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  • Title: Angiotensin II, via angiotensin receptor type 1/nuclear factor-κB activation, causes a synergistic effect on interleukin-1-β-induced inflammatory responses in cultured mesangial cells.
    Author: Alique M, Sánchez-López E, Rayego-Mateos S, Egido J, Ortiz A, Ruiz-Ortega M.
    Journal: J Renin Angiotensin Aldosterone Syst; 2015 Mar; 16(1):23-32. PubMed ID: 25354522.
    Abstract:
    INTRODUCTION: The nuclear factor-κB (NF-κB) is an important regulator of the inflammatory response. Angiotensin II (Ang II) activates the NF-κB pathway linked to renal inflammation. Although both AT1 and AT2 receptors are involved in Ang II-mediated NF-κB activation, the biological processes mediated by each receptor are not fully characterized. Interleukin-1β (IL-1β) is an important macrophage-derived cytokine that regulates immune and inflammatory processes, activating intracellular pathways shared with Ang II, including the NF-κB. MATERIALS AND METHODS: In vitro studies were done in primary cultured rat mesangial cells. NF-κB pathway was evaluated by phosphorylated levels of p65/IκB and DNA binding activity. The Ang II receptor subtype was determined by pretreatment with AT1 and AT2 antagonists. RESULTS: In mesangial cells the simultaneous presence of Ang II and IL-1β caused a synergistic activation of the NF-κB pathway and a marked upregulation of proinflammatory factors under NF-κB control, including monocyte chemoattractant protein-1. The AT1, but not AT2, antagonist abolished the synergistic effect on NF-κB activation and proinflammatory genes caused by coincubation of Ang II and IL-1β. CONCLUSIONS: These data indicates that Ang II, via AT1/NF-κB pathway activation, cooperates with IL-β to increase the inflammatory response in mesangial cells.
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