PMID- 24014876 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20131126 LR - 20201209 IS - 1550-6606 (Electronic) IS - 0022-1767 (Linking) VI - 191 IP - 7 DP - 2013 Oct 1 TI - IFIT2 is an effector protein of type I IFN-mediated amplification of lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced TNF-alpha secretion and LPS-induced endotoxin shock. PG - 3913-21 LID - 10.4049/jimmunol.1203305 [doi] AB - Type I IFN signaling amplifies the secretion of LPS-induced proinflammatory cytokines such as TNF-alpha or IL-6 and might thus contribute to the high mortality associated with Gram-negative septic shock in humans. The underlying molecular mechanism, however, is ill defined. In this study, we report the generation of mice deficient in IFN-induced protein with tetratricopeptide repeats 2 (Ifit2) and demonstrate that Ifit2 is a critical signaling intermediate for LPS-induced septic shock. Ifit2 expression was significantly upregulated in response to LPS challenge in an IFN-alpha receptor- and IFN regulatory factor (Irf)9-dependent manner. Also, LPS induced secretion of IL-6 and TNF-alpha by bone marrow-derived macrophages (BMDMs) was significantly enhanced in the presence of Ifit2. In accordance, Ifit2-deficient mice exhibited significantly reduced serum levels of IL-6 and TNF-alpha and reduced mortality in an endotoxin shock model. Investigation of the underlying signal transduction events revealed that Ifit2 upregulates Irf3 phosphorylation. In the absence of Irf3, reduced Ifn-beta mRNA expression and Ifit2 protein expression after LPS stimulation was found. Also, Tnf-alpha and Il-6 secretion but not Tnf-alpha and Il-6 mRNA expression levels were reduced. Thus, IFN-stimulated Ifit2 via enhanced Irf3 phosphorylation upregulates the secretion of proinflammatory cytokines. It thereby amplifies LPS-induced cytokine production and critically influences the outcome of endotoxin shock. FAU - Siegfried, Alexandra AU - Siegfried A AD - Interfakultares Institut fur Mikrobiologie und Infektionsmedizin, Eberhard Karl Universitat Tuebingen, 72076 Tuebingen, Germany; FAU - Berchtold, Susanne AU - Berchtold S FAU - Manncke, Birgit AU - Manncke B FAU - Deuschle, Eva AU - Deuschle E FAU - Reber, Julia AU - Reber J FAU - Ott, Thomas AU - Ott T FAU - Weber, Michaela AU - Weber M FAU - Kalinke, Ulrich AU - Kalinke U FAU - Hofer, Markus J AU - Hofer MJ FAU - Hatesuer, Bastian AU - Hatesuer B FAU - Schughart, Klaus AU - Schughart K FAU - Gailus-Durner, Valerie AU - Gailus-Durner V FAU - Fuchs, Helmut AU - Fuchs H FAU - Hrabe de Angelis, Martin AU - Hrabe de Angelis M FAU - Weber, Friedemann AU - Weber F FAU - Hornef, Mathias W AU - Hornef MW FAU - Autenrieth, Ingo B AU - Autenrieth IB FAU - Bohn, Erwin AU - Bohn E LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20130906 PL - United States TA - J Immunol JT - Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950) JID - 2985117R RN - 0 (Apoptosis Regulatory Proteins) RN - 0 (Cytokines) RN - 0 (Ifit2 protein, mouse) RN - 0 (Interferon Type I) RN - 0 (Lipopolysaccharides) RN - 0 (Proteins) RN - 0 (RNA, Messenger) RN - 0 (RNA-Binding Proteins) RN - 0 (Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Apoptosis Regulatory Proteins MH - Cytokines/biosynthesis MH - Disease Models, Animal MH - Female MH - Gene Expression Regulation MH - Inflammation/immunology/metabolism MH - Interferon Type I/*metabolism MH - Lipopolysaccharides/*immunology MH - Mice MH - Mice, Knockout MH - Proteins/genetics/*immunology MH - RNA, Messenger/genetics MH - RNA-Binding Proteins MH - Shock, Septic/*immunology MH - Signal Transduction MH - Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha/*biosynthesis EDAT- 2013/09/10 06:00 MHDA- 2013/12/16 06:00 CRDT- 2013/09/10 06:00 PHST- 2013/09/10 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2013/09/10 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2013/12/16 06:00 [medline] AID - jimmunol.1203305 [pii] AID - 10.4049/jimmunol.1203305 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - J Immunol. 2013 Oct 1;191(7):3913-21. doi: 10.4049/jimmunol.1203305. Epub 2013 Sep 6.