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The IL-1 receptor signaling pathway

K Kuno1, K Matsushima

  • 1Department of Pharmacology, Kanazawa University, Japan.

Journal of Leukocyte Biology
|November 1, 1994
PubMed
Summary

Interleukin-1 (IL-1) and tumor necrosis factor (TNF) activate NF-kappa B signaling. Acid sphingomyelinase is not essential for this activation in fibroblasts, suggesting alternative pathways are involved.

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Area of Science:

  • Immunology
  • Cell signaling
  • Biochemistry

Background:

  • Interleukin-1 (IL-1) signals through type I and type II receptors.
  • Type I IL-1 receptor (IL-1R) transmits signals for cytokine gene induction.
  • IL-1 and TNF induce ceramide production via sphingomyelin turnover, potentially acting as a second messenger.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the role of acid sphingomyelinase (SMase) in IL-1/TNF-induced NF-kappa B activation.
  • To explore alternative signaling pathways involved in NF-kappa B activation by IL-1/TNF.

Main Methods:

  • Studied NF-kappa B activation in fibroblasts from Niemann-Pick disease patients (deficient in acid SMase).
  • Compared IL-1/TNF signaling in cells with and without functional acid SMase.

Main Results:

  • IL-1/TNF induced NF-kappa B activation in fibroblasts lacking acid SMase activity.
  • This indicates that acid SMase is not essential for IL-1/TNF-mediated NF-kappa B activation in these cells.
  • Neutral SMase and other protein kinases may play a role in this signaling pathway.

Conclusions:

  • Acid sphingomyelinase is not required for IL-1/TNF-induced NF-kappa B activation in fibroblasts.
  • Alternative signaling cascades, potentially involving neutral SMase or protein kinases, mediate cytokine gene activation.

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