title: IGF-I and insulin amplify IL-1 beta-induced nitric oxide and prostaglandin biosynthesis.
abstract: The inflammatory cytokine interleukin-1 beta (IL-1 beta) induces both cyclooxygenase-2 (Cox-2) and the inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) with concomitant release of PGs and nitric oxide (NO) by glomerular mesangial cells. In our current studies, we determine whether insulin and IGF-I are involved in the signal transduction mechanisms resulting in IL-1 beta-induced NO and PGE2 biosynthesis in renal mesangial cells. We demonstrate that both insulin and IGF-I increase IL-1 beta-induced Cox-2 and iNOS protein expression, which in turn enhance PGE2 and NO production. Our data also indicate that both insulin and IGF-I enhance IL-1 beta-induced p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) phosphorylation and SAPK activation. These findings implicate the possible role of the MAPK pathway in mediating the effects of insulin and IGF-I on the upregulation of cytokine-stimulated NO and PG biosynthesis. Together, our results indicate that IGF-I and insulin may function to modulate the renal inflammatory process.
authors.affiliation: Department of Molecular Biology and Pharmacology and Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri 63110, USA.
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Guan
authors.forename: S Y
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Buckman
authors.forename: L D
authors.initials: LD
authors.lastname: Baier
authors.forename: A R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Morrison
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D017871:Calcium-Calmodulin-Dependent Protein Kinases / Q000378:metabolism; D015232:Dinoprostone / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D004789:Enzyme Activation / Q000187:drug effects; D007328:Insulin / Q000494:pharmacology*; D007334:Insulin-Like Growth Factor I / Q000494:pharmacology*; D007375:Interleukin-1 / Q000494:pharmacology*; D008297:Male; D020928:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases; D009569:Nitric Oxide / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D010766:Phosphorylation / Q000187:drug effects; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D048051:p38 Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases
chemical_list: D007328:Insulin; D007375:Interleukin-1; D009569:Nitric Oxide; D007334:Insulin-Like Growth Factor I; D017871:Calcium-Calmodulin-Dependent Protein Kinases; D020928:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases; D048051:p38 Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases; D015232:Dinoprostone