbumin.

Results

Study results showed that WDFY4 deficiency could promote the differentiation of Th2 cells and the production of Th2 cytokines. WDFY4-deficient asthmatic mice showed higher levels of Th2 cytokines in the lungs and bronchoalveolar lavage fluid than

SUBMITTER: Li Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8619739 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature