Effect of lipopolysaccharide on expression of Robo4 in human umbilical vein endothelial cells / 实用医学杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To observe the effects of Lipopolysaccharide (LPS) in different concentrations on expression of Robo4 in human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs). Methods HUVECs were cultured in vitro and randomly divided into 3 groups: control group, low dose LPS group (10 μg/mL) and high dose LPS group (100 μg/mL). Robo4 protein level was detected by immunofluorescence staining and western blot , and Robo4 mRNA level was measured by real-time PCR. Results Robo4 protein and Robo4 mRNA in high dose LPS group were 0.49 ± 0.08 and 0.23 ± 0.08 respectively , which were significantly decreased than those (1.35 ± 0.15 and 0.97 ± 0.17) in control group(P 0.05). Conclusion High dose LPS (100 μg/mL) could down-regulate expression of Robo4 in HUVECs.