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- Title
Type I Cystatin Derived from Cysticercus pisiformis —Stefins, Suppresses LPS-Mediated Inflammatory Response in RAW264.7 Cells.
- Authors
Yang, Qianqian; Li, Jia; Zhang, Lilan; Zhao, Ningning; Sun, Xiaolin; Wang, Zexiang
- Abstract
Cysticercus pisiformis is a kind of tapeworm larvae of Taenia pisiformis, which parasitizes the liver envelope, omentum, mesentery, and rectum of rodents such as rabbits. Cysteine protease inhibitors derived from helminth were immunoregulatory molecules of intermediate hosts and had an immunomodulatory function that regulates the production of inflammatory factors. Thus, in the present research, the recombinant Stefin of C. pisiformis was confirmed to have the potential to fight inflammation in LPS-Mediated RAW264.7 murine macrophages. CCK8 test showed that rCpStefin below 50 μg/mL concentration did not affect cellular viability. Moreover, the NO production level determined by the Griess test was decreased. In addition, the secretion levels of IL-1β, IL-6, and TNF-α as measured by ELISA were decreased. Furthermore, it exerted anti-inflammatory activity by decreasing the production of proinflammatory cytokines and proinflammatory mediators, including IL-1β, IL-6, TNF-α, iNOS, and COX-2 at the gene transcription level, as measured by qRT-PCR. Therefore, Type I cystatin derived from C. pisiformis suppresses the LPS-Mediated inflammatory response of the intermediate host and is a potential candidate for the treatment of inflammatory diseases.
- Subjects
INFLAMMATION; CYSTEINE proteinase inhibitors; THERAPEUTICS; ANTI-inflammatory agents; GENETIC transcription; RABBIT diseases
- Publication
Microorganisms, 2024, Vol 12, Issue 5, p850
- ISSN
2076-2607
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/microorganisms12050850