Phosphatase Wip1 Negatively Regulates Neutrophil Migration and Inflammation

Abstract

Neutrophils are critically involved in host defense and tissue damage. Intrinsic signal mechanisms controlling neutrophil activities are poorly defined. We found that the expression of wild-type p53-induced phosphatase 1 (Wip1) in mouse and human neutrophils was downregulated quickly after neutrophil activation through JNK-microRNA-16 pathway. Importantly, the Wip1 expression level was negatively correlated with inflammatory cytokine productions of neutrophils in sepsis patients. Wip1-deficient mice displayed increased bactericidal activities to Staphylococcus aureus and were hypersensitive to LPS-induced acute lung damage with increased neutrophil infiltration and inflammation. Mechanism studies showed that the enhanced inflammatory activity of neutrophils caused by Wip1 deficiency was mediated by p38 MAPK-STAT1 and NF-κB pathways. The increased migration ability of Wip1KO neutrophils was mediated by the decreased CXCR2 internalization and desensitization, which was directly regulated by p38 MAPK activity. Thus, our findings identify a previously unrecognized function of Wip1 as an intrinsic negative regulator for neutrophil proinflammatory cytokine production and migration through multiple signal pathways.

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