Background : Protein kinase C (PKC)s consist of three groups of isoenzyme; conventional, novel and atypical PKCs. Diacylglycerol (DAG) activates both conventional and novel PKCs, but not atypical PKCs. High glucose-induced fibronection production was ...
Background : Protein kinase C (PKC)s consist of three groups of isoenzyme; conventional, novel and atypical PKCs. Diacylglycerol (DAG) activates both conventional and novel PKCs, but not atypical PKCs. High glucose-induced fibronection production was shown to be mediated by activation of DAG-sensitive PKCs. In this study, we investigated whether PKC mediates IL-1β-induced fibronectin mRNA expression, and the subtypes of PKC involved in the process. Methods : Fibronection mRNA level and phosphorylated PKC ζ/ι in total cell lysate were measured by Northern blot and Western blot, respectively. Results : Pretreatment of HPMCs with calphostin C, a pan-PKC inhibitor, at doses of 500, 750 and 1,000 nM caused dose-dependent inhibition of IL-1β (1 ng.mL)-induced fibronection mRNA level. GF109203X, another pan-PKC inhibitor, at doses of 1, 5 and 10 ㎛ also downregulated IL-1β (1 ng/mL)-induced fibornectin mRNA level in a dose-de-pendent manner. Phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate(PMA), an activator of conventional and novel PKCs, stimulated fibornectin mRNA level at doses of 1, 10 and 100nM. After prolonged treatment of the cells for 72 hr with PMA, another dose of PMA did not increase fibronectin mRNA level, while IL-1β (1 ng/mL) still stimulated it. Pretreatment of the cells with 5, 10, 15 and 20 ㎛ of myristoylated PKC ζ/ι pseudosubstrate inhibited IL-1β (1 ng/mL)-in-duced fibronectin mRNA level in a dose-dependent manner, while 20 ㎛ of myristoylated PKC [19-27] pseudosubstrate, given as a control, had no effect. Stimulation of fibronectin mRNA level by IL-1β (1 ng/mL) was completely prevented by 20 ㎛of myristoylated PKC ζ/ιpseudosubstrate. IL-1β (1 ng/mL) increased phosphorylated PKC ζ/ι, an active form of the enzyme. Conclusion : IL-1β-induced fibronectin production in HPMCs occurs by way of activation of atypical PKCs (PKC ζ/ι). (Korean J Nephrol 2003;22(4):340-348)