Journal
JOURNAL OF PERSONALIZED MEDICINE
Volume 11, Issue 5, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/jpm11050436
Keywords
TNF-alpha; IL-1 beta; IL-6; necroptosis; pyroptosis; apoptosis; liver
Funding
- Taipei Medical University [TMU107-AE1-B32, 108-3805-018-400]
- Taiwan Ministry of Science and Technology [105-2314-B-038-093-MY3, 107-2314-B-038-039-MY3, 109-2811-B-038-522]
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The novel peptide KCF18 can simultaneously inhibit TNF-alpha, IL-1 beta, and IL-6, leading to significantly lower levels of liver injury in mice with endotoxemia.
Three major cytokines, including tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha), interleukin-1 beta (IL-1 beta), and IL-6, mediate endotoxemia-induced liver injury. With the similar structures to the binding domains of the three cytokines to their cognate receptors, the novel peptide KCF18 can simultaneously inhibit TNF-alpha, IL-1 beta, and IL-6. We elucidated whether KCF18 can alleviate injury of liver in endotoxemic mice. Adult male mice (BALB/cJ) were intraperitoneally (i.p.) administered lipopolysaccharide (LPS, 15 mg/kg; LPS group) or LPS with KCF18 (LKCF group). Mice in the LKCF group received KCF18 (i.p.) at 2 h (0.6 mg/kg), 4 h (0.3 mg/kg), 6 h (0.3 mg/kg), and 8 h (0.3mg/kg) after LPS administration. Mice were sacrificed after receiving LPS for 24 h. Our results indicated that the binding levels of the three cytokines to their cognate receptors in liver tissues in the LKCF group were significantly lower than those in the LPS group (all p < 0.05). The liver injury level, as measured by performing functional and histological analyses and by determining the tissue water content and vascular permeability (all p < 0.05), was significantly lower in the LKCF group than in the LPS group. Similarly, the levels of inflammation (macrophage activation, cytokine upregulation, and leukocyte infiltration), oxidation, necroptosis, pyroptosis, and apoptosis (all p < 0.05) in liver tissues in the LKCF group were significantly lower than those in the LPS group. In conclusion, the KCF18 peptide-based simultaneous inhibition of TNF-alpha, IL-1 beta, and IL-6 can alleviate liver injury in mice with endotoxemia.
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