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  • Title: Inhibition of VCAM-1 expression in human bronchial epithelial cells by glucocorticoids.
    Author: Atsuta J, Plitt J, Bochner BS, Schleimer RP.
    Journal: Am J Respir Cell Mol Biol; 1999 Apr; 20(4):643-50. PubMed ID: 10100995.
    Abstract:
    We have demonstrated previously that cytokines induce surface expression of vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 (VCAM-1) and intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1) on BEAS-2B bronchial epithelial cells in vitro. The present studies demonstrate glucocorticoid inhibition of cytokine-induced VCAM-1 expression as detected using flow cytometry and Northern blot analysis. Several commonly used inhaled glucocorticoids were tested for their ability to inhibit VCAM-1 and ICAM-1 expression. All glucocorticoids tested inhibited VCAM-1 expression in a dose-dependent manner. No inhibition of ICAM-1 expression was observed. The most potent of the glucocorticoids tested for inhibition of VCAM-1 expression were mometasone furoate and fluticasone propionate (FP), which had IC50 values (i.e., concentrations at which each glucocorticoid produced 50% inhibition) of under 10 pM. Budesonide, triamcinolone acetonide, and beclomethasone dipropionate (BDP) had intermediate potency, and hydrocortisone and the BDP metabolite beclomethasone-17-monopropionate were the least potent of the steroids tested. Kinetic analysis of the ability of FP to inhibit VCAM-1 expression revealed that preincubation with FP for 3 h completely inhibited VCAM-1 expression induced by tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha). FP inhibited VCAM-1 expression by 50% even when added as late as 6 h after stimulation with TNF-alpha. Using Northern blot analysis, we confirmed inhibition of VCAM-1 and ICAM-1 messenger RNA (mRNA) expression by FP. Pretreatment with FP (10(-11) M to about 10(-7) M, 24 h) inhibited TNF-alpha-induced VCAM-1 mRNA expression in BEAS-2B in a dose-dependent manner, but did not inhibit expression of ICAM-1 mRNA. Studies with actinomycin D indicate that FP treatment accelerated the degradation of TNF-alpha-induced VCAM-1 mRNA. FP (10(-7) M) also inhibited VCAM-1 mRNA expression induced by TNF-alpha in primary human bronchial epithelial cells as assessed by reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction. These results suggest that suppression of epithelial VCAM-1 expression by glucocorticoids may contribute to their anti-inflammatory effects.
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