Suppression of PLCbeta2 by endotoxin plays a role in the adenosine A(2A) receptor-mediated switch of macrophages from an inflammatory to an angiogenic phenotype.
Toll-like receptor (TLR) 2, 4, 7, and 9 agonists, together with adenosine A(2A) receptor (A(2A)R) agonists, switch macrophages from an inflammatory (M1) to an angiogenic (M2-like) phenotype. This switch involves induction of A(2A)Rs by TLR agonists, down-regulation of tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNFalpha) and interleukin-12, and up-regulation of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and interleukin-10 expression. We show here that the TLR4 agonist lipopolysaccharide (LPS) induces rapid and specific post-transcriptional down-regulation of phospholipase C(PLC)beta1 and beta2 expression in macrophages by de-stabilizing their mRNAs. The PLCbeta inhibitor U73122 down-regulates TNFalpha expression by macrophages, and in the presence of A(2A)R agonists, up-regulates VEGF, mimicking the synergistic action of LPS with A(2A)R agonists. Selective down-regulation of PLCbeta2, but not PLCbeta1, using small-interfering RNA resulted in increased VEGF expression in response to A(2A)R agonists, but did not suppress TNFalpha expression. Macrophages from PLCbeta2(-/-) mice also expressed increased VEGF in response to A(2A)R agonists. LPS-mediated suppression of PLCbeta1 and beta2 is MyD88-dependent. In a model of endotoxic shock, LPS (35 microg/mouse, i.p.) suppressed PLCbeta1 and beta2 expression in spleen, liver, and lung of wild-type but not MyD88(-/-) mice. These studies indicate that LPS suppresses PLCbeta1 and beta2 expression in macrophages in vitro and in several tissues in vivo. These results suggest that suppression of PLCbeta2 plays an important role in switching M1 macrophages into an M2-like state.
Grinberg
Stan
S
Department of Cell Biology and Molecular Medicine, New Jersey Medical School, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Newark, New Jersey 07103, USA.
Hasko
Gyorgy
G
Wu
Dianqing
D
Leibovich
Samuel Joseph
SJ
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