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ArticleThe Journal of biological chemistry2011

Elevated inflammatory response in caveolin-1-deficient mice with Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection is mediated by STAT3 protein and nuclear factor kappaB (NF-kappaB).

Kefei Yuan, Canhua Huang, John Fox, Madeleine Gaid, Andrew Weaver, Guoping Li, Brij B Singh, Hongwei Gao, Min Wu

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Article in The Journal of biological chemistry, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 71 papers.

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71citing papers in PubMed
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3 · Its place in the literature

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71 citing papers in PubMed, 89 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Cellular signaling meets bacterial infection: the integrative role of STAT3.Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology · 2026
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  2. Characterization of Corneal Defects in ATG7-Deficient Mice.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025
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  3. Revolutionizing Autoimmune Research: The Role of Caveolin-1.Immunity, inflammation and disease · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Kefei YuanState Key Laboratory for Biotherapy, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China.
Canhua Huang
John Fox
Madeleine Gaid
Andrew Weaver
Guoping Li
Brij B Singh
Hongwei Gao
Min Wu
University of North Dakota · USSichuan University · CNBrigham and Women's Hospital · US

Funding

TRPC1, Calcium, and Saliva SecretionR01DE017102 · NIDCR · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HLTH SCIENCE CENTER · PI Brij B Singh · 2006 to 2026
$7.5M
STAT3 and its Acetylation in Acute Lung InjuryR01HL092905 · NHLBI · BRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL · PI GAO, HONGWEI · 2008 to 2012
$1.8M
DNA Based Repair and MAP kinasesR03ES014690 · NIEHS · UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA · PI WU, MIN · 2006 to 2007
$138k
NHLBI NIH HHS 3R01HL092905-02S1NHLBI NIH HHS 5R01HL092905-04NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL092905NIDCR NIH HHS R01 DE017102NIEHS NIH HHS ES014690NIEHS NIH HHS R03 ES014690
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Caveolin-1 (Cav-1), an important composition protein within the flask-shaped membrane invaginations termed caveolae, may play a role in host defense against infections. However, the phenotype in Pseudomonas aeruginosa-infected cav1 knock-out (KO) mice is still unresolved, and the mechanism involved is almost entirely unknown. Using a respiratory infection model, we confirmed a crucial role played by Cav-1 in host defense against this pathogen because Cav-1 KO mice showed increased mortality, severe lung injury, and systemic dissemination as compared with wild-type (WT) littermates. In addition, cav1 KO mice exhibited elevated inflammatory cytokines (IL-6, TNF-α, and IL-12a), decreased phagocytic ability of macrophages, and increased superoxide release in the lung, liver, and kidney. We further studied relevant cellular signaling processes and found that STAT3 and NF-κB are markedly activated. Our data revealed that the Cav-1/STAT3/NF-κB axis is responsible for a dysregulated cytokine response, which contributes to increased mortality and disease progression. Moreover, down-regulating Cav-1 in cell culture with a dominant negative strategy demonstrated that STAT3 activation was essential for the translocation of NF-κB into the nucleus, confirming the observations from cav1 KO mice. Collectively, our studies indicate that Cav-1 is critical for inflammatory responses regulating the STAT3/NF-κB pathway and thereby impacting P. aeruginosa infection.

Indexed as

AnimalsCaveolin 1Genes, DominantInflammationInterleukin-12Interleukin-6LungMiceMice, KnockoutNF-kappa BOxidative StressPseudomonas aeruginosaPseudomonas InfectionsSTAT3 Transcription FactorTumor Necrosis Factor-alphaCaveolin 1Interleukin-12Interleukin-6NF-kappa BStat3 protein, mouseSTAT3 Transcription FactorTumor Necrosis Factor-alpha

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PMID21515682
PMCPMC3122236
OpenAlexW2022635059

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