Chinnery Holly R., et al.
Current eye research, 2019
Abstract
Purpose
We assessed the production of chemokines by human conjunctival fibroblasts in response to inflammation and the effects of omega (ω)-3 fatty acids on chemokine expression.
Methods
Primary cultures of human conjunctival fibroblasts were incubated with interleukin-4 (IL-4) and tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α). The expression of eotaxin-1 and RANTES in response to pretreatment with docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) was investigated. Moreover, western blotting was used to evaluate the effects of DHA on the activation of nuclear factor (NF)-κB and signal transducer and activator of transcription 6 (STAT6).
Results
The expression of eotaxin-1 mRNA was significantly suppressed by pretreatment with DHA with IL-4 and TNF-α costimulation. RANTES expression was similarly suppressed, but the difference was not significant. The secretion of eotaxin-1 and RANTES was significantly lower in DHA-pretreated cells than in vehicle-treated cells. Western blotting for NF-κB and STAT6 showed that these proteins were downregulated in the DHA pretreatment group compared with those in the vehicle control group.
Conclusion
The results of this study suggested that DHA could have applications in the management of allergic inflammation.
Keywords
Human conjunctival fibroblast; NF-κB; RANTES; STAT6; docosahexaenoic acid; eotaxin-1
| PMID: | 31364439 |
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| DOI: | 10.1080/02713683.2019.1648832 |
| Category: | Eye Health |
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