title: Effect of TGF-beta1 on the expression of IL-12, IL-15, IL-18, IL-4 and IL-10 in heart transplantation rejection in rats.
abstract: To investigate the effect of TGF-beta1 on the expressions of IL-12, IL-15, IL-18, IL-4 and IL-10 in heart transplantation rejection in rats, a model of rat cervical heterotopic heart transplantation was set up and the model rats were randomly divided into three groups: control group, transplant group and TGF-beta1 group. The mRNA expression levels of IL-12, IL-15, IL-18, IL-4 and IL-10 were determined by RT-PCR at the 5th day after the transplantation. The mRNA expression levels of IL-12, IL-15, IL-18 were increased obviously and those of IL-4, IL-10 were significantly decreased in the transplant group as compared with the control group (P<0.01). In the TGF-beta1 group, the mRNA expression levels of IL-12, IL-15, IL-18 were significantly decreased and those of IL-4, IL-10 were significantly increased as compared with the transplant group (P<0.01). The immunosuppressive effect of TGF-beta1 on heart transplantation rejection was related to its inhibition of the expressions of Th1-type cytokines (IL-12, IL-15, IL-18 etc) and its promotion of the expressions of Th2-type cytokines (IL-4, IL-10).
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430030, China. jpzhao@tjh.tjmu.edu.cn
authors.forename: Jinping
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.forename: Ping
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Sihai
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gao
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D006084:Graft Rejection / Q000378:metabolism*; D016027:Heart Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D016753:Interleukin-10 / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000235:genetics; D018664:Interleukin-12 / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000235:genetics; D019409:Interleukin-15 / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000235:genetics; D020382:Interleukin-18 / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000235:genetics; D015847:Interleukin-4 / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000235:genetics; D008297:Male; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000235:genetics; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D053773:Transforming Growth Factor beta1 / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D019409:Interleukin-15; D020382:Interleukin-18; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D053773:Transforming Growth Factor beta1; D016753:Interleukin-10; D018664:Interleukin-12; D015847:Interleukin-4