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The Journal of Immunology, 1999, 162: 3498-3503.
Copyright © 1999 by The American Association of Immunologists

A Novel Receptor Tyrosine Kinase, Mer, Inhibits TNF-{alpha} Production and Lipopolysaccharide-Induced Endotoxic Shock1

Todd D. Camenisch*, Beverly H. Koller{dagger}, H. Shelton Earp2{dagger},{ddagger} and Glenn K. Matsushima2,3,*,{dagger}

* Department of Microbiology and Immunology and the University of North Carolina Neuroscience Center; {dagger} Program for Molecular Biology and Biotechnology; {ddagger} Department of Pharmacology and Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center; and § Department of Medicine, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599

The regulation of monocyte function and the inhibition of TNF-{alpha} production during bacterial sepsis are critical in attenuating adverse host responses to endotoxemia. To study the function of a novel receptor tyrosine kinase, mer, that is expressed in monocytes, we generated mice (merkd) that lack the signaling tyrosine kinase domain. Upon LPS challenge, merkd animals died of endotoxic shock (15/17, 88.2%), whereas control wild-type mice survived (1/15, 6.7% died). Susceptible merkd mice exhibited edema, leukocyte infiltration, and signs of endotoxic shock that correlated with higher levels of TNF-{alpha} found in the serum of merkd mice as compared with wild-type control animals. Death due to LPS-induced endotoxic shock in merkd mice was blocked by administration of anti-TNF-{alpha} Ab, suggesting that overproduction of this cytokine was principally responsible for the heightened suseptibility. The increase in TNF-{alpha} production appeared to be the result of a substantial increase in the LPS-dependent activation of NF-{kappa}B nuclear translocation resulting in greater TNF-{alpha} production by macrophages from merkd mice. Thus, Mer receptor tyrosine kinase signaling participates in a novel inhibitory pathway in macrophages important for regulating TNF-{alpha} secretion and attenuating endotoxic shock.




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