title: Induction of heme oxygenase-1 is involved in anti-proliferative effects of paclitaxel on rat vascular smooth muscle cells.
abstract: In this study, we evaluated the possibility that the anti-proliferative effects of paclitaxel on vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) of the rat might be due to the induction of HO-1 gene expression. Treatment of the cells with paclitaxel resulted in marked time- and dose-dependent inductions of HO-1 mRNA, followed by corresponding increases in HO-1 protein expression and HO enzymatic activities. Furthermore, paclitaxel rapidly activated the JNK, ERK, and p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase pathways. A specific inhibitor of JNK, SP600125, abolished paclitaxel-induced HO-1 mRNA expression, whereas PD98059, a specific inhibitor of ERK, and SB203580, a specific inhibitor of p38, had no significant effect. Finally, the suppression of platelet-derived growth factor induced VSMC proliferation was abolished by the HO inhibitor, ZnPP, as well as by the CO scavenger, hemoglobin. These results demonstrated that paclitaxel induces the expression of HO-1 via the JNK pathway in VSMC and that HO-1 expression might be responsible for the anti-proliferative effect of paclitaxel on VSMC.
authors.affiliation: Genomic Research Center for Immune Disorders, Wonkwang University, Iksan, Chonbuk, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Byung-Min
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.forename: Young-Myeong
authors.initials: YM
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Young-Ran
authors.initials: YR
authors.lastname: Jeong
authors.forename: Hyun-Ock
authors.initials: HO
authors.lastname: Pae
authors.forename: Choong-Eui
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: Song
authors.forename: Jeong-Euy
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: Young-Keun
authors.initials: YK
authors.lastname: Ahn
authors.forename: Hun-Taeg
authors.initials: HT
authors.lastname: Chung
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002455:Cell Division / Q000187:drug effects*; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D015971:Gene Expression Regulation, Enzymologic / Q000187:drug effects; D006419:Heme Oxygenase (Decyclizing) / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D051547:Heme Oxygenase-1; D020928:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases / Q000378:metabolism; D009131:Muscle, Smooth, Vascular / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects / Q000201:enzymology*; D017239:Paclitaxel / Q000494:pharmacology*; D010766:Phosphorylation; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000235:genetics; D051381:Rats; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction; D014158:Transcription, Genetic / Q000187:drug effects
chemical_list: D012333:RNA, Messenger; D006419:Heme Oxygenase (Decyclizing); D051547:Heme Oxygenase-1; D020928:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases; D017239:Paclitaxel