Journal: bioRxiv
Article Title: LL-37 modulates IL-17A/F-mediated airway inflammation by selectively suppressing Lipocalin-2
doi: 10.1101/2024.09.03.610924
Figure Lengend Snippet: Human PBEC obtained from three independent donors (N=3) were stimulated with LL-37, citLL-37, or sLL-37 (0.25 μM), in the presence and absence of IL-17A/F (50 ng/mL). Cell lysates (25 μg total protein per sample) was used to examine the abundance of Regnase-1 (A) 30 minutes and (B) 24 h post-stimulation, by Western blots. (C) The abundance of p-IKKα/β (S176/180) and NF-κB p65, 30 minutes post-stimulation, by Western blots. (D) Human PBEC obtained from three independent donors (N=3) were stimulated with LL- 37, citLL-37, or sLL-37 (0.25 μM), in the presence and absence of IL-17A/F (50 ng/mL) and TNF-α (20 ng/mL). The abundance of LCN-2, 24 h post-stimulation, by ELISA. Y-axis represents % change compared to paired unstimulated cells from each donor. Each dot represents an independent experiment, and bars show the mean and SEM. Each dot is reported as percent (%) change compared to unstimulated PBEC where % change = ((treatment – control) / control) x 100%. Repeated measures one-way ANOVA with Fisher’s least significant difference test was used for statistical analysis ( *p≤0.05 ).
Article Snippet: Recombinant human cytokines IL-17A/F (carrier free) was obtained from R&D Systems (Oakville, ON, CA).
Techniques: Western Blot, Enzyme-linked Immunosorbent Assay, Control