title: ICAM-1 signal transduction in cells stimulated with neutrophil elastase.
abstract: Neutrophil elastase, which enhances intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1) expression in endothelial cells, plays an important role in ischemia/reperfusion injury. Here, we investigated signal transduction of ICAM-1 expression in endothelial cells stimulated by neutrophil elastase. Pretreatment of animals with the neutrophil elastase inhibitor, ONO-5046.Na significantly decreased the number of neutrophils or Mac-1(+) (CD11b/CD18) cells in ischemic liver lobes after reperfusion. ICAM-1 expression in the rat endothelial cell line (WK-5) was significantly upregulated after stimulation with neutrophil elastase, but this reaction was inhibited by the neutrophil elastase inhibitor ONO-5046.Na. ICAM-1 mRNA expression, which is induced by neutrophil elastase in a dose-dependent manner, was repressed by the alpha1-protease inhibitor. ICAM-1 expression, stimulated by neutrophil elastase, was partially reduced by a diacylglycerol kinase inhibitor and protein kinase C inhibitor, but was completely inhibited by a phospholipase C inhibitor, cytosolic Ca(2+) chelator, calmodulin antagonist, and nuclear transcription factor kappa B inhibitor. Binding of (125)I-neutrophil elastase to WK-5 cells was competitively inhibited by the addition of unlabeled neutrophil elastase. The neutrophil elastase inhibitor significantly reduces ICAM-1 expression and Mac-1(+) cell accumulation in ischemic liver lobes after reperfusion. Neutrophil elastase stimulates ICAM-1 expression in endothelial cells by intracellular signal transduction via activation of diacylglycerol kinase, protein kinase C, phospholipase C, Ca(2+)-calmodulin, and nuclear transcription factor kappa B.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery II, Kumamoto University Medical School, Honjo 1-1-1, Kumamoto, 860-8556, Japan. cozy@wildtepee.com
authors.forename: Kohjiroh
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ishihara
authors.forename: Yasuo
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yamaguchi
authors.forename: Shinichiro
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Uchino
authors.forename: Takashi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Furuhashi
authors.forename: Shinwa
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yamada
authors.forename: Shinichi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kihara
authors.forename: Katsutaka
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Mori
authors.forename: Michio
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ogawa
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D015152:Blotting, Northern; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D042783:Endothelial Cells / Q000378:metabolism*; D005998:Glycine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000494:pharmacology; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D018799:Intercellular Adhesion Molecule-1 / Q000378:metabolism*; D019272:Leukocyte Elastase / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000502:physiology*; D008297:Male; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000032:analysis; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D015398:Signal Transduction / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*; D013449:Sulfonamides / Q000494:pharmacology; D000515:alpha 1-Antitrypsin / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D012333:RNA, Messenger; D013449:Sulfonamides; D000515:alpha 1-Antitrypsin; D018799:Intercellular Adhesion Molecule-1; C069195:sivelestat; D019272:Leukocyte Elastase; D005998:Glycine