Journal: International Journal of Molecular Sciences
Article Title: Anakinra-Loaded Sphingomyelin Nanosystems Modulate In Vitro IL-1-Dependent Pro-Tumor Inflammation in Pancreatic Cancer
doi: 10.3390/ijms25158085
Figure Lengend Snippet: Anakinra-loaded sphingomyelin nanosystems (ANK-SNs) are superior to free anakinra (ANK) in down-modulating the secretion of IL-17, but not of IFN-γ, by in vitro differentiated Th17 cells. ( A ) In vitro experimental model. Naïve CD4 + T cells were differentiated towards Th17 cells by treatment with anti-CD2/CD3/CD28-coated beads and IL-1β, IL-23, IL-6, and TGF-β, and in the absence or in the presence of ANK, ANK-SNs, or SNs. On day 5, Th17 cells were collected and restimulated with anti-CD2/CD3/CD28-coated beads, and IL-17 and IFN-γ secretion levels were measured by ELISA. (Created with BioRender.com ). ( B ) Dose–response curve to determine the best concentrations of ANK for inhibiting IL-17 secretion in Th17 cells (n = 3). ANK was added at the indicated concentrations. Th0 (i.e., naïve CD4 + T cells activated with anti-CD2/CD3/CD28-coated beads only) were used as a negative control. Th17 cells were used as a positive control. ( C , D ) ANK, ANK-SNs, and SNs (VitE/SM/NHS formulation), tested for their capacity to down-modulate cytokine secretion by Th17 cells, were added at the indicated concentrations and based on the titration curve shown in B. ( C ) IL-17. Left , IL-17 secretion with controls (n = 2). Right , IL-17 percentage inhibition of cumulative experiments (n = 11) ( D ) IFN-γ. Left , IFN-γ secretion with controls (n = 2). Right , IFN-γ percentage inhibition of cumulative experiments (n = 10). ( E ) IL-17 percentage inhibition of cumulative experiments using 5 μg/mL of ANK/ANK-SNs (n = 6). ( F ) IFN-γ percentage inhibition of cumulative experiments using 5 μg/mL of ANK/ANK-SNs (n = 4). Data are mean ± SEM from the indicated number (n) of independent experiments. Significance was calculated by one-way ANOVA test and Newman–Keuls post-test. Values were considered significantly different for * p < 0.05, ** p < 0.01, *** p < 0.001.
Article Snippet: The next day, the medium was replaced with IMDM 2% FBS alone or with 20 ng/mL of each recombinant human IL-1α + IL-1β (R&D Systems, Minneapolis, MN, USA).
Techniques: In Vitro, Enzyme-linked Immunosorbent Assay, Negative Control, Positive Control, Formulation, Titration, Inhibition