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ArticleExperimental & molecular medicine2017

IL-33 promotes IL-10 production in macrophages: a role for IL-33 in macrophage foam cell formation.

Hai-Feng Zhang, Mao-Xiong Wu, Yong-Qing Lin, Shuang-Lun Xie, Tu-Cheng Huang, Pin-Ming Liu, Ru-Qiong Nie, Qin-Qi Meng, Nian-Sang Luo, Yang-Xin Chen and 1 more

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Article in Experimental & molecular medicine, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 30 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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30citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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30 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 39 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Hai-Feng ZhangDepartment of Cardiology, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangdong, China.
Mao-Xiong WuDepartment of Cardiology, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangdong, China.
Yong-Qing LinDepartment of Cardiology, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangdong, China.
Shuang-Lun XieDepartment of Cardiology, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangdong, China.
Tu-Cheng HuangDepartment of Cardiology, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangdong, China.
Pin-Ming LiuDepartment of Cardiology, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangdong, China.
Ru-Qiong NieDepartment of Cardiology, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangdong, China.
Qin-Qi MengDepartment of Orthopedics, Guangzhou Red Cross Hospital, Guangdong, China.
Nian-Sang LuoDepartment of Cardiology, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangdong, China.
Yang-Xin ChenDepartment of Cardiology, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangdong, China.
Jing-Feng WangDepartment of Cardiology, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangdong, China.
Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital · CNSun Yat-sen University · CNKey Laboratory of Guangdong Province · CN

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We evaluated the role of IL-10- in IL-33-mediated cholesterol reduction in macrophage-derived foam cells (MFCs) and the mechanism by which IL-33 upregulates IL-10. Serum IL-33 and IL-10 levels in coronary artery disease patients were measured. The effects of IL-33 on intra-MFC cholesterol level, IL-10, ABCA1 and CD36 expression, ERK 1/2, Sp1, STAT3 and STAT4 activation, and IL-10 promoter activity were determined. Core sequences were identified using bioinformatic analysis and site-specific mutagenesis. The serum IL-33 levels positively correlated with those of IL-10. IL-33 decreased cellular cholesterol level and upregulated IL-10 and ABCA1 but had no effect on CD36 expression. siRNA-IL-10 partially abolished cellular cholesterol reduction and ABCA1 elevation by IL-33 but did not reverse the decreased CD36 levels. IL-33 increased IL-10 mRNA production but had little effect on its stability. IL-33 induced ERK 1/2 phosphorylation and increased the luciferase expression driven by the IL-10 promoter, with the highest extent within the -2000 to -1752 bp segment of the 5'-flank of the transcription start site; these effects were counteracted by U0126. IL-33 activated Sp1, STAT3 and STAT4, but only the STAT3 binding site was predicted in the above segment. Site-directed mutagenesis of the predicted STAT3-binding sites (CTGCTTCCTGGCAGCAGAA→︀CTGCCTGGCAGCAGAA) reduced luciferase activity, and a STAT3 inhibitor blocked the regulatory effects of IL-33 on IL-10 expression. Chromatin immunoprecipitation (CHIP) confirmed the STAT3-binding sequences within the -1997 to -1700 and -1091 to -811 bp locus regions. IL-33 increased IL-10 expression in MFCs via activating ERK 1/2 and STAT3, which subsequently promoted IL-10 transcription and thus contributed to the beneficial effects of IL-33 on MFCs.

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CholesterolCollagen Type XIFoam CellsGene Expression RegulationHumansInterleukin-10Interleukin-33MacrophagesMitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 1Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 3Promoter Regions, GeneticRNA, MessengerRNA StabilitySTAT3 Transcription FactorTHP-1 CellsCholesterolCOL11A1 protein, humanCollagen Type XIInterleukin-10Interleukin-33Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 1Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 3RNA, MessengerSTAT3 Transcription Factor

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PMID29099095
PMCPMC5704190
OpenAlexW2766826423

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