“…PKC family members are activated in response to mitogens, inflammatory stimuli and stress and play important roles in a variety of cellular functions including cell metabolisms, gene expression, mitogenesis, proliferation, differentiation, tumor promotion and apoptosis (Brodie and Blumberg, 2003;Jackson and Foster, 2004;Yoshida et al, 2002). Accumulating reports have indicated that protein kinase Cs (PKCs) contribute to IL-8 production in a variety of cells (Kashyap et al, 2002;Wyatt et al, 2001). Recent studies supported that PKCδ, one of the novel PKCs, mediates up-regulation of inflammationrelated proteins such as TNF-α, IL-1β, IL-8, and ICAM-1 in epithelial cells, endothelial cells, and monocytes (Kontny et al, 2000;Rahman et al, 2001;Vallee et al, 2004).…”