The role of the Gas6/TAM signal pathway in the LPS-induced pulmonary epithelial cells injury

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BACKGROUND: Acute lung injury (ALI) is an acute inflammatory respiratory disease. The interaction between growth arrest-specific 6 (Gas6) and tyrosine kinases of the Tyro3, Axl, Mer (TAM) family plays an important role in a variety of physiological and pathological processes, including inflammation. In this study, we mainly clarified the mechanism of the Gas6/TAM signal pathway in lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced pulmonary epithelial cells (BEAS-2B cells) injury.

METHODS: We cultured BEAS-2B cells in vitro and established a LPS-induced BEAS-2B cells injury model. Then, the siRNA sequence (siGas6-2) was transfected into cells. The expression of Gas6/TAM was measured based on quantitative reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (qRT-RCR) and western blot (WB). Cell proliferation and apoptosis were measured by cell counting Kit-8 (CCK-8) and flow cytometry. The expression of pro-inflammatory factors was measured by qRT-RCR and WB.

RESULTS: Our study showed that when the 40 μg/mL LPS-induced BEAS-2B cells injury model was established, cell viability was significantly reduced, but the Gas6/TAM signal pathway was activated. When transfection with siGas6-2, low expression of Gas6 directly reduced the expression of downstream TAM receptors. Furthermore, the inhibition of the Gas6/TAM signal pathway significantly reduced the occurrence of cell apoptosis and the expression of inflammatory factors, and promoted cell proliferation.

CONCLUSION: Our research indicated that Gas6/TAM played an important role in cell proliferation, apoptosis, and inflammatory response in the LPS-induced BEAS-2B cells injury, and Gas6/TAM may be a new target in the treatment of ALI in the future.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:163

Enthalten in:

Molecular immunology - 163(2023) vom: 15. Nov., Seite 181-187

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Cheng, Yujing [VerfasserIn]
Yang, Xin [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Ying [VerfasserIn]
Ding, Quan [VerfasserIn]
Huang, Yu [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Chan [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

AXL protein, human
Acute lung injury
Apoptosis
Axl Receptor Tyrosine Kinase
EC 2.7.10.1
Gas6/TAM signal pathway
Growth arrest-specific protein 6
Inflammation
Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins
Journal Article
Lipopolysaccharides
MERTK protein, human
Proliferation
Proto-Oncogene Proteins
Receptor Protein-Tyrosine Kinases
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
TYRO3 protein, human

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Date Completed 05.12.2023

Date Revised 05.12.2023

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.molimm.2023.10.001

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM363134964