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1.
J Biol Chem ; 291(46): 23854-23868, 2016 Nov 11.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-27681594

RESUMO

Netrin 1 was initially identified as an axon guidance factor, and recent studies indicate that it inhibits chemokine-directed monocyte migration. Despite its importance as a neuroimmune guidance cue, the role of netrin 1 in osteoclasts is largely unknown. Here we detected high netrin 1 levels in the synovial fluid of rheumatoid arthritis patients. Netrin 1 is potently expressed in osteoblasts and synovial fibroblasts, and IL-17 robustly enhances netrin 1 expression in these cells. The binding of netrin 1 to its receptor UNC5b on osteoclasts resulted in activation of SHP1, which inhibited VAV3 phosphorylation and RAC1 activation. This significantly impaired the actin polymerization and fusion, but not the differentiation of osteoclast. Strikingly, netrin 1 treatment prevented bone erosion in an autoimmune arthritis model and age-related bone destruction. Therefore, the netrin 1-UNC5b axis is a novel therapeutic target for bone-destructive diseases.


Assuntos
Artrite Reumatoide/tratamento farmacológico , Reabsorção Óssea/prevenção & controle , Fatores de Crescimento Neural/farmacologia , Osteoclastos/metabolismo , Membrana Sinovial/metabolismo , Proteínas Supressoras de Tumor/farmacologia , Animais , Artrite Reumatoide/genética , Artrite Reumatoide/metabolismo , Artrite Reumatoide/patologia , Reabsorção Óssea/genética , Reabsorção Óssea/metabolismo , Reabsorção Óssea/patologia , Modelos Animais de Doenças , Feminino , Fibroblastos/metabolismo , Fibroblastos/patologia , Humanos , Masculino , Camundongos , Camundongos Endogâmicos ICR , Camundongos Mutantes , Fatores de Crescimento Neural/biossíntese , Fatores de Crescimento Neural/genética , Receptores de Netrina , Netrina-1 , Neuropeptídeos/genética , Neuropeptídeos/metabolismo , Osteoclastos/patologia , Proteína Tirosina Fosfatase não Receptora Tipo 6/genética , Proteína Tirosina Fosfatase não Receptora Tipo 6/metabolismo , Proteínas Proto-Oncogênicas c-vav/genética , Proteínas Proto-Oncogênicas c-vav/metabolismo , Receptores de Superfície Celular/biossíntese , Receptores de Superfície Celular/genética , Membrana Sinovial/patologia , Proteínas Supressoras de Tumor/biossíntese , Proteínas Supressoras de Tumor/genética , Proteínas rac1 de Ligação ao GTP/genética , Proteínas rac1 de Ligação ao GTP/metabolismo
2.
PLoS One ; 10(5): e0126849, 2015.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-25978818

RESUMO

A lipopolysaccharide from Pantoea agglomerans (LPSpa) has been applied to various fields for human use as a Toll-like receptor 4 ligand and its safety has been confirmed. Here, we showed for the first time the application of LPSpa as an effective mucosal adjuvant for activating vaccine-induced antigen specific immune responses. Mice sublingually immunized with influenza vaccine (HA split vaccine) with LPSpa induced both HA-specific IgG (systemic) and IgA (mucosal) antibody responses, which led to a significant increase in survival rate against lethal influenza virus challenge compared with subcutaneous vaccination. After sublingual administration of ovalbumin with LPSpa, ovalbumin-specific mucosal IgA responses were induced at both mucosal surfaces close to the immunized site and at remote mucosal surfaces. Sublingual administration of LPSpa evoked local antigen-uptake by dendritic cells in cervical lymph nodes. LPSpa induced cytokine production and the maturation and proliferation of innate immune cells via Toll-like receptor 4 in dendritic cells. Collectively, these results suggest that LPSpa can be used as an effective mucosal adjuvant to stimulate and activate local innate immune cells to improve and enhance mucosal vaccine potency against various pathogens.


Assuntos
Adjuvantes Imunológicos/farmacologia , Imunidade Humoral/efeitos dos fármacos , Imunidade nas Mucosas/efeitos dos fármacos , Vacinas contra Influenza/imunologia , Lipopolissacarídeos/farmacologia , Pantoea/imunologia , Receptor 4 Toll-Like/fisiologia , Adjuvantes Imunológicos/administração & dosagem , Administração Sublingual , Animais , Ensaio de Imunoadsorção Enzimática , Feminino , Imunidade Humoral/imunologia , Imunidade nas Mucosas/imunologia , Imunoglobulina A/imunologia , Imunoglobulina G/imunologia , Vírus da Influenza A Subtipo H1N1/imunologia , Vírus da Influenza A Subtipo H3N2/imunologia , Vacinas contra Influenza/administração & dosagem , Lipopolissacarídeos/administração & dosagem , Lipopolissacarídeos/imunologia , Camundongos , Camundongos Endogâmicos BALB C , Camundongos Endogâmicos C57BL
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J Biol Chem ; 290(15): 9377-86, 2015 Apr 10.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-25691576

RESUMO

5-Azacytidine-induced protein 2 (AZI2) is a TNF receptor (TNFR)-associated factor family member-associated NF-κB activator-binding kinase 1-binding protein that regulates the production of IFNs. A previous in vitro study showed that AZI2 is involved in dendritic cell differentiation. However, the roles of AZI2 in immunity and its pleiotropic functions are unknown in vivo. Here we report that AZI2 knock-out mice exhibit normal dendritic cell differentiation in vivo. However, we found that adult AZI2 knock-out mice have severe osteoporosis due to increased osteoclast longevity. We revealed that the higher longevity of AZI2-deficient osteoclasts is due to an augmented activation of proto-oncogene tyrosine-protein kinase Src (c-Src), which is a critical player in osteoclast survival. We found that AZI2 inhibits c-Src activity by regulating the activation of heat shock protein 90 (Hsp90), a chaperone involved in c-Src dephosphorylation. Furthermore, we demonstrated that AZI2 indirectly inhibits c-Src by interacting with the Hsp90 co-chaperone Cdc37. Strikingly, administration of a c-Src inhibitor markedly prevented bone loss in AZI2 knock-out mice. Together, these findings indicate that AZI2 regulates bone mass by fine-tuning osteoclast survival.


Assuntos
Proteínas Adaptadoras de Transdução de Sinal/deficiência , Densidade Óssea/fisiologia , Osteoclastos/metabolismo , Osteoporose/fisiopatologia , Proteínas Adaptadoras de Transdução de Sinal/genética , Animais , Densidade Óssea/genética , Proteína Tirosina Quinase CSK , Proteínas de Ciclo Celular , Diferenciação Celular/genética , Sobrevivência Celular/genética , Células Cultivadas , Proteínas de Choque Térmico HSP90 , Immunoblotting , Camundongos Knockout , Chaperonas Moleculares , Células Mieloides/citologia , Células Mieloides/metabolismo , Osteoclastos/citologia , Osteoporose/genética , Osteoporose/metabolismo , Quinases da Família src/metabolismo
4.
J Immunol ; 190(11): 5702-11, 2013 Jun 01.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-23610142

RESUMO

TNFR-associated factor family member-associated NF-κB activator (TANK)-binding kinase 1 (TBK1) is critical for the activation of IFN regulatory factor 3 and type I IFN production upon virus infection. A set of TBK1-binding proteins, 5-azacytidine-induced gene 2 (AZI2; also known as NAP1), TANK, and TBK1-binding protein 1 (TBKBP1), have also been implicated in the production of type I IFNs. Among them, TANK was found to be dispensable for the responses against virus infection. However, physiological roles of AZI2 and TBKBP1 have yet to be clarified. In this study, we found that none of these TBK1-binding proteins is critical for type I IFN production in mice. In contrast, AZI2, but not TBKBP1, is critical for the differentiation of conventional dendritic cells (cDCs) from bone marrow cells in response to GM-CSF. AZI2 controls GM-CSF-induced cell cycling of bone marrow cells via TBK1. GM-CSF-derived DCs from AZI2-deficient mice show severe defects in cytokine production and T cell activation both in vitro and in vivo. Reciprocally, overexpression of AZI2 results in efficient generation of cDCs, and the cells show enhanced T cell activation in response to Ag stimulation. Taken together, AZI2 expression is critical for the generation of cDCs by GM-CSF and can potentially be used to increase the efficiency of immunization by cDCs.


Assuntos
Proteínas Adaptadoras de Transdução de Sinal/genética , Diferenciação Celular/genética , Células Dendríticas/citologia , Células Dendríticas/metabolismo , Animais , Antígenos/imunologia , Diferenciação Celular/efeitos dos fármacos , Proliferação de Células , Citocinas/biossíntese , Células Dendríticas/efeitos dos fármacos , Expressão Gênica , Ordem dos Genes , Marcação de Genes , Fator Estimulador de Colônias de Granulócitos e Macrófagos/farmacologia , Ativação Linfocitária/genética , Ativação Linfocitária/imunologia , Macrófagos/imunologia , Macrófagos/metabolismo , Proteínas de Membrana/farmacologia , Camundongos , Camundongos Knockout , Proteínas Serina-Treonina Quinases/metabolismo , Linfócitos T/imunologia , Receptores Toll-Like/metabolismo
5.
Immunity ; 37(6): 1024-36, 2012 Dec 14.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-23200825

RESUMO

Jdp2 is an AP-1 family transcription factor that regulates the epigenetic status of histones. Previous in vitro studies revealed that Jdp2 is involved in osteoclastogenesis. However, the roles of Jdp2 in vivo and its pleiotropic functions are largely unknown. Here we generated Jdp2(-/-) mice and discovered its crucial roles not only in bone metabolism but also in differentiation of neutrophils. Jdp2(-/-) mice exhibited osteopetrosis resulting from impaired osteoclastogenesis. Jdp2(-/-) neutrophils were morphologically normal but had impaired surface expression of Ly6G, bactericidal function, and apoptosis. We also found that ATF3 was an inhibitor of neutrophil differentiation and that Jdp2 directly suppresses its expression via inhibition of histone acetylation. Strikingly, Jdp2(-/-) mice were highly susceptible to Staphylococcus aureus and Candida albicans infection. Thus, Jdp2 plays pivotal roles in in vivo bone homeostasis and host defense by regulating osteoclast and neutrophil differentiation.


Assuntos
Osso e Ossos/metabolismo , Neutrófilos/imunologia , Osteoclastos/citologia , Proteínas Repressoras/genética , Fator 3 Ativador da Transcrição/genética , Fator 3 Ativador da Transcrição/metabolismo , Animais , Antígenos Ly/genética , Antígenos Ly/metabolismo , Apoptose/genética , Apoptose/imunologia , Osso e Ossos/imunologia , Candidíase/genética , Diferenciação Celular/genética , Regulação da Expressão Gênica , Predisposição Genética para Doença , Homeostase , Camundongos , Camundongos Knockout , Neutrófilos/citologia , Neutrófilos/metabolismo , Osteoclastos/metabolismo , Osteopetrose/genética , Osteopetrose/imunologia , Proteínas Repressoras/metabolismo , Infecções Estafilocócicas/genética
6.
Biomaterials ; 31(20): 5463-71, 2010 Jul.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-20398936

RESUMO

Mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) plays pivotal roles in mucosal immune responses. Efficient delivery of antigens to MALT is a critical issue for the development of mucosal vaccines. Although claudin-4 is preferentially expressed in MALT in the gut, a claudin-4-targeting approach for mucosal vaccination has never been developed. In the present study, we found that claudin-4 is expressed in nasal MALT, and we prepared a fusion protein of ovalbumin (OVA) as a model antigen with a claudin-4-binder, the C-terminal fragment of Clostridium perfringens enterotoxin (C-CPE) (OVA-C-CPE). Nasal immunization with OVA-C-CPE, but not a mixture of OVA and C-CPE, induced the production of OVA-specific serum IgG and nasal, vaginal and fecal IgA. Deletion of the claudin-4-binding region in OVA-C-CPE attenuated the induction of the immune responses. OVA-C-CPE immunization activated both Th1 and Th2 responses, and nasal immunization with OVA-C-CPE showed anti-tumor activity in mice inoculated with OVA-expressing thymoma cells. These results indicate that the claudin-4-targeting may be a potent strategy for nasal vaccination.


Assuntos
Imunidade nas Mucosas/imunologia , Proteínas de Membrana/imunologia , Mucosa Nasal/imunologia , Vacinação , Animais , Vacinas Anticâncer/imunologia , Linhagem Celular Tumoral , Claudina-4 , Enterotoxinas/química , Enterotoxinas/imunologia , Feminino , Regulação da Expressão Gênica , Imunidade Humoral/imunologia , Tecido Linfoide/metabolismo , Proteínas de Membrana/genética , Proteínas de Membrana/metabolismo , Camundongos , Camundongos Endogâmicos BALB C , Camundongos Endogâmicos C57BL , Nasofaringe/metabolismo , Ovalbumina/imunologia , Células Th1/imunologia , Células Th2/imunologia , Timoma/imunologia
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