Faculty Opinions recommendation of Semaphorin 7a+ regulatory T cells are associated with progressive idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis and are implicated in transforming growth factor-β1-induced pulmonary fibrosis.

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elizabeth Renzoni
Keyword(s):  
T Cells ◽  
Growth Factor ◽  
Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis ◽  
Pulmonary Fibrosis ◽  
Regulatory T Cells ◽  
Transforming Growth Factor ◽  
Transforming Growth Factor Β1

scholarly journals Hepatocellular Carcinoma Cells Induce Regulatory T Cells and Lead to Poor Prognosis via Production of Transforming Growth Factor-β1

2016 ◽  
Vol 38 (1) ◽  
pp. 306-318 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yi Wang ◽  
Taotao Liu ◽  
Wenqing Tang ◽  
Bin Deng ◽  
Yanjie Chen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Hepatocellular Carcinoma ◽  
T Cells ◽  
Growth Factor ◽  
Regulatory T Cells ◽  
Poor Prognosis ◽  
Transforming Growth Factor ◽  
Transforming Growth Factor Β1 ◽  
In Vivo Experiments ◽  
Tgf Β1

Background/Aims: Regulatory T cells (Tregs) are associated with a poor prognosis in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). The purpose of the study was to explore the mechanisms of Tregs accumulation in HCC. Methods: We analyzed the frequency of Tregs in HCC by flow cytometry and immunohistochemistry. We also established a transforming growth factor (TGF)-β1-knockdown cell line by lentivirus-mediated RNA interference. Mouse CD4+CD25- T cells were cultured in supernatants from various cell lines. Results: HCC patients had a high frequency of Tregs, and high numbers of Tregs correlated with a poor prognosis. Liver cancer cells induced Treg production by secreting TGF-β1. In vivo experiments indicated that knockdown of TGF-β1 reduced the numbers of Tregs and metastatic nodules in mice. Conclusions: These results indicate that cancer-secreted TGF-β1 may increase Tregs, and TGF-β1 knockdown might impair immunosuppression in the tumor microenvironment by decrease Tregs.

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