title: Signaling pathways regulating IL-1alpha-induced COX-2 expression.
abstract: Interleukin-1alpha(IL-1alpha) stimulates the production of prostaglandin E(2) (PGE(2)) in odontogenic keratocyst fibroblasts. However, the signaling pathways remain obscure. In this study, we investigated IL-1alphasignaling pathways that regulate cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) expression in odontogenic keratocyst fibroblasts. IL-1alphaincreased the expression of COX-2 mRNA and protein, and PGE(2) secretion in the fibroblasts. IL-1alphaincreased the phosphorylation of extracellular signal-regulated protein kinase-1/2 (ERK1/2), p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK), and c-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK). PD-98059, SB-203580, SP-600125, and PDTC-which are inhibitors of ERK1/2, p38, JNK, and nuclear factor-kappaB (NF-kappaB), respectively-attenuated the IL-1alpha-induced COX-2 mRNA expression and activated protein kinase C PGE(2) secretion. IL-1alpha(PKC), and PKC inhibitor staurosporine inhibited IL-1alpha-induced phosphorylation of ERK1/2, p38, and JNK, and decreased IL-1alpha-induced COX-2 mRNA expression. Thus, in odontogenic keratocyst fibroblasts, IL-1alphamay stimulate COX-2 expression both through the PKC-dependent activation of ERK1/2, p38, and JNK signaling pathways, and through the NF-kappaB cascade.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Graduate School of Dental Science, Kyushu University, 3-1-1 Maidashi, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ogata
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kubota
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yamashiro
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Takeuchi
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ninomiya
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Suyama
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Shirasuna
mesh_terms: D002478:Cells, Cultured; D051546:Cyclooxygenase 2 / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D015232:Dinoprostone / Q000378:metabolism; D048049:Extracellular Signal-Regulated MAP Kinases / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000378:metabolism; D005347:Fibroblasts / Q000378:metabolism; D015870:Gene Expression; D006801:Humans; D053582:Interleukin-1alpha / Q000502:physiology*; D020935:MAP Kinase Signaling System / Q000502:physiology*; D020928:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000378:metabolism; D016328:NF-kappa B / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000378:metabolism; D009807:Odontogenic Cysts / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000473:pathology; D011493:Protein Kinase C / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000378:metabolism; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D053582:Interleukin-1alpha; D016328:NF-kappa B; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D051546:Cyclooxygenase 2; D011493:Protein Kinase C; D048049:Extracellular Signal-Regulated MAP Kinases; D020928:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases; D015232:Dinoprostone