Regulation of the ASC expression in response to LPS stimulation is related to IL-8 secretion in the human intestinal mucosa |
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Authors: | Masumoto Junya Kobayashi Hitoshi Nakamura Takamichi Kaneko Yasunori Ota Hiroyoshi Hasegawa Mizuho Kobayashi Yukihiro Suzuki Takefumi Matsuda Kazuyuki Sano Kenji Katsuyama Tsutomu Inohara Naohiro |
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Affiliation: | Department of Pathology, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Nagano 390-8621, Japan. masumoto@sch.md.shinshu-u.ac.jp |
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Abstract: | Expression of the caspase-activating adaptor ASC was reported to be associated with the production of IL-8, a primary mediator of mucosal inflammation, in vitro. However, the significance of the ASC-mediated IL-8 production in primary tissues has remained poorly understood. Primary intestinal mucosa isolated from surgically resected ileum or colon was incubated with several concentrations of LPS or left untreated. ASC expression was up-regulated at 2 h after stimulation with low doses of LPS (1-10 ng/ml), and was associated with IL-8 secretion, and then was down-regulated later. In contrast, ASC expression remained at the basal level in mucosal tissue treated with a high dose of LPS (1000 ng/ml). Interestingly, in mucosa from several cases of Crohn's disease, ASC was highly expressed without stimulation, and IL-8 was stably secreted with no regulation by LPS. These findings revealed that ASC expression correlates with IL-8 secretion and may play an important role in maintaining mucosal homeostasis. |
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Keywords: | ASC Interleukin-8 Lipopolysaccharide Inflammation Mucosal homeostasis |
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