title: Regulation of aromatase activity in bone-derived cells: possible role of mitogen-activated protein kinase.
abstract: Fetal human osteoblast-like cells and the THP-1 cell line that differentiates into macrophage/osteoblast-like cells in the presence of Vitamin D3 and which possesses high aromatase activity, constitute a useful model with which to study the regulation of aromatase in bone. We showed that dexamethasone (DEX)-induced aromatase activity in the THP-1 cell line is completely suppressed by forskolin and by dibutyryl cAMP. We therefore investigated the contribution of mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) to the regulation of aromatase, because cAMP inhibits MAPK in many cells. We examined the role of MAPK on aromatase activity using PD98059, a selective inhibitor of MEK-1. PD98059 (100 microM) reduced DEX+interleukin (IL)-1beta-induced aromatase activity in human osteoblast-like cells by more than 90%, whereas 50% of the aromatase mRNA concentration was retained compared with the control incubated with DEX+IL-1beta. PD98059 (50 microM) reduced the activity of aromatase in THP-1 cells by 80% without significantly affecting the mRNA level. These results indicated that MAPK plays an important role in aromatase activation at the post-transcriptional level.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine, Kanazawa University, 13-1 Takara-machi, 920-0934, Kanazawa, Japan. shozu@med.kanazawa-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Shozu
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Sumitani
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Murakami
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Segawa
authors.forename: H J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Inoue
mesh_terms: D015056:1-Methyl-3-isobutylxanthine / Q000494:pharmacology; D001141:Aromatase / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D001842:Bone and Bones / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects / Q000201:enzymology*; D003994:Bucladesine / Q000494:pharmacology; D002460:Cell Line; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D000242:Cyclic AMP / Q000494:pharmacology; D003907:Dexamethasone / Q000494:pharmacology; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology; D005419:Flavonoids / Q000494:pharmacology; D006801:Humans; D007375:Interleukin-1 / Q000494:pharmacology; D048369:MAP Kinase Kinase 1; D048370:MAP Kinase Kinase 2; D020929:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase Kinases / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors; D020928:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases / Q000378:metabolism*; D008954:Models, Biological; D010006:Osteoblasts / Q000187:drug effects / Q000201:enzymology*; D017346:Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors; D011505:Protein-Tyrosine Kinases / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors; D012323:RNA Processing, Post-Transcriptional / Q000187:drug effects; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors; D005419:Flavonoids; D007375:Interleukin-1; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D003994:Bucladesine; D003907:Dexamethasone; D000242:Cyclic AMP; D001141:Aromatase; C482128:MAP2K2 protein, human; D011505:Protein-Tyrosine Kinases; D017346:Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases; D020928:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases; D048369:MAP Kinase Kinase 1; D048370:MAP Kinase Kinase 2; C482125:MAP2K1 protein, human; D020929:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase Kinases; C093973:2-(2-amino-3-methoxyphenyl)-4H-1-benzopyran-4-one; D015056:1-Methyl-3-isobutylxanthine