PMID- 12039983 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20021104 LR - 20220409 IS - 1046-6673 (Print) IS - 1046-6673 (Linking) VI - 13 IP - 6 DP - 2002 Jun TI - MCP-1 induces inflammatory activation of human tubular epithelial cells: involvement of the transcription factors, nuclear factor-kappaB and activating protein-1. PG - 1534-47 AB - Monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1) is a potent chemokine synthesized by several cell types, e.g., inflammatory cells, such as monocytes, and resident renal cells, such as human tubular epithelial cells (TECs). Besides induction of monocyte recruitment, MCP-1 has been suggested to induce non-leukocytes to produce cytokines and adhesion molecules. Inflammation of the tubulointerstitium is a hallmark of many renal diseases and contributes to progression of renal failure; the purpose therefore of this study was to investigate the influence of MCP-1 on markers of inflammatory activation in human TECs. MCP-1 stimulated interleukin-6 (IL-6) secretion and intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1) synthesis in a time- and dose-dependent manner. In parallel, MCP-1 increased IL-6 and ICAM-1 mRNA expression in human TECs. Pretreatment with pertussis toxin, GF109203X, BAPTA-AM, and pyrrolidine dithiocarbamate inhibited MCP-1-dependent IL-6 and ICAM-1 synthesis, suggesting the involvement of Gi-proteins, protein kinase C, intracellular Ca(2+), and nuclear factor-kappaB (NF-kappaB) in MCP-1 signaling. Using electrophoretic gel mobility shift assay, we observed that MCP-1 stimulated binding activity of NF-kappaB. Binding activity of the activator protein-1 (AP-1), which has been implicated to regulate induction of the IL-6 gene together with NF-kappaB, was also stimulated by MCP-1. In the present experiments, NF-kappaB and AP-1 were involved in the MCP-1-mediated induction of IL-6, as demonstrated by cis element double-stranded (decoy) oligonucleotides (ODN). In contrast to IL-6 release, MCP-1-induced ICAM-1 expression was predominantly dependent on NF-kappaB activation. These results document for the first time that MCP-1 induces an inflammatory response in human TECs. This may be an important new mechanism in the pathogenesis of tubulointerstitial inflammation. FAU - Viedt, Christiane AU - Viedt C AD - Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Ruperto Carola University, Heidelberg, Germany. FAU - Dechend, Ralph AU - Dechend R FAU - Fei, Jianwei AU - Fei J FAU - Hansch, Gertrud M AU - Hansch GM FAU - Kreuzer, Jorg AU - Kreuzer J FAU - Orth, Stephan R AU - Orth SR LA - eng PT - Journal Article PL - United States TA - J Am Soc Nephrol JT - Journal of the American Society of Nephrology : JASN JID - 9013836 RN - 0 (CCR2 protein, human) RN - 0 (Chemokine CCL2) RN - 0 (Interleukin-6) RN - 0 (NF-kappa B) RN - 0 (RNA, Messenger) RN - 0 (Receptors, CCR2) RN - 0 (Receptors, Chemokine) RN - 0 (Transcription Factor AP-1) RN - 126547-89-5 (Intercellular Adhesion Molecule-1) SB - IM MH - Cells, Cultured MH - Chemokine CCL2/metabolism/*pharmacology MH - Epithelial Cells/drug effects/immunology MH - Humans MH - Intercellular Adhesion Molecule-1/biosynthesis MH - Interleukin-6/biosynthesis/genetics MH - Kidney Tubules/*drug effects/immunology MH - NF-kappa B/*physiology MH - Nephritis/*etiology MH - RNA, Messenger/analysis MH - Receptors, CCR2 MH - Receptors, Chemokine/genetics MH - Transcription Factor AP-1/*physiology EDAT- 2002/06/01 10:00 MHDA- 2002/11/26 04:00 CRDT- 2002/06/01 10:00 PHST- 2002/06/01 10:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2002/11/26 04:00 [medline] PHST- 2002/06/01 10:00 [entrez] AID - 10.1097/01.asn.0000015609.31253.7f [doi] PST - ppublish SO - J Am Soc Nephrol. 2002 Jun;13(6):1534-47. doi: 10.1097/01.asn.0000015609.31253.7f.