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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
2009-4-1
pubmed:abstractText
Neuropeptide modulation of immune cell function is an important mechanism of neuro-immune intersystem crosstalk. Substance P (SP) is one such key neuropeptide involved. In this study, we investigated the yet unexplored cellular mechanisms of SP-mediated inflammatory responses in macrophages using a mouse macrophage-like cell line RAW 264.7 and isolated peritoneal macrophages. We found that the conventional PKCalpha and novel PKCdelta and epsilon were selectively activated by SP via its primary neurokinin-1 receptor (NK-1R) on the cells. Activation of these PKC isoforms mediated the activation of downstream extracellular signal-regulated kinase-1/2 (ERK1/2) and the transcription factor NF-kappaB, which drove the transcription of inducible chemokines in macrophages. Additionally, phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K)-Akt was also activated by SP/NK-1R in macrophages. Inhibition of PI3K-Akt pathway attenuated ERK1/2 and NF-kappaB activation, suggesting it also played a part in SP-induced cellular inflammatory response. Kinetic analysis indicated that PKC isoforms induced early ERK1/2 activation, while PI3K-Akt contributed to the pathway at later time points. It was further demonstrated that PKC and PI3K-Akt were activated independent of each other. Collectively, our results suggest that SP/NK-1R activates two convergent proinflammatory signaling pathways, PKCs and PI3K-Akt, resulting in ERK1/2 and NF-kappaB activation and chemokine production in mouse macrophages.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
1530-6860
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
23
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
997-1010
pubmed:dateRevised
2010-11-18
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:19029199-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:19029199-Cell Line, pubmed-meshheading:19029199-Chemokines, pubmed-meshheading:19029199-Enzyme Activation, pubmed-meshheading:19029199-Extracellular Signal-Regulated MAP Kinases, pubmed-meshheading:19029199-Inflammation, pubmed-meshheading:19029199-Kinetics, pubmed-meshheading:19029199-Macrophages, Peritoneal, pubmed-meshheading:19029199-Mice, pubmed-meshheading:19029199-NF-kappa B, pubmed-meshheading:19029199-Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases, pubmed-meshheading:19029199-Phosphorylation, pubmed-meshheading:19029199-Protein Isoforms, pubmed-meshheading:19029199-Protein Kinase C, pubmed-meshheading:19029199-Protein Kinase Inhibitors, pubmed-meshheading:19029199-Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt, pubmed-meshheading:19029199-Receptors, Neurokinin-1, pubmed-meshheading:19029199-Substance P
pubmed:year
2009
pubmed:articleTitle
Role of protein kinase C and phosphoinositide 3-kinase-Akt in substance P-induced proinflammatory pathways in mouse macrophages.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Pharmacology, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't