title: Convergence of alpha 7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor-activated pathways for anti-apoptosis and anti-inflammation: central role for JAK2 activation of STAT3 and NF-kappaB.
abstract: Our laboratories have previously identified the alpha7 nAChR-JAK2 pathway as playing a central role in nicotine-induced neuroprotection. We have also reported that the angiotensin II (Ang II) AT(2) receptor induced activation of SHP-1 induces the tyrosine dephosphorylation of JAK2 that results in a complete neutralization of the alpha7 nAChR-JAK2 pro-survival cascade. In this study, we investigated the effects of inhibiting the alpha7 nAChR-JAK2 pro-survival cascade on the nicotine-induced production of the survival factor Bcl-2 and the transcriptional activation of NF-kappaB, AP-1, STAT1, STAT3, and STAT5. We report that nicotine induced the production of Bcl-2 and increased the transcriptional activation of NF-kappaB, AP-1, STAT1, and STAT3, and with the exception of AP-1, the other transcription factors (NF-kappaB, STAT1, and STAT3) were significantly reduced by JAK2 inhibition. We also demonstrate that, via transfection of either Bcl-2 antisense or NF-kappaB, STAT1 and STAT3 transcription factor decoys oligodeoxyribonucleotides into PC12 cells, nicotine induces its neuroprotection in PC12 cells via activation of the alpha7 nAChR-JAK2-(NF-kappaB; STAT3)-Bcl-2 pro-survival pathway. Finally, the neuroprotective nicotine-induced production of Bcl-2 appears to fully counteract the Abeta (1-42)-induced apoptosis of PC12 cells by blocking Abeta (1-42)-induced mitochondrial release of cytosolic cytochrome C.
authors.affiliation: Vascular Biology Center, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, GA, USA.
authors.forename: Mario B
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Marrero
authors.forename: Merouane
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bencherif
mesh_terms: D016229:Amyloid beta-Peptides / Q000378:metabolism; D000818:Animals; D017209:Apoptosis; D045304:Cytochromes c / Q000378:metabolism; D004789:Enzyme Activation; D015870:Gene Expression; D007249:Inflammation / Q000503:physiopathology*; D053614:Janus Kinase 2 / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000378:metabolism*; D008928:Mitochondria / Q000502:physiology; D016328:NF-kappa B / Q000378:metabolism*; D018696:Neuroprotective Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D009538:Nicotine / Q000494:pharmacology; D016716:PC12 Cells; D010446:Peptide Fragments / Q000378:metabolism; D019253:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2 / Q000378:metabolism; D051381:Rats; D011978:Receptors, Nicotinic / Q000502:physiology*; D050794:STAT1 Transcription Factor / Q000378:metabolism; D050796:STAT3 Transcription Factor / Q000378:metabolism*; D015398:Signal Transduction; D018808:Transcription Factor AP-1 / Q000378:metabolism; D020032:Tyrphostins / Q000494:pharmacology; D064569:alpha7 Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor
chemical_list: D016229:Amyloid beta-Peptides; C579165:Chrna7 protein, rat; D016328:NF-kappa B; D018696:Neuroprotective Agents; D010446:Peptide Fragments; D019253:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2; D011978:Receptors, Nicotinic; D050794:STAT1 Transcription Factor; D050796:STAT3 Transcription Factor; C494081:Stat1 protein, rat; C494088:Stat3 protein, rat; D018808:Transcription Factor AP-1; D020032:Tyrphostins; C095512:alpha-cyano-(3,4-dihydroxy)-N-benzylcinnamide; D064569:alpha7 Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor; C075222:amyloid beta-protein (1-42); D009538:Nicotine; D045304:Cytochromes c; C507927:Jak2 protein, rat; D053614:Janus Kinase 2