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Carcinogenesis, Vol. 25, No. 3, 445-454, March 2004
Carcinogenesis vol.25 no.3 © Oxford University Press 2004; all rights reserved.


CARCINOGENESIS

Nitric oxide induces expression of cyclooxygenase-2 in mouse skin through activation of NF-{kappa}B

Kyung-Soo Chun, Hyun-Ho Cha, Jun-Wan Shin, Hye-Kyung Na, Kwang-Kyun Park1, Won-Yoon Chung1 and Young-Joon Surh2

College of Pharmacy, Seoul National University, Shinlim-dong, Kwanak-ku, Seoul 151742, South Korea and 1 College of Dentistry, Yonsei University, Seoul 120-749, South Korea

Inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) and cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) are frequently overexpressed in tumor tissues or transformed cells. In the present work, we assessed the effects of 12-O-tetradecanoylphorbol-13-acetate (TPA) on expression of iNOS and COX-2 in mouse skin. Topical application to the dorsal skin of female ICR mice of 10 nmol TPA led to maximal induction of iNOS and COX-2 protein expression at ~2 and 4 h, respectively. When applied topically onto shaven backs of mice 30 min prior to TPA, the NOS inhibitor aminoguanidine (AG) inhibited the expression of COX-2 protein at the pharmacologically effective dose. Pretreatment with a more specific iNOS inhibitor, NG-nitro-L-arginine-methyl ester, also suppressed TPA-induced COX-2 expression. Immunohistochemical analysis of TPA-treated mouse skin using an anti-nitrotyrosine antibody reveals enhanced levels of nitrotyrosine protein localized in epidermal and dermal layers. Topical application of NO donors, such as sodium nitroprusside (SNP) and S-nitroso-N-acetyl-D,L-penicillamine, induced expression of COX-2 in mouse skin, which was attenuated by the NO scavenger 2-(4-carboxyphenyl)-4,4,5,5-tetramethyl imidazoline-1-oxyl 3-oxide. SNP treatment stimulated NF-{kappa}B activation in mouse skin, which was associated with the degradation of I{kappa}B{alpha}. Topical application of inhibitors of NF-{kappa}B, such as pyrrolidine dithiocarbamate or N-{alpha}-p-tosyl-L-lysine chloromethylketone, inhibited the SNP-induced COX-2 expression. SNP induced a weak but concentration-related increase in COX-2 expression in cultured mouse keratinocytes, which was abolished by treatment with SN50, a specific inhibitor of nuclear translocation of NF-{kappa}B. Mouse keratinocytes treated with SNP exhibited an elevated NF-{kappa}B-driven COX-2 promoter activity. Topical application of AG (10 µmol) prior to each TPA treatment after initiation reduced the multiplicity of papillomas by 44% at 22 weeks. In conclusion, up-regulation of COX-2 by NO may be mediated by activation of NF-{kappa}B in mouse skin, which provides a molecular mechanism by which COX-2 is induced during tumor promotion.


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