{"title":"Carbon monoxide inhibits human bronchial epithelial CCL5 and IL-6 secretion induced by SARS-CoV-2 spike RBD protein","authors":"Xiao-Min Fang, Xing-Jian Liu, Rui-Gang Zhang","doi":"10.1016/j.yexcr.2025.114499","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Carbon monoxide (CO) is a novel anti-inflammatory molecule, but the effects of CO on SARS-CoV-2 spike RBD (S-RBD)-induced human bronchial epithelial cytokines release remains unclear. CO was delivered using CO-releasing molecule 3 (CORM-3). The effects of S-RBD, ATPγS and CO on cytokines secretion were determined by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) in 16HBE14o-human bronchial epithelial cell line. The inhibitory effect of CO on S-RBD-induced ERK phosphorylation was assessed by Western blot analysis. The regulatory effect of CO on extracellular nucleotide-induced ion transport was quantified by short-circuit current (<em>I</em><sub><em>SC</em></sub>). S-RBD evoked CCL5 and IL-6 release and this effect could be suppressed by CO. However, CO failed to inhibit ATP release induced by S-RBD while decreased ATP-induced CCL5 and IL-6 secretion as well as ion transport. Furthermore, CO significantly inhibited ERK phosphorylation induced by S-RBD. These findings suggest an anti-inflammatory role of CO during inflammation induced by S-RBD and extracellular nucleotide in human bronchiol epithelial cells.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":12227,"journal":{"name":"Experimental cell research","volume":"447 1","pages":"Article 114499"},"PeriodicalIF":3.3000,"publicationDate":"2025-03-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Experimental cell research","FirstCategoryId":"3","ListUrlMain":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0014482725000953","RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q3","JCRName":"CELL BIOLOGY","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Carbon monoxide (CO) is a novel anti-inflammatory molecule, but the effects of CO on SARS-CoV-2 spike RBD (S-RBD)-induced human bronchial epithelial cytokines release remains unclear. CO was delivered using CO-releasing molecule 3 (CORM-3). The effects of S-RBD, ATPγS and CO on cytokines secretion were determined by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) in 16HBE14o-human bronchial epithelial cell line. The inhibitory effect of CO on S-RBD-induced ERK phosphorylation was assessed by Western blot analysis. The regulatory effect of CO on extracellular nucleotide-induced ion transport was quantified by short-circuit current (ISC). S-RBD evoked CCL5 and IL-6 release and this effect could be suppressed by CO. However, CO failed to inhibit ATP release induced by S-RBD while decreased ATP-induced CCL5 and IL-6 secretion as well as ion transport. Furthermore, CO significantly inhibited ERK phosphorylation induced by S-RBD. These findings suggest an anti-inflammatory role of CO during inflammation induced by S-RBD and extracellular nucleotide in human bronchiol epithelial cells.
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Our scope includes but is not limited to areas such as: Chromosome biology; Chromatin and epigenetics; DNA repair; Gene regulation; Nuclear import-export; RNA processing; Non-coding RNAs; Organelle biology; The cytoskeleton; Intracellular trafficking; Cell-cell and cell-matrix interactions; Cell motility and migration; Cell proliferation; Cellular differentiation; Signal transduction; Programmed cell death.