PMID- 23103562 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20130225 LR - 20131121 IS - 1873-2968 (Electronic) IS - 0006-2952 (Linking) VI - 85 IP - 2 DP - 2013 Jan 15 TI - TNF-alpha-mediated NF-kappaB survival signaling impairment by cisplatin enhances JNK activation allowing synergistic apoptosis of renal proximal tubular cells. PG - 274-86 LID - S0006-2952(12)00688-0 [pii] LID - 10.1016/j.bcp.2012.10.012 [doi] AB - Cisplatin-induced nephrotoxicity is an important limiting factor for cisplatin use. Tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) is known to contribute to cisplatin-induced nephrotoxicity by inducing an inflammatory process aggravating the primary injury, thereby resulting in acute kidney injury (AKI). The present study investigates the pathways synergistically activated by cisplatin and TNF-alpha responsible for TNF-alpha-enhanced cisplatin-induced renal cell injury. To do so, immortalized renal proximal tubular epithelial cells (IM-PTECs) were co-treated with TNF-alpha and cisplatin. Under these conditions, cisplatin induced dose-dependent apoptosis in IM-PTECs, which was significantly enhanced by TNF-alpha. Transcriptomic analysis revealed that cisplatin inhibited the typical TNF-alpha response and cisplatin/TNF-alpha treatment up-regulated cell death pathways while it down-regulated survival pathways compared to cisplatin alone. In concordance, the gene expression levels of kidney injury markers combined with activation of specific inflammatory mediators were enhanced by cisplatin/TNF-alpha treatment, resembling the in vivo cisplatin-induced nephrotoxicity response. Furthermore, combined cisplatin/TNF-alpha treatment inhibited NF-kappaB nuclear translocation and NF-kappaB-mediated gene transcription leading to enhanced and prolonged JNK and c-Jun phosphorylation. JNK sustained activation further inhibited NF-kappaB signaling via a feedback loop mechanism. This led to an alteration in the transcription of the NF-kappaB-induced anti-apoptotic genes c-IAP2, Bcl-XL, Bruce and Bcl2 and pro-apoptotic genes Bfk and Xaf1 and consequently to sensitization of the IM-PTECs toward cisplatin/TNF-alpha-induced toxicity. In conclusion, our findings support a model whereby renal cells exposed to both cisplatin and TNF-alpha switch into a more pro-apoptotic and inflammatory program by altering their NF-kappaB/JNK/c-Jun balance. CI - Copyright (c) 2012 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. FAU - Benedetti, Giulia AU - Benedetti G AD - Division of Toxicology, Leiden/Amsterdam Center for Drug Research, Leiden University, The Netherlands. FAU - Fredriksson, Lisa AU - Fredriksson L FAU - Herpers, Bram AU - Herpers B FAU - Meerman, John AU - Meerman J FAU - van de Water, Bob AU - van de Water B FAU - de Graauw, Marjo AU - de Graauw M LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20121024 PL - England TA - Biochem Pharmacol JT - Biochemical pharmacology JID - 0101032 RN - 0 (Antineoplastic Agents) RN - 0 (Apoptosis Regulatory Proteins) RN - 0 (NF-kappa B) RN - 0 (RNA, Small Interfering) RN - 0 (Recombinant Proteins) RN - 0 (Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha) RN - Q20Q21Q62J (Cisplatin) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Antineoplastic Agents/adverse effects/*pharmacology MH - Apoptosis/*drug effects MH - Apoptosis Regulatory Proteins/genetics/metabolism MH - Cell Line, Transformed MH - Cisplatin/adverse effects/*pharmacology MH - Drug Resistance MH - Gene Expression Regulation/drug effects MH - Genes, Reporter/drug effects MH - Kidney Tubules, Proximal/cytology/*drug effects/immunology/metabolism MH - MAP Kinase Signaling System/*drug effects MH - Mice MH - NF-kappa B/genetics/*metabolism MH - Phosphorylation/drug effects MH - Protein Processing, Post-Translational/drug effects MH - RNA Interference MH - RNA, Small Interfering MH - Recombinant Proteins/antagonists & inhibitors/metabolism MH - Transcription, Genetic/drug effects MH - Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha/genetics/*metabolism EDAT- 2012/10/30 06:00 MHDA- 2013/02/26 06:00 CRDT- 2012/10/30 06:00 PHST- 2012/09/22 00:00 [received] PHST- 2012/10/16 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2012/10/17 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2012/10/30 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2012/10/30 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2013/02/26 06:00 [medline] AID - S0006-2952(12)00688-0 [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.bcp.2012.10.012 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Biochem Pharmacol. 2013 Jan 15;85(2):274-86. doi: 10.1016/j.bcp.2012.10.012. Epub 2012 Oct 24.