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Departments of Cancer Biology [W. L., N. R., O. S., C. T., S. W., Y. D. J., F. F., A. T., M. A., M. B-E., G. E. G., L. M. E.] and Surgical Oncology [A. A. P., L. M. E.], The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas 77030-4009
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B (NF-
B) signaling pathways blocked the ability of IL-1ß to induce COX-2 mRNA. In contrast, Wortmannin, a phosphoinositide 3-kinase inhibitor upstream of protein kinase B/Akt, led to a slight increase in COX-2 mRNA expression after IL-1ß treatment. Electrophoretic mobility shift assay on nuclear extracts demonstrated that IL-1ß induced NF-
B DNA binding activity in HT-29 cells, and the activated NF-
B complex was eliminated after treatment with an inhibitor of NF-
B. Supershift assay indicated that the two NF-
B subunits, p65 and p50, were involved in activation of NF-
B complex by IL-1ß stimulation. The stability of COX-2 mRNA was not altered by IL-1ß treatment. These data demonstrate that IL-1ß induces COX-2 expression in HT-29 cells through multiple signaling pathways and NF-
B. | INTRODUCTION |
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Various human tumor tissues have been reported to contain high concentrations of prostaglandins (2) . Recent experimental evidence suggests that COX-2 may play an important role in colorectal carcinogenesis (3) . COX-2 mRNA is overexpressed in 8090% of human colorectal carcinomas and in 4050% of premalignant adenomas (3 , 4) . COX-2 may contribute to the growth and metastatic potential of colorectal cancer by increasing expression of the antiapoptosis factor BCL-2 and up-regulating specific angiogenic factors (5 , 6) . A decrease in COX-2 activity results in decreased tumor growth in colorectal tumor models (COX-2 knockout mice and use of COX-2-selective inhibitors; Ref. 7 ). However, regulation of COX-2 in human colon cancer cells has not been fully elucidated.
The proinflammatory cytokine IL-1ß is synthesized in tumor-infiltrating immune cells as well as endothelial cells. Studies from our laboratory have demonstrated that IL-1ß induces expression of the potent angiogenic factors vascular endothelial growth factor and IL-8 in human colon cancer cells and pericytes (Refs. 8 , 9 and unpublished data). In this study, we investigated the effect of IL-1ß on COX-2 mRNA and protein expression in the human colorectal cell line HT-29. Furthermore, we investigated the mechanisms involved in COX-2 induction by IL-1ß.
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Materials and Antibodies.
IL-1ß, epidermal growth factor, insulin-like growth factor-I, and TNF-
were purchased from R&D Systems, Inc. (Minneapolis, MN). Phosphorylated Erk 1/2 (Thr202/Tyr204), JNK (Thr183/Tyr185), P38 (Thr180/Tyr182) MAPK, Akt (Ser473) and total Erk 1/2, JNK, Akt, and P38 MAPK antibodies were obtained from Cell Signaling Technology, Inc. (Beverly, MA). SB203580 (P38 MAPK inhibitor) and SP600125 (JNK inhibitor) were purchased from Calbiochem Co. (La Jolla, CA). U0126 and PD98059 (MEK inhibitors) were purchased from New England Biolabs, Inc. (Beverly, MA). Actin antibody, Act D, Wortmannin, and TLCK were purchased from Sigma (St. Louis, MO). COX-2, NF-
B, p65, p50, p52, c-Rel antibodies, and nonspecific rabbit IgG were purchased from Santa Cruz Biotechnology, Inc. (Santa Cruz, CA).
Western Blot Hybridization.
Cells were lysed with protein lysis buffer [20 mM sodium phosphate (pH 7.4), 150 mM sodium chloride, 1% Triton X-100, 5 mM EDTA, 5 mM phenylmethylsulfonyl fluoride, 1% aprotinin, 1 µg/ml leupeptin, and 500 µM Na3VO4].
The protein was subjected to electrophoresis on polyacrylamide gel and transferred to a nylon membrane (Millipore Corp., Bedford, MA) as described previously (9) . After blocking with 5% milk in 0.1% Tween 20 in PBS, the membranes were probed with primary antibodies. The membranes were then washed and treated with the secondary antibody labeled with horseradish peroxidase. Protein bands were visualized using a commercially available chemiluminescence kit (Amersham Corp.).
Isolation of mRNA and Northern Blot Analysis.
Total RNA was extracted from 80% confluent tumor cells growing in culture using TRIzol reagent according to the manufacturers protocol (Life Technologies, Inc.). Northern blot analysis was performed as described previously (9)
. Each cDNA probe was radiolabeled with [
-32P]deoxyribonucleotide triphosphate by random primer technique using a commercially available kit (Amersham Corp.). After prehybridization of blots for 34 h at 65°C in rapid hybridization buffer (Amersham Corp.), the membranes were hybridized overnight at 65°C with the cDNA probe for COX-2 (Cayman Chemical Co.) or glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase (internal control; American Type Culture Collection). The probed nylon membranes were washed at 65°C with 30 mM NaCl, 3 mM sodium citrate (pH 7.2), and 0.1% SDS. Autoradiography was then performed. Densitometric analysis was performed using NIH Image 1.62 software to quantify the results of Northern/Western blot analyses in the linear range of the film. Glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase and actin were used as internal controls for loading.
Transcriptional Activity and mRNA Half-Life Studies.
To determine whether the increase in COX-2 mRNA in colon cancer cells was attributable to an increase in transcription, HT-29 cells were incubated in the presence or absence of Act D (5 µg/ml) for 2 h before exposure to IL-1ß, and total RNA was extracted from the cells after treatment with IL-1ß for 2 h. Control cells were treated with Act D without IL-1ß. To investigate the effect of IL-1ß on the half-life of COX-2 mRNA, HT-29 cells were incubated in the presence or absence of IL-1ß (10 ng/ml) for 2 h. Additional transcription was blocked by adding Act D (5 µg/ml). Total RNA was extracted from the cells at 0, 0.5, 1.5, 3, 6, and 24 h after the addition of Act D, and Northern blot analysis was done. The half-life of COX-2 mRNA was determined by plotting relative COX-2 mRNA expression levels on a semilogarithmic axis versus time (Cricket Software, Malvern, PA).
Extraction of Nuclear Protein and Electrophoretic Mobility Shift Assay.
HT-29 cells (80% confluent) were incubated in 5% fetal bovine serum-containing medium overnight and then treated with IL-1ß (10 ng/ml) for indicated time points. Nuclear protein extraction and EMSA were performed as described previously (9)
. EMSA was performed with the Gel Shift Assay System (Promega, Madison, WI). Briefly, oligonucleotide containing the consensus sequence for NF-
B (5'-AGTTGAGGGGACTTTCCCAGG-3') was end-labeled with [
-32P]AMP (3000 Ci/mmol; Amersham Corp.) using T4 polynucleotide kinase and was then purified in Microspin G-25 columns (Sigma) and used as probes for EMSA. The gel was dried and subjected to autoradiography. In competition studies, a 100-fold excess of unlabeled oligonucleotide was included in the reaction mixture along with the radiolabeled probe. For supershift experiments, affinity-purified rabbit antibodies (2 µg/reaction) to p50, p65, p52, and c-Rel and nonspecific IgG were incubated in the standard reaction mixture at room temperature for 45 min before the labeled oligonucleotide was added.
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for various times. Expression of COX-2 mRNA increased after incubation of HT-29 cells with either IL-1ß or TNF-
. Expression was highest at 4 h and remained elevated by 24 h (Fig. 1)
increased COX-2 mRNA expression in KM12L4 cells (data not shown).
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6-fold at 1 h (Fig. 2A)
23-fold by 12 h with IL-1ß treatment and increased to 5-fold at 24 h (Fig. 2B)
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Effects of IL-1ß on Transcriptional Activity and mRNA Half-Life.
To determine the mechanism by which IL-1ß induced COX-2 mRNA expression, transcription was blocked with Act D in HT-29 cells before the addition of IL-1ß. This blockade of transcription completely abolished induction of COX-2 mRNA by IL-1ß (Fig. 6)
. To determine the effect of IL-1ß on the half-life of COX-2 mRNA, HT-29 cells were incubated in the presence or absence of IL-1ß for various times, and additional transcription was blocked with Act D. The half-life of COX-2 mRNA was similar to that in cells treated with IL-1ß as in controls (data not shown).
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B Activation and Effect of Inhibition of NF-
B on COX-2 mRNA Expression.
B, EMSA was performed on nuclear extracts from HT-29 cells incubated with IL-1ß (10 ng/ml) for 0, 30, 60, 90, or 120 min, and the consensus oligonucleotides for the NF-
B binding sites were used as labeled probes. The transcription factor NF-
B was translocated by IL-1ß treatment at 30 min. Activation of NF-
B was inhibited by the NF-
B-specific inhibitor TLCK (Fig. 7A)
B subunits, p65 and p50, were induced by IL-1ß (Fig. 7B)
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B pathway in COX-2 mRNA induction, HT-29 cells were pretreated with three NF-
B inhibitors (TLCK, N-
-tosylphenylalanyl-chloromethyl ketone, and pyrrolidine dithiocarbamate) 1 h before treatment with IL-1ß. All three NF-
B inhibitors blocked COX-2 induction in a dose-dependent fashion (data not shown). | DISCUSSION |
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IL-1ß is a potent immunoregulatory and proinflammatory cytokine. Recently, IL-1ß levels were associated with macrophage infiltration and angiogenin levels in human colon cancer (18) . Two basic IL-1 receptors have been identified. The IL-1 type I receptor initiates signal transduction upon binding its ligand (19) , whereas the type II receptor, which lacks an intracellular signaling domain, does not transduce a signal. We have previously shown by using reverse transcriptase-PCR that both HT-29 and KM12L4 colon cancer cells express the mRNA for the type I receptor (data not shown).
IL-1ß signaling involves numerous intracellular mediators, including the Erk 1/2, JNK, P38 MAPK, and PKB/Akt pathways (20
, 21) . Several signaling pathways have been implicated in the regulation of COX-2 expression by IL-1ß. In human gastric cancer cells, both P38 MAPK and Erk 1/2 are upstream signaling intermediates that regulate induction of COX-2 expression by IL-1ß (22)
. Regulation of COX-2 induction is also dependent on the activation of protein kinase C in human endothelial cells (23)
. Guan et al. (24)
have demonstrated that JNK/stress-activated protein kinase and P38 MAPK signaling cascades are required for IL-1ß-induced COX-2 expression and prostaglandin E2 synthesis in rat renal mesangial cells. To determine the signaling pathways that mediate induction of COX-2 by IL-1ß in HT-29 human colon cancer cells, we determined the signaling intermediates that were activated upon IL-1ß induction. We then used pharmacological inhibitors of various signaling pathways to determine whether blockade of the activity of specific pathways would block induction of COX-2 by IL-1ß. We found that inhibition of Erk 1/2, JNK, and P38 MAPK signaling pathways blocked IL-1ß COX-2 expression. It has previously been demonstrated that activation of NF-
B leads to induction of COX-2 in macrophages, colon, and lung epithelial cells (25, 26, 27)
. Consistent with this finding, our data indicate that the use of NF-
B inhibitors can block COX-2 induction by IL-1ß.
In the HT29 colon cancer cell line that we used in the current study, others have shown that inhibition of PI3k can activate NF-
B binding ability (28)
. Our studies demonstrated that the PI3k inhibitor Wortmannin led to induction of COX-2 mRNA (Fig. 5A)
, and IL-1ß activated both the PI3k/Akt and NF-
B pathways in HT-29 colon cancer cells. On the basis of the above, the PI3k pathway might negatively regulate COX-2 expression. The blockade of the PI3k pathway may increase NF-
B binding, which in turn may up-regulate COX-2 expression.
In conclusion, our study demonstrates that multiple signaling pathways are involved in COX-2 induction by IL-1ß, including the Erk 1/2, JNK, and P38 MAPK. Although IL-1ß did not lead to P38 activation, COX-2 induction by IL-1ß was dependent upon constitutive P38 MAPK activity as an inhibitor of P38 activity blocked COX-2 induction by IL-1ß (Fig. 8)
. Our study also demonstrated that the transcription factor NF-
B is involved in COX-2 induction by IL-1ß. Thus, targeting the pathways that mediate COX-2 may be useful as a component of therapeutic strategies in patients with colon cancer.
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| ACKNOWLEDGMENTS |
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| FOOTNOTES |
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1 This work was supported, in part, by grants from the Jon and Susie Hall Fund for Colon Cancer Research (to L. M. E.) and the Gillson Longenbaugh Foundation (to L. M. E., G. E. G.), NIH Grant T-32 CA 09599 (to A. A. P.), NIH 2RO-1 Grant CA55627 (to G. E. G.), and NIH Cancer Center Support Grant CA16672. ![]()
2 To whom requests for reprints should be addressed, at Department of Surgical Oncology, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Boulevard, Box 444, Houston, TX 77030-4009. Phone: (713) 792-6926; Fax: (713) 792-4689; E-mail: lellis{at}mdanderson.org ![]()
3 The abbreviations used are: COX, cyclooxygenase; IL, interleukin; TNF-
, tumor necrosis factor
; ERK, extracellular signal-regulated kinase; JNK, c-Jun NH2-terminal kinase; Act D, actinomycin D; MAPK, mitogen-activated protein kinase; MEK, MAP/ERK kinase; TLCK, N-tosyl-Lys-chloromethyl ketone; NF-
B, nuclear factor-
B; EMSA, electrophoretic mobility shift analysis; PI3k, phosphatidylinositol 3'-kinase. ![]()
Received 10/29/02. Accepted 4/24/03.
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