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2017 ; 12
(9
): e0184773
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Up-regulation of gap junction in peripheral blood T lymphocytes contributes to
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Ni X
; Wang A
; Zhang L
; Shan LY
; Zhang HC
; Li L
; Si JQ
; Luo J
; Li XZ
; Ma KT
PLoS One
2017[]; 12
(9
): e0184773
PMID28910394
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Inflammation has been shown to play an important role in the mechanisms involved
in the pathogenesis of hypertension. Connexins (Cxs)-based gap junction channels
(GJCs) or hemichannels (HCs) are involved in the maintenance of homeostasis in
the immune system. However, the role of Cx43-based channels in T-lymphocytes in
mediating the immune response in essential hypertension is not fully understand.
The present study was designed to investigate the role of Cxs-based channels in T
lymphocytes in the regulation of hypertension-mediated inflammation. The surface
expressions of T lymphocyte subtypes, Cx40/Cx43, and inflammatory cytokines
(IFN-? (interferon-gamma) and TNF-? (tumor necrosis factor alpha)) in T cells, as
well as gap junction communication of peripheral blood lymphocytes from essential
hypertensive patients (EHs) and normotensive healthy subjects (NTs) were detected
by flow cytometry. Expression levels and phosphorylation of Cx43 protein in
peripheral blood lymphocytes of EHs and NTs were analyzed by Western blot. The
proliferation rate of peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) after treatment
with a Cxs inhibitor was examined by a CCK-8 assay. The levels of inflammatory
cytokines were detected using ELISA. Within the CD3+ T cell subsets, we found a
significant trend toward an increase in the percentage of CD4+ T cells and
CD4+/CD8+ ratio as well as in serum levels of IFN-? and TNF-? in the peripheral
blood of EHs compared with those in NTs. Moreover, the peripheral blood
lymphocytes of EH patients exhibited enhanced GJCs formation, increased Cx43
protein level and Cx43 phosphorylation at Ser368, and a significant increase in
Cx40/Cx43 surface expressions levels in CD4+ or CD8+ T lymphocytes. Cx43-based
channel inhibition by a mimetic peptide greatly reduced the exchange of dye
between lymphocytes, proliferation of stimulated lymphocytes and the
pro-inflammatory cytokine levels of EHs and NTs. Our data suggest that
Cx40/Cx43-based channels in lymphocytes may be involved in the regulation of T
lymphocyte proliferation and the production of pro-inflammatory cytokines, which
contribute to the hypertensive inflammatory response.