[Up-regulation of transcription factors NF-E2, c-jun and c-fos of AP-1 family induced by Panax Notoginosides in hematopoietic cells].

To observe the effects of Panax Notoginosides (PNS) on up-regulation of AP-1 family transcription factors NF-E2, c-jun and c-fos for exploring intracellular signal pathway of PNS in hematopoietic cells, four human hematopoietic cells lines including myeloid HL-60, erythroid K562, megakaryoid CHRF-288 and Meg-01 were incubated in the presence of PNS for 14 days. The nuclear protein of cells were extracted and analyzed by Western blot with antibodies against NF-E2, c-fos and c-jun. Electrophoretic mobility shift assay (EMSA) was performed by using (32)P labeled AP-1 consensus oligonucleotide which contains binding site for NF-E2, c-jun and c-fos. The results showed that the transcription factors NF-E2, c-jun and c-fos of AP-1 family could be induced by PNS. Western blot demonstrated that the nuclear protein of both NF-E2 and c-jun in four cell lines treated by PNS were increased by 1.5-2.5- and 2.0-3.0-fold over untreated cells respectively. The c-fos protein in three cell lines of K562, CHRF-288 and Meg-01 was also elevated by 2.0-3.0-fold respectively, while c-fos protein in HL-60 cells was no detectable difference after PNS treatment. EMSA results in four cell lines indicated that AP-1 binding activity initiated by PNS was apparently elevated to form higher density band of AP-1-DNA complex. In conclusion, the intracellular transcription regulation initiated by PNS was involved in transcription factors NF-E2, c-jun and c-fos of AP-1 family members, which could play an important role in the up-regulation of genes expression related to proliferation and differentiation of hematopoietic cells.