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  • Title: Differential effects of Akt pathway inhibitors on IL-1β-induced protein phosphorylation in human fibroblast-like synoviocytes.
    Author: Tsuji F, Oh-Hashi K, Kiuchi K.
    Journal: J Recept Signal Transduct Res; 2012 Feb; 32(1):22-8. PubMed ID: 22185084.
    Abstract:
    CONTEXT: Interleukin (IL)-1β activates various signal transduction pathways including p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK), c-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK), extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK), and Akt in human fibroblast-like synoviocytes (HFLS). OBJECTIVE: We investigated the effects of an Akt inhibitor, a phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K) inhibitor, and Akt RNAi knockdown on IL-1β-induced protein phosphorylation in HFLS to clarify the role of the PI3K/Akt signaling pathway in the phosphorylation of the inhibitor of κB (IκB)α and heat shock protein 27 (HSP27). MATERIALS AND METHODS: A multiplex suspension array system was used for the detection of phosphorylated proteins. RESULTS: IL-1β induced biphasic phosphorylation of IκBα, with the first phase occurring 10 min after IL-1β stimulation, and this was augmented by treatment with Akt inhibitor IV. However, this phenomenon was not observed after treatment with LY-294002, a PI3K inhibitor. Furthermore, Akt inhibitor IV suppressed ERK2 phosphorylation, whereas LY-294002 and Akt RNAi had no effect. In contrast, Akt inhibitor IV, LY-294002, and Akt RNAi augmented HSP27 phosphorylation. DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSIONS: Modulation of different stages of the PI3K/Akt pathway may differentially affect the phosphorylation of IκBα and HSP27 in HFLS.
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