Lipoteichoic Acid Isolated from Lactobacillus plantarum Maintains Inflammatory Homeostasis through Regulation of Th1- and Th2- Induced Cytokines

Abstract

(sLTA). Further studies revealed that pLTA-mediated IL-10 inhibition and TNF-α induction in PGE-2+LPS-stimulated PMA-differentiated THP-1 cells were mediated by dephosphorylation of p38 and phosphorylation of c-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK), respectively. Reduction of pLTA-mediated IL-10 inhibited the metastasis of breast cancer cells (MDA-MB-231), which was induced by IL-10 or conditioned media prepared from PGE-2+LPS-stimulated PMA-differentiated THP-1 cells. Taken together, our data suggest that pLTA contributes to inflammatory homeostasis through induction of repressed pro-inflammatory cytokines as well as inhibition of excessive anti-inflammatory cytokines.