title: Secretory leukocyte protease inhibitor suppresses the production of monocyte prostaglandin H synthase-2, prostaglandin E2, and matrix metalloproteinases.
abstract: Secretory leukocyte protease inhibitor (SLPI) is a serine protease inhibitor found in fluids lining mucosal surfaces. In addition to its primary function as an antiprotease, SLPI may also influence cellular functions associated with enzyme synthesis and retroviral infection. In this study, SLPI was examined for its effect on signaling events involved in the production of matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) by monocytes. Addition of SLPI before stimulation with concanavalin A or LPS resulted in a significant inhibition of monocyte prostaglandin H synthase-2 (PGHS-2), a pivotal enzyme in the PGE2-cAMP dependent pathway of monocyte MMP synthesis. Suppression of PGHS-2 was detected with 0.1 microg/ml of SLPI with a substantial inhibition at 1 and 10 micro/ml. Attenuation of PGHS-2 by SLPI was accompanied by decreased production of PGE2 resulting in the suppression of interstitial collagenase (MMP-1) and gelatinase B (MMP-9) that was reversed by PGE2 or Bt2cAMP. The inhibitory effect of SLPI was largely independent of its antiprotease activity because SLPI muteins, with significantly lower antiprotease activity, also suppressed the induction of PGHS-2 and MMPs. The inhibitory effects of SLPI did not involve the modulation of monokine production since TNF-alpha and IL-10 were unaffected. These findings demonstrate that SLPI also functions as a potent antiinflammatory agent by interfering with the signal transduction pathway leading to monocyte MMP production.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Immunology, National Institute of Dental Research, Bethesda, Maryland 20892-4352, USA.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: D L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: DeWitt
authors.forename: T B
authors.initials: TB
authors.lastname: McNeely
authors.forename: S M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Wahl
authors.forename: L M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Wahl
mesh_terms: D015152:Blotting, Northern; D015153:Blotting, Western; D003994:Bucladesine / Q000494:pharmacology; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D017364:Collagenases / Q000096:biosynthesis; D003208:Concanavalin A / Q000494:pharmacology; D015232:Dinoprostone / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000494:pharmacology; D006801:Humans; D007249:Inflammation / Q000378:metabolism; D016753:Interleukin-10 / Q000032:analysis / Q000096:biosynthesis; D015850:Interleukin-6 / Q000032:analysis; D008070:Lipopolysaccharides / Q000494:pharmacology; D020781:Matrix Metalloproteinase 1; D020780:Matrix Metalloproteinase 9; D008666:Metalloendopeptidases / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000187:drug effects*; D009000:Monocytes / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000378:metabolism*; D011451:Prostaglandin-Endoperoxide Synthases / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000187:drug effects*; D053491:Proteinase Inhibitory Proteins, Secretory; D011506:Proteins / Q000276:immunology / Q000494:pharmacology*; D012313:RNA / Q000032:analysis / Q000378:metabolism; D053481:Secretory Leukocyte Peptidase Inhibitor; D015842:Serine Proteinase Inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology*; D015398:Signal Transduction; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / Q000032:analysis / Q000096:biosynthesis
chemical_list: D015850:Interleukin-6; D008070:Lipopolysaccharides; D053491:Proteinase Inhibitory Proteins, Secretory; D011506:Proteins; C506814:SLPI protein, human; D053481:Secretory Leukocyte Peptidase Inhibitor; D015842:Serine Proteinase Inhibitors; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha; D003208:Concanavalin A; D016753:Interleukin-10; D012313:RNA; D003994:Bucladesine; D011451:Prostaglandin-Endoperoxide Synthases; D017364:Collagenases; D008666:Metalloendopeptidases; D020780:Matrix Metalloproteinase 9; D020781:Matrix Metalloproteinase 1; D015232:Dinoprostone