Transcriptional regulation of the human mu-opioid receptor gene by interleukin-6.
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Inflammatory pain is counteracted by a number of physiological processes. For example, opioid receptors, which are present on peripheral terminals of sensory neurons, are activated by endogenous opioids, which are released from immune cells migrating to the inflamed tissue. Earlier data demonstrated that interleukin-6 contributes to such inflammation-induced analgesia. In this report, we demonstrated that interleukin-6 strongly induces mu-opioid receptor mRNA in the human neuroblastoma cell line SH SY5Y, whereas delta-opioid receptor mRNA levels are not influenced. The mRNA increase in these cells is followed by an increase in mu-opioid receptor-specific binding. Using transcription factor decoy oligonucleotides, direct evidence was provided that the up-regulation of mu-opioid receptor mRNA in intact cells is dependent on the transcription factors signal transducers and activators of transcription 1 (STAT1) and STAT3, whereas other transcription factors, such as activator protein-1, nuclear factor (NF)-kappaB, or NF-interleukin-6 are not involved. STAT1 and STAT3 bound to a site located at nucleotide -1583 on the promoter of the human mu-opioid receptor gene, as shown by transient transfection experiments, electrophoretic mobility shift assays, and transcription factor decoy oligonucleotides. A mutation analysis of the 5'-TTCATGGAA-3' STAT1/3 element (palindrome underlined) was performed to determine nucleotide residues that are necessary for the binding of STAT1 and STAT3. It suggested that only the palindromic half sides and the two adjacent central nucleotides are required. Neither mutation of the nucleotides outside the palindrome nor mutation of the central nucleotide affected STAT1/3 binding.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Molecular pharmacology
دوره 66 6 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2004