Azithromycin fails to reduce inflammation in cystic fibrosis airway epithelial cells.
Summary of "Azithromycin fails to reduce inflammation in cystic fibrosis airway epithelial cells."
Cystic fibrosis is a hereditary disease caused by a mutation in the Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane conductance Regulator (CFTR) gene that encodes a chloride (Cl(-)) channel. Cystic fibrosis pulmonary pathophysiology is characterised by chronic inflammation and bacterial infections. Azithromycin, a macrolide antibiotic, has shown promising anti-inflammatory properties in some inflammatory pulmonary diseases. Moreover, all clinical studies have presented an improvement of the respiratory condition of cystic fibrosis patients, but the molecular and cellular mechanisms remain unknown. The aim of this study was to investigate, in bronchial epithelial cells, the effects of azithromycin on inflammatory pathways involved in cystic fibrosis. We have analysed the effects of azithromycin on cystic fibrosis and non-cystic fibrosis bronchial epithelial cell lines but also in non-immortalized non-cystic fibrosis human glandular cells. To create an inflammatory context, cells were treated with Tumor Necrosis Factor (TNF)-α or Interleukin (IL)1-β. Activation of the NF-κB pathway was investigated by luciferase assay, western blotting, and by Förster Resonance Energy Transfer imaging, allowing the detection of the interaction between the transcription factor and its inhibitor in live cells. In all conditions tested, azithromycin did not have an anti-inflammatory effect on the cystic fibrosis human bronchial epithelial cells and on CFTR-inhibited primary human bronchial glandular cells. More, our data showed no effect of azithromycin on IL-1β- or TNF-α-induced IL-8 secretion and NF-κB pathway activation. Taken together, these data show that azithromycin is unable to decrease in vitro inflammation in cystic fibrosis cells from airways.
Affiliation
CDR St Antoine, Inserm UMR-S 938, Paris, F-75012, France; UPMC Univ Paris 06, Paris, F-75012, France.
Journal Details
This article was published in the following journal.
Name: European journal of pharmacology
ISSN: 1879-0712
Pages: 1-6
Links
- PubMed Source: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22056837
- DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ejphar.2011.10.027
Medical and Biotech [MESH] Definitions
Cystic Fibrosis
An autosomal recessive genetic disease of the EXOCRINE GLANDS. It is caused by mutations in the gene encoding the CYSTIC FIBROSIS TRANSMEMBRANE CONDUCTANCE REGULATOR expressed in several organs including the LUNG, the PANCREAS, the BILIARY SYSTEM, and the SWEAT GLANDS. Cystic fibrosis is characterized by epithelial secretory dysfunction associated with ductal obstruction resulting in AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; chronic RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS; PANCREATIC INSUFFICIENCY; maldigestion; salt depletion; and HEAT PROSTRATION.
Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance Regulator
A chloride channel that regulates secretion in many exocrine tissues. Abnormalities in the CFTR gene have been shown to cause cystic fibrosis. (Hum Genet 1994;93(4):364-8)
Mice, Inbred Cftr
A strain of mice widely studied as a model for cystic fibrosis. These mice are generated from embryonic stem cells in which the CFTR (cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator) gene is inactivated by gene targeting. As a result, all mice have one copy of this altered gene in all their tissues. Mice homozygous for the disrupted gene exhibit many features common to young cystic fibrosis patients, including failure to thrive, meconium ileus, and alteration of mucous and serous glands.
Asthma
A form of bronchial disorder with three distinct components: airway hyper-responsiveness (RESPIRATORY HYPERSENSITIVITY), airway INFLAMMATION, and intermittent AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION. It is characterized by spasmodic contraction of airway smooth muscle, WHEEZING, and dyspnea (DYSPNEA, PAROXYSMAL).
Idiopathic Interstitial Pneumonias
A group of interstitial lung diseases with no known etiology. There are several entities with varying patterns of inflammation and fibrosis. They are classified by their distinct clinical-radiological-pathological features and prognosis. They include IDIOPATHIC PULMONARY FIBROSIS; CRYPTOGENIC ORGANIZING PNEUMONIA; and others.
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