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PULMONARY PHARMACOLOGY & THERAPEUTICS
卷 25, 期 3, 页码 201-207出版社
ACADEMIC PRESS LTD- ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.pupt.2012.02.005
关键词
Steroid insensitivity; Severe asthma; Formoterol; Glucocorticoid receptor; Phosphatase; Phosphorylation; Receptor-indepedent
资金
- AstraZeneca
- National Institute for Health Research [NF-SI-0611-10148] Funding Source: researchfish
Long-acting beta(2)-adrenoceptor agonists (LABAs) are reported to enhance anti-inflammatory effects of corticosteroids in vitro and in vivo, although the molecular mechanisms have not yet been elucidated. We investigated the role of serine/threonine protein phosphatase 2A (PP2A) on regulation of corticosteroid sensitivity via inhibition of glucocorticoid receptor (GR) phosphorylation as the target of formoterol, an IABA. Corticosteroid sensitivity was determined as IC50 to dexamethasone (Dex) on TNF alpha-induced IL-8 release in a U937 monocytic cell line (Dex-IC50). Phosphorylation levels of GR-Ser(226) and c-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK) were determined by western-blotting. Phosphatase activity of immunopurified PP2A was measured by fluorescence-based assay. Exposure to IL-2/IL-4 for 48 h decreased Dex sensitivity with a concomitant increase of GR phosphorylation at Ser(226) with JNK1 activation. Formoterol restored Dex sensitivity by inhibiting phosphorylation of GR-Ser(226) and JNK1. PP2A inhibition by okadaic acid, a phosphatase inhibitor, abrogated formoterol-mediated effects. In addition, formoterol enhanced PP2A activity in intact or IL-2/IL-4 treated U937 cells and human peripheral blood mononuclear cells. In addition, PP2A activation by formoterol was not antagonized by ICI-118551, and formoterol could activate PP2A directly in cell free system. Taken together, formoterol increases corticosteroid sensitivity via activation of PP2A in receptor independent manner, explaining its benefits as add-on therapy for the treatment of corticosteroid-insensitive diseases, such as severe asthma. (C) 2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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