PMID- 24980870 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20141229 LR - 20140906 IS - 1872-9142 (Electronic) IS - 0161-5890 (Linking) VI - 62 IP - 1 DP - 2014 Nov TI - IgE in the absence of allergen induces the expression of monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 in the rat basophilic cell-line RBL-2H3. PG - 114-21 LID - S0161-5890(14)00139-4 [pii] LID - 10.1016/j.molimm.2014.06.008 [doi] AB - Recently, basophils have been suggested to produce inflammatory mediators in response to IgE in the absence of allergens. Monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1) plays an important role in the initiation of inflammatory responses by recruiting various immune cells to the site of allergic inflammation. In the present study, we examined whether IgE under allergen-free conditions could stimulate basophils and lead to the production of MCP-1. Exposure of the rat basophilic cell-line RBL-2H3 to IgE without allergen resulted in a dose- and time-dependent induction of MCP-1 expression at both the mRNA and protein level. Although allergen was not necessary for IgE-induced MCP-1 expression, it was essential for degranulation as determined by beta-hexosaminidase release assay. IgE enhanced phosphorylation of MAP kinases including ERK, p38 kinase, and JNK. However, IgE-induced MCP-1 expression was attenuated by inhibitors for JNK and PKC. Concomitantly, IgE induced activation of AP-1, which is an important transcription factor for MCP-1 gene expression in RBL-2H3 cells. Taken together, our results suggest that IgE alone is sufficient to stimulate basophils to increase expression of MCP-1, which in turn might contribute to the inflammatory response. CI - Copyright (c) 2014 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. FAU - Ahn, Ki Bum AU - Ahn KB AD - Department of Oral Microbiology and Immunology, DRI, and BK21 Plus Program, School of Dentistry, Seoul National University, 28 Yongon-Dong, Chongno-Gu, Seoul 110-749, Republic of Korea. FAU - Jeon, Jun Ho AU - Jeon JH AD - Division of High-risk Pathogen Research, Center for Infectious Diseases, Korean National Institute of Health, Cheongwon-gun, Chungbuk 363-951, Republic of Korea. FAU - Kang, Seok-Seong AU - Kang SS AD - Department of Oral Microbiology and Immunology, DRI, and BK21 Plus Program, School of Dentistry, Seoul National University, 28 Yongon-Dong, Chongno-Gu, Seoul 110-749, Republic of Korea. FAU - Chung, Dae Kyun AU - Chung DK AD - School of Biotechnology and Institute of Life Science and Resources, Kyung Hee University, Yongin 446-701, Republic of Korea. FAU - Yun, Cheol-Heui AU - Yun CH AD - Department of Agricultural Biotechnology and Research Institute for Agriculture and Life Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul 151-921, Republic of Korea. FAU - Han, Seung Hyun AU - Han SH AD - Department of Oral Microbiology and Immunology, DRI, and BK21 Plus Program, School of Dentistry, Seoul National University, 28 Yongon-Dong, Chongno-Gu, Seoul 110-749, Republic of Korea. Electronic address: shhan-mi@snu.ac.kr. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20140628 PL - England TA - Mol Immunol JT - Molecular immunology JID - 7905289 RN - 0 (Allergens) RN - 0 (Ccl2 protein, rat) RN - 0 (Chemokine CCL2) RN - 0 (Transcription Factor AP-1) RN - 37341-29-0 (Immunoglobulin E) RN - EC 2.7.11.13 (Protein Kinase C) SB - IM MH - Allergens/immunology MH - Animals MH - Basophils/drug effects/*immunology MH - Cell Line MH - Chemokine CCL2/genetics/*immunology MH - Gene Expression/drug effects MH - Immunoglobulin E/*immunology MH - Inflammation/genetics/immunology/metabolism MH - MAP Kinase Signaling System/drug effects MH - Protein Kinase C/physiology MH - Rats MH - Transcription Factor AP-1/genetics/metabolism MH - Up-Regulation/drug effects/genetics OTO - NOTNLM OT - Basophils OT - Immunoglobulin E OT - Monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 EDAT- 2014/07/02 06:00 MHDA- 2014/12/30 06:00 CRDT- 2014/07/02 06:00 PHST- 2014/02/20 00:00 [received] PHST- 2014/05/28 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2014/06/08 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2014/07/02 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2014/07/02 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2014/12/30 06:00 [medline] AID - S0161-5890(14)00139-4 [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.molimm.2014.06.008 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Mol Immunol. 2014 Nov;62(1):114-21. doi: 10.1016/j.molimm.2014.06.008. Epub 2014 Jun 28.