title: Exogenous nitric oxide inhibits tumor necrosis factor-alpha- or interleukin-1-beta-induced monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 expression in human mesangial cells. Role of IkappaB-alpha and cyclic GMP.
abstract: Monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1) plays an important role in glomerulonephritis and nitric oxide (NO) exerts a variety of renal pathophysiological effects. We investigated the effect of exogenous NO on pro-inflammatory cytokine-induced MCP-1 expression in human mesangial cells and its signal transduction pathway. Cells were pretreated with NO donors such as 3-morpholino-sydnonimine (SIN-1) or nitroprusside, and then stimulated with tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) or interleukin-1beta (IL-1beta). MCP-1 expression of mRNA and protein were measured by Northern blot analysis and ELISA. NF-kappaB binding activity was determined by electrophoretic mobility shift assay. Degradation of IkappaB-alpha protein was assessed by Western blot analysis. SIN-1 inhibited TNF-alpha- or IL-1beta-induced MCP-1 mRNA expression in a dose-dependent manner and also suppressed the MCP-1 protein expression. Nitroprusside inhibited the MCP-1 mRNA expression as well. SIN-1 dose dependently inhibited the TNF-alpha- or IL-1beta-induced NF-kappaB binding activity and suppressed the TNF-alpha-induced degradation of IkappaB-alpha. Analogue of cGMP (8-bromo-cGMP) had no significant effect on TNF-alpha-induced MCP-1 mRNA expression and guanylate cyclase inhibitor (ODQ) also had no significant influence on the inhibitory effect of SIN-1. These results suggest that exogenous NO inhibits MCP-1 expression via suppression of NF-kappaB by reducing the degradation of IkappaB-alpha and through a cGMP-independent pathway.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Urology, College of Medicine, University of Ulsan, Seoul, Korea. sklee2@amc.seoul.kr
authors.forename: Sang Koo
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Choung Soo
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Won Seok
authors.initials: WS
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Soon Bae
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Su-Kil
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: Jung Sik
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Park
mesh_terms: D002478:Cells, Cultured; D018932:Chemokine CCL2 / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D006152:Cyclic GMP / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000378:metabolism; D005920:Glomerular Mesangium / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism; D006162:Guanylate Cyclase / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D020672:I-kappa B Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D007375:Interleukin-1 / Q000494:pharmacology*; D008981:Molsidomine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000494:pharmacology; D000072000:NF-KappaB Inhibitor alpha; D016328:NF-kappa B / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000378:metabolism; D009569:Nitric Oxide / Q000378:metabolism*; D020030:Nitric Oxide Donors / Q000494:pharmacology; D009599:Nitroprusside / Q000494:pharmacology; D011485:Protein Binding; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000378:metabolism; D015398:Signal Transduction / Q000502:physiology; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D018932:Chemokine CCL2; D020672:I-kappa B Proteins; D007375:Interleukin-1; D016328:NF-kappa B; C000606204:NFKBIA protein, human; D020030:Nitric Oxide Donors; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha; D000072000:NF-KappaB Inhibitor alpha; D009599:Nitroprusside; D009569:Nitric Oxide; C002385:linsidomine; D008981:Molsidomine; D006162:Guanylate Cyclase; D006152:Cyclic GMP