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Session XIV : Transcriptional <strong>and</strong> translational control Poster XIV, 11<br />

JAK-STAT - mediated cytokine expression in Helicobacter pylori-infected gastric<br />

epithelial cells<br />

BORAM CHA, KYUNG HWAN KIM, <strong>and</strong> HYEYOUNG KIM<br />

Department of Pharmacology, Brain Korea 21 Project for Medical Science, Yonsei<br />

University College of Medicine, Seoul 120-752, Korea. Email:<br />

chaboram@yumc.yonsei.ac.kr<br />

The JAK-STAT(Janus kinase-signal transducers <strong>and</strong> activators of transcription) cascade is<br />

known as an essential inflammatory <strong>signaling</strong> pathway. Peroxisome proliferators-activated<br />

receptor gamma (PPAR gamma) lig<strong>and</strong>, 15Deoxy- 12,14 Prosta-gl<strong>and</strong>in J2 (15d-PGJ2)is<br />

reported as an anti-inflammatory agent in rheumatoid arthritis. We previously demonstrated<br />

that H. pylori in a Korean isolate (HP99) induced proinflammatory cytokines in gastric<br />

epithelial cells. The purpose of the present study is to determine whether 1) HP99 induces<br />

proinflammatory cytokines, IL-8 <strong>and</strong> RANTES, <strong>and</strong> the activation of JAK-STAT in human<br />

gastric epithelial AGS cells, 2) 15d-PGJ2 inhibits HP99-induced IL-8 <strong>and</strong> RANTES<br />

expression in AGS cells, <strong>and</strong> 3) 15d-PGJ2 inhibits the phosphorylation of STAT-JAK in<br />

HP99-infected AGS cells. As a result, HP99 induced the expression of IL-8 <strong>and</strong> RANTES as<br />

well as the phosphorylation of JAK <strong>and</strong> STAT3 in AGS cells. PPAR gamma lig<strong>and</strong>, 15d-<br />

PGJ2 attenuated HP99-induced IL-8 <strong>and</strong> RANTES expression by inhibiting the activation of<br />

JAK-STAT in gastric epithelial AGS cells. In conclusion, PPAR gamma lig<strong>and</strong>, 15d-PGJ2<br />

might be beneficial for treatment of Helicobacter pylori- induced gastric inflammation.<br />

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