PMID- 15316034 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20041214 LR - 20181201 IS - 0741-5400 (Print) IS - 0741-5400 (Linking) VI - 76 IP - 5 DP - 2004 Nov TI - Phosphatase inhibition potentiates IL-6 production by mast cells in response to FcepsilonRI-mediated activation: involvement of p38 MAPK. PG - 1075-81 AB - Mast cells are crucial effector cells in the immune response through mediator secretion and release of cytokines. A coordinated balance between protein kinases and phosphatases plays an essential role in the regulation of mast cell mediator secretion. We have previously shown that treatment of mast cells with okadaic acid (OA), a protein phosphatase 2A (PP2A) inhibitor, results in a dose-dependent increase in interleukin (IL)-6 production. We show here for the first time a synergism between OA and immunoglobulin E (IgE)-mediated IL-6 secretion by murine bone marrow-derived mast cells (BMMC). Selective p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase (p38 MAPK) inhibition reduces OA and IgE-mediated IL-6 production. Regulation of p38 MAPK by PP2A was demonstrated, as OA treatment caused a dose-dependent increase in p38 MAPK phosphorylation. Antigen-mediated activation of murine mast cells also resulted in an increase in p38 MAPK phosphorylation, which was potentiated by cotreatment of the cells with OA. Lastly, in two mast cell lines (human mast cell-1 5C6 and murine MC/9) and primary-cultured murine BMMC, we show by coimmunoprecipitation an interaction between p38 MAPK and PP2A. These data support a role for PP2A through interaction with p38 MAPK in the regulation of IgE-dependent mast cell activation. FAU - Boudreau, Robert T M AU - Boudreau RT AD - Department of Microbiology, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. FAU - Hoskin, David W AU - Hoskin DW FAU - Lin, Tong-Jun AU - Lin TJ LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20040817 PL - England TA - J Leukoc Biol JT - Journal of leukocyte biology JID - 8405628 RN - 0 (Enzyme Inhibitors) RN - 0 (Interleukin-6) RN - 0 (Receptors, IgE) RN - 1W21G5Q4N2 (Okadaic Acid) RN - 37341-29-0 (Immunoglobulin E) RN - EC 2.7.11.24 (p38 Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases) RN - EC 3.1.3.16 (Phosphoprotein Phosphatases) RN - EC 3.1.3.16 (Protein Phosphatase 2) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Cells, Cultured MH - Chemotaxis, Leukocyte/drug effects/immunology MH - Dose-Response Relationship, Drug MH - Enzyme Inhibitors/pharmacology MH - Humans MH - Immunoglobulin E/*immunology MH - Interleukin-6/*biosynthesis/metabolism MH - MAP Kinase Signaling System/drug effects/immunology MH - Mast Cells/drug effects/immunology/*metabolism MH - Mice MH - Models, Biological MH - Okadaic Acid/pharmacology MH - Phosphoprotein Phosphatases/antagonists & inhibitors/*metabolism MH - Phosphorylation/drug effects MH - Protein Phosphatase 2 MH - Receptors, IgE/drug effects/*metabolism MH - p38 Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases/drug effects/*metabolism EDAT- 2004/08/19 05:00 MHDA- 2004/12/16 09:00 CRDT- 2004/08/19 05:00 PHST- 2004/08/19 05:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2004/12/16 09:00 [medline] PHST- 2004/08/19 05:00 [entrez] AID - jlb.1003498 [pii] AID - 10.1189/jlb.1003498 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - J Leukoc Biol. 2004 Nov;76(5):1075-81. doi: 10.1189/jlb.1003498. Epub 2004 Aug 17.