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Differential regulation of HIF-1alpha isoforms in murine macrophages by TLR4 and adenosine A(2A) receptor agonists.


ABSTRACT: Adenosine A(2A)R and TLR agonists synergize to induce an "angiogenic switch" in macrophages, down-regulating TNF-alpha and up-regulating VEGF expression. This switch involves transcriptional regulation of VEGF by HIF-1, transcriptional induction of HIF-1alpha by LPS (TLR4 agonist), and A(2A)R-dependent post-transcriptional regulation of HIF-1alpha stability. Murine HIF-1alpha is expressed as two mRNA isoforms: HIF-1alphaI.1 and -I.2, which contain alternative first exons and promoters. HIF-1alphaI.2 is expressed ubiquitously, and HIF-1alphaI.1 is tissue-specific. We investigated the regulation of these isoforms in macrophages by TLR4 and A(2A)R agonists. HIF-1alphaI.1 is induced strongly compared with HIF-1alphaI.2 upon costimulation with LPS and A(2A)R agonists (NECA or CGS21680). In unstimulated cells, the I.1 isoform constituted approximately 4% of HIF-1alpha transcripts; in LPS and NECA- or CGS21680-treated macrophages, this level was approximately 15%, indicating a substantial contribution of HIF-1alphaI.1 to total HIF-1alpha expression. The promoters of both isoforms were induced by LPS but not enhanced further by NECA, suggesting A(2A)R-mediated post-transcriptional regulation. LPS/NECA-induced expression of HIF-1alphaI.1 was down-regulated by Bay 11-7085 (NF-kappaB inhibitor) and ZM241385 (A(2A)R antagonist). Although VEGF and IL-10 expression by HIF-1alphaI.1-/- macrophages was equivalent to that of wild-type macrophages, TNF-alpha, MIP-1alpha, IL-6, IL-12p40, and IL-1beta expression was significantly greater, suggesting a role for HIF-1alphaI.1 in modulating expression of these cytokines. A(2A)R expression in unstimulated macrophages was low but was induced rapidly by LPS in a NF-kappaB-dependent manner. LPS-induced expression of A(2A)Rs and HIF-1alpha and A(2A)R-dependent HIF-1alpha mRNA and protein stabilization provide mechanisms for the synergistic effects of LPS and A(2A)R agonists on macrophage VEGF expression.

SUBMITTER: Ramanathan M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2796622 | biostudies-literature | 2009 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Differential regulation of HIF-1alpha isoforms in murine macrophages by TLR4 and adenosine A(2A) receptor agonists.

Ramanathan Madhuri M   Luo Wenting W   Csóka Balázs B   Haskó György G   Lukashev Dmitry D   Sitkovsky Michail V MV   Leibovich Samuel Joseph SJ  

Journal of leukocyte biology 20090528 3


Adenosine A(2A)R and TLR agonists synergize to induce an "angiogenic switch" in macrophages, down-regulating TNF-alpha and up-regulating VEGF expression. This switch involves transcriptional regulation of VEGF by HIF-1, transcriptional induction of HIF-1alpha by LPS (TLR4 agonist), and A(2A)R-dependent post-transcriptional regulation of HIF-1alpha stability. Murine HIF-1alpha is expressed as two mRNA isoforms: HIF-1alphaI.1 and -I.2, which contain alternative first exons and promoters. HIF-1alph  ...[more]

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