Laboratory Medicine ›› 2015, Vol. 30 ›› Issue (3): 280-283.DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1673-8640.2015.03.019

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The influence of beta-glucan on TNF-α,IL-8 and IL-12 in monocytes

WU Rongqiang1, WANG Sujian1, WANG Shizhong2, ZHOU Haijun2, QI Chunjian2   

  1. 1.Department of Clinical Laboratory, Changzhou Second People's Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Jiangsu Changzhou 213003, China
    2.Oncology Institute, Changzhou Second People's Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Jiangsu Changzhou 213003, China
  • Received:2014-06-06 Online:2015-03-30 Published:2015-04-16

Abstract: Objective

To study the influence of beta-glucan on tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α), interleukin 8 (IL-8) and interleukin 12 (IL-12) in atherosclerosis pathogenesis monocytes.

Methods

The monocytes of healthy subjects were separated by density gradient centrifugation. The monocytes were induced into macrophages by phorbol myristate acetate (PMA), and the macrophages were induced into foam cells by oxidized low-density lipoprotein (ox-LDL). There were control group, ox-LDL group, whole beta-glucan particle (WGP) group and WGP + ox-LDL group, the total RNA was extracted, and the TNF-α, IL-8 and IL-12 cDNA was amplified. The concentrations in supernates were determined by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay(ELISA).

Results

Compared with control group,the protein expression of TNF-α ,IL-8 and IL-12 in monocytes were significantly up-regulated by ox-LDL (P<0.05). After pretreated with WGP,the protein expressions of TNF-α, IL-8 and IL-12 and the mRNA expressions of TNF-α and IL-8 were inhibited significantly (P<0.05).

Conclusions

beta-glucan may inhibited ox-LDL-induced pro-inflammatory effects in macrophages,which attenuates the development of atherosclerosis.

Key words: Beta-glucan, Low-density lipoprotein, Monocytes

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