Serum-borne lipids amplify TLR-activated inflammatory responses.

Serum-borne lipids amplify TLR-activated inflammatory responses. J Leukoc Biol. 2020 Jul 27;: Authors: Sharma N, Akhade AS, Ismaeel S, Qadri A Abstract TLRs recognize conserved pathogen associated molecular patterns and generate innate immune responses. Several circulating and cell membrane associated proteins have been shown to collaborate with TLRs in sensing microbial ligands and promoting inflammatory responses. Here, we show that serum and serum-borne lipids including lysophosphatidylcholine (LPC) amplify inflammatory responses from intestinal epithelial cells and mononuclear phagocytes primed with microbial TLR ligands. Treatment with the inhibitors of G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) signaling, suramin, or pertussis toxin (PT), the inhibitor of JNK-MAPK, or knockdown of LPC response-regulating GPCR, G2A, decreases the augmentation brought about by serum or LPC in TLR-induced inflammatory response. In vivo administration of PT or anti-G2A antibody reduces TLR2-activated cytokine secretion. The ability of host lipids to costimulate TLR-generated cellular responses represents a novel pathway for the amplification of innate immunity and inflammation. PMID: 32717772 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Journal of Leukocyte Biology - Category: Hematology Authors: Tags: J Leukoc Biol Source Type: research