Protein Tyrosine Phosphatase non-Receptor Type 2 regulates IFN-γ-induced cytokine signaling in THP-1 monocytes
✍ Scribed by Michael Scharl; Petr Hruz; Declan F. McCole
- Book ID
- 102267674
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2010
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 460 KB
- Volume
- 16
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1078-0998
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✦ Synopsis
Background:
We have previously shown that the Crohn's disease (CD)-associated gene protein tyrosine phosphatase nonreceptor Type 2 (PTPN2) regulates interferon gamma (IFN-c)induced signaling and barrier function in intestinal epithelial cells. Overactivation of immature immune cells has been demonstrated in CD and elevated levels of proinflammatory cytokines, such as IFN-c, play an important pathophysiological role in this disease.
Here we studied the role of PTPN2 in the regulation of IFN-cinduced signaling in THP-1 monocytic cells.
Methods: Protein analysis was performed by Western blotting, PTPN2 knockdown was induced by siRNA, and cytokine levels were measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA).
Results:
We demonstrated that IFN-c (1000 U/mL) treatment of THP-1 cells elevates PTPN2 protein, reaching a peak by 24 hours. Increased PTPN2 expression, in turn, correlated with decreased activity of the signaling molecules, signal transducer and activator of transcription (STAT) 1 and STAT3. Loss of PTPN2 potentiated IFN-c-induced phosphorylation of both of the STATs and of the mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) family member, p38. However, PTPN2 loss did not affect the phosphorylation of extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK) 1/2 or c-Jun N-terminal kinase. As a functional consequence, PTPN2 knockdown elevated the IFN-c-induced secretion of the proinflammatory cytokines interleukin-6 (IL-6) and macrophage chemoattractant protein 1 (MCP-1).
Conclusions:
Our data demonstrate that IFN-c enhances PTPN2 protein in THP-1 cells and loss of PTPN2 promotes IFN-cinduced STAT signaling and secretion of IL-6 and MCP-1. Therefore, we show that PTPN2 regulates inflammation-related events and PTPN2 dysregulation may contribute to the onset as well as to the perpetuation of inflammatory events associated with CD.