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Triptolide inhibits tonsillar IgA production by upregulating FDC-SP in IgA nephropathy

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2020
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Li, Huining ; Yang, Xinxin ; Yao, Guodong ; Zhang, Yanxiang ; Xu, Yangyang ; Cao, Yan ; An, Xushu ; Li, Haibo ; Chen, Hui ; Geng, Jingshu ; Yuan, Dawei ; Jin, Xiaoming ; Meng, Hongxue
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Universidad de Murcia, Departamento de Biologia Celular e Histiologia
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https://doi.org/10.14670/HH-18-190
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IgA nephropathy (IgAN) is primarily resulted of qualitative abnormality of IgA. The occurrence of IgAN is associated with affected tonsils which enhances the IgA production via IgA class switching and immuno-activation. Follicular dendritic cell-secreted protein (FDC-SP) was found to be a negative effect for IgA production in tonsil. The previous studies suggested that Triptolide might reduce IgA production by its immunosuppression role. Given this background, this study investigated the mechanisms underlying the role of Triptolide and FDC-SP in the generation of IgA and IgA class switching in tonsil of IgAN patients. Immunohistochemistry and reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction revealed that the expression of FDC-SP was increased in the tonsils of IgAN patients with Triptolide treatment compared with those without treatment. Meanwhile, the expression of FDC-SP was negatively correlated with IgA inducing cytokines in the tonsils of IgAN patients treated with Triptolide, due to the significant decreased IgA-bearing cells. The expression of FDC-SP in tonsillar tissue was confirmed by double immunofluorescence. Importantly, Triptolide promoted FDC-SP secretion, and correlated negatively with decreased IgA production in isolated FDC-associated clusters, which had been isolated from patients without TW treatment previously. Our study demonstrated that Triptolide might have an impact on FDC-SP production and downregulation of IgA synthesis in the tonsils of IgAN patients, which could be a promising strategy for therapeutic intervention in IgAN patients.
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IgA nephropathy , Triptolide , Follicular dendritic cell-secreted protein , Tonsil , IgA class switching , IgA production
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Histology and Histopathology Vol. 35, nº6 (2020)
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http://hdl.handle.net/10201/125891
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