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Objective:To study the role of NF- ?B in the mechanism of liver injury following intestinal perforations due to abdominal firearm wound. Methods:A total of 42 Chang-Bai piglets were assigned randomly into 7 groups: control group and wounded 1, 2, 4, 8, 12, 24 hours group.The model of intestinal perforations due to abdominal firearm wound was established in wounded groups. Hepatic NF-?B and TNF-? content was measured with immunohistochemical staining and image analysis in all groups. Hepatocyte apoptosis indexes and serum ALT levels were also determined at the same time. The alterations of hepatic tissue were observed under light microscope. Results: Levels of hepatic NF-?B activity in wounded groups were significantly elevated compared with control group, and two peaks appeared in 1 h group and 8 h group, respectively (P
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Objective To investigate the effect of sodium arsenite combined with cigarette smoke solution on NF-?B in rat lymphocytes. Methods Rat lymphocytes were divided into 4 groups: the arsenite treatment group, the CSS treatment group, the arsenite and CSS treatment group, and the control group. Electrophoretic mobility shift assays was used to detect levels of NF-?B DNA binding. Western blot was used to detect protein expression of I?B?. Results Levels of NF-?B DNA binding in the CSS treatment group and the arsenite treatment group were significantly increased (P
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Objective: To study the effects and significances of lipopolysaccharide preconditioning on the activities of NF-?B and the expression of ICAM-1/LFA-1 in rats graft liver ischemia/reperfusion injury. Methods: Male Sprague-Dawley rats were divided into three groups: sham operation group(Sham group),orthotopic liver transplantation group (OLT group) and LPS preconditioning group (LPS group). Only dissecting hepatoduodenal ligament was perfomed in Sham group. Experiments of OLT were performed by two-cuff method in OLT group and LPS group. The activities of NF-?B and the expression of ICAM-1/LFA-1 in hepatic tissue ,the levels of ALT,AST in inferior caval vein blood were detected at 0,60,180 min after dissecting of hepatoduodenal ligament in Sham group and after portal vein reperfusion in OLT group and LPS group. Results: Compared with those in Sham group at the different time points respectively,the activities of NF-?B and the expression of ICAM-1/LFA-1 were higher in OLT group and LPS group(P0.05) at 0 min after reperfusion,they were evidently higher in OLT group than in LPS group (P
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Objective:To investigate the effects of troglitazone on cell proliferation and expression of intercellular adhesion molecule-1(ICAM-1) induced by tumor necrosis factor-?(TNF-?) in human mesangial cells.Methods:Human mesangial cells were cultured in RPMI-1640 media containing TNF-? with or without troglitazone.Cell proliferation was assessed by MTT;the mRNA and protein expression of ICAM-1 were measured by RT-PCR and ELISA;the protein expression of NF-?B was measured by immunohistochemistry.Results:Troglitazone inhibited the proliferation of mesangial cell.The mRNA and protein expression of ICAM-1 of the cell induced by TNF-? increased significantly(P
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Background The impact of statins on inflammation are independent of cholesterol-lowering effect.Recent studies showed that Toll-like receptor 4(TLR4),a mediator of innate immune responses,is involved in the initiation and progression of atherosclerosis.Objective To investigate the effects of atorvastatin on LPS-induced TLR4 expression and downstream signals and to explore the molecular mechanisms of anti-inflammation by statins.Methods Human umbilical vein endothelial cells(HUVEC)were pretreated with atorvastatin(1 or 10 ?mol/L)or NF-?B inhibitor CAPE for 30 min,then incubated by purified LPS for 24 hours.TLR4,ICAM-1 and E-selectin mRNA were measured by RT-PCR;the percentage of TLR4 positive cells were detected by flow cytometry.The activation of NF-?B(p65)were detected by Western blot.Results Atorvastatin(1-10 ?mol/L)prevented LPS-induced increases in TLR4,ICAM-1 and E-selectin expression [TLR4 mRNA(1.24?0.21)vs LPS(1.82?0.27),P
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Objective To investigate the expression of multidrug resistance gene 1 product P-glycoprotein(P-gp) when nuclear factor kappa B is induced or inhibited.Methods Ovarian cancer cells SKOV-3 were treated with Docetaxel or combinded with pyrrolidine dithiocarbamate(PDTC),the inhibitor of NF-?B.Western blot assay、 flow cytometry assay and MTT assay were used to measure P65 protein,P-gp,apoptosis of cancer cells,and the survival rate respectively.Results Docetaxel increased P65 protein and P-gp expression,while combind use of PDTC reversed this function.Both Docetaxel(≥(1 ?g/mL))and PDTC(≥(10 ?mol/L)) significantly inhibited the growth of SKOV-3 cells,and caused apoptosis.The combined use of Docetaxel and PDTC at low concentrations significantly inhibited the growth of cancer cells and caused apoptosis as compared with those treated with Docetaxel only.Conclusion The expression of P-gp may be ralated to the activation of NF-?B;Inhibition of NF-?B can enhance the chemosensitivity of ovarian cancer cells to Docetaxel.
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Objective: To observe effect of Kechuanning on expression of nuclear factor kB(NF-?B) in lung tissue of bronchial asthmatic rats.Methods: 40 rats were randomly divided into 5 groups: the normal group,the model group,Kechuanning high-dose group(27g/kg),Kechuanning low-dose group(13.5g/kg),GuilongKechuanning control group(0.45g/kg),8 rats in each group.The bronchial asthmatic model was established by egg protein sensibilization and long-term inhalation provocation.The rats of each treatment groups were lavage administration each day from the first time of provocation to execution.After 4 weeks of treatment,the rats were killed and lung tissue were taken to dyeing of HE to be observed.The expression of NF-?B in lung tissue were determined by immunohistochemistry.Result: Compared with the normal group,the thickness of bronchus wall and bronchus smooth muscle,the numbers of eosinophile granulocyte and leukomonocyte,and expression of NF-?B in lung tissue were increased in the model group(P
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Nuclear factor-?B (NF-?B) is a nuclear transcription factor that regulates the expressions of multiple genes. It can be activated during cerebral ischemia; it is closely correlated with the inflammatory reaction and apoptosis during cerebral ischemia. NF-?B inhibitor ? (I?B?), an important inhibitor factor of NF-?B, can regulate the survival and death of neuron in the ischemia penumbra. Therefore, the inhibition of the degradation of I?B? and the prevention of the activation of NF-?B with drugs or molecular biological methods has become an important approach in study of the effect of NF-?B at present. Recent studies have indicated that I?B? itself may also participate in the regulation of apoptosis.
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Objective To investigate the role of nuclear factor ?B activation in the onset of acute coronary syndrome(ACS).Methods 76 patients with acute myocardial infraction(AMI),41 patients with unstable angina pectoris(UAP),43 patients with stable angina pectoris(SAP)and 20 normal controls were enrolled.NF-?B activation in monocytes in peripheral blood monocyte was determined by ELISA with the NF-?B p65 Kit the at 3 and 5 days after admission.Results The activity of NF-?B in monocytes of peripheral blood in AMI patients and UAP patients was significantly higher than that in SAP patients and normal controls(P
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Background Neointima formation plays an important role in the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis and restenosis after angioplasty.We hypothesized if atorvastatin inhibits neointima formation mediating decreases in cathepsin S (Cat S) and nuclear factor-?B(NF-?B) expression.Objective The study was aimed to explore the effect of atorvastatin on the neointima formation,Cat S and NF-?B expression in rats after balloon-injured carotid artery.Methods Twenty-four male Sprague-Dawley rats were randomly one of three arms:control group(n=8),surgery group(n=8) and atorvastatin group[10 mg/(kg?d),n=8] for 4 weeks.Surgery and atorvastatin group were performed with balloon angioplasty to the left common carotid artery.The serum levels of IL-1? were measured using enzyme-link-immunosorbent assay(ELISA).Carotid arteries were excised and examined with pathomorphology.The expression of Cat S and NF-?B was measured using using the RT-PCR and immunohistochemistry techniques.Results Compared with surgery group,atorvastatin decreased intima area and intima media ratio(I/M)[intima area:(148.6?8.8)?103 vs (64.8?5.1)?103 ?m2;I/M:(2.1?0.2) vs (0.9?0.1),all P
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Objective To observe the effect of l-3-n-butylphthalide(l-NBP)on the of nuclear factor-?B and I?B-? in primary cultured murine brain glial cells following oxygen-glucose deprivation/ reoxygenation(OGD/R).Methods Cultured mouse brain glial cells in vitro and established OGD/R model.Glial cells were divided into five groups: normal control(NC)group,OGD 24 h/R 24 h group,l-NBP 20 ?mol/L group,l-NBP 100 ?mol/L group,l-NBP 500 ?mol/L group.The protein expression of NF-?B in nuclear and I?B-? in endochylema were analyzed by Western blot.Results Comparing with NC group,OGD 24 h/R 24 h group showed a significantly higher expression of NF-?B(P
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Objective To investigate the role of nuclear factor-kappa B(NF-?B)in the modulation of diallyl trisulfide(DATS)on interleukin-1?(IL-1?)expression induced by lipopolysaccharide(LPS)in mice with acute lung injury(ALI).Methods Mice were randomly divided into Control group,ALI group,DATS group,DATS prevention group and DATS treatment group.The expression of IL-1? mRNA in the lung tissue was detected by reverse transcription PCR(RT-PCR).NF-?B activity in the lung tissue was detected by electrophoresis mobility shift assay(EMSA).The expression of phospho-I?B and I?B were assayed by Western blot.Results The expression of IL-1? mRNA,NF-?B activity and the phospho-I?B expression in lung tissues increased significantly at ALI group(P
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Objective To investigate the effect of escharectomy on rats' pulmonary NF-?B activation and the expression of pulmonary proinflammatory cytokines in early stage of burn injury.Method Wistar rats were randomly divided into three groups:group A(control group),group B(postburn without escharectomy),group C(escharectomy at early stage of burn injury).Thermal-injuried rats underwent 35% TBSA full-thickness burns. Activation of pulmonary NF-?B at 12 hours and 24 hours postburn was tested by electrophoretic mobility shift assay (EMSA),and at the same time expressions of pulmonary TNF-?mRNA were measured by reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction(RT-PCR)and release of pulmonary TNF-?were assayed by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay(ELISA).Results Compared with control group,activity of pulmonary NF-?B in group B was markedly increased,reached(19.56?1.36)?10~4 A at 12 hours and(15.23?1.94)?10~4 A at 24 hours,which was higher than that in group A[(4.36?0.38)?10~4 A,P
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Objective To study the protective mechanism of Buyang Huanwu decoction(补阳还五汤) on brain damage after focal cerebral ischemia/reperfusion(I/R)in aged rats from the expression changes of nuclear factor-?B(NF-?B),heat shock protein 70(HSP70)and nitric oxide synthase(NOS).Methods A focal cerebral ischemia model was established by middle cerebral artery occlusion(MCAO),and the models were duplicated.Ninety-six aged rats were randomly divided into four groups:sham-operated group,model group,nimodipine group(6 mg?kg~(-1)?d~(-1)),Buyang Huanwu decoction group(0.9g?kg~(-1)?d~(-1)).The ischemia(I)was performed for 3 hours and reperfusion(R),for 1,3,6 and 12 days.The effects of Buyang Huanwu decoction on the nervous dysfunction score,the water content of cerebral constitution and the expressions of NF-?B,HSP70 and NOS were observed at different time points of reperfusion.Results The nervous dysfunction score,the water content of cerebral constitution,the expressions of NF-?B,HSP70, endothelial nitric oxide synthase(eNOS),neuronal nitric oxide synthase(nNOS),and inducible nitric oxide synthase(iNOS)in the model group were higher than those of the sham-operated group(P
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Objective To investigate whether panax notoginseng saponins(三七总皂苷,PNS) can inhibit the activity of lung nuclear factor-?B(NF-?B) and ameliorate the lung pathologic injury in rats with acute necrotizing pancreatitis(ANP).Methods Thirty Sprague-Dawley(SD) rats were randomly divided into three groups: sham operation group(group sham),ANP group(group ANP),PNS preconditioning group(group PNS).There were 10 rats in each group.Rat ANP model was induced by retrograde injection of 5% sodium taurocholate to pancreatic duct(1 ml/kg).The rats in the PNS preconditioning group were given by intraperitoneal injection of 50 g/L PNS(1 ml/kg) one hour before model establishment,and those in the other two groups were given 0.9% physiological saline(1 ml/kg) one hour before the operation.Put the rat in each group to death at 6 hours after the respective management was made,and the pulmonary tissues were taken to detect the activity of NF?B by immunohistochemistry and the wet/dry weight ratio of the lung tissue was measured.Results At 6 hours after the model was established in the ANP group,the NF-?B positive cell number(70%-100% positive cells,7 vs.0) and the positive unit((72.52?7.63)PU vs.(33.09?4.75)PU) in the lung tissue were remarkably increased in comparisons with those in the sham group(both P
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Objective: To observe the effect of tripterygium polyglycosid(TP,雷公藤) on airway inflammation and remodeling in rats with asthma.Methods: Forty rats were randomly divided evenly into negative control group,positive control group,normal dose TP group(TPⅠ group) and small dose TP group(TPⅡgroup).The experimental model was induced by ovalbumin sensitization.Number of cells in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid(BALF) was observed by immunocytochemical staining.The expressions of nuclear factor-?B(NF-?B),matrix metalloproteinases-9(MMP-9) and tissue of inhibitor of metalloproteinases-1(TIMP-1) were detected by immunohistochemistry method.Results: Compared with the negative control group,the counts of lymphocyte,neutrophilic leukocyte,macrophage and eosinocyte in BALF were elevated significantly,positive cell percentages of NF-?B, MMP-9 and TIMP-1 in lung tissues increased greatly in positive control group,the differences being significant(all P
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Objective To examine the change and role of nuclear factor-kappa B(NF-?B) activity and tumor necrosis factor-alpha(TNF-?) level in patients with systemic inflammatory response syndrome(SIRS).Methods Eighty patients with SIRS were studied.The NF-?B activity in monocytes and the level of TNF-? in serum was measured.The state of illness was estimated by APACHEⅡ score.Results There was significant difference for the activity of NF-?B in patients with SIRS compared with the control group.The NF-?B activity,TNF-? level and APACHEⅡ score are higher in both resuscitation multiple organ dysfunction syndrome(MODS) group and death group than the non-MODS group and survival group correspondingly(P
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Congenital heart disease with left-to-right shunt easily lead to pulmonary hypertension.Currently agreed about its mechanism:shear stress induced by high pulmonary blood flow stimulus pulmonary endothelium,to start regulation of genetic transcription,to initiate a series of molecular biology and pathophysiology changes,and finally to lead to pulmonary vascular pathologic remolding.Nuclear factor(NF)-?B is a kind of nuclear factor with multiple biological effect and play an important role in pulmonary vascular remolding.NF-?B signal can be actiacted by high blood flow.Its target gene products,for example,vasoactive mediators,cytokines,make pulmonary vessels difficulty to maintain the normal structure and cause pulmonary vascular contraction and remolding,thus,pulmonary arterial pressure increases.
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Objective To explore the effect of glutamine(Gln) on expression of nuclear factor kappa B(NF-?B) and heat shock protein 70(HSP70) in brain of young rats induced by lipopolysaccharide(LPS).Methods Ten days old Wistar rats were randomly divided into 3 groups by injection intraperitoneally different agonts,LPS group,normal saline control group(NS group) and Gln group(Gln 1.346 g/kg,1 hour before LPS).NF-?B and HSP70 distribution and expression in brain were deteted by immunohistochemistry.The levels of HSP70 in rats brain induced by LPS were detected by Western blot.SPSS 12.0 software was used.Results The nuclei of neuron in cerebral cortex in LPS group obviously cleared at 6 hours.The positive stain of nuclei in Gln group at 2 hours could not be seen.The stain of nuclei in cerebral cortex was weakened in LPS group at 6 hours by immunohistochemistry.HSP70 protein expression decreased with the measurement of Western blot,especially at 24 hours.HSP70 expression in LPS group was similar as that in NS group.The stain of nuclei in neuron in Gln group at 2 hours increased.It also showed the amount of protein expression increased in Western blot in group Gln at 2,6,12,24 hours(Pa
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Objective To observe the expressions of nuclear factor-?B(NF-?B)in brain tissue of rats with repeated febrile seizures(FS)and explore its significance in brain injury of rats with FS.Methods Fifty-one male SD rats were divided into 3 groups according to random number method:normal group(n=14),hyperthermic group(n=19),FS group(n=18).FS models were induced by placing rats in warm bath;the rats without FS after warm-bath were assigned as hyperthermic group ;the normal controls received no treatment.The expression of NF-?B was measured by immunohistochemistry.The apoptosis of brain tissue was determined by terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase biotin-dUTP nick end labeling(TUNEL).SPSS 13.0 software was applied for statistical treatment.Results In FS group,the number of the NF-?B positive neuron increased much more than that of hyperthermic group and normal group(Pa