Bovine lactoferrin inhibits inflammatory response and apoptosis in lipopolysaccharide-induced acute lung injury by targeting the PPAR-γ pathway

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BACKGROUND: Lactoferrin (LF) is an iron-binding multifunctional cationic glycoprotein. Previous studies have demonstrated that LF may be a potential drug for treating acute lung injury (ALI) and acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). In this study, we explored the anti-inflammatory effect and mechanism of bovine lactoferrin (bLF) in ALI using the RNA sequencing (RNA-seq) technology and transcriptome analysis.

METHODS AND RESULTS: Based on the differentially expressed genes (DEGs) obtained from RNA-seq of the Lung from mouse model, the bioinformatics workflow was implemented using the BGISEQ-500 platform. The protein-protein interaction (PPI) network was obtained using STRING, and the hub gene was screened using Cytoscape. To verify the results of transcriptome analysis, the effects of bLF on Lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced BEAS-2B cells and its anti-reactive oxygen species (ROS), anti-inflammatory, and antiapoptotic effects were studied via Cell Counting Kit-8 (CCK-8) test, active oxygen detection test, ELISA, and western blot assay. Transcriptome analysis revealed that two hub gene modules of DEGs were screened via PPI analysis using the STRING and MCODE plug-ins of Cytoscape. Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) enrichment analysis revealed that these core modules are enriched in the PPAR (peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor) and AMPK (AMP-activated protein kinase) signaling pathways. Through cell experiments, our study shows that bLF can inhibit ROS, inflammatory reaction, and LPS-induced BEAS-2B cell apoptosis, which are significantly antagonized by the PPAR-γ inhibitor GW9662.

CONCLUSION: This study has suggested that the PPAR-γ pathway is the critical target of bLF in anti-inflammatory reactions and apoptosis of ALI, which provides a direction for further research.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:51

Enthalten in:

Molecular biology reports - 51(2024), 1 vom: 05. Apr., Seite 492

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Li, Yantao [VerfasserIn]
Li, Junhu [VerfasserIn]
Dong, Yan [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Can [VerfasserIn]
Cai, Zhigang [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Acute lung injury (ALI)
Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS)
Anti-Inflammatory Agents
Bovine lactoferrin (bLF)
EC 3.4.21.-
Journal Article
Lactoferrin
Lipopolysaccharides
PPAR-γ pathway
Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptors
RNA-seq
Reactive Oxygen Species

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Date Completed 08.04.2024

Date Revised 09.04.2024

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1007/s11033-024-09436-2

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM370677846