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  • Title: Transduced PEP-1-FK506BP inhibits the inflammatory response in the Raw 264.7 cell and mouse models.
    Author: Kim SY, Jeong HJ, Kim DW, Kim MJ, An JJ, Sohn EJ, Kang HW, Shin MJ, Ahn EH, Kwon SW, Kim DS, Cho SW, Park J, Eum WS, Choi SY.
    Journal: Immunobiology; 2011 Jul; 216(7):771-81. PubMed ID: 21288594.
    Abstract:
    FK506 binding protein 12 (FK506BP) is an immunophilin that acts as a receptor for the immunosuppressant drug FK506. Although the precise action of FK506BP remains unclear, it has emerged as a potential drug target for several inflammatory diseases. This study investigated the protective effects of FK506BP on inflammation in vitro and in vivo using protein transduction. A cell-permeable expression vector PEP-1-FK506BP was constructed. Lipopolysaccharide (LPS)- or 12-O-tetradecanoylphorbol-13-acetate (TPA)-stimulated Raw 264.7 cells and ICR mice were treated with PEP-1-FK506BP. The expression of inflammatory response enzymes and cytokines was analyzed by Western blot, reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction, enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay, and electrophoretic mobility shift assay. PEP-1-FK506BP efficiently transduced into Raw 264.7 cells and markedly inhibited the expression levels of cyclooxygenase-2 as well as pro-inflammatory cytokines. Furthermore, transduced PEP-1-FK506BP significantly reduced activation of nuclear factor-kappa B (NF-κB) and phosphorylation of p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) in the cells, whereas PEP-1-FK506BP reduced phosphorylation of p38 and extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK) in the animal models. These results indicate that PEP-1-FK506BP inhibits inflammatory response cytokines and enzymes by blocking NF-κB and MAPK including the phosphorylation of p38 and/or ERK MAPK in vitro and in vivo, suggesting that PEP-1-FK506BP may be a therapeutic agent against inflammatory skin diseases.
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