Little is known about the mechanism and signal transduction by LPS-mediated immunomodulation of murine peritoneal macrophages. It is found that the signal molecules of the down-stream of Ras, Raf-1, MAPK p44, and MAPK...Little is known about the mechanism and signal transduction by LPS-mediated immunomodulation of murine peritoneal macrophages. It is found that the signal molecules of the down-stream of Ras, Raf-1, MAPK p44, and MAPK p42 are phosphorylated, and cPLA2 is activated with a significant increase of the release of [ H3 ] AA by macrophages in response to LPS and PMA. Compared with the very recent finding that LPS and PMA trigger the activation and translocation of PKC-α and PKC-ε, these findings suggest that there is a connection between PKC signaling pathway and the Raf-1/MAPK pathway and that the activation of these main signaling events may be closely related to the secretion of IL-12 during LPS-induced modulation of macrophages.展开更多
Matrix metalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9) is a highly glycosylated endopeptidase implicated in a wide rage of oral mucosal inflammatory and neoplastic diseases, including chronic periodontitis, a persistent mucosal inflammat...Matrix metalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9) is a highly glycosylated endopeptidase implicated in a wide rage of oral mucosal inflammatory and neoplastic diseases, including chronic periodontitis, a persistent mucosal inflammation attributed primarily to infection by oral anaerobe, P. gingivalis. In this study, we explored the role of Rac1 and mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPKs) in the processes of MMP-9 release in sublingual salivary gland cells exposed to P. gingivalis key endotoxin, cell wall lipopolysaccharide (LPS). We demonstrate that the LPS-elicited induction in the acinar cell MMP-9 release is associated with MAPK, ERK and p38 activation, and occurs with the involvement of Rac1 and cytosolic phospholipase A<sub>2</sub> (cPLA<sub>2</sub>). Further, we reveal that the LPS-induced MMP-9 release involves ERK-mediated phosphorylation of cPLA<sub>2</sub> on Ser<sup>505</sup> that is essential for its membrane translocation with Rac1, and that this process requires p38 activation. Moreover, we show that phosphorylation and membrane localization of p38 with Rac1-GTP play a pivotal role in cPLA<sub>2</sub>-dependent induction in MMP-9 release. Thus collectively, our findings infer that P. gingivalis LPS-induced up-regulation in the acinar cell MMP-9 release requires ERK-dependent recruitment of cPLA<sub>2</sub> to the membrane localized Rac1/p38 complex.展开更多
OBJECTIVE Urocortins(UCNs)and transforming growth factor-β(TGF-β)have been demonstrated to participate in various cardiovascular diseases,many of which involve VSMCs proliferation.And cytosolic phospholipase A2(c PL...OBJECTIVE Urocortins(UCNs)and transforming growth factor-β(TGF-β)have been demonstrated to participate in various cardiovascular diseases,many of which involve VSMCs proliferation.And cytosolic phospholipase A2(c PLA2)-mediated arachidonic acid(AA)release is an important cause of vascular smooth muscle cells(VSMCs)proliferation.The work was to investigate the regulation of VSMCs proliferation by UCN/TGF-βand whether c PLA2 was a link between their signaling pathways.METHODS VSMC proliferation was measured by MTT assay and immunofluorescence microscopy.Using cell flow cytometry,the changes in the cell cycle phases were investigated.si RNA was used to knockdown Smad2 and smad3 genes.Lentiviral Vector Particle was performed to over express c PLA2 gene.RESULTS Both UCN and TGF-βinhibited VSMCs proliferation and an additive effect was observed when the cells were treated with UCN plus TGF-β.TGF-βincreased the percentage of cells in G1-phase while UCN increased the cell percentage in G2-phase with a concomitant decrease in S-phase.Neither knockdown of smad2 nor smad3 reversed the role of TGF-β.Furthermore,c PLA2expression was increased by TGF-βbut decreased by UCN and UCN attenuated TGF-β-induced c PLA2 expression.In primary VSMCs,TGF-βinduced c PLA2 phosphorylation,and this effect was also attenuated by UCN.Similar to UCN,the c PLA2 inhibitor,pyrrophenone(PYR),also played a role in enhancing TGF-β-mediated mitoinhibition.Inversely,over-expression of c PLA2 eliminated the effect of UCN on the mitoinhibition.CONCLUSION The pretreatment with UCN counteracted TGF-β-mediated c PLA2 expression and activation,thereby contributing to TGF-β-mediated mitoinhibition of VSMCs.展开更多
基金supported by grants from Tianjin Natural Scientific Foundation(14JCZDJC32800)National Basic Research Program of China(2015CB553905)+1 种基金Hi-Tech Research and Development Program of China(2014AA020903)The National Natural Science Foundation of China(81372186)~~
基金Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China, Shanghai Joint Laboratory of Life Science, Shanghai Institute of Cell Biology, and Director's Foundations of Chinese Academy of Sciences and Shanghai Institute of Cell Biology.
文摘Little is known about the mechanism and signal transduction by LPS-mediated immunomodulation of murine peritoneal macrophages. It is found that the signal molecules of the down-stream of Ras, Raf-1, MAPK p44, and MAPK p42 are phosphorylated, and cPLA2 is activated with a significant increase of the release of [ H3 ] AA by macrophages in response to LPS and PMA. Compared with the very recent finding that LPS and PMA trigger the activation and translocation of PKC-α and PKC-ε, these findings suggest that there is a connection between PKC signaling pathway and the Raf-1/MAPK pathway and that the activation of these main signaling events may be closely related to the secretion of IL-12 during LPS-induced modulation of macrophages.
文摘Matrix metalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9) is a highly glycosylated endopeptidase implicated in a wide rage of oral mucosal inflammatory and neoplastic diseases, including chronic periodontitis, a persistent mucosal inflammation attributed primarily to infection by oral anaerobe, P. gingivalis. In this study, we explored the role of Rac1 and mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPKs) in the processes of MMP-9 release in sublingual salivary gland cells exposed to P. gingivalis key endotoxin, cell wall lipopolysaccharide (LPS). We demonstrate that the LPS-elicited induction in the acinar cell MMP-9 release is associated with MAPK, ERK and p38 activation, and occurs with the involvement of Rac1 and cytosolic phospholipase A<sub>2</sub> (cPLA<sub>2</sub>). Further, we reveal that the LPS-induced MMP-9 release involves ERK-mediated phosphorylation of cPLA<sub>2</sub> on Ser<sup>505</sup> that is essential for its membrane translocation with Rac1, and that this process requires p38 activation. Moreover, we show that phosphorylation and membrane localization of p38 with Rac1-GTP play a pivotal role in cPLA<sub>2</sub>-dependent induction in MMP-9 release. Thus collectively, our findings infer that P. gingivalis LPS-induced up-regulation in the acinar cell MMP-9 release requires ERK-dependent recruitment of cPLA<sub>2</sub> to the membrane localized Rac1/p38 complex.
基金The project supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China(81573424&81273510)Priority Academic Program Development of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions
文摘OBJECTIVE Urocortins(UCNs)and transforming growth factor-β(TGF-β)have been demonstrated to participate in various cardiovascular diseases,many of which involve VSMCs proliferation.And cytosolic phospholipase A2(c PLA2)-mediated arachidonic acid(AA)release is an important cause of vascular smooth muscle cells(VSMCs)proliferation.The work was to investigate the regulation of VSMCs proliferation by UCN/TGF-βand whether c PLA2 was a link between their signaling pathways.METHODS VSMC proliferation was measured by MTT assay and immunofluorescence microscopy.Using cell flow cytometry,the changes in the cell cycle phases were investigated.si RNA was used to knockdown Smad2 and smad3 genes.Lentiviral Vector Particle was performed to over express c PLA2 gene.RESULTS Both UCN and TGF-βinhibited VSMCs proliferation and an additive effect was observed when the cells were treated with UCN plus TGF-β.TGF-βincreased the percentage of cells in G1-phase while UCN increased the cell percentage in G2-phase with a concomitant decrease in S-phase.Neither knockdown of smad2 nor smad3 reversed the role of TGF-β.Furthermore,c PLA2expression was increased by TGF-βbut decreased by UCN and UCN attenuated TGF-β-induced c PLA2 expression.In primary VSMCs,TGF-βinduced c PLA2 phosphorylation,and this effect was also attenuated by UCN.Similar to UCN,the c PLA2 inhibitor,pyrrophenone(PYR),also played a role in enhancing TGF-β-mediated mitoinhibition.Inversely,over-expression of c PLA2 eliminated the effect of UCN on the mitoinhibition.CONCLUSION The pretreatment with UCN counteracted TGF-β-mediated c PLA2 expression and activation,thereby contributing to TGF-β-mediated mitoinhibition of VSMCs.
