16hbe cells

Doxofylline (Doxophylline) is a methylxanthine derivative with the presence of a dioxolane group in position 7. As a drug used in the treatment of asthma, doxofylline has shown similar efficacy to theophylline but with significantly fewer side effects in animal and human studies.

Beclometasone dipropionate (Vancenase) is the dipropionate ester of a synthetic glucocorticoid with anti-inflammatory and immunomodulating properties. After cell surface receptor attachment and cell entry, beclomethasone enters the nucleus where it binds to and activates specific nuclear receptors, resulting in an altered gene expression and inhibition of proinflammatory cytokine production.

N-3-oxo-dodecanoyl-L-Homoserine lactone (3-oxo-C12-HSL), a quorum-sensing signaling molecule synthesized by P. aeruginosa and specific B. cepacia complex strains [1][2], facilitates bacterial gene expression modulation in response to cell density escalation and triggers IL-8 production in 16HBE human bronchial epithelial cells [3].