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Over-expression of caveolin-1 aggravate LPS-induced inflammatory response in AT-1 cells via up-regulation of
Xue-Jun Lv1, Yu-Ying Li, Yong-Juan Zhang
1Institute of Respiratory Disease, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China.
Objective And Design:
The aim of this study was to study the effect of caveolin-1 on the cytosolic phospholipase A2 (cPLA2), p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase (p38 MAPK) and nuclear factor kappaB (NF-kappaB) in mouse lung alveolar type-1 cells' (AT-1 cells) inflammatory response induced by LPS.
Materials And Methods:
Gene clone technique was used to over-express caveolin-1 in AT-1 cells by lentivirus vector. The level of tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-alpha), interleukin 6 (IL-6), cPLA2, p38 MAPK and NF-kappaB was measured by ELISA, western blotting and EMSA.
Treatment:
AT-1 cells were treated with LPS.
Results:
Over-expression of caveolin-1 not only increased the production of pro-inflammatory cytokine TNF-alpha and IL-6, but also enhanced the expression of the cPLA2, p38 MAPK, and NF-kappaB.
Conclusions:
Our data demonstrated that over-expression of caveolin-1 aggravates the AT-1 injury induced by LPS, involving in modulation of the cPLA2 mediated by the cPLA2/p38 MAPK pathway.
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