Induction of RANTES chemokine expression in human astrocytic cells is dependent upon activation of NF-κB transcription factor

Li,Qingdi Q.; Bever,Christopher T.; Burt,David R.; Judge,Susan I.V.; Trisler,G. David

doi:10.3892/ijmm.7.5.527

May 2001 Volume 7 Issue 5

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Induction of RANTES chemokine expression in human astrocytic cells is dependent upon activation of NF-κB transcription factor

Authors:
- Qingdi Q. Li
- Christopher T. Bever
- David R. Burt
- Susan I.V. Judge
- G. David Trisler
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Affiliations: Departments of Neurology and Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA
Pages: 527-533
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Published online on: May 1, 2001

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Abstract

RANTES is a C-C (β)-family chemokine that is implicated in the migration of peripheral blood leukocytes to brain lesions in multiple sclerosis (MS), an inflammatory demyelinating disease of the central nervous system (CNS). Glial cells are active participants in the inflammatory response in the CNS, and they have been shown to respond to and produce a number of cytokines and chemokines in vivo and in vitro. Recently, we have shown inducibility of RANTES gene expression by TNF-α in human astrocytic cells. Therefore, the goal of the current study was to investigate the transcription activating factor involved in the process. We found that the induction of RANTES mRNA and protein by TNF-α in human astrocytic cells is associated with increased NF-κB DNA-binding activity. p65 and p50 were determined to be the components of the activated NF-κB transcription factor complex by supershift assay. In addition, the blockade of NF-κB activation by three known NF-κB inhibitors markedly reduced the TNF-α-induced RANTES expression at the mRNA and protein levels. Furthermore, the reduction in NF-κB binding activity to the promoter of the human RANTES gene caused by the NF-κB inhibitors parallels a decrease in RANTES expression in these cells. Our data suggest that NF-κB may mediate the induction of RANTES gene expression, in human glial cells, through its cognate cis-acting element.

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Induction of RANTES chemokine expression in human astrocytic cells is dependent upon activation of NF-κB transcription factor

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