PMID- 12782712 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20030711 LR - 20231103 IS - 0022-1007 (Print) IS - 1540-9538 (Electronic) IS - 0022-1007 (Linking) VI - 197 IP - 11 DP - 2003 Jun 2 TI - Preferential signaling and induction of allergy-promoting lymphokines upon weak stimulation of the high affinity IgE receptor on mast cells. PG - 1453-65 AB - Mast cell degranulation and de novo cytokine production is a consequence of antigen-aggregation of the immunoglobulin E (IgE)-occupied high affinity receptor for IgE (Fc epsilon RI). Herein, we report that lymphokines that promote allergic inflammation, like MCP-1, were potently induced at low antigen (Ag) concentrations or at low receptor occupancy with IgE whereas some that down-regulate this response, like interleukin (IL)-10, required high receptor occupancy. Weak stimulation of mast cells caused minimal degranulation whereas a half-maximal secretory response was observed for chemokines and, with the exception of TNF-alpha, a weaker cytokine secretory response was observed. The medium from weakly stimulated mast cells elicited a monocyte/macrophage chemotactic response similar to that observed at high receptor occupancy. Weak stimulation also favored the phosphorylation of Gab2 and p38MAPK, while LAT and ERK2 phosphorylation was induced by a stronger stimulus. Gab2-deficient mast cells were severely impaired in chemokine mRNA induction whereas LAT-deficient mast cells showed a more pronounced defect in cytokines. These findings demonstrate that perturbation of small numbers of IgE receptors on mast cells favors certain signals that contribute to a lymphokine response that can mediate allergic inflammation. FAU - Gonzalez-Espinosa, Claudia AU - Gonzalez-Espinosa C AD - Molecular Inflammation Section, Molecular Immunology and Inflammation Branch, National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA. FAU - Odom, Sandra AU - Odom S FAU - Olivera, Ana AU - Olivera A FAU - Hobson, J Peyton AU - Hobson JP FAU - Martinez, Maria Eugenia Cid AU - Martinez ME FAU - Oliveira-Dos-Santos, Antonio AU - Oliveira-Dos-Santos A FAU - Barra, Lillian AU - Barra L FAU - Spiegel, Sarah AU - Spiegel S FAU - Penninger, Josef M AU - Penninger JM FAU - Rivera, Juan AU - Rivera J LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't PT - Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S. PT - Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S. PL - United States TA - J Exp Med JT - The Journal of experimental medicine JID - 2985109R RN - 0 (Antigens) RN - 0 (Chemokine CCL2) RN - 0 (Chemokines) RN - 0 (Cytokines) RN - 0 (Lymphokines) RN - 0 (RNA, Messenger) RN - 0 (Receptors, IgE) RN - 0 (Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha) RN - 37341-29-0 (Immunoglobulin E) RN - EC 2.7.11.24 (Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 1) RN - EC 2.7.11.24 (Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases) RN - EC 2.7.11.24 (p38 Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Antigens/administration & dosage MH - Cell Degranulation/immunology MH - Chemokine CCL2/genetics MH - Chemokines/biosynthesis/genetics MH - Cytokines/biosynthesis/genetics MH - Female MH - Hypersensitivity/etiology/genetics/immunology MH - Immunoglobulin E/metabolism MH - In Vitro Techniques MH - Lymphokines/*biosynthesis/genetics MH - Male MH - Mast Cells/*immunology MH - Mice MH - Mice, Inbred C57BL MH - Mice, Knockout MH - Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 1/metabolism MH - Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases/metabolism MH - RNA, Messenger/genetics/metabolism MH - Receptors, IgE/*metabolism MH - Signal Transduction MH - Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha/genetics MH - p38 Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases PMC - PMC2193904 EDAT- 2003/06/05 05:00 MHDA- 2003/07/12 05:00 PMCR- 2003/12/02 CRDT- 2003/06/05 05:00 PHST- 2003/06/05 05:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2003/07/12 05:00 [medline] PHST- 2003/06/05 05:00 [entrez] PHST- 2003/12/02 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - jem.20021806 [pii] AID - 20021806 [pii] AID - 10.1084/jem.20021806 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - J Exp Med. 2003 Jun 2;197(11):1453-65. doi: 10.1084/jem.20021806.