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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
2006-1-20
pubmed:abstractText
Alterations in specific signal transduction pathways may explain the increased expression of proinflammatory cytokines seen in inflammatory diseases such as psoriasis. We reveal increased TNF-alpha protein expression, but similar TNF-alpha mRNA levels, in lesional compared with nonlesional psoriatic skin, demonstrating for the first time that TNF-alpha expression in lesional psoriatic skin is regulated posttranscriptionally. Increased levels of activated MAPK-activated protein kinase 2 (MK2) together with increased MK2 kinase activity were found in lesional compared with nonlesional psoriatic skin. Immunohistochemical analysis showed that activated MK2 was located in the basal layers of the psoriatic epidermis, whereas no positive staining was seen in nonlesional psoriatic skin. In vitro experiments demonstrated that both anisomycin and IL-1beta caused a significant activation of p38 MAPK and MK2 in cultured normal human keratinocytes. In addition, TNF-alpha protein levels were significantly up-regulated in keratinocytes stimulated with anisomycin or IL-1beta. This increase in TNF-alpha protein expression was completely blocked by the p38 inhibitor, SB202190. Transfection of cultured keratinocytes with MK2-specific small interfering RNA led to a significant decrease in MK2 expression and a subsequent significant reduction in the protein expression of the proinflammatory cytokines TNF-alpha, IL-6, and IL-8, whereas no change in the expression of the anti-inflammatory cytokine IL-10 was seen. This is the first time that MK2 expression and activity have been investigated in an inflammatory disease such as psoriasis. The results strongly suggest that increased activation of MK2 is responsible for the elevated and posttranscriptionally regulated TNF-alpha protein expression in psoriatic skin, making MK2 a potential target in the treatment of psoriasis.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:chemical
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Anisomycin, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Interleukin-1, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Interleukin-6, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Interleukin-8, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Intracellular Signaling Peptides..., http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/MAP-kinase-activated kinase 2, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Protein Kinases, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Protein-Serine-Threonine Kinases, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/RNA, Messenger, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/p38 Mitogen-Activated Protein...
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Feb
pubmed:issn
0022-1767
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
1
pubmed:volume
176
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1431-8
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-11-19
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:16424170-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:16424170-Anisomycin, pubmed-meshheading:16424170-Cells, Cultured, pubmed-meshheading:16424170-Enzyme Activation, pubmed-meshheading:16424170-Fluorescent Antibody Technique, pubmed-meshheading:16424170-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:16424170-Interleukin-1, pubmed-meshheading:16424170-Interleukin-6, pubmed-meshheading:16424170-Interleukin-8, pubmed-meshheading:16424170-Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:16424170-Protein Kinases, pubmed-meshheading:16424170-Protein-Serine-Threonine Kinases, pubmed-meshheading:16424170-Psoriasis, pubmed-meshheading:16424170-RNA, Messenger, pubmed-meshheading:16424170-RNA Processing, Post-Transcriptional, pubmed-meshheading:16424170-Skin, pubmed-meshheading:16424170-Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha, pubmed-meshheading:16424170-Up-Regulation, pubmed-meshheading:16424170-p38 Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases
pubmed:year
2006
pubmed:articleTitle
Protein expression of TNF-alpha in psoriatic skin is regulated at a posttranscriptional level by MAPK-activated protein kinase 2.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Dermatology, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark. clausoglotte@hotmail.com
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article