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  • Title: Enhanced phosphatidylinositol 4-phosphate 5-kinase alpha expression and PI(4,5)P2 production in LPS-stimulated microglia.
    Author: Lee SY, Kim B, Jeong HK, Min KJ, Liu T, Park JY, Joe EH, Jou I.
    Journal: Neurochem Int; 2010 Nov; 57(5):600-7. PubMed ID: 20659513.
    Abstract:
    Microglia are the major glial cells responsible for immune responses against harmful substances in the central nervous system. Type I phosphatidylinositol 4-phosphate 5-kinase alpha (PIP5Kalpha) and its lipid product, phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate (PI[4,5]P(2)), regulate important cell surface functions. Here, we report that lipopolysaccharide (LPS) significantly enhanced PIP5Kalpha mRNA and protein expression levels in a time- and concentration-dependent manner in microglia. Furthermore, LPS stimulation led to a robust increase in PI(4,5)P(2) in the plasma membrane, demonstrated by PI(4,5)P(2) immunostaining or PI(4,5)P(2) imaging using a PI(4,5)P(2)-specific probe, tubby (R332H), fused to yellow fluorescent protein. Phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase, p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK), p42/44 MAPK, and c-Jun N-terminal kinase signaling pathway inhibitors clearly reduced PIP5Kalpha expression, indicating that these pathways are necessary for LPS-induced PIP5Kalpha expression. In addition, inhibition of nuclear factor-kappaB and Sp1 transcription factors interfered with the LPS-induced upregulation of PIP5Kalpha. Delivery of PI(4,5)P(2) into microglia increased the expression of interleukin-1beta and tumor necrosis factor alpha. These findings indicate that PIP5Kalpha upregulation and the subsequent rise in PI(4,5)P(2) in LPS-stimulated microglia may positively regulate microglial inflammatory responses.
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