Myeloid cell expressed proprotein convertase FURIN attenuates inflammation
Cordova, Zuzet Matinn; Grönholm, Anna; Kytölä, Ville; Taverniti, Valentina; Hämäläinen, Sanna; Aittomäki, Saara; Niininen, Vilhelmiina; Junttila, Ilkka; Ylipää, Antti; Nykter, Matti; Pesu, Marko (2016)
Cordova, Zuzet Matinn
Grönholm, Anna
Kytölä, Ville
Taverniti, Valentina
Hämäläinen, Sanna
Aittomäki, Saara
Niininen, Vilhelmiina
Junttila, Ilkka
Ylipää, Antti
Nykter, Matti
Pesu, Marko
2016
Oncotarget 7 34
54392-54404
BioMediTech - BioMediTech
Lääketieteen yksikkö - School of Medicine
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:uta-201612022721
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:uta-201612022721
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The proprotein convertase enzyme FURIN processes immature pro-proteins into functional end- products. FURIN is upregulated in activated immune cells and it regulates T-cell dependent peripheral tolerance and the Th1/Th2 balance. FURIN also promotes the infectivity of pathogens by activating bacterial toxins and by processing viral proteins. Here, we evaluated the role of FURIN in LysM+ myeloid cells in vivo. Mice with a conditional deletion of FURIN in their myeloid cells (LysMCre-fur(fl/fl)) were healthy and showed unchanged proportions of neutrophils and macrophages. Instead, LysMCre-fur(fl/fl) mice had elevated serum IL-1β levels and reduced numbers of splenocytes. An LPS injection resulted in accelerated mortality, elevated serum pro-inflammatory cytokines and upregulated numbers of pro-inflammatory macrophages. A genome-wide gene expression analysis revealed the overexpression of several pro-inflammatory genes in resting FURIN-deficient macrophages. Moreover, FURIN inhibited Nos2 and promoted the expression of Arg1, which implies that FURIN regulates the M1/M2-type macrophage balance. FURIN was required for the normal production of the bioactive TGF-β1 cytokine, but it inhibited the maturation of the inflammation-provoking TACE and Caspase-1 enzymes. In conclusion, FURIN has an anti-inflammatory function in LysM+ myeloid cells in vivo.
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