期刊
JOURNAL OF LEUKOCYTE BIOLOGY
卷 84, 期 3, 页码 835-841出版社
FEDERATION AMER SOC EXP BIOL
DOI: 10.1189/jlb.1007691
关键词
sepsis; inflammation; vascular endothelial growth factor
资金
- National Science Council [NSC95-2314-B-002-079]
In vitro activation of macrophages by LPS induces rapid release of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and soluble fms- like tyrosine kinase- 1 receptor (sFlt-1), which are thought to be the effectors to cause sepsis. However, the signal pathway that controls the VEGF and sFlt- 1 expressions in LPS- activated macrophages remains unclear. In this study, we demonstrated that phosphorylation of protein kinase C (PKC)delta played a key role in the VEGF and sFlt- 1 signaling pathway of LPS- activated macrophages. PKC is a family of serine- threonine kinases, which are classified into three major groups based on homology and cofactor requirements: conventional PKCs, novel PKCs, and atypical PKCs. In the murine RAW264.7 cells, as well as in primary human monocytes/ macrophages, pretreatment with a general PKC inhibitor GF109203X or with a novel PKC delta inhibitor rottlerin or overexpression of a kinaseinactive form of PKC delta ( K376R) eliminated LPS- induced sFlt-1 expression and augmented LPSinduced VEGF expression at the protein and the transcription levels. In contrast, Go r 6976, an inhibitor for the conventional PKCs, or myristoylated PKC delta pseudosubstrate peptide, an inhibitor for the atypical PKCs, failed to exert the same effects. These data suggest that PKC delta signaling is involved in LPS- induced sFlt- 1 expression and serves as a negative mediator in LPS- induced VEGF expression in macrophages. A novel strategy controlling the LPS- induced PKC pathways, especially the PKC delta isoform, may be developed based on this study.
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