title: LPS-induced IL-6, IL-8, VCAM-1, and ICAM-1 expression in human lymphatic endothelium.
abstract: We have previously reported the TLR4 expression in human intestinal lymphatic vessels. In the study here, microarray analysis showed the expression of the TLR4, MD-2, CD14, MyD88, TIRAP, TRAM, IRAK1, and TRAF6 genes in cultured human neonatal dermal lymphatic microvascular endothelial cells (LEC). The microarray analysis also showed that LEC expressed genes of IL-6, IL-8, VCAM-1, and ICAM-1, and the real-time quantitative PCR analysis showed that mRNA production was increased by lipopolysaccharide (LPS). The LPS-induced IL-6, IL-8, VCAM-1, and ICAM-1 production in LEC was suppressed by the introduction of TLR4-specific small interfering RNA, and also by anti-TLR4, nobiletin, and CAPE pretreatment. These findings suggest that LEC has TLR4-mediated LPS recognition mechanisms that involve at least activation of NF-kappaB, resulting in increased expression of IL-6, IL-8, VCAM-1, and ICAM-1. Both the LPS effect on the gene expression and also the suppression by nobiletin and CAPE pretreatment on the protein production were larger in IL-6 and in VCAM-1 than in IL-8 and in ICAM-1 in LEC. The signal transduction of NF-kappaB and AP-1-dependent pathway may be more critical for the expression of IL-6 and VCAM-1 than that of IL-8 and ICAM-1 in LEC.
authors.affiliation: Department of Morphological Biology, Fukuoka Dental College, 2-15-1 Tamura, Sawara-Ku, Fukuoka, 814-0193, Japan. ysawa@college.fdcnet.ac.jp
authors.forename: Yoshihiko
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Sawa
authors.forename: Takeshi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ueki
authors.forename: Minoru
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hata
authors.forename: Kana
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Iwasawa
authors.forename: Eichi
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Tsuruga
authors.forename: Hiroshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kojima
authors.forename: Hiroyuki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ishikawa
authors.forename: Shigemitsu
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yoshida
mesh_terms: D002478:Cells, Cultured; D042783:Endothelial Cells / Q000378:metabolism; D004729:Endothelium, Lymphatic / Q000378:metabolism*; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D006801:Humans; D018799:Intercellular Adhesion Molecule-1 / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000235:genetics; D015850:Interleukin-6 / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000235:genetics; D016209:Interleukin-8 / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000235:genetics; D008070:Lipopolysaccharides / Q000494:pharmacology*; D020411:Oligonucleotide Array Sequence Analysis; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000096:biosynthesis; D019010:Vascular Cell Adhesion Molecule-1 / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: D015850:Interleukin-6; D016209:Interleukin-8; D008070:Lipopolysaccharides; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D019010:Vascular Cell Adhesion Molecule-1; D018799:Intercellular Adhesion Molecule-1