title: Celastrol suppresses IFN-gamma-induced ICAM-1 expression and subsequent monocyte adhesiveness via the induction of heme oxygenase-1 in the HaCaT cells.
abstract: Celastrol, a quinone methide triterpenoid derived from the medicinal plant Tripterygium wilfordii, possesses various biological activities such as anti-oxidant, anti-tumor, and anti-inflammatory activities. In this study, we examined the suppressive effect of celastrol on IFN-gamma-induced expression of ICAM-1 and the molecular mechanism responsible for these activities. We found that celastrol induced mRNA and protein expression of heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1) in the human keratinocyte cell line HaCaT. Treatment of HaCaT cells with tin protoporphyrin IX (SnPP), a specific inhibitor of HO-1, reversed the suppressive effect of celastrol on IFN-gamma-induced protein and mRNA expression of ICAM-1. HO-1 knockdown using small interfering RNA (siRNA) led to reverse inhibition of IFN-gamma-induced up-regulation of ICAM-1 by celastrol. In addition, SnPP reversed suppression of IFN-gamma-induced promoter activity of ICAM-1 by celastrol. Furthermore, blockage of HO-1 activity by SnPP and HO-1 siRNA reversed the inhibitory effect of celastrol on IFN-gamma-induced adhesion of monocytes to keratinocytes. These results suggest that celastrol may exert anti-inflammatory responses by suppressing IFN-gamma-induced expression of ICAM-1 and subsequent monocyte adhesion via expression of HO-1 in the keratinocytes.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biomedical Science and Research Institute for Bioscience & Biotechnology, Hallym University, Chunchon 200-702, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Won Yong
authors.initials: WY
authors.lastname: Seo
authors.forename: Sung Mi
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Ju
authors.forename: Ha Yong
authors.initials: HY
authors.lastname: Song
authors.forename: Ah Ra
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Goh
authors.forename: Jong-Gab
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Jun
authors.forename: Young-Hee
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Kang
authors.forename: Soo Young
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.forename: Jinseu
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Park
mesh_terms: D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002448:Cell Adhesion / Q000187:drug effects; D002460:Cell Line; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology; D051547:Heme Oxygenase-1 / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000235:genetics; D006801:Humans; D018799:Intercellular Adhesion Molecule-1 / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D007371:Interferon-gamma / Q000494:pharmacology; D008665:Metalloporphyrins / Q000494:pharmacology; D009000:Monocytes / Q000187:drug effects / Q000276:immunology; D053978:Pentacyclic Triterpenes; D011524:Protoporphyrins / Q000494:pharmacology; D014315:Triterpenes / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors; D008665:Metalloporphyrins; D053978:Pentacyclic Triterpenes; D011524:Protoporphyrins; D014315:Triterpenes; D018799:Intercellular Adhesion Molecule-1; D007371:Interferon-gamma; C032628:tin protoporphyrin IX; D051547:Heme Oxygenase-1; C050414:celastrol