Induction of TNF-alpha and MnSOD by endotoxin: role of membrane CD14 and Toll-like receptor-4 |
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Authors: | Tsan M F Clark R N Goyert S M White J E |
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Affiliation: | Research Service, Stratton Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Albany, NY 12208, USA. min-fu.tsan2@med.va.gov |
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Abstract: | Endotoxin (LPS) is a potent inducer oftumor necrosis factor- (TNF-) and manganese superoxide dismutase(MnSOD). Recent evidence suggests that LPS induction of TNF- andMnSOD mRNAs is mediated through distinct intracellular signaltransduction pathways. Membrane CD14 (mCD14) and Toll-like receptor-4(TLR4) mediate LPS induction of TNF- in macrophages. In the current study, we evaluated the role of mCD14 and TLR4 in LPS induction ofMnSOD using peritoneal macrophages from CD14 knockout (CD14-KO) miceand mice with the Tlr4 gene point mutation (C3H/HeJ) ordeletion (C57BL/10ScCr). We studied mCD14-dependent (1 and 10 ng/ml)and mCD14-independent (1,000 ng/ml) concentrations of LPS. Compared with control (BALB/c) macrophages, LPS at 1 and 10 ng/ml failed toinduce TNF- or MnSOD mRNA in CD14-KO macrophages. However, LPS at1,000 ng/ml induced TNF- and MnSOD mRNAs equally in macrophages fromCD14-KO and control mice. LPS (1, 10, or 1,000 ng/ml) failed to induceTNF- or MnSOD mRNA and failed to activate nuclear factor-B inC3H/HeJ or C57BL/10ScCr macrophages. Measurements of TNF- and MnSODenzyme activity paralleled TNF- and MnSOD mRNA levels. These datademonstrate that, like TNF-, induction of MnSOD by LPS is mediatedby mCD14 and TLR4 in murine macrophages. |
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