Expression of MHC Ⅱ on rat corneal keratocytes is inhibited by special siRNA targeting CⅡTA |
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| Authors: | ZHANG Xue-fei CHEN Jia-qi SHAO Ying-feng |
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| Institution: | Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510060, China |
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| Abstract: | AIM: To investigate the feasibility to inhibit the expression of MHCⅡ by special siRNA targeting class Ⅱ major histocompatibility complex (MHC Ⅱ) transactivator (CⅡTA), which might regulate MHC Ⅱexpression for suppressing immune rejection. METHODS: Five different siRNA were designed, synthesized and transfected into freshly isolated rat corneal keratocytes. At 24 hours posttransfection, the changes of MHC Ⅱexpression were detected by flowcytometry, and the mRNA abundance of CⅡTA and MHC Ⅱ was measured by FQ-PCR after inducing with recombinant rat interferon-gamma (IFN-γ). RESULTS: Different siRNA showed different reduction in MHC Ⅱ and CⅡTA expression compared with the control (P<0.01). Among the five groups, the siRNA-4 was the most efficient. The mRNA content of CⅡTA and MHC Ⅱ were reduced by 95.10%±1.25% and 82.70%±1.95% respectively and the expression of MHC Ⅱ was inhibited by over 80% in siRNA-4 group at 24 hours posttransfection. CONCLUSIONS: The special siRNA targeting to CⅡTA inhibits CⅡTA mRNA and further inhibits its regulation of MHC Ⅱ molecular expression. The blockade of MHC Ⅱ by siRNA may be useful for further studying allogeneic corneal limbal transplantation. |
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| Keywords: | Genes CⅡTA Genes MHCⅡ siRNA Cornea |
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