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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
8
pubmed:dateCreated
2001-10-9
pubmed:abstractText
The CC chemokine eotaxin plays a pivotal role in local accumulation of eosinophils. Very little is known about the eotaxin signaling in eosinophils except the activation of the mitogen-activated protein (MAP) kinase family. The p21 G protein Rho and its substrate Rho-associated coiled-coil forming protein kinase (ROCK) regulate the formation of stress fibers and focal adhesions. In the present study, we studied the functional relevance of Rho and ROCK in eosinophils using the ROCK inhibitor (Y-27632) and exoenzyme C3, a specific Rho inhibitor. Eotaxin stimulates activation of Rho A and ROCK II in eosinophils. Exoenzyme C3 almost completely inhibited the ROCK activity, indicating that ROCK is downstream of Rho. We then examined the role of Rho and ROCK in eosinophil chemotaxis. The eotaxin-induced eosinophil chemotaxis was significantly inhibited by exoenzyme C3 or Y-27632. Because extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK)1/2 and p38 MAP kinases are activated by eotaxin and are critical for eosinophil chemotaxis, we investigated whether Rho and ROCK are upstream of these MAP kinases. C3 partially inhibited eotaxin-induced phosphorylation of ERK1/2 but not p38. In contrast, neither ERK1/2 nor p38 phosphorylation was abrogated by Y-27632. Both C3 and Y-27632 reduced reactive oxygen species production from eosinophils. We conclude that both Rho and ROCK are important for eosinophil chemotaxis and reactive oxygen species production. There is a dichotomy of downstream signaling pathways of Rho, namely, Rho-ROCK and Rho-ERK pathways. Taken together, eosinophil chemotaxis is regulated by multiple signaling pathways that involve at least ROCK, ERK, and p38 MAP kinase.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:chemical
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/ADP Ribose Transferases, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Amides, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Botulinum Toxins, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/CCL11 protein, human, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Chemokine CCL11, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Chemokines, CC, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Cytokines, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Intracellular Signaling Peptides..., http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Protein-Serine-Threonine Kinases, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Pyridines, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Reactive Oxygen Species, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Y 27632, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/exoenzyme C3, Clostridium botulinum, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/rho-Associated Kinases, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/rhoA GTP-Binding Protein
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Oct
pubmed:issn
0022-1767
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
15
pubmed:volume
167
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
4609-15
pubmed:dateRevised
2010-11-18
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:11591790-ADP Ribose Transferases, pubmed-meshheading:11591790-Amides, pubmed-meshheading:11591790-Botulinum Toxins, pubmed-meshheading:11591790-Chemokine CCL11, pubmed-meshheading:11591790-Chemokines, CC, pubmed-meshheading:11591790-Chemotaxis, Leukocyte, pubmed-meshheading:11591790-Cytokines, pubmed-meshheading:11591790-Eosinophils, pubmed-meshheading:11591790-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:11591790-Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:11591790-Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases, pubmed-meshheading:11591790-Phosphorylation, pubmed-meshheading:11591790-Protein-Serine-Threonine Kinases, pubmed-meshheading:11591790-Pyridines, pubmed-meshheading:11591790-Reactive Oxygen Species, pubmed-meshheading:11591790-Signal Transduction, pubmed-meshheading:11591790-rho-Associated Kinases, pubmed-meshheading:11591790-rhoA GTP-Binding Protein
pubmed:year
2001
pubmed:articleTitle
The functional role of rho and rho-associated coiled-coil forming protein kinase in eotaxin signaling of eosinophils.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Clinical and Laboratory Medicine, Akita University School of Medicine, Akita, Japan.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't