PARP-1: a new player in the asthma field?
PARP-1: a new player in the asthma field?
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PARP-1:哮喘领域的新参与者?
DOI:
10.1111/j.1398-9995.2011.02551.x
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发表时间:
2011
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影响因子:
12.4
通讯作者:
Virág,L
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作者:
Szabó,É;Kovács,I;Grune,T;Haczku,A;Virág,L
The asthmatic airway inflammation is regulated by an elaborate network of cytokines (1). Among these, interleukin (IL)-4 and IL-5 are thought to be central players in perpetuating a Th2-type immune response. In an autocrine fashion, IL-4 regulates the expansion and activation of Th2 lymphocytes, a subset of CD4+ T helper cells. IL-4 also stimulates the expression of IL-5, the cytokine specifically responsible for differentiation, activation and survival of eosinophil granulocytes in the inflamed tissue. Although their exact role is still subject to debate, eosinophils have been regarded to have a major pathogenic importance in allergic inflammation and asthma. Effective targeting of this pathway has been therefore the subject of intensive research in the past two decades. The IL-4-driven signaling pathway has been well mapped: upon binding to the IL-4 receptor, IL-4 activates the receptor-associated kinases JAK-1 and JAK-3 (Fig. 1A). Tyrosine phosphorylation of STAT-6 by JAK-1 and JAK-3 induces dimerization and nuclear translocation of STAT-6 (Fig. 1B). STAT-6 then activates transcription of a number of proinflammatory genes (Fig. 1C) including that of GATA-3 (GATA binding protein-3), a master transcriptional regulator of IL-5 expression [reviewed in (1)]. Datta et al.(2) reported in this issue of Allergy that the nuclear protein PARP-1 [poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase-1] is a novel regulator of the IL-4-driven signaling pathway leading to IL-5 expression. They proposed a mechanism of action through enhancement of GATA-3 expression by PARP-1 mediated stabilization of STAT-6 protein (Fig. 1D).