PMID- 30553057 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20190430 LR - 20190816 IS - 1872-9142 (Electronic) IS - 0161-5890 (Linking) VI - 105 DP - 2019 Jan TI - Anti-inflammatory action of HO-1/CO in human bronchial epithelium in response to cationic polypeptide challenge. PG - 205-212 LID - S0161-5890(18)31004-6 [pii] LID - 10.1016/j.molimm.2018.12.002 [doi] AB - Carbon monoxide (CO) is an anti-inflammatory gaseous molecule produced endogenously by heme oxygenases (HOs) HO-1 and HO-2. However, the mechanisms underlying the anti-inflammatory effects of CO in the human bronchial epithelium are still not fully understood. In this study, the cationic peptide poly-l-arginine (PLA) was utilized to induce bronchial epithelial damage and subsequent pro-inflammatory cytokine release in the human bronchial epithelial cell line 16HBE14o-. Expression of both HO-1 and HO-2 after PLA exposure was examined. The polarized secretion of two pro-inflammatory cytokines, interleukin (IL)-6 and IL-8, was determined by ELISA. The anti-inflammatory effects of CO liberated from CO-releasing molecules (CORMs) were examined by both ELISA and western blot analysis. Our results indicate that PLA exposure leads to upregulation of HO-1 expression and p65 NF-kappaB phosphorylation, as well as IL-6 and IL-8 release. HO-1 induction by hemin or CORMs significantly suppressed IL-6 and IL-8 release. In addition, HO-1 knockdown further increased IL-6 and IL-8 release under basal and PLA-stimulated conditions. Our results thereby demonstrate that the HO-1/CO axis exerts significant anti-inflammatory activity during bronchial epithelial damage caused by cationic protein. CI - Copyright (c) 2018 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. FAU - Zhang, Rui-Gang AU - Zhang RG AD - School of Biomedical Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, China; Department of Physiology, Basic Medical School, Guangdong Medical University, China. FAU - Pan, Kewu AU - Pan K AD - School of Biomedical Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, China. FAU - Hao, Yuan AU - Hao Y AD - School of Biomedical Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, China. FAU - Yip, Chung-Yin AU - Yip CY AD - School of Biomedical Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, China. FAU - Ko, Wing-Hung AU - Ko WH AD - School of Biomedical Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, China. Electronic address: whko@cuhk.edu.hk. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20181213 PL - England TA - Mol Immunol JT - Molecular immunology JID - 7905289 RN - 0 (Anti-Inflammatory Agents) RN - 0 (CXCL8 protein, human) RN - 0 (IL6 protein, human) RN - 0 (Interleukin-6) RN - 0 (Interleukin-8) RN - 0 (Peptides) RN - 25212-18-4 (polyarginine) RN - 7U1EE4V452 (Carbon Monoxide) RN - EC 1.14.14.18 (HMOX1 protein, human) RN - EC 1.14.14.18 (Heme Oxygenase (Decyclizing)) RN - EC 1.14.14.18 (Heme Oxygenase-1) RN - EC 1.14.14.18 (heme oxygenase-2) SB - IM MH - Anti-Inflammatory Agents/*pharmacology MH - Bronchi/*immunology MH - Carbon Monoxide/*pharmacology MH - Cell Line MH - Heme Oxygenase (Decyclizing)/genetics/immunology MH - Heme Oxygenase-1/genetics/*immunology MH - Humans MH - Interleukin-6/genetics/immunology MH - Interleukin-8/genetics/immunology MH - Peptides/*pharmacology MH - Respiratory Mucosa/*immunology OTO - NOTNLM OT - Anti-inflammation OT - Bronchial epithelium OT - Carbon monoxide OT - Heme oxygenase OT - Poly-l-arginine EDAT- 2018/12/16 06:00 MHDA- 2019/05/01 06:00 CRDT- 2018/12/16 06:00 PHST- 2018/04/23 00:00 [received] PHST- 2018/09/26 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2018/12/05 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2018/12/16 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2019/05/01 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2018/12/16 06:00 [entrez] AID - S0161-5890(18)31004-6 [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.molimm.2018.12.002 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Mol Immunol. 2019 Jan;105:205-212. doi: 10.1016/j.molimm.2018.12.002. Epub 2018 Dec 13.