title: 15-Deoxy-delta 12,14-prostaglandin J2 inhibits the expression of granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor in endothelial cells stimulated with lipopolysaccharide.
abstract: Granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF), one of major hematopoietic growth factors, activates mature leukocytes. GM-CSF is produced by endothelial cells stimulated with lipopolysaccharide (LPS), and the LPS-induced GM-CSF production may play an important role in the activation of neutrophils on the endothelial surface. 15-Deoxy-delta 12,14-prostaglandin J2 (15d-PGJ2) is a ligand for peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-gamma (PPAR-gamma) and modulates inflammatory reactions by regulating the expression of various genes. We studied the effect of 15d-PGJ2 on the LPS-induced GM-CSF expression in endothelial cells. Human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVEC) were cultured and the expressions of GM-CSF mRNA and protein were analyzed by reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay, respectively. 15d-PGJ2 inhibited the LPS-induced GM-CSF expression in a concentration-dependent manner; but ciglitazone, another agonist for PPAR-gamma, had no effect. This suggests that 15d-PGJ2 inhibits GM-CSF expression through a mechanism unrelated to PPAR-gamma. 15d-PGJ2 induced, by itself, the expression of interleukin-8, a potent proinflammatory chemokine, in HUVEC. 15d-PGJ2 may regulate inflammatory reactions by controlling the balance of various cytokines.
mesh_terms: D002478:Cells, Cultured; D018076:DNA, Complementary / Q000378:metabolism; D015536:Down-Regulation; D042783:Endothelial Cells / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation / Q000187:drug effects*; D016178:Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D016209:Interleukin-8 / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D008070:Lipopolysaccharides; D015230:Prostaglandin D2 / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000502:physiology*; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000378:metabolism; D018160:Receptors, Cytoplasmic and Nuclear / Q000819:agonists / Q000378:metabolism; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction; D045162:Thiazolidinediones / Q000494:pharmacology; D014157:Transcription Factors / Q000819:agonists / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: C097240:15-deoxy-delta(12,14)-prostaglandin J2; D018076:DNA, Complementary; D016209:Interleukin-8; D008070:Lipopolysaccharides; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D018160:Receptors, Cytoplasmic and Nuclear; D045162:Thiazolidinediones; D014157:Transcription Factors; D016178:Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor; D015230:Prostaglandin D2; C039671:ciglitazone