title: Regulation of cell proliferation, gene expression, production of cytokines, and cell cycle progression in primary human T lymphocytes by piperlactam S isolated from Piper kadsura.
abstract: Effects of piperlactam S (C(17)H(13)NO(4); mol. wt. 295) isolated from Piper kadsura on phytohemagglutinin (PHA) stimulated cell proliferation were studied in primary culture of human T cells. The results showed that piperlactam S suppressed T cell proliferation at about 0 to 12 h after stimulation with PHA. Synthesis of total cellular proteins and RNA in activated cell cultures was also suppressed. The inhibitory action of piperlactam S was not through direct cytotoxicity. Cell cycle analysis indicated that piperlactam S arrested the cell cycle progression of activated T cells from the G(1) transition to the S phase. In an attempt to further localize the point in the cell cycle at which arrest occurred, a set of key regulatory events leading to the G(1)/S boundary, including gene expression of cytokines and c-Fos protein synthesis, was examined. Piperlactam S suppressed, in activated T lymphocytes, the production and mRNA expression of cytokines such as interleukin-2 (IL-2), IL-4, and interferon-gamma in a dose-dependent manner. In addition, Western blot analysis indicated that c-Fos protein expressed in activated T lymphocytes was decreased by piperlactam S. Results of kinetic study indicated that inhibitory effects of piperlactam S on IL-2 mRNA expressed in T cells might be related to blocking c-Fos protein synthesis. Thus, the suppressant effects of piperlactam S on proliferation of T cells activated by PHA seemed to be mediated, at least in part, through inhibition of early transcripts of T cells, especially those of important cytokines, IL-2, IL-4, and arresting cell cycle progression in the cells.
authors.affiliation: National Research Institute of Chinese Medicine, Fu-Jen University, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China.
authors.forename: Y C
authors.initials: YC
authors.lastname: Kuo
authors.forename: N S
authors.initials: NS
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: C J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Chou
authors.forename: L C
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: W J
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Tsai
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D015153:Blotting, Western; D002453:Cell Cycle / Q000187:drug effects*; D002455:Cell Division / Q000187:drug effects; D016207:Cytokines / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation / Q000187:drug effects*; D006801:Humans; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D007769:Lactams / Q000494:pharmacology*; D019684:Magnoliopsida / Q000737:chemistry*; D008297:Male; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000494:pharmacology; D016760:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-fos / Q000096:biosynthesis; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000378:metabolism; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction; D013601:T-Lymphocytes / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects*
chemical_list: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D016207:Cytokines; D007769:Lactams; D010936:Plant Extracts; D016760:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-fos; D012333:RNA, Messenger; C415282:piperlactam S