Keith Wilson
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Cutting edge: cyclooxygenase-2 activation suppresses Th1 polarization in response to Helicobacter pylori.

Meyer F, Ramanujam KS, Gobert AP, James SP, Wilson KT
J Immunol. 2003 171 (8): 3913-7

PMID: 14530307 · DOI:10.4049/jimmunol.171.8.3913

Helicobacter pylori infection causes a Th1-driven mucosal immune response. Cyclooxygenase (COX)-2 is up-regulated in lamina propria mononuclear cells in H. pylori gastritis. Because COX-2 can modulate Th1/Th2 balance, we determined whether H. pylori activates COX-2 in human PBMCs, and the effect on cytokine and proliferative responses. There was significant up-regulation of COX-2 mRNA and PGE(2) release in response to H. pylori preparations. Addition of COX-2 inhibitors or an anti-PGE(2) Ab resulted in a marked increase in H. pylori-stimulated IL-12 and IFN-gamma production, and a decrease in IL-10 levels. Addition of PGE(2) or cAMP, the second messenger activated by PGE(2), had the opposite effect. Similarly, stimulated cell proliferation was increased by COX-2 inhibitors or anti-PGE(2) Ab, and was decreased by PGE(2). Our findings indicate that COX-2 has an immunosuppressive role in H. pylori gastritis, which may protect the mucosa from severe injury, but may also contribute to the persistence of the infection.

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Cells, Cultured Cyclic AMP Cyclooxygenase 2 Dinoprostone Down-Regulation Enzyme Activation Growth Inhibitors Helicobacter pylori Humans Interferon-gamma Interleukin-10 Interleukin-12 Isoenzymes Leukocytes, Mononuclear Membrane Proteins Prostaglandin-Endoperoxide Synthases Th1 Cells Th2 Cells Up-Regulation

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