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Received for publication December 23, 2004.
Revised March 17, 2005.
Accepted for publication March 18, 2005.
B Activation and Phosphorylation of p38 MAPK,
ERK, and JNK in HMC-1 Cells
SC-236, (4-[5-(4-chlorophenyl)-3-(trifluoromethyl)-1-
pyrazol-1-l] benzenesulfonamide;
C16H11ClF3N3O
2S), is a highly selective cyclooxygenase
(COX)-2 inhibitor. However, the exact mechanism that
accounts for the anti-inflammatory effect of SC-236 is
not completely understood. The aim of the present study
is to elucidate whether and how SC-236 modulates the
inflammatory reaction in a stimulated human mast cell
line, HMC-1. SC-236 inhibited the expression of tumor
necrosis factor-
, interleukin (IL)-6, IL-8,
vascular endothelial growth factor, COX-2, inducible
nitric oxide synthase, and hypoxia-inducible factor-1
in phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate (PMA) plus
calcium ionophore A23187 (PMACI)-stimulated HMC-1. SC-
236 suppressed nuclear factor (NF)-
B activation
induced by PMACI, leading to suppression of I
B-
phosphorylation and degradation. SC-236 also
suppressed strong induction of NF-
B promoter-
mediated luciferase activity. In addition, SC-236
suppressed PMACI -induced phosphorylation of the mitogen-
activated protein kinase p38, the extracellular-
regulated kinase p44, and the c-Jun N-terminal kinase
and induced expression of mitogen-activated protein
kinase phosphatase-1. These results provide new insight
into the pharmacological actions of SC-236 as a
potential molecule for therapy of mast cell-mediated
inflammatory diseases.
Key words:
COX-2, Cytokines, Hypoxia-inducible factor-1
, Inducible nitric oxide synthase, Nuclear factor, SC-236