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Inhibition of NF-{kappa}B Activation by Pyrrolidine Dithiocarbamate Prevents In Vivo Expression of Proinflammatory Genes

Shu Fang Liu, MD, PhD; Xiaobing Ye, BM; Asrar B. Malik, PhD

From the Department of Pharmacology, the University of Illinois College of Medicine, Chicago.


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Background—The inability to inhibit multiple mediators of septic shock represents a major hurdle in the treatment of septic shock. In vivo inhibition of nuclear factor (NF)-{kappa}B activation, a transcription factor regulating expression of many proinflammatory genes, could provide a useful strategy for the treatment of septic shock.

Methods and Results—In rats challenged with lipopolysaccharide (LPS) 8 mg/kg IV, we determined the time course of NF-{kappa}B activation and expression of multiple inflammatory signals: tumor necrosis factor-{alpha} (TNF-{alpha}), cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2), cytokine-inducible neutrophil chemoattractant (CINC), and intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM)-1. We studied the effects of in vivo inhibition of NF-{kappa}B activation using pyrrolidine dithiocarbamate (PDTC) on the expression of these mediators. NF-{kappa}B activation preceded the induction of TNF-{alpha}, COX-2, CINC, and ICAM-1 mRNAs. PDTC prevented the LPS-induced NF-{kappa}B activation but did not inhibit activation of the transcription factors AP-1, Sp-1, and CREB. PDTC inhibited the LPS-induced expression of TNF-{alpha}, COX-2, CINC, and ICAM-1 mRNA and proteins and reduced the LPS-induced increases in plasma TNF-{alpha}, 6-keto-prostaglandin F1{alpha}, and CINC concentrations. Inhibition of expression of these mediators prevented the increases in myeloperoxidase activity (a measure of neutrophil sequestration) in the heart, lungs, and liver.

Conclusions—NF-{kappa}B activation correlates with LPS-induced expression of TNF-{alpha}, COX-2, CINC, and ICAM-1 genes in vivo. PDTC inhibits NF-{kappa}B activation and expression of these proinflammatory genes and their products. Thus, blocking NF-{kappa}B activation may be an effective strategy in the treatment of septic shock.


Key Words: shock • genes • nuclear factor • proteins • cell adhesion molecules


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The treatment of septic shock is complicated by the redundancy of mediators involved in its pathogenesis.1 2 3 4 5 Inhibition of actions of mediators can be compensated by the release of other mediators. Bacterial endotoxin triggers mediator release through the activation of multiple proinflammatory genes.1 2 3 4 5 Promoter deletion mutagenesis and reporter gene analysis in cultured cell lines have shown that the transcription factor nuclear factor (NF)-{kappa}B plays an essential role in transcriptional regulation of these genes.6 7 8 NF-{kappa}B is an appropriate target for the treatment of septic shock because NF-{kappa}B–activated gene products play important roles in the pathogenesis of septic shock and multiple organ failure.2 3 4 5 In the present study, we determined the time course of NF-{kappa}B activation by lipopolysaccharide (LPS) in relation to the expression of tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-{alpha}, cyclooxygenase (COX)-2, intercellular adhesion molecule (ICAM)-1, and cytokine-induced neutrophil chemoattractant (CINC). We studied (1) the selectivity of pyrrolidine dithiocarbamate (PDTC) as an in vivo inhibitor of NF-{kappa}B activation and (2) the effects of PDTC on LPS-induced expression of these proinflammatory gene products and the resultant tissue neutrophil sequestration in multiple organs.


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Animal Protocols
Male Sprague-Dawley rats (350 to 400 g; Charles River, Wilmington, Mass) were randomly divided into experimental groups. All procedures were approved by the Institutional Animal Care Committee. Animals in the control and LPS groups were injected with either saline 1 mL/kg IV or Salmonella enteritidis LPS (Sigma) 8 mg/kg in saline IV. Rats in the LPS plus PDTC groups were injected with 50, 100, or 200 mg/kg PDTC IP 1 hour before administration of LPS; animals in the PDTC alone group were treated with PDTC 200 mg/kg IP for an equivalent period.

The animals were killed by exsanguination, and heart, lungs, and liver were collected at 0.25, 0.5, 1, 2, or 4 hours after LPS challenge. Animals in the PDTC alone group were killed at 2 or 5 hours. Blood samples (1 mL) were collected at 4 hours after LPS challenge or 5 hours after PDTC administration for determination of plasma TNF-{alpha}, 6-keto-prostaglandin F1{alpha} (PGF1{alpha}), CINC, and soluble ICAM-1 concentrations. Tissues were snap-frozen in liquid nitrogen and kept at -70°C.

Nuclear Protein Extract and Electrophoretic Mobility Shift Assay
Nuclear protein was extracted and quantified as described.9 NF-{kappa}B, activating protein-1 (AP-1), AP-2, cAMP response element–binding protein (CREB), and promoter selective transcription factor (Sp-1) consensus oligonucleotide probes (for sequences, see Table 1Down) were end-labeled with [{gamma}-32P]ATP (Amersham). Electrophoretic mobility shift assay (EMSA) competition experiments and supershift assays were performed as described.9 MgCl2 5 mmol/L was added to binding buffer for detection of AP-1.9


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Table 1. Oligonucleotides Used for EMSA

Northern Blot Analysis
Rat cDNA probes for COX-2 (381 bp), CINC (207 bp), and ICAM-1 (384 bp) were amplified in a standard reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction procedure using RNA from lungs obtained from LPS-treated rats and designed primers corresponding to the published rat COX-2,10 CINC,11 and ICAM-112 cDNA sequences. The authenticities of the polymerase chain reaction products were confirmed by dideoxy chain termination sequencing. Rat TNF-{alpha} cDNA probe was provided by Dr E. Benveniste (University of Alabama at Birmingham).13 RNA isolation, Northern blotting, and hybridization were carried out as described.9 Each hybridization was followed by film exposure and stripping down of the previous probe before hybridization with other probes.

Protein Extraction and Western Blot Analysis
Heart, lungs, and liver were homogenized in 10 volumes of ice-cold protein-extracting buffer containing 0.5 mmol/L EDTA, 0.5 mmol/L EGTA, 10 mg/mL leupeptin, 0.1 mg/mL phenylmethylsulfonylfluoride, and 1 mmol/L pepstatin. The homogenate was centrifuged at 17 500g for 15 minutes, and the resulting supernatant was collected as the cytosolic fraction. The pellet was resuspended in extracting buffer containing 0.1% triton X-100, homogenized, and centrifuged at 17 500g again for 30 minutes. The second supernatant was centrifuged at 90 000g for 60 minutes. The resulting pellet was taken to be the membrane fraction. Protein concentration was determined by use of a bicinchoninic acid assay kit with BSA as the standard (Pierce).

Protein (50 µg/lane) was separated on 7.5% (for COX-2 and ICAM-1) or 15% (for CINC and TNF-{alpha}) SDS-polyacrylamide slab gel under denaturing conditions and was electroblotted to nitrocellulose membrane (BioRad). BioRad protein molecular weight markers were used as standards. After incubation in 5% dry milk in PBS containing 0.05% Tween-20 (PBST) at room temperature (RT) for 2 hours, the membrane was immunoblotted to the following antibodies (Abs) at RT for 1 hour in separate experiments: anti–rat COX-2 monoclonal Ab (Transduction Laboratory), anti–rat TNF-{alpha} polyclonal Ab (Santa Cruz Biotechnology), anti–rat ICAM-1 monoclonal Ab (PharMingen), and anti-CINC polyclonal Ab (provided by Dr Zagorski, National Institutes of Health). The secondary Abs were horseradish peroxidase–conjugated goat anti-mouse, monkey anti-goat, or horse anti-rabbit Abs. Peroxidase labeling was detected with the ECL Western blotting detection system (Amersham).

Plasma TNF-{alpha}, 6-keto-PGF1{alpha}, CINC, and Soluble ICAM-1 Measurements
Plasma TNF-{alpha} concentration was determined by ELISA kit (Genzyme). Plasma 6-keto-PGF1{alpha} concentration was determined by use of a 6-keto-PGF1{alpha} enzyme immunoassay kit (Cayman Chemical). Plasma concentration of CINC was quantified by ELISA.14 To determine plasma soluble ICAM-1 level, 5 µg plasma protein in 50 mmol/L bicarbonate buffer (pH 9.5) was added to microtitration plates (Dynatech) overnight at 4°C. The wells were washed 4 times with PBST, blocked with 5% dry milk in PBST at RT for 2 hours, and incubated with anti–rat ICAM-1 monoclonal Ab at RT for a further 2 hours. After 4 washings with PBST, horseradish peroxidase–conjugated anti-mouse IgG was added. Color was developed by addition of TMB peroxidase substrate mixture (Sigma) and read in a microplate reader at a wavelength of 450 nm after addition of stopping buffer.

Measurement of Tissue Myeloperoxidase Activity
We used tissue myeloperoxidase (MPO) activity as the index of tissue neutrophil uptake. MPO was extracted from heart, lungs, and liver.15 MPO activity in supernatant was measured from the optical density (at 460 nm) changes resulting from decomposition of H2O2 in the presence of o-dianisidine.15

Data Analysis
Bands for TNF-{alpha}, COX-2, CINC, ICAM-1, and GAPDH on Northern blot autoradiograms and Western blots were quantified by a laser densitometer (Howtek) linked to a computer analysis system (PDI). The relative TNF-{alpha}, COX-2, CINC, and ICAM-1 RNA concentrations were expressed as percentage of corresponding GAPDH bands. Data are presented as mean±SEM. Results were analyzed with Kruskal-Wallis rank test followed by Mann-Whitney U test for stepwise comparison.


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Time Course of NF-{kappa}B Activation and Inflammatory Gene Expression
Figure 1Down shows the time course of LPS-induced NF-{kappa}B/DNA–binding activity and its relationship to TNF-{alpha}, COX-2, CINC, and ICAM-1 mRNA expression in lungs. NF-{kappa}B/DNA–binding activity was detectable at low levels in control lungs, increased slightly at 5 or 10 minutes after LPS challenge, and increased markedly after treatment with LPS for >=15 minutes (Figure 1Down). The specificity of NF-{kappa}B/DNA–binding complex was confirmed by complete displacement of NF-{kappa}B/DNA complex in the presence of 50-fold molar excess unlabeled NF-{kappa}B probe (Figure 2ADown). In contrast, 50-fold molar excess of unlabeled AP-2 oligo probe had no effect on DNA-binding complex (Figure 2ADown). A slower or faster migrating band was seen in some assays, but this was not induced by LPS. The composition of LPS-activated NF-{kappa}B complex consisted predominantly of p50 and p65 subunits of the NF-{kappa}B protein family, as determined in supershift assays (Figure 2BDown).



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Figure 1. Autoradiograms of EMSA and Northern blot showing time course of LPS-induced NF-{kappa}B activation and its relationship to TNF-{alpha}, COX-2, CINC, and ICAM-1 mRNA expression. GAPDH mRNA served as internal control. Nuclear proteins and RNA were extracted from controls (Con) and lungs challenged with LPS for indicated time; then they were subjected to EMSA and Northern blot analysis. Results are representative of 4 experiments on 4 separate animals at each time point.



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Figure 2. EMSA showing specificity and composition of LPS-induced NF-{kappa}B complex in lungs. A, Competition study. Control, NF-{kappa}B probe without nuclear extract; LPS, nuclear extract from LPS-challenged lungs (15 minutes); NF-{kappa}B or AP-2, same extract as LPS but including 50-fold molar excess unlabeled NF-{kappa}B or AP-2 probe. B, Supershift assay of nuclear extract from control and LPS-treated lungs (15 minutes). NF-{kappa}B/DNA–binding reaction was performed in absence (Control and LPS) and presence of Abs to p50, p65, or a combination of the 2 (p50+p65). Either p50 or p65 Ab reduced intensity of LPS-induced NF-{kappa}B band and caused appearance of slow migrating band (shift). Combination of p50 and p65 Abs fully shifted this complex. Results are representative of 3 separate experiments.

We determined the time course of LPS-induced TNF-{alpha}, COX-2, CINC, and ICAM-1 mRNA expression in the same tissues as used for EMSA. We observed different kinetics in the expression of these genes (Figure 1Up). CINC mRNA was absent, but TNF-{alpha} and COX-2 mRNAs were detected at low levels in control lungs; ICAM-1 mRNA was expressed at high levels in control lungs. LPS challenge induced expression of TNF-{alpha}, COX-2, and CINC mRNA transcripts and upregulated ICAM-1 mRNA in a time-dependent manner. The threshold times for LPS-induced mRNA expression were 15 to 30, 30 to 60, and 120 minutes after LPS for TNF-{alpha} and ICAM-1, CINC, and COX-2, respectively (Figure 1Up). In all cases, this was preceded by NF-{kappa}B activation, which showed a threshold time of 10 to 15 minutes (Figure 1Up). Increases in TNF-{alpha} and ICAM-1 mRNA expression were maximal at 1 to 2 hours after LPS, whereas CINC and COX-2 mRNA expression peaked at 4 hours (Figure 1Up). This was also preceded by NF-{kappa}B activation (which peaked at 30 minutes after LPS) (Figure 1Up).

PDTC Inhibits In Vivo NF-{kappa}B Activation
We compared the effects of PDTC on activation of NF-{kappa}B as well as the other transcription factors AP-1, AP-2, CREB, and Sp-1 in lungs. PDTC suppressed LPS-induced NF-{kappa}B/DNA–binding activity in a dose-dependent manner (Figure 3Down, lane 1). PDTC did not inhibit LPS-induced AP-1/DNA–binding activity (Figure 3Down, lane 2); a higher dose of PDTC (200 mg/kg) potentiated the LPS-induced AP-1/DNA–binding activity. PDTC alone at 200 mg/kg increased AP-1/DNA–binding activity (Figure 3Down, lane 2). PDTC also had no effect on the LPS-induced downregulation of AP-2/DNA–binding activity (Figure 3Down, lane 3) and upregulation of CREB/DNA–binding activity (Figure 3Down, lane 4). Sp-1/DNA–binding activity was detected at a high level in control nuclear extracts, but it was not affected by either LPS or PDTC (Figure 3Down, lane 5).



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Figure 3. Autoradiograms of EMSA showing selectivity of PDTC as an in vivo inhibitor of LPS-induced NF-{kappa}B activation. Lungs were isolated at 1 hour after LPS; PDTC 50, 100, and 200 mg/kg IP was injected 1 hour before LPS administration. Nuclear proteins were extracted and subjected to EMSA with 32P-labeled oligonucleotide probes for NF-{kappa}B, AP-1, AP-2, CREB, and Sp-1. PDTC suppressed LPS-induced NF-{kappa}B/DNA–binding activity (lane 1) but did not prevent LPS-induced changes in AP-1 (lane 2), AP-2 (lane 3), and CREB/DNA (lane 4) binding activities. Neither LPS nor PDTC affected Sp-1/DNA–binding activity (lane 5). Results are representative of 3 separate experiments.

PDTC Inhibits In Vivo Expression of Inflammatory Genes
As shown in Figures 4Down, 5Down, and 6Down, 2.6-kb TNF-{alpha}, 4.4-kb COX-2, and 0.93-kb CINC mRNA transcripts were absent or negligible in control hearts and lungs (Figures 5Down and 6Down), and 2.6-kb ICAM-1 mRNA transcript was absent in control hearts (Figure 5DDown) but was detected at high levels in control lungs (Figure 6DDown). Increases in mRNA levels of these genes after LPS challenge were prevented by PDTC treatment, with PDTC alone having no independent effect (Figures 4Down, 5Down, and 6Down). We quantified TNF-{alpha}, CINC, COX-2, and ICAM-1 bands by densitometry and normalized these bands to their corresponding GAPDH bands. Neither LPS nor PDTC had a significant effect on GAPDH mRNA transcription (Figure 4Down). However, LPS in all cases increased TNF-{alpha}/GAPDH, COX-2/GAPDH, CINC/GAPDH, and ICAM-1/GAPDH ratios in both heart (Figure 5Down) and lungs (Figure 6Down). PDTC suppressed LPS-induced increase in TNF-{alpha}/GAPDH and COX-2/GAPDH ratios in a dose-related manner (Figures 5ADown, 5BDown, 6ADown, and 6BDown). Reductions in LPS-induced CINC/GAPDH and ICAM-1/GAPDH ratios were also dose-related in both organs, except at a PDTC concentration of 200 mg/kg (Figures 5CDown, 5DDown, 6CDown, and 6DDown).



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Figure 4. Autoradiograms of Northern blots showing inhibition by PDTC of LPS-induced TNF-{alpha}, COX-2, CINC, and ICAM-1 mRNA expression. GAPDH mRNA served as internal control. Hearts were isolated at 4 hours after LPS challenge. PDTC was injected 1 hour before LPS administration.



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Figure 5. Relative TNF-{alpha} (A), COX-2 (B), CINC (C), and ICAM-1 (D) mRNA levels in hearts as quantified by densitometry and expressed as TNF-{alpha}/GAPDH, COX-2/GAPDH, CINC/GAPDH, and ICAM-1/GAPDH ratios (optical density ratio). Hearts were isolated at 4 hours after LPS challenge. PDTC was injected 1 hour before LPS administration. *P<0.05 vs LPS alone. Mean±SEM of 4 to 6 animals.



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Figure 6. Relative TNF-{alpha} (A), COX-2 (B), CINC (C), and ICAM-1 (D) mRNA levels in lungs as quantified by densitometry and expressed as TNF-{alpha}/GAPDH, COX-2/GAPDH, CINC/GAPDH, and ICAM-1/GAPDH ratios. Lungs were isolated at 4 hours after LPS challenge. PDTC was injected 1 hour before LPS administration. *P<0.05 vs LPS alone. Mean±SEM of 4 animals.

PDTC Inhibits LPS-Induced TNF-{alpha}, COX-2, CINC, and ICAM-1 Protein Expression
We compared TNF-{alpha}, COX-2, CINC, and ICAM-1 protein levels in tissue homogenates of heart, lungs, and liver from control rats, rats challenged with LPS for 4 hours, rats pretreated with PDTC for 1 hour before challenge with LPS for 4 hours, and rats treated with PDTC alone. Figure 7Down shows Western blots illustrating inhibition by PDTC of LPS-induced upregulation of these proteins. Western blot bands were quantified by densitometry (data are presented as optical density units in Table 2Down). The 6.5-kD CINC, 14-kD TNF-{alpha}, 69-kD COX-2, and 70-kD ICAM-1 proteins were detectable in control homogenates but were markedly increased by LPS challenge in the 3 organs (Figure 7Down; Table 2Down). Pretreatment with 50, 100, and 200 mg/kg of PDTC suppressed the expression of these proteins, although the response was variable (Figure 7Down; Table 2Down). A 95-kD ICAM-1 protein was also detected in the heart, which was increased by LPS and prevented by PDTC in a fashion similar to that seen with the 70-kD ICAM-1 protein. The 95-kD ICAM-1 protein band was not seen in lung and liver homogenates, suggesting an organ-specific glycosylation of ICAM-1. Suppression by PDTC of LPS-induced expression of these proteins did not show clear dose-dependency, except with COX-2 and ICAM-1 in lung homogenates and TNF-{alpha} in heart homogenates (Figures 7Down; Table 2Down). Maximal inhibition of CINC expression in heart and lungs and ICAM-1 expression in heart (Table 2Down) was observed at a PDTC concentration of 100 mg/kg. This was the same concentration at which PDTC maximally suppressed LPS-induced CINC and ICAM-1 mRNA expression in heart and lungs (Figures 5CUp, 5DUp, 6CUp, and 6DUp). A similar pattern of inhibition of LPS-induced plasma CINC concentration (Figure 8CDown) and tissue MPO activities in heart, lungs, and liver was also observed (Table 3Down).



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Figure 7. Western blots showing inhibition by PDTC of LPS-induced upregulation of TNF-{alpha} (A), COX-2 (B), CINC (C), and ICAM-1 (D) protein levels in heart, lungs, and liver. Tissues were isolated at 4 hours after LPS. PDTC was injected 1 hour before LPS administration. Proteins were extracted and subjected to Western blot analysis.


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Table 2. PDTC Inhibits LPS-Induced TNF-{alpha}, COX-2, CINC, and ICAM-1 Protein Expression1



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Figure 8. Plasma TNF-{alpha} (A), 6-keto-PGF1{alpha} (B), CINC (C), and soluble ICAM-1 (D) concentrations in control rats, animals at 4 hours after LPS, and animals treated with LPS plus PDTC or PDTC alone. *P<0.05 vs LPS alone. Mean±SEM of 4 to 6 animals.


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Table 3. PDTC Suppresses LPS-Induced Increases in Myeloperoxidase Activity

PDTC Inhibits Increase in Plasma Concentrations of TNF-{alpha}, 6-keto-PGF1{alpha}, and CINC
We determined the effects of PDTC on plasma TNF-{alpha}, 6-keto-PGF1{alpha} (an indicator of COX-2 activity), CINC, and soluble ICAM-1 concentration. Control animals showed little plasma CINC, moderate concentrations of 6-keto-PGF1{alpha} and TNF-{alpha}, and a high concentration of soluble ICAM-1 (Figure 8Up). In LPS-challenged animals, plasma TNF-{alpha}, 6-keto-PGF1{alpha}, CINC, and soluble ICAM-1 concentrations increased by 8-, 4-, 18-, and 2-fold, respectively (Figure 8Up). Pretreatment of LPS-challenged animals with PDTC at concentrations of 50, 100, and 200 mg/kg reduced the LPS-induced plasma TNF-{alpha} levels by 58%, 76%, and 56%; plasma 6-keto-PGF1{alpha} levels by 58%, 51%, and 57%; and plasma CINC levels by 62%, 78%, and 48%, respectively (Figure 8Up). PDTC had no effect on LPS-induced elevation of plasma soluble ICAM-1 concentration (Figure 8DUp), although it significantly inhibited the elevation in membrane-bound ICAM-1 concentration induced by LPS in heart, lungs, and liver (data not shown). PDTC alone had no effects on plasma levels of these mediators (Figure 8Up).

PDTC Reduces Neutrophil Sequestration
MPO activity (an index of neutrophil sequestration) increased markedly in 3 organs 4 hours after LPS challenge (Table 3Up). PDTC reduced the LPS-induced MPO activity in all organs studied. Maximal inhibition of LPS-induced MPO activity was observed at a PDTC concentration of 100 mg/kg, which correlated with inhibition of LPS-induced CINC and ICAM-1 expression at this concentration (Figures 5CUp, 5DUp, 6CUp, 6DUp, and 8CUp and Table 3Up).


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In the present study, we determined (1) the in vivo relationship between NF-{kappa}B activation and expression of inflammatory genes, (2) the in vivo selectivity of PDTC in inhibiting NF-{kappa}B activation, and (3) the effects of inhibiting NF-{kappa}B activation by use of PDTC on inflammatory genes and their products in multiple organs. We studied the expression of TNF-{alpha}, COX-2, ICAM-1, and CINC because of their critical roles in the endotoxin-induced inflammatory response.3 16 17 18 19 We demonstrated that LPS-induced NF-{kappa}B activation in vivo preceded the transcription of TNF-{alpha}, COX-2, CINC, and ICAM-1 genes. Pretreatment of rats with 50, 100, and 200 mg/kg of PDTC suppressed LPS-induced NF-{kappa}B/DNA–binding activity but not AP-1–binding activity. PDTC also had no effect on DNA-binding activities of the other transcription factors AP-2, CREB, and Sp-1, indicating the relative selectivity of PDTC. We found that PDTC inhibited TNF-{alpha}, COX-2, CINC, and ICAM-1 mRNA and protein expression and the increases in plasma TNF-{alpha}, 6-keto-PGF1{alpha}, and CINC concentrations induced by LPS. PDTC also reduced LPS-induced tissue MPO activities in heart, lungs, and liver, consistent with inhibition of neutrophil sequestration in these organs. Because PDTC prevented the in vivo NF-{kappa}B activation induced by LPS and expression of TNF-{alpha}, COX-2, CINC, and ICAM-1, the results suggests a linkage between NF-{kappa}B activation and the expression of these genes.

A central feature of the pathophysiology of septic shock is that bacterial endotoxins trigger release of multiple cytokines.3 4 5 Although these cytokines are required for the host-defense response, dysregulation of their production can lead to refractory hypotension, cardiovascular hyporeactivity, disseminated intravascular coagulation, and multiple organ failure.1 2 3 4 5 Because septic shock involves multiple mediators, often with overlapping functions, therapeutic strategies inhibiting actions of >=1 mediators have not been effective. NF-{kappa}B plays a critical role in the transcriptional activation of multiple genes6 7 8 that contribute to the development of septic shock and multiorgan failure. NF-{kappa}B/DNA–binding activity was increased in circulating monocytes from septic shock patients.20 Inhibition of NF-{kappa}B activation prevented LPS- and cytokine-induced cell activation and inflammatory gene expression in cultured endothelial cells.21 22 We showed in a previous study that inhibition of NF-{kappa}B activation prevented LPS-induced iNOS mRNA, iNOS activity, and systemic hypotension in a rat model.9 Others have reported that inhibition of NF-{kappa}B activation reduced CINC mRNA expression and neutrophil infiltration in lungs.23 In the present study, we showed that PDTC prevents NF-{kappa}B activation by a mechanism that involves inhibition of I-{kappa}B degradation24 and thereby prevents the expression of inflammatory genes as well as neutrophil sequestration in multiple organs. Because these results suggest an important functional role of NF-{kappa}B activation, interventions aimed at inhibiting NF-{kappa}B activation may provide effective strategies for treatment of septic shock.

PDTC at 200 mg/kg, surprisingly, caused less inhibition of LPS-induced expression of CINC and ICAM-1 mRNA than 100 mg/kg PDTC, although the higher concentration produced greater inhibition of NF-{kappa}B activation. This dissociation between inhibition of NF-{kappa}B activation and ICAM-1 mRNA expression may be explained by involvement of AP-1 in mediating the response.8 17 25 PDTC 200 mg/kg was shown to potentiate LPS-induced AP-1/DNA–binding activity (Figure 3Up, lane 2). Thus, it is likely that 200 mg/kg PDTC inhibited the NF-{kappa}B–mediated ICAM-1 mRNA expression but augmented AP-1–mediated transcription of the ICAM-1 gene; the inhibitory effect of PDTC mediated through NF-{kappa}B inhibition was consequently offset by the AP-1–mediated stimulatory effect.

Schreck et al26 showed that PDTC inhibited the LPS-, TNF-{alpha}–, and PMA-induced NF-{kappa}B activation but had no effect on activation of the transcription factors AP-1, CREB, Sp-1, and octamer-binding proteins in several cell lines. Kawai et al25 reported that PDTC suppressed IL-1{alpha}–induced NF-{kappa}B and ICAM-1 promoter/CAT activities in a human fibroblast cell line. The inhibitory effect of PDTC on ICAM-1 promoter/CAT activity was abolished by deletion or mutation of the NF-{kappa}B site on the ICAM-1 promoter. Others have shown that PDTC inhibited expression of NF-{kappa}B–dependent genes in several cell types.21 25 27 We demonstrated in vivo that PDTC suppressed the LPS-induced activation of NF-{kappa}B by a mechanism that prevents degradation of I-{kappa}B.24 In contrast, PDTC had no effect on DNA-binding activities of the transcription factors AP-1, AP-2, CREB, and Sp-1, suggesting that PDTC is a relatively selective NF-{kappa}B inhibitor.

We have shown that in vivo activation of NF-{kappa}B precedes TNF-{alpha}, COX-2, CINC, and ICAM-1 mRNA expression. Pretreatment of rats with PDTC suppressed LPS-induced NF-{kappa}B activation and prevented expression of TNF-{alpha}, COX-2, CINC, and ICAM-1 mRNA and their products as well as neutrophil sequestration in heart, lungs, and liver. These results suggest that NF-{kappa}B activation mediates the expression of multiple inflammatory genes and neutrophil sequestration in vivo.


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We would like to thank Dr J. Zagorski at the National Institutes of Health for providing anti-CINC antibody and Dr E.N. Benveniste at the University of Alabama at Birmingham for providing rat TNF-{alpha} cDNA probe. This work was supported by NHLBI grant HL-46350 (to Dr Malik) and AHA grant 9650733N (to Dr Liu).


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Reprint requests to Asrar B. Malik, PhD, Professor and Head, the University of Illinois, Department of Pharmacology (M/C 868), 835 S Wolcott Ave, Chicago, IL 60612.

Received February 9, 1999; revision received April 28, 1999; accepted May 19, 1999.


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