PMID- 11391531 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20010628 LR - 20231213 IS - 0270-9139 (Print) IS - 0270-9139 (Linking) VI - 33 IP - 6 DP - 2001 Jun TI - Induction of Mdr1b expression by tumor necrosis factor-alpha in rat liver cells is independent of p53 but requires NF-kappaB signaling. PG - 1425-31 AB - The multidrug resistance protein Mdr1b in rats is up-regulated during liver regeneration after partial hepatectomy or after endotoxin treatment. We hypothesize that up-regulation of Mdr1b in these models is TNF-alpha-dependent. The mechanism of Mdr1b activation by TNF-alpha is unknown as TNF-alpha can signal through various pathways, including NF-kappaB and p53, transcription factors for which binding sites in the Mdr1b promoter have been identified. We aimed to elucidate the mechanism of up-regulation of Mdr1b by TNF-alpha. We selectively used constructs expressing dominant negative Fas-associated death domain protein (FADD), TNF receptor associated factor-2 (TRAF2) or IkappaB to inhibit pathways downstream of the TNF receptor. Further, the proteasome inhibitor MG-132 was used, which prevents the breakdown of IkappaB. We show a critical role for NF-kappaB in activation of Mdr1b gene expression both in primary rat hepatocytes and in rat hepatoma H-4-II-E cells. Because p53 is up-regulated by TNF-alpha in an NF-kappaB-dependent manner and the Mdr1b promoter contains a p53 binding site, we used liver cells expressing a dominant negative p53 to show that TNF-alpha up-regulation of Mdr1b is independent of functional p53. Using transient transfection assays, we show that Mdr1b up-regulation correlates with activation of the promoter. Mutation of the NF-kappaB site in the Mdr1b promoter prevents its induction by TNF-alpha. In conclusion our results show that activation of the rat Mdr1b gene by TNF-alpha is a result of NF-kappaB signaling and independent of p53. FAU - Ros, J E AU - Ros JE AD - Groningen University Institute for Drug Exploration (GUIDE), Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Groningen, the Netherlands. j.e.ros@med.rug.nl FAU - Schuetz, J D AU - Schuetz JD FAU - Geuken, M AU - Geuken M FAU - Streetz, K AU - Streetz K FAU - Moshage, H AU - Moshage H FAU - Kuipers, F AU - Kuipers F FAU - Manns, M P AU - Manns MP FAU - Jansen, P L AU - Jansen PL FAU - Trautwein, C AU - Trautwein C FAU - Muller, M AU - Muller M LA - eng GR - ES05851/ES/NIEHS NIH HHS/United States PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't PT - Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S. PL - United States TA - Hepatology JT - Hepatology (Baltimore, Md.) JID - 8302946 RN - 0 (ATP Binding Cassette Transporter, Subfamily B) RN - 0 (I-kappa B Proteins) RN - 0 (NF-kappa B) RN - 0 (Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha) RN - 0 (Tumor Suppressor Protein p53) SB - IM MH - ATP Binding Cassette Transporter, Subfamily B/*genetics MH - Animals MH - Binding Sites/physiology MH - Carcinoma, Hepatocellular/genetics/pathology MH - Gene Expression Regulation/*physiology MH - Hepatocytes/physiology MH - I-kappa B Proteins/pharmacology MH - Liver/*physiology MH - Liver Neoplasms/genetics/pathology MH - NF-kappa B/*physiology MH - Promoter Regions, Genetic/physiology MH - Rats MH - Signal Transduction/*physiology MH - Transfection MH - Tumor Cells, Cultured MH - Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha/*physiology MH - Tumor Suppressor Protein p53/*physiology MH - ATP-Binding Cassette Sub-Family B Member 4 EDAT- 2001/06/08 10:00 MHDA- 2001/06/29 10:01 CRDT- 2001/06/08 10:00 PHST- 2001/06/08 10:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2001/06/29 10:01 [medline] PHST- 2001/06/08 10:00 [entrez] AID - S0270913901985581 [pii] AID - 10.1053/jhep.2001.24667 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Hepatology. 2001 Jun;33(6):1425-31. doi: 10.1053/jhep.2001.24667.