Exogenous administration of appropriate dose of IL-17A helps to improve
multiple organ dysfunction and improve survival in septic mice
Abstract
At present, the effect of exogenous interleukin (IL) -17A in septic mice
is still controversial. This study further explored the effect of
exogenous IL-17A on multiple organ function and prognosis in septic
mice. Mice model of sepsis was established by cecal ligation and
puncture (CLP) method, and the mice were randomly divided into 8 groups
according to different intervention measures: Sham+PBS, CLP+PBS,
CLP+0.25μg IL-17A, CLP+0.5μg IL-17A, CLP+1μg IL-17A, CLP+2μg IL-17A,
CLP+4μg IL-17A and CLP+Anti-IL-17A. Survival rates were monitored and
recorded at 12-hour intervals, and the expression changes of blood
routine, related inflammatory cytokines, liver and kidney function
indexes of mice. Pathological injuries of lung, liver and kidney of mice
in each group were detected by H&E staining, and the evaluation of
bacterial translocation in vitro was performed by inoculation medium.
The results showed that except for the sham-operated group, the 7-day
survival rate of the mice in the CLP+1μg IL-17A group was the highest
(75%). And exogenous administration of appropriate dose of IL-17A was
beneficial to reduce alanine aminotransferase (ALT), aspartate
aminotransferase (AST), blood urea nitrogen (BUN) and creatinine (Cre)
in septic mice. The pathological damage of lung, liver and kidney tissue
also can be alleviated, and the colony count of peripheral blood and
spleen tissue of mice were also significantly decreased. From this, we
concluded that exogenous administration of appropriate dose of IL-17A
can improve the bacterial clearance ability of septic mice, and improve
the multiple organ dysfunction and 7-day survival rate of the septic
mice.