title: Up-regulation of heme oxygenase-1 expression through the Rac1/NADPH oxidase/ROS/p38 signaling cascade mediates the anti-inflammatory effect of 15-deoxy-delta 12,14-prostaglandin J2 in murine macrophages.
abstract: We investigated the signaling pathway that leads to the expression of heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1) in murine macrophages in response to 15-deoxy-delta 12,14-prostaglandin J2 (15dPGJ2). 15dPGJ2 caused dose- and time-dependent activation of Rac1, followed by a transient increase in reactive oxygen species (ROS) via NADPH oxidase, which leads to downstream activation of p38 kinase. Inhibition of 15dPGJ2-dependent HO-1 expression significantly attenuated suppression by 15dPGJ2 of LPS-induced iNOS expression and subsequent production of nitric oxide (NO). Our findings strongly suggest that 15dPGJ2 exerts its anti-inflammatory activity through the Rac1-NADPH oxidase-ROS-p38 signaling to the up-regulation of HO-1 in an in vitro inflammation model.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry, College of Natural Sciences, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon 200-701, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Hye-Young
authors.initials: HY
authors.lastname: Hong
authors.forename: Woo-Kwang
authors.initials: WK
authors.lastname: Jeon
authors.forename: Byung-Chul
authors.initials: BC
authors.lastname: Kim
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002460:Cell Line; D051547:Heme Oxygenase-1 / Q000378:metabolism*; D007249:Inflammation / Q000201:enzymology / Q000276:immunology*; D008264:Macrophages / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000201:enzymology / Q000276:immunology; D051379:Mice; D019255:NADPH Oxidases / Q000378:metabolism; D009479:Neuropeptides / Q000378:metabolism; D015230:Prostaglandin D2 / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000494:pharmacology; D017382:Reactive Oxygen Species / Q000378:metabolism; D015398:Signal Transduction; D015854:Up-Regulation; D048051:p38 Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases / Q000378:metabolism; D020744:rac GTP-Binding Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D020830:rac1 GTP-Binding Protein
chemical_list: C097240:15-deoxy-delta(12,14)-prostaglandin J2; D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal; D009479:Neuropeptides; C484602:Rac1 protein, mouse; D017382:Reactive Oxygen Species; D051547:Heme Oxygenase-1; D019255:NADPH Oxidases; D048051:p38 Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases; D020744:rac GTP-Binding Proteins; D020830:rac1 GTP-Binding Protein; D015230:Prostaglandin D2