PMID- 36791122 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20230218 LR - 20231213 IS - 1932-6203 (Electronic) IS - 1932-6203 (Linking) VI - 18 IP - 2 DP - 2023 TI - IL-1beta knockdown inhibits cigarette smoke extract-induced inflammation and apoptosis in vascular smooth muscle cells. PG - e0277719 LID - 10.1371/journal.pone.0277719 [doi] LID - e0277719 AB - OBJECTIVE: This study was aimed to investigate the role of interleukin-1beta (IL-1beta) in cigarette smoke extract (CSE)-induced apoptosis in vascular smooth muscle cells and the underlying mechanism in a rat derived cell line. METHODS: Rat thoracic aortic smooth muscle cells (A7r5) were divided into six groups including control, CSE (model), CSE+ overexpression empty vector (OvExp-EV), CSE+IL-1beta knockdown (KD), and CSE+ IL-1beta knockdown empty vector (KD-EV). The mRNA expression levels of IL-1beta and pregnancy-associated plasma protein A (PAPP-A) were detected by quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR). The apoptosis of A7r5 cells was detected by flow cytometry. The expression levels of inflammatory mediators (TNFalpha, IL-6 and IL-8) and apoptotic proteins (Bax and Bcl-2) were determined by western blot. RESULTS: CSE induced significant apoptosis in vascular smooth muscle cells (P < 0.01) and elevated the mRNA levels of IL-1beta and PAPP-A (P < 0.01). CSE administration increased protein expression of Bax, TNF-alpha, IL-6, and IL-8, with significantly reduced Bcl-2 expression (P < 0.01). IL-1beta knockdown significantly decreased cell apoptosis via regulating the expression of these proteins (P < 0.05 or P < 0.01). CONCLUSION: IL-1beta is involved in CSE-induced PAPP-A expression and apoptosis in vascular smooth muscle cells, which might be considered as a target for preventing of cardiovascular diseases caused by cigarette smoking. CI - Copyright: (c) 2023 Jiang et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. FAU - Jiang, Hongfeng AU - Jiang H AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-9261-0433 AD - Department of Geriatrics, Wuhan Fourth Hospital, Affiliated Puai Hospital of Tongji Medical College of Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China. FAU - Guo, Zhangqiang AU - Guo Z AD - Department of Emergency Medicine, Wuhan Fourth Hospital, Affiliated Puai Hospital of Tongji Medical College of Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China. FAU - Zeng, Kun AU - Zeng K AD - Department of Geriatrics, Wuhan Fourth Hospital, Affiliated Puai Hospital of Tongji Medical College of Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China. FAU - Tang, Haiyan AU - Tang H AD - Department of Geriatrics, Wuhan Fourth Hospital, Affiliated Puai Hospital of Tongji Medical College of Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China. FAU - Tan, Hanxuan AU - Tan H AD - Department of Geriatrics, Wuhan Fourth Hospital, Affiliated Puai Hospital of Tongji Medical College of Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China. FAU - Min, Rui AU - Min R AD - Department of Geriatrics, Wuhan Fourth Hospital, Affiliated Puai Hospital of Tongji Medical College of Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China. FAU - Huang, Caihua AU - Huang C AD - Department of Geriatrics, Wuhan Fourth Hospital, Affiliated Puai Hospital of Tongji Medical College of Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20230215 PL - United States TA - PLoS One JT - PloS one JID - 101285081 RN - 0 (bcl-2-Associated X Protein) RN - 0 (Interleukin-1beta) RN - 0 (Interleukin-6) RN - 0 (Interleukin-8) RN - EC 3.4.24.- (Pregnancy-Associated Plasma Protein-A) RN - 0 (Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2) RN - 0 (RNA, Messenger) RN - 0 (IL1B protein, rat) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Rats MH - Apoptosis MH - bcl-2-Associated X Protein/metabolism MH - *Cigarette Smoking MH - Inflammation/metabolism MH - Interleukin-1beta/genetics/metabolism MH - Interleukin-6/metabolism MH - Interleukin-8/metabolism MH - *Muscle, Smooth, Vascular/metabolism MH - Myocytes, Smooth Muscle/metabolism MH - Pregnancy-Associated Plasma Protein-A/metabolism MH - Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2/metabolism MH - RNA, Messenger/metabolism MH - Nicotiana/genetics PMC - PMC9931126 COIS- The authors have declared that no competing interests exist. EDAT- 2023/02/16 06:00 MHDA- 2023/02/18 06:00 PMCR- 2023/02/15 CRDT- 2023/02/15 13:44 PHST- 2022/10/30 00:00 [received] PHST- 2023/01/31 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2023/02/15 13:44 [entrez] PHST- 2023/02/16 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2023/02/18 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2023/02/15 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - PONE-D-22-29892 [pii] AID - 10.1371/journal.pone.0277719 [doi] PST - epublish SO - PLoS One. 2023 Feb 15;18(2):e0277719. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0277719. eCollection 2023.