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  • Title: Curcumin-induced inhibition of proteasomal activity, enhanced HSP accumulation and the acquisition of thermotolerance in Xenopus laevis A6 cells.
    Author: Khan S, Heikkila JJ.
    Journal: Comp Biochem Physiol A Mol Integr Physiol; 2011 Apr; 158(4):566-76. PubMed ID: 21236354.
    Abstract:
    In the present study, curcumin, a phenolic compound with anti-inflammatory, anti-tumor and anti-amyloid properties, inhibited proteasomal activity and induced the accumulation of HSPs in the frog model system, Xenopus laevis. Treatment of A6 kidney epithelial cells with curcumin enhanced ubiquitinated protein levels and inhibited chymotrypsin-like activity. Furthermore, exposure of cells to 10-50 μM curcumin for 24h induced HSP30 and HSP70 accumulation. This phenomenon was controlled at the transcriptional level since pre-treatment of cells with KNK437, a heat shock factor 1 (HSF1) inhibitor, repressed HSP accumulation. Additionally, elevation of the incubation temperature from 22 to 30 °C greatly enhanced the curcumin-induced accumulation of HSP30 and HSP70. Immunocytochemical analysis revealed that curcumin-induced HSP30 was detectable primarily in the cytoplasm in a punctate pattern with minimal detrimental effects on the actin cytoskeleton. Finally, prior exposure of cells to curcumin conferred a state of thermotolerance since it protected them against a subsequent cytotoxic thermal challenge. These findings are of importance given the interest in identifying agents that can upregulate HSP levels with minimal effects on cell structure or function as a therapeutic treatment of protein folding diseases.
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