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Effect of Corticosterone Pretreatment on the Production of LPS-Induced Inflammatory Mediators in Hepa1c1c-7 Cells

Hepa1c1c-7 Cell에서 리포폴리사카라이드로 유도된 염증성 매개인자 생산에 있어서 코르티코스테론 전처리 효과

  • 채병숙 (우석대학교 약학대학 약학과)
  • Received : 2015.10.05
  • Accepted : 2015.12.01
  • Published : 2016.02.29

Abstract

Endotoxemia induces production of inflammatory mediators and acute phase proteins, leading to multiorgan injury and systemic inflammation. Hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis activation and glucocorticoids (GCs) release modify endotoxemia-induced inflammatory responses. In the present study, we investigated whether pre-exposure of GCs influences endotoxin-induced production of inflammatory mediators in hepatocytes. Hepa1c1c-7 cells were pretreated with low concentrations of corticosterone for 24 h and then cultured without corticosterone in the presence or absence of LPS. Our results demonstrated that LPS alone significantly enhanced production of IL-6 and CRP but reduced vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) compared to controls. Combination of corticosterone pretreatment and LPS significantly upregulated production of IL-6, IL-$1{\beta}$, and VEGF but downregulated CRP compared to those in LPS alone. These findings suggest that in low concentration of corticosterone-preexposed hepatocytes, endotoxemia may induce upregulation of IL-6, IL-$1{\beta}$, VEGF and but downregulation of CRP.

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