title: Regulation of lipopolysaccharide-induced inflammatory response by heat shock protein 27 in THP-1 cells.
abstract: HSP27 is a member of the small HSP family which has been linked to different signaling pathways regulating critical cellular functions. But the role of HSP27 in LPS-induced inflammatory signaling pathways is still unclear. In the present study, both overexpression and RNA interference experiments indicated that HSP27 increased LPS-induced expression of iNOS and COX-2 and release of NO/PGE2 through enhancing NF-kappaB but not MAPK activation. The effects of HSP27 on LPS-induced iNOS/COX-2 expression and relative signaling cascade were closely related with the phosphorylation of HSP27. Further studies have shown that HSP27-regulated LPS-induced activation of NF-kappaB by interacting with TRAF6 and increasing the association of TRAF6-IKKgamma. This could be a probable mechanism by which HSP27 modulates LPS-induce inflammatory signaling pathways. Thus, HSP27 may play a potential role in regulating inflammatory responses in immunologic system.
authors.affiliation: Jiangsu Province Key Laboratory for Molecular and Medicine Biotechnology, College of Life Science, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, PR China.
authors.forename: Junhong
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Suli
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hong
authors.forename: Zhiyong
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Feng
authors.forename: Yinqiang
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Xin
authors.forename: Qi
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Jin
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Fu
authors.forename: Chao
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Guilan
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Lan
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Luo
authors.forename: Zhimin
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Yin
mesh_terms: D002460:Cell Line; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D051546:Cyclooxygenase 2 / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D015232:Dinoprostone / Q000378:metabolism; D055551:HSP27 Heat-Shock Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D051550:I-kappa B Kinase / Q000378:metabolism; D007249:Inflammation; D008070:Lipopolysaccharides / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism*; D008264:Macrophages / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000473:pathology; D016328:NF-kappa B / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D009569:Nitric Oxide / Q000378:metabolism; D052247:Nitric Oxide Synthase Type II / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D034741:RNA, Small Interfering / Q000235:genetics; D015398:Signal Transduction / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology; D048029:TNF Receptor-Associated Factor 6 / Q000378:metabolism; D015533:Transcriptional Activation / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology; D019076:Transgenes / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: D055551:HSP27 Heat-Shock Proteins; D008070:Lipopolysaccharides; D016328:NF-kappa B; D034741:RNA, Small Interfering; D048029:TNF Receptor-Associated Factor 6; D009569:Nitric Oxide; D052247:Nitric Oxide Synthase Type II; D051546:Cyclooxygenase 2; C496540:PTGS2 protein, human; D051550:I-kappa B Kinase; D015232:Dinoprostone