Cyclic AMP suppresses TGF-β-mediated adaptive Tregs differentiation through inhibiting the activation of ERK and JNK
Cyclic AMP suppresses TGF-β-mediated adaptive Tregs differentiation through inhibiting the activation of ERK and JNK
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DOI:
10.1016/j.cellimm.2013.08.006
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发表时间:
2013-09-01
影响因子:
4.3
通讯作者:
Zhang, Jiyan
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作者:
Cao, Junxia;Zhang, Xueying;Zhang, Jiyan
The second messenger cAMP is involved in the regulation of many cellular activities partially through modulating the MAPK pathways. The role of cAMP in TGF-beta-mediated adaptive Tregs differentiation remains elusive. In this work, we show that cAMP inhibits antigen-nonspecific proliferation of murine CD4+ T cells without significant promotion of apoptosis. Moreover, cAMP suppresses TGF-beta-induced expression of forkhead transcription factor Foxp3. 6-MB-cAMP, a site-selective activator of PKA, mimics the role of cAMP in TGF-beta-induced Foxp3 expression. Further exploration reveals that TGF-beta activates ERK and JNK, but not p38. cAMP and 6-MB-cAMP block TGF-beta-induced activation of ERK and JNK through transcription-independent manner and transcription-dependent manner, respectively. Since direct inhibition of ERK or JNK activity mimics the effects of cAMP during this process, our work suggests that cAMP suppresses TGF-beta-mediated adaptive Tregs differentiation through, at least partially, inhibiting the activation of ERK and JNK. (C) 2013 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.