[HTML][HTML] MyD88–BLT2-dependent cascade contributes to LPS-induced interleukin-6 production in mouse macrophage

AJ Lee, KJ Cho, JH Kim - Experimental & molecular medicine, 2015 - nature.com
AJ Lee, KJ Cho, JH Kim
Experimental & molecular medicine, 2015nature.com
Endotoxic responses to bacterial lipopolysaccharide (LPS) are triggered by Toll-like receptor
4 (TLR4) and involve the production of inflammatory mediators, including interleukin-6 (IL-6),
by macrophages. The detailed mechanism of IL-6 production by macrophages in response
to LPS has remained unclear, however. We now show that LPS induces IL-6 synthesis in
mouse peritoneal macrophages via the leukotriene B 4 receptor BLT2. Our results suggest
that TLR4–MyD88 signaling functions upstream of BLT2 and that the generation of reactive …
Abstract
Endotoxic responses to bacterial lipopolysaccharide (LPS) are triggered by Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) and involve the production of inflammatory mediators, including interleukin-6 (IL-6), by macrophages. The detailed mechanism of IL-6 production by macrophages in response to LPS has remained unclear, however. We now show that LPS induces IL-6 synthesis in mouse peritoneal macrophages via the leukotriene B 4 receptor BLT2. Our results suggest that TLR4–MyD88 signaling functions upstream of BLT2 and that the generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) by NADPH oxidase 1 (Nox1) and consequent activation of the transcription factor nuclear factor (NF)-κB function downstream of BLT2 in this response. These results suggest that a TLR4–MyD88–BLT2–Nox1–ROS–NF-κB pathway contributes to the synthesis of IL-6 in LPS-stimulated mouse macrophages.
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