Polystyrene nanoparticles-mediated astragalus polysaccharides
down-regulate IL-2 through TLR4/MyD88/NF-κB pathway in lung cancer
Abstract
Immune escape and immunosuppression are the main reasons that affect the
efficacy of lung cancer treatment. This study mainly explored the
mechanism of polystyrene nanoparticles-mediated astragalus
polysaccharides (APS-PSNPs) in improving immune function of mice with
lung cancer. APS-PSNPs were constructed and a lung cancer mouse model
was established to observe tumor volume and mass, and pathological
changes by HE staining. Levels of TNF-a/IFN-γ/IL-2/IL-6 in mouse spleen
tissue were detected by ELISA, the lymphocyte CD3+, CD4+, CD8+ apoptosis
levels were tested along with analysis of the expression of TLR4, MyD88,
and NF-κB. (1) APS-PSNPs were successfully constructed. (2) APS-PSNPs
had a good tumor suppressor effect on lung cancer, inhibited IL-2
expression, and improved immune function of lung cancer mice. (3) TLR4,
MyD88, NF-κB levels in lung cancer mice were upregulated, and MyD88 and
NF-κB levels decreased after inhibiting TLR4 expression with improved
pathological changes of lung. (4) APS-PSNPs effectively reduced TLR4,
MyD88, NF-κB levels. The levels of TNF-a/IFN-γ/IL-2/IL-6 decreased in
APS-PSNPs+TAK-242 group, the apoptosis of spleen lymphocyte subsets
CD3+, CD4+, CD8+ was significantly weakened, and the degree of fibrosis
of lung tumor tissue was significantly lower. APS-PSNPs, with good
anti-lung cancer value, can improve immune function, inhibit lung tissue
lesions, and inhibit tumor progression to a certain extent. This process
is related to reducing TLR4/MyD88/NF-κB activity and down-regulating
IL-2, etc.