PMID- 22188870 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20120509 LR - 20211021 IS - 1479-5876 (Electronic) IS - 1479-5876 (Linking) VI - 9 DP - 2011 Dec 21 TI - TLR4 dependent heparan sulphate-induced pancreatic inflammatory response is IRF3-mediated. PG - 219 LID - 10.1186/1479-5876-9-219 [doi] AB - BACKGROUND: Degraded extracellular matrix can stimulate the innate immune system via the Toll-Like Receptor-4 (TLR4). In the pancreas, syndecan-anchored heparan sulphate (HS) on the ductal epithelium can be cleaved off its protein cores by the proteases (trypsin and elastase) and potentially activate TLR4 signalling. METHODS: To investigate this signalling event, a low sulphated HS (500 mug/ml) was infused into the biliary-pancreatic duct of C57BL/6J wild-type mice. Phosphate buffered saline (PBS) and lipopolysaccharide (LPS) were used as negative and positive controls, respectively. Mice were sacrificed after 1, 3, 6, 9, and 48 hours and tissues were analysed for neutrophil and cytokine contents. In order to study the TLR4 signalling pathway of HS in the pancreas, genetically engineered mice lacking TLR4, Myeloid Differentiation primary response gene (88) (MyD88) or Interferon Regulatory Factor 3 (IRF3) were subjected to pancreatic infusion of HS. RESULTS: Neutrophil sequestration and corresponding myeloperoxidase (MPO) activity in the pancreas were increased 9 hours following HS challenge. In wild-type mice, the monocyte chemoattractant protein-1(MCP-1) increased at 3 hours after infusion, while RANTES increased after 9 hours.TLR4, MyD88, and IRF3 knockout mice showed an abrogated neutrophil recruitment and myeloperoxidase activity in the HS group, while the LPS response was only abolished in TLR4 and MyD88 knockouts. CONCLUSIONS: The results of this study show that HS is capable of initiating a TLR4-dependent innate immune response in the pancreas which is distinctly different from that induced by LPS. This inflammatory response was mediated predominantly through IRF3- dependent pathway. Release of HS into the pancreatic duct may be one important mediator in the pancreatic ductal defence. FAU - Akbarshahi, Hamid AU - Akbarshahi H AD - Department of Clinical Sciences Lund, Lund University, BMC, D12, SE-221 84 Lund, Sweden. FAU - Axelsson, Jakob B F AU - Axelsson JB FAU - Said, Katarzyna AU - Said K FAU - Malmstrom, Anders AU - Malmstrom A FAU - Fischer, Hans AU - Fischer H FAU - Andersson, Roland AU - Andersson R LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20111221 PL - England TA - J Transl Med JT - Journal of translational medicine JID - 101190741 RN - 0 (Chemokine CCL5) RN - 0 (Chemotactic Factors) RN - 0 (Cytokines) RN - 0 (Disaccharides) RN - 0 (Interferon Regulatory Factor-3) RN - 0 (Irf3 protein, mouse) RN - 0 (Sugar Phosphates) RN - 0 (Toll-Like Receptor 4) RN - 551541VI0Y (eritoran) RN - 9050-30-0 (Heparitin Sulfate) RN - EC 1.11.1.7 (Peroxidase) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Chemokine CCL5/metabolism MH - Chemotactic Factors/pharmacology MH - Cytokines/metabolism MH - Disaccharides/pharmacology MH - Heparitin Sulfate/administration & dosage/*pharmacology MH - Inflammation/metabolism/*pathology MH - Interferon Regulatory Factor-3/deficiency/*metabolism MH - Male MH - Mice MH - Mice, Inbred C57BL MH - Mice, Knockout MH - Neutrophil Infiltration/drug effects MH - Pancreas/*metabolism/*pathology MH - Peroxidase/metabolism MH - Sugar Phosphates/pharmacology MH - Time Factors MH - Toll-Like Receptor 4/*metabolism PMC - PMC3286488 EDAT- 2011/12/23 06:00 MHDA- 2012/05/10 06:00 PMCR- 2011/12/21 CRDT- 2011/12/23 06:00 PHST- 2011/05/03 00:00 [received] PHST- 2011/12/21 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2011/12/23 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2011/12/23 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2012/05/10 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2011/12/21 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 1479-5876-9-219 [pii] AID - 10.1186/1479-5876-9-219 [doi] PST - epublish SO - J Transl Med. 2011 Dec 21;9:219. doi: 10.1186/1479-5876-9-219.