NF-κB inhibitor effect on lipopolysaccharide-induced monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 and osteopontin expression in NZB/W mesangial cells

<p><b>Copyright information:</b></p><p>Taken from "Mesangial cells of lupus-prone mice are sensitive to chemokine production"</p><p>http://arthritis-research.com/content/9/4/R67</p><p>Arthritis Research & Therapy 2007;9(4):R67-R67.</p><p>Published online 7 Jul 2007</p><p>PMCID:PMC2206365.</p><p></p> Growth-arrested (under 2% fetal bovine serum (FBS)) mesangial cells were preincubated for 2 hours with -tosyl-1-phenylalanine chloromethyl ketone (TPCK) or dexamethasone (Dex), and then 10 μg/ml lipopolysaccharide (LPS) was added for 12 hours: monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1) mRNA levels and osteopontin (OPN) mRNA levels were measured by real-time PCR analysis. Growth-arrested (under 2% FBS) mesangial cells were preincubated for 2 hours with TPCK or Dex, then 10 μg/ml LPS was added for 24 hours: MCP-1 protein levels in the supernatant were measured by ELISA, and OPN protein levels in the cell lysate were measured by western blot analysis; semiquantitative data are shown. The MCP-1 protein expression levels at various time points were normalized to total protein (pg/mg). The experiment was performed in triplicate, and results are expressed as the mean ± standard error. **< 0.01, ***< 0.005, = 6. White bar, absence of LPS; black bar, LPS alone; hatched bar, TPCK and LPS or Dex and LPS