Steroid receptor coactivator-3 differentially regulates the inflammatory response in peritoneal macrophages

  • Authors:
    • Jun Li
    • Ying-Hai Liu
    • Shan Ou
    • Xue-Mei Dai
    • Jun-Ping Wang
    • Yong-Ping Su
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  • Published online on: January 12, 2012     https://doi.org/10.3892/mmr.2012.750
  • Pages: 1099-1105
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Abstract

Steroid receptor coactivator-3 (SRC-3) is a transcriptional coactivator that plays an important role in the regulation of cytokine mRNA translation. In the present study, SCR-3 gene knockout mice were used to study the effects of SCR-3 on the regulation of the inflammatory response in peritoneal macrophages induced by lipopolysaccharides (LPS). Peritoneal macrophages (PMs) of SRC-3-/- mice showed a decrease in the release of TNF-α, IL-1β and IL-6, and an increase in the release of IL-10. Furthermore, results of RT-PCR also showed that levels of TNF-α, IL-1β and IL-6 mRNA expression were significantly lower, while the level of IL-10 mRNA expression was higher in the SRC-3-/- mice, compared to those of wild-type mice, following treatment with LPS (p﹤0.01). In addition, western blotting revealed that: i) the extent of reduction of the glucocorticoid receptor in PMs from SRC-3-/- mice was significantly lower than that in wild-type mice (p﹤0.01); ii) the extent of increase of AP-1 in PMS from SRC-3-/- mice was significantly lower than that in wild-type mice (p﹤0.01); iii) the extent of increase of NF-κB p65 in PMs from SRC-3-/- mice was significantly higher than that in wild-type mice (p﹤0.01). Collectively, our studies revealed that SRC-3 may play a key role in the maintenance of innate immunity. Furthermore, absence of the SRC-3 protein may result in the partial loss of inflammation and phagocytosis barrier function, including suppression of LPS-induced transcriptional activity, release of TNF-α, IL-1β and IL-6, and obstruction of the function of phagocytes and elimination of bacteria, as well as their production.
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Li J, Liu Y, Ou S, Dai X, Wang J and Su Y: Steroid receptor coactivator-3 differentially regulates the inflammatory response in peritoneal macrophages. Mol Med Rep 5: 1099-1105, 2012
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Li, J., Liu, Y., Ou, S., Dai, X., Wang, J., & Su, Y. (2012). Steroid receptor coactivator-3 differentially regulates the inflammatory response in peritoneal macrophages. Molecular Medicine Reports, 5, 1099-1105. https://doi.org/10.3892/mmr.2012.750
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Li, J., Liu, Y., Ou, S., Dai, X., Wang, J., Su, Y."Steroid receptor coactivator-3 differentially regulates the inflammatory response in peritoneal macrophages". Molecular Medicine Reports 5.4 (2012): 1099-1105.
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Li, J., Liu, Y., Ou, S., Dai, X., Wang, J., Su, Y."Steroid receptor coactivator-3 differentially regulates the inflammatory response in peritoneal macrophages". Molecular Medicine Reports 5, no. 4 (2012): 1099-1105. https://doi.org/10.3892/mmr.2012.750