• 1. Postgraduate Institute of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510182, China;
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HuangWenjie, Email: huangyelu1029@vip.163.com
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Objective  To investigate the effects of glutathione S-transferase M5 (GSTM5) on the inflammation in human bronchial epithelial 16HBE cells and its possible molecular mechanisms. Methods  Acute lung injury cell model was constructed with 16HBE cells induced by tumour necrosis factorα (TNF-α, 10 ng/mL). The cells were devided into a control group, a TNF-α group (TNF-α), a GSTM5 group (GSTM5+TNF-α), a negative control group (negative control plasmid+TNF-α). GSTM5-GFP plasmid and negative control plasmid were respectively transfected to the cells of the GSTM5 group and the negative control group using Lipofectamine2000. The contents of interleukin-6(IL-6), IL-8, IL-10 in the cell supernatant were measured by ELISA.The expression of nuclear factor-κB (NF-κB) mRNA was detected by RT-PCR, and the expression of NF-κB, phospho-NF-κB, p38, phospho-p38 protein were detected by Western blot. Results  The GSTM5-GFP eukaryotic expression vector was successfully constructed and transfected successfully confirmed by fluorescence microscope. The contents of IL-6, IL-8, IL-10 in the TNF-α-induced cell supernatant were significantly higher than those in the control group(P < 0.05), and the contents of IL-6, IL-8, IL-10 in the GSTM5 group were lower than those in the TNF-α group (P < 0.05)with statistically significant difference. At the same time, the total NF-κB mRNA, phospho -NF-κB and phospho-p38 protein were increased in TNF-α stimulated cells compared with the control group (P < 0.05), while the GSTM5 group was lower than that in the TNF-α group and the negative control group (P < 0.05). Conclusion  Overexpression of GSTM5 inhibits the phosphorylation of p38MAPK and NF-κB and down-regulates the inflammation of TNF-α-induced human bronchial epithelial 16HBE cells.

Citation: HuangYun, YuanWeifeng, LiLi, HuangWenjie. GSTM5 Down-regulates TNF-α-Mediated Inflammation Levels in Human Bronchial Epithelial Cells by p38MAPK/NF-κB Pathway. Chinese Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, 2016, 15(2): 171-175. doi: 10.7507/1671-6205.2016040 Copy

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