title: Lipoxins induce actin reorganization in monocytes and macrophages but not in neutrophils: differential involvement of rho GTPases.
abstract: Lipoxins (LXs) are endogenously produced eicosanoids that inhibit neutrophil trafficking and stimulate nonphlogistic phagocytosis of apoptotic neutrophils by monocyte-derived macrophages. In this study we assessed the effect of LXs on cell ultrastructure and actin reorganization in human leukocytes and investigated the signaling events that subserve LX bioactivity in this context. LXA(4) (10(-9) mol/L), the stable synthetic analogues 15-(R/S)-methyl-LXA(4) and 16-phenoxy-LXA(4) (10(-11) mol/L), but not the LX precursor 15-(S)-HETE, induced marked changes in ultrastructure and rearrangement of actin in monocytes and macrophages. In contrast, LXA(4) did not modify actin distribution in neutrophils under basal conditions and after stimulation with leukotriene B(4). Blockade of Rho kinases by the inhibitor Y-27632 prevented LXA(4)-triggered actin reorganization in macrophages. To investigate the role of the specific small GTPases in LX-induced actin rearrangement we used THP-1 cells differentiated to a macrophage-like phenotype. THP-1 cells stimulated with LXs, but not with 15-(S)-HETE, showed an increase in membrane-associated RhoA and Rac by immunoblotting. Additionally, a twofold increase in Rho activity was seen in response to LXA(4). LX-induced actin rearrangement and RhoA activation were inhibited by the cell permeable cAMP analogue 8-Br-cAMP, whereas Rp-cAMP, an inhibitor of protein kinase A, mimicked the effect of LXA(4). These data demonstrate that LXs stimulate RhoA- and Rac-dependent cytoskeleton reorganization, contributing to the potential role of LXs in the resolution of inflammation.
authors.affiliation: Centre for Molecular Inflammation and Vascular Research, Mater Misericordiae Hospital, the Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, University College Dublin and Dublin Molecular Medicine Centre, Dublin, Ireland.
authors.forename: Paola
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Maderna
authors.forename: David C
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Cottell
authors.forename: Giovanni
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Berlasconi
authors.forename: Nicos A
authors.initials: NA
authors.lastname: Petasis
authors.forename: Hugh R
authors.initials: HR
authors.lastname: Brady
authors.forename: Catherine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Godson
mesh_terms: D015124:8-Bromo Cyclic Adenosine Monophosphate / Q000378:metabolism; D000199:Actins / Q000378:metabolism*; D015153:Blotting, Western; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D000242:Cyclic AMP / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000378:metabolism; D017868:Cyclic AMP-Dependent Protein Kinases / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors; D003599:Cytoskeleton / Q000187:drug effects; D015777:Eicosanoids / Q000494:pharmacology*; D006801:Humans; D006893:Hydroxyeicosatetraenoic Acids / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism / Q000494:pharmacology*; D044045:Lipoxins; D008264:Macrophages / Q000187:drug effects*; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D009000:Monocytes / Q000187:drug effects*; D009504:Neutrophils / Q000187:drug effects*; D015398:Signal Transduction / Q000187:drug effects; D013873:Thionucleotides / Q000378:metabolism; D020744:rac GTP-Binding Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D020741:rho GTP-Binding Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D020742:rhoA GTP-Binding Protein / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D000199:Actins; D015777:Eicosanoids; D006893:Hydroxyeicosatetraenoic Acids; D044045:Lipoxins; D013873:Thionucleotides; C040527:lipoxin A4; D015124:8-Bromo Cyclic Adenosine Monophosphate; C016957:adenosine-3',5'-cyclic phosphorothioate; C025984:15-hydroxy-5,8,11,13-eicosatetraenoic acid; D000242:Cyclic AMP; D017868:Cyclic AMP-Dependent Protein Kinases; D020744:rac GTP-Binding Proteins; D020741:rho GTP-Binding Proteins; D020742:rhoA GTP-Binding Protein