title: Interleukin 6 signal transduction in a human hepatoma cell line (Hep G2).
abstract: Interleukin 6 is an important peptide regulatory factor with diverse biological activities including stimulation of acute phase protein synthesis. In this report we describe the effect of signal transduction pathway modulators on interleukin 6 mediated acute phase protein synthesis in a human hepatoma cell line Hep G2. Genistein, a tyrosine kinase inhibitor inhibited the interleukin 6 stimulated synthesis of acute phase proteins suggesting that a tyrosine kinase event participates in the signal transduction pathway. There was no evidence to suggest that protein kinase C had a stimulatory role although this or a related kinase may be involved in down-regulating the interleukin 6 signal.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Medicine, Old Medical School, University of Leeds, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Thompson
authors.forename: J T
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Whicher
authors.forename: S W
authors.initials: SW
authors.lastname: Evans
mesh_terms: D019307:1-(5-Isoquinolinesulfonyl)-2-Methylpiperazine; D000209:Acute-Phase Proteins / Q000096:biosynthesis; D000470:Alkaloids / Q000494:pharmacology; D006528:Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / Q000503:physiopathology; D019833:Genistein; D006801:Humans; D007375:Interleukin-1 / Q000494:pharmacology; D015850:Interleukin-6 / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000502:physiology; D007529:Isoflavones / Q000494:pharmacology; D007546:Isoquinolines / Q000494:pharmacology; D010879:Piperazines / Q000494:pharmacology; D011493:Protein Kinase C / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000378:metabolism; D011505:Protein-Tyrosine Kinases / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000378:metabolism; D015398:Signal Transduction / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000502:physiology; D019311:Staurosporine; D013755:Tetradecanoylphorbol Acetate / Q000494:pharmacology; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D000209:Acute-Phase Proteins; D000470:Alkaloids; D007375:Interleukin-1; D015850:Interleukin-6; D007529:Isoflavones; D007546:Isoquinolines; D010879:Piperazines; D019307:1-(5-Isoquinolinesulfonyl)-2-Methylpiperazine; C053177:N-(2-(methylamino)ethyl)-5-isoquinolinesulfonamide; D019833:Genistein; D011505:Protein-Tyrosine Kinases; D011493:Protein Kinase C; D019311:Staurosporine; D013755:Tetradecanoylphorbol Acetate