β-Adrenoceptor Activation Stimulates IL-6 Production Via PKA, ERK1/2, Src, and Beta-Arrestin2 Signaling Pathways in Human Bronchial Epithelia

Overview

Journal Lung

Specialty Pulmonary Medicine

Date 2021 Nov 2

PMID 34725715

Citations 2

Authors

Rui-Gang Zhang

Ya Niu

Ke-Wu Pan

Hao Pang

Chun-Ling Chen

Chung-Yin Yip

Wing-Hung Ko

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Abstract

Objective: β-Adrenoceptor agonists are widely used to treat asthma because of their bronchial-dilation effects. We previously reported that isoprenaline, via the apical and basolateral β-adrenoceptor, induced Cl secretion by activating cyclic AMP (cAMP)-dependent pathways in human bronchial epithelia. Despite these results, whether and how the β-adrenoceptor-mediated cAMP-dependent pathway contributes to pro-inflammatory cytokine release in human bronchial epithelia remains poorly understood.

Methods: We investigated β-adrenoceptor-mediated signaling pathways involved in the production of two pro-inflammatory cytokines, interleukin (IL)-6 and IL-8, in 16HBE14o- human bronchial epithelia. The effects of isoprenaline or formoterol were assessed in the presence of protein kinase A (PKA), exchange protein directly activated by cAMP (EPAC), Src, and extracellular signal-regulated protein kinase (ERK)1/2 inhibitors. The involvement of β-arrestin2 was examined using siRNA knockdown.

Results: Isoprenaline and formoterol (both β agonists) induced IL-6, but not IL-8, release, which could be inhibited by ICI 118,551 (β antagonist). The PKA-specific inhibitor, H89, partially inhibited IL-6 release. Another intracellular cAMP receptor, EPAC, was not involved in IL-6 release. Isoprenaline-mediated IL-6 secretion was attenuated by dasatinib, a Src inhibitor, and PD98059, an ERK1/2 inhibitor. Isoprenaline treatment also led to ERK1/2 phosphorylation. In addition, knockdown of β-arrestin2 by siRNA specifically suppressed cytokine release when a high concentration of isoprenaline (1 mM) was used.

Conclusion: Our results suggest that activation of the β-adrenoceptor in 16HBE14o- cells stimulated the PKA/Src/ERK1/2 and/or β-arrestin2 signaling pathways, leading to IL-6 release. Therefore, our data reveal that β-adrenoceptor signaling plays a role in the immune regulation of human airway epithelia.

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