ノックアウトマウスを用いたホスホリパーゼA2受容体の機能解析

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• Phospholipase A2 receptor (PLA2R) is a type I transmembrane glycoprotein related to the C-type animal lectin family and mediates a variety of biological responses elicited by group IB secretory phospholipase A2 (sPLA2-IB). In the present study, we have shown the evidence that a novel type of sPLA2, sPLA2-X, also acts as one of the high-affinity ligands for mouse PLA2R. We then generated PLA2R-deficient mice and found that the knockout mice exhibited the resistance to an endotoxic shock with reduced plasma levels of proinflammatory cytokines, such as TNF-α and IL-1β. In situ hybridization analysis revealed that the expression of PLA2R transcript was markedly enhanced in type II alveolar epithelial cells and a subset of splenic lymphocytes in accordance with the elevated expression of sPLA2-IB and TNF-α mRNAs during endotoxic shock. In addition, the elevated expression level of TNF-α transcript was significantly reduced by the deficiency of PLA2R, suggesting that PLA2R plays a role in the regulation of TNF-α expression in these cell types. We then synthesized a specific sPLA2 inhibitor, indoxam, which blocked the binding of sPLA2-IB and X to PLA2R. Indoxam was found to suppress the elevation of the plasma level of TNF-α and prolonged the survival of endotoxin-challenged mice. The inhibitory effects of indoxam were abolished by the deficiency of PLA2R, demonstrating the involvement of PLA2R in the progression of endotoxic shock. We also detected and characterized a soluble form of PLA2R protein in the plasma of mouse with anti-PLA2R antibody, and showed its potential role as an endogenous sPLA2 inhibitor. Taken together, a series of studies with PLA2R-knockout mice have elucidated a critical role of PLA2R in the regulation of the development of endotoxic shock.

著者

• 横田 恭則

  塩野義製薬·創薬研究所

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