Pro-inflammatory cytokine induction of 11β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 1 in A549 cells requires phosphorylation of C/EBPβ at Thr235

11β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 1 (11β-HSD1) converts inert glucocorticoids into active forms, thereby increasing intracellular glucocorticoid levels, important to restrain acute inflammation. 11β-HSD1 is induced by pro-inflammatory cytokines in a variety of cells. Here, we show 11β-HSD1 expression in human A549 epithelial cells is increased by pro-inflammatory cytokines (IL-1α/TNFα) via the P2 promoter of the HSD11B1 gene. Inhibition of p38 MAPK attenuated the pro-inflammatory cytokine induction of mRNA encoding 11β-HSD1 as well as that encoding C/EBPβ. IL-1α/TNFα-induced phosphorylation of C/EBPβ at Thr235 was also attenuated by p38 MAPK inhibition suggesting involvement of a p38 MAPK-C/EBPβ pathway. siRNA-mediated knock-down of C/EBPβ and NF-κB/RelA implicated both transcription factors in the IL-1α/TNFα induction of HSD11B1 mRNA. Transient transfections of HSD11B1 promoter-reporter constructs identified the proximal region of the P2 promoter of HSD11B1 as essential for this induction. IL-1α increased binding of C/EBPβ to the HSD11B1 P2 promoter, but this was not observed for NF-κB/RelA, suggesting indirect regulation by NF-κB/RelA. Ectopic expression of mutant chicken C/EBPβ constructs unable to undergo phosphorylation at the threonine equivalent to Thr235 attenuated the IL-1α-induction of HSD11B1, whereas mimicking constitutive phosphorylation of Thr235 (by mutation to aspartate) increased basal expression of HSD11B1 mRNA without affecting IL-1α-induced levels. These data clearly demonstrate a role for both C/EBPβ and NF-κB/RelA in the pro-inflammatory cytokine induction of HSD11B1 in human epithelial cells and show that p38 MAPK-induced phosphorylation of C/EBPβ at Thr235 is critical in this.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2013

Erschienen:

2013

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:8

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PloS one - 8(2013), 9 vom: 06., Seite e75874

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Esteves, Cristina L [VerfasserIn]
Verma, Manu [VerfasserIn]
Róg-Zielińska, Ewa [VerfasserIn]
Kelly, Val [VerfasserIn]
Sai, Shuji [VerfasserIn]
Breton, Amandine [VerfasserIn]
Donadeu, Francesc X [VerfasserIn]
Seckl, Jonathan R [VerfasserIn]
Chapman, Karen E [VerfasserIn]

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11-beta-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenase Type 1
11-beta-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenases
CCAAT-Enhancer-Binding Protein-beta
CCAAT-Enhancer-Binding Proteins
CEBPB protein, human
Cytokines
EC 1.1.1.146
EC 6.-
Glucocorticoids
Guanosine 3',5'-polyphosphate synthetases
HSD11B1 protein, human
Journal Article
Ligases
NF-kappa B
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

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Date Completed 18.07.2014

Date Revised 29.01.2022

published: Electronic-eCollection

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1371/journal.pone.0075874

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM231345194