Deletion of Src family kinase Lyn aggravates endotoxin-induced lung inflammation

Overwhelming acute inflammation often leads to tissue damage during endotoxemia. In the present study, we investigated the role of Lyn, a member of the Src family tyrosine kinases, in modulating inflammatory responses in a murine model of endotoxemia. We examined lung inflammatory signaling in Lyn knockout (Lyn^–/–) mice and wild-type littermates (Lyn^+/+) during endotoxemia. Our data indicate that Lyn deletion aggravates endotoxin-induced pulmonary inflammation and proinflammatory signaling. We found increased activation of proinflammatory transcription factor NF-B in the lung tissues of Lyn^–/– mice after endotoxin challenge. Furthermore, during endotoxemia, the lung tissues of Lyn^–/– mice showed increased inflammasome activation indicated by augmented caspase-1 and IL-1β cleavage and activation. The aggravated lung inflammatory signaling in Lyn^–/– mice was associated with increased production of proinflammatory mediators and elevated matrix metallopeptidase 9 and reduced VE-cadherin levels. Our results suggest that Lyn kinase modulates inhibitory signaling to suppress endotoxin-induced lung inflammation.

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