title: Type I and type II interferons delay human neutrophil apoptosis via activation of STAT3 and up-regulation of cellular inhibitor of apoptosis 2.
abstract: We have recently demonstrated that granulocyte-colony stimulating factor (G-CSF) delays human neutrophil apoptosis via up-regulation of cellular inhibitor of apoptosis 2 (cIAP2), which is dependent on activation of Janus kinase 2 (JAK2) and signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (STAT3). Here, we show that type I and type II interferons (IFNs), which bind to the distinct receptors, exert the antiapoptotic effect on human neutrophils through the similar mechanism. IFN-alpha (type I IFN) and IFN-gamma (type II IFN), like G-CSF, delayed human neutrophil apoptosis through the protein synthesis-dependent mechanism. Stimulation of neutrophils with IFN-alpha or IFN-gamma resulted in tyrosine phosphorylation of STAT1 and STAT3 but not phosphorylation of STAT5, Akt, extracellular signal-regulated kinase, and p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase. IFN-alpha and IFN-gamma induced the expression of transcripts of cIAP2 and suppressor of cytokine signaling 1 and 3, but not cIAP1, Mcl-1, and A1. IFN-alpha- and IFN-gamma-induced up-regulation of cIAP2 mRNA and protein, phosphorylation of STAT3, and antiapoptotic effect were inhibited significantly by pretreatment of cells with AG490, a specific inhibitor of JAK2. These findings suggest that cIAP2 expression is up-regulated by IFN-alpha and IFN-gamma through, at least in part, activation of the JAK2-STAT3 pathway, and increased expression of the cIAP2 protein may contribute to an IFN-alpha- and IFN-gamma-mediated antiapoptotic effect on human neutrophils.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physiology, Osaka City University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan.
authors.forename: Erina
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Sakamoto
authors.forename: Fumihiko
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Hato
authors.forename: Takayuki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kato
authors.forename: Chikahiko
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Sakamoto
authors.forename: Mika
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Akahori
authors.forename: Masayuki
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hino
authors.forename: Seiichi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kitagawa
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D017209:Apoptosis / Q000187:drug effects / Q000276:immunology*; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology; D016179:Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor / Q000494:pharmacology; D006801:Humans; D016898:Interferon-alpha / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000502:physiology*; D007371:Interferon-gamma / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000502:physiology*; D053614:Janus Kinase 2; D009504:Neutrophils / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism; D010766:Phosphorylation / Q000187:drug effects; D011505:Protein-Tyrosine Kinases / Q000378:metabolism; D011506:Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D011518:Proto-Oncogene Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D050794:STAT1 Transcription Factor; D050796:STAT3 Transcription Factor; D015534:Trans-Activators / Q000378:metabolism*; D020032:Tyrphostins / Q000494:pharmacology; D015854:Up-Regulation / Q000187:drug effects / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors; D016898:Interferon-alpha; D011506:Proteins; D011518:Proto-Oncogene Proteins; D050794:STAT1 Transcription Factor; C494079:STAT1 protein, human; D050796:STAT3 Transcription Factor; C494086:STAT3 protein, human; D015534:Trans-Activators; D020032:Tyrphostins; C095512:alpha-cyano-(3,4-dihydroxy)-N-benzylcinnamide; D016179:Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor; D007371:Interferon-gamma; D011505:Protein-Tyrosine Kinases; C507924:JAK2 protein, human; D053614:Janus Kinase 2