title: Monocytic cell activation by Nonendotoxic glycoprotein from Prevotella intermedia ATCC 25611 is mediated by toll-like receptor 2.
abstract: Lipopolysaccharide (LPS) preparations from gram-negative black-pigmented bacteria such as Porphyromonas gingivalis and Prevotella intermedia activate cells from non-LPS-responsive C3H/HeJ mice, but it is still unclear whether this activity is due to the unique structure of LPS or to a minor component(s) responsible for the activity in the preparation. A nonendotoxic glycoprotein with bioactivity against cells from C3H/HeJ mice was purified from a hot phenol-water extract of P. intermedia ATCC 25611 and designated Prevotella glycoprotein (PGP). Treatment of human monocytic THP-1 cells with 22-oxyacalcitriol (OCT) induced maturation and marked expression of CD14 on the cells, but the cells constitutively expressed Toll-like receptor 2 (TLR2) and TLR4 on the cells irrespective of the treatment. PGP induced a high level of interleukin-8 production at doses of 100 ng/ml and higher in OCT-treated THP-1 cells compared with Salmonella LPS, and the production was significantly inhibited by anti-CD14 and anti-TLR2 but not anti-TLR4 antibodies. Consistent with this, TLR2-deficient murine macrophages did not respond to PGP. It was also shown that PGP activity on the THP-1 cells was LPS-binding protein dependent and was inhibited by a synthetic lipid A precursor IV(A). These results indicate that PGP activates monocytic cells in a CD14- and TLR2-dependent manner.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Tohoku University School of Dentistry, Sendai 980-8575, Japan. sugawars@mail.cc.tohoku.ac.jp
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sugawara
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Iki
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hatakeyama
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Tamai
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Takeuchi
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Akashi
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Espevik
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Akira
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Takada
mesh_terms: D020384:Acidic Glycosphingolipids / Q000378:metabolism; D000209:Acute-Phase Proteins; D000818:Animals; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal / Q000378:metabolism / Q000494:pharmacology; D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D002117:Calcitriol / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000494:pharmacology; D002352:Carrier Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D029721:Drosophila Proteins; D006023:Glycoproteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D016209:Interleukin-8 / Q000096:biosynthesis; D018950:Lipopolysaccharide Receptors / Q000096:biosynthesis; D008070:Lipopolysaccharides / Q000494:pharmacology; D017737:Macrophages, Peritoneal / Q000378:metabolism; D008562:Membrane Glycoproteins / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000378:metabolism*; D051379:Mice; D008809:Mice, Inbred C3H; D018345:Mice, Knockout; D009000:Monocytes / Q000187:drug effects / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism; D018713:Prevotella intermedia / Q000378:metabolism*; D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000378:metabolism*; D051195:Toll-Like Receptor 2; D051197:Toll-Like Receptor 4; D051193:Toll-Like Receptors; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / Q000096:biosynthesis; D000099231:Lipopolysaccharide-Binding Protein
chemical_list: D020384:Acidic Glycosphingolipids; D000209:Acute-Phase Proteins; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D002117:Calcitriol; D002352:Carrier Proteins; D029721:Drosophila Proteins; D006023:Glycoproteins; D016209:Interleukin-8; D018950:Lipopolysaccharide Receptors; D008070:Lipopolysaccharides; D008562:Membrane Glycoproteins; D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface; D051195:Toll-Like Receptor 2; D051197:Toll-Like Receptor 4; D051193:Toll-Like Receptors; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha; D000099231:Lipopolysaccharide-Binding Protein; C037242:Lipid IV; C051883:maxacalcitol