Dexamethasone Inhibits Interleukin-1β-Induced Corneal Neovascularization: Role of Nuclear Factor-κB-Activated Stromal Cells in Inflammatory Angiogenesis
- 30 September 2007
- journal article
- Published by Elsevier BV in The American Journal of Pathology
- Vol. 171 (3), 1058-1065
- https://doi.org/10.2353/ajpath.2007.070172
Abstract
Dexamethasone, a synthetic corticosteroid, is widely used as a potent anti-inflammatory drug in various diseases including corneal angiogenesis. However, dexamethasone's impact on interleukin (IL)-1beta-dependent inflammatory angiogenesis is unknown. Here, we show that dexamethasone inhibits IL-1beta-induced neovascularization and the expression of the angiogenesis-related factors, vascular endothelial growth factor-A, KC, and prostaglandin E(2) in the mouse cornea 2 days after IL-1beta implantation. IL-1beta caused IkappaB-alpha phosphorylation in corneal stromal cells but not in infiltrated CD11b(+) cells 2 days after IL-1beta implantation. In contrast, both cell types were positive for phosphorylated IkappaB-alpha 4 days after IL-1beta implantation. Dexamethasone significantly inhibited IkappaB-alpha phosphorylation 2 and 4 days after IL-1beta implantation. Furthermore, dexamethasone inhibited IL-1beta-induced expression of vascular endothelial growth factor-A, KC, and prostaglandin E(2), and signaling of nuclear factor (NF)-kappaB in corneal fibroblasts in vitro. A selective NF-kappaB inhibitor attenuated IL-1beta-induced corneal angiogenesis. These findings suggest that NF-kappaB activation in the corneal stromal cells is an important early event during IL-1beta-induced corneal angiogenesis and that dexamethasone inhibits IL-1beta-induced angiogenesis partially via blocking NF-kappaB signaling.Keywords
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