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ArticleScientific reports2017

3-bromopyruvate ameliorate autoimmune arthritis by modulating Th17/Treg cell differentiation and suppressing dendritic cell activation.

Takaichi Okano, Jun Saegusa, Keisuke Nishimura, Soshi Takahashi, Sho Sendo, Yo Ueda, Akio Morinobu

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Article in Scientific reports, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 56 papers.

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56 citing papers in PubMed, 93 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Takaichi OkanoRheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, Japan.
Jun SaegusaDepartment of Clinical Laboratory, Kobe University Hospital, Kobe, Japan.
Keisuke NishimuraRheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, Japan.
Soshi TakahashiRheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, Japan.
Sho SendoRheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, Japan.
Yo UedaRheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, Japan.
Akio MorinobuRheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, Japan.
Kobe University · JPKobe University Hospital · JP

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Recent studies have shown that cellular metabolism plays an important role in regulating immune cell functions. In immune cell differentiation, both interleukin-17-producing T (Th17) cells and dendritic cells (DCs) exhibit increased glycolysis through the upregulation of glycolytic enzymes, such as hexokinase-2 (HK2). Blocking glycolysis with 2-deoxyglucose was recently shown to inhibit Th17 cell differentiation while promoting regulatory T (Treg) cell generation. However, 2-DG inhibits all isoforms of HK. Thus, it is unclear which isoform has a critical role in Th17 cell differentiation and in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) pathogenesis. Here we demonstrated that 3-bromopyruvate (BrPA), a specific HK2 inhibitor, significantly decreased the arthritis scores and the histological scores in SKG mice, with a significant increase in Treg cells, decrease in Th17 cells, and decrease in activated DCs in the spleen. In vitro, BrPA facilitated the differentiation of Treg cells, suppressed Th17 cells, and inhibited the activation of DCs. These results suggested that BrPA may be a therapeutic target of murine arthritis. Although the role of IL-17 is not clarified in the treatment of RA, targeting cell metabolism to alter the immune cell functions might lead to a new therapeutic strategy for RA.

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AnimalsArthritis, ExperimentalArthritis, RheumatoidAutoimmune DiseasesCell DifferentiationDendritic CellsDisease Models, AnimalDisease ProgressionHexokinaseLymphocyte ActivationLymphocyte CountMicePyruvatesSynovial MembraneTh17 CellsT-Lymphocytes, RegulatorybromopyruvateHexokinasehexokinase 2, mousePyruvates

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