PMID- 18357389 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20080521 LR - 20161124 IS - 1021-335X (Print) IS - 1021-335X (Linking) VI - 19 IP - 4 DP - 2008 Apr TI - Activation of matrix metalloproteinase-9 by TNF-alpha in human urinary bladder cancer HT1376 cells: the role of MAP kinase signaling pathways. PG - 1007-13 AB - The expression of matrix metalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9) has been implicated in tumor invasion and metastasis. In this study, the factors and signaling pathways that are involved in the regulation of the MMP-9 expression were examined in urinary bladder cancer HT1376 cells. Tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) stimulated the secretion of MMP-9 in HT1376 cells, as shown by zymography and immunoblot analysis. At the level of transcription, TNF-alpha also stimulated 5'-flanking promoter activity of MMP-9. Transcription factor NF-kappaB, AP-1 and Sp-1 binding sites were identified by a gel shift assay to be cis-elements for TNF-alpha activation of the MMP-9 promoter. TNF-alpha activates multiple signaling pathways in HT1376 cells, including the extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK1/2), p38 MAP kinase and JNK pathways. Chemical inhibitors, which specifically inhibit each of these TNF-alpha-activated pathways, were used to examine the signaling pathways involved in TNF-alpha-mediated MMP-9 expression. The ERK1/2 inhibitor, U0126 and the p38 MAP kinase inhibitor, SB203580, significantly down-regulated TNF-alpha-induced MMP-9 expression and promoter activity. The transactivation of TNF-alpha-stimulated NF-kappaB, AP-1 and Sp-1 were inhibited by U0126 and SB203580 treatment. In conclusion, the findings of the present study indicate that TNF-alpha induces MMP-9 expression in HT1376 cells by activating transcription factors, which are involved in the ERK1/2- and p38 MAP kinase-mediated control of MMP-9 regulation, namely, NF-kappaB, AP-1 and Sp-1. FAU - Lee, Se-Jung AU - Lee SJ AD - Department of Food and Biotechnology, Chungju National University, Chungbuk 380-702, Korea. FAU - Park, Sung-Soo AU - Park SS FAU - Cho, Young-Hwa AU - Cho YH FAU - Park, Keerang AU - Park K FAU - Kim, Eun-Jung AU - Kim EJ FAU - Jung, Kyung-Hwan AU - Jung KH FAU - Kim, Si-Kwan AU - Kim SK FAU - Kim, Wun-Jae AU - Kim WJ FAU - Moon, Sung-Kwon AU - Moon SK LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't PL - Greece TA - Oncol Rep JT - Oncology reports JID - 9422756 RN - 0 (Butadienes) RN - 0 (Imidazoles) RN - 0 (Nitriles) RN - 0 (Pyridines) RN - 0 (Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha) RN - 0 (U 0126) RN - 9007-49-2 (DNA) RN - EC 2.7.11.24 (Extracellular Signal-Regulated MAP Kinases) RN - EC 2.7.11.24 (JNK Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases) RN - EC 2.7.11.24 (p38 Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases) RN - EC 3.4.24.35 (Matrix Metalloproteinase 9) RN - OU13V1EYWQ (SB 203580) SB - IM MH - Butadienes/pharmacology MH - Cell Line, Tumor MH - DNA/metabolism MH - Enzyme Activation MH - Extracellular Signal-Regulated MAP Kinases/metabolism MH - Humans MH - Imidazoles/pharmacology MH - JNK Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases/metabolism MH - MAP Kinase Signaling System/*physiology MH - Matrix Metalloproteinase 9/genetics/*metabolism MH - Nitriles/pharmacology MH - Promoter Regions, Genetic MH - Pyridines/pharmacology MH - Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha/*pharmacology MH - Urinary Bladder Neoplasms/*enzymology MH - p38 Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases/metabolism EDAT- 2008/03/22 09:00 MHDA- 2008/05/22 09:00 CRDT- 2008/03/22 09:00 PHST- 2008/03/22 09:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2008/05/22 09:00 [medline] PHST- 2008/03/22 09:00 [entrez] PST - ppublish SO - Oncol Rep. 2008 Apr;19(4):1007-13.