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A Prominent Role for Airway Epithelial NF-κB Activation in Lipopolysaccharide-Induced Airway Inflammation
| Content Provider | Scilit |
|---|---|
| Author | Poynter, Matthew E. Irvin, Charles G. Janssen-Heininger, Yvonne M. W. |
| Copyright Year | 2003 |
| Description | To reveal the causal role of airway epithelial NF-κB activation in evoking airway inflammation, a transgenic mouse was created expressing a mutant version of the inhibitory protein I-κBα. This I-κBα superrepressor $(I-κBα_{SR}$) acts to repress NF-κB activation exclusively in airway epithelial cells, under the transcriptional control of the rat CC10 promoter $(CC10-I-κBα_{SR}$). Compared with transgene-negative littermates, intranasal instillation of LPS did not induce nuclear translocation of NF-κB in airway epithelium of $CC10-I-κBα_{SR}$ transgenic mice. Consequently, the influx of neutrophils into the airways and secretion of the NF-κB-regulated neutrophilic chemokine, macrophage-inflammatory protein-2, and the inflammatory cytokine, TNF-α, were markedly reduced in $CC10-I-κBα_{SR}$ mice relative to the transgene-negative mice exposed to LPS. Despite an inability to activate NF-κB in airway epithelium, resident alveolar macrophages from transgene-positive mice were capable of activating NF-κB in a manner indistinguishable from transgene-negative mice. These findings demonstrate that airway epithelial cells play a prominent role in orchestrating the airway inflammatory response to LPS and suggest that NF-κB signaling in these cells is important for modulating innate immune responses to microbial products. |
| Ending Page | 6265 |
| Page Count | 9 |
| Starting Page | 6257 |
| ISSN | 00221767 |
| e-ISSN | 15506606 |
| DOI | 10.4049/jimmunol.170.12.6257 |
| Journal | The Journal of Immunology |
| Issue Number | 12 |
| Volume Number | 170 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | The American Association of Immunologists |
| Publisher Date | 2003-06-15 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Innate Immune Nf Κb Activation Airway Epithelium Airway Epithelial Cells |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
| Subject | Immunology and Allergy Immunology |