title: Effects of cyclopentenone prostaglandins on the expression of heme oxygenase-1 in MCF-7 cells.
abstract: Cyclopentenone prostaglandins (cyPGs) are produced by dehydration of precursor molecules. The cyPGs are reported to have proapoptotic effects in a variety of cell types. However, cyPGs, particularly 15-deoxy-Delta(12,14)-prostaglandin J(2) (15d-PGJ(2)), can also exert cytoprotective effects at relatively low concentrations. The cytoprotective activity of cyPGs appears to be mediated by the reactive alpha,beta-unsaturated carbonyl group located in the cyclopentene ring. In this study, we investigated the effect of cyPGs on the expression of heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1), a ubiquitous stress-responsive enzyme that catalyzes oxidative cleavage of heme to form iron, carbon monoxide, and biliverdin. Treatment of the human breast cancer cell line (MCF-7) with 15d-PGJ(2) resulted in a concentration- and time-dependent increase in the expression of HO-1, whereas prostaglandin A(2) (PGA(2)) and the non-PG derivative 2-cyclopenten-1-one failed to induce HO-1 expression at the protein level. RT-PCR revealed that the expression of HO-1 mRNA was induced at 6 h by 15d-PGJ(2) at 10 microM. However, PGA(2) induced HO-1 mRNA expression at a higher concentration (30 microM). 2-Cyclopenten-1-one did not induce the expression of HO-1 mRNA at all. Likewise, 15d-PGJ(2) treatment for 6 h led to phosphorylation of Akt/protein kinase B (PKB) to a greater extent than that achieved with PGA(2). Thus, the induction of HO-1 expression and the activation of Akt/PKB by 15d-PGJ(2) and PGA(2) are likely to confer cytoprotective or antiapoptotic effects exerted by these cyPGs.
authors.affiliation: College of Pharmacy, Seoul National University, Shinlim-dong, Kwanak-ku, Seoul 151-742, Korea.
authors.forename: Eun-Hee
authors.initials: EH
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Do-Hee
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Hye-Kyung
authors.initials: HK
authors.lastname: Na
authors.forename: Young-Joon
authors.initials: YJ
authors.lastname: Surh
mesh_terms: D001483:Base Sequence; D015153:Blotting, Western; D045744:Cell Line, Tumor; D017931:DNA Primers; D015971:Gene Expression Regulation, Enzymologic / Q000187:drug effects*; D006419:Heme Oxygenase (Decyclizing) / Q000235:genetics*; D006801:Humans; D011453:Prostaglandins / Q000494:pharmacology*; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: D017931:DNA Primers; D011453:Prostaglandins; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D006419:Heme Oxygenase (Decyclizing)