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The metabolism of arachidonic acid, in particular the generation of prostaglandins (PGs), has been proposed to play a key role in the regulation of labor. Moreover, several extracellular proteins have been reported to modulate PG synthesis in amnion cells. In this study, we found that lipid components dissolved in the amniotic fluid modulate PG synthesis in WISH human amnion cells and identified one of these components as a sphingosine 1-phosphate (S1P). WISH cells express several S1P receptors including S1P1, S1P2, and S1P3. When WISH cells were stimulated with S1P, PGE2 synthesis increased in a concentration-dependent manner, showing maximal activity at around 100 nM. S1P treatment also caused the up-regulation of cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) mRNA and protein, which was apparent within 3-12 h of stimulation. In terms of the intracellular signaling pathway of S1P-induced WISH cell activation, we found that S1P stimulated two kinds of MAPK, ERK, and p38 kinase. We examined the roles of these two MAPKs in S1P-induced COX-2 expression. S1P-induced COX-2 expression was blocked completely by PD-98059 but not by SB-203580, suggesting that ERK has a critical role in the process. Transfection of S1P1 or S1P3 but not of S1P2 antisense oligonucleotide inhibited S1P-induced COX-2 expression and PGE2 production in WISH cells, indicating the involvements of S1P1 and S1P3 in the processes. This study demonstrates the physiological role of S1P in amniotic fluid and its effect on the modulation of COX-2 expression and PGs synthesis in WISH cells.
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PMID:Sphingosine 1-phosphate in amniotic fluid modulates cyclooxygenase-2 expression in human amnion-derived WISH cells. 1279 4

Sphingosine-1-phosphate (S1P) is a lipid mediator that exerts multiple cellular functions through activation of G-protein-coupled receptors. Although the role of S1P on angiogenesis is well established, its role in neurogenesis is unknown. We examined the effects of S1P on G-protein activation in brain sections of rat embryo and on neural progenitor cells in culture. Intense S1P-stimulated [35S]GTPgammaS labeling was observed as early as E15 in the neuroepithelium and differentiating fields throughout the brain, suggesting that functional S1P receptors are expressed in brain areas with active neurogenesis. mRNA transcripts for several S1P receptor subtypes (S1P1, S1P2, S1P3 and S1P5) were expressed in neural progenitor cells prepared from embryonic rat hippocampus. S1P induced phosphorylation of extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK) and proliferation of neural progenitor cells as determined by BrdU incorporation in a pertussis toxin-sensitive manner. These effects were prevented by the ERK signaling inhibitor U0126. S1P augmented telomerase activity in neural progenitor cells with similar potency as that of FGF-2. Furthermore, S1P induced cell-cell aggregation. This morphological change was transient and prevented by Y-27632, an inhibitor of Rho-associated kinase. These results suggest that S1P plays a pleiotropic role in neurogenesis via pathways involving S1P receptors, MAP kinases and Rho kinase.
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PMID:Sphingosine-1-phosphate induces proliferation and morphological changes of neural progenitor cells. 1475 25

1 Sphingosine-1-phosphate (S1P) is considered a potent mitogen for mesangial cells and activates the classical mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) cascade via S1P receptors. In this study, we show that S1P signalling is rapidly desensitized upon S1P receptor activation. A complete loss of S1P sensitivity occurs after 10 min of S1P pretreatment and remains for at least 8 h. A similar desensitization is also seen with the S1P mimetic FTY720-phosphate, but not with the nonphosphorylated FTY720, nor with sphingosine or ceramide. 2 Prestimulating the cells with extracellular ATP or UTP, which bind to and activate P2Y receptors on mesangial cells, a similar rapid desensitization of the S1P receptor occurs, suggesting a heterologous desensitization of S1P receptors by P2Y receptor activation. Furthermore, adenosine binding to P1 receptors triggers a similar desensitization. In contrast, two other growth factors, PDGF-BB and TGFbeta2, have no significant effect on S1P-induced MAPK activation. 3 S1P also triggers increased inositol trisphosphate (IP3) formation, which is completely abolished by S1P pretreatment but only partially by ATP pretreatment, suggesting that IP3 formation and MAPK activation stimulated by S1P involve different receptor subtypes. 4 Increasing intracellular cAMP levels by forskolin pretreatment has a similar effect on desensitization as adenosine. Moreover, a selective A3 adenosine receptor agonist, which couples to phospholipase C and increases IP3 formation, exerted a similar effect. 5 Pretreatment of cells with various protein kinase C (PKC) inhibitors prior to ATP prestimulation and subsequent S1P stimulation leads to a differential reversal of the ATP effect. Whereas the broad-spectrum protein kinase inhibitor staurosporine potently reverses the effect, the PKC-alpha inhibitor CGP41251, the PKC-delta inhibitor rottlerin and calphostin C show only a partial reversal at maximal concentrations. 6 Suramin, which is reported as a selective S1P3 receptor antagonist compared to the other S1P receptor subtypes, has no effect on the S1P-induced MAPK activation, thus excluding the involvement of S1P3 in this response. 7 In summary, these data document a rapid homologous and also heterologous desensitization of S1P signalling in mesangial cells, which is mechanistically triggered by PKC activation and eventually another staurosporine-sensitive protein kinase, as well as by increased cAMP formation.
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PMID:Heterologous desensitization of the sphingosine-1-phosphate receptors by purinoceptor activation in renal mesangial cells. 1546 46

In this study a novel biological activity of sphingosine 1-phosphate (S1P) in C2C12 myoblasts was identified. In these cells the bioactive lipid profoundly regulated myogenesis exerting an antimitogenic activity, by reducing serum-induced cell proliferation, and acting as powerful prodifferentiating agent by enhancing the expression of myogenic differentiation markers such as myogenin, myosin heavy chain, and caveolin-3. The S1P-dependent diminution of serum-induced labeled thymidine incorporation was abrogated by antisense oligodeoxyribonucleotides (ODN) to S1P2, but not to S1P1 or S1P3 receptor, also expressed in C2C12 cells, implicating S1P2 in the biological response. Using antisense ODN and short interfering RNA treatment, we highlighted the key role played by S1P2 in the S1P-dependent induction of muscle-specific gene products. Notably, S1P2 overexpression increased the content of myogenic markers and hastened the onset of differentiated muscle phenotype in comparison with control cells. Cell treatment with pertussis toxin did not affect the biological responses to S1P, ruling out the involvement of Gi-mediated events in the signaling promoted by the sphingolipid. Among the various signaling pathways activated by S1P, the activation of ERK1/ERK2 and p38 MAPK, both identified as downstream effectors of S1P2, was required for the inhibition of cell proliferation and the stimulation of myogenic differentiation, respectively.
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PMID:Sphingosine 1-phosphate regulates myogenic differentiation: a major role for S1P2 receptor. 1562 79

The mitogenic role of sphingosine-1-phosphate (S1P) and its involvement in basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF)-induced proliferation were examined in primary cultures of cerebellar astrocytes. Exposure to bFGF resulted in a rapid increase of extracellular S1P formation, bFGF inducing astrocytes to release S1P, but not sphingosine kinase, in the extracellular milieu. The SK inhibitor N,N-dimethylsphingosine inhibited S1P release as well as bFGF-induced growth stimulation. S1P application in quiescent astrocytes caused a dose-dependent increase in DNA synthesis. This gliotrophic effect was induced by a brief exposure to low nanomolar S1P, mimicked by the S1P receptor agonist dihydro-S1P, and inhibited by pertussis toxin (PTX), an inactivator of G(i)/G(o)-proteins. S1P also induced activation of extracellular signal-regulated kinase that was inhibited again by PTX. Moreover, the S1P lyase inhibitor 4-deoxypyridoxine induced the cellular accumulation of S1P but did not affect DNA synthesis. These results support the view that S1P exerted a mitogenic effect on cerebellar astrocytes extracellularly, most likely through cell surface S1P receptors. In agreement, mRNAs for S1P1, S1P2, and S1P3 receptors are expressed in cerebellar astrocytes (Anelli et al., 2005. J Neurochem 92:1204-1215). Ceramide, a negative regulator of astrocyte proliferation and down-regulated by bFGF (Riboni et al., 2002. Cerebellum 1:129-135), efficiently inhibited S1P-induced proliferation. The S1P action appears to be part of an autocrine/paracrine cascade stimulated by bFGF and, together with ceramide down-regulation, essential for astrocytes to respond to bFGF. The results suggest that S1P and bFGF/S1P may play an important role in physiopathological glial proliferation, such as brain development, reactive gliosis and brain tumor formation.
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PMID:Sphingosine-1-phosphate is released by cerebellar astrocytes in response to bFGF and induces astrocyte proliferation through Gi-protein-coupled receptors. 1647 Aug 10

Lysophosphatidic acid (LPA) and sphingosine 1-phosphate (S1P) are bioactive lipid mediators, which are known to play major roles in allergic reactions as well as in tumor pathogenesis. Here, the biological activities and signal pathways of these lysophospholipids (LPLs) in dendritic cells (DCs) were characterized further. Flow cytometric and immunoblot analyses indicate that immature as well as mature DCs express the LPL receptors S1P1, S1P3, S1P5, and LPA2, but not S1P2, S1P4, LPA1, or LPA3. Moreover, enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay experiments demonstrate that simultaneous addition of these LPLs to immature DCs in the presence of lipopolysaccharide enhanced the secretion of the inflammatory cytokines interleukin (IL)-6 and IL-8 in maturing DCs. In contrast, no modification of IL-6 or IL-8 release was observed after exposure of mature DCs to LPLs alone. In addition, studies with pertussis toxin and mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) kinase inhibitor PD98059 suggested that Gi proteins and MAPK pathway are involved in these LPL-induced cell responses. Corroborating these findings, we observed that LPLs induce the phosphorylation of extracellular signal-regulated kinase 1/2 in immature DCs but not in mature DCs. Further analyses show that inhibitors of phosholipase D, Rho, and protein kinase C also inhibited the LPL-induced release of IL-6 and IL-8. Therefore, our findings suggest that lipopolysaccharide in DCs uncouples LPL receptors from the signal-transducing machinery during maturation and that exposure of LPLs at early time-points to maturing DCs modifies the proinflammatory capacity of mature DCs.
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PMID:IL-6 and IL-8 release is mediated via multiple signaling pathways after stimulating dendritic cells with lysophospholipids. 1676 64

Reconstituted high-density lipoprotein (rHDL) has been shown to produce a rapid regression of atherosclerosis in animal models and humans. Sphingosine-1-phosphate (S1P), which is a bioactive lipid in HDL, plays a role in mitogenesis, endothelial cell motility, and cell survival, as well as organization and differentiation into a vessel. In this study, we examined the direct role of a newly developed rHDL, [POPC(1-palmitoyl-2-oleoyl phosphatidylcholine)/S1P/apolipoproteinA-I(A-I)]rHDL containing S1P in tube formation in endothelial cells (ECs) as well as cholesterol efflux in macrophage. The effect of (POPC/S1P/A-I)rHDL on cholesterol efflux in macrophage was similar to that of conventional rHDL, (POPC/A-I)rHDL. In addition, (POPC/S1P/A-I)rHDL induced EC proliferation through the activation of phospho-Akt and phospho-extracellular-signal-regulated kinases (p-ERK) 1/2 and EC tube formation, and this effect was blocked by inhibitors of Akt, ERK and endothelial nitric-oxide synthase (eNOS). In addition, (POPC/S1P/A-I)rHDL-induced p-ERK1/2 activation and EC tube formation can be mainly attributed to S1P-stimulated signaling through S1P2 and S1P3 as determined by an anti-sense strategy. In conclusion, (POPC/S1P/A-I)rHDL induces cholesterol efflux independently of S1P but has additional S1P-mediated effects on EC tube formation mediated by Akt/ERK/NO through S1P2 and S1P3. In the future, these new discs may be useful for the treatment of atherosclerotic and ischemic cardiovascular disease, such as acute coronary syndrome and atherosclerosis obliterans.
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PMID:Newly developed reconstituted high-density lipoprotein containing sphingosine-1-phosphate induces endothelial tube formation. 1711 70

We investigated the signaling pathway on sphingosinephosphorylcholine (SPC) -induced contraction in cat esophageal smooth muscle cells. SPC induced in a dose-dependent manner contractile effect. We have previously shown that lysophospholipid (LPL) receptor subtypes including the S1P1, S1P2, S1P3, and S1P5 receptor are present in esophageal smooth muscle. Only EDG-5 (S1P2) receptor antibody penetration into permeablilized cells inhibited the SPC-induced contraction. Pertussis toxin (PTX) and specific antibodies to G(i1), G(i2), G(i3) and G(o) inhibited the contraction, implying that SPC-induced contraction depends on PTX-sensitive G(i1), G(i2), G(i3), and G(o) protein. A phospholipase inhibitor U73122 and incubation of permeabilized cells with PLC-beta3 antibody inhibited SPC-induced contraction. The PKC-mediated contraction may be isozyme specific since only PKCepsilon antibody inhibited the contraction. Preincubation with MEK inhibitor PD98059 blocked the SPC-induced contraction, but p38 MAPK inhibitor SB202190 did not. Cotreatment with GF109203X and PD98059 did not show synergistic effects, suggesting that these two kinases are involved in the same signaling pathway in the SPC-induced contraction. The data suggest that S1P-induced contraction in feline esophageal smooth muscle cells depends on activation of the G(i1), G(i2), G(i3) and G(o) proteins and the PLCbeta3 isozyme via the S1P2 receptor, leading to stimulation of a PKCE pathway, which subsequently activates a p44/p42 MAPK pathway.
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PMID:The signaling mechanism of the sphingosylphosphorylcholine-induced contraction in cat esophageal smooth muscle cells. 1825 49

Prostacyclin (PGI2) is an important regulator of vascular homeostasis. Our goal was to analyze the role of sphingosine 1-phosphate (S1P) and its receptors in the up-regulation of cyclooxygenase-2 (Cox-2) induced by HDL in human vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMC). S1P induces Cox-2 expression in a time-and dose-dependent manner at concentrations (0.02-1 microM) compatible with those present in physiological HDL levels. The effect was mimicked by dihydro-S1P (DhS1P), a S1P derivative that only acts through cell surface S1P receptors. Desensitization of S1P receptors with S1P (or DhS1P) abolished HDL-induced Cox-2 up-regulation and PGI2 release. Inhibition of S1P receptors by suramin (inhibitor of S1P3), JTE013 (inhibitor of S1P2) or VPC23019 (inhibitor of S1P1 and S1P3) reduced the up-regulation of Cox-2 induced by HDL and S1P. The combination of suramin and JTE013 increased the inhibitory effect compared to that observed in cells treated with each inhibitor alone. siRNA against S1P2 or S1P3 significantly reduced the ability of HDL and S1P to up-regulate Cox-2. Simvastatin induced over-expression of S1P3 and potentiated the induction of Cox-2 expression produced by HDL (or S1P). Finally, suramin, JTE013 and VPC23019 inhibited p38 MAPK and ERK1/2 signaling pathways activated by HDL (or S1P) and the downstream activation of CREB, a key transcription factor involved in Cox-2 transcriptional up-regulation. These results indicate that S1P receptors, in particular S1P2 and S1P3, are involved in the Cox-2-dependent effects of HDL on vascular cells. Strategies aimed to therapeutically modulate S1P or S1P receptors could be useful to improve cardiovascular protection.
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PMID:Prostacyclin induction by high-density lipoprotein (HDL) in vascular smooth muscle cells depends on sphingosine 1-phosphate receptors: effect of simvastatin. 1861 46

Sphingosine-1-phosphate (S1P), acting through five closely related G-protein coupled receptors termed S1P1-5, has recently emerged as a possible regulator of smooth muscle cell (SMC) physiology with the potential to induce contraction, proliferation and stress fiber formation. In the present study, real-time quantitative PCR was used to determine the expression patterns of S1P receptor subtypes in human primary pulmonary artery smooth muscle cells (PASMC). We report here that subconfluent PASMC express predominantly S1P2 and S1P3 receptors and we show that S1P1 receptor mRNA levels are significantly up-regulated following basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF) treatment. As a consequence, increased responsiveness, as measured by impedance and ERK1/2 phosphorylation, was observed upon stimulation with a specific S1P1 receptor agonist SEW2871. We therefore demonstrate, for the first time, that a growth factor that was previously shown to be involved in physiological and pathological changes of SMC function induced S1P1 receptor expression and we propose that S1P1 receptor up-regulation could contribute to vascular remodeling.
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PMID:bFGF induces S1P1 receptor expression and functionality in human pulmonary artery smooth muscle cells. 1877 27


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