Journal: Journal of Inflammation Research
Article Title: The β3/5 Integrin-MMP9 Axis Regulates Pulmonary Inflammatory Response and Endothelial Leakage in Acute Lung Injury
doi: 10.2147/JIR.S331939
Figure Lengend Snippet: β5 Integrin/MMP-9 axis modulates inflammatory response and permeability in vitro. PMVECs were transfected with empty or Itgb5 plasmid, or control siRNA or Itgb5 siRNA for 48 h, and then cells were exposed to rMMP-9 (10 ng/mL) for 1h, followed by treatment with LPS (1 μg/mL) in a time course. ( A and B ) Immunoblot analysis of NF-κB signaling protein abundances (p-IKK, IKKβ, p-P65, P65, IκBα, and p-IκBα) was measured. ( D and F ) Supernatant IL-6 secretion was measured by ELISA. ( I and J ) The permeability of treated PMVECs was determined by the appearance of rhodamine-dextran. ( C and E ) 293T cells were co-transfected with NF-kB dual luciferase reporter plasmids along with empty or Itgb5 plasmid, or control siRNA or Itgb5 siRNA for 48 h, and then cells were treated with LPS (1 μg/mL) for an additional 6 h or 18 h. Cells were then collected and assayed for luciferase activity to evaluate NF-kB promoter activity. ( G ) PMVECs were transfected with control siRNA or Itgb5 siRNA for 48 h, and then cells were exposed to LPS for 18 h. The intercellular ROS levels were detected by flow cytometry. ( H ) PMVECs were treated with or without ROS scavenger, Nac (10 mM) for 1 h, prior to LPS (1 μg/mL) administration for 18 h, and immunoblot analysis of PMVECs and immunoprecipitation (IP) of Integrin β5. * P <0.05, ** P <0.01. All the results are from at least three independent experiments; Data represent means ±SEM.
Article Snippet: Murine recombinant MMP-9 (R&D, 909-MM), MMP-9 ELISA kits (MMPT90), IL-6 ELISA kits (M6000B), TNF-α ELISA kits (DY410), CXCL-1 ELISA kits (MKC00B), and MPO ELISA kits (DY3667) were from R&D Systems.
Techniques: Permeability, In Vitro, Transfection, Plasmid Preparation, Western Blot, Enzyme-linked Immunosorbent Assay, Luciferase, Activity Assay, Flow Cytometry, Immunoprecipitation