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Objective:To investigate the effect of PLTP gene on CSE-induced IL-8 production in human bronchial epithelial cell line (HBECs). Methods:Wistar rats were exposed to air or cigarette smoke for 6 hours/day on 3 consecutive days,then the lungs were sectioned and examined. The number of total white blood cell and differential white blood cells in BALF were counted. The different concentrations of CSE co-cultured with HBECs for 24 hours. Cells growth was detected by MTT assay. Expression levels of PLTP mRNA and IL-8 mRNA were examined by RT-PCR,protein of PLTP was investigated by Western blot,and production of IL-8 ex-amined by ELISA. Results:The number of white blood cells in BALF was significantly increased compared with controls. Enhanced ex-pression level of PLTP and IL-8 were observed in CS-exposure group. Proliferation of HBECs tends to decrease at high concentrations of CSE(2. 0% CSE and 4. 0% CSE). The results suggested that the production of IL-8 induced by CSE in a time- and concentration-dependent manner,while the expression of PLTP induced by CSE in a dose-dependent manner. Furthermore,expression levels of IL-8 significantly increased after silence PLTP gene. Conclusion:PLTP siRNA could increase CSE-induced IL-8 production in HBECs.
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Objective:To investigate the effect of PLTP gene on CSE-induced IL-8 production in human alveolar Type Ⅱcells ( Adenocarcinomic human alveolar epithelial cells , A549 ) .Methods: The different concentrations of CSE co-cultured with human alveolar epithelial cell line ( A549 ) for 24 hours.MTT assay was performed to study the effect of CSE on human alveolar epithelial cell line(A549) growth.Expression levels of PLTP mRNA and IL-8 mRNA were examined by RT-PCR,protein of PLTP were examined by Western blot ,and protein of IL-8 was examined by ELISA .Results: MTT assay showed that the proliferation of A 549 cell line were stimulated by the 0.125%CSE,while the proliferation of A549 cell tends to decrease at high concentrations of CSE (2.0% CSE and 4.0%CSE),and in this middle concentrations of CSE (0.25%CSE ,0.5%CSE and 1.0%CSE),the proliferation of A549 cell was not significantly affected .Our studys suggested that PLTP and IL-8 release were induced by CSE in a concentration-dependent and time-dependent manner ,and expression levels of IL-8 obviously increased after silence PLTP gene .Conclusion:PLTP siRNA can increased CSE-induced IL-8 production in human alveolar epithelial cells (A549).
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Objective To investigate the relationship between systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection and the regulation of Th1/Th2 cytokine.Methods The HBV surface marker of 131 SLE patients and 582 age sex matched healthy subjects as the control was tested using sandwich ELISA.Four groups:patients with SLE and HBV infection (A),with SLE (B),with chronic hepatitis B infection (C) and normal controls (D) were selected for measurement of the production of IFN ? and IL 10 in serum of each group.Results None of the 131 SLE patients were positive for HBsAg,which was significantly lower than that of controls (7 7%, P 0 05).But HBeAb,HBcAb and HBsAb positive occurence was 43 8% in SLE,which was much higher than normal controls (26 1%, P 0 05).The IL 10 in SLE patients was much higher than in the normal controls ( P 0 05).Conclusion In SLE patients,the surface marker of HBV HBsAg is remarkebly lower,while the HBsAb is comparatively higher.In patients with SLE and HBV infection,their serum IL 10 and IFN ? levels are significantly different from those of SLE patients,but not correlated to those of HBV infection patients.This phenomenon may result from the interaction between Th1/Th2 cytokines.
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0.05).The percentage of apoptotic lymphocytes in those with more than two kinds of autoantibodies was markedly higher than those with only one kind of autoantibody(P