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AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY-LUNG CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR PHYSIOLOGY
Volume 310, Issue 7, Pages L639-L657Publisher
AMER PHYSIOLOGICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1152/ajplung.00109.2014
Keywords
lipopolysaccharide; lung inflammation; signaling pathway; adhesion molecules; transcription factor
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- Ministry of Education, Taiwan [EMRPD1E1641]
- Ministry of Science and Technology, Taiwan [MOST 104-2320-B-182-010, MOST 104-2320-B-182A-003-MY3]
- Chang Gung Medical Research Foundation [CMRPD1C0103, CMRPD1C0563, CMRPD1E0341, CMRPD1F0021, CMRPD1B0332, CMRPG3B1093, CMRPG3C1303]
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Upregulation of intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1) is frequently implicated in lung inflammation. Lipopolysaccharide (LPS) has been shown to play a key role in inflammation via adhesion molecule induction and then causes lung injury. However, the mechanisms underlying LPS-induced ICAM-1 expression in human pulmonary alveolar epithelial cells (HPAEpiCs) remain unclear. We showed that LPS induced ICAM-1 expression in HPAEpiCs, revealed by Western blotting, RT-PCR, real-time PCR, and promoter assay. Pretreatment with the inhibitor of c-Src (protein phosphatase-1, PP1), reactive oxygen species (ROS) (Edaravone), NADPH oxidase (apocynin and diphenyleneiodonium chloride), EGFR (AG1478), PDGFR (AG1296), phosphatidylinositol-3-kinase (PI3K) (LY294002), MEK1/2 (U0126), or NF-kappa B (Bay11-7082) and transfection with siRNAs of c-Src, EGFR, PDGFR, Akt, p47(phox), Nox2, Nox4, p42, and p65 markedly reduced LPS-induced ICAM-1 expression and monocyte adherence to HPAEpiCs challenged with LPS. In addition, we established that LPS stimulated phosphorylation of c-Src, EGFR, PDGFR, Akt, or p65, which was inhibited by pretreatment with their respective inhibitors. LPS induced Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4), MyD88, TNF receptor-associated factor 6 (TRAF6), c-Src, p47(phox), and Rac1 complex formation 2, which was attenuated by transfection with c-Src or TRAF6 siRNA. Furthermore, LPS markedly enhanced NADPH oxidase activation and intracellular ROS generation, which were inhibited by PP1. We established that LPS induced p42/p44 MAPK activation via a c-Src/NADPH oxidase/ROS/EGFR, PDGFR/PI3K/Akt-dependent pathway in these cells. Finally, we observed that LPS significantly enhanced NF-kappa B and I kappa B alpha phosphorylation, NF-kappa B translocation, and NF-kappa B promoter activity, which were inhibited by PP1, Edaravone, apocynin, diphenyleneiodonium chloride, AG1478, AG1296, LY294002, or U0126. These results demonstrated that LPS induces p42/p44 MAPK activation mediated through the TLR4/MyD88/TRAF6/c-Src/NADPH oxidase/ROS/EGFR, PDGFR/PI3K/Akt pathway, which in turn initiates the activation of NF-kappa B and ultimately induces ICAM-1 expression in HPAEpiCs.
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