PMID- 25942007 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20160202 LR - 20211203 IS - 1932-6203 (Electronic) IS - 1932-6203 (Linking) VI - 10 IP - 5 DP - 2015 TI - mTORC1 Regulates Flagellin-Induced Inflammatory Response in Macrophages. PG - e0125910 LID - 10.1371/journal.pone.0125910 [doi] LID - e0125910 AB - Bacterial flagellin triggers inflammatory responses. Phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K) and mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) regulate the production of pro- and anti-inflammatory cytokines that are induced by extrinsic antigens, but the function of mTORC1 in flagellin-induced inflammatory response is unknown. The purpose of this study was to examine the role and the mechanism of PI3K/Akt/mTOR pathway in flagellin-induced cytokine expression in mouse macrophages. We observed that flagellin upregulated TNF-alpha time- and dose-dependently. Flagellin stimulated rapid (<15 min) PI3K/Akt/mTOR phosphorylation that was mediated by TLR5. Inhibition of PI3K with LY294002 and wortmannin, and of mTORC1 with rapamycin decreased flagellin-induced TNF-alpha and IL-6 expression and cell proliferation. The activation of NF-kappaB p65 and STAT3 was regulated by mTORC1 via degradation of IkappaBalpha and phosphorylation of STAT3 in response to flagellin, respectively. Thus, the PI3K/Akt/mTORC1 pathway regulates the innate immune response to bacterial flagellin. Rapamycin is potential therapy that can regulate host defense against pathogenic infections. FAU - Bao, Wenlei AU - Bao W AD - College of Life Science, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot, China. FAU - Wang, Yanfeng AU - Wang Y AD - College of Life Science, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot, China. FAU - Fu, Yuting AU - Fu Y AD - College of Life Science, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot, China. FAU - Jia, Xiaoyang AU - Jia X AD - College of Life Science, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot, China. FAU - Li, Jiaxin AU - Li J AD - College of Life Science, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot, China. FAU - Vangan, Nyamtsengel AU - Vangan N AD - College of Life Science, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot, China. FAU - Bao, Lili AU - Bao L AD - College of Life Science, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot, China; College of Basic Medical Science, Inner Mongolia Medical University, Hohhot, China. FAU - Hao, Huifang AU - Hao H AD - College of Life Science, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot, China. FAU - Wang, Zhigang AU - Wang Z AD - College of Life Science, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot, China. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20150505 PL - United States TA - PLoS One JT - PloS one JID - 101285081 RN - 0 (Chromones) RN - 0 (Cytokines) RN - 0 (Morpholines) RN - 0 (Multiprotein Complexes) RN - 0 (NF-kappa B) RN - 0 (Phosphoinositide-3 Kinase Inhibitors) RN - 0 (STAT3 Transcription Factor) RN - 0 (Toll-Like Receptor 5) RN - 0 (Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha) RN - 12777-81-0 (Flagellin) RN - 31M2U1DVID (2-(4-morpholinyl)-8-phenyl-4H-1-benzopyran-4-one) RN - EC 2.7.11.1 (Mechanistic Target of Rapamycin Complex 1) RN - EC 2.7.11.1 (Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt) RN - EC 2.7.11.1 (TOR Serine-Threonine Kinases) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Cell Line MH - Cell Proliferation/drug effects MH - Cell Survival MH - Chromones/pharmacology MH - Cytokines/metabolism MH - Dose-Response Relationship, Drug MH - Flagellin/*metabolism/pharmacology MH - Gene Expression Regulation MH - Inflammation/genetics/immunology/*metabolism MH - MAP Kinase Signaling System/drug effects MH - Macrophages/drug effects/immunology/*metabolism MH - Macrophages, Peritoneal/drug effects/immunology/metabolism MH - Mechanistic Target of Rapamycin Complex 1 MH - Mice MH - Morpholines/pharmacology MH - Multiprotein Complexes/*metabolism MH - NF-kappa B/metabolism MH - Phosphoinositide-3 Kinase Inhibitors MH - Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt/metabolism MH - STAT3 Transcription Factor/metabolism MH - Signal Transduction/drug effects MH - TOR Serine-Threonine Kinases/*metabolism MH - Toll-Like Receptor 5/antagonists & inhibitors/metabolism MH - Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha/metabolism PMC - PMC4420466 COIS- Competing Interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist. EDAT- 2015/05/06 06:00 MHDA- 2016/02/03 06:00 PMCR- 2015/05/05 CRDT- 2015/05/06 06:00 PHST- 2014/11/16 00:00 [received] PHST- 2015/03/25 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2015/05/06 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2015/05/06 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2016/02/03 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2015/05/05 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - PONE-D-14-51485 [pii] AID - 10.1371/journal.pone.0125910 [doi] PST - epublish SO - PLoS One. 2015 May 5;10(5):e0125910. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0125910. eCollection 2015.