title: Effect of lithium on cell cycle progression of pig airway epithelial cells.
abstract: To investigate the effect of lithium on cell cycle progression of airway epithelial cells, primary pig tracheobronchial epithelial cells were incubated with lithium chloride (LiCl) at different concentrations (0, 5 mmol/L, and 10 mmol/L) and time (12 h, 16 h and 24 h). After the treatment, cells were counted, cell cycle profile was measured by BrdU labeling and flow cytometry, and expression of cyclin D1 and cyclin B1 were detected by Western blotting. The results showed that after 24h of 10mmol/L but not 5mmol/L LiCl treatment, proliferation of cells was slowed down as manifested by delayed confluence and cell number accumulation (P<0.05). Lithium did not change the percentage of cells in S phase (P>0.05), but 24 h incubation with 10 mmol/L LiCl induced a G2/M cell cycle arrest. Furthermore, 10mmol/L LiCl elevated cyclin D1 expression after 12h treatment, while expression of cyclin B1 increased more significantly after 24h incubation. These data demonstrate that lithium inhibits proliferation of pig airway epithelial cells by inhibiting cell cycle progression, and suggest that lithium-sensitive molecule(s) such as glycogen synthase kinase 3 may have a role in the regulation of growth of airway epithelial cells.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, and Pulmonary Disease Laboratory, Ministry of Health of China, Wuhan 430030, China.
authors.forename: Wenshu
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Renliang
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Xi
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Yuan
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Tianling
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hao
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002453:Cell Cycle / Q000187:drug effects*; D002455:Cell Division / Q000187:drug effects; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D019938:Cyclin D1 / Q000378:metabolism; D004847:Epithelial Cells / Q000166:cytology* / Q000187:drug effects; D005434:Flow Cytometry; D038362:Glycogen Synthase Kinase 3 / Q000378:metabolism; D018021:Lithium Chloride / Q000494:pharmacology*; D013552:Swine; D014132:Trachea / Q000166:cytology
chemical_list: D019938:Cyclin D1; D038362:Glycogen Synthase Kinase 3; D018021:Lithium Chloride