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ArticleOxidative medicine and cellular longevity2015

LPS Induces Occludin Dysregulation in Cerebral Microvascular Endothelial Cells via MAPK Signaling and Augmenting MMP-2 Levels.

Lan-hui Qin, Wen Huang, Xue-an Mo, Yan-lan Chen, Xiang-hong Wu

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Article in Oxidative medicine and cellular longevity, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 56 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Lan-hui QinDepartment of Neurology, First Affiliated Hospital, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning 530021, China.
Wen HuangDepartment of Neurology, First Affiliated Hospital, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning 530021, China.
Xue-an MoDepartment of Neurology, First Affiliated Hospital, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning 530021, China.
Yan-lan ChenDepartment of Neurology, First Affiliated Hospital, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning 530021, China.
Xiang-hong WuDepartment of Vasculocardiology, First Affiliated Hospital, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning 530021, China.
First Affiliated Hospital of GuangXi Medical University · CNGuangxi Medical University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Disrupted blood-brain barrier (BBB) integrity contributes to cerebral edema during central nervous system infection. The current study explored the mechanism of lipopolysaccharide- (LPS-) induced dysregulation of tight junction (TJ) proteins. Human cerebral microvascular endothelial cells (hCMEC/D3) were exposed to LPS, SB203580 (p38MAPK inhibitor), or SP600125 (JNK inhibitor), and cell vitality was determined by MTT assay. The proteins expressions of p38MAPK, JNK, and TJs (occludin and zonula occludens- (ZO-) 1) were determined by western blot. The mRNA levels of TJ components and MMP-2 were measured with quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR), and MMP-2 protein levels were determined by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). LPS, SB203580, and SP600125 under respective concentrations of 10, 7.69, or 0.22 µg/mL had no effects on cell vitality. Treatment with LPS decreased mRNA and protein levels of occludin and ZO-1 and enhanced p38MAPK and JNK phosphorylation and MMP-2 expression. These effects were attenuated by pretreatment with SB203580 or SP600125, but not in ZO-1 expression. Both doxycycline hyclate (a total MMP inhibitor) and SB-3CT (a specific MMP-2 inhibitor) partially attenuated the LPS-induced downregulation of occludin. These data suggest that MMP-2 overexpression and p38MAPK/JNK pathways are involved in the LPS-mediated alterations of occludin in hCMEC/D3; however, ZO-1 levels are not influenced by p38MAPK/JNK.

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Down-RegulationEndothelial CellsHumansLipopolysaccharidesMAP Kinase Signaling SystemMatrix Metalloproteinase 2OccludinPhosphorylationLipopolysaccharidesMatrix Metalloproteinase 2Occludin

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PMID26290681
PMCPMC4531183
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