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Laird MHW, Rhee SH, Perkins DJ, Medvedev AE, Piao W, Fenton MJ, Vogel SN. TLR4/MyD88/PI3K interactions regulate TLR4 signaling. J Leukoc Biol 2009; 85:966-77. [PMID: 19289601 DOI: 10.1189/jlb.1208763] [Citation(s) in RCA: 242] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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TLRs activate immune responses by sensing microbial structures such as bacterial LPS, viral RNA, and endogenous "danger" molecules released by damaged host cells. MyD88 is an adapter protein that mediates signal transduction for most TLRs and leads to activation of NF-kappaB and MAPKs and production of proinflammatory cytokines. TLR4-mediated signaling also leads to rapid activation of PI3K, one of a family of kinases involved in regulation of cell growth, apoptosis, and motility. LPS stimulates phosphorylation of Akt, a downstream target of PI3K, in wild-type (WT) mouse macrophages. LPS-induced phosphorylation of Akt serine 473 was blunted in MyD88(-/-) macrophages and was completely TLR4-dependent. MyD88 and p85 were shown previously to co-immunoprecipitate, and a YXXM motif within the Toll-IL-1 resistance (TIR) domain of MyD88 was suggested to be important for this interaction. To test this hypothesis, we compared expressed MyD88 variants with mutations within the YXXM motif or lacking the TIR domain or death domain and measured their capacities to bind PI3K p85, MyD88, and TLR4 by co-immunoprecipitation analyses. The YXXM --> YXXA mutant MyD88 bound more strongly to p85, TLR4, and WT MyD88 than the other variants, yet was significantly less active than WT MyD88, suggesting that sustained interaction of MyD88/PI3K with the TLR4 intracellular "signaling platform" negatively regulates signaling. We propose a hypothetical model in which sustained PI3K activity at the membrane limits the availability of the PI3K substrate, thereby negatively regulating signaling.
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- Michelle H W Laird
- University of Maryland, Baltimore, 660 W. Redwood Street, Room 324, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA
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Djordjevic B, Skugor S, Jørgensen SM, Overland M, Mydland LT, Krasnov A. Modulation of splenic immune responses to bacterial lipopolysaccharide in rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) fed lentinan, a beta-glucan from mushroom Lentinula edodes. FISH & SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY 2009; 26:201-209. [PMID: 19010422 DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2008.10.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2008] [Revised: 10/09/2008] [Accepted: 10/09/2008] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Immunostimulants (IS) are considered a promising approach for improving resistance to pathogens in fish aquaculture. At present, development of IS are complicated due to limited knowledge on the mechanisms of their action. To assess the use of global gene expression analysis for screening of candidate IS we applied lentinan, a beta-glucan from the mushroom Lentinula edodes, as a model. After feeding rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) with lentinan-supplemented (L) and control (C) diets for 37 days, fish were injected with bacterial lipopolysaccharide (LPS), a classical inducer of inflammation. Gene expression was analyzed in LPS-challenged compared to saline-injected fish using a salmonid 1.8k cDNA microarray (SFA2.0 immunochip) and real-time qPCR. Spleen was selected for data analyses due to highest magnitude of responses and its key role in the fish immune system. A group of genes implicated in acute inflammatory responses was higher induced in C versus L, including IFN-related and TNF-dependent genes (galectins and receptors, signal transducers and transcription factors), genes involved in MHC class I antigen presentation and leukocyte recruitment. A similar trend was observed in metabolism of iron and xenobiotics, markers of oxidative and cellular stress. Interestingly, differences between C and L were similar to those observed between salmon with low and high resistance to infectious salmon anemia virus. Genes with equal responses to LPS in L and C were related to cell communication (cytokines, chemokines and receptors), signal transduction, activation of immune cells, apoptosis, cellular maintenance and energy metabolism. In conclusion, lentinan decreased the expression of genes involved in acute inflammatory reactions to the inflammatory agent while major parts of the immune response remained unchanged. Such effects are expected for IS, which should modify immunity by enhancing beneficial and reducing detrimental responses.
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- Brankica Djordjevic
- Department of Animal and Aquacultural Sciences, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, PO Box 5003, As NO-1432, Norway
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The pivotal role of tumor-associated macrophages (TAMs) in tumor progression is now well established. TAMs have been shown to influence multiple steps in tumor development including the growth, survival, invasion, and metastasis of tumor cells as well as angiogenesis and lymphangiogenesis in tumors. The molecular circuits that polarize TAMs toward such a protumoral phenotype are now the focus of intense investigation. The transcription factor, nuclear factor-kappaB (NF-kappaB), is a master regulator of many cellular processes and been shown to regulate various pathways that impact on the function of TAMs. Much evidence for this has come from the use of elegant transgenic murine tumor models in which modification of single components of the NF-kappaB signaling pathway has been shown to regulate the pro-tumor repertoire of TAMs. Here, we outline this evidence and attempt to reconcile the various views that have emerged recently over the exact role of NF-kappaB in this phenomenon.
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Björkbacka H. Microarray experiments to uncover Toll-like receptor function. Methods Mol Biol 2009; 517:253-275. [PMID: 19378029 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-59745-541-1_16] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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This chapter is intended as a handbook for anyone interested in using microarrays to study Toll-like receptor (TLR) function or any other biological question. Although microarray technology has developed into a standard tool at many laboratories disposal, most of the actual microarray processing is done by core facilities using highly specialized equipment. This chapter only briefly describes these methods in principle and instead focus on the parts that investigators themselves can influence, such as the experimental design, RNA isolation, statistical analysis, cluster analysis, data visualization, and biological interpretation.
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- Harry Björkbacka
- Department of Clinical Sciences, Malmö University Hospital, Lund University, Sweden.
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Fejer G, Drechsel L, Liese J, Schleicher U, Ruzsics Z, Imelli N, Greber UF, Keck S, Hildenbrand B, Krug A, Bogdan C, Freudenberg MA. Key role of splenic myeloid DCs in the IFN-alphabeta response to adenoviruses in vivo. PLoS Pathog 2008; 4:e1000208. [PMID: 19008951 PMCID: PMC2576454 DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1000208] [Citation(s) in RCA: 85] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2008] [Accepted: 10/16/2008] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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The early systemic production of interferon (IFN)-alphabeta is an essential component of the antiviral host defense mechanisms, but is also thought to contribute to the toxic side effects accompanying gene therapy with adenoviral vectors. Here we investigated the IFN-alphabeta response to human adenoviruses (Ads) in mice. By comparing the responses of normal, myeloid (m)DC- and plasmacytoid (p)DC-depleted mice and by measuring IFN-alphabeta mRNA expression in different organs and cells types, we show that in vivo, Ads elicit strong and rapid IFN-alphabeta production, almost exclusively in splenic mDCs. Using knockout mice, various strains of Ads (wild type, mutant and UV-inactivated) and MAP kinase inhibitors, we demonstrate that the Ad-induced IFN-alphabeta response does not require Toll-like receptors (TLR), known cytosolic sensors of RNA (RIG-I/MDA-5) and DNA (DAI) recognition and interferon regulatory factor (IRF)-3, but is dependent on viral endosomal escape, signaling via the MAP kinase SAPK/JNK and IRF-7. Furthermore, we show that Ads induce IFN-alphabeta and IL-6 in vivo by distinct pathways and confirm that IFN-alphabeta positively regulates the IL-6 response. Finally, by measuring TNF-alpha responses to LPS in Ad-infected wild type and IFN-alphabetaR(-/-) mice, we show that IFN-alphabeta is the key mediator of Ad-induced hypersensitivity to LPS. These findings indicate that, like endosomal TLR signaling in pDCs, TLR-independent virus recognition in splenic mDCs can also produce a robust early IFN-alphabeta response, which is responsible for the bulk of IFN-alphabeta production induced by adenovirus in vivo. The signaling requirements are different from known TLR-dependent or cytosolic IFN-alphabeta induction mechanisms and suggest a novel cytosolic viral induction pathway. The hypersensitivity to components of the microbial flora and invading pathogens may in part explain the toxic side effects of adenoviral gene therapy and contribute to the pathogenesis of adenoviral disease.
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- György Fejer
- Max-Planck-Institute for Immunobiology, Freiburg, Germany.
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CaMKII promotes TLR-triggered proinflammatory cytokine and type I interferon production by directly binding and activating TAK1 and IRF3 in macrophages. Blood 2008; 112:4961-70. [PMID: 18818394 DOI: 10.1182/blood-2008-03-144022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 153] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Calcium and its major downstream effector, calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II (CaMKII), are found to be important for the functions of immune cells. Lipopolysaccharide (LPS) has been shown to induce intracellular calcium release in macrophages; however, whether and how CaMKII is required for Toll-like receptor (TLR) signaling remain unknown. Here we demonstrate that TLR 4, 9, and 3 ligands markedly induce intracellular calcium fluxes and activate CaMKII-alpha in macrophages. Selective inhibition or RNA interference of CaMKII significantly suppresses TLR4, 9, 3-triggered production of interleukin-6 (IL-6), tumor necrosis factor-alpha, and interferon-alpha/beta (IFN-alpha/beta) in macrophages. Coincidently, overexpression of constitutively active CaMKII-alpha significantly enhances production of the above cytokines. In addition to the activation of mitogen-activated protein kinase and nuclear factor kappaB pathways, CaMKII-alpha can directly bind and phosphorylate transforming growth factor beta-activated kinase 1 (TAK1) and IFN regulatory factor 3 (IRF3; serine on 386) via the N-terminal part of its regulatory domain. Therefore, CaMKII can be activated by TLR ligands, and in turn promotes both myeloid differentiating factor 88 and Toll/IL-1 receptor domain-containing adaptor protein-inducing IFN-beta-dependent inflammatory responses by directly activating TAK1 and IRF3. The cross-talk with the calcium/CaMKII pathway is needed for full activation of TLR signaling in macrophages.
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Brown JM, Chung S, Sawyer JK, Degirolamo C, Alger HM, Nguyen T, Zhu X, Duong MN, Wibley AL, Shah R, Davis MA, Kelley K, Wilson MD, Kent C, Parks JS, Rudel LL. Inhibition of stearoyl-coenzyme A desaturase 1 dissociates insulin resistance and obesity from atherosclerosis. Circulation 2008; 118:1467-75. [PMID: 18794388 DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.108.793182] [Citation(s) in RCA: 127] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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BACKGROUND Stearoyl-coenzyme A desaturase 1 (SCD1) is a well-known enhancer of the metabolic syndrome. The purpose of the present study was to investigate the role of SCD1 in lipoprotein metabolism and atherosclerosis progression. METHODS AND RESULTS Antisense oligonucleotides were used to inhibit SCD1 in a mouse model of hyperlipidemia and atherosclerosis (LDLr(-/-)Apob(100/100)). In agreement with previous reports, inhibition of SCD1 protected against diet-induced obesity, insulin resistance, and hepatic steatosis. Unexpectedly, however, SCD1 inhibition strongly promoted aortic atherosclerosis, which could not be reversed by dietary oleate. Further analyses revealed that SCD1 inhibition promoted accumulation of saturated fatty acids in plasma and tissues and reduced plasma triglyceride, yet had little impact on low-density lipoprotein cholesterol. Because dietary saturated fatty acids have been shown to promote inflammation through toll-like receptor 4, we examined macrophage toll-like receptor 4 function. Interestingly, SCD1 inhibition resulted in alterations in macrophage membrane lipid composition and marked hypersensitivity to toll-like receptor 4 agonists. CONCLUSIONS This study demonstrates that atherosclerosis can occur independently of obesity and insulin resistance and argues against SCD1 inhibition as a safe therapeutic target for the metabolic syndrome.
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- J Mark Brown
- Department of Pathology, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Section on Lipid Sciences, Winston-Salem, NC 27157-1040, USA
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The phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase-mediated production of interferon-β is critical for the lipopolysaccharide inhibition of osteoclastogenesis. Life Sci 2008; 83:369-76. [DOI: 10.1016/j.lfs.2008.07.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2007] [Revised: 06/25/2008] [Accepted: 07/02/2008] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Cole LE, Santiago A, Barry E, Kang TJ, Shirey KA, Roberts ZJ, Elkins KL, Cross AS, Vogel SN. Macrophage proinflammatory response to Francisella tularensis live vaccine strain requires coordination of multiple signaling pathways. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2008; 180:6885-91. [PMID: 18453609 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.180.10.6885] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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The macrophage proinflammatory response to Francisella tularensis (Ft) live vaccine strain (LVS) was shown previously to be TLR2 dependent. The observation that intracellular Ft LVS colocalizes with TLR2 and MyD88 inside macrophages suggested that Ft LVS might signal from within the phagosome. Macrophages infected with LVSDeltaiglC, a Ft LVS mutant that fails to escape from the phagosome, displayed greatly increased expression of a subset of TLR2-dependent, proinflammatory genes (e.g., Tnf) but decreased expression of others (e.g., Ifnb1). This latter subset was similarly mitigated in IFN-beta(-/-) macrophages indicating that while Ft LVS-induced TLR2 signaling is necessary, cytosolic sensing of Ft to induce IFN-beta is required for full induction of the macrophage proinflammatory response. Although LVSDeltaiglC greatly increased IL-1beta mRNA in wild-type macrophages, protein secretion was not observed. IL-1beta secretion was also diminished in Ft LVS-infected IFN-beta(-/-) macrophages. rIFN-beta failed to restore IL-1beta secretion in LVSDeltaiglC-infected macrophages, suggesting that signals in addition to IFN-beta are required for assembly of the inflammasome and activation of caspase-1. IFN-beta plays a central role in controlling the macrophage bacterial burden: bacterial recovery was greater in IFN-beta(-/-) than in wild-type macrophages and treatment of Ft LVS-infected macrophages with rIFN-beta or 5,6-dimethylxanthenone-4-acetic acid, a potent IFN-beta inducer, greatly decreased the intracellular Ft LVS burden. In toto, these observations support the hypothesis that the host inflammatory response to Ft LVS is complex and requires engagement of multiple signaling pathways downstream of TLR2 including production of IFN-beta via an unknown cytosolic sensor and activation of the inflammasome.
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- Leah E Cole
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, School of Medicine, University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA
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Roberts ZJ, Ching LM, Vogel SN. IFN-β-Dependent Inhibition of Tumor Growth by the Vascular Disrupting Agent 5,6-Dimethylxanthenone-4-Acetic Acid (DMXAA). J Interferon Cytokine Res 2008; 28:133-9. [DOI: 10.1089/jir.2007.0992] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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- Zachary J. Roberts
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD 21201
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- Auckland Cancer Society Research Center, School of Medicine, University of Auckland, New Zealand
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD 21201
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The reduction of voluntary physical activity after poly I:C injection is independent of the effect of poly I:C-induced interferon-beta in mice. Physiol Behav 2007; 93:835-41. [PMID: 18191426 DOI: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2007.11.048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2007] [Revised: 11/22/2007] [Accepted: 11/29/2007] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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One characteristic of sickness behavior in mice is demonstrated by a reduction in voluntary wheel-running activity during infection. Among synthetic double-stranded (ds) RNAs, polyriboinosinic: polyribocytidylic acid (poly I:C) activates to produce interferon (IFN) -beta, which plays an important role in anti-viral activity and host-defense. However, how voluntary wheel-running activity is regulated during poly I:C infection is unknown. To determine whether poly I:C-induced IFN-beta production is responsible for reduced spontaneous physical activity, we measured poly I:C-induced changes in voluntary wheel-running activity in mice. In this experiment, the mice were injected with poly I:C (0-5 mg/kg i.v.) and/or anti-IFN-beta neutralizing antibody (1.5x10(5) U/kg i.v.). We also observed the direct effect of injection of recombinant IFN-beta (rIFN-beta: 5.0x10(4) and 2.5x10(5) U/kg) on wheel-running behavior. Poly I:C treatment dose-dependently reduced wheel-running activity, and induced an increase in plasma IFN-beta in mice. However the activity was not attenuated by the neutralizing antibody specific to IFN-beta treatment. Additionally, the wheel-running activity in rIFN-beta treated mice was maintained, although they showed a higher IFN-gamma inducible protein (IP)-10 concentration in plasma compared with that of the vehicle group. Our results suggest that the transient reduction in physical activity after poly I:C injection is induced dose dependently, but that the mediator might not be poly I:C-induced IFN-beta.
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Remoli ME, Gafa V, Giacomini E, Severa M, Lande R, Coccia EM. IFN-beta modulates the response to TLR stimulation in human DC: involvement of IFN regulatory factor-1 (IRF-1) in IL-27 gene expression. Eur J Immunol 2007; 37:3499-508. [PMID: 17985330 DOI: 10.1002/eji.200737566] [Citation(s) in RCA: 74] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Type I IFN are cytokines which play a central role in host resistance to viral or microbial infections and are important components linking innate and adaptive immunity. We and others have previously demonstrated that the production of IFN-beta by DC following bacterial infections or TLR triggering influences, in an autocrine manner, their maturation. In this study, we investigated whether IFN-beta release modulates the phenotype of the immature DC and their response to a subsequent TLR stimulation. The induction of CD86, HLA-DR, CD38 and B7H1 and the absence of CCR7 and CD83 expression upon IFN-beta treatment suggest that IFN-beta-primed DC remain at the site of infection acquiring an activated phenotype. These results prompted us to investigate the response of IFN-beta-primed DC to TLR stimulation. While IFN-beta pretreatment increases slightly the expression of maturation markers in TLR2- or TLR4-stimulated DC, it is able to modulate selectively the secretion of inflammatory and immuno-regulating cytokines. Interestingly, IL-27p28 subunit was induced by IFN-beta alone or during LPS-induced maturation of DC in a type I IFN-dependent manner through IFN regulatory factor-1 (IRF-1) activation. Taken together, our results shed light on the capacity of IFN-beta to finely tune DC response to invading pathogens.
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- Maria Elena Remoli
- Department of Infectious, Parasitic and Immune-mediated Diseases, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome, Italy
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Bafica A, Feng CG, Santiago HC, Aliberti J, Cheever A, Thomas KE, Taylor GA, Vogel SN, Sher A. The IFN-inducible GTPase LRG47 (Irgm1) negatively regulates TLR4-triggered proinflammatory cytokine production and prevents endotoxemia. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2007; 179:5514-22. [PMID: 17911638 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.179.8.5514] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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LRG47/Irgm1, a 47-kDa IFN-inducible GTPase, plays a major role in regulating host resistance as well as the hemopoietic response to intracellular pathogens. LRG47 expression in macrophages has been shown previously to be stimulated in vitro by bacterial LPS, a TLR4 ligand. In this study, we demonstrate that induction of LRG47 by LPS is not dependent on MyD88 signaling, but rather, requires STAT-1 and IFN-beta. In addition, LRG47-deficient mice are highly susceptible to LPS, but not TLR2 ligand-induced shock, an outcome that correlates with enhanced proinflammatory cytokine production in vitro and in vivo. Further analysis revealed that LPS-stimulated LRG47-deficient macrophages display enhanced phosphorylation of p38, a downstream response associated with TLR4/MyD88 rather than IFN-beta/STAT-1 signaling. In contrast, LPS-induced phosphorylation of IFN regulatory factor-3 and expression of IFN-beta or the type I IFN-regulated genes, CCL5 and CCL10, were unaltered in LRG47(-/-) cells. Together, these observations indicate that in LPS-stimulated murine macrophages LRG47 is induced by IFN-beta and negatively regulates TLR4 signaling to prevent excess proinflammatory cytokine production and shock. Thus, our findings reveal a new host-protective function for this GTPase in the response to pathogenic encounter.
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- Andre Bafica
- Immunobiology Section, Laboratory of Parasitic Diseases, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA.
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Dalpke A, Heeg K, Bartz H, Baetz A. Regulation of innate immunity by suppressor of cytokine signaling (SOCS) proteins. Immunobiology 2007; 213:225-35. [PMID: 18406369 DOI: 10.1016/j.imbio.2007.10.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 139] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2007] [Revised: 10/01/2007] [Accepted: 10/25/2007] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Innate immunity represents the first line of defense against invading pathogens. Toll-like receptors (TLRs) are important for activation of innate immunity. Moreover, cytokines mediate communication of cells and are necessary to mount an appropriately regulated immune response. However, activation of innate immunity has to be tightly controlled to avoid overshooting immune reactions. Suppressor of cytokine signaling (SOCS) proteins have been identified as inducible feedback inhibitors of cytokine receptors and have been shown to be of crucial importance for the limitation of inflammatory responses. In this review, we describe the role of SOCS proteins in macrophages and dendritic cells (DCs). Based on our own findings, we show that SOCS proteins are directly induced by stimulation of TLRs. However, SOCS proteins do not interfere with direct TLR signaling, but avoid overshooting activation by regulating paracrine IFN-beta signaling. In addition, SOCS proteins in macrophages and DCs regulate the sensitivity towards IFN-gamma and GM-CSF, thereby modulating anti-microbial activity of macrophages and differentiation of DCs. We discuss that SOCS induction can also be used by microbes to evade immune defense, and this is exemplified by the parasite Toxoplasma gondii which induces SOCS1 to inhibit IFN-gamma-mediated macrophage activation. Taken together, the findings indicate that SOCS proteins play an important role in the balanced activation of innate immunity during infectious encounter.
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- Alexander Dalpke
- Department of Hygiene and Medical Microbiology, Institute of Hygiene, University of Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 324, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany.
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Painz R, Walter I, Kolbe T, Rigler D, Vogl C, Steinborn R, Rülicke T, Helmreich M, Karaghiosoff M, Müller M. Organ-specific and differential requirement of TYK2 and IFNAR1 for LPS-induced iNOS expression in vivo. Immunobiology 2007; 212:863-75. [PMID: 18086385 DOI: 10.1016/j.imbio.2007.09.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2007] [Accepted: 09/28/2007] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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Lipopolysaccharide (LPS) is an integral structural component of the outer membrane of Gram-negative bacteria and the principal active agent in the pathogenesis of endotoxin shock. LPS is a potent inducer of a variety of cytokines and inflammatory agents that lead to a profound alteration of gene expression patterns in cells and organs. The gene coding for the inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) is highly responsive to LPS in vitro and in vivo and accounts for the production of nitric oxide (NO). The Janus kinase (JAK) family member tyrosine kinase 2 (TYK2) is a constituent of the interferon (IFN) type I response pathway and an important effector in the progression of endotoxin shock. Macrophages deficient for IFNalphabeta receptor chain 1 (IFNAR1) or TYK2 were shown to have an impaired LPS-induced iNOS expression. Here we determined the contribution of IFNAR1 and TYK2 to iNOS expression in vivo in a lethal LPS challenge model. TYK2 and IFNAR1 were found to be crucial for the LPS-induced iNOS mRNA and protein expression in spleen and lung that could be attributed to the Mac3-positive population. In liver LPS-induced iNOS mRNA expression was only partially impaired in TYK2-deficient mice and was unimpaired in IFNAR1-deficient mice, indicating organ specificity. TYK2(-/-) and IFNAR1(-/-) mice also differ with respect to IFNgamma production upon LPS challenge in that TYK2(-/-) mice show a defect while IFNAR1(-/-) mice do not. Our data suggest that iNOS is induced through IFNAR1 and TYK2 in Mac3-positive cells which are the main source of iNOS in spleen and lung. The LPS-induced iNOS expression in liver is independent of IFNAR1 and partially dependent on TYK2, which is most likely due to the lack of IFNgamma production in the absence of TYK2.
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- Ronald Painz
- Institute of Animal Breeding and Genetics, University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna, Veterinärplatz 1, A-1210, Vienna, Austria
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Toll-like receptor 4 and cytokine expression involved in functional immune response in an originally established porcine intestinal epitheliocyte cell line. Biochim Biophys Acta Gen Subj 2007; 1780:134-44. [PMID: 18082146 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbagen.2007.11.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 103] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2007] [Revised: 11/08/2007] [Accepted: 11/13/2007] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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To study the immune responses of porcine intestinal epithelial cells to gram-negative bacteria via toll-like receptors (TLRs), originally established porcine intestinal epitheliocyte (PIE) cells were treated with lipopolysaccharide (LPS) or swine-specific enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC). Real-time quantitative PCR revealed that PIE cells expressed TLR1-9 and MD-2 mRNAs, preferentially expressed TLR4/MD-2. Immunostaining of PIE cells revealed that TLR4 was precisely expressed in PIE cells at the protein level. PIE cells treated with LPS had up-regulated expression of several TLRs (TLR2, 3, 4, 5 and 8), type 1 helper T (Th1) cytokines (interleukin (IL)-1alpha, IL-1beta, IL-6, IL-15, 18, leukemia inhibitory factor (LIF), and interferon (IFN)-beta), and chemokines (monocyte chemoattractant protein (MCP)-1 and IL-8). ETEC enhanced the expression of TLR2, Th1 type cytokines (IL-1alpha, IL-12p35 and IL-6) and chemokines (MCP-1 and IL-8). These results indicate that PIE induces inflammatory responses by up-regulating Th1 cytokines and chemokines in response to LPS or ETEC, suggesting that PIE is a useful cell line for studying inflammatory responses via TLR4/MD-2 in intestinal epithelial cells.
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Biswas SK, Bist P, Dhillon MK, Kajiji T, Del Fresno C, Yamamoto M, Lopez-Collazo E, Akira S, Tergaonkar V. Role for MyD88-independent, TRIF pathway in lipid A/TLR4-induced endotoxin tolerance. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2007; 179:4083-92. [PMID: 17785847 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.179.6.4083] [Citation(s) in RCA: 84] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Repeated exposure to low doses of endotoxin results in progressive hyporesponsiveness to subsequent endotoxin challenge, a phenomenon known as endotoxin tolerance. In spite of its clinical significance in sepsis and characterization of the TLR4 signaling pathway as the principal endotoxin detection mechanism, the molecular determinants that induce tolerance remain obscure. We investigated the role of the TRIF/IFN-beta pathway in TLR4-induced endotoxin tolerance. Lipid A-induced homotolerance was characterized by the down-regulation of MyD88-dependent proinflammatory cytokines TNF-alpha and CCL3, but up-regulation of TRIF-dependent cytokine IFN-beta. This correlated with a molecular phenotype of defective NF-kappaB activation but a functional TRIF-dependent STAT1 signaling. Tolerance-induced suppression of TNF-alpha and CCL3 expression was significantly relieved by TRIF and IFN regulatory factor 3 deficiency, suggesting the involvement of the TRIF pathway in tolerance. Alternatively, selective activation of TRIF by poly(I:C)-induced tolerance to lipid A. Furthermore, pretreatment with rIFN-beta also induced tolerance, whereas addition of IFN-beta-neutralizing Ab during the tolerization partially alleviated tolerance to lipid A but not TLR2-induced endotoxin homo- or heterotolerance. Furthermore, IFNAR1-/- murine embryonal fibroblast and bone-marrow derived macrophages failed to induce tolerance. Together, these observations constitute evidence for a role of the TRIF/IFN-beta pathway in the regulation of lipid A/TLR4-mediated endotoxin homotolerance.
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- Subhra K Biswas
- Singapore Immunology Network, Biomedical Sciences Institutes, Agency for Science, Technology and Research, Immunos.
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Brett PJ, Burtnick MN, Su H, Nair V, Gherardini FC. iNOS activity is critical for the clearance of Burkholderia mallei from infected RAW 264.7 murine macrophages. Cell Microbiol 2007; 10:487-98. [PMID: 17970762 PMCID: PMC2228653 DOI: 10.1111/j.1462-5822.2007.01063.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Burkholderia mallei is a facultative intracellular pathogen that can cause fatal disease in animals and humans. To better understand the role of phagocytic cells in the control of infections caused by this organism, studies were initiated to examine the interactions of B. mallei with RAW 264.7 murine macrophages. Utilizing modified kanamycin-protection assays, B. mallei was shown to survive and replicate in RAW 264.7 cells infected at multiplicities of infection (moi) of < or = 1. In contrast, the organism was efficiently cleared by the macrophages when infected at an moi of 10. Interestingly, studies demonstrated that the monolayers only produced high levels of TNF-alpha, IL-6, IL-10, GM-CSF, RANTES and IFN-beta when infected at an moi of 10. In addition, nitric oxide assays and inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) immunoblot analyses revealed a strong correlation between iNOS activity and clearance of B. mallei from RAW 264.7 cells. Furthermore, treatment of activated macrophages with the iNOS inhibitor, aminoguanidine, inhibited clearance of B. mallei from infected monolayers. Based upon these results, it appears that moi significantly influence the outcome of interactions between B. mallei and murine macrophages and that iNOS activity is critical for the clearance of B. mallei from activated RAW 264.7 cells.
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- Paul J Brett
- Laboratory of Zoonotic Pathogens, RTB, Rocky Mountain Laboratories, NIAID, NIH, Hamilton, MT 59840, USA
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Gadjeva M, Wang Y, Horwitz BH. NF-kappaB p50 and p65 subunits control intestinal homeostasis. Eur J Immunol 2007; 37:2509-17. [PMID: 17705134 DOI: 10.1002/eji.200737186] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Mice which lack the p50 subunit of NF-kappaB and are heterozygous for the p65 subunit (3X mice), are exquisitely sensitive to LPS-induced shock. Here, we demonstrate that prior to becoming moribund, 3X mice challenged with LPS develop a profound enteropathy. The enteropathy is characterized by defects in intestinal barrier function, increased epithelial apoptosis, and deregulated intestinal cytokine gene expression. The defect that sensitizes 3X mice to LPS-induced enteropathy is located within the innate immune compartment, as LPS induced similar findings in 3X mice lacking lymphocytes (3X/RAG). TNF-alpha depletion ameliorated the ability of LPS to induce pathology and TNF-alpha was able to independently induce similar findings, suggesting that TNF-alpha plays a critical role in the development of LPS-induced pathology in these mice. These data highlight that NF-kappaB subunits have essential functions in regulating intestinal homeostasis during acute inflammation.
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- Mihaela Gadjeva
- Department of Pathology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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Recent advances in unravelling the complexities of the signalling pathways that constitute innate immunity have highlighted type I interferon as a key component in the response to infection. Here we focus on the emerging field of pattern-recognition receptor signalling, specifically Toll-like receptors and retinoic acid inducible gene-like helicases, from the perspective of this 50-year-old cytokine. The type I interferon gene family encompasses more than 20 subtypes, whose nature and properties have been extensively studied during its relatively long history. In this review we update and integrate available data on the mechanics of activation of the interferon genes and the role of this cytokine family in the innate immune response.
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- Susie J Noppert
- Centre for Functional Genomics and Human Disease, Monash Institute of Medical Research, Monash University, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
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Waxman S, Wurmbach E. De-regulation of common housekeeping genes in hepatocellular carcinoma. BMC Genomics 2007; 8:243. [PMID: 17640361 PMCID: PMC1937003 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2164-8-243] [Citation(s) in RCA: 93] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2007] [Accepted: 07/18/2007] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Background Tumorigenesis is associated with changes in gene expression and involves many pathways. Dysregulated genes include "housekeeping" genes that are often used for normalization for quantitative real-time RT-PCR (qPCR), which may lead to unreliable results. This study assessed eight stages of hepatitis C virus (HCV) induced hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) to search for appropriate genes for normalization. Results Gene expression profiles using microarrays revealed differential expression of most "housekeeping" genes during the course of HCV-HCC, including glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase (GAPDH) and beta-actin (ACTB), genes frequently used for normalization. QPCR reactions confirmed the regulation of these genes. Using them for normalization had strong effects on the extent of differential expressed genes, leading to misinterpretation of the results. Conclusion As shown here in the case of HCV-induced HCC, the most constantly expressed gene is the arginine/serine-rich splicing factor 4 (SFRS4). The utilization of at least two genes for normalization is robust and advantageous, because they can compensate for slight differences of their expression when not co-regulated. The combination of ribosomal protein large 41 (RPL41) and SFRS4 used for normalization led to very similar results as SFRS4 alone and is a very good choice for reference in this disease as shown on four differentially expressed genes.
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- Samuel Waxman
- Mount Sinai School of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology/Oncology, New York, NY, USA
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- Mount Sinai School of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology/Oncology, New York, NY, USA
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Mata-Haro V, Cekic C, Martin M, Chilton PM, Casella CR, Mitchell TC. The vaccine adjuvant monophosphoryl lipid A as a TRIF-biased agonist of TLR4. Science 2007; 316:1628-32. [PMID: 17569868 DOI: 10.1126/science.1138963] [Citation(s) in RCA: 638] [Impact Index Per Article: 37.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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The inflammatory toxicity of lipopolysaccharide (LPS), a component of bacterial cell walls, is driven by the adaptor proteins myeloid differentiation factor 88 (MyD88) and Toll-interleukin 1 receptor domain-containing adapter inducing interferon-beta (TRIF), which together mediate signaling by the endotoxin receptor Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4). Monophosphoryl lipid A (MPLA) is a low-toxicity derivative of LPS with useful immunostimulatory properties, which is nearing regulatory approval for use as a human vaccine adjuvant. We report here that, in mice, the low toxicity of MPLA's adjuvant function is associated with a bias toward TRIF signaling, which we suggest is likely caused by the active suppression, rather than passive loss, of proinflammatory activity of this LPS derivative. This finding may have important implications for the development of future vaccine adjuvants.
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- Verónica Mata-Haro
- Institute for Cellular Therapeutics, University of Louisville, 570 South Preston Street, Louisville, KY 40202, USA
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Severa M, Remoli ME, Giacomini E, Annibali V, Gafa V, Lande R, Tomai M, Salvetti M, Coccia EM. Sensitization to TLR7 agonist in IFN-beta-preactivated dendritic cells. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2007; 178:6208-16. [PMID: 17475848 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.178.10.6208] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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TLRs interact with a growing list of pathogen-derived products and these interactions drive the activation of innate and adaptive immune responses. Dendritic cells (DC) play a key role in these events expressing a heterogeneous repertoire of TLRs. We have previously demonstrated the production of type I IFNs in DC following bacterial infections and TLR triggering. In this study, we sought to characterize the transcriptome specifically induced in human DC by IFN-beta production stimulated upon LPS treatment. To this aim, by using cDNA microarrays, we compared the transcriptome of DC following LPS treatment in the absence or presence of neutralizing anti-type I IFN Abs. Interestingly, we found that the expression of TLR7 was induced during LPS-induced maturation of DC in a type I IFN-dependent manner. The induction of TLR7 in maturing DC was mainly a consequence of the transcriptional activity of IRF-1, whose binding site was located within TLR7 promoter. Moreover, we also demonstrated that "priming" of immature DC, that usually express TLR8 but not TLR7, with exogenous IFN-beta induced a functionally active TLR7. In fact, treatment with the TLR7-specific ligand 3M-001 up-regulated the expression of CD83, CD86, and CD38 in IFN-beta-primed DC but not in immature DC. Therefore, a robust enhancement in proinflammatory as well as regulatory cytokines was observed. These data suggest that TLR4-mediated type I IFN release activates specific transcription programs in DC amplifying the expression of pathogen sensors to correctly and combinatorially respond to a bacterial as well as viral infection.
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- Martina Severa
- Department of Infectious, Parasitic, and Immuno-Mediated Diseases, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome, Italy
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Molle C, Nguyen M, Flamand V, Renneson J, Trottein F, De Wit D, Willems F, Goldman M, Goriely S. IL-27 Synthesis Induced by TLR Ligation Critically Depends on IFN Regulatory Factor 3. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2007; 178:7607-15. [PMID: 17548596 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.178.12.7607] [Citation(s) in RCA: 119] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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IL-27 is a heterodimeric cytokine composed of EBV-induced gene 3 and p28. Produced by dendritic cells (DCs) in response to TLR ligands, IL-27 recently emerged as a key regulator of inflammatory responses. In this study, we first demonstrate that Toll/IL-1R-containing adaptor inducing IFN-beta and its associated IFN regulatory factor (IRF) 3 transcription factor are critically involved in IL-27p28 expression in mouse DCs stimulated by TLR ligands. We then show that IL-27 serum levels are dramatically reduced in IRF3(-/-) upon LPS injection, indicating a critical role for IRF3 in TLR4-mediated IL-27 production in vivo. We identified an IRF3-binding site within the IL-27p28 promoter region which is required for IL-27p28 gene activation in reporter gene assays. In human DCs, IL-27p28 mRNA was preferentially induced by Toll/IL-1R-containing adaptor inducing IFN-beta-coupled TLR ligands and following CMV infection. Furthermore, chromatin immunoprecipitation studies demonstrate that IRF3 is recruited to the endogenous p28 promoter in TLR4-stimulated human DCs. We conclude that IRF3 activation is a master switch for IL-27 synthesis.
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- Céline Molle
- Institute for Medical Immunology, Université Libre de Bruxelles, 8 rue Adrienne Bolland, B-6041 Charleroi-Gosselies, Belgium
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Staples KJ, Smallie T, Williams LM, Foey A, Burke B, Foxwell BMJ, Ziegler-Heitbrock L. IL-10 induces IL-10 in primary human monocyte-derived macrophages via the transcription factor Stat3. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2007; 178:4779-85. [PMID: 17404258 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.178.8.4779] [Citation(s) in RCA: 121] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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IL-10 is an important immunosuppressive cytokine that can down-regulate expression of other cytokines and has been shown to down-regulate itself. We show, in this study, that treatment of human monocyte-derived macrophages with IL-10 induces IL-10 mRNA in a dose- and time-dependent manner with an optimum induction at 100 ng/ml and at 6 h, whereas IL-10-induced IL-10 protein can be detected at 18 h. In the same cells, IL-10 can partially suppress IL-10 mRNA induced by LPS, but only down to the level of IL-10-induced IL-10. An adenoviral luciferase reporter construct driven by the -195 IL-10 promoter, which contains a Stat motif, was readily induced by both IL-10 and LPS. Mutation of this Stat motif ablated IL-10 activation of this promoter, but not the LPS activation. Finally, we show that overexpression of a dominant-negative Stat3 protein will prevent IL-10 induction, but not LPS induction, of IL-10 mRNA. These data show that IL-10 induces IL-10 in monocyte-derived macrophages in an autocrine manner via activation of the transcription factor Stat3.
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- Karl J Staples
- Department of Infection, Immunity and Inflammation, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK
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Zou W, Kim JH, Handidu A, Li X, Kim KI, Yan M, Li J, Zhang DE. Microarray analysis reveals that Type I interferon strongly increases the expression of immune-response related genes in Ubp43 (Usp18) deficient macrophages. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2007; 356:193-9. [PMID: 17349616 PMCID: PMC1868545 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2007.02.101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2007] [Accepted: 02/21/2007] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Type I interferon (IFN) contributes significantly to innate immune responses to pathogen infections in macrophages. Our previous studies demonstrate that Ubp43, an ISG15-specific isopeptidase, is highly expressed in macrophages and noncatalytically inhibits Type I IFN signaling. To understand the effect of Type I IFN and Ubp43 in macrophage activation, we analyzed the expression of IFN-beta stimulated genes in wild-type and Ubp43(-/-) bone marrow derived macrophages (BMMs). Here, we show that Ubp43 regulates IFN-beta stimulated genes at genome level. IFN hypersensitivity of Ubp43(-/-) BMMs resulted in the identification of 749 unique genes that are upregulated by IFN-beta, including a large group of previously unidentified IFN-stimulated genes. Functional analyses of these genes showed that Type I IFN strongly induced the expression of a group of immune response related genes, including genes for antigen presentation, antiviral responses, and chemokine and cytokine production. These results provide excellent biochemical support for the high resistance of viral and bacterial infection of Ubp43 knockout mice, suggesting that Ubp43 is a potential therapeutic target for the enhancement of immune responses against infections.
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- Weiguo Zou
- Department of Molecular and Experimental Medicine, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA 92037
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- Department of Molecular and Experimental Medicine, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA 92037
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- Department of Immunology & Inflammation, Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Ridgefield, CT 06877
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- Department of Immunology & Inflammation, Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Ridgefield, CT 06877
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- Department of Molecular and Experimental Medicine, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA 92037
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- Department of Molecular and Experimental Medicine, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA 92037
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- Department of Immunology & Inflammation, Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Ridgefield, CT 06877
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- Department of Molecular and Experimental Medicine, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA 92037
- * Address correspondence and reprint requests to Dr. Dong-Er Zhang, MEM-L51, The Scripps Research Institute, 10550 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, CA 92037. E-mail address:
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