PMID- 14978197 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20040701 LR - 20091119 IS - 0022-3565 (Print) IS - 0022-3565 (Linking) VI - 309 IP - 3 DP - 2004 Jun TI - Dual regulation of tumor necrosis factor-alpha-induced CCL2/monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 expression in vascular smooth muscle cells by nuclear factor-kappaB and activator protein-1: modulation by type III phosphodiesterase inhibition. PG - 978-86 AB - Monocyte/macrophage infiltration to the subendothelial space of arterial wall is a critical initial step in atherogenesis, in which CC chemokine ligand 2 (CCL2)/monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1) is thought to play a key role. This study investigated the effectiveness of phosphodiesterase inhibitors, including the nonselective pentoxifylline (PTX) and the selective type III (cilostamide) and type IV (denbufylline) inhibitors, on cytokine-induced CCL2/MCP-1 production in cultured rat vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs), and the signal transduction mechanisms whereby they act. Our results showed that tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha induced a marked increase in CCL2/MCP-1 production in dose- and time-dependent manners. 2-(2-Amino-3-methoxyphenyl)-4H-1-benzopyran-4-one (PD98059), 1,4-diamino-2,3-dicyano-1,4-bis(2-aminophenylthio) butadiene (U0126) [both inhibitors of p42/44 mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) kinase], and anthra[1hyphen]9-cd]pyrazol-6(2H)-one (SP600125) [an inhibitor of c-Jun NH(2)-terminal kinases (JNKs)] attenuated TNF-alpha-induced CCL2/MCP-1 production, without affecting I-kappaBalpha degradation or p65/nuclear factor-kappaB (NF-kappaB) nuclear translocation. PD98059 abolished TNF-alpha-activated p42/44 MAPK phosphorylation and c-Fos up-regulation, whereas SP600125 inhibited TNF-alpha-activated JNK and c-Jun phosphorylation. The NF-kappaB inhibitor carbobenzoxy-l-leucyl-l-leucyl-l-leucinal (MG132) attenuated TNF-alpha-induced CCL2/MCP-1 production in the presence of increased phospho-JNK and phospho-c-Jun levels. When SP600125 was added simultaneously, MG132 completely inhibited TNF-alpha-induced CCL2/MCP-1 production. Finally, the pretreatment of VSMCs with PTX or cilostamide, but not denbufylline, reduced TNF-alpha-induced CCL2/MCP-1 production, which was preceded by attenuation of p65/NF-kappaB nuclear translocation, p42/44 MAPK, and JNK-c-Jun phosphorylation, and c-Fos up-regulation. These data indicate that TNF-alpha-stimulated CCL2/MCP-1 production in rat VSMCs is dually regulated by activator protein-1 (AP-1) and NF-kappaB pathways, and inhibition of type III phosphodiesterase contributes substantially to the suppressive effect of PTX on CCL2/MCP-1 production via down-regulation of AP-1 and NF-kappaB signals. FAU - Chen, Yung-Ming AU - Chen YM AD - Department of Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, 7, Chung-Shan South Rd., Taipei, 10016, Taiwan. FAU - Chiang, Wen-Chih AU - Chiang WC FAU - Lin, Shuei-Liong AU - Lin SL FAU - Wu, Kwan-Dun AU - Wu KD FAU - Tsai, Tun-Jun AU - Tsai TJ FAU - Hsieh, Bor-Shen AU - Hsieh BS LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20040220 PL - United States TA - J Pharmacol Exp Ther JT - The Journal of pharmacology and experimental therapeutics JID - 0376362 RN - 0 (Ccl2 protein, rat) RN - 0 (Chemokine CCL2) RN - 0 (NF-kappa B) RN - 0 (Phosphodiesterase Inhibitors) RN - 0 (Proteins) RN - 0 (RNA, Messenger) RN - 0 (Transcription Factor AP-1) RN - 0 (Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha) RN - EC 2.7.11.24 (Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases) RN - EC 3.1.4.17 (3',5'-Cyclic-AMP Phosphodiesterases) RN - EC 3.1.4.17 (Cyclic Nucleotide Phosphodiesterases, Type 3) SB - IM MH - 3',5'-Cyclic-AMP Phosphodiesterases/antagonists & inhibitors/*metabolism MH - Animals MH - Cells, Cultured MH - Chemokine CCL2/genetics/*metabolism MH - Cyclic Nucleotide Phosphodiesterases, Type 3 MH - Gene Expression/drug effects MH - Male MH - Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases/metabolism MH - Muscle, Smooth, Vascular/metabolism MH - NF-kappa B/*physiology MH - Phosphodiesterase Inhibitors/pharmacology MH - Proteins/genetics/*metabolism MH - RNA, Messenger/drug effects/metabolism MH - Rats MH - Rats, Sprague-Dawley MH - Transcription Factor AP-1/*physiology MH - Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha/genetics/*metabolism EDAT- 2004/02/24 05:00 MHDA- 2004/07/02 05:00 CRDT- 2004/02/24 05:00 PHST- 2004/02/24 05:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2004/07/02 05:00 [medline] PHST- 2004/02/24 05:00 [entrez] AID - jpet.103.062620 [pii] AID - 10.1124/jpet.103.062620 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - J Pharmacol Exp Ther. 2004 Jun;309(3):978-86. doi: 10.1124/jpet.103.062620. Epub 2004 Feb 20.