scholarly journals Effects of Acute and Chronic Exposure to Residual Level Erythromycin on Human Intestinal Epithelium Cell Permeability and Cytotoxicity

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (9) ◽  
pp. 325
Author(s):  
Haihong Hao ◽  
Kuppan Gokulan ◽  
Silvia A. Piñeiro ◽  
Katherine M. Williams ◽  
Zonghui Yuan ◽  
...  

Residual concentrations of erythromycin in food could result in gastrointestinal tract exposure that potentially poses a health-hazard to the consumer, affecting intestinal epithelial permeability, barrier function, microbiota composition, and antimicrobial resistance. We investigated the effects of erythromycin after acute (48 h single treatment with 0.03 μg/mL to 300 μg/mL) or chronic (repeated treatment with 0.3 µg/mL and 300 µg/mL erythromycin for five days) exposures on the permeability of human colonic epithelial cells, a model that mimics a susceptible intestinal surface devoid of commensal microbiota. Transepithelial electrical resistance (TER) measurements indicated that erythromycin above 0.3 µg/mL may compromise the epithelial barrier. Acute exposure increased cytotoxicity, while chronic exposure decreased the cytotoxicity. Quantitative PCR analysis revealed that only ICAM1 (intercellular adhesion molecule 1) was up-regulated during 0.3 μg/mL acute-exposure, while ICAM1, JAM3 (junctional adhesion molecule 3), and ITGA8 (integrin alpha 8), were over-expressed in the 300 μg/mL acute treatment group. However, during chronic exposure, no change in the mRNA expression was observed at 0.3 μg/mL, and only ICAM2 was significantly up-regulated after 300 μg/mL. ICAM1 and ICAM2 are known to be involved in the formation of extracellular matrices. These gene expression changes may be related to the immunoregulatory activity of erythromycin, or a compensatory mechanism of the epithelial cells to overcome the distress caused by erythromycin due to increased permeability.

1999 ◽  
Vol 277 (1) ◽  
pp. L58-L64 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ilja Striz ◽  
Tadashi Mio ◽  
Yuichi Adachi ◽  
Peggy Heires ◽  
Richard A. Robbins ◽  
...  

Interleukin (IL)-4 is thought to contribute to the Th2 type of immune response and hence the development of allergic reactions such as asthma. In asthmatic patients, the airway epithelium expresses increased amounts of the cell surface adhesion molecule intercellular adhesion molecule (ICAM)-1 (CD54). One cytokine capable of inducing ICAM-1 in airway epithelial cells, tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α), is present in asthma. This study evaluated if IL-4 either alone or together with TNF-α costimulation might modulate CD54 expression by human bronchial epithelial cells (HBECs). CD54 positivity increased in response to IL-4 (16 ± 2% positive vs. 3 ± 1%, P < 0.01); greater induction of CD54 resulted from TNF-α (45 ± 2%, P < 0.001). Costimulation with TNF-α plus IL-4 further augmented expression (56 ± 1%, P < 0.05). Immunoperoxidase results were confirmed by flow cytometry. RT-PCR revealed no increase in ICAM-1 mRNA expression under control conditions or after stimulation with IL-4 alone. TNF-α increased IL-4 mRNA, and IL-4 potentiated this. Functionally, IL-4 augmented the adhesion of THP-1 monocyte/macrophage cells to monolayers of HBECs both alone and in the presence of TNF-α. We conclude that 1) IL-4 augments epithelial cell ICAM-1 expression, 2) IL-4 potentiates the adhesion of THP-1 monocyte/macrophage cells to epithelial cells, and 3) modulation of epithelial cell ICAM-1 expression by IL-4 may play a role in the immunopathology of bronchial asthma.


2016 ◽  
Vol 310 (7) ◽  
pp. L639-L657 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rou-Ling Cho ◽  
Chien-Chung Yang ◽  
I-Ta Lee ◽  
Chih-Chung Lin ◽  
Pei-Ling Chi ◽  
...  

Upregulation of intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1) is frequently implicated in lung inflammation. Lipopolysaccharide (LPS) has been shown to play a key role in inflammation via adhesion molecule induction and then causes lung injury. However, the mechanisms underlying LPS-induced ICAM-1 expression in human pulmonary alveolar epithelial cells (HPAEpiCs) remain unclear. We showed that LPS induced ICAM-1 expression in HPAEpiCs, revealed by Western blotting, RT-PCR, real-time PCR, and promoter assay. Pretreatment with the inhibitor of c-Src (protein phosphatase-1, PP1), reactive oxygen species (ROS) (Edaravone), NADPH oxidase (apocynin and diphenyleneiodonium chloride), EGFR (AG1478), PDGFR (AG1296), phosphatidylinositol-3-kinase (PI3K) (LY294002), MEK1/2 (U0126), or NF-κB (Bay11-7082) and transfection with siRNAs of c-Src, EGFR, PDGFR, Akt, p47 phox, Nox2, Nox4, p42, and p65 markedly reduced LPS-induced ICAM-1 expression and monocyte adherence to HPAEpiCs challenged with LPS. In addition, we established that LPS stimulated phosphorylation of c-Src, EGFR, PDGFR, Akt, or p65, which was inhibited by pretreatment with their respective inhibitors. LPS induced Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4), MyD88, TNF receptor-associated factor 6 (TRAF6), c-Src, p47 phox, and Rac1 complex formation 2, which was attenuated by transfection with c-Src or TRAF6 siRNA. Furthermore, LPS markedly enhanced NADPH oxidase activation and intracellular ROS generation, which were inhibited by PP1. We established that LPS induced p42/p44 MAPK activation via a c-Src/NADPH oxidase/ROS/EGFR, PDGFR/PI3K/Akt-dependent pathway in these cells. Finally, we observed that LPS significantly enhanced NF-κB and IκBα phosphorylation, NF-κB translocation, and NF-κB promoter activity, which were inhibited by PP1, Edaravone, apocynin, diphenyleneiodonium chloride, AG1478, AG1296, LY294002 , or U0126. These results demonstrated that LPS induces p42/p44 MAPK activation mediated through the TLR4/MyD88/TRAF6/c-Src/NADPH oxidase/ROS/EGFR, PDGFR/PI3K/Akt pathway, which in turn initiates the activation of NF-κB and ultimately induces ICAM-1 expression in HPAEpiCs.


1992 ◽  
Vol 263 (1) ◽  
pp. L79-L87 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. C. Look ◽  
S. R. Rapp ◽  
B. T. Keller ◽  
M. J. Holtzman

To evaluate the factors controlling migration of leukocytes into pulmonary airway epithelium, we determined the biochemical mechanisms responsible for the regulation of intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1) expression on cultured monolayers of human tracheal epithelial cells (HTECs) or SV40 virus-transformed human bronchial epithelial cells (BEAS-2B). Validation experiments with human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs) demonstrated little detectable ICAM-1 expression on unstimulated cells or on cells incubated with interferon-gamma (IFN-gamma), but HUVEC monolayers responded to interleukin-1 beta (IL-1 beta) or tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) with significant increases in ICAM-1 and ICAM-1-dependent adherence of polymorphonuclear leukocytes (PMNs). HTEC monolayers also exhibited no significant basal ICAM-1 expression but, in contrast to HUVEC monolayers, had marked increases in ICAM-1 expression and ICAM-1-dependent PMN adherence only after incubation with IFN-gamma (and not after IL-1 beta or TNF-alpha) treatment. BEAS-2B cells also exhibited relatively selective IFN-gamma stimulation of ICAM-1 expression and ICAM-1-dependent PMN adherence but (like late passage HTEC) showed significant basal ICAM-1 expression. Differences in IFN-gamma effect on ICAM-1 levels between HUVEC and HTEC monolayers were not due to differences in number or responsiveness of IFN-gamma receptors, because both cell types exhibited a similar number of receptors and other IFN-gamma-dependent responses of HUVECs remained active. In all analyses, ICAM-1 mRNA levels correlated closely with detection of ICAM-1 on the cell surface.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)


1997 ◽  
Vol 176 (2) ◽  
pp. 523-525 ◽  
Author(s):  
B. Winther ◽  
J. M. Greve ◽  
J. M. Gwaltney, Jr. ◽  
D. J. Innes ◽  
J. R. Eastham ◽  
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2001 ◽  
Vol 69 (3) ◽  
pp. 1364-1372 ◽  
Author(s):  
George T.-J. Huang ◽  
Daniel Kim ◽  
Jonathan K.-H. Lee ◽  
Howard K. Kuramitsu ◽  
Susan Kinder Haake

ABSTRACT Interaction of bacteria with mucosal surfaces can modulate the production of proinflammatory cytokines and adhesion molecules produced by epithelial cells. Previously, we showed that expression of interleukin-8 (IL-8) and intercellular adhesion molecule 1 (ICAM-1) by gingival epithelial cells increases following interaction with several putative periodontal pathogens. In contrast, expression of IL-8 and ICAM-1 is reduced after Porphyromonas gingivalis ATCC 33277 challenge. In the present study, we investigated the mechanisms that govern the regulation of these two molecules in bacterially infected gingival epithelial cells. Experimental approaches included bacterial stimulation of gingival epithelial cells by either a brief challenge (1.5 to 2 h) or a continuous coculture throughout the incubation period. The kinetics of IL-8 and ICAM-1 expression following brief challenge were such that (i) secretion of IL-8 by gingival epithelial cells reached its peak 2 h following Fusobacterium nucleatum infection whereas it rapidly decreased within 2 h after P. gingivalis infection and remained decreased up to 30 h and (ii) IL-8 and ICAM-1 mRNA levels were up-regulated rapidly 2 to 4 h postinfection and then decreased to basal levels 8 to 20 h after infection with either Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans, F. nucleatum, or P. gingivalis. Attenuation of IL-8 secretion was facilitated by adherent P. gingivalis strains. The IL-8 secreted from epithelial cells after F. nucleatum stimulation could be down-regulated by subsequent infection with P. gingivalisor its culture supernatant. Although these results suggested that IL-8 attenuation at the protein level might be associated with P. gingivalis proteases, the Arg- and Lys-gingipain proteases did not appear to be solely responsible for IL-8 attenuation. In addition, while P. gingivalis up-regulated IL-8 mRNA expression, this effect was overridden when the bacteria were continuously cocultured with the epithelial cells. The IL-8 mRNA levels in epithelial cells following sequential challenge with P. gingivalis andF. nucleatum and vice versa were approximately identical and were lower than those following F. nucleatum challenge alone and higher than control levels or those following P. gingivalis challenge alone. Thus, together with the protease effect, P. gingivalis possesses a powerful strategy to ensure the down-regulation of IL-8 and ICAM-1.


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