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Query: UNIPROT:P05412 (c-Jun)
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8-Prenylkaempferol is a prenylflavonoid isolated from the roots of Sophora flavescens, a Chinese herb with anti-inflammatory properties. However whether 8-prenylkaempferol itself displayed an anti-inflammatory activity remained unclear. In this study, we evaluated the effect of 8-prenylkaempferol on lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced nitric oxide (NO) production in RAW264.7 macrophages. 8-Prenylkaempferol inhibited significantly LPS-induced NO production through suppressing inducible NO synthase (iNOS) expression at both protein and mRNA levels but failed to affect sodium nitroprusside-triggered NO production, iNOS enzyme activity, and cell viability. Further investigation of the mechanisms revealed that 8-prenylkaempferol inhibited LPS-induced c-Jun phosphorylation (a major component of activator protein-1, AP-1), but did not attenuate IkB-alpha degradation nor NF-kappaB nuclear translocation. Cellular signaling analysis using mitogen-activating protein kinase (MAPK) inhibitors including 2'-amino-3'-methoxyflavone (PD98059, MEK1/2 inhibitor), 4-[5-(4-fluorophenyl)-2-[4-(methylsulfonyl)phenyl]-1H-imidazol-4-yl]pyridine (SB203580, p38 kinase inhibitor) and anthra[1-9-cd]pyrazol-6(2H)-one (SP600125, c-Jun N-terminal kinase inhibitor) demonstrated that extracellular signal-regulated kinase1/2 (ERK1/2), p38 and JNK all participated in LPS-stimulated iNOS expression and NO production, but 8-prenylkaempferol interfered selectively with JNK phosphorylation. On the other hand, LPS-induced c-Jun phosphorylation was attenuated in the presence of SP600125. We suggested that interfering with JNK-mediated c-Jun phosphorylation and thus blocking AP-1 activation might contribute to the suppression effects of 8-prenylkaempferol on iNOS. These findings provided the first molecular basis that 8-prenylkaempferol is an effective agent for attenuating pro-inflammatory NO induction.
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PMID:8-Prenylkaempferol suppresses inducible nitric oxide synthase expression through interfering with JNK-mediated AP-1 pathway in murine macrophages. 1857 29

Resistin and endothelin (ET)-1 have been reported to inhibit adipogenesis and regulate adipocyte insulin resistance, respectively. Although both hormones interact with each other, the exact signaling pathway of ET-1 to act on resistin gene expression is still unknown. Using 3T3-L1 adipocytes, we investigated the signaling pathways involved in ET-1-stimulated resistin gene expression. The up-regulation of resistin mRNA expression by ET-1 depends on concentration and timing. The concentration of ET-1 that increased resistin mRNA levels by 100%-250% was approximately 100 nM for a range of 0.25-12 hours of treatment. Treatment with actinomycin D blocked ET-1-increased resistin mRNA levels, suggesting that the effect of ET-1 requires new mRNA synthesis. Treatment with an inhibitor of the ET type-A receptor, such as N-[1-Formyl-N-[N-[(hexahydro-1H-azepin-1-yl)carbonyl]-L-leucyl]-D-tryptophyl]-D-tryptophan (BQ610), but not with the ET type-B receptor antagonist N-[(cis-2,6-Dimethyl-1-piperidinyl)carbonyl]-4-methyl-L-leucyl-1-(methoxycarbonyl)-D-tryptophyl-D-norleucine (BQ788), blocked ET-1, increased the levels of resistin mRNA, and phosphorylated levels of downstream signaling molecules, such as ERK1/2, c-Jun N-terminal kinases (JNKs), protein kinase B (AKT), and signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (STAT3). Moreover, pretreatment of specific inhibitors of either ERK1/2 (1,4-diamino-2,3-dicyano-1,4-bis[2-aminophenylthio]butadiene [U0126] and 2-(2-amino-3-methoxyphenyl)-4H-1-benzopyran-4-one [PD98059], two inhibitors of MEK1), JNKs (SP600125), phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase/AKT (LY294002 and Wortmannin), or Janus kinase 2 (JAK2)/STAT3 ((E)-2-Cyano-3-(3,4-dihydrophenyl)-N-(phenylmethyl)-2-propenamide, AG490) prevented ET-1-increased levels of resistin mRNA and reduced the ET-1-stimulated phosphorylation of ERK1/2, JNKs, AKT, and STAT3, respectively. However, the p38 kinase antagonist 4-[5-(4-Fluorophenyl)-2-[4-(methylsulfonyl)phenyl]-1H-imidazol-4-yl]pyridine (SB203580) did not alter the effect of ET-1. These results imply that ET type-A receptor, ERK1/2, JNKs, AKT, and JAK2, but not ET type-B receptor or p38, are necessary for the ET-1 stimulation of resistin gene expression. In vivo observations that ET-1 increased resistin mRNA and protein levels in sc and epididymal adipose tissues support the in vitro findings.
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PMID:Endothelin-1 stimulates resistin gene expression. 2442 64