Authors: Li Lin Shunhang Wen Shuzhen Guo Xiaoyan Su Hujun Wu Lei Chong Hailin Zhang Weixi Zhang Changchong Li
Publish Date: 2014/06/04
Volume: 394, Issue: 1-2, Pages: 199-208
Abstract
Streptococcus pneumoniae is an important pathogen of pneumonia in human Human alveolar epithelium acts as an effective barrier and is an active participant in host defense against invasion of bacterial by production of various mediators Sirtuin 1 SIRT1 the prototypic class III histone deacetylase is involved in the molecular control of lifespans and immune responses This study aimed at examining the role of SIRT1 in mediating S pneumoniaeinduced human βdefensin2 hBD2 and interleukin8IL8 expression in the alveolar epithelial cell line A549 and the underlying mechanisms involved A549 cells were infected with S pneumoniae for indicated times Exposure of A549 cells to S pneumoniae increased the expressions of SIRT1 protein hBD2 and IL8 mRNA and protein The SIRT1 activator resveratrol enhanced S pneumoniaeinduced gene expression of hBD2 but decreased IL8 mRNA levels Blockade of SIRT1 activity by the SIRT1 inhibitors nicotinamide reduced S pneumoniaeinduced hBD2 mRNA expression but increased its stimulatory effects on IL8 mRNA S pneumoniaeinduced activation of extracellular signalregulated kinase ERK and p38 mitogenactivated protein kinase MAPK SIRT1 expression was attenuated by selective inhibitors of ERK and p38 MAPK The hBD2 mRNA production was decreased by pretreatment with p38 MAPK inhibitor but not with ERK inhibitor whereas the IL8 mRNA expression was controlled by phosphorylation of ERK These results suggest that SIRT1 mediates the induction of hBD2 and IL8 gene expression levels in A549 cell by S pneumoniae SIRT1 may play a key role in host immune and defense response in A549This study was supported by grants from the National Natural Science Foundation of China No 30973232 the Provincial Natural Science Foundation of Zhejiang No Z13H010003 and the Clinical Key Discipline in Pediatric Respiratory Disease of National Health and Family Planning Commission of the People’s Republic of ChinaNo 20130209 and Scientific Research Fund of Zhejiang Provincial Education Department No Y201432837
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