Tina L Sumpter1, Chin H Ho1, Anna R Pleet1, Olga A Tkacheva1, William J Shufesky2, Darling M Rojas-Canales2, Adrian E Morelli3, Adriana T Larregina4. 1. Department of Dermatology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pa. 2. Department of Surgery, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pa; Thomas E. Starzl Transplantation Institute, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pa. 3. Department of Immunology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pa; Department of Surgery, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pa; Thomas E. Starzl Transplantation Institute, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pa. 4. Department of Dermatology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pa; Department of Immunology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pa; McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pa. Electronic address: adrianal@pitt.edu.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Efficient development of atopic diseases requires interactions between allergen and adjuvant to initiate and amplify the underlying inflammatory responses. Substance P (SP) and hemokinin-1 (HK-1) are neuropeptides that signal through the neurokinin-1 receptor (NK1R) to promote inflammation. Mast cells initiate the symptoms and tissue effects of atopic disorders, secreting TNF and IL-6 after FcεRI cross-linking by antigen-IgE complexes (FcεRI-activated mast cells [FcεRI-MCs]). Additionally, MCs express the NK1R, suggesting an adjuvant role for NK1R agonists in FcεRI-MC-mediated pathologies; however, in-depth research addressing this relevant aspect of MC biology is lacking. OBJECTIVE: We sought to investigate the effect of NK1R signaling and the individual roles of SP and HK-1 as potential adjuvants for FcεRI-MC-mediated allergic disorders. METHODS: Bone marrow-derived mast cells (BMMCs) from C57BL/6 wild-type (WT) or NK1R(-/-) mice were used to investigate the effects of NK1R signaling on FcεRI-MCs. BMMCs generated from Tac1(-/-) mice or after culture with Tac4 small interfering RNA were used to address the adjuvancy of SP and HK-1. WT, NK1R(-/-), and c-Kit(W-sh/W-sh) mice reconstituted with WT or NK1R(-/-) BMMCs were used to evaluate NK1R signaling on FcεRI-MC-mediated passive local and systemic anaphylaxis and on airway inflammation. RESULTS: FcεRI-activated MCs upregulated NK1R and HK-1 transcripts and protein synthesis, without modifying SP expression. In a positive signaling loop HK-1 promoted TNF and IL-6 secretion by MC degranulation and protein synthesis, the latter through the phosphoinositide 3-kinase/Akt/nuclear factor κB pathways. In vivo NK1R signaling was necessary for the development of passive local and systemic anaphylaxis and airway inflammation. CONCLUSIONS: FcεRI stimulation of MCs promotes autocrine secretion of HK-1, which signals through NK1R to provide adjuvancy for efficient development of FcεRI-MC-mediated disorders.
BACKGROUND: Efficient development of atopic diseases requires interactions between allergen and adjuvant to initiate and amplify the underlying inflammatory responses. Substance P (SP) and hemokinin-1 (HK-1) are neuropeptides that signal through the neurokinin-1 receptor (NK1R) to promote inflammation. Mast cells initiate the symptoms and tissue effects of atopic disorders, secreting TNF and IL-6 after FcεRI cross-linking by antigen-IgE complexes (FcεRI-activated mast cells [FcεRI-MCs]). Additionally, MCs express the NK1R, suggesting an adjuvant role for NK1R agonists in FcεRI-MC-mediated pathologies; however, in-depth research addressing this relevant aspect of MC biology is lacking. OBJECTIVE: We sought to investigate the effect of NK1R signaling and the individual roles of SP and HK-1 as potential adjuvants for FcεRI-MC-mediated allergic disorders. METHODS: Bone marrow-derived mast cells (BMMCs) from C57BL/6 wild-type (WT) or NK1R(-/-) mice were used to investigate the effects of NK1R signaling on FcεRI-MCs. BMMCs generated from Tac1(-/-) mice or after culture with Tac4 small interfering RNA were used to address the adjuvancy of SP and HK-1. WT, NK1R(-/-), and c-Kit(W-sh/W-sh) mice reconstituted with WT or NK1R(-/-) BMMCs were used to evaluate NK1R signaling on FcεRI-MC-mediated passive local and systemic anaphylaxis and on airway inflammation. RESULTS: FcεRI-activated MCs upregulated NK1R and HK-1 transcripts and protein synthesis, without modifying SP expression. In a positive signaling loop HK-1 promoted TNF and IL-6 secretion by MC degranulation and protein synthesis, the latter through the phosphoinositide 3-kinase/Akt/nuclear factor κB pathways. In vivo NK1R signaling was necessary for the development of passive local and systemic anaphylaxis and airway inflammation. CONCLUSIONS: FcεRI stimulation of MCs promotes autocrine secretion of HK-1, which signals through NK1R to provide adjuvancy for efficient development of FcεRI-MC-mediated disorders.
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