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ABSTRACT: Background
S100 calcium-binding protein A9 (S100A9) is a commonly known pro-inflammatory factor involved in various inflammatory responses. Clostridium perfringens (C. perfringens ) type C is known to cause diarrhea in piglets. However, the role of S100A9 in C. perfringens type C-induced infectious diarrhea is unclear.Methods
Here, the S100A9 gene was overexpressed and knocked down in the IPEC-J2 cells, which were treated with C. perfringens beta2 (CPB2) toxin. The role of S100A9 in CPB2 toxin-induced injury in IPEC-J2 cells was assessed by measuring the levels of inflammatory cytokines, reactive oxygen species (ROS), lactate dehydrogenase (LDH), cell proliferation, and tight junction-related proteins.Results
The results showed elevated expression of S100A9 in diarrhea-affected piglet tissues, and the elevation of S100A9 expression after CPB2 toxin treatment of IPEC-J2 was time-dependent. In CPB2 toxin-induced IPEC-J2 cells, overexpression of S100A9 had the following effects: the relative expression of inflammatory factors IL-6, IL8, TNF-α, and IL-1β was increased; the ROS levels and LDH viability were significantly increased; cell viability and proliferation were inhibited; the G0/G1 phase cell ratio was significantly increased. Furthermore, overexpression of S100A9 reduced the expression of tight junction proteins in CPB2-induced IPEC-J2 cells. The knockdown of S100A9 had an inverse effect. In conclusion, our results confirmed that S100A9 exacerbated inflammatory injury in CPB2 toxin-induced IPEC-J2 cells, inhibited cell viability and cell proliferation, and disrupted the tight junctions between cells. Thus, decreased S100A9 expression alleviates CPB2 toxin-induced inflammatory injury in IPEC-J2 cells.
SUBMITTER: Li J
PROVIDER: S-EPMC9884034 | biostudies-literature | 2023
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Li Jie J Huang Xiaoyu X Xie Kaihui K Zhang Juanli J Yang Jiaojiao J Yan Zunqiang Z Gun Shuangbao S
PeerJ 20230125
<h4>Background</h4>S100 calcium-binding protein A9 (S100A9) is a commonly known pro-inflammatory factor involved in various inflammatory responses. <i>Clostridium perfringens</i> (<i>C. perfringens</i> ) type C is known to cause diarrhea in piglets. However, the role of <i>S100A9</i> in <i>C. perfringens type</i> C-induced infectious diarrhea is unclear.<h4>Methods</h4>Here, the <i>S100A9</i> gene was overexpressed and knocked down in the IPEC-J2 cells, which were treated with <i>C. perfringens< ...[more]