title: Redox regulation of lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced interleukin-8 (IL-8) gene expression mediated by NF kappa B and AP-1 in human astrocytoma U373 cells.
abstract: LPS-induced expression of the IL-8 gene was markedly enhanced by H2O2 or by deprivation of the cellular antioxidant glutathione by L-buthionine-(S,R)-sulfoximine (BSO) in human astrocytoma U373 cells. In contrast, it was markedly suppressed by the reductant N-acetyl-L-cysteine (NAC) and other antioxidants. Transient expression analysis using the chloramphenicol acetyltransferase assay revealed that activation of the IL-8 promoter by LPS was stimulated by BSO and was suppressed by NAC; likewise LPS-induced activation of both NF kappa B and AP-1 was enhanced by BSO and inhibited by NAC. These results suggest that LPS-induced IL-8 gene expression is regulated by cellular redox via modulation of these transcription factors.
authors.affiliation: Department of Life Science, Faculty of Science, Himeji Institute of Technology, Hyogo, Japan.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Tanaka
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kamata
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Takeshita
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yagisawa
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hirata
mesh_terms: D000111:Acetylcysteine / Q000494:pharmacology; D000975:Antioxidants / Q000494:pharmacology; D001254:Astrocytoma / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D019328:Buthionine Sulfoximine / Q000494:pharmacology; D015972:Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic / Q000187:drug effects*; D006801:Humans; D016209:Interleukin-8 / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000235:genetics*; D008070:Lipopolysaccharides / Q000494:pharmacology*; D016328:NF-kappa B / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology*; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction; D018808:Transcription Factor AP-1 / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology*; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured
chemical_list: D000975:Antioxidants; D016209:Interleukin-8; D008070:Lipopolysaccharides; D016328:NF-kappa B; D018808:Transcription Factor AP-1; D019328:Buthionine Sulfoximine; D000111:Acetylcysteine