title: Adiponectin activates c-Jun NH2-terminal kinase and inhibits signal transducer and activator of transcription 3.
abstract: Adiponectin, a major adipose cytokine, plays a crucial role in the inhibition of metabolic syndrome by acting on such cell types as muscle cells and hepatocytes. Furthermore, evidence suggests that adiponectin may influence cancer pathogenesis. Adiponectin occurs in non-proteolytic (full-length adiponectin: f-adiponectin) and proteolytic (globular adiponectin: g-adiponectin) forms in various oligomeric states. Different forms of adiponectin show distinct biological effects through differential activation of downstream signaling pathways. Here we identify c-Jun NH(2)-terminal kinase (JNK), and signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (STAT3) as common downstream effectors of f- and g-adiponectin. f- and g-adiponectin both stimulate JNK activation in prostate cancer DU145, PC-3, and LNCaP-FGC cells, hepatocellular carcinoma HepG2 cells, and C2C12 myoblasts. Furthermore, both f- and g-adiponectin drastically suppress constitutive STAT3 activation in DU145 and HepG2 cells. These suggest that JNK and STAT3 may constitute a universal signaling pathway to mediate adiponectin's pathophysiological effects on metabolic syndrome and cancer.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Human and Molecular Genetics Center, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, 53226-0509, USA.
authors.forename: Toshiaki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Miyazaki
authors.forename: Jeffrey D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Bub
authors.forename: Miwa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Uzuki
authors.forename: Yoshiki
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Iwamoto
mesh_terms: D052242:Adiponectin; D000818:Animals; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D004789:Enzyme Activation; D015972:Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic; D006801:Humans; D036341:Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D048031:JNK Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases / Q000378:metabolism*; D032446:Myoblasts / Q000378:metabolism*; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000378:metabolism*; D050796:STAT3 Transcription Factor; D015398:Signal Transduction; D015534:Trans-Activators / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D052242:Adiponectin; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; D036341:Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins; D050796:STAT3 Transcription Factor; C494086:STAT3 protein, human; D015534:Trans-Activators; D048031:JNK Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases