Медицинская иммунология (Jul 2024)

Transcriptional activity of TLR/RLR receptor genes in macrophage-like cells under the influence of drugs based on acridoneacetic acid

  • A. N. Narovlyansky,
  • V. V. Poloskov,
  • M. V. Mezentseva,
  • I. A. Suetina,
  • A. V. Tsvetnov,
  • E. Yu. Bogdanov,
  • I. T. Fedyakina,
  • A. L. Kovalenko,
  • F. I. Ershov

DOI
https://doi.org/10.15789/1563-0625-TAO-16722
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 26, no. 4
pp. 663 – 670

Abstract

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Activation of Toll-like receptors (TLRs) is one of the earliest indicators of functional activation of the innate immune system. Therefore, the development of drugs that stimulate the transcription of TLR/RLR genes and at the same time are “multi-target” drugs is an important task of modern immunopharmacology. In this regard, antiviral drugs that combine the properties of interferonogens and immunomodulators, which also include Cycloferon® and its analogues, are of great interest. The purpose of this study was to assess the expression of genes that determine the TLR/RLR signalling reactions of the innate immune system under the influence of immunomodulatory antiviral drugs based on acridoneacetic acid (Cycloferon® and Cycloferon L). The study was conducted using a model of immunocompetent cells: THP-1, differentiated by phorbol ester into macrophage-like cells. Gene expression analysis was performed using real-time polymerase chain reaction. The expression level of genes encoding TLR2, TLR3, TLR4, TLR7, TLR8, TLR9 and RIG-I was studied under the influence of the drugs Cycloferon® and Cycloferon L in three concentrations (156 μg/mL, 312 μg/mL and 625 μg/mL) on 1 hour, 4 hours and 24 hours. It was shown that the drug Cycloferon® at concentrations of 156, 312 and 625 μg/mL at 24 hours of exposure dose-dependently stimulated the expression of TLR2, TLR3, TLR4, TLR7, TLR8 receptor genes. A stable stimulation of the expression of RIG1 receptor genes was found upon exposure 4 hours to the drug in all studied concentrations. For the first time, it was revealed that the drug Cycloferon L stimulated a stable increase in the expression of TLR2, TLR3, TLR4, TLR7, TLR8 genes at an exposure period of 24 hours. Hereby, it was shown that the drugs Cycloferon® and Cycloferon L stimulated the expression of the TLR2, TLR3, TLR4, TLR7, TLR8 genes (and RIG1 for the drug Cycloferon), which are responsible for the synthesis of innate immune receptors.

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