Wnt/β-catenin pathway promotes acute lung injury induced by LPS through driving the Th17 response in mice
- Department of Respiratory Medicine, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing (China)
T helper cell 17 (Th17), one type of CD4{sup +} T cell, plays an important role in regulating the acute lung injury (ALI) inflammatory response. Recent studies showed that Wnt/β-catenin pathway could modulate the differentiation and the function of CD4{sup +} T cell. However, whether Wnt/β-catenin could regulate the differentiation and function of Th17 in the development and progress of ALI induced by lipopolysaccharide (LPS) is still unknown. To test this, we used dickkopf1 (Dkk-1) to block the Wnt/β-catenin pathway and LiCl to activate the Wnt/β-catenin pathway by instillation to the murine model of ALI. Our results revealed that activation of Wnt/β-catenin pathway significantly aggravated the LPS-induced lung inflammation. Meanwhile, we observed that activation of Wnt/β-catenin pathway promoted Th17 response by analyzing CD4{sup +} T cells and the related cytokines secretions. Enhanced Th17 response was responsible for the further neutrophils infiltration and pro-inflammatory cytokines production. In addition, activation of Wnt/β-catenin pathway resulted in induced expression of retinoic acid related orphan receptor-γt (RORγt) via histone acetyltransferase p300. These data suggested that Wnt/β-catenin pathway might be a potential target to treat the LPS-induced inflammation in ALI.
- OSTI ID:
- 23127488
- Journal Information:
- Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications, Vol. 495, Issue 2; Other Information: Copyright (c) 2017 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0006-291X
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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