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ENDOCRINOLOGY
Volume 148, Issue 3, Pages 1313-1322Publisher
ENDOCRINE SOC
DOI: 10.1210/en.2006-0665
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- NHLBI NIH HHS [P01 HL 55798] Funding Source: Medline
- NIDDK NIH HHS [DK 55240] Funding Source: Medline
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12/15-lipoxygenase ( 12/15-LO) enzyme and products have been associated with inflammation and atherosclerosis. However, the mechanism of effects of the 12/15-LO products has not been fully clarified. To study the role of 12/15-LO in cytokine expression, experiments with direct additions of the 12/15-LO products, 12( S)-hydroxyeicosa tetraenoic acid or 12( S)-hydroperoxyeicosa-5Z, 8Z, 10E, or 14Z-tetraenoic acid to macrophages were first carried out, and results showed that the 12/15-LO products stimulated mRNA and protein expression of IL-6 and TNF-alpha in a dose-dependent manner. In contrast, an inactive analogue of 12( S)-hydroxyeicosa tetraenoic acid had no effect. To further explore the role of endogenous 12/15-LO in cytokine expression, we used an in vitro and in vivo model to test the effect of 12/15-LO overexpression. The models included Plox-86 cells, a J774A. 1 cell line that stably overexpresses leukocyte-type 12/15-LO and primary mouse peritoneal macrophages ( MPMs) from 12/15-LO transgenic mice. The results showed a clear increase in IL-6 and TNF-alpha expression in Plox-86 cells and MPMs from 12/15-LO transgenic mice, compared with mock-transfected J774A. 1 cells and MPMs from control C57BL6 mice. IL-1 alpha, IL-12, and monocyte chemoattractant protein ( MCP)-1 mRNA were also increased in Plox-86 cells. These data clearly suggest a clear role of 12/15-LO pathway in cytokine production. We also demonstrated that signaling pathways including protein kinase C, p38 MAPK ( p38), c-jun NH2-terminal kinase as well as nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate oxidase are important for 12-( S)-hydroxyeicosatetraenoic acid-induced increases in IL-6 and TNF-alpha gene expression. These results suggest a potentially important mechanism linking 12/15-LO activation to chronic inflammation and atherosclerosis.
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