Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2003
Abstract
Hypertonic stress (HS) can alter the function of mammalian cells. We have reported that HS enhances differentiated responses of T cells by increasing their ability to produce interleukin (IL)-2, a finding of clinical interest because hypertonic infusions may modulate immune function in patients. HS shrinks cells and mechanically deforms membranes, which results in ATP release from many cell types. Here we investigate if ATP release is an underlying mechanism through which HS augments T cell function. We found that mechanical stress and HS induced rapid ATP release from Jurkat T cells. HS and exogenous ATP mobilized intracellular Ca2+, activated p38 MAPK, and increased IL-2 expression. Ca2+ mobilization was attenuated in the presence of EGTA or by removal of extracellular ATP with apyrase. Adenosine did not increase IL-2 expression, as did ATP. Apyrase, inhibition of P2 receptors, or inhibition of p38 MAPK with SB203580 reduced the stimulatory effects of HS, indicating that HS enhances IL-2 expression through a mechanism that involves ATP release, P2 (perhaps P2X7) receptors, and p38 MAPK activation. We conclude that release of and response to ATP plays a key role in the mechanism through which hypertonic stress regulates the function of T cells.
Recommended Citation
William H. Loomis, Sachiko Namiki, Rennolds S Ostrom, Paul A. Insel, Wolfgang G. Junger. Hypertonic stress co-stimulates T cell IL-2 expression through a feedback mechanism involving ATP release and P2 receptor activation of p38 MAP kinase. J Biol Chem, 278(7):4590-6, 2003.
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Comments
This article was originally published in Journal of Biological Chemistry, volume 278, issue 7, in 2003. DOI: 10.1074/jbc.M207868200