Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, South Korea.
J Clin Immunol. 2010 Mar;30(2):260-7. doi: 10.1007/s10875-009-9360-2. Epub 2010 Jan 14.
In the present study, we examined the effect of the pro-inflammatory cytokine IL-32gamma, the most biologically active isoform, and its related molecules in fibroblast-like synoviocytes (FLS).
FLS were isolated from synovial tissues of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients. The secretion and expression of IL-6 and IL-8 were examined by ELISA and real-time PCR, and the activation of signaling molecules was evaluated by Western blot, electrophoretic mobility shift assay (EMSA), real-time PCR, and siRNA transfection.
By IL-32gamma stimulation in RA FLS, the expressions of IL-6 and IL-8 were increased significantly, and the phosphorylated Erk1/2 and AP-1 were expressed prominently in Western blot and EMSA. In the Erk1/2 inhibited cells, IL-32gamma stimulation did not increase the mRNA expression of IL-6 and IL-8.
Our results suggest that IL-32gamma stimulation can induce the production of IL-6 and IL-8 from RA FLS via Erk1/2 activation.
在本研究中,我们研究了促炎细胞因子 IL-32gamma(最具生物活性的同种型)及其相关分子对成纤维样滑膜细胞(FLS)的影响。
从类风湿关节炎(RA)患者的滑膜组织中分离出 FLS。通过 ELISA 和实时 PCR 检测 IL-6 和 IL-8 的分泌和表达,通过 Western blot、电泳迁移率变动分析(EMSA)、实时 PCR 和 siRNA 转染评估信号分子的激活。
在 RA FLS 中,IL-32gamma 刺激可显著增加 IL-6 和 IL-8 的表达,Western blot 和 EMSA 显示磷酸化 Erk1/2 和 AP-1 明显表达。在 Erk1/2 被抑制的细胞中,IL-32gamma 刺激并未增加 IL-6 和 IL-8 的 mRNA 表达。
我们的结果表明,IL-32gamma 刺激可通过 Erk1/2 激活诱导 RA FLS 产生 IL-6 和 IL-8。