Sphingosine 1-Phosphate Regulates Heat Shock Protein 27 Induction by a p38 MAP Kinase-Dependent Mechanism in Aortic Smooth Muscle Cells |
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Authors: | Osamu Kozawa Kumiko Tanabe Hidenori Ito Hiroyuki Matsuno Masayuki Niwa Kanefusa Kato Toshihiko Uematsu |
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Institution: | Department of Pharmacology, Gifu University School of Medicine, Gifu, 500-8705, Japan. |
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Abstract: | In an aortic smooth muscle cell line, A10 cells, we investigated the effect of sphingosine 1-phosphate on the induction of heat shock protein 27 (HSP27), a low-molecular-weight heat shock protein. Sphingosine 1-phosphate significantly induced the accumulation of HSP27 in a pertussis toxin-sensitive manner. The effect was dose-dependent in the range between 0.1 and 30 microM. Sphingosine 1-phosphate stimulated an increase in the levels of mRNA for HSP27. Sphingosine 1-phosphate stimulated both p42/p44 mitogen-activated protein (MAP) kinase and p38 MAP kinase activation. PD98059, an inhibitor of the upstream kinase that activates p42/p44 MAP kinase, did not affect sphingosine 1-phosphate-stimulated HSP27 induction. In contrast, SB203580, an inhibitor of p38 MAP kinase, reduced sphingosine 1-phosphate-induced HSP27 induction. SB203580 reduced the levels of mRNA for HSP27 induced by sphingosine 1-phosphate. These results indicate that sphingosine 1-phosphate stimulates the induction of HSP27 via p38 MAP kinase activation in aortic smooth muscle cells. |
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Keywords: | sphingosine 1-phosphate heat shock protein mitogen-activated protein kinase aortic smooth muscle cells A10 cells |
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