OBJECTIVE AND DESIGN: Activations of the complement C5a (C5a) and the urokinase-type plasminogen activator (uPA) are commonly seen together during sepsis. However, the mechanism linking these two important pathways remains elusive. MATERIAL, METHODS AND TREATMENT: We used the C57BL/6 J mice model of sepsis induced by cecal ligation puncture (CLP) procedure, injected anti-C5aR or rottlerin through the tail vein to neutralize C5aR or PKC-δ, and then isolated peritoneal macrophages. Total RNA was isolated from the cells and analyzed by quantitative PCR. RESULTS: Our study revealed that neutralizing C5aR markedly inhibited sepsis-induced uPA receptor (uPAR) expression and its downstream signaling in macrophage. Similarly, neutralizing uPAR suppressed sepsis activation of C5a signaling. Importantly, inhibition of PKC-δ largely blocked sepsis-induced expression of C5aR and uPAR. CONCLUSIONS: Our study demonstrates a crosstalk between the complement C5a signaling and the fibrinolytic uPA pathways, which may depend on each other to maintain their expression and signaling, and reveals a central role of PKC-δ in mediating sepsis-induced activation of these pathways.
OBJECTIVE AND DESIGN: Activations of the complement C5a (C5a) and the urokinase-type plasminogen activator (uPA) are commonly seen together during sepsis. However, the mechanism linking these two important pathways remains elusive. MATERIAL, METHODS AND TREATMENT: We used the C57BL/6 J mice model of sepsis induced by cecal ligation puncture (CLP) procedure, injected anti-C5aR or rottlerin through the tail vein to neutralize C5aR or PKC-δ, and then isolated peritoneal macrophages. Total RNA was isolated from the cells and analyzed by quantitative PCR. RESULTS: Our study revealed that neutralizing C5aR markedly inhibited sepsis-induced uPA receptor (uPAR) expression and its downstream signaling in macrophage. Similarly, neutralizing uPAR suppressed sepsis activation of C5a signaling. Importantly, inhibition of PKC-δ largely blocked sepsis-induced expression of C5aR and uPAR. CONCLUSIONS: Our study demonstrates a crosstalk between the complement C5a signaling and the fibrinolytic uPA pathways, which may depend on each other to maintain their expression and signaling, and reveals a central role of PKC-δ in mediating sepsis-induced activation of these pathways.
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