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INTERNATIONAL IMMUNOLOGY
Volume 23, Issue 3, Pages 185-193Publisher
OXFORD UNIV PRESS
DOI: 10.1093/intimm/dxq471
Keywords
CAP18; endotoxin shock; LPS-neutralization; organ dysfunction; sepsis
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- Japan Society for the Promotion of Science [20590456]
- Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, Japan [S0991013]
- Seikagaku Biobusiness Corporation, Japan
- Eisai Co., Ltd, Japan
- Dainippon Sumitomo Pharma Co., Ltd, Japan
- Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research [23590519, 20590456] Funding Source: KAKEN
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Sepsis is a systemic disease resulting from harmful host response to bacterial infections. During the exacerbation of severe sepsis or septic shock, apoptosis of endothelial cells is induced in susceptible organs such as the lung and liver and triggers microcirculatory disorder and organ dysfunction. LPS, an outer membrane component of Gram-negative bacteria, is one of the major virulence factors for the pathogenesis. We previously reported that LL-37, a human anti-microbial cathelicidin peptide, potently neutralizes the biological activity of LPS and protects mice from lethal endotoxin shock. However, the effect of LL-37 on the LPS-induced endothelial cell apoptosis remains to be clarified. In this study, to further elucidate the action of LL-37 on severe sepsis/endotoxin shock, we investigated the effects of LL-37 on the LPS-induced endothelial cell apoptosis in vitro and in vivo using lung-derived normal human microvascular blood vessel endothelial cells (HMVEC-LBls) and D-galactosamine hydrochloride (D-GalN)-sensitized murine endotoxin shock model. LL-37 suppressed the LPS-induced apoptosis of HMVEC-LBls. In addition, LL-37 inhibited the binding of LPS possibly to the LPS receptors (CD14 and toll-like receptor 4) expressed on the cells. Thus, LL-37 can suppress the LPS-induced apoptosis of HMVEC-LBls via the inhibition of LPS binding to the cells. Furthermore, LL-37 drastically suppressed the apoptosis of hepatic endothelial cells as well as hepatocytes in the liver of murine endotoxin shock model. Together, these observations suggest that LL-37 could suppress the LPS-induced apoptosis of endothelial cells, thereby attenuating lethal sepsis/endotoxin shock.
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