title: The stress-activated c-Jun protein kinase (JNK) is stimulated by lipoxygenase pathway product 12-HETE in RIN m5F cells.
abstract: Cytokine induced pancreatic beta-cell destruction seen in Type 1 diabetes and islet graft rejection involves multiple intracellular signaling pathways that directly or indirectly lead to inflammatory damage or programmed cell death. IL-1beta has been shown to stimulate the 12-lipoxygenase pathway product 12-HETE, in RIN m5F cells; however, the precise role of 12-LO activation in mediating cytokine effects is not clear. Since the stress-activated protein kinase, JNK, has been linked to cytokine mediated inflammatory actions, we studied the effect of two LO products, 12-HETE and 15-HETE, on JNK activity. We demonstrate that 1 nM 12-HETE stimulates JNK activity, while 1 nM 15-HETE, the 15-lipoxygenase pathway product, does not. These results suggest 12-HETE is a novel upstream signal for IL-1beta induced JNK activation in RIN m5F cells.
authors.affiliation: Division of Diabetes, Endocrinology, and Metabolism, City of Hope National Medical Center, Duarte, California 91010, USA. dbleich@smtplink.coh.org
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Bleich
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Wen
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Nadler
mesh_terms: D019377:12-Hydroxy-5,8,10,14-eicosatetraenoic Acid / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000818:Animals; D001092:Arachidonate 12-Lipoxygenase / Q000378:metabolism; D001093:Arachidonate 15-Lipoxygenase / Q000378:metabolism; D017871:Calcium-Calmodulin-Dependent Protein Kinases / Q000378:metabolism*; D002460:Cell Line; D004789:Enzyme Activation; D006893:Hydroxyeicosatetraenoic Acids / Q000494:pharmacology; D007375:Interleukin-1 / Q000494:pharmacology; D007515:Islets of Langerhans; D048031:JNK Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases; D007700:Kinetics; D020928:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases; D010766:Phosphorylation; D051381:Rats
chemical_list: D006893:Hydroxyeicosatetraenoic Acids; D007375:Interleukin-1; D019377:12-Hydroxy-5,8,10,14-eicosatetraenoic Acid; C025984:15-hydroxy-5,8,11,13-eicosatetraenoic acid; D001092:Arachidonate 12-Lipoxygenase; D001093:Arachidonate 15-Lipoxygenase; D017871:Calcium-Calmodulin-Dependent Protein Kinases; D048031:JNK Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases; D020928:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases