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Prodigiosins are natural red pigments that have multi-biological activities. Recently, we discovered a marine bacterial strain, which produces a red pigment. Extensive two-dimensional nuclear magnetic resonance and mass spectrometry analysis showed that the pigment is a prodigiosin analogue (PG-L-1). Here, we investigated the effect of PG-L-1 on NADPH oxidase activity in macrophage cells. PG-L-1 significantly inhibited superoxide anion (O(2)(-)) production by phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate (PMA)-stimulated RAW 264.7 cells, a mouse macrophage cell line. The ED(50) value was estimated to be approximately 0.3 microM. PG-L-1 had no direct scavenging effect on O(2)(-) generated by hypoxanthine/xanthine oxidase system in electron spin resonance-spin trapping determinations, suggesting that this compound directly acts on the O(2)(-) production system, NADPH oxidase, in macrophage cells. We further investigated the effect of PG-L-1 on the behaviour of the cytosolic components of the NADPH oxidase, p67(phox),
p47
(phox), p40(phox), Rac and
protein kinase C
(
PKC
), in PMA-stimulated RAW 264.7 cells. Although PG-L-1 showed no effect on the activation of
PKC
, the immunoblotting analysis using specific antibodies showed that PG-L-1 strongly inhibits the association of
p47
(phox) and Rac in the plasma membrane of PMA-stimulated RAW 264.7 cells. These results suggest that PG-L-1 inactivates NADPH oxidase through the inhibition of the binding of
p47
(phox) and Rac to the membrane components of NADPH oxidase.
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PMID:A prodigiosin analogue inactivates NADPH oxidase in macrophage cells by inhibiting assembly of p47phox and Rac. 1796 29
The mechanism of angiotensin II (Ang II)-induced superoxide production was investigated with HEK293 or Chinese hamster ovary cells reconstituted with the angiotensin type 1 receptor (AT(1)R) and NADPH oxidase (either Nox1 or Nox2) along with a pair of adaptor subunits (either NOXO1 with NOXA1 or
p47
(phox) with p67(phox)). Ang II enhanced the activity of both Nox1 and Nox2 supported by either adaptor pair, with more effective activation of Nox1 in the presence of NOXO1 and NOXA1 and of Nox2 in the presence of
p47
(phox) and p67(phox). Expression of several AT(1)R mutants showed that interaction of the receptor with G proteins but not that with beta-arrestin or with other proteins (Jak2, phospholipase C-gamma1, SH2 domain-containing phosphatase 2) that bind to the COOH-terminal region of AT(1)R, was necessary for Ang II-induced superoxide production. The effects of constitutively active alpha subunits of G proteins and of various pharmacological agents implicated signaling by a pathway comprising AT(1)R, Galpha(q/11), phospholipase C-beta, and
protein kinase C
as largely, but not exclusively, responsible for Ang II-induced activation of Nox1 and Nox2 in the reconstituted cells. A contribution of Galpha(12/13), phospholipase D, and phosphatidyl-inositol 3-kinase to Ang II-induced superoxide generation was also suggested, whereas Src and the epidermal growth factor receptor did not appear to participate in this effect of Ang II. In reconstituted cells stimulated with Ang II, Nox2 exhibited a more sensitive response than Nox1 to the perturbation of
protein kinase C
, phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase, or the small GTPase Rac1.
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PMID:Mechanism of angiotensin II-induced superoxide production in cells reconstituted with angiotensin type 1 receptor and the components of NADPH oxidase. 1798 2
Generation of superoxide by professional phagocytes is an important mechanism of host defense against bacterial infection. Several
protein kinase C
(
PKC
) isoforms have been found to phosphorylate
p47
(phox), resulting in its membrane translocation and activation of the NADPH oxidase. However, the mechanism by which specific
PKC
isoforms regulate NADPH oxidase activation remains to be elucidated. In this study, we report that
PKCdelta
phosphorylation in its activation loop is rapidly induced by fMLF and is essential for its ability to catalyze
p47
(phox) phosphorylation. Using transfected COS-7 cells expressing gp91(phox), p22(phox), p67(phox), and
p47
(phox) (COS-phox cells), we found that a functionally active
PKCdelta
is required for
p47
(phox) phosphorylation and reconstitution of NADPH oxidase. PKCbetaII cannot replace
PKCdelta
for this function. Characterization of
PKCdelta
/PKCbetaII chimeras has led to the identification of the catalytic domain of
PKCdelta
as a target of regulation by fMLF, which induces a biphasic (30 and 180 s) phosphorylation of Thr(505) in the activation loop of mouse
PKCdelta
. Mutation of Thr(505) to alanine abolishes the ability of
PKCdelta
to catalyze
p47
(phox) phosphorylation in vitro and to reconstitute NADPH oxidase in the transfected COS-phox cells. A correlation between fMLF-induced activation loop phosphorylation and superoxide production is also established in the differentiated PLB-985 human myelomonoblastic cells. We conclude that agonist-induced
PKCdelta
phosphorylation is a novel mechanism for NADPH oxidase activation. The ability to induce
PKCdelta
phosphorylation may distinguish a full agonist from a partial agonist for superoxide production.
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PMID:A critical role of protein kinase C delta activation loop phosphorylation in formyl-methionyl-leucyl-phenylalanine-induced phosphorylation of p47(phox) and rapid activation of nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate oxidase. 1802 18
In response to bacterial infection, the neutrophil NADPH oxidase assembles on phagolysosomes to catalyze the transfer of electrons from NADPH to oxygen, forming superoxide and downstream reactive oxygen species (ROS). The active oxidase is composed of a membrane-bound cytochrome together with three cytosolic phox proteins, p40(phox),
p47
(phox), and p67(phox), and the small GTPase Rac2, and is regulated through a process involving
protein kinase C
, MAPK, and phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase. The role of p40(phox) remains less well defined than those of
p47
(phox) and p67(phox). We investigated the biological role of p40(phox) in differentiated PLB-985 neutrophils, and we show that depletion of endogenous p40(phox) using lentiviral short hairpin RNA reduces ROS production and impairs bacterial killing under conditions where p67(phox) levels remain constant. Biochemical studies using a cytosol-reconstituted permeabilized human neutrophil cores system that recapitulates intracellular oxidase activation revealed that depletion of p40(phox) reduces both the maximal rate and total amount of ROS produced without altering the K(M) value of the oxidase for NADPH. Using a series of mutants, p47PX-p40(phox) chimeras, and deletion constructs, we found that the p40(phox) PX domain has phosphatidylinositol 3-phosphate (PtdIns(3)P)-dependent and -independent functions. Translocation of p67(phox) requires the PX domain but not 3-phosphoinositide binding. Activation of the oxidase by p40(phox), however, requires both PtdIns(3)P binding and an Src homology 3 (SH3) domain competent to bind to poly-Pro ligands. Mutations that disrupt the closed auto-inhibited form of full-length p40(phox) can increase oxidase activity approximately 2.5-fold above that of wild-type p40(phox) but maintain the requirement for PX and SH3 domain function. We present a model where p40(phox) translocates p67(phox) to the region of the cytochrome and subsequently switches the oxidase to an activated state dependent upon PtdIns(3)P and SH3 domain engagement.
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PMID:Phosphatidylinositol 3-phosphate-dependent and -independent functions of p40phox in activation of the neutrophil NADPH oxidase. 1802 59
Effects of hyaluronic acid (HA) on allergic inflammation were investigated. HA exerted negative effects on beta-hexoaminidase secretion and histamine release in antigen-stimulated rat basophilic leukemia (RBL2H3) cells. HA inhibited interaction between IgE and FcepsilonRI and between FcepsilonRI and
PKCdelta
. HA inhibited CD44 interaction with
PKCalpha
, indicating that HA targets CD44.
PKCalpha
and -delta were responsible for increased Rac1 activity and expression of
p47
(phox), p67(phox). HA inhibited phosphorylation of
PKCalpha
and -delta. Rac1 was responsible for increased ROS, and NADPH oxidase was the main source for ROS. The inhibition of
PKC
prevented antigen from increasing phosphorylation of ERK and p38 MAPK. ERK, p38 MAPK, and ROS, were responsible for secretion of beta-hexosaminidase, histamine release, and induction of chemokines. HA suppressed induction of chemokines, such as MIP-2 and Sprr-2a. CD44 mediated effect of antigen on phosphorylation of ERK, p38MAPK, ROS production, secretion of beta-hexosaminidase, and histamine release. GPCR did not mediate allergic function of antigen or affect anti-allergic function of HA. In vivo anti-allergic effect of HA was investigated using Nc/Nga mice model of DNFB-induced atopic dermatitis. HA reduced skin lesions in Nc/Nga mice treated with DNFB, decreased expression levels of MIP-2, Sprr-2a, and serum IgE level. In conclusion, hyaluronic acid exerts negative effect on allergic inflammation by targeting CD44 and inhibiting FcepsilonRI signaling.
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PMID:Hyaluronic acid targets CD44 and inhibits FcepsilonRI signaling involving PKCdelta, Rac1, ROS, and MAPK to exert anti-allergic effect. 1828 79
We have proposed that diacylglycerol hydroperoxide-induced unregulated signal transduction causes oxidative stress-related diseases. In this study, we investigated which molecular species of diacylglycerol hydroperoxide activated human peripheral neutrophils. All diacylglycerol hydroperoxides, diacylglycerol hydroxides, and diacyglycerols tested in the present study induced superoxide production by neutrophils. The ability to activate neutrophils among molecular species containing the same fatty acid composition was as follows; diacylglycerol hydroperoxide>diacylglycerol hydroxide>/=diacylglycerol. The diacylglycerol hydroperoxide composed of linoleate was a stronger activator for neutrophils than that composed of arachidonate. 1-Palmitoyl-2-linoleoylglycerol hydroperoxide (PLG-OOH) was the strongest stimulator for neutrophils. We reconfirmed that PLG-OOH activated
protein kinase C
(
PKC
) in neutrophils. PLG-OOH induced the phosphorylation of
p47
(phox), a substrate of
PKC
and a cytosolic component of NADPH oxidase, in neutrophils, as did N-formyl-methionyl-leucyl-phenylalanine or 4beta-phorbol-12beta-myristate-13alpha-acetate. Moreover, the time course of
p47
(phox) phosphorylation was comparable to that of superoxide production. These results suggest that PLG-OOH activated intracellular
protein kinase C
. PLG-OOH, produced via an uncontrolled process, can act as a biological second messenger to cause inflammatory disease from oxidative stress.
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PMID:Various Molecular Species of Diacylglycerol Hydroperoxide Activate Human Neutrophils via PKC Activation. 1839 2
Reactive oxygen species (ROS) are produced in NIH3T3 fibroblasts during hypotonic stress, and H(2)O(2) potentiates the concomitant release of the organic osmolyte taurine (Lambert IH. J Membr Biol 192: 19-32, 2003). The increase in ROS production [5-(and-6)-carboxy-2', 7'-dichlorodihydrofluorescein diacetate fluorescence] is detectable after a reduction in the extracellular osmolarity from 335 mosM (isotonic) to 300 mosM and reaches a maximal value after a reduction to 260 mosM. The swelling-induced ROS production is reduced by the flavoprotein inhibitor diphenylene iodonium chloride (25 microM) but is unaffected by the nitric oxide synthase inhibitor N omega-nitro-l-arginine methyl ester, indicating that the volume-sensitive ROS production is NADPH oxidase dependent. NIH3T3 cells express the NADPH oxidase components: p22 phox, a NOX4 isotype;
p47
phox; and p67 phox (real-time PCR). Exposure to the Ca2+-mobilizing agonist ATP (10 microM) potentiates the release of taurine but has no effect on ROS production under hypotonic conditions. On the other hand, addition of the
protein kinase C
(
PKC
) activator phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate (PMA, 100 nM) or the lipid messenger lysophosphatidic acid (LPA, 10 nM) potentiates the swelling-induced taurine release as well as the ROS production. Overexpression of Rac1 or
p47
phox or
p47
phox knockdown [small interfering (si)RNA] had no effect on the swelling-induced ROS production or taurine release. NOX4 knockdown (siRNA) impairs the increase in the ROS production and the concomitant taurine release following osmotic exposure. It is suggested that a NOX4 isotype plus p22 phox account for the swelling-induced increase in the ROS production in NIH3T3 cells and that the oxidase activity is potentiated by
PKC
and LPA but not by Ca2+.
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PMID:Volume-sensitive NADPH oxidase activity and taurine efflux in NIH3T3 mouse fibroblasts. 1841 17
The activity of NADPH oxidase is increased in malignant skin keratinocytes. We demonstrated that inhibition of NADPH oxidase activity by diphenyleneiodonium (DPI) suppressed free radical production, inhibited cell growth and promoted cell differentiation of B16 melanoma cells, as indicated by cell morphology, increased production of melanin, and increased expression of microphthalmia-associated transcription factor (MITF). siRNA to NADPH oxidase subunit Rac1 or
p47
induced the expression of MITF, verifying that the pro-differentiation effects are due to the inhibition of NADPH oxidase. Biochemical studies suggest that ERK plays a positive role whereas
PKCalpha
plays a negative role during this differentiation event. In addition, the protein levels of the tumor suppressor p53 were suppressed by DPI, suggesting that p53 is activated by oxidative stress and may negatively regulate differentiation in melanoma cells. Taken together, these results suggest that inhibiting NADPH oxidase activity promotes cell differentiation of B16 melanoma cells.
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PMID:Inhibition of NADPH oxidase activity promotes differentiation of B16 melanoma cells. 1842 80
Chronic administration of the most abundant dietary flavonoid quercetin exerts antihypertensive effects and improves endothelial function. We have investigated the effects of quercetin and its methylated metabolite isorhamnetin (1-10microM) on endothelial dysfunction and superoxide (O(2*)(-)) production induced by endothelin-1 (ET-1, 10nM). ET-1 increased the contractile response induced by phenylephrine and reduced the relaxant responses to acetylcholine in phenylephrine contracted intact aorta, and these effects were prevented by co-incubation with quercetin, isorhamnetin or chelerythrine (
protein kinase C
(
PKC
) inhibitor). This endothelial dysfunction was also improved by superoxide dismutase (SOD), apocynin (NADPH oxidase inhibitor) and sepiapterin (tetrahydrobiopterin synthesis substrate). Furthermore, ET-1 increased intracellular O(2*)(-) production in all layers of the vessel, protein expression of NADPH oxidase subunit
p47
(phox) without affecting p22(phox) expression and lucigenin-enhanced chemiluminescence signal stimulated by calcium ionophore A23187. All these changes were prevented by both quercetin and isorhamnetin. Moreover, apocynin, endothelium denudation and N(G)-nitro-l-arginine methylester (l-NAME, nitric oxide synthase inhibitor) suppressed the ET-1-induced increase in A23187-stimulated O(2*)(-) generation. Moreover, quercetin but not isorhamnetin, inhibited the increased
PKC
activity induced by ET-1. Taken together these results indicate that ET-1-induced NADPH oxidase up-regulation and eNOS uncoupling via
PKC
leading to endothelial dysfunction and these effects were prevented by quercetin and isorhamnetin.
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PMID:Quercetin inhibits vascular superoxide production induced by endothelin-1: Role of NADPH oxidase, uncoupled eNOS and PKC. 1843 24
The importance of NADPH oxidase (Nox) in hypoxic responses in hypoxia-sensing cells, including pulmonary artery smooth muscle cells (PASMCs), remains uncertain. In this study, using Western blot analysis we found that the major Nox subunits Nox1, Nox4, p22(phox),
p47
(phox), and p67(phox) were equivalently expressed in mouse pulmonary and systemic (mesenteric) arteries. However, acute hypoxia significantly increased Nox activity and translocation of
p47
(phox) protein to the plasma membrane in pulmonary, but not mesenteric, arteries. The Nox inhibitor apocynin and
p47
(phox) gene deletion attenuated the hypoxic increase in intracellular concentrations of reactive oxygen species and Ca(2+) ([ROS](i) and [Ca(2+)](i)), as well as contractions in mouse PASMCs, and abolished the hypoxic activation of Nox in pulmonary arteries. The conventional/novel
protein kinase C
(
PKC
) inhibitor chelerythrine, specific
PKCepsilon
translocation peptide inhibitor, and
PKCepsilon
gene deletion, but not the conventional
PKC
inhibitor GO6976, prevented the hypoxic increase in Nox activity in pulmonary arteries and [ROS](i) in PASMCs. The
PKC
activator phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate could increase Nox activity in pulmonary and mesenteric arteries. Inhibition of mitochondrial ROS generation with rotenone or myxothiazol prevented hypoxic activation of Nox. Glutathione peroxidase-1 (Gpx1) gene overexpression to enhance H(2)O(2) removal significantly inhibited the hypoxic activation of Nox, whereas Gpx1 gene deletion had the opposite effect. Exogenous H(2)O(2) increased Nox activity in pulmonary and mesenteric arteries. These findings suggest that acute hypoxia may distinctively activate Nox to increase [ROS](i) through the mitochondrial ROS-
PKCepsilon
signaling axis, providing a positive feedback mechanism to contribute to the hypoxic increase in [ROS](i) and [Ca(2+)](i) as well as contraction in PASMCs.
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PMID:Hypoxia activates NADPH oxidase to increase [ROS]i and [Ca2+]i through the mitochondrial ROS-PKCepsilon signaling axis in pulmonary artery smooth muscle cells. 1878 34
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