PMID- 32504758 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20200831 LR - 20200831 IS - 1879-0631 (Electronic) IS - 0024-3205 (Linking) VI - 256 DP - 2020 Sep 1 TI - TLR2 favors OVA-induced allergic airway inflammation in mice through JNK signaling pathway with activation of autophagy. PG - 117896 LID - S0024-3205(20)30646-9 [pii] LID - 10.1016/j.lfs.2020.117896 [doi] AB - AIMS: Numerous studies indicate that toll-like receptor 2 (TLR2) led to divergent effects in asthma. The occurrence of autophagy in asthma pathogenesis is still incompletely understood. Here, we aimed to investigate the role of TLR2 and the underlying mechanisms in allergic airway inflammation and autophagy activation. MAIN METHODS: C57BL/6 and TLR2 knockout (TLR2(-/)(-)) mice were subjected to an ovalbumin (OVA)-immunized allergic airway model, and were treated with SP600125. Differential cell counts in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid were determined by Wright's staining. Histological analysis of airway inflammation was determined by haematoxylin and eosin (H&E) and periodic acid-Schiff (PAS) staining. The levels of OVA-specific immunoglobulin E (IgE), tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-alpha) and interleukin 10 (IL-10) were detected by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). Proteins expression in lung tissues was detected by western blot, expression of TLR2 was further observed by immunofluorescence. Autophagy activation was determined by western blot and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). KEY FINDINGS: TLR2 expression was increased upon OVA challenge, and TLR2 deficiency was associated with decreased allergic airway inflammation. Meanwhile, TLR2 deficiency weakened autophagy activation. Moreover, inhibition of c-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK) by SP600125 also suppressed OVA-induced allergic airway inflammation and autophagy activation. Interestingly, treating TLR2(-/-) mice with SP600125 showed similar OVA-induced allergic airway inflammation and autophagy activation compared to that in vehicle-treated TLR2(-/)(-) mice. SIGNIFICANCE: TLR2 might contribute to the maintenance of allergic airway inflammation through JNK signaling pathway accompanying with autophagy activation. These findings may provide a novel signal target for prevention of allergic airway inflammation. CI - Copyright (c) 2020 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. FAU - Fang, Lei AU - Fang L AD - Department of Geriatric Respiratory and Critical Care, Provincial Key Laboratory of Molecular Medicine for Geriatric Disease, Anhui Geriatric Institute, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Jixi Road 218, Hefei, Anhui 230022, China. FAU - Shen, Qiying AU - Shen Q AD - Department of Geriatric Respiratory and Critical Care, Provincial Key Laboratory of Molecular Medicine for Geriatric Disease, Anhui Geriatric Institute, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Jixi Road 218, Hefei, Anhui 230022, China; Department of Anesthesiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Jixi Road 218, Hefei, Anhui 230022, China. FAU - Wu, Huimei AU - Wu H AD - Department of Geriatric Respiratory and Critical Care, Provincial Key Laboratory of Molecular Medicine for Geriatric Disease, Anhui Geriatric Institute, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Jixi Road 218, Hefei, Anhui 230022, China. FAU - He, Fang AU - He F AD - Department of Geriatric Respiratory and Critical Care, Provincial Key Laboratory of Molecular Medicine for Geriatric Disease, Anhui Geriatric Institute, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Jixi Road 218, Hefei, Anhui 230022, China; No.1 Department of Respiratory Medicine, Anhui Chest Hospital, Jixi Road 397, Hefei, Anhui 230022, China. FAU - Ding, Peishan AU - Ding P AD - Department of Geriatric Respiratory and Critical Care, Provincial Key Laboratory of Molecular Medicine for Geriatric Disease, Anhui Geriatric Institute, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Jixi Road 218, Hefei, Anhui 230022, China. FAU - Xu, Ke AU - Xu K AD - Department of Geriatric Respiratory and Critical Care, Provincial Key Laboratory of Molecular Medicine for Geriatric Disease, Anhui Geriatric Institute, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Jixi Road 218, Hefei, Anhui 230022, China; The First Affiliated Hospital of USTC, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230031, China. FAU - Yan, Xuebo AU - Yan X AD - Department of Geriatric Respiratory and Critical Care, Provincial Key Laboratory of Molecular Medicine for Geriatric Disease, Anhui Geriatric Institute, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Jixi Road 218, Hefei, Anhui 230022, China. FAU - Wang, Muzi AU - Wang M AD - Department of Geriatric Respiratory and Critical Care, Provincial Key Laboratory of Molecular Medicine for Geriatric Disease, Anhui Geriatric Institute, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Jixi Road 218, Hefei, Anhui 230022, China. FAU - Li, Shuai AU - Li S AD - Department of Geriatric Respiratory and Critical Care, Provincial Key Laboratory of Molecular Medicine for Geriatric Disease, Anhui Geriatric Institute, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Jixi Road 218, Hefei, Anhui 230022, China; Intensive Care Unit, The Fourth Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Huaihai Avenue 100, Hefei, Anhui 230012, China. FAU - Liu, Rongyu AU - Liu R AD - Department of Geriatric Respiratory and Critical Care, Provincial Key Laboratory of Molecular Medicine for Geriatric Disease, Anhui Geriatric Institute, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Jixi Road 218, Hefei, Anhui 230022, China. Electronic address: rongyuliu@163.com. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20200603 PL - Netherlands TA - Life Sci JT - Life sciences JID - 0375521 RN - 0 (NF-kappa B) RN - 0 (Toll-Like Receptor 2) RN - 37341-29-0 (Immunoglobulin E) RN - 9006-59-1 (Ovalbumin) RN - EC 2.7.11.1 (Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - *Autophagy MH - Disease Models, Animal MH - Goblet Cells/pathology MH - Hypersensitivity/*enzymology/*pathology MH - Immunoglobulin E/blood MH - Lung/pathology/ultrastructure MH - *MAP Kinase Signaling System MH - Mice, Inbred C57BL MH - NF-kappa B/metabolism MH - Ovalbumin/*adverse effects MH - Pneumonia/blood/*enzymology/*pathology MH - Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt/metabolism MH - Toll-Like Receptor 2/*metabolism OTO - NOTNLM OT - Allergic airway inflammation OT - Autophagy OT - Toll-like receptor 2 OT - c-Jun N-terminal kinase COIS- Declaration of competing interest The authors declare no conflict of interest. EDAT- 2020/06/07 06:00 MHDA- 2020/09/01 06:00 CRDT- 2020/06/07 06:00 PHST- 2020/02/03 00:00 [received] PHST- 2020/05/21 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2020/05/31 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2020/06/07 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2020/09/01 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2020/06/07 06:00 [entrez] AID - S0024-3205(20)30646-9 [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.lfs.2020.117896 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Life Sci. 2020 Sep 1;256:117896. doi: 10.1016/j.lfs.2020.117896. Epub 2020 Jun 3.