PMID- 15843586 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20050621 LR - 20211203 IS - 0022-1767 (Print) IS - 0022-1767 (Linking) VI - 174 IP - 9 DP - 2005 May 1 TI - Inhibition of mammalian target of rapamycin potentiates thrombin-induced intercellular adhesion molecule-1 expression by accelerating and stabilizing NF-kappa B activation in endothelial cells. PG - 5823-9 AB - We addressed the regulatory function of mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) in the mechanism of thrombin-induced ICAM-1 gene expression in endothelial cells. Pretreatment of HUVECs with rapamycin, an inhibitor of mTOR, augmented thrombin-induced ICAM-1 expression. Inhibition of mTOR by this approach promoted whereas over-expression of mTOR inhibited thrombin-induced transcriptional activity of NF-kappaB, an essential regulator of ICAM-1 transcription. Analysis of the NF-kappaB signaling pathway revealed that inhibition of mTOR potentiated IkappaB kinase activation resulting in a rapid and persistent phosphorylation of IkappaBalpha on Ser32 and Ser36, a requirement for IkappaBalpha degradation. Consistent with these data, we observed a more efficient and stable nuclear localization of RelA/p65 and, subsequently, the DNA binding activity of NF-kappaB by thrombin following mTOR inhibition. These data define a novel role of mTOR in down-regulating thrombin-induced ICAM-1 expression in endothelial cells by controlling a delayed and transient activation of NF-kappaB. FAU - Minhajuddin, Mohd AU - Minhajuddin M AD - Department of Pediatrics, University of Rochester School of Medicine, Rochester, New York 14642, USA. FAU - Fazal, Fabeha AU - Fazal F FAU - Bijli, Kaiser M AU - Bijli KM FAU - Amin, Md Ruhul AU - Amin MR FAU - Rahman, Arshad AU - Rahman A LA - eng GR - HL67424/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS/United States PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural PT - Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S. PL - United States TA - J Immunol JT - Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950) JID - 2985117R RN - 0 (DNA-Binding Proteins) RN - 0 (I-kappa B Proteins) RN - 0 (NF-kappa B) RN - 0 (NFKBIA protein, human) RN - 0 (Protein Kinase Inhibitors) RN - 126547-89-5 (Intercellular Adhesion Molecule-1) RN - 139874-52-5 (NF-KappaB Inhibitor alpha) RN - EC 2.7.- (Protein Kinases) RN - EC 2.7.1.1 (MTOR protein, human) RN - EC 2.7.11.1 (Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases) RN - EC 2.7.11.1 (TOR Serine-Threonine Kinases) RN - EC 2.7.11.10 (CHUK protein, human) RN - EC 2.7.11.10 (I-kappa B Kinase) RN - EC 2.7.11.10 (IKBKB protein, human) RN - EC 2.7.11.10 (IKBKE protein, human) RN - EC 3.4.21.5 (Thrombin) RN - W36ZG6FT64 (Sirolimus) SB - IM MH - Cell Line MH - Cell Nucleus/metabolism MH - DNA-Binding Proteins/metabolism/physiology MH - Down-Regulation/drug effects MH - Drug Synergism MH - Endothelium, Vascular/cytology/drug effects/*enzymology/metabolism MH - Enzyme Activation/drug effects MH - Humans MH - I-kappa B Kinase MH - I-kappa B Proteins/metabolism MH - Intercellular Adhesion Molecule-1/*biosynthesis/metabolism MH - NF-KappaB Inhibitor alpha MH - NF-kappa B/*metabolism/physiology MH - Phosphorylation MH - Protein Kinase Inhibitors/*pharmacology MH - Protein Kinases/*metabolism/physiology MH - Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases/metabolism MH - Sirolimus/pharmacology MH - TOR Serine-Threonine Kinases MH - Thrombin/antagonists & inhibitors/*pharmacology EDAT- 2005/04/22 09:00 MHDA- 2005/06/23 09:00 CRDT- 2005/04/22 09:00 PHST- 2005/04/22 09:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2005/06/23 09:00 [medline] PHST- 2005/04/22 09:00 [entrez] AID - 174/9/5823 [pii] AID - 10.4049/jimmunol.174.9.5823 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - J Immunol. 2005 May 1;174(9):5823-9. doi: 10.4049/jimmunol.174.9.5823.