PMID- 19440697 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20090819 LR - 20211020 IS - 1432-1912 (Electronic) IS - 0028-1298 (Linking) VI - 380 IP - 2 DP - 2009 Aug TI - Suppressive effect of CTB glycoprotein (75 kDa) on IL-4 expression in primary-cultured lymphocytes treated with di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate. PG - 115-24 LID - 10.1007/s00210-009-0423-y [doi] AB - The purpose of this study is to determine the inhibitory effect of a glycoprotein isolated from Cudrania tricuspidata Bureau (CTB glycoprotein, 75 kDa) on di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP)-induced differentiation of T helper (Th) type 2 cells in T lymphocytes separated from mice. This experiment evaluated the activities of protein kinase C (PKC), mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK), transcription factors [signal transducer and activator of transcription (STAT)-6 and GATA-binding protein 3 (GATA3)], and Th2 cell-related cytokine [interleukin-4 (IL-4)] using immunoblotting and reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction. Our results revealed that the CTB glycoprotein in the presence of DEHP inhibits the translocation of PKC from cytosol to membrane and the phosphorylation of p44/42 MAPK in primary cultured T lymphocytes. We also found that the CTB glycoprotein (100 microg/ml) has suppressive effects on transcriptional activation of STAT6, GATA3, and on the expression level of IL-4 in DEHP-treated T lymphocytes. The phosphorylation of STAT6 and GATA3 were collectively blocked by treatment with PKC inhibitor (staurosporine) as well as p44/42 MAPK inhibitor (PD 98059), respectively. The results from these experiments indicated that the CTB glycoprotein inhibits IL-4 expression, not IL-10 expression, on the stage of Th2 cell differentiation induced by DEHP in T lymphocytes. Hence, we speculate that the CTB glycoprotein has a strong inhibitory ability for expressions of allergy-related cytokines indirectly caused by DEHP in Th2 cell differentiation of the primary cultured mouse T lymphocytes. FAU - Oh, Phil-Sun AU - Oh PS AD - Molecular Biochemistry Laboratory, Biotechnology Research Institute & Center for the Control of Animal Hazards Using Biotechnology (BK21), Chonnam National University, Gwang-ju, South Korea. FAU - Lim, Kye-Taek AU - Lim KT LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20090514 PL - Germany TA - Naunyn Schmiedebergs Arch Pharmacol JT - Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's archives of pharmacology JID - 0326264 RN - 0 (Glycoproteins) RN - 130068-27-8 (Interleukin-10) RN - 207137-56-2 (Interleukin-4) RN - C42K0PH13C (Diethylhexyl Phthalate) RN - EC 2.7.11.13 (Protein Kinase C) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Cell Differentiation/drug effects MH - Cells, Cultured MH - Diethylhexyl Phthalate/pharmacology MH - Female MH - Gene Expression Regulation/*drug effects MH - Glycoproteins/isolation & purification/*pharmacology MH - Interleukin-10/genetics MH - Interleukin-4/*genetics MH - Medicine, Korean Traditional MH - Mice MH - Mice, Inbred BALB C MH - Moraceae/*chemistry MH - Phosphorylation/drug effects MH - Protein Kinase C/drug effects/metabolism MH - Protein Transport/drug effects MH - T-Lymphocytes/drug effects/metabolism MH - Th2 Cells/drug effects/metabolism EDAT- 2009/05/15 09:00 MHDA- 2009/08/20 09:00 CRDT- 2009/05/15 09:00 PHST- 2009/02/23 00:00 [received] PHST- 2009/04/20 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2009/05/15 09:00 [entrez] PHST- 2009/05/15 09:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2009/08/20 09:00 [medline] AID - 10.1007/s00210-009-0423-y [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Naunyn Schmiedebergs Arch Pharmacol. 2009 Aug;380(2):115-24. doi: 10.1007/s00210-009-0423-y. Epub 2009 May 14.