title: Involvement of Syk protein tyrosine kinase in LPS-induced responses in macrophages.
abstract: Syk kinase is best known as a critical component of immunoreceptor signaling in leukocytes. Activation of Syk following cross-linking of Fcgamma and Fcepsilon receptors on macrophages, mast cells, and other cells induces various inflammatory events. We hypothesized that Syk is involved in inflammatory responses induced by the lipopolysaccharide (LPS). We studied the role of Syk using its inhibition by antisense oligonucleotides, or small interfering RNA. Our data demonstrated that in vivo inhibition of Syk caused down-regulation of LPS-induced responses in rat alveolar macrophages. In in vitro experiments, inhibition of Syk in rat peritoneal macrophages, as well as in human myelomonocyte cell line THP-1 also caused a decrease in LPS-induced cytokine release. Our data support the hypothesis that, in macrophages, Syk is involved in LPS-induced intracellular signaling pathways leading to the release of pro-inflammatory mediators. Understanding the role of Syk in LPS-induced signaling may help in developing new therapeutic tools for inflammatory disorders.
authors.affiliation: Pulmonary Research Group, Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. marina.ulanova@normed.ca
authors.forename: Marina
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ulanova
authors.forename: Samuel
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Asfaha
authors.forename: Grant
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Stenton
authors.forename: Alison
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lint
authors.forename: Deanna
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Gilbertson
authors.forename: Alan
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Schreiber
authors.forename: Dean
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Befus
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D015153:Blotting, Western; D002460:Cell Line; D016207:Cytokines / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism*; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D006801:Humans; D018836:Inflammation Mediators / Q000378:metabolism; D047908:Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism*; D008070:Lipopolysaccharides / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism*; D008081:Liposomes; D016676:Macrophages, Alveolar / Q000201:enzymology / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism*; D017737:Macrophages, Peritoneal / Q000201:enzymology / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism*; D008297:Male; D009000:Monocytes / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism; D009569:Nitric Oxide / Q000378:metabolism; D016376:Oligonucleotides, Antisense / Q000378:metabolism / Q000494:pharmacology; D011505:Protein-Tyrosine Kinases / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism*; D034741:RNA, Small Interfering / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction; D000072377:Syk Kinase; D014162:Transfection; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D016207:Cytokines; D018836:Inflammation Mediators; D047908:Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins; D008070:Lipopolysaccharides; D008081:Liposomes; D016376:Oligonucleotides, Antisense; D034741:RNA, Small Interfering; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha; D009569:Nitric Oxide; D011505:Protein-Tyrosine Kinases; C000606896:SYK protein, human; D000072377:Syk Kinase; C000606898:Syk protein, rat