Journal
ODONTOLOGY
Volume 104, Issue 2, Pages 152-162Publisher
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s10266-015-0196-3
Keywords
Hangeshashinto; Herbal medicine; Calprotectin; Antimicrobial peptides; Epithelial cell
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- Japan Society for the Promotion of Science [23792125, 24593125]
- Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research [24593125, 23792125] Funding Source: KAKEN
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Oral epithelial cells produce antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) to prevent microbial infection. Calprotectin (S100A8/S100A9) is one of these AMPs in oral epithelial cells, the expression of which is up-regulated by interleukin-1 alpha (IL-1 alpha). Hangeshashinto (HST) is a traditional Japanese herbal medicine that has anti-inflammatory effects. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of HST on the expression of calprotectin through the regulation of IL-1 alpha in oral epithelial cells. Human oral epithelial cells (TR146) were cultured with HST in the presence or absence of anti-IL-1 alpha antibody or IL-1 receptor antagonist, or with six major components of HST (3,4-dihydroxybenzaldehyde, baicalin, ginsenoside Rb1, glycyrrhizin, oleanolic acid and berberine). The expression of S100A8, S100A9, other AMPs and cytokine mRNAs was examined by RT-PCR and quantitative real-time PCR. Calprotectin expression and IL-1 alpha secretion were investigated by ELISA. HST (6 mu g/ml) increased the expression of S100A8/S100A9 mRNAs and calprotectin protein, and also up-regulated beta-defensin 2 (DEFB4) and S100A7 expression. The expression of IL-1 alpha mRNA and its protein was slightly but significantly increased by HST. A neutralizing antibody against IL-1 alpha and IL-1 receptor antagonist inhibited HST-up-regulated S100A8/S100A9 mRNA expression. Although 3,4-dihydroxybenzaldehyde, baicalin and ginsenoside Rb1 as HST components increased S100A8/S100A9 expression, oleanolic acid and berberine decreased their expression. These results suggest that HST increases the expression of calprotectin, DEFB4 and S100A7 in oral epithelial cells. In response to HST, up-regulation of calprotectin expression may be partially induced via IL-1 alpha.
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