Aj. Chu et al., Involvement of MAPK activation in bacterial endotoxin-inducible tissue factor upregulation in human monocytic THP-1 cells, J SURG RES, 101(1), 2001, pp. 85-90
Background. Monocytic tissue factor (mTF) hypercoagulation leading to throm
botic complications is commonly observed following sepsis.
Objective. We herein study the intracellular mechanism of mTF upregulation
in human model monocytic THP-1 cells in response to bacterial endotoxin (li
popolysaccharide, LPS; Escherichia coli O111:B04), determining if mitogen-a
ctivated protein kinase (MAPK) activation is involved in the signaling.
Methods. We assessed mTF upregulation by its cell surface expression, prote
in synthesis, and functional activity based on flow cytometry, Western blot
ting analysis, and a single-stage clotting assay, respectively.
Results. A 3-h challenge with LPS (100 ng/ml) drastically induced mTF funct
ional activity, accompanied by elevated surface mTF expression and synthesi
s. The suppression by genistein (G) of LPS-inducible mTF upregulation impli
ed the involvement of protein tyrosine kinase activation in mTF upregulatio
n. LPS activated MAPK, which was significantly depressed by G, SB 203580 (S
B), and PD 98058 (PD). Interestingly, inclusion of SB and PD also markedly
diminished LPS-inducible mTF upregulation. The parallelism between MAPK and
mTF activities revealed the involvement of MAPK activation in such mTF upr
egulation. Based on the ability of SB and PD to respectively block LPS-indu
cible tyrosine phosphorylation of p38 MAPK and Erk1/2, it was evident that
tyrosine phosphorylation of MAPKs is required for mediating LPS-inducible m
TF synthesis and upregulation. Contrasting with the established prevention
of mTF upregulation by these inhibitors, failure to offset the already LPS-
induced mTF activity seemed to be consistent with the view that LPS readily
activated MAPK responsible for mTF synthesis.
Conclusion. Our data suggest that the tyrosine phosphorylation of MAPKs (p3
8 and Erk1/2) leading to their activation could be a prerequisite for LPS i
nduction of mTF synthesis contributing to the upregulation of mTF-initiated
extrinsic coagulation. (C) 2001 Academic Press.