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Interleukin-1 (IL-1) plays a crucial role in the immunopathological responses involved with tissue destruction in chronic inflammatory diseases, such as periodontal disease, as it stimulates host cells including fibroblasts to produce various inflammatory mediators and catabolic factors. We comprehensively investigated the involvement of mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPKs)/activator protein-1 (AP-1) and IkappaB kinases (IKKs)/IkappaBs/nuclear factor-kappaB (NF-kappaB) in IL-1beta-stimulated IL-6,
IL-8
, prostaglandin E(2) (PGE(2)) and matrix metalloproteinase-1 (MMP-1) production by human gingival fibroblasts (HGF). Three MAPKs, extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK), p38 MAPK and c-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK), which were simultaneously activated by IL-1beta, mediated subsequent c-fos and c-jun mRNA expression and DNA binding of AP-1 at different magnitudes. IKKalpha/beta/IkappaB-alpha/NF-kappaB was also involved in the IL-1 signaling cascade. Further, IL-1beta stimulated HGF to produce IL-6,
IL-8
, PGE(2) and MMP-1 via activation of the 3 MAPKs and NF-kappaB, as inhibitors of each MAPK and NF-kappaB significantly suppressed the production of IL-1beta-stimulated factors, though these pathways might also play distinct roles in IL-1beta activities. Our results strongly suggest that the MAPKs/AP-1 and
IKK
/IkappaB/NF-kappaB cascades cooperatively mediate the IL-1beta-stimulated synthesis of IL-6,
IL-8
, PGE(2) and MMP-1 in HGF.
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PMID:Interleukin-1 stimulates cytokines, prostaglandin E2 and matrix metalloproteinase-1 production via activation of MAPK/AP-1 and NF-kappaB in human gingival fibroblasts. 1565 48
Decoy receptor 3 (DcR3), a soluble receptor for FasL, LIGHT and TL1A, is highly expressed in cancer cells. We show that pretreatment of HUVECs with DcR3 enhances the adhesion of THP-1 and U937 cells and primary monocytes. A similar stimulatory effect of DcR3 on THP-1 adhesion was also observed in human microvascular endothelial cells (HMVECs). Flow cytometry and ELISA showed that DcR3-treated HUVECs exhibited significant increases in ICAM-1 and VCAM-1 expression. We also demonstrate the ability of DcR3 to stimulate the secretion of
IL-8
by HUVECs. RT-PCR and reporter assays revealed that the expression of adhesion molecules and
IL-8
are regulated at the level of gene transcription. Experiments with pyrrolidine dithiocarbamate indicated the involvement of an NF-kappaB signaling pathway. DcR3 was found to induce
IkappaB kinase
activation, IkappaB degradation, p65 nuclear translocation, and NF-kappaB DNA-binding activity. The enhancement by DcR3 of cell adhesion to HUVECs was not mimicked by the TL1A-Ab, which has been shown in our previous work to be a neutralizing Ab against TL1A, thereby inducing HUVECs angiogenesis. Moreover, DcR3-induced cell adhesion could be detected in human aortic endothelial cells (ECs) in which TL1A expression is lacking. Together, our data demonstrate that DcR3 increases monocyte adhesion to ECs via NF-kappaB activation, leading to the transcriptional up-regulation of adhesion molecules and
IL-8
in ECs. This novel action appears not to be due to TL1A neutralization, but occurs through an as yet undefined target(s). This study implicates DcR3 in the relationship between inflammation and cancer development.
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PMID:Decoy receptor 3 increases monocyte adhesion to endothelial cells via NF-kappa B-dependent up-regulation of intercellular adhesion molecule-1, VCAM-1, and IL-8 expression. 1566 28
Asthma is an inflammatory disease of the lungs and the transcription factor NF-kappa B regulates the production of numerous inflammatory mediators that may have a role in the pathogenesis of asthma. Hence, the signalling pathways leading to NF-kappa B activation are considered prime targets for novel anti-inflammatory therapies. The prevention of NF-kappa B activity in mice, through the knockout of
IKK
beta or p65, causes fatal liver degeneration in utero making it difficult to determine the full implications of inhibiting NF-kappaB activity in tissues physiologically relevant to human diseases. This study used adenovirus delivery of a dominant inhibitor of NF-kappaB (I kappa B alpha delta N) and dominant-negative IKK alpha (IKK alpha(KM)) and
IKK
beta (
IKK
beta(KA)) to investigate the role of the individual IKKs in NF-kappa B activation and inflammatory gene transcription by human pulmonary A549 cells. Overexpression of
IKK
beta(KA) or I kappa B alpha delta N prevented NF-kappa B-dependent transcription and DNA binding.
IKK
beta(KA) also prevented I kappa B alpha kinase activity. Similarly,
IKK
beta(KA) and I kappa B alpha delta N overexpression also inhibited IL-1beta- and TNF alpha-dependent increases in ICAM-1,
IL-8
and GM-CSF in addition to IL-1beta-mediated increases in cyclooxygenase-2 expression, whereas IKK alpha(KM) overexpression had little effect on these outputs.
IKK
beta(KA) also reduced cell viability and induced caspase-3 and PARP cleavage regardless of the stimuli, indicating the induction of apoptosis. This effect seemed to be directly related to
IKK
beta kinase activity since I kappa B alpha delta N only induced PARP cleavage in TNF alpha-treated cells. These results demonstrate that inhibition of
IKK
beta and NF-kappa B suppresses inflammatory mediator production and reduces A549 cell viability. Thus, novel therapies that target
IKK
beta could have potent anti-inflammatory effects and may be beneficial in the treatment of certain cancers.
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PMID:Validation of IKK beta as therapeutic target in airway inflammatory disease by adenoviral-mediated delivery of dominant-negative IKK beta to pulmonary epithelial cells. 1572 90
A series of 21 novel 2-[(aminocarbonyl)amino]-5-acetylenyl-3-thiophenecarboxamides were synthesized and evaluated for the inhibition of
IKK-2
. In spite of their often modest activity on the enzyme, six selected analogs showed significant inhibition of the production of inflammatory cytokine
IL-8
in IL-1beta stimulated rheumatoid arthritis-derived synovial fibroblasts, demonstrating their potential usefulness as NF-kappaB regulators.
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PMID:Inhibition of IKK-2 by 2-[(aminocarbonyl)amino]-5-acetylenyl-3-thiophenecarboxamides. 1591 Dec 71
Neisseria gonorrhoeae (Ngo) is a Gram-negative pathogenic bacterium responsible for an array of diseases ranging from urethritis to disseminated gonococcal infections. Early events in the establishment of infection involve interactions between Ngo and the mucosal epithelium, which induce a local inflammatory response. Here we analyzed the molecular mechanism involved in the Ngo-induced induction of the proinflammatory cytokines tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNFalpha), interleukin-6 (IL-6), and
IL-8
. We identified the immediate early response transcription factor nuclear factor kappaB (NF-kappaB) as a key molecule for the induction of cytokine release. Ngo-induced activation of direct upstream signaling molecules was demonstrated for
IkappaB kinase
alpha and beta (IKKalpha and IKKbeta) by phosphorylation of IkappaBalpha as a substrate and
IKK
autophosphorylation. Using dominant negative cDNAs encoding kinase-dead IKKalpha, IKKbeta, and NF-kappaB-inducing kinase (NIK), Ngo-induced NF-kappaB activity was significantly inhibited. Curcumin, the yellow pigment derived from Curcuma longa, inhibited IKKalpha, IKKbeta and NIK, indicating its strong potential to block NF-kappaB-mediated cytokine release and the innate immune response. In addition to the inhibition of Ngo-induced signaling, curcumin treatment of cells completely abolished the adherence of bacteria to cells in late infection, underlining the high potential of curcumin as an anti-microbial compound without cytotoxic side effects.
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PMID:The anti-inflammatory compound curcumin inhibits Neisseria gonorrhoeae-induced NF-kappaB signaling, release of pro-inflammatory cytokines/chemokines and attenuates adhesion in late infection. 1592 92
Escherichia coli is associated with inflammation in the brain. To investigate whether astrocytes are involved in E. coil-induced inflammation, we assessed the levels of expression of proinflammatory mediators produced by E. coli-infected astrocytes. E. coli infection in primary human astrocytes and cell lines increased expression of the CXC chemokine
IL-8
/GRO-alpha, the CC chemokine MCP-1, TNF-alpha, and iNOS. E. coli infection activated p65/p50 heterodimeric NF-kappaB and concurrently decreased the signals of IkappaBalpha. Blocking the NF-kappaB signals by IkappaBalpha-superrepressor-containing retrovirus or antisense p50 oligonucleotide transfection resulted in down-regulation of expression of the proinflammatory mediators. Furthermore, superrepressors of IkappaBalpha,
IkappaB kinase
(
IKK
) or NF-kappaB inducing kinase (NIK) inhibited the up-regulated expression of the downstream target genes of NF-kappaB such as
IL-8
and MCP-1, and superrepressors of TNF receptor-associated factor (TRAF)2 and TRAF5 also inhibited expression of the E. coli-induced target genes of NF-kappaB. These results indicate that proinflammatory mediators such as the CXC chemokine
IL-8
/GRO-alpha, the CC chemokine MCP-1, TNF-alpha, and iNOS can be expressed in E. coli-infected astrocytes via an NF-kappaB pathway, suggesting that these mediators may contribute to inflammation in the brain, including infiltration of inflammatory cells.
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PMID:Induction of proinflammatory mediators requires activation of the TRAF, NIK, IKK and NF-kappaB signal transduction pathway in astrocytes infected with Escherichia coli. 1593 6
IL-1beta may contribute to airway inflammation by inducing pro-inflammatory cytokines and chemokines from bronchial epithelial cells. In the current study, we investigated the cis-acting sites within the
IL-8
promoter, and signalling pathways important in
IL-8
production from BEAS2B cells following IL-1beta stimulation. IL-1beta treatment (0.1-10 ng/mL) upregulated
IL-8
protein production in a dose dependent manner and
IL-8
mRNA in a time dependent manner. IL-1beta induced upregulation of
IL-8
promoter-reporter constructs, indicating that the mechanism of upregulation was pre-transcriptional. Using
IL-8
promoter constructs with mutated cis-acting sites, it was found that both the NF-kappaB and NF-IL6 sites together were required for
IL-8
promoter induction following IL-1beta treatment. Using chemical inhibitors or dominant negative mutants, we found that
IL-8
promoter activity required
IkappaB kinase
beta, IkappaB, but not the MAP kinases p38 or c-Jun N-terminal kinase 2. Fluticasone propionate was able to suppress IL-1beta induced
IL-8
protein and promoter activation, using both a -1481 bp fragment and a -133 bp fragment, indicating that the glucocorticoid response element found at -330 bp was not required for fluticasone mediated suppression of
IL-8
promoter activation.
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PMID:IL-1beta induces IL-8 in bronchial cells via NF-kappaB and NF-IL6 transcription factors and can be suppressed by glucocorticoids. 1593 12
R(+)WIN 55,212-2 is a synthetic cannabinoid that controls disease progression in models of multiple sclerosis. This is associated with its ability to reduce migration of leukocytes into the central nervous system. Because leukocyte migration is dependent on induction of adhesion molecules and chemokines by pro-inflammatory cytokines, we examined the effects of R(+)WIN 55,212-2 on their expression. Using 1321N1 astrocytoma and A-172 glioblastoma as cell models we show that R(+)WIN 55,212-2, but not its inactive chiral form S(-)WIN 55,212-2, strongly inhibits the interleukin-1 (IL-1) induction of the adhesion molecules intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1) and vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 (VCAM-1) and the chemokine
IL-8
. This inhibition is not mediated via the CB1 or CB2 cannabinoid receptors, because their selective antagonists and pertussis toxin failed to affect the inhibitory effects of R(+)WIN 55,212-2. Furthermore reverse transcription-PCR analysis did not detect the expression of either receptor in 1321N1 cells. R(+)WIN 55,212-2 was shown to inhibit adhesion molecule and chemokine expression at the level of transcription, because it strongly inhibited the IL-1 induction of ICAM-1, VCAM-1, and
IL-8
mRNAs and blocked the IL-1 activation of their promoters. The NFkappaB pathway was then assessed as a lead target for R(+)WIN 55,212-2. NFkappaB was measured by expression of a transfected NFkappaB-regulated reporter gene. Using this assay, R(+)WIN 55,212-2 strongly inhibited IL-1 activation of NFkappaB. Furthermore R(+)WIN 55,212-2 inhibited the ability of overexpressed Myd88, Tak-1, and
IKK-2
to induce the reporter gene suggesting that R(+)WIN 55,212-2 acts at or downstream of
IKK-2
in the IL-1 pathway. However R(+)WIN 55,212-2 failed to inhibit IL-1-induced degradation of IkappaBalpha, excluding
IKK-2
as a direct target. In addition electrophoretic mobility shift and chromatin immunoprecipitation assays showed that R(+)WIN 55,212-2 does not regulate the IL-1-induced nuclear translocation of NFkappaB or the ability of the latter to bind to promoters regulating expression of ICAM-1 and
IL-8
. These data suggest that R(+)WIN 55,212-2 blocks IL-1 signaling by inhibiting the transactivation potential of NFkappaB.
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PMID:The synthetic cannabinoid R(+)WIN 55,212-2 inhibits the interleukin-1 signaling pathway in human astrocytes in a cannabinoid receptor-independent manner. 1610 34
Viral infection is one of the leading causes of brain encephalitis and meningitis. Recently, it was reported that Toll-like receptor-3 (TLR3) induces a double-stranded RNA (dsRNA)-mediated inflammatory signal in the cells of the innate immune system, and studies suggested that dsRNA may induce inflammation in the central nervous system (CNS) by activating the CNS-resident glial cells. To explore further the connection between dsRNA and inflammation in the CNS, we have studied the effects of dsRNA stimulation in astrocytes. Our results show that the injection of polyinosinic-polycytidylic acid (poly(I:C)), a synthetic dsRNA, into the striatum of the mouse brain induces the activation of astrocytes and the expression of TNF-alpha, IFN-beta, and IP-10. Stimulation with poly(I:C) also induces the expression of these proinflammatory genes in primary astrocytes and in CRT-MG, a human astrocyte cell line. Furthermore, our studies on the intracellular signaling pathways reveal that poly(I:C) stimulation activates
IkappaB kinase
(
IKK
), extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK), and c-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK) in CRT-MG. Pharmacological inhibitors of nuclear factor-kappaB (NF-kappaB), JNK, ERK, glycogen synthase kinase-3beta (GSK-3beta), and dsRNA-activated protein kinase (PKR) inhibit the expression of
IL-8
and IP-10 in astrocytes, indicating that the activation of these signaling molecules is required for the TLR3-mediated chemokine gene induction. Interestingly, the inhibition of PI3 kinase suppressed the expression of IP-10, but upregulated the expression of
IL-8
, suggesting differential roles for PI3 kinase, depending on the target genes. These data suggest that the TLR3 expressed on astrocytes may initiate an inflammatory response upon viral infection in the CNS.
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PMID:TLR3-mediated signal induces proinflammatory cytokine and chemokine gene expression in astrocytes: differential signaling mechanisms of TLR3-induced IP-10 and IL-8 gene expression. 1626 67
Nuclear factor-kappaB (NFkappaB) is an inducible transcription factor that plays a key role in regulating the expression of a wide range of immune and inflammatory response genes. The activity of NFkappaB is controlled at multiple levels, including cytoplasmic retention with inhibitor of kappaB (IkappaB) proteins in the basal state. Persistent activation of the transcription factor is seen in numerous chronic inflammatory disease states, and we have previously demonstrated sustained activation of NFkappaB in human glial cells upon stimulation with interleukin (IL)-1beta. In these cells, NFkappaB retains DNA binding activity for up to 72 h despite the presence of resynthesized IkappaBalpha and in the absence of IkappaBbeta. Here we characterized the apparent inability of newly synthesized IkappaBalpha to terminate activation of NFkappaB in glial cells. We showed unexpectedly that newly synthesized IkappaBalpha can enter the nucleus, interact with the NFkappaB subunit p65, and export it to the cytoplasm. However, in vitro analysis of enzyme activity demonstrates that IL-1beta causes the long term activation of the
IkappaB kinase
complex leading to chronic phosphorylation of the newly synthesized IkappaBalpha signal response domain and persistent activation of NFkappaB. Such sustained activation of NFkappaB is dependent on the continuous presence and activity of IL-1beta. Interestingly, the sustained nature of NFkappaB activity is promoter type-specific. Chromatin immunoprecipitation studies revealed that p65 is detected at the promoters of both intercellular adhesion molecule-1 and
IL-8
1 h following IL-1beta stimulation but is only found at the latter at 24 h. The functional significance of this finding is indicated by the transient induction of intercellular adhesion molecule-1 mRNA, but more sustained induction of
IL-8
expression, by IL-1beta. These studies thus demonstrated that persistent IL-1 signaling causes sustained activation of NFkappaB in a promoter-specific manner in human glial cells, leading to prolonged induction of selective pro-inflammatory genes. This is likely to make a key contribution to chronic inflammatory conditions of the brain.
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PMID:Persistent interleukin-1beta signaling causes long term activation of NFkappaB in a promoter-specific manner in human glial cells. 1645 61
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