摘要
TLR3 and TLR4 utilize adaptor TRIF to activate interferon regulatory factor 3 (IRF3), resulting in interferon 尾 (IFN-尾) production to mediate anti-viral infection. In this report, we analyzed the effect of two known phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K) inhibitors LY294002 and wortmannin on LPS- and poly(I:C)-induced IFN-尾 production in peritoneal macrophages. LY294002 inhibited LPS- and poly(I:C)-induced IFN-尾 transcription and secretion. In contrast, wortmannin could not inhibit IFN-尾 production. Furthermore, IRF3 transcriptional activation and binding to IFN-尾 promoter were found to be inhibited by LY294002. Therefore, our findings demonstrate LY294002 negatively regulates LPS- and poly(I:C)-induced IFN-尾 production through inhibition of IRF3 activation in a PI3K-independent manner.