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In the present study, we investigated the effects and mechanisms of a novel potent antioxidant, octyl caffeate, on the induction of iNOS expression by lipopolysaccharide (LPS) and interferon-gamma (IFN-gamma) in cultured primary rat aortic smooth muscle cells (RASMCs) in vitro and LPS-induced hypotension in vivo. Octyl caffeate (0.1-1.0 microM) exerted a concentration-dependent inhibition of iron-catalyzed lipid peroxidation in rat brain homogenates. Furthermore, octyl caffeate (20, 50, and 100 microM) concentration-dependently diminished the initial rate of superoxide-induced NBT reduction and the enzymatic activity of xanthine oxidase. It also concentration-dependently (1-50 microM) inhibited the NO production, iNOS protein and messenger RNA expressions upon stimulation by LPS (100 microg/mL)/IFN-gamma (100U/mL) in RASMCs. In addition, we found that octyl caffeate did not significantly affect IkappaBalpha degradation stimulated by LPS/IFN-gamma in RASMCs. On the other hand, octyl caffeate (10 and 50 microM) significantly suppressed activation of c-Jun-N-terminal kinase and extracellular signal-regulated kinase. Moreover, octyl caffeate (10mg/kg, i.v.) significantly inhibited the fall in mean arterial pressure stimulated by LPS (7.5mg/kg) in rats. In conclusion, we demonstrate that a novel potent antioxidant, octyl caffeate, significantly ameliorates circulatory failure of endotoxemia in vivo by a mechanism involving suppression of iNOS expression through inactivation of mitogen-activated protein kinases in RASMCs.
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PMID:A novel antioxidant, octyl caffeate, suppression of LPS/IFN-gamma-induced inducible nitric oxide synthase gene expression in rat aortic smooth muscle cells. 1269 79

The c-Jun amino-terminal kinase (JNK) is generally thought to be involved in inflammation, proliferation and apoptosis. Accordingly, its substrates are transcription factors and anti-apoptotic proteins. However, JNK has also been shown to be required for Drosophila dorsal closure, and MAP kinase/ERK kinase kinase 1, an upstream kinase in the JNK pathway, has been shown to be essential for cell migration. Both results imply that JNK is important in cell migration. Here we show that JNK1 is required for the rapid movement of both fish keratocytes and rat bladder tumour epithelial cells (NBT-II). Moreover, JNK1 phosphorylates serine 178 on paxillin, a focal adhesion adaptor, both in vitro and in intact cells. NBT-II cells expressing the Ser 178 --> Ala mutant of paxillin (Pax(S178A)) formed focal adhesions and exhibited the limited movement associated with such contacts in both single-cell-migration and wound-healing assays. In contrast, cells expressing wild-type paxillin moved rapidly and retained close contacts as the predominant adhesion. Expression of Pax(S178A) also inhibited the migration of two other cell lines. Thus, phosphorylation of paxillin by JNK seems essential for maintaining the labile adhesions required for rapid cell migration.
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PMID:JNK phosphorylates paxillin and regulates cell migration. 1285 63

18:1/docosahexaenoic acid (DHA)-containing phosphatidylethanolamine (PE) enhanced cell differentiation and growth inhibition of HL-60 induced by dibutyryl cAMP (dbcAMP) in a dose-dependent manner. The combined treatment of 200 microM dbcAMP and 50 microM 18:1/DHA-PE increased the NBT reducing activity, which is as an indicator of cell differentiation, to more than 75% from 40% of cells treated with 200 microM dbcAMP alone. In HL-60 cells treated with 50 microM 18:1/DHA-PE and 200 microM dbcAMP for 24 h, the expression level of c-jun mRNA and c-Jun protein were remarkably elevated compared to cells treated with dbcAMP alone. In contrast, there was no difference in the expression levels of c-fos mRNA and c-Fos protein between the combination of 18:1/DHA-PE + dbcAMP or dbcAMP alone. On the other hand, the combine treatment of 18:1/DHA-PE and dbcAMP markedly reduced the expression level of c-myc oncogene during 48 h incubation. The decreases of c-myc mRNA by 18:1/DHA-PE and/or dbcAMP was correlated with growth inhibition effect. Thus, 18:1/DHA-PE might enhance dbcAMP-induced HL-60 cell differentiation and growth inhibition by regulation of c-jun and c-myc mRNA and their products.
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PMID:Docosahexaenoic acid-containing phosphatidylethanolamine enhances HL-60 cell differentiation by regulation of c-jun and c-myc expression. 1633 92