New Insights into the Immunological Changes in IL-10-Deficient Mice during the Course of Spontaneous Inflammation in the Gut Mucosa

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dc.contributor.authorGomes-Santos, Ana Cristina
dc.contributor.authorMoreira, Thais Garcias
dc.contributor.authorCastro-Junior, Archimedes Barbosa
dc.contributor.authorHorta, Bernardo Coelho
dc.contributor.authorLemos, Luisa
dc.contributor.authorCruz, Deborah Nogueira
dc.contributor.authorGuimarães, Mauro Andrade Freitas
dc.contributor.authorCara, Denise Carmona
dc.contributor.authorMcCafferty, Donna-Marie
dc.contributor.authorFaria, Ana Maria Caetano
dc.date.accessioned2018-09-27T11:48:55Z
dc.date.available2018-09-27T11:48:55Z
dc.date.issued2012-02-01
dc.date.updated2018-09-27T11:48:55Z
dc.description.abstractIL-10 is a regulatory cytokine that plays a major role in the homeostasis of the gut and this is illustrated by the fact that IL-10−/− mice develop spontaneous colitis. In this study, IL-10−/− mice were analyzed for immunological changes during colitis development. We found a reduced frequency of regulatory T cells and higher frequency of activated T cells in the colon that precedes the macroscopic signs of the disease. Production of IL-17 and IFN-γ was higher in the colon. Colitis progression culminates with the reduction of regulatory T cells in the intestine. Frequency of B1 cells and the secretory IgA production were both elevated. Despite these alterations, 16-week-old IL-10−/− mice could be rendered tolerant by a continuous feeding protocol. Our study provides detailed analysis of changes that precede colitis and it also suggests that oral tolerance could be used to design novel alternative therapies for the disease.
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dc.identifier.citationAna Cristina Gomes-Santos, Thais Garcias Moreira, Archimedes Barbosa Castro-Junior, et al., “New Insights into the Immunological Changes in IL-10-Deficient Mice during the Course of Spontaneous Inflammation in the Gut Mucosa,” Clinical and Developmental Immunology, vol. 2012, Article ID 560817, 13 pages, 2012. doi:10.1155/2012/560817
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1155/2012/560817
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1880/108333
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/44373
dc.language.rfc3066en
dc.rights.holderCopyright © 2012 Ana Cristina Gomes-Santos et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
dc.titleNew Insights into the Immunological Changes in IL-10-Deficient Mice during the Course of Spontaneous Inflammation in the Gut Mucosa
dc.typeJournal Article
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