15-Deoxy-Δ12,14-Prostaglandin J2Modifies Components of the Proteasome and Inhibits Inflammatory Responses in Human Endothelial Cells.
15-Deoxy-Δ12,14-prostaglandin J2(15d-PGJ2) is an electrophilic lipid mediator derived from PGD2with potent anti-inflammatory effects. These are likely to be due to the covalent modification of cellular proteins,viaa reactive α,β-unsaturated carbonyl group in its cyclopentenone ring. This study was carried out to identify novel cellular target(s) for covalent modification by 15d-PGJ2and to investigate the anti-inflammatory effects of the prostaglandin on endothelial cells (EC). The data presented here show that 15d-PGJ2modifies and inhibits components of the proteasome and consequently inhibits the activation of the NF-κB pathway in response to TNF-α. This, in turn, inhibits the adhesion and migration of monocytes toward activated EC, by reducing the expression of adhesion molecules and chemokines in the EC. The effects are consistent with the covalent modification of 13 proteins in the 19S particle of the proteasome identified by mass spectrometry and the suppression of proteasome function, and were similar to the effects seen with a known proteasome inhibitor (MG132). The ubiquitin-proteasome system has been implicated in the regulation of several inflammatory processes and the observation that 15d-PGJ2profoundly affects the proteasome functions in human EC suggests that 15d-PGJ2may regulate the progression of inflammatory disorders such as atherosclerosis.
UCD Conway Institute, School of Medicine and Medical Science, University College Dublin , Dublin , Ireland.
Simone
S
Marcone
Centre for Synthesis and Chemical Biology, School of Chemistry, University College Dublin , Dublin , Ireland.
Paul
P
Evans
UCD Conway Institute, School of Medicine and Medical Science, University College Dublin , Dublin , Ireland.
Desmond J
DJ
Fitzgerald
15d-PGJ2; adhesion molecules; atherosclerosis; chemokines; covalent modification; inflammation; monocyte adhesion; proteasome