PMID- 34502552 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20211025 LR - 20240226 IS - 1422-0067 (Electronic) IS - 1422-0067 (Linking) VI - 22 IP - 17 DP - 2021 Sep 6 TI - Deletion of Cdk5 in Macrophages Ameliorates Anti-Inflammatory Response during Endotoxemia through Induction of C-Maf and Il-10. LID - 10.3390/ijms22179648 [doi] LID - 9648 AB - Immune response control is critical as excessive cytokine production can be detrimental and damage the host. Interleukin-10 (Il-10), an anti-inflammatory cytokine produced primarily by macrophages, is a key regulator that counteracts and controls excessive inflammatory response. Il-10 expression is regulated through the transcription factor c-Maf. Another regulator of Il-10 production is p35, an activator of the cyclin-dependent kinase 5 (Cdk5), which decreases Il-10 production in macrophages, thus increasing inflammation. However, Cdk5 regulation of c-Maf and the involvement of Il-10 production in macrophages has not yet been investigated. We used in vitro primary bone marrow-derived macrophages (BMDMs) lacking Cdk5, stimulated them with lipopolysaccharid (LPS) and observed increased levels of c-Maf and Il-10. In an in vivo mouse model of LPS-induced endotoxemia, mice lacking Cdk5 in macrophages showed increased levels of c-Maf and elevated levels of Il-10 in lungs as well as in plasma, resulting in ameliorated survival. Taken together, we identified Cdk5 as a potential novel regulator of Il-10 production through c-Maf in macrophages under inflammatory conditions. Our results suggest that inhibition of Cdk5 enhances the c-Maf-Il-10 axis and thus potentiates improvement of anti-inflammatory therapy. FAU - Pfander, Pauline AU - Pfander P AD - Institute of Comparative Molecular Endocrinology (CME), Faculty of Natural Sciences, Ulm University, 89081 Ulm, Germany. AD - DKTK Brain Cancer Metabolism Group, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Faculty of Bioscience, Heidelberg University, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany. FAU - Eiers, Ann-Kathrin AU - Eiers AK AD - Institute of Comparative Molecular Endocrinology (CME), Faculty of Natural Sciences, Ulm University, 89081 Ulm, Germany. FAU - Burret, Ute AU - Burret U AD - Institute of Comparative Molecular Endocrinology (CME), Faculty of Natural Sciences, Ulm University, 89081 Ulm, Germany. FAU - Vettorazzi, Sabine AU - Vettorazzi S AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-8667-9488 AD - Institute of Comparative Molecular Endocrinology (CME), Faculty of Natural Sciences, Ulm University, 89081 Ulm, Germany. LA - eng GR - Project-ID 251293561 - SFB 1149/Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft/ GR - GRK 2203 Pulmosens/Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft/ GR - Bausteinprogramm Universitat Ulm/Start-Up Funding Program of Medical Faculty University Ulm/ PT - Journal Article DEP - 20210906 PL - Switzerland TA - Int J Mol Sci JT - International journal of molecular sciences JID - 101092791 RN - 0 (Chemokines) RN - 0 (Cytokines) RN - 0 (Lipopolysaccharides) RN - 0 (Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-maf) RN - 130068-27-8 (Interleukin-10) RN - EC 2.7.11.1 (Cyclin-Dependent Kinase 5) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Cells, Cultured MH - Chemokines/genetics/metabolism MH - Cyclin-Dependent Kinase 5/*genetics/metabolism MH - Cytokines/genetics/metabolism MH - Endotoxemia/chemically induced/*genetics/metabolism MH - Gene Expression Regulation MH - Inflammation/*genetics/metabolism MH - Interleukin-10/*genetics/metabolism MH - Lipopolysaccharides MH - Lung/metabolism/pathology MH - Macrophages/*metabolism MH - Mice, Inbred C57BL MH - Mice, Knockout MH - Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-maf/*genetics/metabolism MH - Mice PMC - PMC8431799 OTO - NOTNLM OT - Cdk5 OT - Il-10 OT - anti-inflammation OT - c-Maf OT - macrophage COIS- The authors declare no conflict of interest. EDAT- 2021/09/11 06:00 MHDA- 2021/10/26 06:00 PMCR- 2021/09/06 CRDT- 2021/09/10 01:08 PHST- 2021/06/30 00:00 [received] PHST- 2021/08/27 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2021/09/02 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2021/09/10 01:08 [entrez] PHST- 2021/09/11 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2021/10/26 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2021/09/06 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - ijms22179648 [pii] AID - ijms-22-09648 [pii] AID - 10.3390/ijms22179648 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Int J Mol Sci. 2021 Sep 6;22(17):9648. doi: 10.3390/ijms22179648.