Autocrine Regulation of Interleukin-6 Via the Activation of STAT3 and Akt in Cardiac Myxoma Cells

Overview

Journal Int J Mol Sci

Publisher MDPI

Specialties Biochemistry
Chemistry
Molecular Biology

Date 2024 Feb 24

PMID 38396907

Authors

Michihisa Jougasaki

Yoko Takenoshita

Katsuyuki Umebashi

Masayoshi Yamamoto

Ku Sudou

Hitoshi Nakashima

Masahiro Sonoda

Tamahiro Kinjo

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Abstract

Plasma concentrations of a pleiotropic cytokine, interleukin (IL)-6, are increased in patients with cardiac myxoma. We investigated the regulation of IL-6 in cardiac myxoma. Immunohistochemical staining and reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) revealed that IL-6 and its receptors, IL-6 receptor (IL-6R) and gp130, co-existed in the myxoma cells. Myxoma cells were cultured, and an antibody array assay showed that a conditioned medium derived from the cultured myxoma cells contained increased amounts of IL-6. Signal transducer and activator of transcription (STAT) 3 and Akt were constitutively phosphorylated in the myxoma cells. An enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) showed that the myxoma cells spontaneously secreted IL-6 into the culture medium. Real-time PCR revealed that stimulation with IL-6 + soluble IL-6R (sIL6R) significantly increased IL-6 mRNA in the myxoma cells. Pharmacological inhibitors of STAT3 and Akt inhibited the IL-6 + sIL-6R-induced gene expression of IL-6 and the spontaneous secretion of IL-6. In addition, IL-6 + sIL-6R-induced translocation of phosphorylated STAT3 to the nucleus was also blocked by STAT3 inhibitors. This study has demonstrated that IL-6 increases its own production via STAT3 and Akt pathways in cardiac myxoma cells. Autocrine regulation of IL-6 may play an important role in the pathophysiology of patients with cardiac myxoma.

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