Wnt5a stimulates chemotactic migration and chemokine production in human neutrophils
Open Access
- 14 June 2013
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Science and Business Media LLC in Experimental & Molecular Medicine
- Vol. 45 (6), e27
- https://doi.org/10.1038/emm.2013.48
Abstract
Wnt5a is a ligand that activates the noncanonical Wnt signaling pathways (β-catenin-independent pathways). Human neutrophils expressed several Wnt5a receptors, such as Frizzled 2, 5 and 8. Stimulation of human neutrophils with Wnt5a caused chemotactic migration and the production of two important chemokines, CXCL8 and CCL2. CCL2 production by Wnt5a was mediated by a pertussis toxin-sensitive G-protein-dependent pathway. Wnt5a also stimulated the phosphorylation of three mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPKs: ERK, p38 MAPK and JNK) and Akt. Inhibition of ERK, p38 MAPK or JNK by specific inhibitors induced a dramatic reduction in Wnt5a-induced CCL2 production. Supernatant collected from lipopolysaccharide-stimulated macrophages induced neutrophil chemotaxis, which was significantly inhibited by anti-Wnt5a antibody. Our results suggested that Wnt5a may contribute to neutrophil recruitment, mediating the inflammation response.Keywords
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