title: Differential regulation of IGF-II-induced IL-8 by extracellular signal-regulated kinase 1/2 and p38 mitogen-activated protein kinases in human keratinocytes.
abstract: In order to study the relationship between insulin like growth factor-II (IGF-II) and interleukin-8 (IL-8) that are upregulated in psoriasis, we monitored IL-8 expression in IGF-II-treated human keratinocytes and explored the signaling pathways of IL-8 expression by IGF-II. IGF-II increased the IL-8 mRNA and protein levels in human keratinocytes. The upregulation of IL-8 expression by IGF-II was reduced by pretreatment with inhibitors of tyrosine kinase, Src, PI3-kinase, and ERK, but not by p38. Furthermore, IGF-II remarkably increased the DNA binding activities of NF-kappaB and AP-1, and the IL-8 promoter activity. However, cotransfection with IkappaB mutant blocked the IGF-II-induced IL-8 promoter activity. In addition, cotransfection with dominant negative MEK1 mutant, but not with dominant negative p38 mutant, blocked the IGF-II-induced IL-8 promoter activity. These results suggest that IGF-II is involved in the pathogenesis of psoriasis by inducing IL-8 gene expression through the tyrosine kinase-Src-ERK1/2-AP-1 pathway, and the PI3-kinase and NF-kappaB pathway.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, The Catholic University of Korea, 505 Banpo-dong, Seocho-gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Hye Jung
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Sung June
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Byun
authors.forename: Tae-Yoon
authors.initials: TY
authors.lastname: Kim
mesh_terms: D002461:Cell Line, Transformed; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D004247:DNA / Q000378:metabolism; D015870:Gene Expression; D006801:Humans; D007335:Insulin-Like Growth Factor II / Q000494:pharmacology*; D016209:Interleukin-8 / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D015603:Keratinocytes / Q000201:enzymology / Q000378:metabolism*; D020935:MAP Kinase Signaling System / Q000502:physiology; D019950:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 1 / Q000378:metabolism; D048052:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 3; D020928:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases / Q000378:metabolism*; D016328:NF-kappa B / Q000378:metabolism; D019869:Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases / Q000378:metabolism; D011401:Promoter Regions, Genetic; D011505:Protein-Tyrosine Kinases / Q000378:metabolism; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000096:biosynthesis; D018808:Transcription Factor AP-1 / Q000378:metabolism; D014162:Transfection; D048051:p38 Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases
chemical_list: D016209:Interleukin-8; D016328:NF-kappa B; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D018808:Transcription Factor AP-1; D007335:Insulin-Like Growth Factor II; D004247:DNA; D019869:Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases; D011505:Protein-Tyrosine Kinases; D019950:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 1; D048052:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 3; D020928:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases; D048051:p38 Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases