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Ebselen inhibits tumor necrosis factor-alpha-induced c-Jun N-terminal kinase activation and adhesion molecule expression in endothelial cells 总被引:7,自引:0,他引:7
Yoshizumi M Fujita Y Izawa Y Suzaki Y Kyaw M Ali N Tsuchiya K Kagami S Yano S Sone S Tamaki T 《Experimental cell research》2004,292(1):1-10
Tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) stimulates expression of endothelial cell (EC) genes that may promote atherosclerosis in part by an activation of mitogen-activated protein (MAP) kinases. Ebselen (2-phenyl-1,2-benzisoselenazol-3[2H]-one), a selenoorganic compound, is effective for acute ischemic stroke; however, its effect on EC has not yet been elucidated. We examined the effect of ebselen on TNF-alpha-induced MAP kinase activation and adhesion molecule expression in cultured human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVEC). Extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK1/2), c-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK) and p38 were rapidly and significantly activated by TNF-alpha in HUVEC. TNF-alpha-induced JNK activation was inhibited by ebselen, whereas ERK1/2 and p38 were not affected. Apoptosis signal-regulated kinase 1 (ASK1) was suggested to be involved in TNF-alpha-induced JNK activation because transfection of kinase-inactive ASK1 inhibited TNF-alpha-induced JNK activation. Ebselen inhibited TNF-alpha-induced TNF receptor-associated factor 2 (TRAF2)-ASK1 complex formation and phosphorylation of stress-activated protein kinase ERK kinase 1 (SEK1), which is an upstream signaling molecule of JNK. Finally, TNF-alpha-induced activator protein-1 (AP-1) and nuclear factor-kappaB (NF-kappaB) activation and resultant intracellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1) and vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 (VCAM-1) expressions were inhibited by ebselen. Specific inhibitors for JNK and NF-kappaB also inhibited TNF-alpha-induced ICAM-1 and VCAM-1 expressions in HUVEC. These findings suggest that ebselen prevents TNF-alpha-induced EC activation through the inhibition of TRAF2-ASK1-SEK1 signaling pathway, which leads to JNK activation. Inhibition of JNK by ebselen may imply its usefulness for the prevention of atherosclerosis relevant to EC activation. 相似文献
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Hyperbaric oxygen induces VEGF expression through ERK, JNK and
c-Jun/AP-1 activation in human umbilical vein endothelial cells 总被引:2,自引:0,他引:2
Lee CC Chen SC Tsai SC Wang BW Liu YC Lee HM Shyu KG 《Journal of biomedical science》2006,13(1):143-156
Summary Hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) is increasingly used in a number of areas of medical practice, such as selected problem infections
and wounds. The beneficial effects of HBO in treating ischemia-related wounds may be mediated by stimulating angiogenesis.
We sought to investigate VEGF, the main angiogenic regulator, regulated by HBO in human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs).
In this study, we found that VEGF was up regulated both at mRNA and protein levels in HUVECs treated with HBO dose- and time-dependently.
Since there are several AP-1 sites in the VEGF promoter, and the c-Jun/AP-1 is activated through stress-activated protein
kinase/c-Jun N-terminal kinase (SAPK/JNK) and extracellular signal regulated kinase (ERK), we further examined the c-Jun,
JNK and ERK that might be involved in the VEGF induced by HBO. The VEGF mRNA induced by HBO was blocked by both PD98059 and
SP600125, the ERK and JNK inhibitors respectively. HBO induced phospho-ERK and phospho-JNK expressions within 15 min. We further
demonstrated that c-Jun phosphorylation was induced within 60 min of HBO treatment. HBO also induced the nuclear AP-1 binding
ability within 30–60 min, but the AP-1 induction was blocked by treatment with either the ERK or JNK inhibitor. To verify
that the VEGF expression induced by HBO is through the AP-1 trans-activation and VEGF promoter, both the VEGF promoter and
AP-1 driving luciferase activity were found increased by the cells treated with HBO. The c-Jun mRNA, which is also driven
by AP-1, was also induced by HBO, and the induction of c-Jun was blocked by ERK and JNK inhibitors. We suggest that VEGF induced
by HBO is through c-Jun/AP-1 activation, and through simultaneous activation of ERK and JNK pathways. 相似文献
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This study investigated whether P-glycoprotein (Pgp) and breast cancer resistance protein (BCRP) are linked in terms of expression. RT-PCR and Western blot analyses showed that the lung cancer cell line SK-MES-1/WT expressed BCRP. In a drug-free state, BCRP expression was significantly down-regulated in doxorubicin-resistant SK-MES-1/DX1000 cells overexpressing Pgp. Pharmacological inhibitors (PSC833 or verapamil) or siRNA for Pgp inhibited the down-regulation of BCRP, which was confirmed by confocal microscopy. PSC833 induced the phosphorylation of c-Jun NH2-terminal kinase (JNK) and c-Jun, while the JNK inhibitor SP600125 inhibited this effect. Dominant negative c-Jun decreased the expression of BCRP, but increased that of Pgp. These results indicate that Pgp down-regulates BCRP expression in a drug-free state in which JNK/c-Jun is involved. 相似文献
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The limited role of NH2-terminal c-Jun phosphorylation in neuronal apoptosis: identification of the nuclear pore complex as a potential target of the JNK pathway
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c-Jun is induced in many neuronal death paradigms. A critical step in c-Jun regulation involves phosphorylation of Ser63/Ser73 located in the NH2-terminal transactivation domain. To determine the importance of this phosphorylation for neuronal apoptosis, we analyzed the sympathetic neurons of mice carrying a mutant c-Jun gene that lacks Ser63/Ser73 phosphorylation sites (jun aa). Trophic factor-deprivation or DNA damage-induced death was significantly delayed in jun aa/aa neurons. Neuronal c-Jun induction was only partially inhibited, demonstrating that phosphorylation of Ser63/73 is not required for c-Jun activation. The inductions of proapoptotic BH3-only proteins, Bim and PUMA/Bbc3, were delayed during neuronal apoptosis in mutant neurons. These results demonstrate that NH2-terminal c-Jun phosphorylation is important, but not necessary, for the induction of proapoptotic genes and neuronal apoptosis. Thus, additional JNK substrates may be critical for neuronal death. As potential mediators, we identified additional nuclear MLK/JNK substrates, including Nup214 subunit of the nuclear pore complex. 相似文献
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Galectin-1 (gal-1), an endogenous β-galactoside-binding protein, triggers T-cell death through several mechanisms including the death receptor and the mitochondrial apoptotic pathway. In this study we first show that gal-1 initiates the activation of c-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK), mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase 4 (MKK4), and MKK7 as upstream JNK activators in Jurkat T cells. Inhibition of JNK activation with sphingomyelinase inhibitors (20 μM desipramine, 20 μM imipramine), with the protein kinase C-δ (PKCδ) inhibitor rottlerin (10 μM), and with the specific PKCθ pseudosubstrate inhibitor (30 μM) indicates that ceramide and phosphorylation by PKCδ and PKCθ mediate gal-1-induced JNK activation. Downstream of JNK, we observed increased phosphorylation of c-Jun, enhanced activating protein-1 (AP-1) luciferase reporter, and AP-1/DNA-binding in response to gal-1. The pivotal role of the JNK/c-Jun/AP-1 pathway for gal-1-induced apoptosis was documented by reduction of DNA fragmentation after inhibition JNK by SP600125 (20 μM) or inhibition of AP-1 activation by curcumin (2 μM). Gal-1 failed to induce AP-1 activation and DNA fragmentation in CD3-deficient Jurkat 31-13 cells. In Jurkat E6.1 cells gal-1 induced a proapoptotic signal pattern as indicated by decreased antiapoptotic Bcl-2 expression, induction of proapoptotic Bad, and increased Bcl-2 phosphorylation. The results provide evidence that the JNK/c-Jun/AP-1 pathway plays a key role for T-cell death regulation in response to gal-1 stimulation. 相似文献
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Human glutamylcysteine ligase catalytic subunit (GCLC) is the rate-limiting enzyme for glutathione synthesis. The heavy subunit possesses all the catalytic activities. UV irradiation (UV-C, 30 J/m(2)) induced apoptosis in HEK293 cells, but the morphological changes were inhibited significantly by expression of GCLC. MTS assay and flow cytometry results also indicated that GCLC and JNK1(APF) expression enhanced cellular resistance to UV irradiation. Western blotting showed that irradiation strongly activated the c-Jun NH(2)-terminal kinases (JNKs) and caspase-3 as well as p38 in HEK293 cells. Interestingly, existing data show that GCLC blocks JNK1 phosphorylation but does not affect p38 phosphorylation. Therefore, overexpression of GCLC protected HEK293 cells against UV irradiation-induced cell death by inhibiting the phosphorylation and activation of JNK1, concomitantly with the inhibition of caspase-3 activation and p21(WAF1)-luciferase activity downstream of JNK. 相似文献
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