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Table 2 Anti-inflammatory effects of roflumilast N-oxide and dexamethasone in human bronchial epithelial cells

From: Roflumilast improves corticosteroid resistance COPD bronchial epithelial cells stimulated with toll like receptor 3 agonist

A)

HBEC; Non-smokers

HBEC; Smokers

HBEC; COPD

Stimulus

Treatment

Maximal % inhibition

-logIC 50

Maximal % inhibition

-logIC 50

Maximal % inhibition

-logIC 50

Poly (I:C) 10 μg/mL

RNO

58.8 ± 1.4

8.28 ± 0.43

56.6 ± 2.8

8.14 ± 0.21

50.5 ± 1.5

8.28 ± 0.17

 

DEX

59.2 ± 1.2

8.75 ± 0.21

24.5 ± 7.9*

8.62 ± 0.31

21.6 ± 2.8*

7.84 ± 1.7*#

B)

BEAS2B

BEAS2B + CSE

 

Treatment

Maximal % inhibition

-logIC 50

Maximal % inhibition

-logIC 50

Poly (I:C) 10 μg/mL

RNO

44.5 ± 1.5

8.07 ± 0.15

44.9 ± 4.7

8.08 ± 0.23

 

DEX

42.6 ± 2.9

8.06 ± 0.10

27.9 ± 6.7┸

7.77 ± 0.28┸

  1. Inhibition of IL-8 release from (A) human primary bronchial epithelial cells (HBECs) from non-smokers (n = 4), smokers (n = 4) and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients (COPD; n = 5) or (B) BEAS2B cells exposed with or without cigarette smoke extract (CSE 1%). (A) Cells were incubated with Roflumilast N-oxide (RNO; 0.1 nM- 1 μM) or Dexamethasone (DEX; 0.1 nM- 1 μM) for 1 hour and stimulated with Poly (I:C) 10 μg/ml (TLR3 agonist) for 24 hours. (B) Cells were incubated with or without CSE 1% for 1 hour, followed by incubation with RNO or DEX for 1 hour and stimulated with Poly (I:C) 10 μg/ml for 24 hours. Values are mean ± SEM of 3–5 independent experiments run in triplicate. IC50 values for half-maximum inhibition were calculated by nonlinear regression analysis.*P < 0.05 vs RNO group; # P < 0.05 vs non-smoker and smoker group; ┸ P < 0.05 vs non-CSE treated group.