Bacterial lipoprotein-induced self-tolerance and cross-tolerance to LPS are associated with reduced IRAK-1 expression and MyD88-IRAK complex formation.
Tolerance to bacterial cell-wall components may represent an essential regulatory mechanism during bacterial infection. We have demonstrated previously that the inhibition of nuclear factor (NF)-kappaB and mitogen-activated protein kinase activation was present in bacterial lipoprotein (BLP) self-tolerance and its cross-tolerance to lipopolysaccharide (LPS). In this study, the effect of BLP-induced ... tolerance on the myeloid differentiation factor 88 (MyD88)-dependent upstream signaling pathway for NF-kappaB activation in vitro was examined further. When compared with nontolerant human monocytic THP-1 cells, BLP-tolerant cells had a significant reduction in tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-alpha) production in response to a high-dose BLP (86+/-12 vs. 6042+/-245 ng/ml, P < 0.01) or LPS (341+/-36 vs. 7882+/-318 ng/ml, P < 0.01) stimulation. The expression of Toll-like receptor 2 (TLR2) protein was down-regulated in BLP-tolerant cells, whereas no significant differences in TLR4, MyD88, interleukin-1 receptor-associated kinase 4 (IRAK-4), and TNF receptor-associated factor 6 expression were observed between nontolerant and BLP-tolerant cells, as confirmed by Western blot analysis. The IRAK-1 protein was reduced markedly in BLP-tolerant cells, although IRAK-1 mRNA expression remained unchanged as revealed by real-time reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction analysis. Furthermore, decreased MyD88-IRAK immunocomplex formation, as demonstrated by immunoprecipitation, was observed in BLP-tolerant cells following a second BLP or LPS stimulation. BLP pretreatment also resulted in a marked inhibition in total and phosphorylated inhibitor of kappaB-alpha (IkappaB-alpha) expression, which was not up-regulated by subsequent BLP or LPS stimulation. These results demonstrate that in addition to the down-regulation of TLR2 expression, BLP tolerance is associated with a reduction in IRAK-1 expression, MyD88-IRAK association, and IkappaB-alpha phosphorylation. These findings further elucidate the molecular mechanisms underlying bacterial peptide tolerance.
Mesh Terms:
Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing, Cell Line, Cells, Cultured, Humans, Immune Tolerance, Interleukin-1 Receptor-Associated Kinases, Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins, Lipopolysaccharides, Lipoproteins, Monocytes, Multiprotein Complexes, Myeloid Differentiation Factor 88, Neoplasm Proteins, Protein-Serine-Threonine Kinases, RNA, Messenger, Signal Transduction, Time Factors, Toll-Like Receptor 2, Toll-Like Receptor 4, Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha
Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing, Cell Line, Cells, Cultured, Humans, Immune Tolerance, Interleukin-1 Receptor-Associated Kinases, Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins, Lipopolysaccharides, Lipoproteins, Monocytes, Multiprotein Complexes, Myeloid Differentiation Factor 88, Neoplasm Proteins, Protein-Serine-Threonine Kinases, RNA, Messenger, Signal Transduction, Time Factors, Toll-Like Receptor 2, Toll-Like Receptor 4, Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha
J. Leukoc. Biol.
Date: Apr. 01, 2006
PubMed ID: 16461741
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