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Toll-like receptor-4 message is up-regulated in lipopolysaccharide-exposed rat lung pericytes.

Authors: Edelman, DA  Jiang, Y  Tyburski, J  Wilson, RF  Steffes, C 
Citation: Edelman DA, etal., J Surg Res. 2006 Jul;134(1):22-7. Epub 2006 Apr 21.
RGD ID: 2313381
Pubmed: PMID:16631199   (View Abstract at PubMed)
DOI: DOI:10.1016/j.jss.2006.03.007   (Journal Full-text)

BACKGROUND: Pericytes are multifunctional, polymorphic perivascular cells that lie within the microvessel basal lamina, are located on the abluminal side of endothelial cells, and are thought to play a regulatory role in capillary leak observed in sepsis. Toll-Like receptor 4 (TLR-4) has been implicated as the proximal transmembrane receptor for the LPS/CD 14 complex during the activation of lipopolysacharide (LPS)-induced sepsis. It is our hypothesis that TLR-4 is present on lung pericytes and is up-regulated in response to LPS. METHODS: Rat microvascular lung pericytes were isolated and cultured. Cells from passage 3-5 were used and treated with LPS (control, 10 ng/mL, and 100 ng/mL) for 18 h. Immunostaining and immunoblotting were performed to detect the presence of CD-14, TLR-2, and TLR-4. Real-time polymerase chain reaction was used to analyze the presence and quantity of mRNA for CD-14, TLR-2, and TLR-4. RESULTS: Immunostaining and immunoblotting revealed the presence of CD-14, TLR-2, and TLR-4 in pericytes from each treatment group, and real-time polymerase chain reaction confirmed the presence of mRNA for CD-14, TLR-2, and TLR-4. An increase in the mRNA was observed in CD-14, TLR-2, and TLR-4 in the presence of increasing LPS 4 h after treatment. At 18 h after LPS treatment, a decrease in mRNA was noted. CONCLUSIONS: The up-regulation of TLR-4 in the presence of increasing LPS suggests its importance in pericyte LPS-induced activation. Pericyte TLR-4 recognition of LPS could play a role in capillary leak seen in sepsis. These data also demonstrates that pericytes, once thought to be passive participants in the inflammatory cascade, may be active members.

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TermQualifierEvidenceWithReferenceNotesSourceOriginal Reference(s)
response to lipopolysaccharide  IEP 2313381 RGD 

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Genes (Rattus norvegicus)
Cd14  (CD14 molecule)


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