title: Antiproliferative effect of IL-1 is mediated by p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase in human melanoma cell A375.
abstract: The role of p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) in IL-1-induced growth inhibition was investigated using IL-1-sensitive human melanoma A375-C2-1 cells and IL-1-resistant A375-R8 cells. In both cells, p38 MAPK was activated by IL-1. A selective inhibitor for p38 MAPK, SB203580, almost completely recovered the IL-1-induced growth inhibition in A375-C2-1 cells. IL-1-induced IL-6 production was also suppressed by SB203580. However, the reversal effect of SB203580 was not due to the suppression of IL-6 production because the SB203580 effect was still observed in the presence of exogenous IL-6. Down-regulation of ornithine decarboxylase (ODC) activity as well as its protein level has been shown to be essential for IL-1-induced growth inhibition. SB203580 also reversed the IL-1-induced down-regulation of ODC activity and intracellular polyamine levels without affecting ODC mRNA levels in A375-C2-1 cells. In IL-1-resistant R8 cells, however, IL-1 only slightly suppressed ODC activity. In A375-C2-1 cells, the mRNA expression level of antizyme (AZ), a regulatory factor of ODC activity, has been shown to be up-regulated by IL-1. IL-1-induced up-regulation of AZ mRNA level was not affected by SB203580. These findings demonstrate that p38 MAPK plays an important role in IL-1-induced growth inhibition in A375 cells through down-regulating ODC activity without affecting the level of ODC mRNA and AZ mRNA. In IL-1-resistant A375-R8 cells, IL-1 signaling pathway is deficient between p38 MAPK activation and down-regulation of ODC activity.
authors.affiliation: Department of Hygienic Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Nagoya City University, Mizuho, Nagoya, Japan.
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authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Itoh
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authors.lastname: Hattori
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authors.lastname: Hayashi
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authors.lastname: Mizutani
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authors.lastname: Todo
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authors.lastname: Takii
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authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Lee
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authors.lastname: Matsufuji
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authors.lastname: Murakami
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authors.lastname: Chiba
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mesh_terms: D017871:Calcium-Calmodulin-Dependent Protein Kinases / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology*; D002455:Cell Division / Q000276:immunology; D015536:Down-Regulation / Q000276:immunology; D004789:Enzyme Activation / Q000276:immunology; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology; D006131:Growth Inhibitors / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D007093:Imidazoles / Q000494:pharmacology; D007375:Interleukin-1 / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000502:physiology*; D015850:Interleukin-6 / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000502:physiology; D007424:Intracellular Fluid / Q000378:metabolism; D008545:Melanoma / Q000201:enzymology / Q000473:pathology* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D020928:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases; D009955:Ornithine Decarboxylase / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D065108:Ornithine Decarboxylase Inhibitors; D011073:Polyamines / Q000378:metabolism; D011506:Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D011725:Pyridines / Q000494:pharmacology; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000378:metabolism; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured; D048051:p38 Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases; D000093242:Interleukin-6 Inhibitors
chemical_list: D017871:Calcium-Calmodulin-Dependent Protein Kinases; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors; D006131:Growth Inhibitors; D007093:Imidazoles; D007375:Interleukin-1; D015850:Interleukin-6; D020928:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases; D009955:Ornithine Decarboxylase; D065108:Ornithine Decarboxylase Inhibitors; D011073:Polyamines; D011506:Proteins; D011725:Pyridines; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D048051:p38 Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases; D000093242:Interleukin-6 Inhibitors; C031017:ornithine decarboxylase antizyme; C093642:SB 203580