The interleukin 1 receptor antagonist (IL-1ra) is an important negative regulator of the inflammatory response, whose genetic deficiency has been recently shown to cause a severe autoinflammatory syndrome in humans. In this study we characterized the molecular mechanisms whereby interleukin 10 (IL-10) potentiates IL-1ra transcription in LPS-stimulated monocytes and neutrophils. Using chromatin immunoprecipitation, we show that although NF-kBp65 and NF-kBp50 proteins accumulate into the nuclei and bind to the IB promoter during LPS stimulation, they are not recruited to the B sites of the IL-1ra promoter. However, in response to LPS plus IL-10, which were found to induce chromatin acetylation, recruitment of both NF-kBp65 and NF-kBp50 to the IL-1ra promoter efficiently occurs in a STAT3-dependent manner. Accordingly, in neutrophils from hyper- IgE syndrome patients, who carry a nonfunctional STAT3, IL-10 failed to promote NF-kBp65 recruitment to the IL-1ra promoter and consequently to potentiate LPS-induced IL-1ra transcription. Altogether our findings uncover a novel mechanism whereby IL-10-activated STAT3 modulates IL-1ra transcription in LPS-treated phagocytes by making IL-1ra promoter accessible to readily available nuclear NF-kB.

Uncovering an IL-10-dependent NF-B recruitment to the IL-1ra promoter that is impaired in STAT3 functionally defective patients.

TAMASSIA, Nicola;Rossato, M;CASSATELLA, Marco Antonio;Bazzoni F.
2009-01-01

Abstract

The interleukin 1 receptor antagonist (IL-1ra) is an important negative regulator of the inflammatory response, whose genetic deficiency has been recently shown to cause a severe autoinflammatory syndrome in humans. In this study we characterized the molecular mechanisms whereby interleukin 10 (IL-10) potentiates IL-1ra transcription in LPS-stimulated monocytes and neutrophils. Using chromatin immunoprecipitation, we show that although NF-kBp65 and NF-kBp50 proteins accumulate into the nuclei and bind to the IB promoter during LPS stimulation, they are not recruited to the B sites of the IL-1ra promoter. However, in response to LPS plus IL-10, which were found to induce chromatin acetylation, recruitment of both NF-kBp65 and NF-kBp50 to the IL-1ra promoter efficiently occurs in a STAT3-dependent manner. Accordingly, in neutrophils from hyper- IgE syndrome patients, who carry a nonfunctional STAT3, IL-10 failed to promote NF-kBp65 recruitment to the IL-1ra promoter and consequently to potentiate LPS-induced IL-1ra transcription. Altogether our findings uncover a novel mechanism whereby IL-10-activated STAT3 modulates IL-1ra transcription in LPS-treated phagocytes by making IL-1ra promoter accessible to readily available nuclear NF-kB.
2009
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