Abstract:
ob<x>jective To explore the effect of PRMT6 on lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced lung bronchial epithelial cell injury and its possible mechanism. Methods Human bronchial epithelial cell line 16HBE was cultured in vitro, and PRMT6 mRNA ex<x>pression was detected by qRT-PCR; The ex<x>pression of PRMT6, PTEN, p-β-catenin and β-catenin protein were detected by Western blot; cell viability was detected by CCK-8; Cell apoptosis and ROS production was detected by flow cytometry; the kit was used to detect the contents of IL-1β, IL-6, TNF-α and MDA, SOD and LDH activities in the cell culture supernatant . Results LPS inhibited the ex<x>pression of PRMT6 mRNA and protein in cells in a dose-dependent manner. Compared with the blank control group, the ex<x>pression of PRMT6 mRNA and protein, the ex<x>pression of p-β-catenin/β-catenin protein in the cells of the LPS group were significantly reduced (P<0.05), cell viability and SOD activity were significantly reduced (P<0.05), the ex<x>pression of PTEN protein, apoptosis rate, the content of ROS, MDA, IL-1β, IL-6 and TNF-α, and LDH activity were significantly increased (P<0.05); Compared with the LPS group, there’s no statistically significant differences in cell indicators of the LPS+oe-NC group (P>0.05); compared with the LPS+oe-NC group, the ex<x>pression of PRMT6 mRNA and protein in the LPS+oe-PRMT6 group , the ex<x>pression of P-β-catenin/β-catenin protein were significantly increased (P<0.05), cell viability and SOD activity were significantly increased (P<0.05), the ex<x>pression of PTEN protein, cell apoptosis rate, the content of ROS, MDA, IL- 1β, IL-6 and TNF-α, and LDH activity were significantly reduced (P<0.05); Compared with the LPS+oe-PRMT6 group, the ex<x>pression of PRMT6 in the cells of the LPS+oe-PRMT6+oe-PTEN group was not significantly different (P>0.05), and the ex<x>pression of p-β-catenin/β-catenin protein was significantly reduced (P <0.05), cell viability and SOD activity were significantly reduced (P<0.05), the ex<x>pression of PTEN protein, cell apoptosis rate, the content of ROS, MDA, IL-1β, IL-6 and TNF-α, and LDH activity were significantly increased (P <0.05). Conclusion PRMT6 can improve lung bronchial epithelial cell injury induced by LPS by inhibiting the PTEN/β-catenin pathway