Effect of progesterone on high mobility group Box-1 protein-induced interleukin-6 release by human umbilic vein endothelial cells.
- Author:
Ying ZHANG
1
;
Wei-dong LI
;
Chun-xin CHI
Author Information
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- MeSH: Cells, Cultured; Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; Endothelial Cells; cytology; metabolism; HMG-Box Domains; HMGB1 Protein; pharmacology; Humans; Interleukin-6; biosynthesis; Progesterone; pharmacology; Umbilical Veins; cytology; metabolism
- From: Journal of Southern Medical University 2008;28(12):2253-2256
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
OBJECTIVETo study the effect of progesterone on interleukin-6 (IL-6) release from human umbilic vein endothelial cells (HUVECs) induced by high mobility group box-1 protein (HMGB1).
METHODThe recombinant expression plasmid pET14b-HMGB1 was constructed and transformed into competent E.coli BL21 cells to obtain HMGB1 protein, which was purified with chromatography on Ni-NTA Sepharose column. Cultured HUVECs were treated with purified HMGB1 protein alone at the concentrations 0, 10, 100, 500, and 1000 ng/ml, progesterone alone at the concentrations of 0, 0.1, 1, 10, 100 mmol/L, or with both HMGB1 protein (500 ng/ml) and progesterone at the terminal concentrations of 0, 0.1, 1, 10, and 100 mmol/L. Twenty-four hours later, the supernatant of the cell culture medium was collected to detect the levels of IL-6 using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA).
RESULTSThe IL-6 levels in HUVEC culture medium was slightly decreased after treatment with low-concentration HMGB1 but increased obviously following treatment with high-concentration HMGB1, and these effects could be dose-dependently inhibited by progesterone. Progesterone alone did not result in any noticeable changes of IL-6 levels in the cell culture medium.
CONCLUSIONSProgesterone can dose-dependently inhibit HMGB1-induced IL-6 release from HUVECs, suggesting the protective role of progesterone in endotoxemia.