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The Induction Of Cyclooxygenase-2 In Endotoxin Activeated Endothelial Cells

Funds Mutual Vanguard       298 Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital maintenance of local homeostasis in the body. Elucidation of PGE2 involvement in the signalling molecules such as COX could lead to potential therapeutic interventions. Here, we have investigated the effects of PGE2 on the induction of COX-2 in human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVEC) treated with IL-1b (1 ng/ml). COX activity was measured by the production of 6-keto-PGF1a, PGE2, PGF2a and TXB2 in the presence of exogenous arachidonic acids (10 mM for 10 min) using enzyme immunoassay (EIA). COX-1 and COX-2 protein was measured by immunoblotting using specific antibody. Untreated HUVEC contained only COX-1 protein while IL-1b treated HUVEC contained COX-1 and COX-2 protein. PGE2 (3 mM for 24h) did not affect on COX activity and protein in untreated HUVEC. Interestingly, PGE2 (3 mM for 24h) can inhibit COX-2 protein, but not COX-1 protein, expressed in HUVEC treated with IL-1b. This inhibition was reversed by coincubation with foskolin (100 mM). The increased COX activity in HUVEC treated with IL-1b was also inhibited by PGE2 (0.03, 0.3 and 3 mM for 24h) in a dose dependent manner. Similarly, foskolin (10, 50 or 100 mM) can also reverse the inhibition of PGE2 on increased COX activity in IL-1b treated HUVEC. The results suggested that i) PGE2 can be negative feedback regulation in the induction of COX-2 elicited by IL-1b in endothelial cells, ii) the inhibition of PGE2 on COX-2 protein and activity in IL-1b treated HUVEC was mediated by cAMP and iii) the therapeutic uses of PGE2 in the condition which COX-2 has been involved may have roles.

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Funds Market Money (Med. Inflam. 1999; in press.)   THE INDUCTION OF CYCLOOXYGENASE-2 IN ENDOTOXIN ACTIVEATED ENDOTHELIAL CELLS IS INHIBITED BY PROSTAGLANDIN E2. Akarasereenont P, Techatrisak K, Chotewuttakorn S, Thaworn A. Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, THAILAND.

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Fidelity Funds Mutual                      Cyclooxygenase (COX), which exists as COX-1 and COX-2 isoforms, is the first enzyme in the pathway in which arachidonic acid is converted to prostaglandins (PGs). PGs have numerous cardiovascular and inflammatory effects. PGE2 exerts a variety of biological activities for the maintenance of local homeostasis in the body. Elucidation of PGE2 involvement in the signalling molecules such as COX or nitric oxide (NO) could lead to potential therapeutic interventions. Here, we have investigated the effects of PGE2 on COX activity to produce various PGs (COX metabolites; PGI2, PGE2, PGF2a and TXA2) using enzyme immunoassay (EIA) and the isoform of COX protein expression using immunoblotting in endotoxin-activated endothelial cells. Human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVEC) activated with endotoxin (1 mg/ml for 24h) increased a variety of COX metabolites which the highest production is 6-keto-PGF1a (stable metabolite of PGI2; 14.44±1.04 ng/ml), PGE2 (2.89±0.20 ng/ml), PGF2a (0.98±0.01 ng/ml) and TXA2 (0.07±0.01 ng/ml), respectively. PGE2 (3 mM for 24h) did not affect on COX activity in untreated HUVEC. When endotoxin-treated HUVEC were coincubated with PGE2 (0.03, 0.3 and 3 mM for 24h), the increased 6-keto-PGF1a and PGE2 but not PGF2a and TXA2 was inhibited in a dose dependent manner. At the level of COX isoform expression, untreated HUVEC contained only COX-1 protein while endotoxin-treated HUVEC contained COX-1 and COX-2 protein. Interestingly, the induction of COX-2 protein in endotoxin-treated HUVEC can inhibited by PGE2 in a dose dependent manner while COX-1

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