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- Title
Regulation of interactions of endotoxin with host cells.
- Authors
Gioannini, Theresa L.; Teghanemt, Athmane; Zarember, Kol A.; Weiss, Jerrold P.
- Abstract
Potent Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4)-dependent cell activation by endotoxin requires lipopolysaccharide-binding protein (LBP) and CD14-dependent delivery of endotoxin to cells containing MD-2 and TLR4. We have used metabolically labeled [14C] meningococcal lipooligosaccharide (LOS), purified recombinant endotoxin-binding proteins, and cultured endothelial cells to better define protein: endotoxin intermediates key in cell activation in the absence of functional membrane (m) CD14. Protein:endotoxin complexes or aggregates (agg) were purified by gel sieving and characterized by immunocapture and bio-assays. Cell activation closely correlated with LBP, albumin and soluble (s) CD14-dependent conversion of endotoxin agg (Mr ≥ 20 × 106) to monomeric (M ~55 × 10 3) endotoxin:sCD14 complexes. Ordered interaction of LBP (+ albumin) and sCD14 with rLOSagg was required for the efficient formation of a bioactive endotoxin:sCD14 complex and potent cell activation. Increasing the ratio of LBP/sCD14 or addition of bactericidal/permeability-increasing protein (BPI) reduced accumulation of endotoxin:sCD14 complexes and instead yielded aggregates of endotoxin (Mr ~1—20 × 106) containing LBP or BPI that were taken up by cells in a CD14- and TLR4-independent manner without inducing pro-inflammatory responses. These findings strongly suggest that host machinery linked to TLR4-dependent cellular activation or TLR4-independent cellular clearance of endotoxin selectively recognizes different protein:endotoxin complexes. At the outset of infection, the low concentrations of LBP present and absence of extracellular BPI favor formation of pro-inflammatory endotoxin:CD14 complexes. The mobilization of LBP and BPI that is triggered by inflammation directs endotoxin for clearance and hence resolution of endotoxin-triggered inflammation.
- Publication
Innate Immunity, 2003, Vol 9, Issue 6, p401
- ISSN
1753-4259
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1177/09680519030090060301