Korean J Otorhinolaryngol-Head Neck Surg.  2018 Dec;61(12):674-680. 10.3342/kjorl-hns.2018.00157.

Triptolide Inhibits Lipopolysaccharide-Induced MUC5AC/5B Expression via Nuclear Factor-Kappa B in Human Airway Epithelial Cells

Affiliations
  • 1Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, College of Medicine, Yeungnam University, Daegu, Korea. ydkim@med.yu.ac.kr
  • 2Regional Center for Respiratory Diseases, Yeungnam University Medical Center, Daegu, Korea.

Abstract

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES
The representative mucin genes in the human airway are MUC5AC and MUC5B, which are regulated by several inflammatory and anti-inflammatory substances. Triptolide (TPL), udenafil, betulinic acid, changkil saponin, and glucosteroid are some of the many anti-inflammatory substances that exist. TPL is a diterpenoid compound from the thunder god vine, which is used in traditional Chinese medicine for treatment of immune inflammatory diseases, such as rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus, nephritis and asthma. However, the effects of TPL on mucin expression of human airway epithelial cells have yet to be reported. Hence, this study investigated the effect of TPL on lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced MUC5AC and MUC5B expression in human airway epithelial cells.
SUBJECTS AND METHOD
The NCI-H292 cells and the primary cultures of human nasal epithelial cells were used to investigate the effects of TPL on LPS-induced MUC5AC and MUC5B expression using real-time polymerase chain reaction, enzyme immunoassay, and Western blot.
RESULTS
TPL significantly decreased the LPS-induced MUC5AC and MUC5B mRNA expression and protein production. TPL also significantly decreased the nuclear factor-kappa B (NF-kB) phosphorylation.
CONCLUSION
These results suggest that TPL down regulates MUC5AC and MUC5B expression via inhibition of NF-kB activation in human airway epithelial cells. This study may provide important information about the biological role of triptolide on mucus-secretion in airway inflammatory diseases and the development of novel therapeutic agents for controlling such diseases.

Keyword

Human airway epithelial cells; MUC5AC; MUC5B; Nuclear factor-kappa B; Triptolide

MeSH Terms

Arthritis, Rheumatoid
Asthma
Blotting, Western
Epithelial Cells*
Humans*
Immunoenzyme Techniques
Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic
Medicine, Chinese Traditional
Methods
Mucins
Nephritis
NF-kappa B
Phosphorylation
Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction
RNA, Messenger
Saponins
Mucins
NF-kappa B
RNA, Messenger
Saponins
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