title: Daunorubicin attenuates tumor necrosis factor-alpha-induced biosynthesis of plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 in human umbilical vein endothelial cells.
abstract: The anthracycline antibiotic daunorubicin is reported to induce apoptosis in cells by triggering ceramide generation through de novo synthesis or sphingomyelin hydrolysis. Treatment of human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVEC) with daunorubicin markedly decreased the mRNA expression and protein release of plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 (PAI-1). This cellular event was accompanied by a significant increase in the total ceramide content in HUVEC. On the other hand, tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha treatment of HUVEC led to an increase in both PAI-1 mRNA expression and protein release, and an enhancement of total ceramide content was also observed. The stimulating effect of TNF-alpha on PAI-1 synthesis was attenuated by the pretreatment of HUVEC with daunorubicin. Interestingly, the daunorubicin-induced increase in ceramide content was blocked by addition of the potent ceramide synthase inhibitor fumonisin B(1), while the TNF-alpha-induced ceramide increase was not affected by this drug. Fumonisin B(1) treatment restored the daunorubicin-induced decrease in PAI-1 release to approximately 70% of the control, but did not affect the TNF-alpha-induced increase in PAI-1 release. Thus, these data imply the possibility that the subcellular topology of ceramide production determines its lipid mediator function in the regulation of PAI-1 synthesis in HUVEC, because both TNF-alpha and daunorubicin could increase the ceramide levels.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Fukuoka University, 8-19-1 Nanakuma, Jonan-ku, 814-0180, Fukuoka, Japan.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Soeda
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Iwata
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Hosoda
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Shimeno
mesh_terms: D002264:Carboxylic Acids / Q000494:pharmacology; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D002518:Ceramides / Q000378:metabolism; D003630:Daunorubicin / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004730:Endothelium, Vascular / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism; D037341:Fumonisins; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation / Q000187:drug effects; D006801:Humans; D017395:Plasminogen Activator Inhibitor 1 / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000235:genetics; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000032:analysis / Q000096:biosynthesis; D013109:Sphingomyelins / Q000378:metabolism; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors*; D014471:Umbilical Veins / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D002264:Carboxylic Acids; D002518:Ceramides; D037341:Fumonisins; D017395:Plasminogen Activator Inhibitor 1; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D013109:Sphingomyelins; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha; C056933:fumonisin B1; D003630:Daunorubicin