title: Adiponectin-stimulated CXCL8 release in primary human hepatocytes is regulated by ERK1/ERK2, p38 MAPK, NF-kappaB, and STAT3 signaling pathways.
abstract: Adiponectin is believed to exert hepatoprotective effects and induces CXCL8, a chemokine that functions as a survival factor, in vascular cells. In the current study, it is demonstrated that adiponectin also induces CXCL8 expression in primary human hepatocytes but not in hepatocellular carcinoma cell lines. Knock down of the adiponectin receptor (AdipoR) 1 or AdipoR2 by small-interfering RNA indicates that AdipoR1 is involved in adiponectin-stimulated CXCL8 release. Adiponectin activates nuclear factor (NF)-kappaB in primary hepatocytes and pharmacological inhibition of NF-kappaB, the p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase, and extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK) 1/ERK2 reduces adiponectin-mediated CXCL8 secretion. Furthermore, adiponectin also activates STAT3 involved in interleukin (IL)-6 and leptin-mediated CXCL8 induction in primary hepatocytes. Inhibition of JAK2 by AG-490 does not abolish adiponectin-stimulated CXCL8, indicating that this kinase is not involved. Pretreatment of primary cells with "STAT3 Inhibitor VI," however, elevates hepatocytic CXCL8 secretion, demonstrating that STAT3 is a negative regulator of CXCL8 in these cells. In accordance with this assumption, IL-6, a well-characterized activator of STAT3, reduces hepatocytic CXCL8. Therefore, adiponectin-stimulated induction of CXCL8 seems to be tightly controlled in primary human hepatocytes, whereas neither NF-kappaB, STAT3, nor CXCL8 are influenced in hepatocytic cell lines. CXCL8 is a survival factor, and its upregulation by adiponectin may contribute to the hepatoprotective effects of this adipokine.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine I, University Hospital of Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany.
authors.forename: Josef
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wanninger
authors.forename: Markus
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Neumeier
authors.forename: Johanna
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Weigert
authors.forename: Sabrina
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bauer
authors.forename: Thomas S
authors.initials: TS
authors.lastname: Weiss
authors.forename: Andreas
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Schäffler
authors.forename: Corinna
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Krempl
authors.forename: Cornelia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Bleyl
authors.forename: Charalampos
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Aslanidis
authors.forename: Jürgen
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Schölmerich
authors.forename: Christa
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Buechler
mesh_terms: D052242:Adiponectin / Q000378:metabolism; D018929:Cell Culture Techniques; D045744:Cell Line, Tumor; D022781:Hepatocytes / Q000187:drug effects / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D016209:Interleukin-8 / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D019950:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 1 / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000378:metabolism*; D048052:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 3 / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000378:metabolism*; D016328:NF-kappa B / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000378:metabolism*; D010766:Phosphorylation; D047428:Protein Kinase Inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology; D034622:RNA Interference; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000378:metabolism; D054419:Receptors, Adiponectin / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D050796:STAT3 Transcription Factor / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000378:metabolism*; D015398:Signal Transduction; D013997:Time Factors; D015854:Up-Regulation; D048051:p38 Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: C499918:ADIPOQ protein, human; C475418:ADIPOR1 protein, human; C475420:ADIPOR2 protein, human; D052242:Adiponectin; C508606:CXCL8 protein, human; D016209:Interleukin-8; D016328:NF-kappa B; D047428:Protein Kinase Inhibitors; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D054419:Receptors, Adiponectin; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D050796:STAT3 Transcription Factor; C494086:STAT3 protein, human; D019950:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 1; D048052:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 3; D048051:p38 Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases