To study the effects of tumor necrosis factor （TNF）-α on matrix metalloproteinase （MMP）-9 expression and activity in alveolar macrophages （AM） and to investigate the role of NF-κB in the induction, AM were col...To study the effects of tumor necrosis factor （TNF）-α on matrix metalloproteinase （MMP）-9 expression and activity in alveolar macrophages （AM） and to investigate the role of NF-κB in the induction, AM were collected from bronchoalveolar lavage fluid （BALF） of healthy subjects and patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease （COPD）. MMP-9 expression and activity were detected by semi-quantitative reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction （RT-PCR）, Western blotting and zymography. NF-κB activity was detected by electrophoretic mobility shift assay （EMSA）. MMP-9 expression and activity induced by TNF-α in AM from healthy subjects or patients with COPD were significantly increased in a dose-dependent manner （P〈0.05）. NF-κB activity induced by TNF-α was significantly increased in AM from patients with COPD, and pyrrolidine dithiocarbamate （PDTC） and N-acetyl-L-cysteine （NAC） significantly inhibited the activation of NF-κB induced by TNF-α （P〈0.05）. The presents study suggested that the expression and activity of MMP-9 from AM can be induced by TNF-α, and TNF-α/NF-κB signal pathway may play an important role in the induction.展开更多
Objective:To explore the expression of microRNA(miRNA) let-7c and its function in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease(COPD) and alveolar macrophage cells.Methods:Real time PCR was performed to detect the expression ...Objective:To explore the expression of microRNA(miRNA) let-7c and its function in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease(COPD) and alveolar macrophage cells.Methods:Real time PCR was performed to detect the expression of miRNA let-7c in the lung tissue of COPD patients and COPD model in mice.MiRNA let-7c was overexpresscd in alveolar macrophages isolated from mice and its effect was measured by the production of pro-inflammation cytokines and the protein level of signal transducer and activator of transcription 3(STAT3) as well as phosphorylation level of STAT3 after LPS stimulation.Luciferase assay was used to detect the binding of miRNA let-7c and 3'UTR of STAT3.Results:MiRNA let-7c expression was significantly lower in patients with COPD compared with control group,and the similar result was found in COPD mice and LPS stimulated alveolar macrophages.Overexpression of miRNA lct-7c in alveolar macrophages inhibited LPS-induced increasing of tumor necrosis factor alpha,interleukin-6 and interleukin-1β.Luciferase assay showed STAT3 was a targeting of miRNA lct-7c in alveolar macrophages.Conclusions:MiRNA lct-7c low expression in COPD can regulate inflammatory responses by targeting STAT3 in alveolar macrophage,which may provide a new target for COPD treatment strategies.展开更多
Objective： To explore the effect of tumor necrosis factor （TNF）-α on matrix metalloproteinase-9 （MMP-9） expression and activity in alveolar macrophages （AM） from patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary dis...Objective： To explore the effect of tumor necrosis factor （TNF）-α on matrix metalloproteinase-9 （MMP-9） expression and activity in alveolar macrophages （AM） from patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease （COPD） and study its associated signal pathway. Methods： AM were collected from bronchoalveolar lavage fluid in patients with COPD. The AM were incubated for 1.5 h with pyrrolidine dithiocarbamate（PDTC） at concentrations from 0 μmol/L to 50μmol/L and then stimulated for 24 h by TNF-α at 10 ng/ml. MMP-9 expression and activity were respectively detected by semi-quantitative reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction （RT-PCR）, Western blotting and Zymography. NF-κB activity was investigated by electrophoretic mobility shift assay （EMSA）. Results： Both the mRNA and protein levels of MMP-9 induced by TNF-α in AM were significantly elevated in a dose dependent manner （ P 〈 0.05）. The level of MMP-9 activity was also correspondingly significantly elevated in the induction （ P 〈 0.05）, which was possibly related with the over-expression of MMP-9. NF-κB activity was significantly increased when AM were stimulated by 10 ng/mL TNF-α （ P 〈 0.05）. The expression of MMP-9 induced by TNF-α could be significantly inhibited by PDTC （P 〈 0.05 ）. Conclusion： The expression and activity of MMP-9 from AM could be induced by TNF-α, and NF-κB signal pathway played an important role in the induction.展开更多
Increased levels of surfactant protein D (SP-D) and lipid-laden foamy macrophages (FMs) are frequently found under oxidative stress conditions and/or in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) who a...Increased levels of surfactant protein D (SP-D) and lipid-laden foamy macrophages (FMs) are frequently found under oxidative stress conditions and/or in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) who are also chronically exposed to cigarette smoke (CS). However, the roles and molecular mechanisms of SP-D and FMs in COPD have not yet been determined. In this study, increased levels of SP-D were found in the bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) and sera of ozone- and CS-exposed mice. Furthermore, SP-D-knockout mice showed increased lipid-laden FMs and airway inflammation caused by ozone and CS exposure, similar to that exhibited by our study cohort of chronic smokers and COPD patients. We also showed that an exogenous recombinant fragment of human SP-D (rfhSP-D) prevented the formation of oxidized low-density lipoprotein (oxLDL)-induced FMs in vitro and reversed the airway inflammation and emphysematous changes caused by oxidative stress and CS exposure in vivo. SP-D upregulated bone marrow-derived macrophage (BMDM) expression of genes involved in countering the oxidative stress and lipid metabolism perturbations induced by CS and oxLDL. Our study demonstrates the crucial roles of SP-D in the lipid homeostasis of dysfunctional alveolar macrophages caused by ozone and CS exposure in experimental mouse emphysema, which may provide a novel opportunity for the clinical application of SP-D in patients with COPD.展开更多
Pulmonary delivery is an effective drug delivery strategy for the treatment of local respiratory diseases.However,the rapid systemic absorption through the lung due to the thin barrier and persistent lung clearances i...Pulmonary delivery is an effective drug delivery strategy for the treatment of local respiratory diseases.However,the rapid systemic absorption through the lung due to the thin barrier and persistent lung clearances influence the drug retention in the lung.In this study,we designed a lipid-coated genistein nanocrystals(Lipo-NCs)formulation to achieve enhanced efficiency of local pulmonary delivery.The LipoNCs were fabricated by modifying genistein nanocrystals(NCs)with phospholipid membrane through thin film hydration following the homogenization method.The prepared Lipo-NCs exhibited a decreased drug release rate compared with the naked NCs.Our results demonstrated that intracellular uptake and transcellular transport of NCs by the Calu-3 epithelial layer were reduced after lipid coating.Furthermore,the macrophages clearance was also impeded by this Lipo-NCs formulation.In vivo lung retention and distribution revealed that more genistein was retained in the lung after intratracheal administration of Lipo-NCs.The pharmacokinetic study displayed that the AUC((0-t))values of Lipo-NCs were 1.59-fold lesser than those of the NCs group,indicating a reduced systemic absorption.In conclusion,this research indicated that Lipo-NCs could be a suitable formulation for reducing systemic absorption and macrophages clearance,and thus enhancing drug concentration in lung by pulmonary delivery.展开更多
Activated fibroblasts and M2-polarized macrophages may contribute to the progression of pulmonary fibrosis by forming a positive feedback loop.This study was aimed to investigate whether fibroblasts and macrophages fo...Activated fibroblasts and M2-polarized macrophages may contribute to the progression of pulmonary fibrosis by forming a positive feedback loop.This study was aimed to investigate whether fibroblasts and macrophages form this loop by secreting SDF-1 and TGF-β and the impacts of neotuberostemonine(NTS)and tuberostemonine(TS).Mice were intratracheally injected with 3 U·kg^(-1)bleomycin and orally administered with 30 mg·kg^(-1)NTS or TS.Primary pulmonary fibroblasts(PFBs)and MH-S cells(alveolar macrophages)were used in vitro.The animal experiments showed that NTS and TS improved fibrosis related indicators,inhibited fibroblast activation and macrophage M2 polarization,and reduced the levels of TGF-β and SDF-1 in alveolar lavage fluid.Cell experiments showed that TGF-β1 may activated fibroblasts into myofibroblasts secreting SDF-1 by activating the PI3K/AKT/HIF-1αand PI3K/PAK/RAF/ERK/HIF-1αpathways.It was also found for the first time that SDF-1 was able to directly polarize macrophages into M2 phenotype secreting TGF-β through the same pathways as mentioned above.Moreover,the results of the cell coculture confirmed that fibroblasts and macrophages actually developed a feedback loop to promote fibrosis,and the secretion of TGF-β and SDF-1 was crucial for maintaining this loop.NTS and TS may disturb this loop through inhibiting both the PI3K/AKT/HIF-1αand PI3K/PAK/RAF/ERK/HIF-1α pathways to improve pulmonary fibrosis.NTS and TS are stereoisomeric alkaloids with pyrrole[1,2-ajazapine skeleton,and their effect on improving pulmonary fibrosis may be largely attributed to their parent nucleus.Moreover,this study found that inhibition of both the AKT and ERK pathways is essential for maximizing the improvement of pulmonary fibrosis.展开更多
Objective To investigate the changes on protein kinase C (PKC) activity of alveolar macrophages (AMs) in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) Methods The PKC activity of AM in 9 healthy volunteers and ...Objective To investigate the changes on protein kinase C (PKC) activity of alveolar macrophages (AMs) in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) Methods The PKC activity of AM in 9 healthy volunteers and 15 patients with IPF was investigated by measuring the radioactivity Results The total, cytosolic and membrane PKC activity of AM in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) from patients with IPF were higher than those from control group ( P <0 01, P <0 05 and P <0 05, respectively) The total and the membrane associated PKC activity had a positive correlation with the number of cells in BALF ( r =0 8135, P <0 01 and r =0 5917, P <0 05), respectively Conclusion As a bypass of transmembrane signal transduction, PKC was suggested to be involved in the origination and development of IPF展开更多
目的从通路水平探究慢性阻塞性肺疾病有效方药补肺益肾方的干预机制。方法采用LPS诱导巨噬细胞建立炎症反应模型。基于基因集富集分析(Gene set enrichment analysis,GSEA)方法,筛选巨噬细胞炎症反应相关通路,通过富集评分(Normalized e...目的从通路水平探究慢性阻塞性肺疾病有效方药补肺益肾方的干预机制。方法采用LPS诱导巨噬细胞建立炎症反应模型。基于基因集富集分析(Gene set enrichment analysis,GSEA)方法,筛选巨噬细胞炎症反应相关通路,通过富集评分(Normalized enrichment score,NES)筛选药物干预后发生逆转的通路,揭示补肺益肾方及其配伍的干预机制。结果补肺益肾方所含中药的NES为-1377.23,其中补肾配伍的为-485.07、活血配伍的为-351.86、化痰配伍的为-303.71、益气配伍的为-236.59;补肺益肾方显著逆转的通路为213条,其中活血配伍的为184条、补肾配伍的为147条、化痰配伍的为134条、益气配伍的为133条,逆转率分别为75.41%、60.25%、54.92%、54.51%。TGF-βproduction等90条通路在4个配伍中均被显著逆转。Positive regulation of cytokine production involved in inflammatory response等为配伍特异性逆转通路。结论补肺益肾方各配伍组逆转炎症信号通路的强度依次为补肾、活血、化痰、益气配伍,逆转通路数量依次为活血、补肾、化痰、益气。补肺益肾方可通过调控各配伍共性及特异性逆转通路干预炎症反应。展开更多
文摘To study the effects of tumor necrosis factor （TNF）-α on matrix metalloproteinase （MMP）-9 expression and activity in alveolar macrophages （AM） and to investigate the role of NF-κB in the induction, AM were collected from bronchoalveolar lavage fluid （BALF） of healthy subjects and patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease （COPD）. MMP-9 expression and activity were detected by semi-quantitative reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction （RT-PCR）, Western blotting and zymography. NF-κB activity was detected by electrophoretic mobility shift assay （EMSA）. MMP-9 expression and activity induced by TNF-α in AM from healthy subjects or patients with COPD were significantly increased in a dose-dependent manner （P〈0.05）. NF-κB activity induced by TNF-α was significantly increased in AM from patients with COPD, and pyrrolidine dithiocarbamate （PDTC） and N-acetyl-L-cysteine （NAC） significantly inhibited the activation of NF-κB induced by TNF-α （P〈0.05）. The presents study suggested that the expression and activity of MMP-9 from AM can be induced by TNF-α, and TNF-α/NF-κB signal pathway may play an important role in the induction.
基金founded by the Medical Scientific Research Projects of Health Family Planning Commission of Chongqing(20142019)
文摘Objective:To explore the expression of microRNA(miRNA) let-7c and its function in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease(COPD) and alveolar macrophage cells.Methods:Real time PCR was performed to detect the expression of miRNA let-7c in the lung tissue of COPD patients and COPD model in mice.MiRNA let-7c was overexpresscd in alveolar macrophages isolated from mice and its effect was measured by the production of pro-inflammation cytokines and the protein level of signal transducer and activator of transcription 3(STAT3) as well as phosphorylation level of STAT3 after LPS stimulation.Luciferase assay was used to detect the binding of miRNA let-7c and 3'UTR of STAT3.Results:MiRNA let-7c expression was significantly lower in patients with COPD compared with control group,and the similar result was found in COPD mice and LPS stimulated alveolar macrophages.Overexpression of miRNA lct-7c in alveolar macrophages inhibited LPS-induced increasing of tumor necrosis factor alpha,interleukin-6 and interleukin-1β.Luciferase assay showed STAT3 was a targeting of miRNA lct-7c in alveolar macrophages.Conclusions:MiRNA lct-7c low expression in COPD can regulate inflammatory responses by targeting STAT3 in alveolar macrophage,which may provide a new target for COPD treatment strategies.
文摘Objective： To explore the effect of tumor necrosis factor （TNF）-α on matrix metalloproteinase-9 （MMP-9） expression and activity in alveolar macrophages （AM） from patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease （COPD） and study its associated signal pathway. Methods： AM were collected from bronchoalveolar lavage fluid in patients with COPD. The AM were incubated for 1.5 h with pyrrolidine dithiocarbamate（PDTC） at concentrations from 0 μmol/L to 50μmol/L and then stimulated for 24 h by TNF-α at 10 ng/ml. MMP-9 expression and activity were respectively detected by semi-quantitative reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction （RT-PCR）, Western blotting and Zymography. NF-κB activity was investigated by electrophoretic mobility shift assay （EMSA）. Results： Both the mRNA and protein levels of MMP-9 induced by TNF-α in AM were significantly elevated in a dose dependent manner （ P 〈 0.05）. The level of MMP-9 activity was also correspondingly significantly elevated in the induction （ P 〈 0.05）, which was possibly related with the over-expression of MMP-9. NF-κB activity was significantly increased when AM were stimulated by 10 ng/mL TNF-α （ P 〈 0.05）. The expression of MMP-9 induced by TNF-α could be significantly inhibited by PDTC （P 〈 0.05 ）. Conclusion： The expression and activity of MMP-9 from AM could be induced by TNF-α, and NF-κB signal pathway played an important role in the induction.
基金supported by the Ministry of Science and Technology(MOST)of Taiwan(grant numbers 103-2321-B-006-030 and 104-2321-B-006-008),funding received in part from the Headquarters of University Advancement at the National Cheng Kung University,which is sponsored by the Ministry of Education in Taiwan,and a research grant(1JA8)from the Center for Allergy,Immunology,and Microbiome(A.I.M.),China Medical University Hospital,Taichung,Taiwan.
文摘Increased levels of surfactant protein D (SP-D) and lipid-laden foamy macrophages (FMs) are frequently found under oxidative stress conditions and/or in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) who are also chronically exposed to cigarette smoke (CS). However, the roles and molecular mechanisms of SP-D and FMs in COPD have not yet been determined. In this study, increased levels of SP-D were found in the bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) and sera of ozone- and CS-exposed mice. Furthermore, SP-D-knockout mice showed increased lipid-laden FMs and airway inflammation caused by ozone and CS exposure, similar to that exhibited by our study cohort of chronic smokers and COPD patients. We also showed that an exogenous recombinant fragment of human SP-D (rfhSP-D) prevented the formation of oxidized low-density lipoprotein (oxLDL)-induced FMs in vitro and reversed the airway inflammation and emphysematous changes caused by oxidative stress and CS exposure in vivo. SP-D upregulated bone marrow-derived macrophage (BMDM) expression of genes involved in countering the oxidative stress and lipid metabolism perturbations induced by CS and oxLDL. Our study demonstrates the crucial roles of SP-D in the lipid homeostasis of dysfunctional alveolar macrophages caused by ozone and CS exposure in experimental mouse emphysema, which may provide a novel opportunity for the clinical application of SP-D in patients with COPD.
基金supported by the Multi-Year Research Grants from the University of Macao(No.MYRG2019–00032-ICMS)Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province(No.BK20210912)+1 种基金the startup grant of Xuzhou Medical University(D2021004)Macao Science and Technology Development Fund(No.0017/2019/AKP)。
文摘Pulmonary delivery is an effective drug delivery strategy for the treatment of local respiratory diseases.However,the rapid systemic absorption through the lung due to the thin barrier and persistent lung clearances influence the drug retention in the lung.In this study,we designed a lipid-coated genistein nanocrystals(Lipo-NCs)formulation to achieve enhanced efficiency of local pulmonary delivery.The LipoNCs were fabricated by modifying genistein nanocrystals(NCs)with phospholipid membrane through thin film hydration following the homogenization method.The prepared Lipo-NCs exhibited a decreased drug release rate compared with the naked NCs.Our results demonstrated that intracellular uptake and transcellular transport of NCs by the Calu-3 epithelial layer were reduced after lipid coating.Furthermore,the macrophages clearance was also impeded by this Lipo-NCs formulation.In vivo lung retention and distribution revealed that more genistein was retained in the lung after intratracheal administration of Lipo-NCs.The pharmacokinetic study displayed that the AUC((0-t))values of Lipo-NCs were 1.59-fold lesser than those of the NCs group,indicating a reduced systemic absorption.In conclusion,this research indicated that Lipo-NCs could be a suitable formulation for reducing systemic absorption and macrophages clearance,and thus enhancing drug concentration in lung by pulmonary delivery.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.81873075).
文摘Activated fibroblasts and M2-polarized macrophages may contribute to the progression of pulmonary fibrosis by forming a positive feedback loop.This study was aimed to investigate whether fibroblasts and macrophages form this loop by secreting SDF-1 and TGF-β and the impacts of neotuberostemonine(NTS)and tuberostemonine(TS).Mice were intratracheally injected with 3 U·kg^(-1)bleomycin and orally administered with 30 mg·kg^(-1)NTS or TS.Primary pulmonary fibroblasts(PFBs)and MH-S cells(alveolar macrophages)were used in vitro.The animal experiments showed that NTS and TS improved fibrosis related indicators,inhibited fibroblast activation and macrophage M2 polarization,and reduced the levels of TGF-β and SDF-1 in alveolar lavage fluid.Cell experiments showed that TGF-β1 may activated fibroblasts into myofibroblasts secreting SDF-1 by activating the PI3K/AKT/HIF-1αand PI3K/PAK/RAF/ERK/HIF-1αpathways.It was also found for the first time that SDF-1 was able to directly polarize macrophages into M2 phenotype secreting TGF-β through the same pathways as mentioned above.Moreover,the results of the cell coculture confirmed that fibroblasts and macrophages actually developed a feedback loop to promote fibrosis,and the secretion of TGF-β and SDF-1 was crucial for maintaining this loop.NTS and TS may disturb this loop through inhibiting both the PI3K/AKT/HIF-1αand PI3K/PAK/RAF/ERK/HIF-1α pathways to improve pulmonary fibrosis.NTS and TS are stereoisomeric alkaloids with pyrrole[1,2-ajazapine skeleton,and their effect on improving pulmonary fibrosis may be largely attributed to their parent nucleus.Moreover,this study found that inhibition of both the AKT and ERK pathways is essential for maximizing the improvement of pulmonary fibrosis.
基金ThisstudywassupportedbytheMinistryofHealth (No 982 164 )
文摘Objective To investigate the changes on protein kinase C (PKC) activity of alveolar macrophages (AMs) in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) Methods The PKC activity of AM in 9 healthy volunteers and 15 patients with IPF was investigated by measuring the radioactivity Results The total, cytosolic and membrane PKC activity of AM in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) from patients with IPF were higher than those from control group ( P <0 01, P <0 05 and P <0 05, respectively) The total and the membrane associated PKC activity had a positive correlation with the number of cells in BALF ( r =0 8135, P <0 01 and r =0 5917, P <0 05), respectively Conclusion As a bypass of transmembrane signal transduction, PKC was suggested to be involved in the origination and development of IPF
文摘目的从通路水平探究慢性阻塞性肺疾病有效方药补肺益肾方的干预机制。方法采用LPS诱导巨噬细胞建立炎症反应模型。基于基因集富集分析(Gene set enrichment analysis,GSEA)方法,筛选巨噬细胞炎症反应相关通路,通过富集评分(Normalized enrichment score,NES)筛选药物干预后发生逆转的通路,揭示补肺益肾方及其配伍的干预机制。结果补肺益肾方所含中药的NES为-1377.23,其中补肾配伍的为-485.07、活血配伍的为-351.86、化痰配伍的为-303.71、益气配伍的为-236.59;补肺益肾方显著逆转的通路为213条,其中活血配伍的为184条、补肾配伍的为147条、化痰配伍的为134条、益气配伍的为133条,逆转率分别为75.41%、60.25%、54.92%、54.51%。TGF-βproduction等90条通路在4个配伍中均被显著逆转。Positive regulation of cytokine production involved in inflammatory response等为配伍特异性逆转通路。结论补肺益肾方各配伍组逆转炎症信号通路的强度依次为补肾、活血、化痰、益气配伍,逆转通路数量依次为活血、补肾、化痰、益气。补肺益肾方可通过调控各配伍共性及特异性逆转通路干预炎症反应。
