Autophagy is required for toll-like receptor-mediated interleukin-8 production in intestinal epithelial cells

  • Authors:
    • Yong-Yu Li
    • Shunji Ishihara
    • M. Monowar Aziz
    • Akihiko Oka
    • Ryusaku Kusunoki
    • Yasumasa Tada
    • Takafumi Yuki
    • Yuji Amano
    • Mesbah Uddin Ansary
    • Yoshikazu Kinoshita
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  • Published online on: January 11, 2011     https://doi.org/10.3892/ijmm.2011.596
  • Pages: 337-344
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Abstract

Autophagy is an evolutionarily conserved process that maintains cellular homeostasis via synthesis, degradation, and subsequent recycling of cellular products under various physiological conditions. However, the link between autophagy and the innate immune system remains unknown. In the present study, we evaluated Toll-like receptor (TLR)-mediated autophagy induction in intestinal epithelial cells (IECs) and its relationship to interleukin (IL)-8 production. IEC-6, HCT-15, RAW264.7, and THP-1 cells were cultured with or without various TLR ligands, followed by evaluation of the expressions of pro-inflammatory cytokines [IL-8, cytokine-induced neutrophil chemoattractants (CINC)-2β, macrophage inflammatory protein (MIP)-2] by real-time PCR and ELISA. To reveal the status of autophagy in IECs and macrophages, light chain 3 (LC3)-II expression was examined using Western blotting and immunofluorescence with confocal microscopy. Also, to evaluate the influence of TLR ligands on autophagy-mediated innate-immune responses, autophagy-related gene (Atg)7 specific siRNA was transfected into intestinal epithelial cells and IL-8 expression was determined following exposure to various TLR ligands. Cells treated with the TLR ligands produced considerable amounts of pro-inflammatory cytokines (IL-8, CINC-2β, MIP-2). Furthermore, the basal levels of LC3-II were markedly higher in IECs as compared to those in macrophages. Our findings indicated that autophagy induction following TLR ligand stimulation was not significantly evident in IECs as compared to macrophages. In addition, Atg7 gene expression silencingled to down-regulation of TLR-mediated IL-8 expression in IECs, which indicates a potential role of autophagy in generating innate-immune responses. In conclusion, autophagy may be an important intracellular machinery for inducing the innate immune system in IECs.

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Li Y, Ishihara S, Aziz MM, Oka A, Kusunoki R, Tada Y, Yuki T, Amano Y, Ansary MU, Kinoshita Y, Kinoshita Y, et al: Autophagy is required for toll-like receptor-mediated interleukin-8 production in intestinal epithelial cells. Int J Mol Med 27: 337-344, 2011.
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Li, Y., Ishihara, S., Aziz, M.M., Oka, A., Kusunoki, R., Tada, Y. ... Kinoshita, Y. (2011). Autophagy is required for toll-like receptor-mediated interleukin-8 production in intestinal epithelial cells. International Journal of Molecular Medicine, 27, 337-344. https://doi.org/10.3892/ijmm.2011.596
MLA
Li, Y., Ishihara, S., Aziz, M. M., Oka, A., Kusunoki, R., Tada, Y., Yuki, T., Amano, Y., Ansary, M. U., Kinoshita, Y."Autophagy is required for toll-like receptor-mediated interleukin-8 production in intestinal epithelial cells". International Journal of Molecular Medicine 27.3 (2011): 337-344.
Chicago
Li, Y., Ishihara, S., Aziz, M. M., Oka, A., Kusunoki, R., Tada, Y., Yuki, T., Amano, Y., Ansary, M. U., Kinoshita, Y."Autophagy is required for toll-like receptor-mediated interleukin-8 production in intestinal epithelial cells". International Journal of Molecular Medicine 27, no. 3 (2011): 337-344. https://doi.org/10.3892/ijmm.2011.596