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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
2006-7-4
pubmed:abstractText
Zinc (Zn) is an essential nutrient, and its deficiency causes growth retardation, immunodeficiency, and neuronal degeneration. However, the precise roles and molecular mechanism(s) of Zn function in immune response have not been clarified. Mast cells (MCs) are granulated cells that play a pivotal role in allergic reactions and inflammation. The granules of MCs contain various chemical mediators and inflammatory cytokines that are released upon FcepsilonRI cross-linking. In this study, we report that Zn is essential for MC activation both in vitro and in vivo. We showed that a Zn chelator, N,N,N,N-tetrakis (2-pyridylmethyl) ethylenediamine, inhibited in vivo allergic reactions such as PCA and PSA. Consistent with this, N,N,N,N-tetrakis (2-pyridylmethyl) ethylenediamine significantly inhibited the FcepsilonRI-induced degranulation and cytokine production. We found that Zn was required for FcepsilonRI-induced translocation of granules to the plasma membrane, a process that we have shown to be important for MC degranulation. In addition, we showed that Zn was essential for plasma membrane translocation of protein kinase C and subsequent nuclear translocation of NF-kappaB, leading to cytokine production, such as IL-6 and TNF-alpha. These results revealed that Zn was involved in multiple steps of FcepsilonRI-induced MC activation and required for degranulation and cytokine production.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jul
pubmed:issn
0022-1767
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
15
pubmed:volume
177
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1296-305
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:16818790-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:16818790-Biological Transport, pubmed-meshheading:16818790-Calcium, pubmed-meshheading:16818790-Cell Degranulation, pubmed-meshheading:16818790-Cells, Cultured, pubmed-meshheading:16818790-Chelating Agents, pubmed-meshheading:16818790-Cytoplasmic Granules, pubmed-meshheading:16818790-Ethylenediamines, pubmed-meshheading:16818790-Mast Cells, pubmed-meshheading:16818790-Mice, pubmed-meshheading:16818790-Mice, Inbred BALB C, pubmed-meshheading:16818790-Mice, Inbred C57BL, pubmed-meshheading:16818790-Microtubules, pubmed-meshheading:16818790-NF-kappa B, pubmed-meshheading:16818790-Passive Cutaneous Anaphylaxis, pubmed-meshheading:16818790-Phosphorylation, pubmed-meshheading:16818790-Receptors, IgE, pubmed-meshheading:16818790-Tyrosine, pubmed-meshheading:16818790-Zinc
pubmed:year
2006
pubmed:articleTitle
Zinc is required for Fc epsilon RI-mediated mast cell activation.
pubmed:affiliation
Laboratory for Cytokine Signaling, RIKEN Research Center for Allergy and Immunology (RCAI), Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't