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Experimental & Molecular Medicine ; : 712-720, 2010.
Artículo en Inglés | WPRIM | ID: wpr-193632

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Synthetic oligodeoxynucleotides (ODN) with a CpG-motif are recognized by Toll-like receptor 9 (TLR9) and pleiotropic immune responses are elicited. Stimulation of macrophages with TLR9 agonist prevented apoptosis induced by serum deprivation through increased expression of FLICE-like inhibitory protein (FLIP). CpG ODN-mediated anti-apoptosis depended on the TLR9-Akt-FoxO3a signaling pathway. Inhibition of TLR9 by small interfering (si) RNA or an inhibitor suppressed CpG ODN-mediated anti-apoptosis. Analysis of signaling pathways revealed that the anti-apoptotic effect of CpG ODN required phosphorylation of FoxO3a and its translocation from the nucleus to the cytosol. Overexpression of FoxO3a increased apoptosis induced by serum deprivation and CpG ODN blocked these effects through FLIP expression. In contrast, siRNA knock-down of FoxO3a decreased apoptosis by serum deprivation. In addition, Akt activation was involved in CpG ODN-induced phosphorylation of FoxO3a, expression of FLIP, and anti-apoptosis. Taken together, these results demonstrate the involvement of Akt-FoxO3a in TLR9-mediated anti-apoptosis and indicate that FoxO3a is a distinct regulator for FLIP expression.


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Animales , Ratones , Apoptosis , Proteína Reguladora de Apoptosis Similar a CASP8 y FADD/genética , Células Cultivadas , Factores de Transcripción Forkhead/genética , Macrófagos/metabolismo , Ratones Endogámicos C57BL , Oligodesoxirribonucleótidos/metabolismo , Proteína Oncogénica v-akt/metabolismo , ARN Interferente Pequeño/metabolismo , Transducción de Señal , Receptor Toll-Like 9/genética
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Experimental & Molecular Medicine ; : 768-776, 2010.
Artículo en Inglés | WPRIM | ID: wpr-122639

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Deregulation of endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS) plays an important role in the development of multiple cardiovascular diseases. Our recent study demonstrated that genistein supplementation attenuates pulmonary arterial hypertension in broilers by restoration of endothelial function. In this study, we investigated the molecular mechanism by using broiler pulmonary arterial endothelial cells (PAECs). Our results showed that genistein stimulated a rapid phosphorylation of eNOS at Ser(1179) which was associated with activation of eNOS/NO axis. Further study indicated that the activation of eNOS was not mediated through estrogen receptors or tyrosine kinase inhibition, but via a phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K)/Akt-dependent signaling pathway, as the eNOS activity and related NO release were largely abolished by pharmacological inhibitors of PI3K or Akt. Thus, our findings revealed a critical function of Akt in mediating genistein-stimulated eNOS activity in PAECs, partially accounting for the beneficial effects of genistein on the development of cardiovascular diseases observed in animal models.


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Animales , Femenino , Humanos , Línea Celular , Pollos , Modelos Animales de Enfermedad , Endotelio Vascular/efectos de los fármacos , Activación Enzimática/efectos de los fármacos , Genisteína/farmacología , Hipertensión Pulmonar/tratamiento farmacológico , Óxido Nítrico Sintasa de Tipo III/genética , Proteína Oncogénica v-akt/metabolismo , Fosforilación , Transducción de Señal/efectos de los fármacos
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Experimental & Molecular Medicine ; : 647-657, 2008.
Artículo en Inglés | WPRIM | ID: wpr-59823

RESUMEN

Curcumin (from the rhizome of Curcuma longa) is well documented for its medicinal properties in Indian and Chinese systems of medicine where it is widely used for the treatment of several diseases. Epidemiological observations are suggestive that curcumin consumption may reduce the risk of some form of cancers and provide other protective biological effects in humans. These biological properties have been attributed to curcuminoids that have been widely studied for their anti-inflammatory, anti-angiogenic, antioxidant, wound healing and anti-cancer effects. In this study we have investigated on the effect of a curcumin phospholipid complex on mammary epithelial cell viability. HC11 and BME-UV cell lines, validated models to study biology of normal, not tumoral, mammary epithelial cells, were used to analyse these effects. We report that curcumin acts on STAT-3 signal pathway to reduce cell viability and increase apoptosis evaluated by the the amount of activated caspase 3. Further it reduces MAPK and AKT activations. JSI-124, a STAT-3 inhibitor (100 nM) was able to block the negative effect of curcumin on cell viability and caspase 3 activation. Finally the negative effect of cucumin on cell viability has been impaired in STAT-3i HC11, where STAT-3 protein was greatly reduced by shRNA-interference. These results indicate that curcumin presents a potential adverse effect to normal mammary epithelial cells and that it has a specific effect on signal trasduction in mammary epithelium.


Asunto(s)
Animales , Bovinos , Ratones , Apoptosis , Caspasa 3/metabolismo , Diferenciación Celular/efectos de los fármacos , Supervivencia Celular/efectos de los fármacos , Curcuma/química , Curcumina/efectos adversos , Activación Enzimática , Células Epiteliales/citología , Sistema de Señalización de MAP Quinasas/fisiología , Glándulas Mamarias Animales/citología , Proteína Oncogénica v-akt/metabolismo , Fosfolípidos/farmacología , Factor de Transcripción STAT3/antagonistas & inhibidores , Transducción de Señal/efectos de los fármacos , Triterpenos/farmacología
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