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C M Terry1, J A Clikeman, J R Hoidal
1Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology,University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah 84148, USA.
Abstract:
Heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1), an enzyme important in protection against oxidant stress, is induced in human vascular endothelial cells by the cytokines tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) and interleukin-1alpha (IL-1alpha). However, the signaling mediators that regulate the induction are not known. This study examined the involvement of protein kinase C (PKC), phospholipase A2 (PLA2), calcium, and oxidants in cytokine induction of HO-1. Acute exposure to the PKC activator phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate (PMA) stimulated HO-1 mRNA. However, prolonged exposure, which downregulates most PKC isoforms, blocked induction of HO-1 mRNA by IL-1alpha and TNF-alpha. Additionally, the phosphatase inhibitors okadaic acid and calyculin enhanced cytokine induction of HO-1. Mepacrine, a PLA2 inhibitor, prevented HO-1 induction by cytokine, suggesting a role for arachidonate, the product of PLA2 hydrolysis of phospholipids, in HO-1 expression. The intracellular calcium chelator 1,2-bis(2-aminophenoxy)ethane-N,N,N',N'-tetraacetic acid acetoxymethyl ester (BAPTA-AM) blocked cytokine induction of HO-1. Paradoxically, the calcium ionophore A-23187 prevented HO-1 induction by cytokine but not by PMA. Finally, the oxidant scavenger N-acetylcysteine inhibited HO-1 induction by cytokines. These results demonstrate that TNF-alpha and IL-1alpha induction of HO-1 requires PKC-mediated phosphorylation and PLA2 activation as well as oxidant generation.
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