TY - JOUR
T1 - Mechanism of heme oxygenase-1 gene induction by curcumin in human renal proximal tubule cells
AU - Hill-Kapturczak, N.
AU - Thamilselvan, V.
AU - Liu, F.
AU - Nick, H. S.
AU - Agarwal, A.
PY - 2001
Y1 - 2001
N2 - Heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1) catalyzes the rate-limiting step in heme degradation, releasing iron, carbon monoxide, and biliverdin. Induction of HO-1 occurs as an adaptive and protective response to several inflammatory stimuli. The transcription factor activator protein-1 (AP-1) has been implicated in the activation of the HO-1 gene. To elucidate the molecular mechanism of HO-1 induction, we examined the effects of diferuloylmethane (curcumin), an inhibitor of the transcription factor AP-1. Surprisingly, curcumin by itself was a very potent inducer of HO-1. Curcumin has anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, and renoprotective effects. To evaluate the mechanism of curcumin-mediated induction of HO-1, confluent human renal proximal tubule cells were exposed to curcumin (1-8 μM). We observed a time- and dose-dependent induction of HO-1 mRNA that was associated with increased HO-1 protein. Coincubation of curcumin with actinomycin D completely blocked the upregulation of HO-1 mRNA. Blockade of nuclear factor-κB (NF-κB) with an IκBα phosphorylation inhibitor attenuated curcumin-mediated induction of HO-1 mRNA and protein. These data demonstrate that curcumin induces HO-1 mRNA and protein in renal proximal tubule cells. HO-1 induction by curcumin is mediated, at least in part, via transcriptional mechanisms and involves the NF-κB pathway.
AB - Heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1) catalyzes the rate-limiting step in heme degradation, releasing iron, carbon monoxide, and biliverdin. Induction of HO-1 occurs as an adaptive and protective response to several inflammatory stimuli. The transcription factor activator protein-1 (AP-1) has been implicated in the activation of the HO-1 gene. To elucidate the molecular mechanism of HO-1 induction, we examined the effects of diferuloylmethane (curcumin), an inhibitor of the transcription factor AP-1. Surprisingly, curcumin by itself was a very potent inducer of HO-1. Curcumin has anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, and renoprotective effects. To evaluate the mechanism of curcumin-mediated induction of HO-1, confluent human renal proximal tubule cells were exposed to curcumin (1-8 μM). We observed a time- and dose-dependent induction of HO-1 mRNA that was associated with increased HO-1 protein. Coincubation of curcumin with actinomycin D completely blocked the upregulation of HO-1 mRNA. Blockade of nuclear factor-κB (NF-κB) with an IκBα phosphorylation inhibitor attenuated curcumin-mediated induction of HO-1 mRNA and protein. These data demonstrate that curcumin induces HO-1 mRNA and protein in renal proximal tubule cells. HO-1 induction by curcumin is mediated, at least in part, via transcriptional mechanisms and involves the NF-κB pathway.
KW - Antioxidants
KW - Nuclear factor-κB
KW - Renal tubular injury
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U2 - 10.1152/ajprenal.2001.281.5.f851
DO - 10.1152/ajprenal.2001.281.5.f851
M3 - Article
C2 - 11592943
AN - SCOPUS:0035203599
SN - 0363-6127
VL - 281
SP - F851-F859
JO - American journal of physiology. Renal physiology
JF - American journal of physiology. Renal physiology
IS - 5 50-5
ER -