title: 4-hydroxy-2-nonenal as a COX-2 inducer.
abstract: 4-hydroxy-2-nonenal (HNE) activates a variety of signaling pathways. We have recently evaluated the effect of oxidized fatty acid metabolites on cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) induction in rat liver epithelial RL34 cells and found that, among the compounds tested, HNE most dramatically induced COX-2. A p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase (p38 MAPK) pathway has been shown to play a key role in the mechanism of the HNE-induced COX-2 expression. It appears that the HNE-induced activation of p38 MAPK leads to the stabilization of COX-2 mRNA.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Food and Biodynamics, Graduate School of Bioagricultural Sciences, Nagoya University, Nagoya 464-8601, Japan. uchidak@agr.nagoya-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: Koji
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Uchida
authors.forename: Takeshi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kumagai
mesh_terms: D000447:Aldehydes / Q000378:metabolism*; D000818:Animals; D051546:Cyclooxygenase 2; D007527:Isoenzymes / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D008099:Liver / Q000378:metabolism; D020928:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases / Q000378:metabolism; D011451:Prostaglandin-Endoperoxide Synthases / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000378:metabolism; D051381:Rats; D048051:p38 Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases
chemical_list: D000447:Aldehydes; D007527:Isoenzymes; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D051546:Cyclooxygenase 2; D011451:Prostaglandin-Endoperoxide Synthases; D020928:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases; D048051:p38 Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases; C027576:4-hydroxy-2-nonenal