PMID- 28988112 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20171108 LR - 20171130 IS - 1090-2104 (Electronic) IS - 0006-291X (Linking) VI - 494 IP - 1-2 DP - 2017 Dec 9 TI - Caerulin-induced pro-inflammatory response in macrophages requires TRAF3-p38 signaling activation. PG - 358-364 LID - S0006-291X(17)31979-4 [pii] LID - 10.1016/j.bbrc.2017.10.017 [doi] AB - Acute pancreatitis is a common threat to human health. Caerulin provokes severe inflammations, causing injuries to surrounding pancreatic cells. TNF receptor-associated factor 3 (TRAF3) is a highly versatile regulator of immune response. The current study aims to understand the potential effect of TRAF3 on caerulin-induced pro-inflammatory responses. In the primary-cultured mouse bone marrow-derived macrophages (BMDMs), caerulin induced TRAF3 protein stabilization, which formed a complex with mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase 3 (MKK3) to mediate downstream p38 activation. Lentiviral shRNA-mediated TRAF3 stable knockdown significantly attenuated caerulin-induced MKK3-p38 activation and production of several key pro-inflammatory cytokines, including interleukin-1beta (IL-1beta), tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) and IL-17. Remarkably, TRAF3 knockdown in caerulin-stimulated BMDMs also alleviated cytotoxicity to Panc02 and primary mouse pancreatic cells. Thus, TRAF3 is required for caerulin-induced p38 activation and macrophage-mediated pro-inflammatory responses. TRAF3 expression in macrophages could be a novel therapeutic target protein for the treatment of acute pancreatitis. CI - Copyright (c) 2017 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. FAU - Jia, Rongrong AU - Jia R AD - Department of Gastroenterology, Tongren Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China. FAU - Ma, Jiali AU - Ma J AD - Department of Gastroenterology, Tongren Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China. FAU - Xiang, Shihao AU - Xiang S AD - Department of Gastroenterology, Tongren Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China. FAU - Meng, Wenying AU - Meng W AD - Department of Gastroenterology, Tongren Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China. FAU - Wang, Na AU - Wang N AD - Department of Gastroenterology, Tongren Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China. Electronic address: wangna2017_tr@163.com. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20171005 PL - United States TA - Biochem Biophys Res Commun JT - Biochemical and biophysical research communications JID - 0372516 RN - 0 (IL1B protein, mouse) RN - 0 (Interleukin-17) RN - 0 (Interleukin-1beta) RN - 0 (RNA, Small Interfering) RN - 0 (TNF Receptor-Associated Factor 3) RN - 0 (Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha) RN - 888Y08971B (Ceruletide) RN - EC 2.7.11.24 (p38 Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases) RN - EC 2.7.12.2 (MAP Kinase Kinase 3) RN - EC 2.7.12.2 (Map2k3 protein, mouse) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Ceruletide/*pharmacology MH - Coculture Techniques MH - Epithelial Cells/cytology/*drug effects/immunology MH - Gene Expression Regulation MH - Interleukin-17/genetics/immunology MH - Interleukin-1beta/genetics/immunology MH - Lentivirus/genetics/immunology MH - MAP Kinase Kinase 3/genetics/immunology MH - Macrophages/cytology/*drug effects/immunology MH - Mice MH - Pancreas/cytology/drug effects/immunology MH - Primary Cell Culture MH - RNA, Small Interfering/genetics/immunology MH - Signal Transduction/*drug effects MH - TNF Receptor-Associated Factor 3/antagonists & inhibitors/*genetics/immunology MH - Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha/genetics/immunology MH - p38 Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases/*genetics/immunology OTO - NOTNLM OT - Acute pancreatitis OT - Caerulin OT - Macrophages OT - Pro-inflammatory responses OT - TRAF3 OT - p38 EDAT- 2017/10/11 06:00 MHDA- 2017/11/09 06:00 CRDT- 2017/10/09 06:00 PHST- 2017/09/28 00:00 [received] PHST- 2017/10/04 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2017/10/11 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2017/11/09 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2017/10/09 06:00 [entrez] AID - S0006-291X(17)31979-4 [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.bbrc.2017.10.017 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 2017 Dec 9;494(1-2):358-364. doi: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2017.10.017. Epub 2017 Oct 5.