YKL-40-induced IL-8 expression from bronchial epithelium leads to bronchial smooth muscle proliferation and migration / 中国免疫学杂志

Objective:To investigate YKL-40-mediated inflammation in human bronchial epithelial cells and analyzed the soluble factors secreted by bronchial epithelial cells exposed to YKL-40 that were responsible for increasing proliferation and migration of primary normal human bronchial smooth muscle cells (BSMCs).Methods:YKL-40-induced inflammation was assayed in two human bronchial epithelial cells (BEAS-2B cell line and primary human bronchial epithelial cells ,namely HBECs).In addition,we treated BEAS-2B cells and HBECs with YKL-40,and added the conditioned culture media ( YKL-40-BEAS-2B-CM) and ( YKL-40-HBECs-CM) to BSMCs.The proliferation and migration of BSMCs were determined by premixed WST-1 cell proliferation reagent and QCM chemotaxis migration assay ,respectively.Results: Bronchial epithelial cells treated with YKL-40 resulted in a significant increase of IL-8 production,but have no effect about RANTES ,Eotaxin and TNF-α.YKL-40-BEAS-2B-CM and YKL-40-HBECs-CM induced IL-8 was found to further stimulate proliferation and migration of BSMCs ,and the effects were inhibited after neutralizing IL-8.Conclusion:Through investigating the interaction of airway epithelium and smooth muscle ,our findings implicate that YKL-40 may be involved in the inflammation of asthma by induction of IL-8 from epithelium,subsequently contributing to BSMCs proliferation and migration.Moreover, inhibition of IL-8 signaling is a potential therapeutic target for YKL-40-induced inflammation and remodeling of asthma.

Fas Ligand gene transfection induces rat mast cells apoptosis / 中国免疫学杂志

Objective:To show whether the Fas Ligand gene induces mast cells apoptosis.Methods:RT-PCR was used to amplify the gene of rat Fas ligand extracelluar domain and transmembrane domain and cloned it into eukaryotic expression plasmid pcDNA3.1.Transcent transfect RBL-2H3,the expression of Fas ligand RBL-2H3 was detected by RT-PCR、Western blot.The Annexin V FCM was used to detect the RBL-2H3 apoptosis after the transfection of Fas Ligand.Results:It is successful to obtain the gene of rat Fas Ligand extracellular domain and transmembrane segment,cloning it into pcDNA3.1,FasL was expressed on the surface of RBL-2H3 and it's supernatant after the transfection of pcDNA3.1/FasL.The cell start to be apoptosis.Conclusion:Our study reveals that Fas Ligand gene transfection in RBL-2H3 can effectively induced apoptosis.It is a promising strategy for Fas Ligand to be used in the therapy of allergic disease. [