Differential Effects of the Toll-like Receptor 2 Agonists,PGN and PAM3CSK4,on Substance P-Induced Human Mast Cell Activation

Abstract

Mast cells play important roles in innate immunity through their activation via toll-like receptors (TLRs) but also contribute to neuroimmunological responses and inflammation through their activation by the neuropeptide substance P (SP) via Gα_i/o proteins. This study aims to compare the effects of the TLR2 agonists peptidoglycan (PGN) and tripalmitoyl-S-glycero-Cys-(Lys)4 (Pam3CSK4) on SP-induced human mast cell activation. The human mast cell line LAD2 was employed and mast cell activation was determined by assays of β-hexosaminidase, IL-8 and intracellular calcium. TLR2 agonists did not cause degranulation, but induced the release of IL-8. Pretreatment of PGN and Pam3CSK4 inhibited SP induced degranulation but only Pam3CSK4 blocked SP induced calcium mobilization. SP-induced IL-8 release was synergistically enhanced by PGN but abolished by Pam3CSK4. Studies with inhibitors of key enzymes implicated in mast cell signaling revealed that synergistic release of IL-8 induced by PGN and SP involved calcineurin, ERK, NF-κB and PI3K signaling cascades whereas Pam3CSK4 inhibited SP induced mast cell activation by interfering with the interaction between SP and Gα_i/o proteins. These findings suggest that activation of human mast cells can be differentially modified by TLR2 agonists via distinct signaling pathways through facilitating formation of different TLR2 heterodimers with other TLRs.

Keywords

mast cells G protein substance P toll-like receptor 2

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