Regulatory role of C5a in LPS‐induced IL‐6 production by neutrophils during sepsis
- 4 December 2003
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in The FASEB Journal
- Vol. 18 (2) , 1-16
- https://doi.org/10.1096/fj.03-0708fje
Abstract
Experimental sepsis in rodents occurring after cecal ligation/puncture (CLP) is associated with excessive complement activation and a systemic inflammatory response. The proinflammatory mediator IL-6 has recently been shown to be an important inducer of the C5a receptor (C5aR) during sepsis. We now provide evidence that serum IL-6 production during sepsis in rats was reduced in neutrophil-depleted animals and that absence of C5aR in mice as well as antibody-blockade of C5a in rats significantly reduced serum levels of IL-6 during sepsis. Lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced production in vitro of IL-6 by neutrophils was significantly enhanced in the co-presence of C5a, likely due to transcriptional up-regulation of IL-6. Production of IL-6 in neutrophils by LPS was NF-.B dependent (but not on the presence of p50) and dependent on phosphorylation of p38-mitogen activated protein kinase (MAPK) as well as p44/p42 MAPK (ERK1/2) but not on phosphorylation of c-Jun N-terminal kinases (JNK1/2). C5a stimulation of neutrophils elicited a rapid phosphorylation of ERK1/2 and p38 MAPK. Accordingly, we suggest that induction of IL-6 after CLP is neutrophil and C5a/C5aR dependent, likely due to the ability of C5a to cause activation of ERK1/2 and p38 MAPK signaling pathways.Keywords
Funding Information
- National Institutes of Health (GM‐29507, HL‐31963, GM‐61656, AI‐25011)
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