Synthesis of IL-6 in co-cultured bronchial epithelial and neutrophil cells and the inhibitory effect of
10.16571/j.cnki.1008-8199.2017.07.010
- VernacularTitle:葛根素对支气管上皮细胞和嗜中性粒细胞接触共培养诱导白细胞介素-6合成的抑制作用
- Author:
Wei PANG
;
Rui SHI
;
Chengbin WANG
- Keywords:
IL-6;
Airway inflammation;
Puerarin
- From:
Journal of Medical Postgraduates
2017;30(7):725-729
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective Puerarin can remove inflammatory mediators, but the underlying mechanisms are not yet clear.The purpose of this study is to observe the synthesis of IL-6 in co-cultured bronchial epithelial (Beas-2B) and neutrophil cells, and to investigate the inhibitory effect of puerarin on IL-6.Methods Beas-2B and neutrophil cells were extracted and divided into six groups: neutrophil cells cultured alone (NC), Beas-2B cells cultured alone (BC), Beas-2B and neutrophil cells co-cultured (BC+NC), and Beas-2B and neutrophil cells co-cultured with puerarin at 50 μg/mL (BC+NC+P50), 100 μg/mL (BC+NC+P100) and 200 μg/mL (BC+NC+P200).The concentrations of IL-6 in different groups were quantitatively measured by ELISA and the expression of the IL-6 gene detected by real-time PCR.Results After 18 hours of culturing, the concentration of IL-6 was significantly increased in the BC+NC group ([280.409±21.340] pg/mL) as compared with those in BC ([240.002±23.727] pg/mL), NC ([22.771±1.146] pg/mL), BC+NC+P50 ([244.205±9.335] pg/mL), BC+NC+P100 ([218.168±18.635] pg/mL), and BC+NC+P200 ([179.539±7.340] pg/mL) (P<0.05), but lower in the BC+NC+P200 than in the BC+NC+P50 and BC+NC+P100 groups (P<0.05).The expression of the IL-6 gene was markedly up-regulated in the BC+NC group (1.515±0.013) in comparison with those in BC (1.000±0.215), BC+NC+P50 (0.398±0.024), BC+NC+P100 (0.332±0.016), and BC+NC+P200 (0.306±0.015) (P<0.05), but lower in the BC+NC+P200 than in the BC and BC+NC+P50 groups (P<0.05).Conclusion Direct-contact co-culture of Beas-2B and neutrophil cells significantly enhances the synthesis and release of the inflammatory mediator IL-6, which can be inhibited by puerarin.
