首次被热点领域大牛报道!“以毒攻毒”,现在了解还不晚
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由于RIG-I表达比较广泛,作者之后对何种细胞上的RIG-I发挥作用进行了探究,发现当APC(抗原递呈细胞)上的RIG-I缺失后,小鼠表现出与病毒清除相同的表型。提示RIG-I通过影响APC细胞的功能,进而调节IEL细胞的数量,从而参与病毒维持肠道稳态的过程。当RIG-I缺陷后,IEL细胞增殖减少凋亡增多。
接下来作者对RIG影响肠道上皮内淋巴细胞的生存和增殖的机制进行探究,RIG-I活化后会诱导干扰素(IFN)产生,而之前有文献报道干扰素能够保护肠道损伤3,于是作者对IFN是否参与这一过程进行探究,结果显示,IFN受体缺陷后,肠道细胞无变化,提示IFN不参与肠道稳态。而之前有文献报道,细胞因子TGF-β、IL-7和IL-15在维持IEL生存和增殖过程中起重要作用4,5,6,那么RIG-I是否通过影响APC细胞相关细胞因子的产生发挥作用呢?作者发现,当RIG-I缺失后,APC细胞中TGF-β、IL-7的产生没有变化,但是IL-15却显著减少,并且通过慢病毒回补IL-15至RIG-I缺陷鼠,回补后RIG-I鼠细胞数得到回复,提示RIG-I通过影响IL-15而非IFN调节IEL的稳态。
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