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Elastase and tryptase govern TNF?-mediated production of active chemerin by adipocytes.

ABSTRACT: Chemerin is a leukocyte chemoattractant and adipokine with important immune and metabolic roles. Chemerin, secreted in an inactive form prochemerin, undergoes C-terminal proteolytic cleavage to generate active chemerin, a ligand for the chemokine-like receptor-1 (CMKLR1). We previously identified that adipocytes secrete and activate chemerin. Following treatment with the obesity-associated inflammatory mediator TNF?, unknown adipocyte mechanisms are altered resulting in an increased ratio of active to total chemerin production. Based on these findings we hypothesized adipocytes produce proteases capable of modifying chemerin and its ability to activate CMKRL1. 3T3-L1 adipocytes expressed mRNA of immunocyte and fibrinolytic proteases known to activate chemerin in vitro. Following treatment with a general protease inhibitor cocktail (PIC), the TNF?-stimulated increase in apparent active chemerin concentration in adipocyte media was amplified 10-fold, as measured by CMKLR1 activation. When the components of the PIC were investigated individually, aprotinin, a serine protease inhibitor, blocked 90% of the TNF?-associated increase in active chemerin. The serine proteases, elastase and tryptase were elevated in adipocyte media following treatment with TNF? and their targeted neutralization recapitulated the aprotinin-mediated effects. In contrast, bestatin, an aminopeptidase inhibitor, further elevated the TNF?-associated increase in active chemerin. Our results support that adipocytes regulate chemerin by serine protease-mediated activation pathways and aminopeptidase deactivation pathways. Following TNF? treatment, increased elastase and tryptase modify the balance between activation and deactivation, elevating active chemerin concentration in adipocyte media and subsequent CMKLR1 activation.

SUBMITTER: Parlee SD

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3515524 | biostudies-literature | 2012

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Elastase and tryptase govern TNFα-mediated production of active chemerin by adipocytes.

Parlee Sebastian D SD McNeil Jenna O JO Muruganandan Shanmugam S Sinal Christopher J CJ Goralski Kerry B KB

PloS one 20121205 12

Chemerin is a leukocyte chemoattractant and adipokine with important immune and metabolic roles. Chemerin, secreted in an inactive form prochemerin, undergoes C-terminal proteolytic cleavage to generate active chemerin, a ligand for the chemokine-like receptor-1 (CMKLR1). We previously identified that adipocytes secrete and activate chemerin. Following treatment with the obesity-associated inflammatory mediator TNFα, unknown adipocyte mechanisms are altered resulting in an increased ratio of act ...[more]

PMID: 23227233

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Elastase and tryptase govern TNF?-mediated production of active chemerin by adipocytes.

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Elastase and tryptase govern TNFα-mediated production of active chemerin by adipocytes.

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