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Background  Endothelin-1 (ET-1) is a proinflammatory mediator and elevated in the regions of several brain injury and inflammatory diseases. The deleterious effects of ET-1 on endothelial cells may aggravate brain inflammation mediated through the regulation of cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2)/prostaglandin E 2  (PGE 2 ) system in various cell types. However, the signaling mechanisms underlying ET-1-induced COX-2 expression in brain microvascular endothelial cells remain unclear. Herein we investigated the effects of ET-1 in COX-2 regulation in mouse brain microvascular endothelial (bEnd.3) cells.    Results  The data obtained with Western blotting, RT-PCR, and immunofluorescent staining analyses showed that ET-1-induced COX-2 expression was mediated through an ET B -dependent transcriptional activation. Engagement of G i - and G q -protein-coupled ET B  receptors by ET-1 led to phosphorylation of ERK1/2, p38 MAPK, and JNK1/2 and then activated transcription factor NF-κB. Moreover, the data of chromatin immunoprecipitation (ChIP) and promoter reporter assay demonstrated that the activated NF-κB was translocated into nucleus and bound to its corresponding binding sites in COX-2 promoter, thereby turning on COX-2 gene transcription. Finally, up-regulation of COX-2 by ET-1 promoted PGE 2  release in these cells.    Conclusions  These results suggested that in mouse bEnd.3 cells, activation of NF-κB by ET B -dependent MAPK cascades is essential for ET-1-induced up-regulation of COX-2/PGE 2  system. Understanding the mechanisms of COX-2 expression and PGE 2  release regulated by ET-1/ET B  system on brain microvascular endothelial cells may provide rationally therapeutic interventions for brain injury or inflammatory diseases.

Up-regulation of COX-2/PGE2 by endothelin-1 via MAPK-dependent NF-κB pathway in mouse brain microvascular endothelial cells