Abstract
MUC1 (MUC1 in human and Muc1 in nonhumans) is a membrane-tethered mucin that interacts with Pseudomonas aeruginosa (PA) through flagellin. In this study, we compared PA pulmonary clearance and proinflammatory responses by Muc1-/- mice with Muc1+/+ litter-mates following intranasal instillation of PA or flagellin. Compared with Muc1+/+ mice, Muc1-/- mice showed increased PA clearance, greater airway recruitment of neutrophils, higher levels of TNF-α and KC in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid, higher levels of TNF-α in media of flagellin-stimulated alveolar macrophages, and higher levels of KC in media of tracheal epithelial cells. Knockdown of MUC1 enhanced flagellin-induced IL-8 production by primary human bronchial epithelial cells. Expression of MUC1 in HEK293T cells attenuated TLR5-dependent IL-8 release in response to flagellin, which was completely ablated when its cytoplasmic tail was deleted. We conclude that MUC1/Muc1 suppresses pulmonary innate immunity and speculate its antiinflammatory activity may play an important modulatory role during microbial infection.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 3890-3894 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Journal of Immunology |
Volume | 176 |
Issue number | 7 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Apr 1 2006 |
Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Immunology and Allergy
- Immunology