Abstract Title:

Curcumin enhances cystic fibrosis transmembrane regulator expression by down-regulating calreticulin.

Abstract Source:

Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 2007 Feb 9;353(2):351-6. Epub 2006 Dec 13. PMID: 17178109

Abstract Author(s):

Kazutsune Harada, Tsukasa Okiyoneda, Yasuaki Hashimoto, Kimiko Oyokawa, Kimitoshi Nakamura, Mary Ann Suico, Tsuyoshi Shuto, Hirofumi Kai

Article Affiliation:

Department of Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Medical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kumamoto University, 5-1 Oe-honmachi, Kumamoto 862-0973, Japan.

Abstract:

Curcumin has been reported to correct cystic fibrosis caused by the DeltaF508 mutation of the cystic fibrosis transmembrane regulator (CFTR) but its mechanistic action remains unclear. We have recently demonstrated that the ER chaperone calreticulin (CRT) negatively regulates the CFTR cell surface expression and activity. Thus, we aimed at determining whether CRT mediates the effect of curcumin on CFTR. We show here that the treatment with curcumin of Chinese hamster ovary cells suppressed CRT expression and increased wild-type CFTR but did not affect DeltaF508 CFTR expression. However, we determined that although curcumin did not augment DeltaF508 CFTR expression, it enhanced the functional competence of DeltaF508 CFTR induced by 26 degrees C incubation. Knock down of CRT by siRNA at low-temperature had a similar effect. Our findings suggest that the positive effect of curcumin on CFTR expression is mediated through the down-regulation of CRT, a negative regulator of CFTR.

Study Type : In Vitro Study

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