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Adenosine blocks IFN-gamma-induced phosphorylation of STAT1 on serine 727 to reduce macrophage activation.


ABSTRACT: Macrophages are activated by IFN-gamma, a proinflammatory and proatherogenic cytokine that mediates its downstream effects primarily through STAT1. IFN-gamma signaling induces phosphorylation of two STAT1 residues: Tyr(701) (Y701), which facilitates dimerization, nuclear translocation, and DNA binding; and Ser(727) (S727), which enables maximal STAT1 transcription activity. Immunosuppressive molecules such as adenosine in the cellular microenvironment can reduce macrophage inflammatory and atherogenic functions through receptor-mediated signaling pathways. We hypothesized that adenosine achieves these protective effects by interrupting IFN-gamma signaling in activated macrophages. This investigation demonstrates that adding adenosine to IFN-gamma-stimulated murine RAW 264.7 and human THP-1 macrophages results in unique modulation of STAT1 serine and tyrosine phosphorylation events. We show that adenosine inhibits IFN-gamma-induced STAT1 S727 phosphorylation by >30% and phosphoserine-mediated transcriptional activity by 58% but has no effect on phosphorylation of Y701 or receptor-associated JAK tyrosine kinases. Inhibition of the adenosine A(3) receptor with a subtype-specific antagonist (MRS 1191 in RAW 264.7 cells and MRS 1220 in THP-1 cells) reverses this adenosine suppressive effect on STAT1 phosphoserine status by 25-50%. Further, RAW 264.7 A(3) receptor stimulation with Cl-IB-MECA reduces IFN-gamma-induced STAT1 transcriptional activity by 45% and STAT1-dependent gene expression by up to 80%. These data suggest that A(3) receptor signaling is key to adenosine-mediated STAT1 modulation and anti-inflammatory action in IFN-gamma-activated mouse and human macrophages. Because STAT1 plays a key role in IFN-gamma-induced inflammation and foam cell transformation, a better understanding of the mechanisms underlying STAT1 deactivation by adenosine may improve preventative and therapeutic approaches to vascular disease.

SUBMITTER: Barnholt KE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2916018 | biostudies-literature | 2009 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Adenosine blocks IFN-gamma-induced phosphorylation of STAT1 on serine 727 to reduce macrophage activation.

Barnholt Kimberly E KE   Kota Rama S RS   Aung Hnin Hnin HH   Rutledge John C JC  

Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950) 20091021 10


Macrophages are activated by IFN-gamma, a proinflammatory and proatherogenic cytokine that mediates its downstream effects primarily through STAT1. IFN-gamma signaling induces phosphorylation of two STAT1 residues: Tyr(701) (Y701), which facilitates dimerization, nuclear translocation, and DNA binding; and Ser(727) (S727), which enables maximal STAT1 transcription activity. Immunosuppressive molecules such as adenosine in the cellular microenvironment can reduce macrophage inflammatory and ather  ...[more]

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