Chinese Journal of Dermatology ›› 2004, Vol. 37 ›› Issue (11): 653-655.

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The Mechanisms of Tcrolimus on the Migration of Langerhans'Cells

TANG Ling1, YU Yi-zhi2, CHEN Jie1, YAN Ming1, GU Jun1, ZHENG Mao-rong1   

  1. Department of Dermatology, Changhai Hospital, The Second Military Medical University, Shanghai 200433, China
  • Received:2003-11-06 Online:2004-11-15 Published:2004-11-15

Abstract: Objective To investigate the mechanisms of tacrolimus on the migration of Langerhans;cells.Methods The concentration of MCP-1 in the cultured supernatants of HaCaT cell treated with tacrolimus was determined by ELISA.The expression level of MCP-1 mRNA in HaCaT cell treated with tacrolimus was studied by RT-PCR method.Results The concentration of MCP-1 in HaCaT cell treated with 625 ~ 5 000 ng/mL of tacrolimus was significantly decreased.The expression level of MCP-1 mRNA was also markedly decreased.Conclusions Tacrolimus may probably decrease the expression of MCP-1 in keratinocytes and suppress the chemotactic ability of Langerhans;cells precursor and Langerhans;cells,thus inhibiting or diminishing certain local immunoreaction.

Key words: Langerhans cells, Immunosuppressive agents, Monocyte chemoattractant protein-1, Cell movements