PMID- 16325549 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20060216 LR - 20061115 IS - 1438-4221 (Print) IS - 1438-4221 (Linking) VI - 295 IP - 8 DP - 2005 Dec TI - Sesquiterpene lactones inhibit Yersinia invasin protein-induced IL-8 and MCP-1 production in epithelial cells. PG - 531-8 AB - Enteric Yersinia bacteria trigger transcription and secretion of the proinflammatory chemokines interleukin-8 (IL-8) and monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1) in epithelial cells. Both chemokines are controlled by NF-kappaB. The NF-kappaB-binding site in the IL-8 promoter preferentially binds Rel p65/p65 homodimers and p50/p65 heterodimers while the NF-kappaB-binding motifs of the MCP-1 promoter preferably bind p50/p65 heterodimers and p50/p50 homodimers. Sesquiterpene lactones inhibit the transcription factor NF-kappaB by alkylating the p65 subunit. In this study we investigated the inhibitory effects of sesquiterpene lactones and the NF-kappaB inhibitor SN50 on NF-kappaB p50 and p65 subunits in Yersinia-triggered IL-8 and MCP-1 production. The sesquiterpene lactones blocked Yersinia-triggered IL-8 and MCP-1 production in a dose-dependent manner. In contrast, SN50 inhibited IL-8 production at high concentrations whereas it diminished the amount of secreted MCP-1 significantly already at low concentrations. By means of electrophoretic mobility shift assays we demonstrate that sesquiterpene lactones inhibit Yersinia-triggered activation of NF-kappaB by inhibiting Rel p65, but not Rel p50. Our results also demonstrate that SN50 is useful for inhibition of nuclear translocation of the NF-kappaB p50 subunit but cannot be considered a general NF-kappaB inhibitor. FAU - Grassl, Guntram A AU - Grassl GA AD - Institut fur Medizinische Mikrobiologie und Krankenhaushygiene, Universitatsklinikum Tubingen, Elfriede-Aulhorn-Str. 6, D-72060 Tubingen, Germany. FAU - Fessele, Sabine AU - Fessele S FAU - Merfort, Irmgard AU - Merfort I FAU - Lindenmeyer, Maja T AU - Lindenmeyer MT FAU - Castro, Victor AU - Castro V FAU - Murillo, Renato AU - Murillo R FAU - Nelson, Peter J AU - Nelson PJ FAU - Autenrieth, Ingo B AU - Autenrieth IB LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20050913 PL - Germany TA - Int J Med Microbiol JT - International journal of medical microbiology : IJMM JID - 100898849 RN - 0 (Adhesins, Bacterial) RN - 0 (CCL2 protein, human) RN - 0 (Chemokine CCL2) RN - 0 (Interleukin-8) RN - 0 (NF-kappa B) RN - 0 (NF-kappa B p50 Subunit) RN - 0 (Peptides) RN - 0 (RNA, Messenger) RN - 0 (SN50 peptide) RN - 0 (Sesquiterpenes) RN - 0 (Transcription Factor RelA) RN - 114073-91-5 (invasin, Yersinia) RN - 9007-49-2 (DNA) SB - IM MH - Adhesins, Bacterial/*immunology MH - Chemokine CCL2/*biosynthesis/genetics MH - DNA/metabolism MH - Electrophoretic Mobility Shift Assay MH - Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay MH - Epithelial Cells/drug effects/*microbiology MH - HeLa Cells MH - Humans MH - Interleukin-8/*biosynthesis/genetics MH - NF-kappa B/antagonists & inhibitors MH - NF-kappa B p50 Subunit/antagonists & inhibitors/metabolism MH - Peptides/pharmacology MH - Protein Binding MH - RNA, Messenger/analysis MH - Sesquiterpenes/*pharmacology MH - Transcription Factor RelA/antagonists & inhibitors/metabolism MH - Yersinia enterocolitica/*immunology EDAT- 2005/12/06 09:00 MHDA- 2006/02/17 09:00 CRDT- 2005/12/06 09:00 PHST- 2005/06/16 00:00 [received] PHST- 2005/07/04 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2005/12/06 09:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2006/02/17 09:00 [medline] PHST- 2005/12/06 09:00 [entrez] AID - S1438-4221(05)00114-1 [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.ijmm.2005.07.012 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Int J Med Microbiol. 2005 Dec;295(8):531-8. doi: 10.1016/j.ijmm.2005.07.012. Epub 2005 Sep 13.