摘要
支气管哮喘是多种细胞特别是嗜酸性粒细胞、肥大细胞、T淋巴细胞、中性粒细胞和气道上皮细胞及其细胞成分参与的气道慢性炎症性疾病,以气道炎症、可逆的气道阻塞和气道高反应性为其特征。信号转导子和转录激活子4(signal transducer and activator of transcription 4,STAT4)作为一种新型的能与靶基因调控区DNA结合的转录因子,介导白介素12的免疫反应与调节T细胞的分化,调节促炎因子与抗炎因子的应答,可能在支气管哮喘中发挥重要作用。该文从STAT4的基因位点、结构、信号转导途径及其与支气管哮喘的关系进行综述。
Bronchial asthma is a chronic inflammatory disease of airways.A variety of cells,especially eosinophils,mast cells,T lymphocytes,neutrophils,airway epithelial cells and cellular components take part in bronchial asthma.Bronchial asthma is characterized by airway inflammation,reversible airflow obstruction,and airway hyper-responsiveness.Signal transducer and activator of transcription 4(STAT4) acted as a new type transcription factor,binding to specific DNA-response elements in the promoters of target genes,mediated the immune response of IL-12 and regulated T cell differentiation,modulated pro-and anti-inflammatory responses.It may play an important role in bronchial asthma.This review summarized STAT4 gene locus,constitution,signal transduction pathway and the relationship between STAT4 and asthma.
出处
《生命的化学》
CAS
CSCD
北大核心
2010年第3期413-416,共4页
Chemistry of Life