Elevated Monocytic Interleukin-8 Expression under Intermittent Hypoxia Condition and in Obstructive Sleep Apnea Patients.
Int J Mol Sci
; 22(21)2021 Oct 22.
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ABSTRACT
Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a disease with great cardiovascular risk. Interleukin-8 (IL-8), an important chemokine for monocyte chemotactic migration, was studied under intermittent hypoxia condition and in OSA patients. Monocytic THP-1 cells were used to investigate the effect of intermittent hypoxia on the regulation of IL-8 by an intermittent hypoxic culture system. The secreted protein and mRNA levels were studied by means of enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay and RT/real-time PCR. The chemotactic migration of monocytes toward a conditioned medium containing IL-8 was performed by means of the transwell filter migration assay. Peripheral venous blood was collected from 31 adult OSA patients and RNA was extracted from the monocytes for the analysis of IL-8 expression. The result revealed that intermittent hypoxia enhanced the monocytic THP-1 cells to actively express IL-8 at both the secreted protein and mRNA levels, which subsequently increased the migration ability of monocytes toward IL-8. The ERK, PI3K and PKC pathways were demonstrated to contribute to the activation of IL-8 expression by intermittent hypoxia. In addition, increased monocytic IL-8 expression was found in OSA patients, with disease severity dependence and diurnal changes. This study concluded the monocytic IL-8 gene expression can be activated by intermittent hypoxia and increased in OSA patients.
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Interleucina-8
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Apneia Obstrutiva do Sono
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Hipóxia
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Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
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2021
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