| Literature DB >> 19361784 |
Noriyuki Hirata1, Yoshiki Yanagawa, Kazuya Iwabuchi, Kazunori Onoé.
Abstract
In this study, we examined the role of JAKs in regulation of inflammatory versus anti-inflammatory cytokine balance in murine conventional dendritic cells (DCs). Highly purified lipopolysaccharide (upLPS) combined with imiquimod (IQ) synergistically induced IL-10 production by DCs, while each ligand alone showed a slight effect on the IL-10 production. Marked phosphorylation of JAK2, STAT1 and STAT3 was detected in DCs following upLPS plus IQ stimulation. Blocking the JAK pathway by JAK inhibitor I (JAKi) resulted in significant inhibition of IL-10 production by the DCs. However, JAKi showed negligible effect on the DC production of IL-12, IL-6 and TNF-alpha. JAKi completely blocked the TLR-mediated STATs activation, and attenuated the activation of Akt, a downstream effector of PI3K, in DCs stimulated by upLPS plus IQ. LY294002, a specific inhibitor of PI3K, markedly inhibited the DC production of IL-10. Thus, JAK-PI3K axis appeared to be responsible for the IL-10 production by DCs.Entities:
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Year: 2009 PMID: 19361784 DOI: 10.1016/j.cellimm.2009.03.006
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Cell Immunol ISSN: 0008-8749 Impact factor: 4.868