Induction of heat shock protein 70 by herbimycin A and cyclopentenone prostaglandins in smooth muscle cells

• Published in: Cell stress & chaperones 2000-04, Vol.5 (2), p.121-131
• Main Authors: Hamel, Linda, Kenney, Margaret, Jayyosi, Zaid, Ardati, Ali, Clark, Ken, Spada, Al, Zilberstein, Asher, Perrone, Mark, Kaplow, June, Merkel, Linda, Rojas, Camilo
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Alkylation; Anti-Bacterial Agents - toxicity; Antiviral Agents - toxicity; Benzoquinones; Blotting, Western; Cell lines; Cells, Cultured; Dithiothreitol - pharmacology; DNA-Binding Proteins - metabolism; Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; Gels; Heat shock proteins; Heat Shock Transcription Factors; HSP70 Heat-Shock Proteins - metabolism; Humans; Inductive reasoning; Lactams, Macrocyclic; Muscle, Smooth - cytology; Muscle, Smooth - drug effects; Muscle, Smooth - metabolism; Physiological regulation; Prostaglandin D2 - analogs & derivatives; Prostaglandin D2 - metabolism; Prostaglandin D2 - toxicity; Prostaglandins; Protein Binding; Quinones - toxicity; Radioactive decay; Regular; Regular s; Rifabutin - analogs & derivatives; Shock heating; Smooth muscle myocytes; Transcription Factors
• ISSN: 1355-8145; 1466-1268
• DOI: 10.1379/1466-1268(2000)005<0121:IOHSPB>2.0.CO;2

This study characterizes Hsp70 induction in human smooth muscle cells (SMC) by herbimycin A and cyclopentenone prostaglandins. The magnitude of Hsp70 induction by cyclopentenone prostaglandins was 8- to 10-fold higher than induction by herbimycin A. Hsp70 induction by Δ12PGJ2 was first observed at 10 μM, rose to 4000–5000 ng/mL within one log unit and a maximum response was not observed; concentrations of Δ12PGJ2 higher than 30 μM were toxic to the cells. A maximum response with herbimycin A (500 ng/mL) was reached at 0.05 μM and maintained to 1 μM without toxicity. Both, Δ12PGJ2 and herbimycin A, were inhibited by dithiothreitol (DTT, 100 μM) at lower concentrations and became less sensitive to inhibition at higher concentrations. Hsp70 induction after incubation of SMC with Δ12PGJ2 followed by addition of herbimycin A was significantly higher than Hsp70 induction after incubation with herbimycin A followed by addition of Δ12PGJ2. When cells were incubated with [3H]-PGJ2, followed by protein denaturation, substantial radioactivity remained protein-bound suggesting that the prostaglandin must be covalently bound. Covalent binding was largely insensitive to DTT. Maximal Hsp70 induction was observed after 5 minutes of exposure of the cells to herbimycin A followed by a 20 hour recovery period in agent-free medium. Cells required 3–4 hours of exposure to Δ12PGJ2 followed by a 20 hour recovery period in order to see high Hsp70 induction. Binding of the heat shock factor (HSF) to the heat shock element (HSE) in the presence of herbimycin A or Δ12PGJ2, and the effects of DTT, mirrored the results of Hsp70 induction. The results suggest that probable differences between the 2 agents are at the level of the signal transduction prior to HSF activation.