PMID- 16123045 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20060104 LR - 20210209 IS - 0021-9258 (Print) IS - 0021-9258 (Linking) VI - 280 IP - 43 DP - 2005 Oct 28 TI - Tumor necrosis factor-alpha triggers mucus production in airway epithelium through an IkappaB kinase beta-dependent mechanism. PG - 36510-7 AB - Excessive mucus production by airway epithelium is a major characteristic of a number of respiratory diseases, including asthma, chronic bronchitis, and cystic fibrosis. However, the signal transduction pathways leading to mucus production are poorly understood. Here we examined the potential role of IkappaB kinase beta (IKKbeta) in mucus synthesis in vitro and in vivo. Tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) or transforming growth factor-alpha stimulation of human epithelial cells resulted in mucus secretion as measured by MUC5AC mRNA and protein. TNF-alpha stimulation induced IKKbeta-dependent p65 nuclear translocation, mucus synthesis, and production of cytokines from epithelial cells. TNF-alpha, but not transforming growth factor-alpha, induced mucus production dependent on IKKbeta-mediated NF-kappaB activation. In vivo, TNF-alpha induced NF-kappaB as determined by whole mouse body bioluminescence. This activation was localized to the epithelium as revealed by LacZ staining in NF-kappaB-LacZ transgenic mice. TNF-alpha-induced mucus production in vivo could also be inhibited by administration into the epithelium of an IKKbeta dominant negative adenovirus. Taken together, our results demonstrated the important role of IKKbeta in TNF-alpha-mediated mucus production in airway epithelium in vitro and in vivo. FAU - Lora, Jose M AU - Lora JM AD - Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA. FAU - Zhang, Dong Mei AU - Zhang DM FAU - Liao, Sha Mei AU - Liao SM FAU - Burwell, Timothy AU - Burwell T FAU - King, Anne Marie AU - King AM FAU - Barker, Philip A AU - Barker PA FAU - Singh, Latika AU - Singh L FAU - Keaveney, Marie AU - Keaveney M FAU - Morgenstern, Jay AU - Morgenstern J FAU - Gutierrez-Ramos, Jose Carlos AU - Gutierrez-Ramos JC FAU - Coyle, Anthony J AU - Coyle AJ FAU - Fraser, Christopher C AU - Fraser CC LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20050825 PL - United States TA - J Biol Chem JT - The Journal of biological chemistry JID - 2985121R RN - 0 (Culture Media) RN - 0 (Cytokines) RN - 0 (MUC5AC protein, human) RN - 0 (Muc5ac protein, mouse) RN - 0 (Mucin 5AC) RN - 0 (Mucins) RN - 0 (RNA, Messenger) RN - 0 (Synaptotagmin I) RN - 0 (Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha) RN - EC 2.7.11.10 (I-kappa B Kinase) RN - EC 3.2.1.23 (beta-Galactosidase) SB - IM MH - Active Transport, Cell Nucleus MH - Adenoviridae/genetics MH - Animals MH - Cell Line MH - Cell Line, Tumor MH - Culture Media/metabolism MH - Cystic Fibrosis/metabolism MH - Cytokines/metabolism MH - Epithelium/metabolism MH - *Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic MH - Humans MH - I-kappa B Kinase/*metabolism MH - Immunohistochemistry MH - Lac Operon MH - Lung/metabolism MH - Mice MH - Mice, Inbred C57BL MH - Mice, Transgenic MH - Microscopy, Fluorescence MH - Mucin 5AC MH - Mucins/metabolism MH - Mucus/metabolism MH - RNA, Messenger/metabolism MH - Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction MH - Signal Transduction MH - Synaptotagmin I/metabolism MH - Temperature MH - Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha/metabolism/*physiology MH - Up-Regulation MH - beta-Galactosidase/metabolism EDAT- 2005/08/27 09:00 MHDA- 2006/01/05 09:00 CRDT- 2005/08/27 09:00 PHST- 2005/08/27 09:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2006/01/05 09:00 [medline] PHST- 2005/08/27 09:00 [entrez] AID - S0021-9258(20)59456-8 [pii] AID - 10.1074/jbc.M507977200 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - J Biol Chem. 2005 Oct 28;280(43):36510-7. doi: 10.1074/jbc.M507977200. Epub 2005 Aug 25.