Abstract:
Objective To explore the action mechanism of SIRT6 regulating the NOX2/ROS/NF-κB signaling pathway on lipopolysaccharide induced oxidative stress and inflammation improvement in pulmonary epithelial cells.
Methods A549 cells were randomly divided into the Col group (without transfection of any plasmid), LPS group (without transfection of any plasmid), Ad-NC group (transfected with negative control plasmid) and Ad-SIRT6 group (SIRT6 overexpressing adenovirus). Except for the Col group, A549 cells in the other groups were stimulated with 10μg/mL LPS for 24 hours. Cell proliferation ability was detected by CCK-8; The apoptosis rate of cells was detected by flow cytometry. ELISA was used to detect the levels of inflammatory factors interleukin-1 β (IL)-1β, IL-6 and tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) in cells, as well as the levels of oxidative stress indicatorssuperoxide dismutase (SOD) and malondialdehyde (MDA). The level of reactive oxygen species (ROS) was detected by DCFH-DA probe; Western blotting was used to detect the protein expressions of reduced nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate oxidase 2 (NOX2), nuclear factor κB (NF-κB) p65, p-NF-κB p65 and SIRT6 in cells.
Results Compared with the Col group, the cell survival rate and SOD activity in the LPS group and Ad-NC group both decreased (P < 0.05), and the apoptosis rate of cells, contents of TNF-α, IL-6, IL-1β in cells, content of MDA, relative fluorescence intensity of ROS, proteins of NOX2 and SIRT6 in cells andratio of p-NF-κB p65/NF-κB p65 all increased (P < 0.05). Compared with the LPS group, the cell survival rate and SOD activity in the Ad-SIRT6 group both increased (P < 0.05), and the apoptosis rate, contents of TNF-α, IL-6, IL-1β in cells, content of MDA, relative fluorescence intensity of ROS, proteins of NOX2 and SIRT6 and ratio of p-NF-κB p65/NF-κB p65 all decreased in cells (P < 0.05).
Conclusions Overexpression of SIRT6 can alleviate LPS-induced oxidative stress and inflammatory responses in lung epithelial cells, and its mechanism of action may be related to the inhibition of the NOX2/ROS/NF-κB pathway