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ANALYTICAL BIOCHEMISTRY
卷 292, 期 1, 页码 17-21出版社
ACADEMIC PRESS INC
DOI: 10.1006/abio.2001.5059
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NF-kappa B activity; human HaCaT transfectant cells; cell-based assay; secretory alkaline phosphatase
A cell-based assay system for monitoring NF-kappaB activity was developed to determine the influence of activated NF-kappaB in human HaCaT cells. The pNF-kappaB-SEAP-NPT plasmid that permits expression of the secretory alkaline phosphatase (SEAP) reporter gene in response to the NF-kappaB activity and contains the neomycin phosphotransferase (NPT) gene for geneticin resistance in host cells was constructed and transfected into the human keratinocyte cell line HaCaT. Human HaCaT transfectant cells were demonstrated to secrete the SEAP enzyme into the culture medium in a time-dependent manner until 72 h, NF-kappaB activities were measured by the SEAP reporter gene assay using a fluorescence detection method. HaCaT cell transfectants treated with antioxidants [e.g,, N-acetyl-L-cysteine and vitamin C] showed reduction of NF-kappaB activity in a time- and concentration-dependent manner, whereas phorbol la-myristate 13-acetate known as a stimulator of NF-kappaB expression increased NF-kappaB activity in a time- and concentration-dependent manner. This assay system could be used to determine the quantitative measurement of NF-kappaB activity in the human skin and allow the screening of anti-inflammatory agents for dermatological purpose from various synthetic chemicals and natural products. (C) 2001 Academic Press.
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