The scaffold protein RACK1 is a target of endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) with important implication in immunity
Articolo
Data di Pubblicazione:
2017
Citazione:
The scaffold protein RACK1 is a target of endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) with important implication in immunity / E. Buoso, M. Galasso, M. Ronfani, A. Papale, V. Galbiati, I. Eberini, M. Marinovich, M. Racchi, E. Corsini. - In: TOXICOLOGY AND APPLIED PHARMACOLOGY. - ISSN 0041-008X. - 325(2017 Jun 15), pp. 37-47.
Abstract:
We recently demonstrated the existence of a complex hormonal balance between steroid hormones in the control of RACK1 (Receptor for Activated C Kinase 1) expression and immune activation, suggesting that this scaffold protein may also be targeted by endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs). As a proof of concept, we investigated the effect of the doping agent nandrolone, an androgen receptor (AR) agonist, and of p,p'DDT (dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane) and its main metabolite p,p'DDE (dichlorodiphenyldichloroethylene), a weak and strong AR antagonist, respectively, on RACK1 expression and innate immune response. In analogy to endogenous androgens, nandrolone induced a dose-related increase in RACK1 transcriptional activity and protein expression, resulting in increased LPS-induced IL-8 and TNF-α production and proliferation in THP-1 cells. Conversely, p,p'DDT and p,p'DDE significantly decrease RACK1 expression, LPS-induced cytokine production and CD86 expression; with p,p'DDE exerting a stronger repressor effect than p,p'DDT, consistent with its stronger AR antagonistic effect. These results indicate that RACK1 could be a relevant target of EDCs, responding in opposite ways to agonist or antagonist of AR, representing a bridge between the endocrine system and the innate immune system.
Tipologia IRIS:
01 - Articolo su periodico
Keywords:
Anabolic steroids; Cytokines; Endocrine disrupting chemicals; Hormones; Immune system; Pesticides; Signal transduction; Toxicology; Pharmacology
Elenco autori:
E. Buoso, M. Galasso, M. Ronfani, A. Papale, V. Galbiati, I. Eberini, M. Marinovich, M. Racchi, E. Corsini
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