Effect and mechanism of paeoniflorin on LPS-induced bronchial epithelial cell inflammatory response based on NF-κB pathway
Objective:To explore the effect of paeoniflorin on LPS-induced bronchial epithelial cell inflammatory response by regulating NF-κB pathway.Methods:BEAS-2B cells were cultured in vitro for paeoniflorin toxicity assay and concentration screening.BEAS-2B cells were divided into control group,LPS group,LPS+CAPE group,LPS+PF group and LPS+CAPE+PF group.Inflammatory responses were induced in BEAS-2B cells using LPS(1 µg/ml),and cell viability was detected by CCK-8 assay after administration of paeoniflorin or CAPE interventions.Apoptosis and cell cycle were detected by flow cytometry.The levels of IFN-γ,IL-4,IL-17C and IL-10 were detected by ELISA.The protein expression levels of p53,Bcl-2,Bax,Cyclin1,NF-κB and p-p65 were detected by Western blot.Results:Paeoniflorin increased cell viability,inhibited apoptosis,increased IFN-γ and IL-10 levels(P<0.01),de-creased IL-4 and IL-17C levels(P<0.01),down-regulated the protein expression levels of p53,Bax,NF-κB and p-p65(P<0.01),and up-regulated the protein expression levels of Bcl-2 and Cyclin1(P<0.01).The effect of paeoniflorin was more significant after the intervention of NF-κB inhibitor CAPE.Conclusion:Paeoniflorin reduces LPS-induced inflammatory factor levels in bronchial epithelial cells by regulating the NF-κB pathway,thereby suppressing the asthmatic inflammatory response.