PMID- 24356300 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20140829 LR - 20190212 IS - 1421-9778 (Electronic) IS - 1015-8987 (Linking) VI - 32 IP - 6 DP - 2013 TI - AOPPs induce MCP-1 expression by increasing ROS-mediated activation of the NF-kappaB pathway in rat mesangial cells: inhibition by sesquiterpene lactones. PG - 1867-77 LID - 10.1159/000356619 [doi] AB - BACKGROUND: Monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1) plays an important role in extracellular matrix accumulation through macrophage recruitment and activation in the development and progression of diabetic nephropathy. Therefore, this study examined whether advanced oxidation protein products (AOPPs) are involved in nuclear factor-kappaB (NF-kappaB) activation and MCP-1 mRNA and protein expression in mesangial cells (MCs) and evaluated the effects of derivatives of sesquiterpene lactones (SLs) on AOPP-induced renal damage. METHODS: MCP-1 mRNA and protein expression in MCs were determined by quantitative real-time PCR and ELISA, respectively. The level of intracellular reactive oxygen species (ROS) was determined by flow cytometry. The protein expression of tubulin, P47, NF-kappaB p65, phospho-NF-kappaB p65, IkappaB, phospho-IkappaB, IKKbeta and phospho-IKKbeta was evaluated by Western blot. RESULTS: AOPPs caused oxidative stress in MCs and activated the NF-kappaB pathway by inducing IkappaBalpha phosphorylation and degradation. Inhibition of ROS by SOD (ROS inhibitor) blocked the AOPP-mediated NF-kappaB pathway. Moreover, the inhibition of AOPP-induced overproduction of MCP-1 mRNA and protein was associated with inhibition of IkappaBalpha degradation by SLs. CONCLUSION: AOPPs induce MCP-1 expression by activating the ROS/NF-kappaB pathway and can be inhibited by SLs. These findings may provide a novel approach to treat inflammatory and immune renal diseases, including diabetic nephropathy. CI - (c) 2014 S. Karger AG, Basel. FAU - Wang, Jian-Cheng AU - Wang JC AD - Division of Nephrology, Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, P.R. China. FAU - Zhao, Yan AU - Zhao Y FAU - Chen, Si-Jia AU - Chen SJ FAU - Long, Jing AU - Long J FAU - Jia, Qian-Qian AU - Jia QQ FAU - Zhai, Jia-Dai AU - Zhai JD FAU - Zhang, Quan AU - Zhang Q FAU - Chen, Yue AU - Chen Y FAU - Long, Hai-Bo AU - Long HB LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20131220 PL - Germany TA - Cell Physiol Biochem JT - Cellular physiology and biochemistry : international journal of experimental cellular physiology, biochemistry, and pharmacology JID - 9113221 RN - 0 (Advanced Oxidation Protein Products) RN - 0 (Chemokine CCL2) RN - 0 (Lactones) RN - 0 (NF-kappa B) RN - 0 (RNA, Messenger) RN - 0 (Reactive Oxygen Species) RN - 0 (Sesquiterpenes) RN - EC 1.6.3.- (NADPH Oxidases) RN - EC 2.7.11.10 (I-kappa B Kinase) SB - IM MH - Advanced Oxidation Protein Products/*pharmacology MH - Animals MH - Cells, Cultured MH - Chemokine CCL2/genetics/*metabolism MH - I-kappa B Kinase/metabolism MH - Lactones/chemistry/*pharmacology MH - Mesangial Cells/cytology/*drug effects/metabolism MH - NADPH Oxidases/metabolism MH - NF-kappa B/genetics/*metabolism MH - Phosphorylation/drug effects MH - RNA, Messenger/metabolism MH - Rats MH - Reactive Oxygen Species/*metabolism MH - Sesquiterpenes/chemistry MH - Signal Transduction/drug effects EDAT- 2013/12/21 06:00 MHDA- 2014/08/30 06:00 CRDT- 2013/12/21 06:00 PHST- 2013/11/26 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2013/12/21 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2013/12/21 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2014/08/30 06:00 [medline] AID - 000356619 [pii] AID - 10.1159/000356619 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Cell Physiol Biochem. 2013;32(6):1867-77. doi: 10.1159/000356619. Epub 2013 Dec 20.