title: G(i)-protein-dependent inhibition of IL-12 production is mediated by activation of the phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase-protein 3 kinase B/Akt pathway and JNK.
abstract: Ligands for certain G(i)-protein-coupled receptors (GiPCRs) potently inhibit the production of IL-12 by human monocytes. We addressed the intracellular signaling mechanisms by which this occurs using primary human cells. Stimulation with the GiPCR ligands C5a and 1-deoxy-1-[6-[(3-iodophenyl)methyl]amino]-9H-purine-9-y1]-N-methyl-beta-D-ribofuranuronamide (IB-MECA) blocked the production of IL-12 p70 by human monocytes stimulated with LPS and IFN-gamma. In addition, C5a reduced the expression of mRNA for IL-12 p35, p40, IL-23 p19, and IL-27 p28. This effect was due neither to a down-regulation of TLR4 or IFN-gamma receptor on the cell surface nor to interference with IFN-gamma signaling, because IFN-gamma-induced up-regulation of HLA-DR and CD40 were unaffected. C5a or IB-MECA activated the PI3K/Akt signaling pathway and induced the phosphorylation of the MAPK p38, ERK, and JNK. Inhibition of the PI3K/Akt signaling pathway with wortmannin or an inhibitor of Akt activity, and inhibition of JNK but not ERK prevented IL-12 and IL-23 suppression by C5a. These data extend observations on IL-12 suppression by C5a to IL-23 and IL-27, and are the first to demonstrate the intracellular signaling events leading to IL-12 and IL-23 inhibition after GiPCR activation.
authors.affiliation: Mucosal Immunobiology Section, Laboratory of Molecular Immunology, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA.
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: la Sala
authors.forename: Massimo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gadina
authors.forename: Brian L
authors.initials: BL
authors.lastname: Kelsall
mesh_terms: D000241:Adenosine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000494:pharmacology; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D015936:Complement C5a / Q000494:pharmacology; D019206:GTP-Binding Protein alpha Subunits, Gi-Go / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D018664:Interleukin-12 / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D053759:Interleukin-23; D053760:Interleukin-23 Subunit p19; D007378:Interleukins / Q000502:physiology; D048031:JNK Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases / Q000502:physiology*; D019869:Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases / Q000502:physiology*; D017346:Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases / Q000502:physiology*; D011518:Proto-Oncogene Proteins / Q000502:physiology*; D051057:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt; D015398:Signal Transduction / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D000241:Adenosine; D015936:Complement C5a; D019206:GTP-Binding Protein alpha Subunits, Gi-Go; D018664:Interleukin-12; D053759:Interleukin-23; D053760:Interleukin-23 Subunit p19; D007378:Interleukins; D048031:JNK Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases; D019869:Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases; D017346:Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases; D011518:Proto-Oncogene Proteins; D051057:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt; C508840:IL23A protein, human; C084956:N(6)-(3-iodobenzyl)-5'-N-methylcarboxamidoadenosine; C494918:AKT1 protein, human