PMID- 28225889 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20171113 LR - 20181113 IS - 1414-431X (Electronic) IS - 0100-879X (Print) IS - 0100-879X (Linking) VI - 50 IP - 3 DP - 2017 Feb 20 TI - Roles of monocyte chemotactic protein 1 and nuclear factor-kappaB in immune response to spinal tuberculosis in a New Zealand white rabbit model. PG - e5625 LID - S0100-879X2017000300602 [pii] LID - 10.1590/1414-431X20165625 [doi] LID - e5625 AB - This study aimed to explore the roles of monocyte chemotactic protein 1 (MCP-1) and nuclear factor kappa B (NF-kappaB) in immune response to spinal tuberculosis in a New Zealand white rabbit model. Forty-eight New Zealand white rabbits were collected and divided into four groups: experimental group (n=30, spinal tuberculosis model was established), the sham group (n=15, sham operation was performed) and the blank group (n=3). The qRT-PCR assay and western blotting were applied to detect the mRNA and protein expressions of MCP-1 and NF-kappaB in peripheral blood. ELISA was used to measure serum levels of MCP-1, NF-kappaB, IFN-gamma, IL-2, IL-4, and IL-10. Flow cytometry was adopted to assess the distributions of CD4+, CD8+ lymphocytes and CD4+ CD25+ Foxp3 lymphocyte subsets. Compared with the sham and blank groups, the mRNA and protein expressions of MCP-1 and NF-kappaB in the experimental group were significantly increased. The experimental group had lower serum levels of IL-2 and IFN-gamma and higher serum level of IL-10 than the sham and blank groups. In comparison to the sham and blank groups, CD4+ T lymphocyte subsets percentage, CD4+/CD8+ ratio and CD4+ CD25+ Foxp3+ Tregs subsets accounting for CD4+ lymphocyte in the experimental group were lower, while percentage of CD8+ T lymphocyte subsets was higher. Our study provided evidence that higher expression of MCP-1 and NF-kappaB may be associated with decreased immune function of spinal tuberculosis, which can provide a new treatment direction for spinal tuberculosis. FAU - Guo, X H AU - Guo XH AD - The Third Department of Orthopedics, the Fifth Hospital of Harbin, Harbin, China. FAU - Bai, Z AU - Bai Z AD - The Third Department of Orthopedics, the Fifth Hospital of Harbin, Harbin, China. FAU - Qiang, B AU - Qiang B AD - The Third Department of Orthopedics, the Fifth Hospital of Harbin, Harbin, China. FAU - Bu, F H AU - Bu FH AD - Operating Room, the Fifth Hospital of Harbin, Harbin, China. FAU - Zhao, N AU - Zhao N AD - The Third Department of Orthopedics, the Fifth Hospital of Harbin, Harbin, China. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20170220 PL - Brazil TA - Braz J Med Biol Res JT - Brazilian journal of medical and biological research = Revista brasileira de pesquisas medicas e biologicas JID - 8112917 RN - 0 (Chemokine CCL2) RN - 0 (Cytokines) RN - 0 (NF-kappa B) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Blotting, Western MH - Chemokine CCL2/blood/*metabolism MH - Cytokines/blood/immunology MH - Disease Models, Animal MH - Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay MH - Flow Cytometry MH - Immunity, Cellular/*immunology MH - Male MH - NF-kappa B/blood/*metabolism MH - Rabbits MH - Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction MH - Tuberculosis, Spinal/*immunology PMC - PMC5333719 EDAT- 2017/02/23 06:00 MHDA- 2017/11/14 06:00 PMCR- 2017/02/20 CRDT- 2017/02/23 06:00 PHST- 2016/06/25 00:00 [received] PHST- 2016/10/25 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2017/02/23 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2017/02/23 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2017/11/14 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2017/02/20 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - S0100-879X2017000300602 [pii] AID - 10.1590/1414-431X20165625 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Braz J Med Biol Res. 2017 Feb 20;50(3):e5625. doi: 10.1590/1414-431X20165625.