CD11b/CD18 Acts in Concert with CD14 and Toll-Like Receptor (TLR) 4 to Elicit Full Lipopolysaccharide and Taxol-Inducible Gene Expression

• Published in: The Journal of immunology (1950) 2001-01, Vol.166 (1), p.574-581
• Main Authors: Perera, Pin-Yu, Mayadas, Tanya N, Takeuchi, Osamu, Akira, Shizuo, Zaks-Zilberman, Meirav, Goyert, Sanna M, Vogel, Stefanie N
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Active Transport, Cell Nucleus - immunology; Adjuvants, Immunologic - biosynthesis; Adjuvants, Immunologic - genetics; Adjuvants, Immunologic - physiology; Animals; CD11 Antigens - biosynthesis; CD11 Antigens - genetics; CD11 Antigens - physiology; CD11b antigen; CD14 antigen; CD18 antigen; CD18 Antigens - biosynthesis; CD18 Antigens - genetics; CD18 Antigens - physiology; Cells, Cultured; Chemokine CXCL10; Chemokines, CXC - biosynthesis; Chemokines, CXC - genetics; Cyclooxygenase 2; Cyclooxygenase 2 Inhibitors; Cyclooxygenase Inhibitors - pharmacology; Drosophila Proteins; Gene Expression Regulation - drug effects; Gene Expression Regulation - immunology; Interferon Regulatory Factors; Interferon-gamma - metabolism; Interferon-gamma - physiology; Interleukin-12 - antagonists & inhibitors; Interleukin-12 - biosynthesis; Interleukin-12 - genetics; Isoenzymes - biosynthesis; Isoenzymes - genetics; JNK Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases; Lipopolysaccharide Receptors - physiology; Lipopolysaccharides - pharmacology; Macrophages - drug effects; Macrophages - enzymology; Macrophages - immunology; Macrophages - metabolism; Membrane Glycoproteins - physiology; Mice; Mice, Inbred C57BL; Mice, Knockout; Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases - metabolism; NF-kappa B - antagonists & inhibitors; NF-kappa B - metabolism; p38 Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases; Paclitaxel - pharmacology; Phosphorylation; Prostaglandin-Endoperoxide Synthases - biosynthesis; Prostaglandin-Endoperoxide Synthases - genetics; Receptors, Cell Surface - physiology; Repressor Proteins - biosynthesis; Repressor Proteins - genetics; TLR4 protein; Toll-Like Receptor 4; Toll-Like Receptors; Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha - biosynthesis; Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha - genetics
• ISSN: 0022-1767; 1550-6606
• DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.166.1.574

Overproduction of inflammatory mediators by macrophages in response to Gram-negative LPS has been implicated in septic shock. Recent reports indicate that three membrane-associated proteins, CD14, CD11b/CD18, and Toll-like receptor (TLR) 4, may serve as LPS recognition and/or signaling receptors in murine macrophages. Therefore, the relative contribution of these proteins in the induction of cyclooxygenase 2 (COX-2), IL-12 p35, IL-12 p40, TNF-alpha, IFN-inducible protein (IP)-10, and IFN consensus sequence binding protein (ICSBP) genes in response to LPS or the LPS-mimetic, Taxol, was examined using macrophages derived from mice deficient for these membrane-associated proteins. The panel of genes selected reflects diverse macrophage effector functions that contribute to the pathogenesis of septic shock. Induction of the entire panel of genes in response to low concentrations of LPS or Taxol requires the participation of both CD14 and TLR4, whereas high concentrations of LPS or Taxol elicit the expression of a subset of LPS-inducible genes in the absence of CD14. In contrast, for optimal induction of COX-2, IL-12 p35, and IL-12 p40 genes by low concentrations of LPS or by all concentrations of Taxol, CD11b/CD18 was also required. Mitigated induction of COX-2, IL-12 p35, and IL-12 p40 gene expression by CD11b/CD18-deficient macrophages correlated with a marked inhibition of NF-kappa B nuclear translocation and mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) activation in response to Taxol and of NF-kappa B nuclear translocation in response to LPS. These findings suggest that for expression of a full repertoire of LPS-/Taxol-inducible genes, CD14, TLR4, and CD11b/CD18 must be coordinately engaged to deliver optimal signaling to the macrophage.