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178 7 Vascular Endothelium in Inflamed Tissue as a Target for Site Selective Delivery of <strong>Drug</strong>s<br />

NFκB<br />

IκBα<br />

p50 p65<br />

P<br />

Ub<br />

IκB<br />

degradation<br />

receptor<br />

Cytokine<br />

IκB kinases<br />

P<br />

Ub<br />

inflammatory gene<br />

Inflammatory<br />

proteins<br />

protein<br />

mRNA<br />

receptor<br />

Cytokine<br />

JAK JAK<br />

P P<br />

P<br />

P<br />

P<br />

cell membrane<br />

cytoplasm<br />

nucleus<br />

interaction between a cytokine (IL-1, TNFα) and its receptor, UV radiation, lipopolysaccharide<br />

(LPS) or oxidized low density lipoproteins (oxLDL), NFκB-inducible kinase (NIK) is<br />

activated, which in turn phosphorylates IκB-kinase-1 (IKK-1), and perhaps IKK-2. The IKK<br />

molecules phosphorylate the inhibitor of κB (IκB) at serine-residues, resulting in ubiquitination<br />

and degradation of IκB by the proteasome machinery in the cell cytoplasm. The nuclear<br />

localization sequence (NLS) of the NFκB dimer then becomes exposed, after which the transcription<br />

factor travels to the nucleus and induces transcription of many pro-inflammatory<br />

genes (Figure 7.3) [45]. Since NFκB is a key component in the inflammation process, this important<br />

transcription factor is controlled by several autoregulatory loops. The expression of<br />

the inhibitory protein IκBα to which NFκB is bound in the cytoplasm, becomes upregulated<br />

when NFκB is activated, thereby repressing the transcription of VCAM-1 and E-selectin for<br />

P<br />

P<br />

inflammatory gene<br />

P<br />

P<br />

STAT<br />

Figure 7.3. Schematic representation of some of the intracellular signal transduction pathways of<br />

cytokine receptor signalling. Interleukin (IL)-1 and TNFα, among others, induce cell activation via the<br />

NFκB pathway, although their respective signal transduction routes upstream of the NFκB system differ<br />

significantly. On interaction with their receptors, NFκB-inducible kinase (NIK) is activated resulting in<br />

IκB-kinase (IKK) phosphorylation. As a result, IκBα is phosphorylated, thereby becoming a substrate<br />

for ubiquitination and proteasome-mediated degradation. The released p50/p65 NFκB complex<br />

translocates to the nucleus, which results in the expression of inflammatory genes. The JAK/STAT route<br />

can be activated by cytokine (e.g. IL-6, IL-10 or IL-15) binding to their receptors. JAK phosphorylation<br />

is followed by phosphorylation of receptor subunits which function as a docking site for STAT<br />

molecules. Phosphorylated STAT molecules subsequently dimerize, translocate to the nucleus and<br />

modulate gene transcription.

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