title: Global gene expression patterns and induction of innate immune response in human laryngeal epithelial cells in response to Acinetobacter baumannii outer membrane protein A.
abstract: The outer membrane protein A of Acinetobacter baumannii (AbOmpA) is an important pathogen-associated molecular pattern that induces host cell death. We determined the gene expression profiles of human laryngeal epithelial HEp-2 cells in response to the sublethal concentration of recombinant AbOmpA (rAbOmpA) and investigated the molecular mechanisms by which rAbOmpA induces an innate immune response. The microarray analysis showed that rAbOmpA sequentially regulated a relatively small set of genes, including those associated with signal transductions and molecules involved in immune response. Among the differentially expressed genes involved in innate immune responses, the surface expression of Toll-like receptor 2 and the production of inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) were prominently observed. However, rAbOmpA did not induce the production of proinflammatory cytokines and chemokines. rAbOmpA activated c-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK) and extracellular signal-regulated kinase mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPKs). Inhibition of JNK MAPK suppressed iNOS production in the rAbOmpA-treated HEp-2 cells. These results suggest that interaction of laryngeal epithelial cells with AbOmpA has a significant impact on the induction of innate immunity during the early stages of A. baumannii infection.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology, Eulji University School of Medicine, Korea.
authors.forename: Soon Ae
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Sung Min
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Yoo
authors.forename: Sung Hee
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Hyun
authors.forename: Chul Hee
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.forename: So Young
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Hwa Jung
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Byeong Churl
authors.initials: BC
authors.lastname: Jang
authors.forename: Seong Il
authors.initials: SI
authors.lastname: Suh
authors.forename: Je Chul
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Lee
mesh_terms: D040981:Acinetobacter baumannii / Q000276:immunology* / Q000378:metabolism; D001425:Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology* / Q000378:metabolism; D002460:Cell Line; D016207:Cytokines / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D004847:Epithelial Cells / Q000276:immunology*; D020869:Gene Expression Profiling; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation; D006801:Humans; D007113:Immunity, Innate / Q000276:immunology*; D007830:Larynx / Q000166:cytology / Q000276:immunology*; D052247:Nitric Oxide Synthase Type II / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D020411:Oligonucleotide Array Sequence Analysis; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism; D051195:Toll-Like Receptor 2 / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D001425:Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins; D016207:Cytokines; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D051195:Toll-Like Receptor 2; C078167:OMPA outer membrane proteins; D052247:Nitric Oxide Synthase Type II