Proinsulin C-peptide induces c-Jun N-terminal kinase 1 expression in LEII mouse lung capillary endothelial cells
2009
Furuya, D.T., Hokkaido Univ., Sapporo (Japan) | Ishii, T. | Kamikawa, A. | Shimada, K. | Machado, U.F. | Saito, M.;Kimura | Kimura, K.
To characterize the roles of C-peptide in vascular homeostatic processes, we examined the genes regulated by C-peptide in LEII mouse lung microvascular endothelial cells. Treatment of the cells with C-peptide increased the expression of c-Jun N-terminal kinase 1 (JNK1) mRNA dose-dependently, accompanied by an increase in JNK1 protein content. Prior treatment of the cells with PD98059, an ERK kinase inhibitor or SB203580, a p38MAPK inhibitor, abrogated the C-peptide-elicited JNK1 mRNA expression. These results indicate that C-peptide increases JNK1 protein levels, possibly through ERK- and p38MAPK-dependent activation of JNK gene transcription.
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