title: Mechanism of prostaglandin D(2)-stimulated heat shock protein 27 induction in osteoblasts.
abstract: We previously showed that prostaglandin D(2) (PGD(2)) stimulates activation of protein kinase C (PKC). We investigated whether PGD(2) stimulates the induction of heat shock protein (HSP) 27 and HSP70 in osteoblast-like MC3T3-E1 cells and the mechanism underlying the induction. PGD(2) increased the levels of HSP27 while having little effect on HSP70 levels. PGD(2) stimulated the accumulation of HSP27 dose dependently in the range between 10 nM and 10 microM. PGD(2) induced an increase in the levels of mRNA for HSP27. The PGD(2)-stimulated accumulation of HSP27 was reduced by staurosporine or calphostin C, inhibitors of PKC. PGD(2) induced the phosphorylation of p44/p42 mitogen-activated protein (MAP) kinase and p38 MAP kinase. The HSP27 accumulation induced by PGD(2) was significantly suppressed by PD98059, an inhibitor of the upstream kinase of p44/p42 MAP kinase, or SB203580, an inhibitor of p38 MAP kinase. Calphostin C suppressed the PGD(2)-induced phosphorylation of p44/p42 MAP kinase and p38 MAP kinase. PD98059 or SB203580 suppressed the PGD(2)-increased levels of mRNA for HSP27. These results strongly suggest that PGD(2) stimulates HSP27 induction through p44/p42 MAP kinase activation and p38 MAP kinase activation in osteoblasts and that PKC acts at a point upstream from both the MAP kinases.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology, Gifu University School of Medicine, 500-8705, Gifu, Japan. okozawa@cc.gifu-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Kozawa
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Otsuka
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Hatakeyama
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Niwa
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Matsuno
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ito
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kato
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Matsui
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Uematsu
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002460:Cell Line; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology; D005419:Flavonoids / Q000494:pharmacology; D018840:HSP70 Heat-Shock Proteins / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000235:genetics; D006360:Heat-Shock Proteins / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000235:genetics; D007093:Imidazoles / Q000494:pharmacology; D020935:MAP Kinase Signaling System; D051379:Mice; D019950:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 1 / Q000378:metabolism; D048052:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 3; D020928:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases / Q000378:metabolism; D009281:Naphthalenes / Q000494:pharmacology; D010006:Osteoblasts / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D010766:Phosphorylation / Q000187:drug effects; D015230:Prostaglandin D2 / Q000494:pharmacology*; D011725:Pyridines / Q000494:pharmacology; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000096:biosynthesis; D019311:Staurosporine / Q000494:pharmacology; D048051:p38 Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases
chemical_list: D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors; D005419:Flavonoids; D018840:HSP70 Heat-Shock Proteins; D006360:Heat-Shock Proteins; D007093:Imidazoles; D009281:Naphthalenes; D011725:Pyridines; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D019950:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 1; D048052:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 3; D020928:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases; D048051:p38 Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases; D019311:Staurosporine; C058819:calphostin C; C093642:SB 203580; D015230:Prostaglandin D2; C093973:2-(2-amino-3-methoxyphenyl)-4H-1-benzopyran-4-one