title: EET displays anti-inflammatory effects in TNF-alpha stimulated human bronchi: putative role of CPI-17.
abstract: The aim of the present study was to investigate the anti-inflammatory effects of 14,15-epoxyeicosatrienoic acid (EET) on reactivity and Ca(2+) sensitivity in TNF-alpha-stimulated human bronchi. Tension measurements performed on either control, TNF-alpha-, or TNF-alpha + EET-pretreated bronchi revealed that 100 nM 14,15-EET pretreatments significantly reduced the reactivity of TNF-alpha-pretreated tissues to contractile agonists. EET also normalized the relaxing response to isoproterenol in TNF-alpha-treated bronchi. Pretreatment with 100 nM 14,15-EET prevented TNF-alpha-induced IkappaBalpha degradation, as demonstrated by an increase in IkappaBalpha protein levels on Western blot analysis. The anti-inflammatory properties of EET were mediated by the inhibition of IkappaBalpha degradation, suggesting a lower activation of NF-kappaB. The Ca(2+) sensitivity of TNF-alpha-stimulated bronchi was also evaluated on beta-escin-permeabilized preparations. Observed mean responses demonstrated that EET pretreatments abolished Ca(2+) hypersensitivity developed by TNF-alpha-stimulated bronchial explants. Moreover, 14,15-EET significantly reduced PDBu-induced Ca(2+) sensitivity in TNF-alpha-stimulated bronchi. Western blot and RT-PCR analyses revealed that CPI-17 protein and transcript levels were increased in TNF-alpha-treated bronchi, as opposed to being decreased in the presence of 14,15-EET. This eicosanoid also reduced U-46619-induced Ca(2+) sensitivity, which is related to the activation of Rho-kinase pathway. These results were also correlated with an increase in protein staining and transcription level of p116(Rip), a RhoA inhibitory-binding protein. Altogether, these data demonstrate that 14,15-EET is a potent modulator of the hyperreactivity triggered by TNF-alpha in human airway smooth muscle cells.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Université de Sherbrooke, 3001, 12th Avenue North, Sherbrooke, PQ, J1H 5N4 Canada.
authors.forename: Caroline
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Morin
authors.forename: Marco
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sirois
authors.forename: Vincent
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Echave
authors.forename: Marcio M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Gomes
authors.forename: Eric
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Rousseau
mesh_terms: D015126:8,11,14-Eicosatrienoic Acid / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000494:pharmacology; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D001483:Base Sequence; D015153:Blotting, Western; D001980:Bronchi / Q000187:drug effects*; D002118:Calcium / Q000378:metabolism; D017931:DNA Primers; D004591:Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel; D006801:Humans; D006868:Hydrolysis; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D016328:NF-kappa B / Q000378:metabolism; D015240:Phorbol 12,13-Dibutyrate / Q000494:pharmacology; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D017931:DNA Primers; D016328:NF-kappa B; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha; D015240:Phorbol 12,13-Dibutyrate; C046782:14,15-epoxy-5,8,11-eicosatrienoic acid; D015126:8,11,14-Eicosatrienoic Acid; D002118:Calcium