https://scholars.lib.ntu.edu.tw/handle/123456789/189885
標題: | Combination of nifedipine and subtherapeutic dose of cyclosporin additively suppresses mononuclear cells activation of patients with rheumatoid arthritis and normal individuals via Ca2+-calcineurin-nuclear factor of activated T cells pathway | 作者: | Lai, N-S. Yu, C-L. Yin, W-Y. Yu, H-C. Huang, H-B. Tung, C-H. Lu, M-C. 余家利 |
關鍵字: | calcineurin;calcium channel blocker;cyclosporin;nuclear factor of activated T cells;rheumatoid arthritis | 公開日期: | 2012 | 卷: | 168 | 期: | 1 | 起(迄)頁: | 78-86 | 來源出版物: | Clin. Exp. Immunol. | 摘要: | Abnormal Ca2+-mediated signalling contributes to the pathogenesis of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). However, the potential implication of calcium channel blocker in RA remained unknown. We hypothesized that nifedipine, an L-type calcium channel blocker, combined with a calcineurin inhibitor, could suppress T cell activation via targeting different level of the Ca2+ signalling pathway. The percentage of activated T cells and the apoptotic rate of mononuclear cells (MNCs) was measured by flow cytometry. The MNC viability, cytokine production, cytosolic Ca2+ level and activity of the nuclear factor of activated T cells (NFAT) were measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). The NFAT-regulated gene expression, including interleukin (IL)-2, interferon (IFN)-gamma and granulocytemacrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF), was measured by real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR). We found that the percentage of activated T cells in anti-CD3 + anti-CD28-activated MNC was higher in RA patients. High doses of nifedipine (50 mu M) increased MNCs apoptosis, inhibited T cell activation and decreased T helper type 2 (Th1) (IFN-gamma)/Th2 (IL-10) cytokine production in both groups. The Ca2+ influx was lower in anti-CD3 + anti-CD28-activated MNC from RA patients than healthy volunteers and suppressed by nifedipine. When combined with a subtherapeutic dose (50 ng/ml) of cyclosporin, 1 mu M nifedipine suppressed the percentage of activated T cells in both groups. Moreover, this combination suppressed more IFN-gamma secretion and NFAT-regulated gene (GM-CSF and IFN-gamma) expression in RA-MNCs than normal MNCs via decreasing the activity of NFATc1. In conclusion, we found that L-type Ca2+ channel blockers and subtherapeutic doses of cyclosporin act additively to suppress the Ca2+-calcineurin-NFAT signalling pathway, leading to inhibition of T cell activity. We propose that this combination may become a potential treatment of RA. |
URI: | http://ntur.lib.ntu.edu.tw//handle/246246/258762 |
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