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ArticleBritish journal of pharmacology2016

Induction of the inflammatory regulator A20 by gibberellic acid in airway epithelial cells.

J A Reihill, B Malcomson, A Bertelsen, S Cheung, A Czerwiec, R Barsden, J S Elborn, H Dürkop, B Hirsch, M Ennis and 2 more

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Article in British journal of pharmacology, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 21 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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21 citing papers in PubMed, 38 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

J A ReihillCentre for Infection and Immunity, Queen's University of Belfast, Belfast, UK.
B MalcomsonCentre for Infection and Immunity, Queen's University of Belfast, Belfast, UK.
A BertelsenCentre for Infection and Immunity, Queen's University of Belfast, Belfast, UK.
S CheungCentre for Infection and Immunity, Queen's University of Belfast, Belfast, UK.
A CzerwiecCentre for Infection and Immunity, Queen's University of Belfast, Belfast, UK.
R BarsdenCentre for Infection and Immunity, Queen's University of Belfast, Belfast, UK.
J S ElbornCentre for Infection and Immunity, Queen's University of Belfast, Belfast, UK.
H DürkopInstitute für Pathodiagnostik, Berlin, Germany.
B HirschCharité-University, Institute of Pathology, Berlin, Germany.
M EnnisCentre for Infection and Immunity, Queen's University of Belfast, Belfast, UK.
C KellyNorthern Ireland Centre for Stratified Medicine, University of Ulster, Londonderry, UK.
B C SchockCentre for Infection and Immunity, Queen's University of Belfast, Belfast, UK.
Queen's University Belfast · GBCharité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin · DEPathodiagnostik Berlin · DEUniversity of Ulster · GB

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

background and purposeNF-κB-driven inflammation is negatively regulated by the zinc finger protein A20. Gibberellic acid (GA3 ) is a plant-derived diterpenoid with documented anti-inflammatory activity, which is reported to induce A20-like zinc finger proteins in plants. Here, we sought to investigate the anti-inflammatory effect of GA3 in airway epithelial cells and determine if the anti-inflammatory action relates to A20 induction. EXPERIMENTAL APPROACH: Primary nasal epithelial cells and a human bronchial epithelial cell line (16HBE14o-) were used. Cells were pre-incubated with GA3 , stimulated with Pseudomonas aeruginosa LPS; IL-6 and IL-8 release, A20, NF-κB and IκBα expression were then evaluated. To determine if any observed anti-inflammatory effect occurred via an A20-dependent mechanism, A20 was silenced using siRNA. KEY

resultsCells pre-incubated with GA3 had significantly increased levels of A20 mRNA (4 h) and protein (24 h), resulting in a significant reduction in IL-6 and IL-8 release. This effect was mediated via reduced IκBα degradation and reduced NF-κB (p65) expression. Furthermore, the anti-inflammatory action of GA3 was abolished in A20-silenced cells. CONCLUSIONS AND IMPLICATIONS: We showed that A20 induction by GA3 attenuates inflammation in airway epithelial cells, at least in part through its effect on NF-κB and IκBα. GA3 or gibberellin-derived derivatives could potentially be developed into anti-inflammatory drugs for the treatment of chronic inflammatory diseases associated with A20 dysfunction.

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Anti-Inflammatory AgentsCell ProliferationCells, CulturedCell SurvivalCytokinesDose-Response Relationship, DrugEpithelial CellsGibberellinsHumansInflammationLipopolysaccharidesPseudomonas aeruginosaRespiratory MucosaRNA, MessengerStructure-Activity RelationshipTumor Necrosis Factor alpha-Induced Protein 3Anti-Inflammatory AgentsCytokinesgibberellic acidGibberellinsLipopolysaccharidesRNA, MessengerTumor Necrosis Factor alpha-Induced Protein 3

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PMID26013851
PMCPMC4742295
OpenAlexW1558798996

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