PMID- 20525893 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20100901 LR - 20181201 IS - 1550-6606 (Electronic) IS - 0022-1767 (Linking) VI - 185 IP - 1 DP - 2010 Jul 1 TI - Mechanisms of IL-12 synthesis by human dendritic cells treated with the chemical sensitizer NiSO4. PG - 89-98 LID - 10.4049/jimmunol.0901992 [doi] AB - Allergic contact dermatitis, caused by metallic ions, is a T cell-mediated inflammatory skin disease. IL-12 is a 70-kDa heterodimeric protein composed of IL-12p40 and IL-12p35, playing a major role in the generation of allergen-specific T cell responses. Dendritic cells (DCs) are APCs involved in the induction of primary immune responses, as they possess the ability to stimulate naive T cells. In this study, we address the question whether the sensitizer nickel sulfate (NiSO(4)) itself or in synergy with other signals can induce the secretion of IL-12p70 in human monocyte-derived DCs (Mo-DCs). We found that IL-12p40 was produced by Mo-DC in response to NiSO(4) stimulation. Addition of IFN-gamma concomitantly to NiSO(4) leads to IL-12p70 synthesis. NiSO(4) treatment leads to the activation of MAPK, NF-kappaB pathways, and IFN regulatory factor 1 (IRF-1). We investigated the role of these signaling pathways in IL-12 production using known pharmacological inhibitors of MAPK and NF-kappaB pathways and RNA interference-mediated silencing of IRF-1. Our results showed that p38 MAPK, NF-kappaB, and IRF-1 were involved in IL-12p40 production induced by NiSO(4). Moreover, IRF-1 silencing nearly totally abrogated IL-12p40 and IL-12p70 production provoked by NiSO(4) and IFN-gamma. In response to NiSO(4), we observed that STAT-1 was phosphorylated on both serine and tyrosine residues and participated to NiSO(4)-induced IRF-1 activation. N-acetylcysteine abolished STAT-1 phosphorylation, suggesting that STAT-1 activation may be dependent on NiSO(4)-induced alteration of the redox status of the cell. These results indicate that p38 MAPK, NF-kappaB, and IRF-1 are activated by NiSO(4) in Mo-DC and cooperate for IL-12 production. FAU - Antonios, Diane AU - Antonios D AD - Universud, Institut National de la Sante et de la Recherche Medicale Unite Mixte de Recherche S 749 and 996, Faculte de Pharmacie, Chatenay-Malabry, France. FAU - Rousseau, Philippe AU - Rousseau P FAU - Larange, Alexandre AU - Larange A FAU - Kerdine-Romer, Saadia AU - Kerdine-Romer S FAU - Pallardy, Marc AU - Pallardy M LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20100604 PL - United States TA - J Immunol JT - Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950) JID - 2985117R RN - 0 (IL12A protein, human) RN - 0 (Interferon Regulatory Factor-1) RN - 0 (Interleukin-1) RN - 0 (Interleukin-12 Subunit p35) RN - 0 (Interleukin-12 Subunit p40) RN - 0 (Irritants) RN - 0 (NF-kappa B) RN - 0 (RNA, Messenger) RN - 0 (STAT1 Transcription Factor) RN - 0 (STAT1 protein, human) RN - 187348-17-0 (Interleukin-12) RN - 4FLT4T3WUN (nickel sulfate) RN - 7OV03QG267 (Nickel) RN - 82115-62-6 (Interferon-gamma) RN - EC 2.7.11.24 (JNK Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases) RN - EC 2.7.11.24 (p38 Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases) SB - IM MH - Cells, Cultured MH - Dendritic Cells/enzymology/*immunology/*metabolism MH - Humans MH - Interferon Regulatory Factor-1/antagonists & inhibitors/metabolism/physiology MH - Interferon-gamma/physiology MH - Interleukin-1/*biosynthesis MH - Interleukin-12/biosynthesis/metabolism MH - Interleukin-12 Subunit p35/biosynthesis/genetics MH - Interleukin-12 Subunit p40/biosynthesis MH - Irritants/*toxicity MH - JNK Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases/physiology MH - MAP Kinase Signaling System/immunology MH - Monocytes/enzymology/immunology/metabolism MH - NF-kappa B/antagonists & inhibitors/metabolism/physiology MH - Nickel/*toxicity MH - RNA, Messenger/biosynthesis MH - STAT1 Transcription Factor/physiology MH - p38 Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases/antagonists & inhibitors/metabolism/physiology EDAT- 2010/06/08 06:00 MHDA- 2010/09/02 06:00 CRDT- 2010/06/08 06:00 PHST- 2010/06/08 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2010/06/08 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2010/09/02 06:00 [medline] AID - jimmunol.0901992 [pii] AID - 10.4049/jimmunol.0901992 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - J Immunol. 2010 Jul 1;185(1):89-98. doi: 10.4049/jimmunol.0901992. Epub 2010 Jun 4.