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Li YYY, Bao M, Meurer J, Skuballa W, Bauman JG, Doecke WD, Zollner TM. The identification of a small molecule inhibitor that specifically reduces T cell-mediated adaptive but not LPS-mediated innate immunity by T cell membrane-monocyte contact bioassay. Immunol Lett 2007; 117:114-8. [PMID: 18241931 DOI: 10.1016/j.imlet.2007.08.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2007] [Revised: 08/19/2007] [Accepted: 08/30/2007] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Proinflammatory cytokines such as TNFalpha and IL-1beta are produced in lesional skin of chronic plaque psoriasis patients, and at other sites of chronic inflammation such as arthritic joints. They play vital roles in maintaining inflammation. It has recently been suggested that activated T cell contact-mediated monocyte activation, leading to the production of proinflammatory cytokines, contributes to the pathogenesis of psoriasis and other chronic inflammatory diseases such as psoriatic arthritis and rheumatoid arthritis. Using a T cell membrane-monocyte contact bioassay, we have identified small molecule antagonists that differentially block anti-CD3/anti-CD28 activated T cell-mediated, but not LPS-stimulated, TNFalpha production from monocytes. We selected several kinase inhibitors from the Berlex/Schering kinase library and tested the effect of these compounds in blocking TNFalpha production in the T cell membrane-monocyte contact bioassay. We have demonstrated that one compound BLX-1, from a p38 MAP kinase inhibitor project, inhibited T cell-mediated TNFalpha production from monocytes by about 80%, without any effect on TNFalpha production from LPS-stimulated monocytes. Other BLX-1 analogs showed 32-83% inhibition of TNFalpha production with LPS stimulation as compared to almost 100% inhibition of T cell-mediated TNFalpha production. In contrast, PKC inhibitors BLX-5, Go6983, and Ro-31-8220, inhibited TNFalpha production from both activated T cell membrane- and LPS-stimulated monocytes to the same extent (in the range of 50-100% inhibition). Therefore, the activated T cell membrane-monocyte contact bioassay can be used to screen small molecule antagonists that specifically target adaptive but not LPS-mediated innate immunity. Small molecule TNFalpha inhibitors interfering specifically with activated T cell contact-mediated TNFalpha production from monocytes, but not with LPS-mediated TNFalpha production of myeloid cells, are predicted to have an improved side-effect profile and thus may provide more favorable therapeutics for the treatment of T cell-mediated inflammatory diseases.
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- Yi-Yang Yvonne Li
- CRBA Inflammation, RBA Dermatology USA, Berlex Biosciences, 2600 Hilltop Drive, Richmond, CA 94804, USA. Yvonne
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Rossol M, Meusch U, Pierer M, Kaltenhäuser S, Häntzschel H, Hauschildt S, Wagner U. Interaction between Transmembrane TNF and TNFR1/2 Mediates the Activation of Monocytes by Contact with T Cells. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2007; 179:4239-48. [PMID: 17785864 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.179.6.4239] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Monocytes and monocytic cells produce proinflammatory cytokines upon direct cell contact with activated T cells. In the autoimmune disease rheumatoid arthritis, the pivotal role of TNF-alpha implies that the interaction between transmembrane TNF-alpha (mTNF) and the TNF receptors (TNFR1 and TNFR2) might participate in the T cell contact-dependent activation of monocytes. Accordingly, treatment of rheumatoid arthritis by administration of a TNF-alpha-blocking Ab was found to significantly decrease TNF-alpha production by monocytes. Several lines of evidence indicated that signaling through TNFR1/2 and through mTNF (reverse signaling) is involved in TNF-alpha production by monocytes after T cell contact: 1) blocking mTNF on activated T cells leads to a significant reduction in TNF-alpha production; 2) down-regulation of TNFR1/2 on monocytes by transfection with small interfering RNA results in diminished TNF-alpha production; 3) blocking or down-regulating TNFR2 on activated T cells inhibits TNF-alpha production, indicating that mTNF on the monocyte surface mediates signaling; 4) ligation of mTNF on monocytes by surface TNFR2 transfected into resting T cells induces TNF-alpha production due to reverse signaling by mTNF; and 5) ligation of mTNF on monocytes by a soluble TNFR2:Ig receptor construct induces TNF-alpha production due to reverse signaling. In conclusion, we identified mTNF and TNFR1/2 as interaction partners contributing to TNF-alpha production in monocytes. Both pathways initiated by mTNF-TNFR interaction are likely to be inhibited by treatment with anti-TNF-alpha Abs.
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MESH Headings
- Antibodies, Blocking/administration & dosage
- Cell Communication/immunology
- Cell Line, Tumor
- Cell Membrane/immunology
- Cell Membrane/metabolism
- Cells, Cultured
- Coculture Techniques
- Down-Regulation/immunology
- Humans
- Injections, Subcutaneous
- Membrane Proteins/antagonists & inhibitors
- Membrane Proteins/immunology
- Membrane Proteins/metabolism
- Membrane Proteins/physiology
- Monocytes/cytology
- Monocytes/immunology
- Monocytes/metabolism
- Receptors, Tumor Necrosis Factor, Type I/antagonists & inhibitors
- Receptors, Tumor Necrosis Factor, Type I/immunology
- Receptors, Tumor Necrosis Factor, Type I/metabolism
- Receptors, Tumor Necrosis Factor, Type I/physiology
- Receptors, Tumor Necrosis Factor, Type II/antagonists & inhibitors
- Receptors, Tumor Necrosis Factor, Type II/immunology
- Receptors, Tumor Necrosis Factor, Type II/metabolism
- Receptors, Tumor Necrosis Factor, Type II/physiology
- Signal Transduction/immunology
- T-Lymphocytes/cytology
- T-Lymphocytes/immunology
- T-Lymphocytes/metabolism
- Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha/antagonists & inhibitors
- Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha/biosynthesis
- Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha/immunology
- Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha/physiology
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- Manuela Rossol
- Department of Medicine IV, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
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Schulz M, Dotzlaw H, Mikkat S, Eggert M, Neeck G. Proteomic analysis of peripheral blood mononuclear cells: selective protein processing observed in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. J Proteome Res 2007; 6:3752-9. [PMID: 17705417 DOI: 10.1021/pr070285f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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In a comparative proteome analysis of peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs), we analyzed 130 two-dimensional gels obtained from 33 healthy control individuals and 32 patients diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). We found 16 protein spots that are deregulated in patients with RA and, using peptide mass fingerprinting and Western blot analyses, identified these spots as belonging to 9 distinct proteins. A hierarchical clustering procedure organizes the study subjects into two main clusters based on the expression of these 16 protein spots, one that contains mostly healthy control individuals and the other mostly RA patients. The majority of the proteins differentially expressed in RA patients when compared with healthy controls can be detected as protein fragments in PBMCs obtained from RA patients. This set of deregulated proteins includes several factors that have been shown to be autoantigens in autoimmune diseases.
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- Martin Schulz
- BIOMEDRO Biomedical Research and Development Rostock Ltd., Robert-Koch-Strasse 9, D-18059 Rostock, Germany
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Gauss KA, Nelson-Overton LK, Siemsen DW, Gao Y, DeLeo FR, Quinn MT. Role of NF-kappaB in transcriptional regulation of the phagocyte NADPH oxidase by tumor necrosis factor-alpha. J Leukoc Biol 2007; 82:729-41. [PMID: 17537988 DOI: 10.1189/jlb.1206735] [Citation(s) in RCA: 118] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Macrophages play an important role in the pathogenesis of chronic inflammatory disease. Activation of these phagocytes induces the production of proinflammatory cytokines, such as IL-1 and TNF-alpha and the generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS), such as superoxide anion (O2*-). Recently, we found that TNF-alpha treatment of human monocytic cells (MonoMac1) and isolated human monocytes resulted in up-regulation of the NADPH oxidase gene, neutrophil cytosolic factor 2 (NCF2). These results suggested that TNF-alpha, produced by activated macrophages, could serve as an autocrine/paracrine regulator of the oxidase, resulting in increased and/or prolonged production of O2*-. To gain a better understanding of the mechanisms involved in NADPH oxidase regulation by TNF-alpha, we evaluated transcriptional regulation of oxidase genes in MonoMac1 cells and human monocytes. We show that TNF-alpha-treated cells have increased levels of mRNA and up-regulated expression of NADPH oxidase subunits p47(phox), p67(phox), and gp91(phox), as well as increased oxidase activity. Pharmacological inhibitors of NF-kappaB activation blocked TNF-alpha-induced up-regulation of NCF1, NCF2, and CYBB message, which correlated with a reduction in expression of the corresponding oxidase proteins and decreased O2*- production. These data demonstrate that the increase in and/or maintenance of O2*- production in TNF-alpha-treated MonoMac1 cells and monocytes are a result, in part, of transcriptional up-regulation of three essential NADPH oxidase genes via the NF-kappaB pathway. This novel finding supports a model, whereby TNF-alpha-dependent activation of NF-kappaB up-regulates phagocyte NADPH oxidase activity, leading to enhanced ROS production and further NF-kappaB activation, potentially contributing to sustained oxidant production in chronic inflammation.
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- Katherine A Gauss
- Department of Veterinary Molecular Biology, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT 59717, USA.
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von Banchet GS, Richter J, Hückel M, Rose C, Bräuer R, Schaible HG. Fibroblast-like synovial cells from normal and inflamed knee joints differently affect the expression of pain-related receptors in sensory neurones: a co-culture study. Arthritis Res Ther 2007; 9:R6. [PMID: 17254343 PMCID: PMC1860064 DOI: 10.1186/ar2112] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2006] [Revised: 12/20/2006] [Accepted: 01/25/2007] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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Innervation of the joint with thinly myelinated and unmyelinated sensory nerve fibres is crucial for the occurrence of joint pain. During inflammation in the joint, sensory fibres show changes in the expression of receptors that are important for the activation and sensitization of the neurones and the generation of joint pain. We recently reported that both neurokinin 1 receptors and bradykinin 2 receptors are upregulated in dorsal root ganglion (DRG) neurones (the cell bodies of sensory fibres) in the course of acute and chronic antigen-induced arthritis in the rat. In this study, we begin to address mechanisms of the interaction between fibroblast-like synovial (FLS) cells and sensory neurones by establishing a co-culture system of FLS cells and DRG neurones. The proportion of DRG neurones expressing neurokinin 1 receptor-like immunoreactivity was not altered in the co-culture with FLS cells from normal joints but was significantly upregulated using FLS cells from knee joints of rats with antigen-induced arthritis. The proportion of DRG neurones expressing bradykinin 2 receptors was slightly upregulated in the presence of FLS cells from normal joints but upregulation was more pronounced in DRG neurones co-cultured with FLS cells from acutely inflamed joints. In addition, the expression of the transient receptor potential V1 (TRPV1) receptor, which is involved in inflammation-evoked thermal hyperalgesia, was mainly upregulated by co-culturing DRG neurones with FLS cells from chronically inflamed joints. Upregulation of neurokinin 1 receptors but not of bradykinin 2 and TRPV1 receptors was also observed when only the supernatant of FLS cells from acutely inflamed joint was added to DRG neurones. Addition of indomethacin to co-cultures inhibited the effect of FLS cells from acutely inflamed joints on neurokinin 1 receptor expression, suggesting an important role for prostaglandins. Collectively, these data show that FLS cells are able to induce an upregulation of pain-related receptors in sensory neurones and, thus, they could contribute to the generation of joint pain. Importantly, the influence of FLS cells on DRG neurones is dependent on their state of activity, and soluble factors as well as direct cellular contacts are crucial for their interaction with neurones.
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- Institute of Physiology, University of Jena, Teichgraben 8, D-07740 Jena, Germany
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- Current address: Roche Diagnostics GmbH, D-82377 Penzberg, Germany
- Institute of Pathology, University of Jena, Ziegelmühlenweg, D-07740 Jena, Germany
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- Institute of Pathology, University of Jena, Ziegelmühlenweg, D-07740 Jena, Germany
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- Institute of Pathology, University of Jena, Ziegelmühlenweg, D-07740 Jena, Germany
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- Institute of Physiology, University of Jena, Teichgraben 8, D-07740 Jena, Germany
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van Amelsfort JMR, van Roon JAG, Noordegraaf M, Jacobs KMG, Bijlsma JWJ, Lafeber FPJG, Taams LS. Proinflammatory mediator-induced reversal of CD4+,CD25+ regulatory T cell-mediated suppression in rheumatoid arthritis. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2007; 56:732-42. [PMID: 17328044 DOI: 10.1002/art.22414] [Citation(s) in RCA: 145] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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OBJECTIVE We previously demonstrated that CD4+,CD25+ regulatory T (Treg) cells are present in increased numbers in the synovial fluid (SF) of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients and display enhanced suppressive activity as compared with their peripheral blood (PB) counterparts. Despite the presence of these immunoregulatory cells in RA, chronic inflammation persists. The purpose of the present study was to investigate whether particular proinflammatory mediators that are associated with RA could abrogate CD4+,CD25+ Treg-mediated suppression. METHODS Monocyte phenotype was determined by flow cytometry and cytokine levels by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Magnetically sorted CD4+,CD25- and CD4+,CD25+ T cells derived from the PB and SF obtained from RA patients were stimulated alone or in coculture with anti-CD3 monoclonal antibody (mAb) and autologous antigen-presenting cells, in the absence or presence of anti-CD28 mAb or the proinflammatory cytokines interleukin-6 (IL-6), tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNFalpha), or IL-7. RESULTS Monocytes from the SF of RA patients displayed increased expression of HLA class II molecules, CD80, CD86, and CD40 as compared with PB-derived monocytes, indicating their activated status. Mimicking this increased costimulatory potential, addition of anti-CD28 mAb to cocultures of CD4+,CD25- and CD4+,CD25+ T cells resulted in reduced CD4+,CD25+ Treg-mediated suppression in both PB and SF. Furthermore, IL-7 and, to a limited extent, TNFalpha, both of which are produced by activated monocytes and were detected in SF, abrogated the CD4+,CD25+ Treg-mediated suppression. In contrast, IL-6 did not influence Treg-mediated suppression. CONCLUSION Our findings suggest that the interaction of CD4+,CD25+ Treg cells with activated monocytes in the joint might lead to diminished suppressive activity of CD4+,CD25+ Treg cells in vivo, thus contributing to the chronic inflammation in RA.
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Beech JT, Andreakos E, Ciesielski CJ, Green P, Foxwell BMJ, Brennan FM. T-cell contact-dependent regulation of CC and CXC chemokine production in monocytes through differential involvement of NFkappaB: implications for rheumatoid arthritis. Arthritis Res Ther 2007; 8:R168. [PMID: 17101049 PMCID: PMC1794512 DOI: 10.1186/ar2077] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2006] [Revised: 09/28/2006] [Accepted: 11/13/2006] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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We and others have reported that rheumatoid arthritis (RA) synovial T cells can activate human monocytes/macrophages in a contact-dependent manner to induce the expression of inflammatory cytokines, including tumour necrosis factor alpha (TNFα). In the present study we demonstrate that RA synovial T cells without further activation can also induce monocyte CC and CXC chemokine production in a contact-dependent manner. The transcription factor NFκB is differentially involved in this process as CXC chemokines but not CC chemokines are inhibited after overexpression of IκBα, the natural inhibitor of NFκB. This effector function of RA synovial T cells is also shared by T cells activated with a cytokine cocktail containing IL-2, IL-6 and TNFα, but not T cells activated by anti-CD3 cross-linking that mimics TCR engagement. This study demonstrates for the first time that RA synovial T cells as well as cytokine-activated T cells are able to induce monocyte chemokine production in a contact-dependent manner and through NFκB-dependent and NFκB-independent mechanisms, in a process influenced by the phosphatidyl-inositol-3-kinase pathway. Moreover, this study provides further evidence that cytokine-activated T cells share aspects of their effector function with RA synovial T cells and that their targeting in the clinic has therapeutic potential.
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- Jonathan T Beech
- Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology Division, Imperial College School of Medicine, 1 Aspenlea Road, Hammersmith, London W6 8LH, UK
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- Foundation for Biomedical Research of the Academy of Athens, Center for Immunology and Transplantations, 4 Soranou tou Ephessiou, 11527 Athens, Greece
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- Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology Division, Imperial College School of Medicine, 1 Aspenlea Road, Hammersmith, London W6 8LH, UK
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- Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology Division, Imperial College School of Medicine, 1 Aspenlea Road, Hammersmith, London W6 8LH, UK
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- Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology Division, Imperial College School of Medicine, 1 Aspenlea Road, Hammersmith, London W6 8LH, UK
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- Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology Division, Imperial College School of Medicine, 1 Aspenlea Road, Hammersmith, London W6 8LH, UK
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Zhang Z, Gorman CL, Vermi AC, Monaco C, Foey A, Owen S, Amjadi P, Vallance A, McClinton C, Marelli-Berg F, Isomäki P, Russell A, Dazzi F, Vyse TJ, Brennan FM, Cope AP. TCRzetadim lymphocytes define populations of circulating effector cells that migrate to inflamed tissues. Blood 2007; 109:4328-35. [PMID: 17255353 PMCID: PMC1939810 DOI: 10.1182/blood-2006-12-064170] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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The T-cell receptor ζ (TCRζ) chain is a master sensor and regulator of lymphocyte responses. Loss of TCRζ expression has been documented in infectious, inflammatory, and malignant diseases, suggesting that it may serve to limit T-cell reactivity and effector responses at sites of tissue damage. These observations prompted us to explore the relationship between TCRζ expression and effector function in T cells. We report here that TCRζdim lymphocytes are enriched for antigen-experienced cells refractory to TCR-induced proliferation. Compared to their TCRζbright counterparts, TCRζdim cells share characteristics of differentiated effector T cells but use accessory pathways for transducing signals for inflammatory cytokine gene expression and cell contact-dependent pathways to activate monocytes. TCRζdim T cells accumulate in inflamed tissues in vivo and have intrinsic migratory activity in vitro. Whilst blocking leukocyte trafficking with anti-TNF therapy in vivo is associated with the accumulation of TCRζdim T cells in peripheral blood, this T-cell subset retains the capacity to migrate in vitro. Taken together, the functional properties of TCRζdim T cells make them promising cellular targets for the treatment of chronic inflammatory disease.
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- Zhuoli Zhang
- Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology Division, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College, Hammersmith, London, United Kingdom
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Burger D, Dayer JM. Assays of T-cell contact dependent monocyte-macrophage functions. METHODS IN MOLECULAR MEDICINE 2007; 136:139-148. [PMID: 17983145 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-59745-402-5_10] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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The production of cytokines and other inflammatory products in chronic/sterile inflammatory disorders such as rheumatoid arthritis might be induced in monocytes/macrophages by direct cellular contact with stimulated T-cells. Studies of cell-cell interactions are usually complicated by the simultaneous presence of at least two viable cell types. To obviate this problem, we developed strategies allowing only interactions between stimulated T-cell surface molecules and the monocytes/macrophages, and any products secreted into the medium or mRNA are necessarily of monocytic origin. This chapter aims at reviewing and describing the latter methods and strategies.
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- Danielle Burger
- Clinical Immunology Unit, University Hospital, Geneva, Switzerland
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Kinne RW, Stuhlmüller B, Burmester GR. Cells of the synovium in rheumatoid arthritis. Macrophages. Arthritis Res Ther 2007; 9:224. [PMID: 18177511 PMCID: PMC2246244 DOI: 10.1186/ar2333] [Citation(s) in RCA: 226] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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The multitude and abundance of macrophage-derived mediators in rheumatoid arthritis and their paracrine/autocrine effects identify macrophages as local and systemic amplifiers of disease. Although uncovering the etiology of rheumatoid arthritis remains the ultimate means to silence the pathogenetic process, efforts in understanding how activated macrophages influence disease have led to optimization strategies to selectively target macrophages by agents tailored to specific features of macrophage activation. This approach has two advantages: (a) striking the cell population that mediates/amplifies most of the irreversible tissue destruction and (b) sparing other cells that have no (or only marginal) effects on joint damage.
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- Raimund W Kinne
- Experimental Rheumatology Unit, Department of Orthopedics, University Clinic, Jena, Klosterlausnitzer Str. 81, D-07607 Eisenberg, Germany
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- Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Charité University Hospital, Humboldt University of Berlin, Tucholskystr. 2, D-10117 Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Charité University Hospital, Humboldt University of Berlin, Tucholskystr. 2, D-10117 Berlin, Germany
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Molnarfi N, Gruaz L, Dayer JM, Burger D. Opposite Regulation of IL-1β and Secreted IL-1 Receptor Antagonist Production by Phosphatidylinositide-3 Kinases in Human Monocytes Activated by Lipopolysaccharides or Contact with T Cells. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2006; 178:446-54. [PMID: 17182583 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.178.1.446] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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The unbalanced production of IL-1beta and its natural, specific inhibitor, the secreted IL-1R antagonist (sIL-1Ra), plays an important role in chronic/sterile inflammation. Relevant to this condition is direct cellular contact with stimulated T cells which is a potent inducer of cytokine production in human monocytes/macrophages. We previously demonstrated that activation of PI3Ks is a prerequisite of the transcription of the sIL-1Ra gene in human monocytes activated by IFN-beta. In this study, we addressed the question of PI3K involvement in the production of IL-1beta and sIL-1Ra in monocytes activated by cellular contact with stimulated T cells (mimicked by CHAPS-solubilized membranes of stimulated T cells (CE(sHUT))), and a crude preparation of LPS, to compare stimuli relevant to chronic/sterile and acute/infectious inflammation, respectively. In monocytes activated by either CE(sHUT) or LPS, the inhibition of PI3Ks abrogated sIL-1Ra transcript expression and sIL-1Ra production, demonstrating that PI3Ks control the induction of sIL-1Ra gene transcription. In contrast, PI3K inhibition increased the production of IL-1beta protein in both CE(sHUT)- and LPS-activated monocytes, the enhancement being drastically higher in the former. This was not due to changes in IL-1beta mRNA steady-state levels or transcript stability, but to the involvement of PI3Ks in the repression of IL-1beta secretion. The downstream PI3K effector, Akt, was implicated in this process. The present results demonstrate that PI3Ks are involved in the inhibition of IL-1beta secretion and in the induction of sIL-1Ra production in human blood monocytes by controlling different mechanisms in conditions mimicking chronic/sterile (CE(sHUT)) and acute/infectious (LPS) inflammation.
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- Nicolas Molnarfi
- Division of Immunology and Allergy, Clinical Immunology Unit, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University Hospital, Geneva, Switzerland
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In the past, inflammation has been associated with infections and with the immune system. But more recent evidence suggests that a much broader range of diseases have telltale markers for inflammation. Inflammation is the basic mechanism available for repair of tissue after an injury and consists of a cascade of cellular and microvascular reactions that serve to remove damaged and generate new tissue. The cascade includes elevated permeability in microvessels, attachment of circulating cells to the vessels in the vicinity of the injury site, migration of several cell types, cell apoptosis, and growth of new tissue and blood vessels. This review provides a summary of the major microvascular, cellular, and molecular mechanisms that regulate elements of the inflammatory cascade. The analysis is largely focused on the identification of the major participants, notably signaling and adhesion molecules, and their mode of action in the inflammatory cascade. We present a new hypothesis for the generation of inflammatory mediators in plasma that are derived from the digestive pancreatic enzymes responsible for digestion. The inflammatory cascade offers a large number of opportunities for development of quantitative models that describe various aspects of human diseases.
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- Geert W Schmid-Schönbein
- Department of Bioengineering, The Whitaker Institute for Biomedical Engineering, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093-0412, USA.
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Champagne E, Martinez LO, Vantourout P, Collet X, Barbaras R. Role of apolipoproteins in gammadelta and NKT cell-mediated innate immunity. Immunol Res 2006; 33:241-55. [PMID: 16462001 DOI: 10.1385/ir:33:3:241] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Recent findings reveal unanticipated connections between the fields of lipid metabolism and immunology. They concern gammadelta and NKT cells, nonconventional T cell populations that do not recognize protein antigens and are involved in immunity against cancer, defense against infections, or in regulation of classical immune responses. In this review, we summarize data linking perturbations of apolipoprotein levels and nonconventional T cells with inflammatory processes such as autoimmune diseases or atherosclerosis. We integrate and discuss recent findings on the implication of apolipoproteins in antigen recognition by gammadelta and NKT cells, with emphasis on apolipoproteins A-I and E. These findings also provide indications that apolipoproteins influence antitumor immunosurveillance.
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- Eric Champagne
- Université Paul Sabatier, Centre de Physiopathologie de Toulouse Purpan, Departement Lipoproteines et Médiateurs Lipidiques, Toulouse, France.
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Bekeredjian-Ding I, Roth SI, Gilles S, Giese T, Ablasser A, Hornung V, Endres S, Hartmann G. T Cell-Independent, TLR-Induced IL-12p70 Production in Primary Human Monocytes. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2006; 176:7438-46. [PMID: 16751389 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.176.12.7438] [Citation(s) in RCA: 91] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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IL-12p70 is a key cytokine for the induction of Th1 immune responses. IL-12p70 production in myeloid cells is thought to be strictly controlled by T cell help. In this work we demonstrate that primary human monocytes can produce IL-12p70 in the absence of T cell help. We show that human monocytes express TLR4 and TLR8 but lack TLR3 and TLR7 even after preincubation with type I IFN. Simultaneous stimulation of TLR4 and TLR8 induced IL-12p70 in primary human monocytes. IL-12p70 production in peripheral blood myeloid dendritic cells required combined stimulation of TLR7/8 ligands together with TLR4 or with TLR3 ligands. In the presence of T cell-derived IL-4, but not IFN-gamma, stimulation with TLR7/8 ligands was sufficient to stimulate IL-12p70 production. In monocytes, type I IFN was required but not sufficient to costimulate IL-12p70 induction by TLR8 ligation. Furthermore, TLR8 ligation inhibited LPS-induced IL-10 in monocytes, and LPS alone gained the ability to stimulate IL-12p70 in monocytes when the IL-10 receptor was blocked. Together, these results demonstrate that monocytes are licensed to synthesize IL-12p70 through type I IFN provided via the Toll/IL-1R domain-containing adaptor inducing IFN-beta pathway and the inhibition of IL-10, both provided by combined stimulation with TLR4 and TLR8 ligands, triggering a potent Th1 response before T cell help is established.
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Alvarez-Soria MA, Largo R, Santillana J, Sánchez-Pernaute O, Calvo E, Hernández M, Egido J, Herrero-Beaumont G. Long term NSAID treatment inhibits COX-2 synthesis in the knee synovial membrane of patients with osteoarthritis: differential proinflammatory cytokine profile between celecoxib and aceclofenac. Ann Rheum Dis 2006; 65:998-1005. [PMID: 16476713 PMCID: PMC1798252 DOI: 10.1136/ard.2005.046920] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To compare the effect of celecoxib with that of a classic non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) on synovial inflammation and on the synovial expression of proinflammatory genes in patients with knee osteoarthritis (OA). METHODS 30 patients with severe knee OA scheduled for total knee replacement surgery were included in a 3 month clinical trial. They were randomised to two groups: patients treated with celecoxib (CBX) (200 mg/24 h) and patients treated with aceclofenac (ACF) (100 mg/12 h). Those patients with OA who did not want to be treated with NSAIDs served as a control group. During knee surgery, synovial fluid (SF) and synovial membrane (SM) were collected. A SM specimen was fixed and embedded in paraffin and another part was frozen for molecular biology studies. RESULTS At the end of study both CBX and ACF treated patients showed a significant improvement in pain and knee function compared with controls. Both drugs significantly reduced prostaglandin E(2) (PGE(2)) SF concentration and down regulated COX-2 mRNA and protein expression at the SM. However, synovial macrophage infiltration (CD68 antigen staining) and expression of proinflammatory mediators, such as interleukin 1beta and tumour necrosis factor alpha, were decreased only by CBX treatment. CONCLUSION Both drugs improved joint pain and function, inhibited SF PGE(2) concentration, and induced a decrease in synovial COX-2 expression and synthesis not related to the tissue inflammatory status. These data suggest that PGE(2) blocking agents may decrease PGE(2) production not only by direct COX-2 inhibition but also by down regulating COX-2 expression and synthesis. However, CBX and ACF appear to have different anti-inflammatory profiles in controlling OA synovial macrophage infiltration and proinflammatory expression.
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MESH Headings
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- Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal/therapeutic use
- Antigens, CD/analysis
- Antigens, Differentiation, Myelomonocytic/analysis
- Blotting, Western/methods
- Celecoxib
- Cyclooxygenase 1/analysis
- Cyclooxygenase 1/genetics
- Cyclooxygenase 2/analysis
- Cyclooxygenase 2/biosynthesis
- Cyclooxygenase 2/genetics
- Depression, Chemical
- Diclofenac/analogs & derivatives
- Diclofenac/therapeutic use
- Dinoprostone/analysis
- Female
- Gene Expression
- Humans
- Interleukin-1/analysis
- Interleukin-1/genetics
- Knee Joint
- Male
- Membrane Proteins/analysis
- Membrane Proteins/biosynthesis
- Membrane Proteins/genetics
- Osteoarthritis, Knee/drug therapy
- Osteoarthritis, Knee/enzymology
- Osteoarthritis, Knee/pathology
- Pyrazoles/therapeutic use
- RNA, Messenger/analysis
- Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
- Sulfonamides/therapeutic use
- Synovial Membrane/chemistry
- Synovial Membrane/metabolism
- Synovial Membrane/pathology
- Time Factors
- Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha/analysis
- Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha/genetics
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- M A Alvarez-Soria
- Servicio de Reumatología, Fundación Jiménez Díaz, Avenida Reyes Católicos 2, 28040 Madrid, Spain
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Events that occur in rheumatoid arthritis synovial tissues are responsible for the signs and symptoms of joint inflammation and for the eventual destruction of articular and periarticular structures that lead to joint dysfunction and disability. The three most abundant cell populations in RA synovium are synovial macrophages (type A synoviocytes), synovial fibroblasts (type B synoviocytes) and infiltrating T lymphocytes. Other important cell populations include B lymphocytes, dendritic cells, plasma cells, mast cells and osteoclasts. Our current understanding of rheumatoid arthritis is moving beyond previous concepts that view this disease as the consequence of a specific and focused humoral or cellular autoimmune response to a single autoantigen. Rather, a new view of rheumatoid arthritis is emerging, which seeks to understand this disease as the product of pathologic cell-cell interactions occurring within a unique and defined environment, the synovium. T lymphocytes in rheumatoid arthritis synovium interact closely with dendritic cells, the most potent antigen-presenting cell population in the immune system. T cells also interact with monocytes and macrophages and cytokine-activated T cells may be, especially, suited to trigger production of the important cytokine TNFalpha by synovial macrophages. Recent evidence also suggests a potent bidirectional interaction between synovial T cells and synovial fibroblasts, which can lead to activation of both cell types. An important role for synovial B lymphocytes has been emphasized recently, both by experimental data and by results of clinical interventions. B cells in synovium can interact with fibroblasts as well as with other cells of the immune system and their potential role as antigen-presenting cells in the joint is as yet underexplored. Rheumatoid arthritis synovium may be one of the most striking examples of pathologic, organ-specific interactions between immune system cells and resident tissue cell populations. This view of rheumatoid arthritis also leads to the prediction that novel approaches to treatment will more logically target the intercellular communication systems that maintain such interactions, rather than attempt to ablate a single cell population.
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- Corresponding author. Tel.: +1 734 936 5566; fax: +1 734 763 1253., (D.A. Fox)
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George JF, Pinderski LJ, Litovsky S, Kirklin JK. Of Mice and Men: Mouse Models and the Molecular Mechanisms of Post-transplant Coronary Artery Disease. J Heart Lung Transplant 2005; 24:2003-14. [PMID: 16364842 DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2005.06.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2005] [Revised: 06/01/2005] [Accepted: 06/17/2005] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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- James F George
- Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, The University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama 35294-0007, USA.
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van Roon JAG, Verweij MC, Wijk MWV, Jacobs KMG, Bijlsma JWJ, Lafeber FPJG. Increased intraarticular interleukin-7 in rheumatoid arthritis patients stimulates cell contact-dependent activation of CD4(+) T cells and macrophages. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2005; 52:1700-10. [PMID: 15934068 DOI: 10.1002/art.21045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 85] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To determine the level of intraarticular expression of interleukin-7 (IL-7) in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and to investigate the mechanisms by which IL-7 facilitates activation of CD4(+) T cells and monocyte/macrophages in RA. METHODS IL-7 levels were measured in synovial fluid obtained from patients with RA and patients with osteoarthritis (OA). Immunohistologic analysis was used to assess the expression of IL-7 in synovial tissue from patients with RA. Proliferation and activation markers were determined in order to measure the effect of IL-7 on mononuclear cells, isolated CD4(+) T cells, and monocyte/macrophages from the peripheral blood and synovial fluid. Cocultures of CD4(+) T cells and monocytic cells in the absence or presence of a semipermeable membrane were performed to assess the extent to which IL-7 induces its effects, either contact dependently or via soluble mediators. RESULTS IL-7 levels were increased in synovial fluid from patients with RA compared with the levels in synovial fluid from patients with OA. Macrophages, fibroblasts, and endothelial cells in the joint lining tissue expressed abundant IL-7. In vitro, synovial fluid CD4(+) T cells and macrophages were hyperresponsive to IL-7 when compared with peripheral blood cells. Furthermore, IL-7 enhanced cell contact-dependent activation of CD4(+) T cells and monocyte/macrophages. CONCLUSION The abundant intraarticular expression of IL-7 and the stimulation by IL-7 of contact-dependent activation of CD4(+) T cells and monocytic cells indicate that this cytokine plays an important proinflammatory role in RA synovitis. Further identification of IL-7-induced pathways may improve understanding of the important interactive role of CD4(+) T cells and monocytic cells in RA.
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Koenders MI, Lubberts E, Oppers-Walgreen B, van den Bersselaar L, Helsen MM, Di Padova FE, Boots AMH, Gram H, Joosten LAB, van den Berg WB. Blocking of interleukin-17 during reactivation of experimental arthritis prevents joint inflammation and bone erosion by decreasing RANKL and interleukin-1. THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PATHOLOGY 2005; 167:141-9. [PMID: 15972960 PMCID: PMC1603454 DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9440(10)62961-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 225] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Rheumatoid arthritis is characterized by an intermittent course of disease with alternate periods of remission and relapse. T cells, and in particular the T-cell cytokine interleukin-17 (IL-17), are expected to be involved in arthritic flares. Here, we report that neutralizing endogenous IL-17 during reactivation of antigen-induced arthritis prevents joint inflammation and bone erosion. Synovial IL-17 mRNA expression was clearly up-regulated during primary arthritis and was further enhanced after antigen rechallenge. Neutralization of IL-17 significantly prevented joint swelling at day 1 of flare and significantly suppressed joint inflammation and cartilage proteoglycan depletion at day 4, as assessed by histology. Blocking IL-17 also clearly reduced bone erosions. Cathepsin K, a marker of osteoclast-like activity, and synovial RANKL mRNA expression were both suppressed. The degree of bone erosions strongly correlated with the severity of joint inflammation, suggesting that anti-IL-17 treatment reduced bone erosion by suppressing joint inflammation. Interestingly, blocking IL-17 suppressed synovial expression of both IL-1beta and tumor necrosis factor-alpha, whereas blocking IL-1 did not affect tumor necrosis factor-alpha levels. These data indicate that IL-17 is an important upstream mediator in joint pathology during flare-up of experimental arthritis.
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- Marije I Koenders
- Department of Rheumatology, Experimental Rheumatology and Advanced Therapeutics, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Center, 189, Geert Grooteplein Zuid 26-28, PO Box 9101, 6500 HB Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
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Rossol M, Kaltenhäuser S, Scholz R, Häntzschel H, Hauschildt S, Wagner U. The contact-mediated response of peripheral-blood monocytes to preactivated T cells is suppressed by serum factors in rheumatoid arthritis. Arthritis Res Ther 2005; 7:R1189-99. [PMID: 16277671 PMCID: PMC1297564 DOI: 10.1186/ar1804] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2005] [Revised: 07/16/2005] [Accepted: 07/20/2005] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Stimulation of monocytes/macrophages after cell contact with preactivated T cells has been suggested to contribute to the excessive TNF-α production in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). In this study, T cell-contact-dependent TNF-α production by peripheral-blood monocytes in vitro was investigated and found to be significantly lower in treated and untreated patients with RA than in healthy controls. This suppression was not due to a general deficiency of monocytes to respond, because responses to lipopolysaccharide were comparable in patients and controls. In agreement with the pivotal role of TNF-α in RA, T cell-dependent induction of TNF-α in synovial macrophages was fivefold to tenfold higher than in peripheral-blood monocytes from either patients or controls. The decreased response of peripheral-blood monocytes from patients with RA was found to be mediated by inhibitory serum factors, because the addition of patient sera to monocytes from healthy controls suppressed TNF-α response in the co-culture assay. Preincubation of monocytes from healthy controls with RA serum was sufficient to suppress the subsequent TNF-α response in T cell co-cultures, indicating that inhibitory factors do indeed bind to monocyte surfaces, which might represent a regulatory counter-action of the immune system to the long-standing and consuming autoimmune process in RA. There are some indications that apolipoprotein A-1 might be part of this regulatory system.
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- Manuela Rossol
- Department of Medicine IV, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
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- Department of Orthopedics, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
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- Department of Medicine IV, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
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- Department of Immunobiology, Institute of Zoology, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
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- Department of Medicine IV, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
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Sawai H, Park YW, Roberson J, Imai T, Goronzy JJ, Weyand CM. T cell costimulation by fractalkine-expressing synoviocytes in rheumatoid arthritis. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2005; 52:1392-401. [PMID: 15880821 DOI: 10.1002/art.21140] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) accumulate prematurely aged T cells that have acquired a new profile of regulatory receptors. Many of the de novo-expressed receptors are typically found on natural killer cells, including CX(3)CR1, the receptor for the chemokine fractalkine (FKN). This study explored whether interactions between CX(3)CR1 and FKN are relevant for T cell functions in rheumatoid synovitis. METHODS FKN expression was examined by real-time polymerase chain reaction and immunohistochemistry. CX(3)CR1 expression on peripheral blood T cells was analyzed by flow cytometry. T cell activation was quantified by determining proliferative responses, interferon-gamma (IFNgamma) secretion, and granule release. Fibroblast-like synoviocyte (FLS)/T cell adhesion was measured by the retention of 5-carboxyfluorescein diacetate succinimidyl ester-labeled T cells on FLS monolayers. RESULTS FKN was expressed on cultured synovial fibroblasts and hyperplastic synoviocytes in the rheumatoid tissue. Among CD4+ T cells, only senescent CD28- T cells were positive for CX(3)CR1 (P < 0.001). Such CD4+,CD28-,CX(3)CR1+ T cells strongly adhered to FLS, with soluble FKN blocking the interaction. FKN expressed on FLS costimulated T cell-activating signals and amplified proliferation, IFNgamma production, and expulsion of cytoplasmic granules. CONCLUSION Senescent CD4+ T cells that accumulate in rheumatoid arthritis aberrantly express CX(3)CR1. FKN, which is membrane-anchored on synoviocytes, enhances CD4+ T cell adhesion, provides survival signals, and costimulates the production of proinflammatory cytokines as well as the release of granules. By virtue of their altered receptor profile, senescent CD4+ T cells receive strong stimulatory signals from nonprofessional antigen-presenting cells in the synovial microenvironment.
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- Hirokazu Sawai
- Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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Molnarfi N, Hyka-Nouspikel N, Gruaz L, Dayer JM, Burger D. The production of IL-1 receptor antagonist in IFN-beta-stimulated human monocytes depends on the activation of phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase but not of STAT1. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2005; 174:2974-80. [PMID: 15728510 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.174.5.2974] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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IFN-beta induces the production of secreted IL-1R antagonist (sIL-1Ra) without triggering synthesis of the agonist IL-1beta in human monocytes. This might account for its anti-inflammatory properties. Canonically, IFN-beta signals through activation of JAK/STAT pathway, although PI3K and MAPK have also been involved. In this study, the role of PI3K, MEK1, and STAT1 in IFN-beta-induced sIL-1Ra production is investigated in freshly isolated human blood monocytes. PI3K, but not MEK1 activation is essential for sIL-1Ra production in monocytes treated with IFN-beta, as demonstrated by using the respective inhibitors of PI3K and MEK1, Ly294002 and PD98059. The use of cycloheximide and actinomycin D shows that sIL-1Ra was an immediate early gene induced by IFN-beta and that PI3K was controlling sIL-1Ra gene transcription. Although both inhibitors of PI3K and MEK1 diminished the Ser(727) phosphorylation of STAT1 induced by IFN-beta, only Ly294002 inhibited sIL-1Ra production. Furthermore, the inhibition of STAT1-Ser(727) phosphorylation by Ly294002 did not affect STAT1 translocation, suggesting that STAT1 was not involved in sIL-1Ra gene induction. This was confirmed in monocytes that were transfected with small interfering RNA specifically targeting STAT1. Indeed, monocytes in which effective STAT1 gene knockdown was achieved were fully responsive to IFN-beta in terms of sIL-1Ra production. Taken together, the present data demonstrate that the induction of sIL-1Ra transcription and production by IFN-beta in human monocytes involved PI3K, but not STAT1 activation.
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- Nicolas Molnarfi
- Division of Immunology and Allergy, Clinical Immunology Unit, Faculty of Medicine, University Hospital, Geneva, Switzerland
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Nabbe KCAM, Boross P, Holthuysen AEM, Sloëtjes AW, Kolls JK, Verbeek S, van Lent PLEM, van Den Berg WB. Joint inflammation and chondrocyte death become independent of Fcγ receptor type III by local overexpression of interferon-γ during immune complex-mediated arthritis. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2005; 52:967-74. [PMID: 15751061 DOI: 10.1002/art.20874] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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OBJECTIVE It has previously been shown that the onset and the degree of joint inflammation during immune complex (IC)-mediated arthritis depend on Fcgamma receptor type III (FcgammaRIII). Local adenoviral overexpression of interferon-gamma (IFNgamma) in the knee joint prior to onset of IC-mediated arthritis aggravated severe cartilage destruction. In FcgammaRI(-/-) mice, however, chondrocyte death was not enhanced by IFNgamma, whereas matrix metalloproteinase (MMP)-mediated aggrecan breakdown was markedly elevated, suggesting a role for the activating FcgammaRIII in the latter process. We undertook this study to determine the role of FcgammaRIII in joint inflammation and severe cartilage destruction in IFNgamma-stimulated IC-mediated arthritis, using FcgammaRIII(-/-) mice. METHODS FcgammaRIII(-/-) and wild-type (WT) mice were injected in the knee joint with recombinant adenovirus encoding murine IFNgamma (AdIFNgamma) or with adenovirus encoding enhanced green fluorescent protein 1 day prior to induction of IC-mediated arthritis. Histologic sections were obtained 3 days after arthritis onset to study inflammation and cartilage damage. MMP-mediated expression of the VDIPEN neoepitope was detected by immunolocalization. Chemokine and FcgammaR expression levels were determined in synovial washouts and synovium, respectively. RESULTS Injection of AdIFNgamma in naive knee joints markedly increased levels of messenger RNA for FcgammaRI, FcgammaRII, and FcgammaRIII. Upon IFNgamma overexpression prior to induction of IC-mediated arthritis, joint inflammation was similar in FcgammaRIII(-/-) and WT mice. The percentage of macrophages in the knee joint was increased, which correlated with high concentrations of the macrophage attractant macrophage inflammatory protein 1alpha. Furthermore, IFNgamma induced 2-fold and 3-fold increases in chondrocyte death in WT controls and FcgammaRIII(-/-) mice, respectively. Notably, VDIPEN expression also remained high in FcgammaRIII(-/-) mice. CONCLUSION IFNgamma bypasses the dependence on FcgammaRIII in the development of IC-mediated arthritis. Furthermore, both FcgammaRI and FcgammaRIII can mediate MMP-dependent cartilage matrix destruction.
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- K C A M Nabbe
- University Medical Center Nijmegen, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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Lajaunias F, Dayer JM, Chizzolini C. Constitutive repressor activity of CD33 on human monocytes requires sialic acid recognition and phosphoinositide 3-kinase-mediated intracellular signaling. Eur J Immunol 2005; 35:243-51. [PMID: 15597323 DOI: 10.1002/eji.200425273] [Citation(s) in RCA: 105] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Human CD33 is a myeloid-restricted transmembrane protein of the sialic acid-binding Ig-like lectin (Siglec) family. While structural analysis predicts an inhibitory function, it remains unknown under which circumstances CD33 may operate as an inhibitory molecule. Here we show that treatment of human monocytes with anti-CD33 mAb induces the production of the proinflammatory cytokines IL-1 beta, TNF-alpha, and IL-8. However, decreased CD33 surface expression obtained by RNA interference using cognate small interfering RNA (siRNA) was specifically paralleled by spontaneous cytokine production. Similarly, sialic acid (CD33 ligand) removal from the monocyte surface by neuraminidase resulted in IL-1 beta up-regulation, while the addition of red blood cells or sialyllactosamine (but not lactosamine) reversed the effect of neuraminidase treatment, thus demonstrating the importance of ligand recognition by CD33 for repression of monocyte activation. Finally, inhibition of phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K) dramatically enhanced the IL-1 beta response to anti-CD33 and neuraminidase, while inhibition of p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) abolished it. Simultaneous addition of both inhibitors resulted in low levels of IL-1 beta, suggesting that CD33 exerts an inhibitory role mediated by PI3K, while p38 MAPK signaling is required for IL-1 beta production. These data indicate that by controlling monocyte activation, CD33 is a key molecule in the inflammatory response, depending on the sialic acid microenvironment for its repressor activity.
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- Frédéric Lajaunias
- Immunology and Allergy, Department of Internal Medicine, Geneva University Hospital, CH-1211 Geneva, Switzerland
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Dick AD, Forrester JV, Liversidge J, Cope AP. The role of tumour necrosis factor (TNF-alpha) in experimental autoimmune uveoretinitis (EAU). Prog Retin Eye Res 2005; 23:617-37. [PMID: 15388077 DOI: 10.1016/j.preteyeres.2004.06.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 116] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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The pleiotropic cytokine tumour necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) is released from cells that include macrophages and T-cells during inflammatory responses, orchestrating the initiation of further leucocytic infiltration via adhesion molecule upregulation, dendritic cell maturation and survival, macrophage activation and driving Th1 T-cells responses within tissues. Exposure to TNF also plays a role in maintaining tissue homeostasis, particularly relating to resident cell responses of both microglia and retinal pigment epithelium. Depending on the balance between duration and dose of TNF exposure, an environment where full expression of inflammatory and autoimmune responses within tissues may occur. In experimental autoimmune uveoretinitis (EAU), increased tissue concentrations of TNF facilitate the on-going T-cell effector responses and macrophage activation. These are responsible for targeted and bystander tissue damage and can be suppressed by anti-TNF therapies, in particular, those directed at the p55 TNF receptor. The ability to suppress disease experimentally has led to the successful translation of anti-TNF therapy for treatment of uveitis in cohort studies and phase I/II trials where, additionally, altered peripheral blood CD4(+) T-cell profiles can be demonstrated following each treatment.
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- Andrew D Dick
- Department of Clinical Sciences at South Bristol, University of Bristol, Bristol Eye Hospital, Lower Maudlin Street, Bristol BS1 2LX, UK.
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Weidner S, Carl M, Riess R, Rupprecht HD. Histologic analysis of renal leukocyte infiltration in antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-associated vasculitis: importance of monocyte and neutrophil infiltration in tissue damage. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2004; 50:3651-7. [PMID: 15529388 DOI: 10.1002/art.20607] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The histopathologic lesions in antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)-associated vasculitis (AAV) have been studied extensively, but the exact composition of the cellular infiltrate is unclear. We undertook this study to analyze renal leukocyte infiltration and the cellular distribution within glomeruli and interstitium in 65 renal biopsy samples obtained from patients newly diagnosed as having AAV. METHODS Renal cellular tissue infiltration was assessed with an immunoperoxidase method. Furthermore, the infiltrating cell types were correlated with clinical and histopathologic data. RESULTS The predominant interstitial infiltrating cells were T lymphocytes, while monocytes and, to a lesser extent, granulocytes constituted the dominant infiltrating cell types in glomeruli. Interestingly, lymphocyte infiltration was predominantly periglomerular, especially around glomeruli with sclerosis or heavy crescent formation, while interstitial monocyte and neutrophil infiltration was diffusely distributed over the interstitial tissue. A significant correlation was found for the glomerular infiltration of CD68-positive macrophages with the presence of glomerular necrosis as well as with the number of glomeruli with crescents (P < 0.0001 and P = 0.005, respectively). No correlation was found for interstitial fibrosis with the infiltration of any leukocyte subset. Furthermore, a significant correlation was found for the interstitial as well as for the glomerular infiltration of CD68-positive macrophages with serum creatinine concentration at the time of biopsy (P = 0.001 and P = 0.006, respectively). CONCLUSION These data underscore a major role of monocytes in addition to neutrophils in the tissue damage of AAV.
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- Sven Weidner
- Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Pettenkoferstrasse 8a, D-80336 Munich, Germany.
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Gauss KA, Bunger PL, Larson TC, Young CJ, Nelson-Overton LK, Siemsen DW, Quinn MT. Identification of a novel tumor necrosis factor alpha-responsive region in the NCF2 promoter. J Leukoc Biol 2004; 77:267-78. [PMID: 15513967 DOI: 10.1189/jlb.0604329] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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The phagocyte reduced nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate oxidase is a multiprotein enzyme that catalyzes the production of microbicidal oxidants. Although oxidase assembly involves association of several membrane and cytosolic oxidase proteins, one of the cytosolic cofactors, p67phox, appears to play a more prominent role in final activation of the enzyme complex. Based on the importance of p67phox, we investigated transcriptional regulation of the p67phox gene [neutrophil cytosolic factor 2 (NCF2)] and demonstrated previously that activator protein-1 (AP-1) was essential for basal transcriptional activity. As p67phox can be up-regulated by tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-alpha), which activates AP-1, we hypothesized that TNF-alpha might regulate NCF2transcription via AP-1. In support of this hypothesis, we show here that NCF2 promoter-reporter constructs are up-regulated by TNF-alpha but only when AP-1 factors were coexpressed. Consistent with this observation, we also demonstrate that NCF2 mRNA and p67phox protein are up-regulated by TNF-alpha in various myeloid cell lines as well as in human monocytes. It was surprising that mutagenesis of the AP-1 site in NCF2 promoter constructs did not eliminate TNF-alpha induction, suggesting additional elements were involved in this response and that AP-1 might play a more indirect role. Indeed, we used NCF2 promoter-deletion constructs to map a novel TNF-alpha-responsive region (TRR) located between -56 and -16 bp upstream of the translational start site and demonstrated its importance in vivo using transcription factor decoy analysis. Furthermore, DNase footprinting verified specific binding of factor(s) to the TRR with AP-1 binding indirectly to this region. Thus, we have identified a novel NCF2 promoter/enhancer domain, which is essential for TNF-alpha-induced up-regulation of p67phox.
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- Katherine A Gauss
- Department of Veterinary Molecular Biology, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT 59717, USA
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Cettour-Rose P, Nguyen TXK, Serrander L, Kaufmann MT, Dayer JM, Burger D, Roux-Lombard P. T cell contact-mediated activation of respiratory burst in human polymorphonuclear leukocytes is inhibited by high-density lipoproteins and involves CD18. J Leukoc Biol 2004; 77:52-8. [PMID: 15498815 DOI: 10.1189/jlb.0604358] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/23/2023] Open
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Polymorphonuclear neutrophils (PMN) are recruited to sites of inflammation, where they are in close vicinity with other immune cell types. The present study demonstrates that direct cell-cell contact with stimulated T cells activates PMN respiratory burst. To discard interferences with soluble products, membranes isolated from human T lymphocytes (msT) or the monocytic cell line HUT-78 (msHUT) were used to mimic cellular contact. msT and msHUT induced a dose-dependent production of radical oxygen species (ROS) in PMN, as detected by chemiluminescence. Similar results were obtained with fixed, stimulated T cells, confirming that ROS production was a result of cell-surface molecules and not to soluble products of T cells. ROS production was mainly intracellular, suggesting that ROS may take part in intracellular processes. High-density lipoproteins (HDL), which had previously been shown to inhibit T cell contact-induced cytokine production in monocyte-macrophages, potently reduced ROS production induced in PMN upon contact with stimulated T cells. This supports the emerging role of HDL as immunomodulators in inflammatory diseases. Furthermore, monoclonal antibodies to CD18 inhibited 60% of the PMN respiratory burst induced by msT, suggesting that CD18 contributed to PMN activation. The present results emphasize the importance of direct cell-cell contact with stimulated T cells in inflammatory processes.
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- Philippe Cettour-Rose
- Division of Immunology and Allergy, Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital, 24 rue Micheli-du-Crest, 1211 Geneva 14, Switzerland
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Firestein GS. The T cell cometh: interplay between adaptive immunity and cytokine networks in rheumatoid arthritis. J Clin Invest 2004; 114:471-4. [PMID: 15314683 PMCID: PMC503778 DOI: 10.1172/jci22651] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
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The etiology of autoimmunity in humans remains poorly defined, and animal models provide a unique opportunity to study potential autoimmune mechanisms. A novel model of autoimmune inflammatory arthritis results from a point mutation in the zeta-associated-protein of 70 kDa (ZAP-70), which causes abnormal thymic T cell selection and survival of autoreactive clones. Although the resulting clinical and pathologic abnormalities are clearly T cell-dependent, macrophage and fibroblast cytokines such as IL-1 and TNF-alpha are required for full expression of the disease. The studies of Hata et al. raise the intriguing possibility that traditional proinflammatory cytokine networks represent common effector mechanisms in inflammatory joint diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis. Hence, effective therapeutic interventions can target either unique etiologic pathways related to adaptive immune responses or shared terminal mechanisms.
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- Gary S Firestein
- Division of Rheumatology, Allergy, and Immunology and Clinical Investigation Institute, University of California San Diego School of Medicine, 9500 Gilman Drive, San Diego, CA 92093-0656, USA.
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Braun A, Takemura S, Vallejo AN, Goronzy JJ, Weyand CM. Lymphotoxin beta-mediated stimulation of synoviocytes in rheumatoid arthritis. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2004; 50:2140-50. [PMID: 15248211 DOI: 10.1002/art.20356] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Lymphotoxin beta (LTbeta), a cytokine produced by T cells and B cells, plays a central role in the normal development of lymph nodes and is critical in the formation of ectopic germinal center reactions in rheumatoid synovitis. Because resident fibroblast-like synoviocytes (FLS) express receptors for LTbeta, we examined the consequences of FLS activation by LTbeta. METHODS FLS from patients with rheumatoid arthritis were isolated and examined for the expression of LTbeta receptor. FLS were incubated with LTalpha1beta2 and assayed for the production of cytokines and chemokines and the up-regulation of adhesion molecules. RESULTS Exposure of FLS to recombinant LTalpha1beta2 resulted in the production of multiple inflammatory cytokines and metalloproteinases, implicating FLS as amplifiers of the inflammatory process in the inflamed joint. Additionally, LTalpha1beta2 was found to up-regulate the expression of cell adhesion molecules, rendering FLS to efficient adhesion substrates for T cells. LTalpha1beta2 also induced production of the chemokines CCL2 and CCL5, which elicited transmigration activity of T cells. Upon stimulation with LTalpha1beta2, FLS did not acquire characteristics of follicular dendritic cells. CONCLUSION These data document that FLS are involved in multiple stages of the inflammatory process, including the recruitment and retention of lymphocytes in the synovial microenvironment. We propose that the heterotypic interaction between LTbeta-producing lymphocytes and responding FLS contributes to the establishment of complex lymphoid microstructures, and that this may be one element that defines susceptibility of the synovial membrane to lymphoid organogenesis.
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- Andrea Braun
- Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pennsylvania, USA
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Burger D, Molnarfi N, Gruaz L, Dayer JM. Differential Induction of IL-1β and TNF by CD40 Ligand or Cellular Contact with Stimulated T Cells Depends on the Maturation Stage of Human Monocytes. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2004; 173:1292-7. [PMID: 15240722 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.173.2.1292] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Cellular contact with stimulated T cells potently induces cytokine production in monocytes, a mechanism that is likely to be relevant to chronic inflammation. Although the identity of surface molecules involved in this process remains elusive, CD40 and its ligand, CD40L, are thought to be implicated, considering that they are expressed at the inflammatory site. To ascertain the involvement of CD40L, we compared the activation of three different types of human monocytic cells, i.e., freshly isolated monocytes, monocytes primed with IFN-gamma (IFN-gamma-macrophages), and THP-1 cells. These cells were activated by either membranes isolated from stimulated T cells (HUT-78 or T lymphocytes) to mimic cellular contact, soluble extracts from isolated membranes, or CD40L trimer (CD40LT). The production of TNF and IL-1beta was induced by membranes of stimulated T cells in the three types of target cells, whereas CD40LT induced TNF production in IFN-gamma-macrophages only. Similar results were obtained with soluble extracts of T cell membranes, demonstrating that the difference between membranes and CD40LT was not due to the particulate form of membranes. CD40LT induced neither transcript nor protein of cytokines in monocytes, whereas in IFN-gamma-macrophages, IL-1beta and TNF mRNA were observed, but only TNF was measured in cell supernatants. Finally, anti-CD40L Abs failed to inhibit TNF and IL-1beta production induced in IFN-gamma-macrophages by solubilized membranes, whereas TNF production induced by CD40LT was inhibited. These results demonstrate that CD40L is not required in monocyte activation by direct cellular contact with stimulated T cells, although soluble CD40LT induces the production of TNF in IFN-gamma-macrophages.
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- Danielle Burger
- Clinical Immunology Unit (Hans Wilsdorf Laboratory), Division of Immunology and Allergy, Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital, Geneva, Switzerland.
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Dayer JM. The process of identifying and understanding cytokines: from basic studies to treating rheumatic diseases. Best Pract Res Clin Rheumatol 2004; 18:31-45. [PMID: 15123036 DOI: 10.1016/j.berh.2003.09.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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This is a historical overview seen from a personal angle. It covers the insights made during the past 20 years into the destructive processes of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) related to cytokines. The biochemical knowledge of the matrix components (i.e. collagen) and enzymology (i.e. collagenase) available in the 1950s led to the identification of cells from synovial tissue producing collagenase (fibroblast-like cells) and their interaction with other immune cells, i.e. monocyte-macrophages (Mphi) and lymphocytes (1976-1979). This insight led to the isolation of soluble factors produced by Mphi, such as interleukin-1 (IL-1) and TNF, the principal cytokines inducing collagenase and PGE(2) in many target cells (i.e. synovial fibroblasts, chondrocytes, bone-derived cells) (1981-1985). Further advances resulted from observations that, in clinical conditions (i.e. leukaemia, juvenile RA), a remission of fever and inflammation may occur spontaneously and that tissue catabolism may persist despite the absence of systemic inflammation; this gave rise to the concept and identification of endogenous cytokine inhibitors (i.e. IL-1 receptor antagonist and TNF soluble receptor) (1984-1989). The fourth milestone was the observation that the production of IL-1 and TNF by Mphi was induced mainly by direct contact with lymphocytes, prompting studies of the ligands and counter-ligands on Mphi and lymphocytes as well as inhibitors involved in this cell-cell contact, some of these inhibitors being involved in lipid metabolism and acute-phase proteins (HDL-apo A-1).
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- Jean-Michel Dayer
- Division of Immunology and Allergy, University Hospital, 24, Rue Micheli-du-Crest, 1211 Geneva 14, Switzerland.
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Cope AP. Altered signalling thresholds in T lymphocytes cause autoimmune arthritis. Arthritis Res Ther 2004; 6:112-6. [PMID: 15142260 PMCID: PMC416454 DOI: 10.1186/ar1185] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2004] [Revised: 04/05/2004] [Accepted: 04/07/2004] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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The development of spontaneous autoimmunity in inbred strains of rodents has allowed us to investigate the molecular basis of chronic inflammatory disease in ways that would not be possible in humans. Recently, two new mouse models of autoimmune inflammatory polyarthritis have been reported that demonstrate how alterations in signalling thresholds sufficient to perturb central T-cell tolerance lead to inflammatory arthritis. These mice provide new insights into the complexities of what may turn out to be a heterogeneous group of diseases that we call rheumatoid arthritis. They will also provide unique tools for dissecting precisely how chronically activated T cells contribute to the effector phase of arthritis through mechanisms that may be less dependent on antigen receptor signalling.
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- Andrew P Cope
- Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology Division, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College, London, UK.
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Molnarfi N, Gruaz L, Dayer JM, Burger D. Opposite effects of IFN beta on cytokine homeostasis in LPS- and T cell contact-activated human monocytes. J Neuroimmunol 2004; 146:76-83. [PMID: 14698849 DOI: 10.1016/j.jneuroim.2003.10.035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an immune-mediated disease improved by interferon-beta (IFNbeta) therapy. IFNbeta may owe its anti-inflammatory property to its ability to induce interleukin-1 receptor antagonist (IL-1Ra) without triggering IL-1beta synthesis in human monocytes. Furthermore, we recently demonstrated that IFNbeta inhibits the production of IL-1beta and tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF) in human monocytes activated by cellular contact with stimulated T cells, a mechanism which we suspected of playing an important part in the pathogenesis of chronic inflammatory diseases including MS. Here we compare modulatory effects of IFNbeta on the production of proinflammatory cytokines (IL-1beta, IL-1alpha, TNF, and IL-6) and IL-1Ra in human monocytes stimulated by lipopolysaccharides (LPS) and isolated plasma membranes of stimulated T cells (msHUT), which are likely to reflect monocyte activation in acute and chronic inflammation, respectively. In monocytes activated by either LPS or msHUT, IFNbeta did not modulate the secretion of IL-1alpha and IL-6, but it enhanced the production of IL-1Ra in a dose-dependent manner. However, in monocytes activated by msHUT, the expression of cell-associated and intracellular IL-1alpha was inhibited by IFNbeta, correlating with the inhibition of IL-1alpha transcript. IFNbeta inhibited the expression (mRNA) and production (protein) of IL-1beta and TNF, while enhancing those of IL-1Ra in monocytes activated by msHUT. In contrast, in monocytes activated by LPS, IFNbeta enhanced the expression and production of IL-1beta, TNF, and IL-1Ra, suggesting that it did not display anti-inflammatory properties in these conditions. This study demonstrates that IFNbeta displays opposite effects depending on the type of activation of human monocytes, suggesting that it may affect different pathogenic mechanisms in opposite ways.
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- Nicolas Molnarfi
- Division of Immunology and Allergy, Clinical Immunology Unit (Hans Wilsdorf Laboratory), Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital, 24 rue Micheli-du-Crest, CH-1211 Geneva 14, Switzerland
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Dai SM, Matsuno H, Nakamura H, Nishioka K, Yudoh K. Interleukin-18 enhances monocyte tumor necrosis factor alpha and interleukin-1beta production induced by direct contact with T lymphocytes: implications in rheumatoid arthritis. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2004; 50:432-43. [PMID: 14872485 DOI: 10.1002/art.20064] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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OBJECTIVE At sites of inflammation, T cells exert pathologic effects through direct contact with monocyte/macrophages, inducing massive up-regulation of interleukin-1 (IL-1) and tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNFalpha). We examined the regulatory effects of IL-18 on monocyte activation by direct contact with T lymphocytes in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). METHODS Activated T cells were isolated from RA synovial fluid. Resting T cells and monocytes were isolated from peripheral blood mononuclear cells. RA synovial T cells or phytohemagglutinin (PHA)-stimulated T cells were fixed by paraformaldehyde and then cocultured with monocytes at a ratio of 4:1. Levels of TNFalpha, IL-1beta, IL-10, and IL-18 were measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Expression of adhesion molecules, IL-18 receptor, and TNF receptors was analyzed by flow cytometry. Expression of NF-kappaB p65, phosphorylated IkappaBalpha, and phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI 3-kinase) p110 was analyzed by Western blotting. RESULTS IL-18 dose-dependently enhanced the production of IL-1beta and TNFalpha, but not IL-10, by monocytes following contact with RA synovial T cells or PHA-prestimulated T cells. NF-kappaB inhibitors N-acetyl-L-cysteine and Bay 11-7085 and PI 3-kinase inhibitor LY294002 inhibited the enhancing effects of IL-18, but MAPK p38 inhibitor SB203580, ERK inhibitor PD98059, and JNK inhibitor SP600125 did not. Increased levels of NF-kappaB in the nucleus, phosphorylated IkappaB, and PI 3-kinase were confirmed in monocytes cocultured with PHA-prestimulated T cells, and the levels were further increased by stimulation with IL-18. Neutralizing antibody to IL-18 inhibited monocyte activation induced by direct contact with PHA-prestimulated T cells. Via cell-cell contact, PHA-prestimulated T cells increased autocrine production of IL-18 by monocytes, which was mediated by activation of the NF-kappaB and PI 3-kinase pathways, and up-regulated the expression of the IL-18 receptor in monocytes. IL-18 up-regulated the expression of the TNF receptors vascular cell adhesion molecule 1 (VCAM-1) and intercellular adhesion molecule 1 (ICAM-1) on monocytes. Blocking the binding of the TNF receptors VCAM-1 or ICAM-1 on monocytes to their ligands on stimulated T cells suppressed the IL-18-enhanced production of TNFalpha and IL-1beta in monocytes induced by contact with PHA-prestimulated T cells. CONCLUSION IL-18 augments monocyte activation induced by contact with activated T cells in RA synovitis, which is dependent on activation of the NF-kappaB and PI 3-kinase pathways. IL-18 up-regulates the expression of the TNF receptors VCAM-1 and ICAM-1 on monocytes, which mediate the enhancing effects of IL-18 on T cell-monocyte contact.
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- Sheng-Ming Dai
- Institute of Medical Science, St. Marianna University School of Medicine, Kawasaki, Japan
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Kozak W, Aronoff DM, Boutaud O, Kozak A. 11,12-epoxyeicosatrienoic acid attenuates synthesis of prostaglandin E2 in rat monocytes stimulated with lipopolysaccharide. Exp Biol Med (Maywood) 2003; 228:786-94. [PMID: 12876297 DOI: 10.1177/15353702-0322807-03] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Cytochrome P-450 monooxygenase (epoxygenase)-derived arachidonic acid (AA) metabolites, including 11,12-epoxyeicosatrienoic acid (11,12-EET), possess anti-inflammatory and antipyretic properties. Prostaglandin E2 (PGE2), a cyclooxygenase (COX)-derived metabolite of AA, is a well-defined mediator of fever and inflammation. We have tested the hypothesis that 11,12-EET attenuates synthesis of PGE2 in monocytes, which are the cells that are indispensable for induction of fever and initiation of inflammation. Monocytes isolated from freshly collected rat blood were stimulated with lipopolysaccharide (LPS; 100 ng/2 x 10(5) cells) to induce COX-2 and stimulate generation of PGE2. SKF-525A, an inhibitor of epoxygenases, significantly augmented the lipopolysaccharide-provoked synthesis of PGE2 in cell culture in a concentration-dependent manner. It did not affect, however, elevation of the expression of COX-2 protein in monocytes stimulated with LPS. 11,12-EET also did not affect the induction of COX-2 in monocytes incubated with lipopolysaccharide. However, 11,12-EET suppressed, in a concentration-dependent fashion, the generation of PGE2 in incubates. Preincubation of a murine COX-2 preparation for 0-5 min with three concentrations of 11,12-EET (1, 5, and 10 microM) inhibited the oxygenation of [14C]-labeled AA by the enzyme. The inhibitory effect of 11,12-EET on COX-2 was time-and-concentration-dependent, suggesting a mechanism-based inhibition. Based on these data, we conclude that 11,12-EET suppresses generation of PGE2 in monocytes via modulating the activity of COX-2. These data support the hypothesis that epoxygenase-derived AA metabolites constitute a negative feedback on the enhanced synthesis of prostaglandins upon inflammation.
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- Wieslaw Kozak
- Department of Physiology, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, Georgia 30912, USA.
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