Regulation of Expression of Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor in Human Bronchial Epithelial Cells: Roles of Protein Kinase C and Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases

  • Reibman J
  • Talbot A
  • Hsu Y
  • et al.
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Abstract

GM-CSF has a major role in the immune and inflammatory milieu of the airway. Airway epithelial cells (AEC) are among the first targets of environmental stimuli and local cytokines, in response to which they can produce GM-CSF. The regulation of GM-CSF is only minimally understood in AEC. We hypothesized that GM-CSF expression in AEC would result from activation of protein kinase C (PKC) and subsequent activation of the extracellular signal-regulated kinase (MAPKerk1/2) pathway, so we investigated signal transduction pathways in human primary culture bronchial epithelial cells (HBECs). TNF-α, IL-1β, and PMA induced the release of GM-CSF in HBECs. The robust response to PMA was not detected in SV40 adenovirus-transformed normal human bronchial epithelial cells (BEAS-2B). PMA and TNF-α stimulation of GM-CSF required activation of PKC (inhibition by staurosporine and bisindolylmaleimide I). GM-CSF expression was up-regulated by a nonphorbol PKC activator, but not by an inactive PMA analogue. PMA-induced GM-CSF production in HBECs did not require a Ca2+ ionophore and was not inhibited by cyclosporin A. Activation of MAPKerk1/2 via PKC was associated with and was required for GM-CSF production induced by PMA and TNF-α. The data demonstrate regulation of GM-CSF in HBECs by PKC pathways converging on the MAPKerk1/2 pathway and further define cell-specific regulation critical for local airway responses.

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Reibman, J., Talbot, A. T., Hsu, Y., Ou, G., Jover, J., Nilsen, D., & Pillinger, M. H. (2000). Regulation of Expression of Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor in Human Bronchial Epithelial Cells: Roles of Protein Kinase C and Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases. The Journal of Immunology, 165(3), 1618–1625. https://doi.org/10.4049/jimmunol.165.3.1618

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