期刊
LIFE SCIENCES
卷 87, 期 1-2, 页码 26-35出版社
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.lfs.2010.05.007
关键词
MAPK signaling; Anti-inflammation; PPREs; Transcriptional regulation
资金
- National Science Council, Taiwan (NSC) [97-2314-B-195-014-MY3]
- Mackay Memorial Hospital [MMH-E-98006]
Aim: In search for the anti-inflammation mechanism of PEDF, we investigate whether pigment epithelium-derived factor (PEDF) induces the gene expression of interleukin (IL)-10 in human macrophages and determine the molecular basis of this induction. Main methods: Human macrophages derived from a monocytic cell line, THP-1, and peripheral monocytes were treated with PEDF. IL-10 expression was assessed by quantitative real-time PCR, enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay, semi-quantitative reverse transcriptase (RT)-PCR, and promoter-reporter assay. Activity of extracellular signal-regulated kinase 2 (ERK2) and p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) was assessed by immunoblotting using antibodies targeting phosphorylated kinases forms. Elk-1 and ATF-2 phosphorylation was determined as well. Pharmacological inhibitors were used to examine the involvement of ERK, p38 MAPK, and peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma (PPAR gamma) on the IL-10 expression induced by PEDF. Key findings: PEDF increased the levels of IL-10 mRNA and protein in THP-1 cells and human macrophages derived from peripheral monocytes. Blockade of activity of ERK or p38 MAPK attenuated PEDF effects on induction of PPAR gamma and IL-10. PEDF increased the transcriptional activity of IL-10 promoter. The effect was synergistically augmented by PPAR gamma agonist, but attenuated by inhibitors of PPAR gamma, ERK or p38 MAPK. These results showed that PEDF promotes IL-10 expression at transcriptional level, and that this is achieved through the ERK2/p38MAPK-dependent PPAR gamma expression. Significance: The anti-inflammatory property of PEDF may in part through the induction of IL-10 in macrophages. Our study supports the therapeutic potential of PEDF and PPAR gamma agonists in inflammatory diseases. (C) 2010 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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