title: Cancer-derived immunoglobulin G promotes LPS-induced proinflammatory cytokine production via binding to TLR4 in cervical cancer cells.
abstract: Numerous studies have shown that various cancer cells express immunoglobulin G (IgG). However, the function of cancer-derived IgG and the underlying mechanism remain unclear. In this study, we demonstrated that IgG expression was significantly altered after exposure to LPS in cervical cancer cells, suggesting that IgG was potentially involved in regulation of TLR4 signaling. Reduction of IgG attenuated LPS-induced proinflammatory cytokine production. The phosphorylation levels of NF-κB and MAPK were consistently suppressed by knockdown of IgG, which in turn impaired NF-κB nuclear translocation and the activity of NF-κB responsive element. Furthermore, we found that IgG was recruited to TLR4 in the cytoplasm after LPS stimulation, and IgG silencing inhibited LPS-initiated proinflammatory cytokine production through downregulating TLR4 expression. Similar results were obtained in a mouse model of endotoxemia and human tissues. Taken together, our findings demonstrate that IgG is a positive regulator of LPS-induced proinflammatory cytokine production by binding to TLR4 and enhancing its expression. TLR4 signaling plays a positive role in the development of many inflammation induced cancers such as cervical cancer. Our study strongly indicates that IgG may promote cervical cancer cell proliferation through enhancing TLR4 signaling. IgG may be a novel therapeutic target in treating inflammation mediated cancers.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology and Pathophysiology, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou China; Provincial Key Laboratory of Infectious Diseases and Molecular Immunopathology, Department of Pathology, Shantou University Medical College, Shantou, China; These authors contributed equally to this work.
authors.forename: Juping
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: Provincial Key Laboratory of Infectious Diseases and Molecular Immunopathology, Department of Pathology, Shantou University Medical College, Shantou, China; These authors contributed equally to this work.
authors.forename: Danyi
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.affiliation: Provincial Key Laboratory of Infectious Diseases and Molecular Immunopathology, Department of Pathology, Shantou University Medical College, Shantou, China.
authors.forename: Hui
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Peng
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology and Pathophysiology, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou China.
authors.forename: Jimin
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Shao
authors.affiliation: Provincial Key Laboratory of Infectious Diseases and Molecular Immunopathology, Department of Pathology, Shantou University Medical College, Shantou, China.
authors.forename: Jiang
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Gu
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D016207:Cytokines / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000276:immunology; D005260:Female; D006367:HeLa Cells; D006801:Humans; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology*; D008070:Lipopolysaccharides / Q000494:pharmacology; D051379:Mice; D008807:Mice, Inbred BALB C; D008819:Mice, Nude; D010766:Phosphorylation; D034741:RNA, Small Interfering / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000235:genetics; D015398:Signal Transduction; D051197:Toll-Like Receptor 4 / Q000276:immunology* / Q000378:metabolism; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000276:immunology* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology
chemical_list: D016207:Cytokines; D007074:Immunoglobulin G; D008070:Lipopolysaccharides; D034741:RNA, Small Interfering; C495345:TLR4 protein, human; C493487:Tlr4 protein, mouse; D051197:Toll-Like Receptor 4