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Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol 287: L428-L437, 2004. First published April 30, 2004; doi:10.1152/ajplung.00377.2003
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Endotoxin responsiveness of human airway epithelia is limited by low expression of MD-2

Hong Peng Jia,1 Joel N. Kline,2 Andrea Penisten,1 Michael A. Apicella,3,4 Theresa L. Gioannini,4,5 Jerrold Weiss,2,4 and Paul B. McCray, Jr.1

Departments of 1Pediatrics, 2Internal Medicine, 3Microbiology, 5Biochemistry, and 4The Inflammation Program, Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa and Iowa City Veterans Administration, Iowa City, Iowa

Submitted 3 November 2003 ; accepted in final form 25 April 2004

The expression of inducible antimicrobial peptides, such as human {beta}-defensin-2 (HBD-2) by epithelia, comprises a component of innate pulmonary defenses. We hypothesized that HBD-2 induction in airway epithelia is linked to pattern recognition receptors such as the Toll-like receptors (TLRs). We found that primary cultures of well-differentiated human airway epithelia express the mRNA for TLR-4, but little or no MD-2 mRNA, and display little HBD-2 expression in response to treatment with purified endotoxin ± LPS binding protein (LBP) and soluble CD14. Expression of endogenous MD-2 by transduction of airway epithelial cells with an adenoviral vector encoding MD-2 or extracellular addition of recombinant MD-2 both increased the responses of airway epithelia to endotoxin + LBP and sCD14 by >100-fold, as measured by NF-{kappa}B-luciferase activity and HBD-2 mRNA expression. MD-2 mRNA could be induced in airway epithelia by exposure of these cells to specific bacterial or host products (e.g., killed Haemophilus influenzae, the P6 outer membrane protein from H. influenzae, or TNF-{alpha} + IFN-{gamma}). These findings suggest that MD-2, either coexpressed with TLR-4 or secreted when produced in excess of TLR-4 from neighboring cells, is required for airway epithelia to respond sensitively to endotoxin. The regulation of MD-2 expression in airway epithelia and pulmonary macrophages may serve as a means to modify endotoxin responsiveness in the airway.

cell surface molecules; mucosa; lung; inflammation


Address for reprint requests and other correspondence: P. B. McCray Jr., Dept. of Pediatrics, 240G EMRB, Carver College of Medicine, Univ. of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242 (E-mail: paul-mccray{at}uiowa.edu)




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