title: Lipoteichoic acid-stimulated p42/p44 MAPK activation via Toll-like receptor 2 in tracheal smooth muscle cells.
abstract: Lipoteichoic acid (LTA), the principal component of the cell wall of gram-positive bacteria, triggers several inflammatory responses. However, the mechanisms underlying its action on human tracheal smooth muscle cells (HTSMCs) were largely unknown. This study was to investigate the mechanisms underlying LTA-stimulated p42/p44 mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) using Western blotting assay. LTA stimulated phosphorylation of p42/p44 MAPK via a Toll-like receptor 2 (TLR2). Pretreatment with pertussis toxin attenuated the LTA-induced responses. LTA-stimulated phosphorylation of p42/p44 MAPK was attenuated by inhibitors of tyrosine kinase (genistein), phosphatidylcholine-phospholipase C (PLC; D609), phosphatidylinositol (PI)-PLC (U-73122), PKC (staurosporine, Gö-6976, rottlerin, or Ro-318220), MEK1/2 (U-0126), PI 3-kinase (LY-294002 and wortmannin), and an intracellular Ca(2+) chelator (BAPTA-AM). LTA directly evoked initial transient peak of [Ca(2+)](i), supporting the involvement of Ca(2+) mobilization in LTA-induced responses. These results suggest that in HTSMCs, LTA-stimulated p42/p44 MAPK phosphorylation is mediated through a TLR2 receptor and involves tyrosine kinase, PLC, PKC, Ca(2+), MEK, and PI 3-kinase.
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Pharmacology, College of Medicine, Chang Gung Univ., 259 Wen-Hwa 1 Road, Kwei-San, Tao-Yuan, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Chiang-Wen
authors.initials: CW
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Chin-Sung
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Chien
authors.forename: Chuen-Mao
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Yang
mesh_terms: D002478:Cells, Cultured; D002772:Cholera Toxin / Q000494:pharmacology; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation / Q000187:drug effects; D006801:Humans; D008070:Lipopolysaccharides / Q000494:pharmacology*; D048728:MAP Kinase Kinase Kinase 1; D020930:MAP Kinase Kinase Kinases / Q000378:metabolism; D008562:Membrane Glycoproteins / Q000187:drug effects / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology*; D019950:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 1 / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D048052:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 3; D020928:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D009130:Muscle, Smooth / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*; D037342:Pertussis Toxin / Q000494:pharmacology; D019869:Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases / Q000378:metabolism; D010766:Phosphorylation; D011493:Protein Kinase C / Q000378:metabolism; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000235:genetics; D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface / Q000187:drug effects / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology*; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction; D013682:Teichoic Acids / Q000494:pharmacology*; D051195:Toll-Like Receptor 2; D051193:Toll-Like Receptors; D014132:Trachea / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*; D010738:Type C Phospholipases / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D008070:Lipopolysaccharides; D008562:Membrane Glycoproteins; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface; C495342:TLR2 protein, human; D013682:Teichoic Acids; D051195:Toll-Like Receptor 2; D051193:Toll-Like Receptors; C009900:lipoteichoic acid; D002772:Cholera Toxin; D037342:Pertussis Toxin; D019869:Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases; D011493:Protein Kinase C; D019950:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 1; D048052:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 3; D020928:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases; D048728:MAP Kinase Kinase Kinase 1; D020930:MAP Kinase Kinase Kinases; C482576:MAP3K1 protein, human; D010738:Type C Phospholipases