Differential expression of inducible nitric oxide synthase and IL-12 between peritoneal and splenic macrophages stimulated with LPS plus IFN-gamma is associated with the activation of extracellular signal-related kinase

International Immunology
Yi-Na ZhuJian-Ping Zuo

Abstract

Resident peritoneal macrophages (pMphi) are found deficient in T cell-stimulating capacity compared with the competent splenic macrophages (sMphi). Macrophages (Mphi)-derived nitric oxide (NO) and IL-12 have been shown to play crucial roles in the interaction between Mphi and T cells. To further understand differential functions between pMphi and sMphi, we focused on the production of NO and IL-12 from LPS plus IFN-gamma-activated Mphi. We demonstrated the differential expression of inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) and IL-12 in pMphi and sMphi with LPS plus IFN-gamma stimulation. pMphi produced high level of NO but low level of IL-12, whereas sMphi produced high level of IL-12 but no NO. Furthermore, we demonstrated that there were no differences in IFN-gamma-induced signal transducer and activator of transcription-1 activation and consequent interferon regulatory factor-1 and interferon consensus sequence-binding protein up-regulation between pMphi and sMphi. Likewise, p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase was activated by LPS with identical kinetics in both pMphi and sMphi. However, LPS-induced extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK) activation was prolonged in pMphi comparing with sMphi. Moreover, we demonstrated, u...Continue Reading

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