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  • Title: Phosphatidic acid as a regulator of matrix metalloproteinase-9 expression via the TNF-alpha signaling pathway.
    Author: Lee JG, Lee SH, Park DW, Bae YS, Yun SS, Kim JR, Baek SH.
    Journal: FEBS Lett; 2007 Feb 20; 581(4):787-93. PubMed ID: 17276429.
    Abstract:
    Phosphatidic acid (PA) is implicated in pathophysiological processes associated with cellular signaling events and inflammation, which include the expressional regulation of numerous genes. Here, we show that PA stimulation increases matrix metalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9) expression in macrophages through tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha signaling. We performed antibody array analysis on proteins from macrophages stimulated with PA. PA was found to induce the production of TNF-alpha, but not of TNF receptor (TNFR)1 and TNFR2 in a time-dependent manner and stimulated significant, though delayed, MMP-9 expression. PA induced the phosphorylations of both ERK1/2 and p38, but not of c-jun amino-terminal kinase. Moreover, only ERK1/2 inhibition by U0126 suppressed PA-induced TNF-alpha production and MMP-9 expression. Neutralizing TNF-alpha, TNFR1 or TNFR2 antibodies significantly suppressed PA-induced MMP-9 expression, suggesting that the production of TNF-alpha in response to PA preceded the expression of MMP-9. Moreover, lipopolysaccharide-induced PA also led to TNF-alpha release and resulted in MMP-9 expression. Taken together, these observations suggest that PA may play a role in MMP-9 regulation through ERKs/TNF-alpha/TNFRs-dependent signaling pathway.
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