title: Phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase/Akt plays a part in tumor necrosis factor-alpha-induced interleukin-6 synthesis in osteoblasts.
abstract: We previously showed that tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) stimulates synthesis of interleukin-6 (IL-6), a potent bone resorptive agent, via p44/p42 mitogen-activated protein (MAP) kinase in osteoblast-like MC3T3-E1 cells. In the present study, we investigated whether phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3-kinase)/protein kinase B (Akt) is involved in TNF-alpha-stimulated IL-6 synthesis in MC3T3-E1 cells. TNF-alpha induced the phosphorylation of Akt depending upon time. Akt inhibitor, 1L-6-hydroxymethyl-CHIRO-inositol 2-( R)-2- O-methyl-3-O-octadecylcarbonate, significantly suppressed the TNF-alpha-stimulated IL-6 synthesis, but the inhibitory effect was partial. The phosphorylation of Akt induced by TNF-alpha was markedly attenuated by LY294002 and wortmannin, inhibitors of PI3-kinase. Wortmannin and LY294002 significantly reduce the TNF-alpha-induced IL-6 synthesis. On the contrary, the suppressive effects of Akt inhibitor, wortmannin or LY294002 on TNF-alpha-induced phosphorylation of p44/p42 MAP kinase were minor. PD98059, a specific inhibitor of MEK, had little effect on the TNF-alpha-induced phosphorylation of Akt. A combination of Akt inhibitor and PD98059 suppressed the TNF-alpha-induced IL-6 synthesis in an additive manner. These results strongly suggest that PI3-kinase/Akt plays a role in the TNF-alpha-stimulated IL-6 synthesis mainly independent of p44/p42 MAP kinase in osteoblasts.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology, Gifu University Graduate School of Medicine, Gifu, Japan.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Takai
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Tokuda
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Hanai
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Kozawa
mesh_terms: D000730:Androstadienes / Q000494:pharmacology; D000818:Animals; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D002867:Chromones / Q000494:pharmacology; D050822:Cytokine Receptor gp130 / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D005419:Flavonoids / Q000494:pharmacology; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation / Q000187:drug effects; D015850:Interleukin-6 / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D051379:Mice; D019950:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 1 / Q000378:metabolism; D048052:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 3 / Q000378:metabolism; D009025:Morpholines / Q000494:pharmacology; D010006:Osteoblasts / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000201:enzymology*; D019869:Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases / Q000378:metabolism*; D010766:Phosphorylation / Q000187:drug effects; D051057:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000378:metabolism*; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D020123:Sirolimus / Q000494:pharmacology; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000077191:Wortmannin
chemical_list: D000730:Androstadienes; D002867:Chromones; D005419:Flavonoids; D015850:Interleukin-6; D009025:Morpholines; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha; D050822:Cytokine Receptor gp130; C085911:2-(4-morpholinyl)-8-phenyl-4H-1-benzopyran-4-one; D019869:Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases; D051057:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt; D019950:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 1; D048052:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 3; C093973:2-(2-amino-3-methoxyphenyl)-4H-1-benzopyran-4-one; D020123:Sirolimus; D000077191:Wortmannin