title: Desulfovibrio desulfuricans lipopolysaccharides induce endothelial cell IL-6 and IL-8 secretion and E-selectin and VCAM-1 expression.
abstract: The aim of this study was to determine whether Desulfovibrio desulfuricans-derived LPS stimulate the release of IL-6 and IL-8 from ECs and the expression of their adhesion molecules at the transcriptional level. Confluent monolayers of HUVEC were incubated in the absence or presence of 20 microg/ml and 60 microg/ml LPSs derived from the DdT and DdA bacterial strains. Also, the simultaneous stimulation of cells with LPSs and IL-1beta was evaluated. The levels of cytokines released were measured using ELISA. LPS-activated HUVEC increased the secretion of both IL-6 and IL-8, which was not LPS dose dependent. The expression of E-selectin and VCAM-1 was assessed by TR-PCR. The transcripts were detectable at all the concentrations (20, 40, 60 microg/ml) of LPSs used. These results suggest that D. desulfuricans LPS may activate immune functions in endothelial cells and influence the inflammatory response during bacteremia caused by these bacteria.
authors.affiliation: Department of Molecular Biology, Biochemistry and Biopharmacy, Medical University of Silesia, Narcyzów 1, 41-200 Sosnowiec, Poland. lweglarz@slam.katowice.pl
authors.forename: Ludmiła
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Weglarz
authors.forename: Zofia
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Dzierzewicz
authors.forename: Barbara
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Skop
authors.forename: Arkadiusz
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Orchel
authors.forename: Beata
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Parfiniewicz
authors.forename: Beata
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Wiśniowska
authors.forename: Longina
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Swiatkowska
authors.forename: Tadeusz
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Wilczok
mesh_terms: D002478:Cells, Cultured; D045285:Desulfovibrio desulfuricans / Q000737:chemistry; D019040:E-Selectin / Q000378:metabolism*; D042783:Endothelial Cells / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D007375:Interleukin-1 / Q000494:pharmacology; D015850:Interleukin-6 / Q000378:metabolism; D016209:Interleukin-8 / Q000378:metabolism*; D008070:Lipopolysaccharides / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000494:pharmacology*; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000378:metabolism; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction; D014471:Umbilical Veins / Q000378:metabolism; D019010:Vascular Cell Adhesion Molecule-1 / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D019040:E-Selectin; D007375:Interleukin-1; D015850:Interleukin-6; D016209:Interleukin-8; D008070:Lipopolysaccharides; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D019010:Vascular Cell Adhesion Molecule-1