Cell cycle‐dependent expression of cyclooxygenase‐2 in human fibroblasts
- 8 December 2000
- journal article
- Published by Wiley in The FASEB Journal
- Vol. 15 (2), 288-290
- https://doi.org/10.1096/fj.00-0573fje
Abstract
The purpose of this investigation is to determine whether the levels of cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) expression are cell cycle dependent. We used a serum-starved human foreskin fibroblast model to determine changes in COX-2 mRNA, protein, and promoter activity in response to stimulation with interleukin-1β (IL-1β) and phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate (PMA) at G 0, G1, S and G2/M phases of the cell cycle. IL-1 β (1 ng/ml) and PMA (100 nM) induced robust COX-2 expression in the G0 cells, and the level of COX-2 expression declined progressively after the cells had entered the cell cycle. The COX-2 mRNA level at G1, S and G2/M phases of the cell cycle was 76%, 46%, and 30% of that at G0, respectively. A 5'-flanking promoter fragment of COX-2 constructed into a luciferase expression vector was transfected into cells. The promoter activity in response to PMA stimulation was significantly higher in G 0 than in S phase cells. These results imply that G 0 cells are the key players in inflammation and other COX-2-dependent pathophysiological processes. When the cells are in the proliferative phase, COX-2 inducibility becomes restrained probably by an endogenous control mechanism to avoid COX-2 mediated oxidative DNA damage.Keywords
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