scholarly journals EFFECT OF INSULIN ON LPS-INDUCED INFLAMMATORY MARKERS IN MOUSE COLON SMOOTH MUSCLE CELLS IN VITRO

Author(s):  
Ahmed Al-dwairi ◽  
Othman Al-shboul ◽  
Mohammad Alqudah ◽  
Ayman G Mustafa ◽  
Mahmoud A Alfaqih

 Objective: The aim of the research is to determine the effect of supraphysiological doses of insulin on mouse colon smooth muscle cells (CSMCs) expression and secretion of pro-inflammatory cytokines interleukin 1 alpha (IL-1α) and tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α) in vitro.Methods: Freshly isolated CSMCs from BALBc mice were cultured in Dulbecco’s Modified Eagle Medium and treated with various doses of insulin (0, 1, 5, 10, and 20 nM) for 48 h, with/without lipopolysaccharides (LPS; 1 ug/mL) to induce inflammation. The levels of IL-1α and TNF-α in the cell homogenates and conditioned media were measured using ELISA.Results: Insulin alone (1, 5, 10, and 20 nM) did not elicit a significant change in the expression or secretion of IL-1α or TNF-α form CSMCs; however, insulin (10 and 20 nM) significantly (p<0.05) increased the expression and secretion (~1.3–1.6-fold) of both IL-1α and TNF-α from CSMCs in the presence of inflammatory stimulus LPS when compared to LPS alone.Conclusion: This study highlights the role of hyperinsulinemia on CSMC inflammation and its potential role in the pathogenesis of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) during obesity. Measures that prevent obesity may protect against the development of IBD since the worldwide incidence of both obesity and IBD is increasing in a parallel fashion.

2001 ◽  
Vol 281 (2) ◽  
pp. H661-H668 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kristina Detmer ◽  
Zhongbiao Wang ◽  
Debra Warejcka ◽  
Sandra K. Leeper-Woodford ◽  
Walter H. Newman

Because inflammatory processes may promote the development of atherosclerosis, we examined the activation of cytokine genes in rat vascular smooth muscle cells in vitro after treatment with bacterial lipopolysaccharide (LPS). Interleukin-1 (IL-1), IL-6 and tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) mRNA increased in response to LPS. Activation of nuclear factor-κB (NF-κB) presumably results in NF-κB binding to regulatory regions of target genes and activating transcription. We therefore compared the kinetics of NF-κB activation, cytokine message production, and TNF-α secretion. Maximum active NF-κB was found at 30 min after the addition of LPS and decreased thereafter. Increased IL-6 mRNA was detected at 30 min, increased TNF-α mRNA at 60 min, and increased IL-1 mRNA at 120 min. Secretion of TNF-α was dependent on LPS concentration and was first detected 120 min after LPS addition. Aspirin, which has been shown to inhibit NF-κB activation and cytokine secretion in other cell types, did not inhibit NF-κB activation or TNF-α secretion. However, aspirin reduced the amount of both TNF-α and IL-6 mRNA present 30 min after LPS addition by half ( P < 0.05).


2009 ◽  
Vol 83 (1) ◽  
pp. 83-95 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Shakya ◽  
A.K. Srivastava ◽  
S. Misra-Bhattacharya

AbstractProtective immunity to the subperiodic human filariid,Brugia malayi, was explored in the rodent host,Mastomys couchaafter vaccination with subcellular fractions derived from the adult stage of the parasite. The highest level of protection was conferred in animals vaccinated with the ‘mitochondria rich’ (MT) fraction, in which microfilaraemia and worm burden were markedly reduced by 67.2 and 65.9%, respectively, followed by the ‘nucleus rich’ (NR) fraction, showing reductions of 62 and 52.3%, respectively, over the non-immunized control group. Mastomys vaccinated with MT and NR, displayed a significant increase in the level of antigen-specific serum immunoglobulin G (IgG). The levels of IgG2a, IgG2b and IgM antibody isotypes were remarkably elevated in both the MT and NR immunized groups, while IgG1 and IgG3 levels were low. Apart from antibodies, both these fractions also led to marked antigen-specific lymphoproliferationin vitro, along with enhanced release of nitric oxide by peritoneal macrophages. There was an increased population of CD4+ and CD8a+T-cells in MT immunized animals, as measured by flow cytometry, accompanied by elevated levels of proinflammatory cytokines; interferon gamma (IFN-γ), tumour necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α) and interleukin-1 beta (IL-1β) in the culture supernatants of the activated splenocytes. The results suggest that both NR and MT contain proinflammatory molecules which evoke a protective Th1 type of immune response.


Author(s):  
Ahmed Al‑Dwairi ◽  
Mohammad Alqudah ◽  
Othman Al‑Shboul ◽  
Mahmoud Alfaqih ◽  
Dana Alomari

1997 ◽  
Vol 25 (3) ◽  
pp. 519-522 ◽  
Author(s):  
Walter H. Newman ◽  
Li-Ming Zhang ◽  
Sandra K. Leeper-Woodford ◽  
Isaam J. Shaker ◽  
Stefan K. Erceg ◽  
...  

2007 ◽  
Vol 73 (1) ◽  
pp. 77-83 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. Ben-Tal Cohen ◽  
P.J. Hohensinner ◽  
C. Kaun ◽  
G. Maurer ◽  
K. Huber ◽  
...  

2018 ◽  
Vol 88 (5-6) ◽  
pp. 309-318
Author(s):  
Hae Seong Song ◽  
Jung-Eun Kwon ◽  
Hyun Jin Baek ◽  
Chang Won Kim ◽  
Hyelin Jeon ◽  
...  

Abstract. Sorghum bicolor L. Moench is widely grown all over the world for food and feed. The effects of sorghum extracts on general inflammation have been previously studied, but its anti-vascular inflammatory effects are unknown. Therefore, this study investigated the anti-vascular inflammation effects of sorghum extract (SBE) and fermented extract of sorghum (fSBE) on human aortic smooth muscle cells (HASMCs). After the cytotoxicity test of the sorghum extract, a series of experiments were conducted. The inhibition effects of SBE and fSBE on the inflammatory response and adhesion molecule expression were measured using treatment with tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α), a crucial promoter for the development of atherosclerotic lesions, on HASMCs. After TNF-α (10 ng/mL) treatment for 2 h, then SBE and fSBE (100 and 200 μg/mL) were applied for 12h. Western blotting analysis showed that the expression of vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 (VCAM-1) (2.4-fold) and cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) (6.7-fold) decreased, and heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1) (3.5-fold) increased compared to the TNF-α control when treated with 200 μg/mL fSBE (P<0.05). In addition, the fSBE significantly increased the expression of HO-1 and significantly decreased the expression of VCAM-1 and COX-2 compared to the TNF-α control in mRNA level (P<0.05). These reasons of results might be due to the increased concentrations of procyanidin B1 (about 6-fold) and C1 (about 30-fold) produced through fermentation with Aspergillus oryzae NK for 48 h, at 37 °C. Overall, the results demonstrated that fSBE enhanced the inhibition of the inflammatory response and adherent molecule expression in HASMCs.


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