AJP - Cell Physiology, Vol 262, Issue 2 C365-C373, Copyright © 1992 by American Physiological Society

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Discriminatory effects of protein kinase inhibitors and calcium ionophore on endothelial ICAM-1 induction

C. L. Myers, S. N. Desai, J. Schembri-King, G. L. Letts and R. W. Wallace
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Ridgefield, Connecticut 06877.

Intercellular adhesion molecule 1 (ICAM-1) is a proinflammatory adhesion glycoprotein induced by cytokines such as interleukin-1 beta (IL-1 beta) and tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) as well as lipopolysaccharide (LPS). Little is known, however, concerning the intracellular regulatory mechanisms that modulate ICAM-1 expression in endothelial cells. We probed the involvement of protein kinase function and intracellular calcium ion upon ICAM-1 expression of human umbilical vein endothelial cells activated alternatively by TNF-alpha, IL-1 beta, LPS, or phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate (PMA). Methodologies for the detection of ICAM-1 included both enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay and immunoprecipitation from biosynthetically labeled cells. The protein kinase inhibitor H-7 blocked induction of ICAM-1 by all of the activators; nonlinear regression analysis revealed 50% inhibitory concentration (IC50) values of 6-10 microM. Another kinase inhibitor, HA1004, did not block expression of the adhesion molecule at concentrations up to 50 microM. In contrast, the kinase inhibitor staurosporine dose dependently inhibited ICAM-1 expression triggered by PMA (IC50 67 +/- 4 nM) but, at similar concentrations, did not inhibit ICAM-1 expression induced by the other inflammatory stimuli. The divalent cation ionophore ionomycin (0.5 microM) interacted synergistically with PMA but not with cytokines or LPS in upregulating ICAM-1. We conclude from these data that although PMA-induced ICAM-1 expression may be triggered through activation of protein kinase C, ICAM-1 induction by IL-1 beta, TNF-alpha, or LPS may involve distinct regulatory pathway(s).

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