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Volume 8 Supplement 1

5th European Workshop on Immune-Mediated Inflammatory Diseases

Valproic acid suppresses interleukin-1β-induced microsomal prostaglandin E2 Synthase-1 expression in chondrocytes

Journal of Translational Medicine volume 8, Article number: P60 (2010) Cite this article

Introduction

Microsomal prostaglandin E2 Synthase (mPGES)-1 catalyzes the terminal step in the biosynthesis of PGE2. Early growth response factor-1 (Egr-1) is a key transcription factor in the regulation of mPGES-1. In the present study we examined the effects of valproic acid (VA), a histone deacetylase (HDAC) inhibitor, on interleukin (IL)-1β-induced mPGES-1-expression in human chondrocytes.

Methods

Chondrocytes were stimulated with IL-1 in the absence or presence of VA, and the level of mPGES-1 protein and mRNA expression were evaluated using Western blotting and real-time reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction, respectively. The mPGES-1 promoter activity was analyzed in transient transfection experiments. Egr-1 recruitment to the mPGES-1 promoter were evaluated using chromatin immunoprecipitation (ChIP) assays.

Results

VA dose-dependently suppressed IL-1β-induced mPGES-1 protein and mRNA expression as well as its promoter activation. Treatment with VA did not alter IL-1-induced Egr-1 expression, nor its recruitment to the mPGES-1 promoter, but prevented its transcriptional activity.

Conclusion

Our study demonstrates that VA inhibits IL-1-induced mPGES-1 expression in chondrocytes. The suppressive effect of VA was not due to reduced expression or recruitment of Egr-1 to the mPGES-1 promoter.

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  1. Osteoarthritis Research Unit, Research Centre of the University of Montreal Hospital Center (CR-CHUM), Notre-Dame Hospital, and Dept. of Medicine, University of Montreal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

    N Zayed, N Chabane, J Martel-Pelletier, J P Pelletier, N Duval & H Fahmi

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Correspondence to N Zayed.

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Zayed, N., Chabane, N., Martel-Pelletier, J. et al. Valproic acid suppresses interleukin-1β-induced microsomal prostaglandin E2 Synthase-1 expression in chondrocytes. J Transl Med 8, P60 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1186/1479-5876-8-S1-P60

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Keywords

  • PGE2
  • Valproic Acid
  • Histone Deacetylase
  • Transient Transfection
  • Chromatin Immunoprecipitation

Journal of Translational Medicine

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