MINISTRY OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING NONG LAM UNIVERSITY- HO CHI MINH CITY FACULTY OF BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES UNDERGRADUATE THESIS EVALUATION OF THE EFFECTS OF CORTICOSTEROIDS ON IL17A AND IL23 EXPRESSIONS IN THE IMIQUIMOD-INDUCED PSORIASIS MOUSE MODEL Major : BIOTECHNOLOGY Student : LE TAN LOC Student ID : 18126084 Academic year : 2018 — 2022 Thu Duc City, M arch, 2023 MINISTRY OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING NONG LAM UNIVERSITY- HO CHI MINH CITY FACULTY OF BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES UNDERGRADUATE THESIS EVALUATION OF THE EFFECTS OF CORTICOSTEROIDS ON IL17A AND IL23 EXPRESSIONS IN THE IMIQUIMOD-INDUCED PSORIASIS MOUSE MODEL Advisor Student Assoc. VU BICH NGOC LE TAN LOC MSc. TRAN THI THUY PHUONG Thu Duc City, March, 2023 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT My first and big appreciation goes to my first supervisor, Assoc. Vu Bich Ngoc because of her marvelous supervision, guidance and encouragement.
Sincere gratitude 1s extended to her generous participation in guiding, constructive feedback, kind support, and advice during my thesis progress. Also, I greatly appreciate my second supervisors, MSc. Tran Thi Thuy Phuong for her great feedback, excellent encouragement and guidance. Thanks a lot to you! Many thanks to all of the members of staffs in Stem Cell Institute and Natural Science University, for their kind support during my undergraduate study.
Also, I extend my thanks to all my colleagues, my friends at Stem Cell Institute for their continuous encouragement and support. Last, but not least, my warm and heartfelt thanks go to my family for their tremendous support and hope they had given to me. Without that hope, this thesis would not have been possible. Thank you all for the strength you gave me.
I love you all! CONFIRMATION AND AGREEMENT My name is Le Tan Loc, student ID: 18126084, class: DH18SHA (Phone: 078-476- 3617, email: 18126084@st.vn), of Biological Sciences Department, Nong Lam University - Ho Chi Minh city. This is my graduation thesis, directly carried out by myself, as part of a project of Stem Cell Institution University of Science, VNU-HCM. Stem Cell Institute is the owner and has the alright to use and exploit the intellectual property in this thesis. The data and information in the research are sincere and objective.
I take full responsibility for these commitments to the committee. Thu Duc City, 7 February, 2023 Student’s signature ABSTRACT Psoriasis is one of the most common dermatological diseases which occurs in 2-3% of the global population. While the complete mechanism has been mysterious but the role of the IL23/IL17A axis has excluded playing a vital role in psoriasis development. Besides that, topical corticosteroid is the first-line treatment for psoriasis, but how it effects on IL23/ILI7A axis is still well unknown.
In order to evaluate topical corticosteroids on IL23/IL17A, this study was conducted by creating imiquimod-induced mouse model of psoriasis and then applying topical corticosteroids. After the experiment, mouse back skin samples were analyzed by PASI scale, hematoxylin and eosin staining, indirect immunofluorescence staining, and qRT-PCR assay. The results showed that in mouse model building, the PASI score peaked at day 6 with the change in skin structure that was characterized by psoriasis including hyperkeratosis, elongated rete ridges, parakeratosis, and dilated and tortuous vasculature. The mRNA expression of IL23 increased 38-fold and IL17A increased 39-fold, and interesting, the protein expression of IL23 and IL17A was also much higher than normal.
In an experiment to investigate the effects of corticosteroids on the model, this study examined two conditions: the use of corticosteroids in the presence of continuous action of imiquimod (preventive effect) and the absence of imiquimod (therapeutic effect), found a decrease in PASI scores in the corticosteroids-treated groups compared with the non-corticosteroids-treated groups. In addition, the skin structures decreased the expression of psoriasis symptoms or returned to normal in the groups using corticosteroids. The mRNA expression of IL23 and ILI7A decreased in the corticosteroid-treated group, and although there was no statistically significant difference, the protein expression showed a marked decrease in the corticosteroid-treated group. In conclusion, topical corticosteroids have the effect of reducing gene expression of [L23 and IL17A in psoriasis and exerting anti-inflammatory and immunosuppressive effects in psoriasis.
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Furthermore, this illness raises the chance of painful and debilitating arthritis, as well as cardiovascular morbidity. Psoriasis has a detrimental impact on the quality of life, not only in terms of physiology but also in terms of psychology. The first article on psoriasis was published in 1920 by Marcus K. Since then, more than 100 years have passed, and while the disease mechanism remains many things to be elucidated, several therapeutic approaches to this ailment have been offered.
One of the most popular treatments still in use these days is corticosteroids, a broad term that comprises hormone steroids. They inhibit the production and activity of many inflammatory cells, as well as their redistribution to other body compartments, resulting in fewer circulating immune cells overall. Among the corticosteroids used to treat psoriasis, topical corticosteroids are the most common (Lebwohl and Ali, 2001). Besides that, IL23/IL17A plays a important role in psoriasis development.
Therefore, in my research, I used mouse model of psoriasis to test IL23/IL17A expression after corticosteroids treatment. Preclinical animal models are needed to determine a more acceptable frequency, and numerous mouse models of psoriasis have been produced to resemble human psoriasis as precisely as possible. The imiquimod-induced mouse model of psoriasis is one of the most extensively utilized models today, with proven advantages of features that are rapidly increasing convenience for rapid screening investigations. Realizing the significant importance for people with psoriasis outlined above, especially for better serving Vietnamese patients.
Project “EVALUATION OF THE EFFECTS OF CORTICOSTEROIDS ON ILI7A AND H23 EXPRESSIONS IN IMIQUIMOD-INDUCED PSORIASIS MOUSE MODEL" is conducted. Purpose of this thesis Purpose 1: Creating a standard psoriasis mouse model using imiquimod Purpose 2: Evaluating the effects of topical corticosteroids on IL17A and IL23 expression in imiquimod psoriasis mouse model. Implementation content Content 1: Creating imiquimod-induced mouse model of psoriasis. Content 2: Applying then evaluating the effect of corticosteroid on the imiquimod- induced psoriasis mouse model CHAPTER 2.
Structure of the skin 2. Introduction The skm 1s the largest organ of animal (Swamn, 2010) and accounts for nearly 16% total human body weight (Wickett and Visscher, 2006). The important role of skin is in protection, regulation and sensation. In structure, it is divided into 3 main layers: Epidermis, dermis and hypodermis (Garza, 2019).
Dermis —— Vein Artery Lymph Sensory nerve Sensory nerve vessels (lanceolate fiber endings) Figure 2. Structure of the skin (Garza, 2019).