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(Journal of Leukocyte Biology. 2006;79:397-407.)
© 2006 by Society for Leukocyte Biology

Shiga toxin 1-induced cytokine production is mediated by MAP kinase pathways and translation initiation factor eIF4E in the macrophage-like THP-1 cell line

Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, Texas A & M University System Health Science Center, College Station, Texas

¹ Correspondence: Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, 407 Reynolds Medical Building, Texas A & M University System Health Science Center, College Station, TX 77843-1114. E-mail: tesh{at}medicine.tamhsc.edu

Upon binding to the glycolipid receptor globotriaosylceramide, Shiga toxins (Stxs) undergo retrograde transport to reach ribosomes, cleave 28S rRNA, and inhibit protein synthesis. Stxs induce the ribotoxic stress response and cytokine and chemokine expression in some cell types. Signaling mechanisms necessary for cytokine expression in the face of toxin-mediated protein synthesis inhibition are not well characterized. Stxs may regulate cytokine expression via multiple mechanisms involving increased gene transcription, mRNA transcript stabilization, and/or increased translation initiation efficiency. We show that treatment of differentiated THP-1 cells with purified Stx1 resulted in prolonged activation of c-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK) and p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) cascades, and lipopolysaccharides (LPS) rapidly triggered transient activation of JNK and p38 and prolonged activation of extracellular signal-regulated kinase cascades. Simultaneous treatment with Stx1 + LPS mediated prolonged p38 MAPK activation. Stx1 increased eukaryotic translation initiation factor 4E (eIF4E) activation by 4.3-fold within 4–6 h, and LPS or Stx1 + LPS treatment increased eIF4E activation by 7.8- and 11-fold, respectively, within 1 h. eIF4E activation required Stx1 enzymatic activity and was mediated by anisomycin, another ribotoxic stress inducer. A combination of MAPK inhibitors or a MAPK-interacting kinase 1 (Mnk1)-specific inhibitor blocked eIF4E activation by all stimulants. Mnk1 inhibition blocked the transient increase in total protein synthesis detected in Stx1-treated cells but failed to block long-term protein synthesis inhibition. The MAPK inhibitors or Mnk1 inhibitor blocked soluble interleukin (IL)-1ß and IL-8 production or release by 73–96%. These data suggest that Stxs may regulate cytokine expression in part through activation of MAPK cascades, activation of Mnk1, and phosphorylation of eIF4E.

Key Words: interleukin-1ß • interleukin-8 • ribotoxic stress response

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