Inflammatory cytokines (IL-1α, TNF-α) and LPS modulate the Ca2+signaling pathway in osteoblasts

1998 ◽  
Vol 274 (6) ◽  
pp. C1686-C1698 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vincent K. Tam ◽  
Sandra Schotland ◽  
Jacob Green

Locally derived growth factors and cytokines in bone play a crucial role in the regulation of bone remodeling, i.e., bone formation and bone resorption processes. We studied the effect of interleukin (IL)-1α, tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α, and Escherichia coli lipopolysaccharide (LPS) on the hormone-activated Ca2+message system in the osteoblastic cell line UMR-106 and in osteoblastic cultures derived from neonatal rat calvariae. In both cell preparations, IL-1α, TNF-α, and LPS did not alter basal intracellular Ca2+concentration ([Ca2+]i) but attenuated Ca2+transients evoked by parathyroid hormone (PTH) and PGE2in a dose (1–100 ng/ml)- and time (8–24 h)-dependent fashion. The cytokines modulated hormonally induced Ca2+influx (estimated by using Mn2+as a surrogate for Ca2+) as well as Ca2+mobilization from intracellular stores. The latter was linked to suppressed production of hormonally induced inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate. The effect of cytokines on [Ca2+]iwas abolished by the tyrosine kinase inhibitor herbimycin A (50 ng/ml). The cytokine’s effect was, however, independent of nitric oxide (NO) production, since NO donors (sodium nitroprusside) as well as permeable cGMP analogs augment, rather than attenuate, hormonally induced Ca2+transients in osteoblasts. Given the stimulatory role of cytokines on NO production in osteoblasts, the disparate effects of cytokines and NO on the Ca2+signaling pathway may serve an autocrine/paracrine mechanism for modulating the effect of calciotropic hormones on bone metabolism.

2001 ◽  
Vol 280 (1) ◽  
pp. G43-G50 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kristina M. Reber ◽  
Gennifer M. Mager ◽  
Charles E. Miller ◽  
Philip T. Nowicki

We studied mesenteric arterial arcades from 3- and 35-day-old swine to determine the relationship between perfusate flow rate and release of nitric oxide (NO) into mesenteric effluent. Mesenteric arterial arcades were perfused under controlled-flow conditions with a peristaltic pump using warm oxygenated Krebs buffer. Basal rates of NO production were 43.6 ± 4.2 vs. 12.1 ± 2.5 nmol/min in 3- vs. 35-day-old mesentery during perfusion at in vivo flow rates (9 vs. 20 ml/min, respectively). Rate of NO production was directly related to flow rate over a wide range of flows (5–40 ml/min) in 3- but not 35-day-old mesentery. Both age groups demonstrated a brisk, albeit brief, increase in NO production in response to infusion of NO-dependent vasodilator substance P (10−8 M/min). Tyrosine kinase inhibitor herbimycin A andl-arginine analog l-NMMA significantly attenuated flow-induced increase in NO production, and phosphatase inhibitor phenylarsine oxide increased magnitude of flow-induced increase in NO production in 3-day-olds. Removal of extracellular Ca2+ and depletion of intracellular Ca2+ stores (Ca2+-free Krebs with EGTA plus thapsigargin) had no effect on NO production in either group. Thus, basal rate of NO production is greater in mesenteric arterial arcades from 3- than from 35-day old swine, a direct relationship between flow rate and NO production rate is present in mesentery from 3- but not 35-day-olds, and phosphorylation events are necessary for this interaction to occur.


1999 ◽  
Vol 277 (4) ◽  
pp. H1641-H1646 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hong Kan ◽  
Zirong Xie ◽  
Mitchell S. Finkel

We have previously reported that interleukin-1β (IL-1β) alone induced nitric oxide (NO) production by neonatal rat cardiac myocytes (CM). The effects of tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) on inducible NO synthase (iNOS) were not characterized. Unlike IL-1β, TNF-α alone failed to enhance NO production in CM. However, the addition of TNF-α to IL-1β significantly enhanced iNOS mRNA expression, iNOS protein synthesis, and NO production ([Formula: see text]). TNF-α enhancement of IL-1β-induced[Formula: see text] production was blocked by PD-98059, a selective mitogen-activated protein (MAP) kinase kinase inhibitor, but not calphostin C (Cal C), a protein kinase C inhibitor. TNF-α-enhanced MAP kinase activity was associated with an increase in IL-1β-stimulated NF-κB activity. PD-98059, but not Cal C, inhibited both TNF-α-enhanced MAP kinase and NF-κB activities. Thus TNF-α enhancement of IL-1β-induced NO production is associated with MAP kinase-mediated activation of NF-κB.


2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 673
Author(s):  
Jiah Yeom ◽  
Seongho Ma ◽  
Young-Hee Lim

Osteoblast differentiation is important for the development of bone and the maintenance of bone density. Propionibacterium freudenreichii is a probiotic with an anti-inflammatory property. The aim of this study was to investigate the enhancement effect of P. freudenreichii MJ2 (MJ2) isolated from raw milk on osteoblast differentiation, mineralization, and its signaling pathway. For in vitro and in vivo experiments, human fetal osteoblastic cell line hFOB 1.19 and an ovariectomized rat model were used, respectively. Expression levels of genes and proteins related to osteoblast differentiation and mineralization were measured by real-time polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) and Western blotting, respectively. Alizarin red S staining was performed to measure osteoblast mineralization. Heat-killed MJ2 (hkMJ2)-treated cells showed significantly increased osteoblast differentiation via an increase in the osteoprotegerin (OPG)/receptor activator of nuclear factor-κB ligand (RANKL) ratio and significantly increased osteoblast mineralization by stimulating the expression of bone morphogenetic protein 2 and runt-related transcription factor 2. Additionally, oral administration of live or heat-killed MJ2 to ovariectomized rats inhibited osteoporosis-induced bone loss. Specifically, surface proteins isolated from MJ2 promoted osteoblast differentiation and mineralization. In conclusion, MJ2 enhanced osteoblast differentiation and mineralization through the OPG/RANKL signaling pathway and the effective component of MJ2 might be its surface proteins.


2005 ◽  
Vol 288 (2) ◽  
pp. H686-H694 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrew Y. Zhang ◽  
Eric G. Teggatz ◽  
Ai-Ping Zou ◽  
William B. Campbell ◽  
Pin-Lan Li

The present study tested the hypothesis that endostatin stimulates superoxide (O2−·) production through a ceramide-mediating signaling pathway and thereby results in an uncoupling of bradykinin (BK)-induced increases in intracellular Ca2+concentration ([Ca2+]i) from nitric oxide (NO) production in coronary endothelial cells. With the use of high-speed, wavelength-switching, fluorescence-imaging techniques, the [Ca2+]iand NO levels were simultaneously monitored in the intact endothelium of freshly isolated bovine coronary arteries. Under control conditions, BK was found to increase NO production and [Ca2+]iin parallel. When the arteries were pretreated with 100 nM human recombinant endostatin for 1 h, this BK-induced NO production was reduced by 89%, whereas [Ca2+]iwas unchanged. With the conversion rate of l-[3H]arginine to l-[3H]citrulline measured, endostatin had no effect on endothelial NO synthase (NOS) activity, but it stimulated ceramide by activation of sphingomyelinase (SMase), whereby O2−· production was enhanced in endothelial cells. O2−· scavenging by tiron and inhibition of NAD(P)H oxidase by apocynin markedly reversed the effect of endostatin on the NO response to BK. These results indicate that endostatin increases intracellular ceramide levels, which enhances O2−· production through activation of NAD(P)H oxidase. This ceramide-O2−· signaling pathway may contribute importantly to endostatin-induced endothelial dysfunction.


BioChem ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (3) ◽  
pp. 174-189
Author(s):  
Chihiro Moriwaki ◽  
Riho Tanigaki ◽  
Yasunobu Miyake ◽  
Nghia Trong Vo ◽  
Mai Thanh Thi Nguyen ◽  
...  

Tumor necrosis factor α (TNF-α) induces the nuclear factor κB (NF-κB) signaling pathway via TNF receptor 1 (TNF-R1). We recently reported that isopanduratin A inhibited the TNF-α-induced NF-κB signaling pathway in human lung adenocarcinoma A549 cells. In the present study, we found that isopanduratin A did not inhibit the interleukin-1α-induced NF-κB signaling pathway in A549 cells. Isopanduratin A down-regulated the expression of TNF-R1 in these cells. We also revealed that isopanduratin A down-regulated the cell surface expression of TNF-R1 by promoting the cleavage of TNF-R1 into its soluble forms. TAPI-2, an inhibitor of TNF-α-converting enzyme, suppressed the inhibitory activity of isopanduratin A against the TNF-α-induced activation of NF-κB. The mitogen-activated protein (MAP) kinase/extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK) kinase inhibitor U0126, but not the p38 MAP kinase inhibitor SB203580, blocked the ectodomain shedding of TNF-R1 induced by isopanduratin A. Consistent with this result, isopanduratin A induced the rapid phosphorylation of ERK, but not p38 MAP kinase. Isopanduratin A also promoted the phosphorylation of eukaryotic initiation factor 2α (eIF2α). The present results indicate that isopanduratin A inhibits TNF-α-induced NF-κB signaling pathway by promoting ERK-dependent ectodomain shedding of cell surface TNF-R1, and also decreases cellular TNF-R1 levels through the phosphorylation of eIF2α in A549 cells.


Molecules ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 23 (9) ◽  
pp. 2367 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chi-Su Yoon ◽  
Dong-Cheol Kim ◽  
Jin-Soo Park ◽  
Kwan-Woo Kim ◽  
Youn-Chul Kim ◽  
...  

Nardostachys jatamansi contains various types of sesquiterpenoids that may play an important role in the potency of plant’s anti-inflammatory effects, depending on their structure. In this study, five new sesquiterpenoids, namely kanshone L (1), kanshone M (2), 7-methoxydesoxo-narchinol (3), kanshone N (4), and nardosdaucanol (5), were isolated along with four known terpenoids (kanshone D (6), nardosinanone G (7), narchinol A (8), and nardoaristolone B (9)) from the rhizomes and roots of Nardostachys jatamansi. Their structures were determined by analyzing 1D and 2D NMR and MS data. Among the nine sesquiterpenoids, compounds 3, 4, and 8 were shown to possess dose-dependent inhibitory effects against lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-stimulated nitric oxide (NO) production in BV2 microglial cells. Furthermore, compounds 3, 4, and 8 exhibited anti-neuroinflammatory effects by inhibiting the production of pro-inflammatory mediators, including prostaglandin E2 (PGE2), inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS), and cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) proteins, as well as pro-inflammatory cytokines, such as interleukin (IL)-1β, IL-12 and tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α), in LPS-stimulated BV2 microglial cells. Moreover, these compounds were shown to inhibit the activation of the NF-κB signaling pathway in LPS-stimulated BV2 microglial cells by suppressing the phosphorylation of IκB-α and blocking NF-κB translocation. In conclusion, five new and four known sesquiterpenoids were isolated from Nardostachys jatamansi, and compounds 3, 4, and 8 exhibited anti-neuroinflammatory effects in LPS-stimulated BV2 microglial cells through inhibiting of NF-κB signaling pathway.


2004 ◽  
Vol 287 (2) ◽  
pp. G334-G343 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kimberly A. Cullen ◽  
John McCool ◽  
M. Sawkat Anwer ◽  
Cynthia R. L. Webster

cAMP has previously been shown to promote cell survival in a variety of cell types, but the downstream signaling pathway(s) of this antiapoptotic effect is unclear. Thus the role of cAMP signaling through PKA and cAMP-regulated guanine nucleotide exchange factors (cAMP-GEFs) in cAMP's antiapoptotic action was investigated in the present study. cAMP's protective effect against bile acid-, Fas ligand-, and TNF-α-induced apoptosis in rat hepatocytes was largely unaffected by the selective PKA inhibitor, Rp-8-(4-chlorophenylthio)-cAMP (Rp-cAMP). In contrast, a novel cAMP analog, 8-(4-chlorophenylthio)-2′- O-methyl (CPT-2-Me)-cAMP, which activated cAMP-GEFs in hepatocytes without activating PKA, protected hepatocytes against apoptosis induced by bile acids, Fas ligand, and TNF-α. The role of cAMP-GEF and PKA on activation of Akt, a kinase implicated in cAMP survival signaling, was investigated. Inhibition of PKA with RP-cAMP had no effect on cAMP-mediated Akt phosphorylation, whereas CPT-2-Me-cAMP, which did not activate PKA, induced phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3-kinase)-dependent activation of Akt. Pretreatment of hepatocytes with the PI3-kinase inhibitor, Ly-294002, prevented CPT-2-Me-cAMP's protective effect against bile acid and Fas ligand, but not TNF-α-mediated apoptosis. Glucagon, CPT-cAMP, and CPT-2-Me-cAMP all activated Rap 1, a downstream effector of cAMP-GEF. These results suggest that a PKA-independent cAMP/cAMP-GEF/Rap pathway exists in hepatocytes and that activation of cAMP-GEFs promotes Akt phosphorylation and hepatocyte survival. Thus a cAMP/cAMP-GEF/Rap/PI3-kinase/Akt signaling pathway may confer protection against bile acid- and Fas-induced apoptosis in hepatocytes.


Plants ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 586
Author(s):  
Hyun Ji Eo ◽  
Jun Hyuk Jang ◽  
Gwang Hun Park

Berchemia floribunda (Wall.) Brongn. (BF), which belongs to Rhamnaceae, is a special plant of Anmyeon Island in Korea. BF has been reported to have antioxidant and whitening effects. However, the anti-inflammatory activity of BR has not been elucidated. In this study, we evaluated the anti-inflammatory effect of leaves (BR-L), branches (BR-B) and fruit (BR-F) extracted with 70% ethanol of BR and elucidated the potential signaling pathway in LPS-induced RAW264.7 cells. BR-L showed a strong anti-inflammatory activity through the inhibition of NO production. BR-L significantly suppressed the production of the pro-inflammatory mediators such as iNOS, COX-2, IL-1β, IL-6 and TNF-α in LPS-stimulated RAW264.7 cells. BR-L suppressed the degradation and phosphorylation of IκB-α, which contributed to the inhibition of p65 nuclear accumulation and NF-κB activation. BR-L obstructed the phosphorylation of MAPKs (ERK1/2, p38 and JNK) in LPS-stimulated RAW264.7 cells. Consequently, these results suggest that BR-L may have great potential for the development of anti-inflammatory drugs to treat acute and chronic inflammatory disorders.


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