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The IL-1β signalling pathway and its role in regulating pro-inflammatory and pro-labour mediators in human primary myometrial cells.

Reproductive Biology 2017 December
Interleukin (IL)-1β plays a central role in the processes of human labour and delivery. The adaptor proteins involved in the IL-1β signalling pathway in human myometrium are not known. This study sought to determine the role of the adaptor proteins myeloid differentiation primary response 88 (MyD88), tumour necrosis factor receptor-associated factor 6 (TRAF6), IL-1 receptor-associated kinase 4 (IRAK4) and transforming growth factor beta-activated kinase 1 (TAK1) in IL-1β-induced formation of pro-inflammatory and pro-labour mediators in human myometrium. Human primary myometrial cells were transfected with siRNA against MyD88 (siMYD88), TRAF6 (siTRAF6), IRAK4 (siIRAK4) or TAK1 (siTAK1), treated with IL-1β, and assayed for the mRNA expression and or secretion of pro-inflammatory and pro-labour mediators. Transfection of primary myometrial cells with siMYD88, siTRAF6, siIRAK4 and siTAK1 significantly decreased IL-1β-induced IL-1α, IL-6, growth-regulated alpha protein (GRO-α), IL-8, monocyte chemoattractant protein (MCP)-1, intercellular adhesion molecule (ICAM)-1 and cyclooxygenase (COX)-2 mRNA expression and release of IL-6, GRO-α, IL-8, MCP-1, ICAM-1 and prostaglandin PGF2α . The expression and secretion of the extracellular matrix remodelling enzyme matrix metalloproteinase (MMP)-9 was significantly lower with siMYD88 and siTRAF6. Finally, IL-1β-induced nuclear factor κB (NF-κB) transcriptional activity was significantly attenuated by transfection with siMyD88, siTRAF6 and siIRAK4; there was no effect of siTAK1 transfection on NF-κB transcriptional activity. Collectively, these findings suggest that MyD88, TRAF6, IRAK4 and TAK1 are involved in IL-1β signalling in human myometrium. Further studies are required to determine if inhibition of these proteins can prevent preterm birth.

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