title: Effects of antioxidants and NO on TNF-alpha-induced adhesion molecule expression in human pulmonary microvascular endothelial cells.
abstract: Pro-inflammatory cytokines initiate the vascular inflammatory response via upregulation of adhesion molecules on the endothelium. Recent observations suggest that reactive oxygen intermediates may play a pivotal role in TNF-alpha signaling and upregulate gene expression. We therefore evaluated the effects of pyrrolidine dithiocarbamate (PDTC; 0.1 mM) and spermine NONOate (Sper-NO; 1 mM) on adhesion molecule expression and nuclear factor kappa B (NF-kappaB) activation induced by TNF-alpha (10 ng/ml) in cultured human pulmonary microvascular endothelial cells (PMVEC). Treatment of cells with TNF-alpha for 4 h significantly induced the surface expression of E-selectin and ICAM-1. Treatment with TNF-alpha for 8 h significantly induced the surface expression of E-selectin, ICAM-1 and VCAM-1. The upregulation of these adhesion molecules was suppressed significantly by pretreatment with PDTC or Sper-NO for 1 h. 8-Bromo-cyclic GMP (1 mM) had no such effect, suggesting that the NO donor's effect was non-cGMP-dependent. The mRNA expression of E-selectin, ICAM-1 and VCAM-1, and activation of NF-kappaB induced by TNF-alpha for 2 h were decreased significantly by the above two pretreatments. N-acetylcysteine (10 mM) and S-nitroso-N-acetylpenicillamine (1 mM) had little inhibitory effects on the cell surface and mRNA expression of these adhesion molecules stimulated by TNF-alpha. Treatment with TNF-alpha for 4 h enhanced HL-60 leukocyte adhesion to human PMVEC, the effect of which was inhibited significantly by pretreatment with PDTC or Sper-NO. These findings indicate that both cell surface and mRNA expression of adhesion molecules in human PMVEC induced by TNF-alpha are inhibited significantly by pretreatment with PDTC or Sper-NO, possibly in part through blocking the activation of NF-kappaB. Although our in vitro results cannot be directly extrapolated to the in vivo situation, they suggest a potential therapeutic approach for intervention in cytokine-mediated inflammatory processes in the human lung.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Fukui, Matsuoka, Fukui 910-1193, Japan.
authors.forename: Mi-Zu
authors.initials: MZ
authors.lastname: Jiang
authors.forename: Hirokazu
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Tsukahara
authors.forename: Kazuyo
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hayakawa
authors.forename: Yukiko
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Todoroki
authors.forename: Satoshi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tamura
authors.forename: Yusei
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ohshima
authors.forename: Masahiro
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hiraoka
authors.forename: Mitsufumi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mayumi
mesh_terms: D000975:Antioxidants / Q000494:pharmacology*; D015815:Cell Adhesion Molecules / Q000032:analysis* / Q000235:genetics; D002467:Cell Nucleus / Q000737:chemistry; D003593:Cytoplasm / Q000737:chemistry; D019040:E-Selectin / Q000032:analysis / Q000235:genetics; D042783:Endothelial Cells / Q000187:drug effects / Q000276:immunology*; D004730:Endothelium, Vascular / Q000187:drug effects / Q000276:immunology*; D005455:Fluorescent Antibody Technique; D018922:HL-60 Cells; D006801:Humans; D018799:Intercellular Adhesion Molecule-1 / Q000032:analysis / Q000235:genetics; D016328:NF-kappa B / Q000032:analysis; D009569:Nitric Oxide / Q000494:pharmacology*; D020030:Nitric Oxide Donors / Q000494:pharmacology; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction; D013997:Time Factors; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / Q000276:immunology / Q000494:pharmacology*; D019010:Vascular Cell Adhesion Molecule-1 / Q000032:analysis / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: D000975:Antioxidants; D015815:Cell Adhesion Molecules; D019040:E-Selectin; D016328:NF-kappa B; D020030:Nitric Oxide Donors; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha; D019010:Vascular Cell Adhesion Molecule-1; D018799:Intercellular Adhesion Molecule-1; D009569:Nitric Oxide