IL-17A promotes the growth of airway epithelial cells through ERK-dependent signaling pathway
IL-17A promotes the growth of airway epithelial cells through ERK-dependent signaling pathway
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DOI:
10.1016/j.bbrc.2006.06.137
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发表时间:
2006-09-08
影响因子:
3.1
通讯作者:
Sasaki, Hidetada
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作者:
Inoue, Daisuke;Numasaki, Muneo;Sasaki, Hidetada
The effects of IL-17A on mucin production and growth of airway epithelial cells were examined. Histological and immunohistochemical analyses revealed that IL-17A increased the mucin production and number of tracheal epithelial cells in air-liquid interface cultures. The biological property of IL-17A to stimulate the mucin production by tracheal epithelial cells was determined using an ELISA. The mitogenic effect of IL-17A on tracheal epithelial cells was confirmed with Calcein-AM assay. The growth-stimulatory effect of IL-17A was dose-dependent and mediated via the ERK MAP kinase pathway. Inhibitors of MEK abrogated the mitogenic effect of IL-17A, whereas an inhibitor of p38 or JNK displayed no significant inhibitory effect. Moreover, relatively lower doses of IL-13 also significantly increased the growth of tracheal epithelial cells through a distinct signaling pathway from that of IL-17A. These findings provide the first evidence that IL-17A stimulates the growth of airway epithelial cells through the ERK MAP kinase pathway. (c) 2006 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.