Tumor necrosis factor-α enhances neutrophil adhesiveness: Induction of vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 via activation of Akt and CaM kinase II and modifications of histone acetyltransferase and histone deacetylase 4 in human tracheal smooth muscle cells

Chiang Wen Lee, Chih Chung Lin, Shue Fen Luo, Hui Chun Lee, I. Ta Lee, William C. Aird, Tsong Long Hwang, Chuen Mao Yang

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Abstract

Up-regulation of vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 (VCAM-1) involves adhesions between both circulating and resident leukocytes and the human tracheal smooth muscle cells (HTSMCs) during airway inflammatory reaction. We have demonstrated previously that tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α-induced VCAM-1 expression is regulated by mitogen-activated protein kinases, nuclear factor-κB, and p300 activation in HTSMCs. In addition to this pathway, phosphorylation of Akt and CaM kinase II has been implicated in histone acetyltransferase and histone deacetylase 4 (HDAC4) activation. Here, we investigated whether these different mechanisms participated in TNF-α-induced VCAM-1 expression and enhanced neutrophil adhesion. TNF-α significantly increased HTSMC-neutrophil adhesions, and this effect was associated with increased expression of VCAM-1 on the HTSMCs and was blocked by the selective inhibitors of Src [4-amino-5-(4-methylphenyl)-7-(t-butyl) pyrazolo[3,4-d]-pyrimidine (PP1)], epidermal growth factor receptor [EGFR; 4-(3′-chloroanilino)-6,7-dimethoxy-quinazoline, (AG1478)], phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K) [2-(4-morpholinyl)-8-phenyl-1(4H)- benzopyran-4-one hydrochloride(LY294002)andwortmannin],calcium[1,2-bis(2- aminophenoxy) ethane-N,N,N′,N′-tetraacetic acid- acetoxymethyl ester; BAPTAAM], phosphatidylinositol-phospholipase C (PLC) [1-[6-[[17β- methoxyestra-1,3,5(10)-trien-17-yl]amino]hexyl]-1H-pyrrole-2,5-dione (U73122)], protein kinase C (PKC) [12-(2-cyanoethyl)-6,7,12, 13-tetrahydro-13-methyl-5-oxo- 5H-indolo(2,3-a)pyrrolo(3,4-c)-carbazole (Gö6976), rottlerin, and 3-1-[3-(amidinothio)propyl-1H-indol-3-yl]-3-(1-methyl-1H-indol-3-yl) maleimide (bisindolylmaleimide IX) (Ro 31-8220)], CaM (calmidazolium chloride), CaM kinase II [(8R*,9S*,11S*)-(-)-9-hydroxy-9-methoxycarbonyl-8-methyl- 14-n- propoxy-2,3 ,9, 10-tetrahydro-8,11-epoxy, 1H,8H, 11H-2,7b,11a- triazadibenzo[a,g]cycloocta[cde]trinden-1-one (KT5926) and 1-[N,O-bis(5- isoquinolinesulfonyl)-N-methyl-L-tyrosyl]-4-phenylpiperazine (KN62)], p300 (curcumin), and HDAC (trichostatin A) or transfection with short interfering RNAs for Src, Akt, PKCα, PKCμ, and HDAC4. At gene regulation level, reverse-transcriptase polymerase chain reaction and promoter assays revealed that expression of VCAM-1 was also attenuated by these signaling molecule inhibitors. Moreover, TNF-α induced Akt and CaM kinase II phosphorylation via cascades through Src/EGFR/PI3K and PLC/calcium/CaM, respectively. Finally, activation of Akt and CaM kinase II may eventually lead to the acetylation of histone residues and phosphorylation of histone deacetylase. These findings revealed that TNF-α induced VCAM-1 expression via multiple signaling pathways. Blockade of these pathways may be selectively targeted to reduce neutrophil adhesion via VCAM-1 suppression and attenuation of the inflammatory responses in airway diseases.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1454-1464
Number of pages11
JournalMolecular Pharmacology
Volume73
Issue number5
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - May 1 2008
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Medicine
  • Molecular Medicine
  • Pharmacology

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