Haem oxygenase-1 up-regulation by rosiglitazone via ROS-dependent Nrf2-antioxidant response elements axis or PPAR? attenuates LPS-mediated lung inflammation.
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ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Haem oxygenase-1 (HO-1) is induced by thiazolidinediones including rosiglitazone and exerts anti-inflammatory effects in various models. However, the molecular mechanisms underlying rosiglitazone-induced HO-1 expression remain largely unknown in human pulmonary alveolar epithelial cells (HPAEpiCs). EXPERIMENTAL APPROACH:HO-1 expression was determined by real time-PCR, Western blotting and promoter reporter analyses. Signalling pathways were investigated using pharmacological inhibitors or specific siRNAs. Interactions between nuclear factor erythroid-2-related factor (Nrf2) and antioxidant response elements (ARE) binding site of the HO-1 promoter were investigated with chromatin immunoprecipitation assays. KEY RESULTS:Up-regulation of HO-1 in HPAEpiCs or in mice by rosiglitazone blunted ICAM-1 expression and monocyte adhesion to HPAEpiCs challenged with LPS. Rosiglitazone-induced HO-1 expression was significantly attenuated by NADPH oxidase (NOX) inhibitors (apocynin and diphenyleneiodonium) or ROS scavenger (N-acetyl cysteine). The involvement of NOX activity and ROS generation in rosiglitazone-induced HO-1 expression was confirmed by transfection with p47phox or NOX2 siRNA. Moreover, pretreatment with the inhibitors of c-Src (c-Srci II), proline-rich tyrosine kinase 2 (Pyk2) (PF431396), Akt (Akti VIII) or PPAR? (GW9662) and transfection with siRNA of c-Src, Pyk2, Akt or PPAR? abolished the rosiglitazone-induced HO-1 expression in HPAEpiCs. Subsequently, Nrf2 was activated by phosphorylation of c-Src, Pyk2 and Akt, which turned on transcription of HO-1 gene by binding to AREs binding site and enhancing ARE promoter activity. CONCLUSIONS AND IMPLICATIONS:Rosiglitazone induces HO-1 expression via either NOX/ROS/c-Src/Pyk2/Akt-dependent Nrf2 activation or PPAR? in HPAEpiCs and suppresses LPS-mediated inflammatory responses, suggesting that PPAR? agonists may be useful for protection against pulmonary inflammation.
SUBMITTER: Cho RL
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6151343 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Oct
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
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