PMID- 16533170 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20060612 LR - 20220408 IS - 1470-8728 (Electronic) IS - 0264-6021 (Print) IS - 0264-6021 (Linking) VI - 396 IP - 3 DP - 2006 Jun 15 TI - Bacterial lipopolysaccharide induces HIF-1 activation in human monocytes via p44/42 MAPK and NF-kappaB. PG - 517-27 AB - Inflammatory mediators activate the transcriptional complex HIF-1 (hypoxia-inducible factor-1), the key regulator of hypoxia-induced gene expression. Here we report that bacterial LPS (lipopolysaccharide) induces HIF-1alpha mRNA expression and HIF-1alpha protein accumulation in human monocytes as well as in non-differentiated and differentiated cells of the human monocytic cell line THP-1 under normoxic conditions. LPS and hypoxia synergistically activated HIF-1. Whereas LPS increased HIF-1alpha mRNA expression through activation of a NF-kappaB (nuclear factor kappaB) site in the promoter of the HIF-1alpha gene, hypoxia post-translationally stabilized HIF-1alpha protein. HIF-1alpha activation was followed by increased expression of the HIF-1 target gene encoding ADM (adrenomedullin). Knocking down HIF-1alpha by RNA interference significantly decreased ADM expression, which underlines the importance of HIF-1 for the LPS-induced ADM expression in normoxia. Simultaneously with HIF-1 activation, an increase in p44/42 MAPK (mitogen-activated protein kinase) phosphorylation was observed after incubation with LPS. In cells pretreated with the p44/42 MAPK inhibitor PD 98059 or with RNAi (interfering RNA) directed against p44/42 MAPK, LPS-induced HIF-1alpha accumulation and ADM expression were significantly decreased. From these results we conclude that LPS critically involves the p44/42 MAPK and NF-kappaB pathway in the activation of HIF-1, which is an important transcription factor for LPS-induced ADM expression. FAU - Frede, Stilla AU - Frede S AD - Institut fur Physiologie, Universitat Duisburg-Essen Hufelandstrasse 55, D-45122 Essen, Federal Republic of Germany. FAU - Stockmann, Christian AU - Stockmann C FAU - Freitag, Patricia AU - Freitag P FAU - Fandrey, Joachim AU - Fandrey J LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't PL - England TA - Biochem J JT - The Biochemical journal JID - 2984726R RN - 0 (Flavonoids) RN - 0 (HIF1A protein, human) RN - 0 (Hypoxia-Inducible Factor 1) RN - 0 (Hypoxia-Inducible Factor 1, alpha Subunit) RN - 0 (Lipopolysaccharide Receptors) RN - 0 (Lipopolysaccharides) RN - 0 (NF-kappa B) RN - 0 (Peptides) RN - 148498-78-6 (Adrenomedullin) RN - EC 2.7.11.24 (Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 1) RN - EC 2.7.11.24 (Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 3) RN - SJE1IO5E3I (2-(2-amino-3-methoxyphenyl)-4H-1-benzopyran-4-one) SB - IM MH - Adrenomedullin MH - Cell Line MH - Electrophoretic Mobility Shift Assay MH - Flavonoids/pharmacology MH - Humans MH - Hypoxia/physiopathology MH - Hypoxia-Inducible Factor 1/*metabolism MH - Hypoxia-Inducible Factor 1, alpha Subunit/*biosynthesis MH - Lipopolysaccharide Receptors/biosynthesis MH - Lipopolysaccharides/*pharmacology MH - Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 1/antagonists & inhibitors/*metabolism MH - Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 3/antagonists & inhibitors/*metabolism MH - Monocytes/*metabolism MH - NF-kappa B/*metabolism MH - Peptides/metabolism MH - RNA Interference PMC - PMC1482811 EDAT- 2006/03/15 09:00 MHDA- 2006/06/13 09:00 PMCR- 2006/12/15 CRDT- 2006/03/15 09:00 PHST- 2006/03/15 09:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2006/06/13 09:00 [medline] PHST- 2006/03/15 09:00 [entrez] PHST- 2006/12/15 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - BJ20051839 [pii] AID - bj3960517 [pii] AID - 10.1042/BJ20051839 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Biochem J. 2006 Jun 15;396(3):517-27. doi: 10.1042/BJ20051839.