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Dissecting neutrophil complexity in cancer. Emerg Top Life Sci 2017; 1:457-470. [PMID: 33525797 DOI: 10.1042/etls20170062] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2017] [Revised: 11/15/2017] [Accepted: 11/15/2017] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Neutrophils represent the most abundant leukocyte population in human peripheral blood, and their role had long been considered restricted to their phagocytic and antimicrobial activities during the acute phase of inflammation. However, an increasing number of recent investigations had highlighted their possible impact in tumor initiation and development, and the nature of neutrophil contribution in cancer had become a hot topic in immunology. Over the years, neutrophils have been shown to display both pro-tumor and antitumor effects, emphasizing an unexpected cellular heterogeneity in cancer. In this review, we will focus on the several 'shades' of neutrophils in tumor initiation, growth and metastasis. In addition, we will discuss the clinical significance of tumor-associated neutrophils in humans and their potential targeting in cancer therapy.
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Ramonell KM, Zhang W, Hadley A, Chen CW, Fay KT, Lyons JD, Klingensmith NJ, McConnell KW, Coopersmith CM, Ford ML. CXCR4 blockade decreases CD4+ T cell exhaustion and improves survival in a murine model of polymicrobial sepsis. PLoS One 2017; 12:e0188882. [PMID: 29232699 PMCID: PMC5726761 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0188882] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2017] [Accepted: 11/14/2017] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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Sepsis is a dysregulated systemic response to infection involving many inflammatory pathways and the induction of counter-regulatory anti-inflammatory processes that results in a state of immune incompetence and can lead to multi-organ failure. CXCR4 is a chemokine receptor that, following ligation by CXCL12, directs cells to bone marrow niches and also plays an important role in T cell cosignaling and formation of the immunological synapse. Here, we investigated the expression and function of CXCR4 in a murine model of polymicrobial sepsis. Results indicate that CXCR4 is selectively upregulated on naïve CD4+ and CD8+ T cells and CD4+ central memory T cells following the induction of sepsis, and that CXCR4 antagonism resulted in a significant decrease in sepsis-induced mortality. We probed the mechanistic basis for these findings and found that CXCR4 antagonism significantly increased the number of peripheral CD4+ and CD8+ T cells following sepsis. Moreover, mice treated with the CXCR4 antagonist contained fewer PD-1+ LAG-3+ 2B4+ cells, suggesting that blockade of CXCR4 mitigates CD4+ T cell exhaustion during sepsis. Taken together, these results characterize CXCR4 as an important pathway that modulates immune dysfunction and mortality following sepsis, which may hold promise as a target for future therapeutic intervention in septic patients.
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- Kimberly M Ramonell
- Department of Surgery, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
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- Department of Surgery, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
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- Department of Surgery, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
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- Department of Surgery, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
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- Department of Surgery, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
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- Department of Surgery, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
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- Department of Surgery, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
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- Department of Surgery, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
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- Department of Surgery, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America.,Emory Critical Care Center, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
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- Department of Surgery, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America.,Emory Transplant Center, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
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Bian Z, Shi L, Venkataramani M, Abdelaal AM, Culpepper C, Kidder K, Liang H, Zen K, Liu Y. Tumor conditions induce bone marrow expansion of granulocytic, but not monocytic, immunosuppressive leukocytes with increased CXCR2 expression in mice. Eur J Immunol 2017; 48:532-542. [PMID: 29120053 DOI: 10.1002/eji.201746976] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2017] [Revised: 10/01/2017] [Accepted: 11/06/2017] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Myeloid-derived suppressor cells (MDSCs) promote tumor growth through, in part, inhibiting T-cell immunity. However, mechanisms underlying MDSC expansion and guidance of MDSCs toward the tumor microenvironment remain unclear. Employing Percoll density gradients, we separate bone marrow (BM) leukocytes from tumor-bearing mice into four density-increasing bands with myeloid leukocytes enriched in bands III and IV. Band III comprises monocytes and low-density granulocytes, both confirmed to be M-MDSCs and G-MDSCs, respectively, by displaying potent inhibition of T-cell proliferation. However, monocytes act as M-MDSCs not only under tumor conditions but also the healthy condition. In contrast, band IV contains non-inhibitory, mature granulocytes. Only band III G-MDSCs display significant expansion in mice bearing B16 melanoma, Lewis lung carcinoma, or MC38 colon carcinoma. The expanded G-MDSCs also show increased CXCR2 expression, which guides egress out of BM, and produce arginase-1 and ROS upon encountering antigen-activated T cells. Adoptive transfer assays demonstrate that both G-MDSCs and mature granulocytes infiltrate tumors, but only the former displays sustention and accumulation. Intratumoral administrations of granulocytes further demonstrate that G-MDSCs promote tumor growth, whereas mature granulocytes exert minimal effects, or execute powerful anti-tumor effects providing the presence of PMN activation mechanisms in the tumor microenvironment.
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- Zhen Bian
- Program of Cell and Molecular Immunology, Department of Biology & Center of Inflammation, Immunity and Infection, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Program of Cell and Molecular Immunology, Department of Biology & Center of Inflammation, Immunity and Infection, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Program of Cell and Molecular Immunology, Department of Biology & Center of Inflammation, Immunity and Infection, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Program of Cell and Molecular Immunology, Department of Biology & Center of Inflammation, Immunity and Infection, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA, USA.,Faculty of Science, Zagazig University, Zagazig, Egypt
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- Program of Cell and Molecular Immunology, Department of Biology & Center of Inflammation, Immunity and Infection, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Program of Cell and Molecular Immunology, Department of Biology & Center of Inflammation, Immunity and Infection, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Program of Cell and Molecular Immunology, Department of Biology & Center of Inflammation, Immunity and Infection, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA, USA.,School of Life Science, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China
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- School of Life Science, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China
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- Program of Cell and Molecular Immunology, Department of Biology & Center of Inflammation, Immunity and Infection, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA, USA
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How I treat warts, hypogammaglobulinemia, infections, and myelokathexis syndrome. Blood 2017; 130:2491-2498. [DOI: 10.1182/blood-2017-02-708552] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2017] [Accepted: 10/16/2017] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Warts, hypogammaglobulinemia, infections, and myelokathexis (WHIM) syndrome is a genetic disease characterized by neutropenia, lymphopenia, susceptibility to infections, and myelokathexis, which describes degenerative changes of mature neutrophils and hyperplasia of bone marrow myeloid cells. Some patients present with hypogammaglobulinemia and/or refractory warts of skin and genitalia. Congenital cardiac defects constitute uncommon manifestations of the disease. The disorder, which is inherited as an autosomal dominant trait, is caused by heterozygous mutations of the chemokine receptor CXCR4. These mutations lead to an increased sensitivity of neutrophils and lymphocytes to the unique ligand CXCL12 and to an increased accumulation of mature neutrophils in the bone marrow. Despite greatly improved knowledge of the disease, therapeutic choices are insufficient to prevent some of the disease outcomes, such as development of bronchiectasis, anogenital dysplasia, or invasive cancer. The available therapeutic measures aimed at preventing the risk for infection in WHIM patients are discussed. We critically evaluate the diagnostic criteria of WHIM syndrome, particularly when WHIM syndrome should be suspected in patients with congenital neutropenia and lymphopenia despite the absence of hypogammaglobulinemia and/or warts. Finally, we discuss recent results of trials evaluating plerixafor, a selective antagonist of CXCR4, as a mechanism-oriented strategy for treatment of WHIM patients.
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Jablonska J, Lang S, Sionov RV, Granot Z. The regulation of pre-metastatic niche formation by neutrophils. Oncotarget 2017; 8:112132-112144. [PMID: 29340117 PMCID: PMC5762385 DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.22792] [Citation(s) in RCA: 82] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2017] [Accepted: 11/14/2017] [Indexed: 01/30/2023] Open
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Metastasis is a multistep process requiring tumor cell detachment from the primary tumor and migration to target organs through the lymphatic or blood circulatory systems. Specific organs are predisposed to metastases in certain cancers and the formation of supportive metastatic microenvironment determines tumor cell homing. Such an environment is provided by a pre-metastatic niche that is formed through the recruitment of bone marrow-derived myeloid cells, however the mechanisms of its formation are not fully understood. Recent evidence suggests that the primary tumor itself modulates the environment of secondary organs prior to tumor cell dissemination. The contribution of neutrophils to the formation of the pre-metastatic niche is getting growing attention. Obviously, neutrophils can affect the development of metastasis in two contradicting ways, by either stimulation or inhibition of this process, depending on the activation status. Pro-tumor neutrophils actively support metastasis formation by different mechanisms, including the formation of pre-metastatic niche, tumor cell attraction, and the direct support of tumor cell proliferation. Moreover, suppressive neutrophils, which are the granulocytic arm of MDSC, promote tumor progression by dampening anti-tumor T cell immunity. On the other hand, anti-tumor neutrophils can inhibit metastasis formation by the cytotoxicity towards tumor cells in the circulation or at the pre-metastatic site, and even via stimulation of T cell proliferation. Apparently, the regulation of the pro- or anti-tumor neutrophil properties has significant implications on metastatic spread in the host. Here we provide an up to date overview of the different roles neutrophils play in regulating the metastatic processes.
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- Jadwiga Jablonska
- Translational Oncology, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, University Hospital Essen, University Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany
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- Translational Oncology, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, University Hospital Essen, University Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany
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- Department of Developmental Biology and Cancer Research, The Institute for Medical Research Israel-Canada, The Hebrew University-Hadassah Medical School, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Department of Developmental Biology and Cancer Research, The Institute for Medical Research Israel-Canada, The Hebrew University-Hadassah Medical School, Jerusalem, Israel
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Mechanisms of Sustained Neutrophilia in Patient WHIM-09, Cured of WHIM Syndrome by Chromothripsis. J Clin Immunol 2017; 38:77-87. [PMID: 29177911 DOI: 10.1007/s10875-017-0457-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2017] [Accepted: 10/20/2017] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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WHIM-09 is the first patient described with WHIM syndrome, an autosomal dominant form of neutropenia related to bone marrow retention of neutrophils. Originally diagnosed incorrectly with autoimmune neutropenia, the patient underwent splenectomy at age 9, but the absolute neutrophil count (ANC) did not rise. Subsequently, she was spontaneously cured by chromothripsis (chromosome shattering), which deleted the disease allele CXCR4 R334X , and 163 other genes, on chromosome 2 in a single hematopoietic stem cell (HSC). Chromothriptic CXCR4 +/o HSCs replaced CXCR4 +/R334X WHIM HSCs, and the ANC rose to a new sustained and benign baseline ~ 2-3-fold above normal that had remained unexplained. Here, we show that splenectomized Cxcr4 +/o mice had sustained and benign neutrophilia, phenocopying neutrophilia in WHIM-09. In addition, WHIM-09's granulocyte-macrophage precursor cells possessed increased granulocyte colony-forming activity ex vivo. Thus, WHIM-09's neutrophilia may be multifactorial, involving neutrophil-extrinsic factors (splenectomy), as well as CXCR4 haploinsufficiency-dependent neutrophil-intrinsic factors (increased myeloid precursor cell differentiation). The strong bone marrow retention signal for neutrophils conferred by the WHIM mutation may have prevented neutrophilia after splenectomy until the mutation was deleted by chromothripsis.
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Granulocyte-derived TNFα promotes vascular and hematopoietic regeneration in the bone marrow. Nat Med 2017; 24:95-102. [PMID: 29155425 PMCID: PMC5760474 DOI: 10.1038/nm.4448] [Citation(s) in RCA: 76] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2016] [Accepted: 10/23/2017] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Alvarenga DM, Mattos MS, Araújo AM, Antunes MM, Menezes GB. Neutrophil biology within hepatic environment. Cell Tissue Res 2017; 371:589-598. [PMID: 29127519 DOI: 10.1007/s00441-017-2722-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2017] [Accepted: 10/26/2017] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Neutrophils are the most abundant leukocyte in the human circulation. These short-lived cells are constantly produced from hematopoietic stem cells (HSC) within the bone marrow from which they daily reach the blood and perform major roles in innate immunity. Neutrophils are the first cells to reach inflamed tissues and are armed with a plethora of enzymes that help both with their trafficking within tissues and the killing of pathogens. Damaged or infected organs are rapidly invaded by neutrophils. Their erroneous activation within parenchyma or the vasculature is involved in the pathogenesis of several inflammatory diseases including arthritis, colitis, sepsis, acute lung injury and liver failure. Despite the proposal of a canonical pathway that governs neutrophil migration into tissues, the liver has been extensively described as a unique environment for leukocyte recruitment. Since the control of inflammatory responses is considered one of the most promising avenues for novel therapeutics, the expansion of our understanding of the mechanisms behind neutrophil accumulation within injured liver might add to the development of specific and more efficacious treatments. In this review, we discuss the basic concepts of neutrophil ontogeny and biology, with a focus on the particularities and the molecular steps involved in neutrophil recruitment to the liver.
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- Débora Moreira Alvarenga
- Center for Gastrointestinal Biology, Departamento de Morfologia, Sala N3-140, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Av. PresidenteAntônio Carlos, 6627 - Pampulha, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brasil
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- Center for Gastrointestinal Biology, Departamento de Morfologia, Sala N3-140, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Av. PresidenteAntônio Carlos, 6627 - Pampulha, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brasil
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- Center for Gastrointestinal Biology, Departamento de Morfologia, Sala N3-140, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Av. PresidenteAntônio Carlos, 6627 - Pampulha, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brasil
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- Center for Gastrointestinal Biology, Departamento de Morfologia, Sala N3-140, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Av. PresidenteAntônio Carlos, 6627 - Pampulha, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brasil.
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- Center for Gastrointestinal Biology, Departamento de Morfologia, Sala N3-140, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Av. PresidenteAntônio Carlos, 6627 - Pampulha, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brasil.
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Frydrych LM, Fattahi F, He K, Ward PA, Delano MJ. Diabetes and Sepsis: Risk, Recurrence, and Ruination. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) 2017; 8:271. [PMID: 29163354 PMCID: PMC5670360 DOI: 10.3389/fendo.2017.00271] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2017] [Accepted: 09/27/2017] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Sepsis develops when an infection surpasses local tissue containment. A series of dysregulated physiological responses are generated, leading to organ dysfunction and a 10% mortality risk. When patients with sepsis demonstrate elevated serum lactates and require vasopressor therapy to maintain adequate blood pressure in the absence of hypovolemia, they are in septic shock with an in-hospital mortality rate >40%. With improvements in intensive care treatment strategies, overall sepsis mortality has diminished to ~20% at 30 days; however, mortality continues to steadily climb after recovery from the acute event. Traditionally, it was thought that the complex interplay between inflammatory and anti-inflammatory responses led to sepsis-induced organ dysfunction and mortality. However, a closer examination of those who die long after sepsis subsides reveals that many initial survivors succumb to recurrent, nosocomial, and secondary infections. The comorbidly challenged, physiologically frail diabetic individuals suffer the highest infection rates. Recent reports suggest that even after clinical "recovery" from sepsis, persistent alterations in innate and adaptive immune responses exists resulting in chronic inflammation, immune suppression, and bacterial persistence. As sepsis-associated immune defects are associated with increased mortality long-term, a potential exists for immune modulatory therapy to improve patient outcomes. We propose that diabetes causes a functional immune deficiency that directly reduces immune cell function. As a result, patients display diminished bactericidal clearance, increased infectious complications, and protracted sepsis mortality. Considering the substantial expansion of the elderly and obese population, global adoption of a Western diet and lifestyle, and multidrug resistant bacterial emergence and persistence, diabetic mortality from sepsis is predicted to rise dramatically over the next two decades. A better understanding of the underlying diabetic-induced immune cell defects that persist following sepsis are crucial to identify potential therapeutic targets to bolster innate and adaptive immune function, prevent infectious complications, and provide more durable diabetic survival.
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- Lynn M. Frydrych
- Department of Surgery, Division of Acute Care Surgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, United States
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- Department of Pathology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, United States
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- Department of Surgery, Division of Acute Care Surgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, United States
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- Department of Pathology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, United States
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- Department of Surgery, Division of Acute Care Surgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, United States
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Hong CW. Current Understanding in Neutrophil Differentiation and Heterogeneity. Immune Netw 2017; 17:298-306. [PMID: 29093651 PMCID: PMC5662779 DOI: 10.4110/in.2017.17.5.298] [Citation(s) in RCA: 90] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2017] [Revised: 09/16/2017] [Accepted: 09/22/2017] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Neutrophils are professional phagocytes that conduct effectors functions in the innate immune systems. They are differentiated in the bone marrow (BM) and terminally differentiated neutrophils are then released into systemic circulation. Neutrophils migrate into inflammatory foci through extravasation, reverse transmigration, and chemotaxis. As neutrophils arrive at a target site, they actively participate in eliminating pathogens. They phagocytose bacteria, and eliminate them through the generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS), release of protease-enriched granules, and formation of neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs). Since neutrophils are equipped with toxic arsenals, the activation of neutrophils is tightly controlled. Priming is the process of unlocking safety mechanisms before complete activation of neutrophils. Since the first discovery of neutrophils, they were considered as a homogeneous population with an inflammatory phenotype. However, heterogenous populations of neutrophils were discovered under physiological and pathological conditions. This review outlines the normal differentiation of neutrophils in the BM, and discusses the current understandings of neutrophil heterogeneity.
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- Chang-Won Hong
- Department of Physiology, College of Medicine, Kyungpook National University, Daegu 41944, Korea
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Ohno M, Nishida A, Sugitani Y, Nishino K, Inatomi O, Sugimoto M, Kawahara M, Andoh A. Nanoparticle curcumin ameliorates experimental colitis via modulation of gut microbiota and induction of regulatory T cells. PLoS One 2017; 12:e0185999. [PMID: 28985227 PMCID: PMC5630155 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0185999] [Citation(s) in RCA: 126] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2017] [Accepted: 09/22/2017] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS Curcumin is a hydrophobic polyphenol derived from turmeric, a traditional Indian spice. Curcumin exhibits various biological functions, but its clinical application is limited due to its poor absorbability after oral administration. A newly developed nanoparticle curcumin shows improved absorbability in vivo. In this study, we examined the effects of nanoparticle curcumin (named Theracurmin) on experimental colitis in mice. METHODS BALB/c mice were fed with 3% dextran sulfate sodium (DSS) in water. Mucosal cytokine expression and lymphocyte subpopulation were analyzed by real-time PCR and flow cytometry, respectively. The profile of the gut microbiota was analyzed by real-time PCR. RESULTS Treatment with nanoparticle curcumin significantly attenuated body weight loss, disease activity index, histological colitis score and significantly improved mucosal permeability. Immunoblot analysis showed that NF-κB activation in colonic epithelial cells was significantly suppressed by treatment with nanoparticle curcumin. Mucosal mRNA expression of inflammatory mediators was significantly suppressed by treatment with nanoparticle curcumin. Treatment with nanoparticle curcumin increased the abundance of butyrate-producing bacteria and fecal butyrate level. This was accompanied by increased expansion of CD4+ Foxp3+ regulatory T cells and CD103+ CD8α- regulatory dendritic cells in the colonic mucosa. CONCLUSIONS Treatment with nanoparticle curcumin suppressed the development of DSS-induced colitis potentially via modulation of gut microbial structure. These responses were associated with induction of mucosal immune cells with regulatory properties. Nanoparticle curcumin is one of the promising candidates as a therapeutic option for the treatment of IBD.
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- Masashi Ohno
- Department of Medicine, Shiga University of Medical Science, Otsu, Japan
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- Department of Medicine, Shiga University of Medical Science, Otsu, Japan
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- Department of Medicine, Shiga University of Medical Science, Otsu, Japan
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- Department of Medicine, Shiga University of Medical Science, Otsu, Japan
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- Department of Medicine, Shiga University of Medical Science, Otsu, Japan
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- Department of Medicine, Shiga University of Medical Science, Otsu, Japan
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- Department of Medicine, Shiga University of Medical Science, Otsu, Japan
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Sakai H, Yabe S, Sato K, Kai Y, Sato F, Yumoto T, Inoue Y, Narita M, Matsumoto K, Kato S, Chiba Y. ELR+
chemokine-mediated neutrophil recruitment is involved in 2,4,6-trinitrochlorobenzene-induced contact hypersensitivity. Clin Exp Pharmacol Physiol 2017; 45:27-33. [DOI: 10.1111/1440-1681.12839] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2017] [Revised: 07/24/2017] [Accepted: 07/25/2017] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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- Hiroyasu Sakai
- Department of Analytical Pathophysiology; School of Pharmacy; Hoshi University; Shinagawa-ku Tokyo Japan
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- Department of Analytical Pathophysiology; School of Pharmacy; Hoshi University; Shinagawa-ku Tokyo Japan
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- Department of Analytical Pathophysiology; School of Pharmacy; Hoshi University; Shinagawa-ku Tokyo Japan
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- Department of Analytical Pathophysiology; School of Pharmacy; Hoshi University; Shinagawa-ku Tokyo Japan
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- Department of Analytical Pathophysiology; School of Pharmacy; Hoshi University; Shinagawa-ku Tokyo Japan
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- Department of Analytical Pathophysiology; School of Pharmacy; Hoshi University; Shinagawa-ku Tokyo Japan
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- Department of Pharmacology; School of Pharmacy; Hoshi University; Shinagawa-ku Tokyo Japan
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- Department of Pharmacology; School of Pharmacy; Hoshi University; Shinagawa-ku Tokyo Japan
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- Department of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics; Division of Pathological Sciences; Kyoto Pharmaceutical University; Yamashina Kyoto Japan
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- Department of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics; Division of Pathological Sciences; Kyoto Pharmaceutical University; Yamashina Kyoto Japan
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- Department of Physiology and Molecular Sciences; School of Pharmacy; Hoshi University; Shinagawa-ku Tokyo Japan
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Dong G, Song L, Tian C, Wang Y, Miao F, Zheng J, Lu C, Alsadun S, Graves DT. FOXO1 Regulates Bacteria-Induced Neutrophil Activity. Front Immunol 2017; 8:1088. [PMID: 28928749 PMCID: PMC5591501 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2017.01088] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2017] [Accepted: 08/21/2017] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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Neutrophils play an essential role in the innate immune response to microbial infection and are particularly important in clearing bacterial infection. We investigated the role of the transcription factor FOXO1 in the response of neutrophils to bacterial challenge with Porphyromonas gingivalis in vivo and in vitro. In these experiments, the effect of lineage-specific FOXO1 deletion in LyzM.Cre+FOXO1L/L mice was compared with matched littermate controls. FOXO1 deletion negatively affected several critical aspects of neutrophil function in vivo including mobilization of neutrophils from the bone marrow (BM) to the vasculature, recruitment of neutrophils to sites of bacterial inoculation, and clearance of bacteria. In vitro FOXO1 regulated neutrophil chemotaxis and bacterial killing. Moreover, bacteria-induced expression of CXCR2 and CD11b, which are essential for several aspects of neutrophil function, was dependent on FOXO1 in vivo and in vitro. Furthermore, FOXO1 directly interacted with the promoter regions of CXCR2 and CD11b. Bacteria-induced nuclear localization of FOXO1 was dependent upon toll-like receptor (TLR) 2 and/or TLR4 and was significantly reduced by inhibitors of reactive oxygen species (ROS and nitric oxide synthase) and deacetylases (Sirt1 and histone deacetylases). These studies show for the first time that FOXO1 activation by bacterial challenge is needed to mobilize neutrophils to transit from the BM to peripheral tissues in response to infection as well as for bacterial clearance in vivo. Moreover, FOXO1 regulates neutrophil function that facilitates chemotaxis, phagocytosis, and bacterial killing.
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- Guangyu Dong
- Department of Periodontics, School of Dental Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, United States
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- Department of Periodontics, School of Dental Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, United States.,Department of Stomatology, The Fifth People's Hospital of Shanghai, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Periodontics, School of Dental Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, United States
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- Department of Periodontics, School of Dental Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, United States.,Department of Implantology, Stomatology Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Periodontics, School of Dental Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, United States.,Shanxi Province People's Hospital, Taiyuan, China
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- Department of Periodontics, School of Dental Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, United States.,State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Periodontics, School of Dental Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, United States
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- Department of Periodontics, School of Dental Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, United States
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- Department of Periodontics, School of Dental Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, United States
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Zhou GX, Liu ZJ. Potential roles of neutrophils in regulating intestinal mucosal inflammation of inflammatory bowel disease. J Dig Dis 2017; 18:495-503. [PMID: 28857501 DOI: 10.1111/1751-2980.12540] [Citation(s) in RCA: 115] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 08/15/2017] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD), comprising of ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease, are inflammatory disorders of the gastrointestinal tract characterized by chronically relapsing mucosal inflammation. Neutrophils, as the effector cells of acute inflammation, have long been reported to play a role in the maintenance of intestinal homeostasis and pathogenesis of IBD. At the early stage of mucosal inflammation in patients with IBD, neutrophils flood into intestinal mucosa, phagocytose pathogenic microbes, and promote mucosal healing and resolution of inflammation. However, large numbers of neutrophils infiltrating in the inflamed mucosa and accumulating in the epithelia cause damage of mucosal architecture, compromised epithelial barrier and production of inflammatory mediators. In this review we discuss the critical roles of neutrophils in modulating innate and adaptive immune responses in intestinal mucosa, and, importantly, clarify the potential roles of neutrophils related to their production of inflammatory mediators, transenthothelial and transepithelial migration into intestinal mucosa, and the underlying mechanisms in regulating mucosal inflammation of IBD. Moreover, we also describe a new subset of neutrophils (i.e., CD177+ neutrophils) and illustrate its protective role in modulating intestinal mucosal immune responses in IBD.
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- Guang Xi Zhou
- Department of Gastroenterology, The Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital of Tongji University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, The Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital of Tongji University, Shanghai, China
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Qi H, Yang S, Zhang L. Neutrophil Extracellular Traps and Endothelial Dysfunction in Atherosclerosis and Thrombosis. Front Immunol 2017; 8:928. [PMID: 28824648 PMCID: PMC5545592 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2017.00928] [Citation(s) in RCA: 109] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2017] [Accepted: 07/20/2017] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Cardiovascular diseases are a leading cause of mortality and morbidity worldwide. Neutrophils are a component of the innate immune system which protect against pathogen invasion; however, the contribution of neutrophils to cardiovascular disease has been underestimated, despite infiltration of leukocyte subsets being a known driving force of atherosclerosis and thrombosis. In addition to their function as phagocytes, neutrophils can release their extracellular chromatin, nuclear protein, and serine proteases to form net-like fiber structures, termed neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs). NETs can entrap pathogens, induce endothelial activation, and trigger coagulation, and have been detected in atherosclerotic and thrombotic lesions in both humans and mice. Moreover, NETs can induce endothelial dysfunction and trigger proinflammatory immune responses. Overall, current data indicate that NETs are not only present in plaques and thrombi but also have causative roles in triggering formation of atherosclerotic plaques and venous thrombi. This review is focused on published findings regarding NET-associated endothelial dysfunction during atherosclerosis, atherothrombosis, and venous thrombosis pathogenesis. The NET structure is a novel discovery that will find its appropriate place in our new understanding of cardiovascular disease. In addition, NETs have high potential to be further explored toward much better treatment of atherosclerosis and venous thromboembolism in clinic.
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- Haozhe Qi
- Department of Vascular Surgery, Renji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Vascular Surgery, Renji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Vascular Surgery, Renji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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Delano MJ, Ward PA. The immune system's role in sepsis progression, resolution, and long-term outcome. Immunol Rev 2017; 274:330-353. [PMID: 27782333 DOI: 10.1111/imr.12499] [Citation(s) in RCA: 468] [Impact Index Per Article: 66.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Sepsis occurs when an infection exceeds local tissue containment and induces a series of dysregulated physiologic responses that result in organ dysfunction. A subset of patients with sepsis progress to septic shock, defined by profound circulatory, cellular, and metabolic abnormalities, and associated with a greater mortality. Historically, sepsis-induced organ dysfunction and lethality were attributed to the complex interplay between the initial inflammatory and later anti-inflammatory responses. With advances in intensive care medicine and goal-directed interventions, early 30-day sepsis mortality has diminished, only to steadily escalate long after "recovery" from acute events. As so many sepsis survivors succumb later to persistent, recurrent, nosocomial, and secondary infections, many investigators have turned their attention to the long-term sepsis-induced alterations in cellular immune function. Sepsis clearly alters the innate and adaptive immune responses for sustained periods of time after clinical recovery, with immune suppression, chronic inflammation, and persistence of bacterial representing such alterations. Understanding that sepsis-associated immune cell defects correlate with long-term mortality, more investigations have centered on the potential for immune modulatory therapy to improve long-term patient outcomes. These efforts are focused on more clearly defining and effectively reversing the persistent immune cell dysfunction associated with long-term sepsis mortality.
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- Matthew J Delano
- Department of Surgery, Division of Acute Care Surgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Department of Pathology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
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Tsou LK, Huang YH, Song JS, Ke YY, Huang JK, Shia KS. Harnessing CXCR4 antagonists in stem cell mobilization, HIV infection, ischemic diseases, and oncology. Med Res Rev 2017; 38:1188-1234. [PMID: 28768055 DOI: 10.1002/med.21464] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2017] [Revised: 07/13/2017] [Accepted: 07/16/2017] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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CXCR4 antagonists (e.g., PlerixaforTM ) have been successfully validated as stem cell mobilizers for peripheral blood stem cell transplantation. Applications of the CXCR4 antagonists have heralded the era of cell-based therapy and opened a potential therapeutic horizon for many unmet medical needs such as kidney injury, ischemic stroke, cancer, and myocardial infarction. In this review, we first introduce the central role of CXCR4 in diverse cellular signaling pathways and discuss its involvement in several disease progressions. We then highlight the molecular design and optimization strategies for targeting CXCR4 from a large number of case studies, concluding that polyamines are the preferred CXCR4-binding ligands compared to other structural options, presumably by mimicking the highly positively charged natural ligand CXCL12. These results could be further justified with computer-aided docking into the CXCR4 crystal structure wherein both major and minor subpockets of the binding cavity are considered functionally important. Finally, from the clinical point of view, CXCR4 antagonists could mobilize hematopoietic stem/progenitor cells with long-term repopulating capacity to the peripheral blood, promising to replace surgically obtained bone marrow cells as a preferred source for stem cell transplantation.
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- Lun Kelvin Tsou
- Institute of Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Research, National Health Research Institutes, Miaoli County, Taiwan, ROC
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- Institute of Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Research, National Health Research Institutes, Miaoli County, Taiwan, ROC
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- Institute of Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Research, National Health Research Institutes, Miaoli County, Taiwan, ROC
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- Institute of Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Research, National Health Research Institutes, Miaoli County, Taiwan, ROC
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- Institute of Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Research, National Health Research Institutes, Miaoli County, Taiwan, ROC
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Lee SY, Kim JK, Jeon HY, Ham SW, Kim H. CD133 Regulates IL-1β Signaling and Neutrophil Recruitment in Glioblastoma. Mol Cells 2017; 40:515-522. [PMID: 28736425 PMCID: PMC5547221 DOI: 10.14348/molcells.2017.0089] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2017] [Revised: 06/29/2017] [Accepted: 06/29/2017] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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CD133, a pentaspan transmembrane glycoprotein, is generally used as a cancer stem cell marker in various human malignancies, but its biological function in cancer cells, especially in glioma cells, is largely unknown. Here, we demonstrated that forced expression of CD133 increases the expression of IL-1β and its downstream chemokines, namely, CCL3, CXCL3 and CXCL5, in U87MG glioma cells. Although there were no apparent changes in cell growth and sphere formation in vitro and tumor growth in vivo, in vitro trans-well studies and in vivo tumor xenograft assays showed that neutrophil recruitment was markedly increased by the ectopic expression of CD133. In addition, the clinical relevance between CD133 expression and IL-1β gene signature was established in patients with malignant gliomas. Thus, these results imply that glioma cells expressing CD133 are capable of modulating tumor microenvironment through the IL-1β signaling pathway.
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- Seon Yong Lee
- Department of Biotechnology, College of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Korea University, Seoul 02841,
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- Department of Biotechnology, College of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Korea University, Seoul 02841,
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- Institute of Animal Molecular Biotechnology, Korea University, Seoul 02841,
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- Department of Biotechnology, College of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Korea University, Seoul 02841,
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- Institute of Animal Molecular Biotechnology, Korea University, Seoul 02841,
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- Department of Biotechnology, College of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Korea University, Seoul 02841,
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- Department of Biotechnology, College of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Korea University, Seoul 02841,
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- Institute of Animal Molecular Biotechnology, Korea University, Seoul 02841,
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Obesity alters the lung myeloid cell landscape to enhance breast cancer metastasis through IL5 and GM-CSF. Nat Cell Biol 2017; 19:974-987. [PMID: 28737771 DOI: 10.1038/ncb3578] [Citation(s) in RCA: 187] [Impact Index Per Article: 26.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2017] [Accepted: 06/20/2017] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Obesity is associated with chronic, low-grade inflammation, which can disrupt homeostasis within tissue microenvironments. Given the correlation between obesity and relative risk of death from cancer, we investigated whether obesity-associated inflammation promotes metastatic progression. We demonstrate that obesity causes lung neutrophilia in otherwise normal mice, which is further exacerbated by the presence of a primary tumour. The increase in lung neutrophils translates to increased breast cancer metastasis to this site, in a GM-CSF- and IL5-dependent manner. Importantly, weight loss is sufficient to reverse this effect, and reduce serum levels of GM-CSF and IL5 in both mouse models and humans. Our data indicate that special consideration of the obese patient population is critical for effective management of cancer progression.
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Granules are essential for the ability of neutrophils to fulfill their role in innate immunity. Granule membranes contain proteins that react to environmental cues directing neutrophils to sites of infection and initiate generation of bactericidal oxygen species. Granules are densely packed with proteins that contribute to microbial killing when liberated to the phagosome or extracellularly. Granules are, however, highly heterogeneous and are traditionally subdivided into azurophil granules, specific granules, and gelatinase granules in addition to secretory vesicles. This review will address issues pertinent to formation of granules, which is a process intimately connected to maturation of neutrophils from their precursors in the bone marrow. We further discuss possible mechanisms by which decisions are made regarding sorting of proteins to constitutive secretion or storage in granules and how degranulation of granule subsets is regulated.
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- Jack B Cowland
- The Granulocyte Research Laboratory, Department of Hematology, National University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- The Granulocyte Research Laboratory, Department of Hematology, National University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark.,The University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Myeloid cell recruitment to sites of infection and injury started out as a simple model that has been referred to as the universal concept of leukocyte recruitment. However, as we gain more insight into the different mechanisms, it is becoming clear that each organ and perhaps even each cell has its own unique mechanism of recruitment. Moreover, as the ability to visualize specific cell types in specific organs becomes more accessible, it is also becoming clear that there are resident populations of leukocytes, some within the tissues and others attached to the vasculature of tissues, the latter poised to affect the local environment. In this review, we will first highlight the imaging approaches that have allowed us to gain spectacular insight into locale and function of specific cell types, and then we will discuss what we have learned from this approach as far as myeloid cells are concerned. We will also highlight some of the gaps in our knowledge, which exist almost certainly because of the challenges of being able to visualize certain compartments of the body.
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Neutrophils are professional phagocytes that constitute the first line of defense in humans. The primary function of neutrophils is to eliminate invading pathogens through oxidative and nonoxidative mechanisms. Because neutrophils rapidly migrate into inflammatory foci via diapedesis and chemotaxis, neutrophil recruitment has long been considered a hallmark of inflammation. Recent advances in intravital microscopic technologies using animal model systems have enabled researchers to directly visualize neutrophil trafficking. Consequently, the specific mechanisms of neutrophil transmigration have been identified, and even the reverse migration of neutrophils can be verified visually. Moreover, the detailed phenomena of neutrophil infiltration into various organs, such as the liver, lymphoid organs, and CNS have been identified. This progress in the study of neutrophil migration from the blood vessels to organs results in a deeper understanding of these immune cells' motility and morphology, which are closely related to the spatiotemporal regulation of the overall immune response. In this review, we discuss our current understanding of neutrophil trafficking in various organs.
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- Young-Min Hyun
- Department of Anatomy, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Republic of Korea
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Busch-Petersen J, Carpenter DC, Burman M, Foley J, Hunsberger GE, Kilian DJ, Salmon M, Mayer RJ, Yonchuk JG, Tal-Singer R. Danirixin: A Reversible and Selective Antagonist of the CXC Chemokine Receptor 2. J Pharmacol Exp Ther 2017; 362:338-346. [PMID: 28611093 DOI: 10.1124/jpet.117.240705] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2017] [Accepted: 06/09/2017] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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CXC chemokine receptor 2 (CXCR2) is a key receptor in the chemotaxis of neutrophils to sites of inflammation. The studies reported here describe the pharmacological characterization of danirixin, a CXCR2 antagonist in the diaryl urea chemical class. Danirixin has high affinity for CXCR2, with a negative log of the 50% inhibitory concentration (pIC50) of 7.9 for binding to Chinese hamster ovary cell (CHO)-expressed human CXCR2, and 78-fold selectivity over binding to CHO-expressed CXCR1. Danirixin is a competitive antagonist against CXCL8 in Ca2+-mobilization assays, with a KB (the concentration of antagonist that binds 50% of the receptor population) of 6.5 nM and antagonist potency (pA2) of 8.44, and is fully reversible in washout experiments over 180 minutes. In rat and human whole-blood studies assessing neutrophil activation by surface CD11b expression following CXCL2 (rat) or CXCL1 (human) challenge, danirixin blocks the CD11b upregulation with pIC50s of 6.05 and 6.3, respectively. Danirixin dosed orally also blocked the influx of neutrophils into the lung in vivo in rats following aerosol lipopolysaccharide or ozone challenge, with median effective doses (ED50s) of 1.4 and 16 mg/kg respectively. Thus, danirixin would be expected to block chemotaxis in disease states in which neutrophils are increased in response to inflammation, such as pulmonary diseases. In comparison with navarixin, a CXCR2 antagonist from a different chemical class, the binding characterization of danirixin is distinct. These observations may offer insight into the previously observed clinical differences in induction of neutropenia between these compounds.
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Mylonas KJ, Turner NA, Bageghni SA, Kenyon CJ, White CI, McGregor K, Kimmitt RA, Sulston R, Kelly V, Walker BR, Porter KE, Chapman KE, Gray GA. 11β-HSD1 suppresses cardiac fibroblast CXCL2, CXCL5 and neutrophil recruitment to the heart post MI. J Endocrinol 2017; 233:315-327. [PMID: 28522730 PMCID: PMC5457506 DOI: 10.1530/joe-16-0501] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2017] [Accepted: 04/11/2017] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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We have previously demonstrated that neutrophil recruitment to the heart following myocardial infarction (MI) is enhanced in mice lacking 11β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 1 (11β-HSD1) that regenerates active glucocorticoid within cells from intrinsically inert metabolites. The present study aimed to identify the mechanism of regulation. In a mouse model of MI, neutrophil mobilization to blood and recruitment to the heart were higher in 11β-HSD1-deficient (Hsd11b1-/- ) relative to wild-type (WT) mice, despite similar initial injury and circulating glucocorticoid. In bone marrow chimeric mice, neutrophil mobilization was increased when 11β-HSD1 was absent from host cells, but not when absent from donor bone marrow-derived cells. Consistent with a role for 11β-HSD1 in 'host' myocardium, gene expression of a subset of neutrophil chemoattractants, including the chemokines Cxcl2 and Cxcl5, was selectively increased in the myocardium of Hsd11b1-/- mice relative to WT. SM22α-Cre directed disruption of Hsd11b1 in smooth muscle and cardiomyocytes had no effect on neutrophil recruitment. Expression of Cxcl2 and Cxcl5 was elevated in fibroblast fractions isolated from hearts of Hsd11b1-/- mice post MI and provision of either corticosterone or of the 11β-HSD1 substrate, 11-dehydrocorticosterone, to cultured murine cardiac fibroblasts suppressed IL-1α-induced expression of Cxcl2 and Cxcl5 These data identify suppression of CXCL2 and CXCL5 chemoattractant expression by 11β-HSD1 as a novel mechanism with potential for regulation of neutrophil recruitment to the injured myocardium, and cardiac fibroblasts as a key site for intracellular glucocorticoid regeneration during acute inflammation following myocardial injury.
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- Katie J Mylonas
- University/BHF Centre for Cardiovascular ScienceUniversity of Edinburgh, Queen's Medical Research Institute, Edinburgh, UK
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- Division of Cardiovascular & Diabetes ResearchLeeds Institute of Cardiovascular & Metabolic Medicine (LICAMM), School of Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
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- Division of Cardiovascular & Diabetes ResearchLeeds Institute of Cardiovascular & Metabolic Medicine (LICAMM), School of Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
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- University/BHF Centre for Cardiovascular ScienceUniversity of Edinburgh, Queen's Medical Research Institute, Edinburgh, UK
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- University/BHF Centre for Cardiovascular ScienceUniversity of Edinburgh, Queen's Medical Research Institute, Edinburgh, UK
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- University/BHF Centre for Cardiovascular ScienceUniversity of Edinburgh, Queen's Medical Research Institute, Edinburgh, UK
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- University/BHF Centre for Cardiovascular ScienceUniversity of Edinburgh, Queen's Medical Research Institute, Edinburgh, UK
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- University/BHF Centre for Cardiovascular ScienceUniversity of Edinburgh, Queen's Medical Research Institute, Edinburgh, UK
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- University/BHF Centre for Cardiovascular ScienceUniversity of Edinburgh, Queen's Medical Research Institute, Edinburgh, UK
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- University/BHF Centre for Cardiovascular ScienceUniversity of Edinburgh, Queen's Medical Research Institute, Edinburgh, UK
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- Division of Cardiovascular & Diabetes ResearchLeeds Institute of Cardiovascular & Metabolic Medicine (LICAMM), School of Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
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- University/BHF Centre for Cardiovascular ScienceUniversity of Edinburgh, Queen's Medical Research Institute, Edinburgh, UK
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- University/BHF Centre for Cardiovascular ScienceUniversity of Edinburgh, Queen's Medical Research Institute, Edinburgh, UK
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Neutrophils play an essential role during an inflammatory response, which is dependent on their rapid recruitment from the bone marrow to the vasculature. However, there is no information about the molecular signals that regulate neutrophil entry to circulation during an inflammatory process in humans. This is mainly due to the lack of a suitable model of study that contains similar set of molecules and that allows in vivo analyses. In this study, we used the zebrafish to assess the role of Cxcl8a, Cxcl8b, and Cxcr2 in neutrophil migration to blood circulation after injury. Using Tg(BACmpx:GFP)i114 transgenic embryos and two damage models (severe and mild), we developed in vivo lack of function assays. We found that the transcription levels of cxcl8a, cxcl8b, and cxcr2 were upregulated in the severe damage model. In contrast, only cxcr2 and cxcl8a mRNA levels were increased during mild damage. After knocking down Cxcl8a, neutrophil quantity decreased at the injury site, while Cxcl8b decreased neutrophils in circulation. When inhibiting Cxcr2, we observed a decrease in neutrophil entry to the bloodstream. In conclusion, we identified different functions for both Cxcl8 paralogues, being the Cxcl8b/Cxcr2 axis that regulates neutrophil entry to the bloodstream, while Cxcl8a/Cxcr2 regulates the migration to the affected area.
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Freitas C, Wittner M, Nguyen J, Rondeau V, Biajoux V, Aknin ML, Gaudin F, Beaussant-Cohen S, Bertrand Y, Bellanné-Chantelot C, Donadieu J, Bachelerie F, Espéli M, Dalloul A, Louache F, Balabanian K. Lymphoid differentiation of hematopoietic stem cells requires efficient Cxcr4 desensitization. J Exp Med 2017; 214:2023-2040. [PMID: 28550161 PMCID: PMC5502422 DOI: 10.1084/jem.20160806] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2016] [Revised: 02/23/2017] [Accepted: 04/19/2017] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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The CXCL12/CXCR4 signaling exerts a dominant role in promoting hematopoietic stem and progenitor cell (HSPC) retention and quiescence in bone marrow. Gain-of-function CXCR4 mutations that affect homologous desensitization of the receptor have been reported in the WHIM Syndrome (WS), a rare immunodeficiency characterized by lymphopenia. The mechanisms underpinning this remain obscure. Using a mouse model with a naturally occurring WS-linked gain-of-function Cxcr4 mutation, we explored the possibility that the lymphopenia in WS arises from defects at the HSPC level. We reported that Cxcr4 desensitization is required for quiescence/cycling balance of murine short-term hematopoietic stem cells and their differentiation into multipotent and downstream lymphoid-biased progenitors. Alteration in Cxcr4 desensitization resulted in decrease of circulating HSPCs in five patients with WS. This was also evidenced in WS mice and mirrored by accumulation of HSPCs in the spleen, where we observed enhanced extramedullary hematopoiesis. Therefore, efficient Cxcr4 desensitization is critical for lymphoid differentiation of HSPCs, and its impairment is a key mechanism underpinning the lymphopenia observed in mice and likely in WS patients.
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- Christelle Freitas
- Inflammation Chemokines and Immunopathology, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Medicale (INSERM), Faculté de Médecine, Université Paris-Sud, Université Paris-Saclay, Clamart, France
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- INSERM UMR_S1170, Institut Gustave Roussy, CNRS GDR 3697 MicroNiT, Université Paris-Sud, Université Paris-Saclay, Villejuif, France
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- Inflammation Chemokines and Immunopathology, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Medicale (INSERM), Faculté de Médecine, Université Paris-Sud, Université Paris-Saclay, Clamart, France
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- Inflammation Chemokines and Immunopathology, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Medicale (INSERM), Faculté de Médecine, Université Paris-Sud, Université Paris-Saclay, Clamart, France
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- Inflammation Chemokines and Immunopathology, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Medicale (INSERM), Faculté de Médecine, Université Paris-Sud, Université Paris-Saclay, Clamart, France
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- Institut Paris-Saclay d'Innovation Thérapeutique, UMS IPSIT-US31-UMS3679, Chatenay-Malabry, France
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- Inflammation Chemokines and Immunopathology, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Medicale (INSERM), Faculté de Médecine, Université Paris-Sud, Université Paris-Saclay, Clamart, France.,Institut Paris-Saclay d'Innovation Thérapeutique, UMS IPSIT-US31-UMS3679, Chatenay-Malabry, France
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- Service d'Hémato-Oncologie Pédiatrique, CHU Jean Minjoz, Université de Franche-Comté, Besançon, France
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- Service d'Hémato-Oncologie Pédiatrique, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon I, Lyon, France
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- AP-HP, Registre Français des Neutropénies Chroniques Sévères, Centre de référence des Déficits Immunitaires Héréditaires, Service d'Hémato-Oncologie Pédiatrique, Hôpital Trousseau, Paris, France
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- Inflammation Chemokines and Immunopathology, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Medicale (INSERM), Faculté de Médecine, Université Paris-Sud, Université Paris-Saclay, Clamart, France
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- Inflammation Chemokines and Immunopathology, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Medicale (INSERM), Faculté de Médecine, Université Paris-Sud, Université Paris-Saclay, Clamart, France
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- Inflammation Chemokines and Immunopathology, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Medicale (INSERM), Faculté de Médecine, Université Paris-Sud, Université Paris-Saclay, Clamart, France
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- INSERM UMR_S1170, Institut Gustave Roussy, CNRS GDR 3697 MicroNiT, Université Paris-Sud, Université Paris-Saclay, Villejuif, France
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- Inflammation Chemokines and Immunopathology, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Medicale (INSERM), Faculté de Médecine, Université Paris-Sud, Université Paris-Saclay, Clamart, France
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Castan L, Magnan A, Bouchaud G. Chemokine receptors in allergic diseases. Allergy 2017; 72:682-690. [PMID: 27864967 DOI: 10.1111/all.13089] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 11/11/2016] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Under homeostatic conditions, as well as in various diseases, leukocyte migration is a crucial issue for the immune system that is mainly organized through the activation of bone marrow-derived cells in various tissues. Immune cell trafficking is orchestrated by a family of small proteins called chemokines. Leukocytes express cell-surface receptors that bind to chemokines and trigger transendothelial migration. Most allergic diseases, such as asthma, rhinitis, food allergies, and atopic dermatitis, are generally classified by the tissue rather than the type of inflammation, making the chemokine/chemokine receptor system a key point of the immune response. Moreover, because small antagonists can easily block such receptors, various molecules have been developed to suppress the recruitment of immune cells during allergic reactions, representing potential new drugs for allergies. We review the chemokines and chemokine receptors that are important in asthma, food allergies, and atopic dermatitis and their respectively developed antagonists.
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- L. Castan
- INRA; UR1268 BIA; Nantes France
- INSERM; UMR1087; lnstitut du thorax; Nantes France
- CNRS; UMR6291; Nantes France
- Université de Nantes; Nantes France
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- INSERM; UMR1087; lnstitut du thorax; Nantes France
- CNRS; UMR6291; Nantes France
- CHU de Nantes; Service de Pneumologie; Institut du thorax; Nantes France
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Hu K, Olsen BR. Vascular endothelial growth factor control mechanisms in skeletal growth and repair. Dev Dyn 2017; 246:227-234. [PMID: 27750398 PMCID: PMC5354946 DOI: 10.1002/dvdy.24463] [Citation(s) in RCA: 84] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2016] [Accepted: 10/01/2016] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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Vascular endothelial growth factor A (VEGF) is a critical regulator of vascular development and postnatal angiogenesis and homeostasis, and it is essential for bone development and repair. Blood vessels serve both as structural templates for bone formation and they provide essential cells, growth factors and minerals needed for synthesis and mineralization, as well as turnover, of the extracellular matrix in bone. Through its regulation of angiogenesis, VEGF contributes to coupling of osteogenesis to angiogenesis, and it directly controls the differentiation and function of osteoblasts and osteoclasts. In this review, we summarize the properties of VEGF and its receptors that are relevant to bone formation and repair; the roles of VEGF during development of endochondral and membranous bones; and the contributions of VEGF to bone healing during different phases of bone repair. Finally, we discuss contributions of altered VEGF function in inherited disorders with bone defects as part of their phenotypes, and we speculate on what will be required before therapeutic strategies based on VEGF modulation can be developed for clinical use to treat patients with bone growth disorders and/or compromised bone repair. Developmental Dynamics 246:227-234, 2017. © 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
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- Kai Hu
- Department of Developmental Biology, Harvard School of Dental Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Department of Developmental Biology, Harvard School of Dental Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts
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Acuff NV, Li X, Elmore J, Rada B, Watford WT. Tpl2 promotes neutrophil trafficking, oxidative burst, and bacterial killing. J Leukoc Biol 2017; 101:1325-1333. [PMID: 28356348 DOI: 10.1189/jlb.3a0316-146r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2016] [Revised: 02/03/2017] [Accepted: 03/06/2017] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Tumor progression locus 2 (Tpl2) is a serine/threonine kinase that promotes inflammatory cytokine production by activating the MEK/ERK pathway. Tpl2 has been shown to be important for eliciting the inflammatory properties of macrophages; however, there is relatively little known about the contribution of Tpl2 to neutrophil effector functions. This is an important consideration, as neutrophils provide the first line of defense against infection in the innate immune system. We found that Tpl2 is expressed in both human and murine neutrophils, suggesting a potential function for Tpl2 in this lineage. Despite significantly higher proportions of bone marrow (BM) neutrophils in Tpl2-deficient (Tpl2-/- ) mice compared with wild-type (WT) mice, Tpl2-/- mice have significantly reduced proportions of circulating neutrophils. Tpl2-/- neutrophils show impaired recruitment to thioglycollate, which was primarily a result of neutrophil-extrinsic factors in the host. In response to infection, neutrophils secrete inflammatory cytokines and produce reactive oxygen species (ROS), which promote bacterial killing. Tpl2 ablation impaired neutrophil TNF secretion in response to LPS stimulation, superoxide generation in response to the chemotactic peptide fMLP, and killing of the extracellular bacterium, Citrobacter rodentium, despite normal bacterial phagocytosis. These results implicate Tpl2 in the regulation of multiple neutrophil antimicrobial pathways, including inflammatory cytokine secretion and oxidative burst. Furthermore, they indicate that Tpl2 functions early during infection to bolster neutrophil-mediated innate immunity against extracellular bacteria.
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- Nicole V Acuff
- Department of Infectious Diseases, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, USA
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, USA
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, USA
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, USA
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, USA
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Reduced PU.1 expression underlies aberrant neutrophil maturation and function in β-thalassemia mice and patients. Blood 2017; 129:3087-3099. [PMID: 28325862 DOI: 10.1182/blood-2016-07-730135] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2016] [Accepted: 02/28/2017] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
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β-Thalassemia is associated with several abnormalities of the innate immune system. Neutrophils in particular are defective, predisposing patients to life-threatening bacterial infections. The molecular and cellular mechanisms involved in impaired neutrophil function remain incompletely defined. We used the Hbbth3/+ β-thalassemia mouse and hemoglobin E (HbE)/β-thalassemia patients to investigate dysregulated neutrophil activity. Mature neutrophils from Hbbth3/+ mice displayed a significant reduction in chemotaxis, opsonophagocytosis, and production of reactive oxygen species, closely mimicking the defective immune functions observed in β-thalassemia patients. In Hbbth3/+ mice, the expression of neutrophil CXCR2, CD11b, and reduced NAD phosphate oxidase components (p22phox, p67phox, and gp91phox) were significantly reduced. Morphological analysis of Hbbth3/+ neutrophils showed that a large percentage of mature phenotype neutrophils (Ly6GhiLy6Clow) appeared as band form cells, and a striking expansion of immature (Ly6GlowLy6Clow) hyposegmented neutrophils, consisting mainly of myelocytes and metamyelocytes, was noted. Intriguingly, expression of an essential mediator of neutrophil terminal differentiation, the ets transcription factor PU.1, was significantly decreased in Hbbth3/+ neutrophils. In addition, in vivo infection with Streptococcus pneumoniae failed to induce PU.1 expression or upregulate neutrophil effector functions in Hbbth3/+ mice. Similar changes to neutrophil morphology and PU.1 expression were observed in splenectomized and nonsplenectomized HbE/β-thalassemia patients. This study provides a mechanistic insight into defective neutrophil maturation in β-thalassemia patients, which contributes to deficiencies in neutrophil effector functions.
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Lim VY, Zehentmeier S, Fistonich C, Pereira JP. A Chemoattractant-Guided Walk Through Lymphopoiesis: From Hematopoietic Stem Cells to Mature B Lymphocytes. Adv Immunol 2017; 134:47-88. [PMID: 28413023 DOI: 10.1016/bs.ai.2017.02.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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B lymphocytes develop from hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) in specialized bone marrow niches composed of rare mesenchymal lineage stem/progenitor cells (MSPCs) and sinusoidal endothelial cells. These niches are defined by function and location: MSPCs are mostly perisinusoidal cells that together with a small subset of sinusoidal endothelial cells express stem cell factor, interleukin-7 (IL-7), IL-15, and the highest amounts of CXCL12 in bone marrow. Though rare, MSPCs are morphologically heterogeneous, highly reticular, and form a vast cellular network in the bone marrow parenchyma capable of interacting with large numbers of hematopoietic cells. HSCs, downstream multipotent progenitor cells, and common lymphoid progenitor cells utilize CXCR4 to fine-tune access to critical short-range growth factors provided by MSPCs for their long-term maintenance and/or multilineage differentiation. In later stages, developing B lymphocytes use CXCR4 to navigate the bone marrow parenchyma, and predominantly cannabinoid receptor-2 for positioning within bone marrow sinusoids, prior to being released into peripheral blood circulation. In the final stages of differentiation, transitional B cells migrate to the spleen where they preferentially undergo further rounds of differentiation until selection into the mature B cell pool occurs. This bottleneck purges up to 97% of all developing B cells in a peripheral selection process that is heavily controlled not only by the intensity of BCR signaling and access to BAFF but also by the proper functioning of the B cell motility machinery.
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- Vivian Y Lim
- Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, United States
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- Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, United States
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- Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, United States.
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Switch of Steady-State to an Accelerated Granulopoiesis in Response to Androctonus australis hector Venom. Inflammation 2017; 40:871-883. [DOI: 10.1007/s10753-017-0532-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Shen XF, Cao K, Jiang JP, Guan WX, Du JF. Neutrophil dysregulation during sepsis: an overview and update. J Cell Mol Med 2017; 21:1687-1697. [PMID: 28244690 PMCID: PMC5571534 DOI: 10.1111/jcmm.13112] [Citation(s) in RCA: 181] [Impact Index Per Article: 25.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2016] [Accepted: 01/05/2017] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Sepsis remains a leading cause of death worldwide, despite advances in critical care, and understanding of the pathophysiology and treatment strategies. No specific therapy or drugs are available for sepsis. Neutrophils play a critical role in controlling infection under normal conditions, and it is suggested that their migration and antimicrobial activity are impaired during sepsis which contribute to the dysregulation of immune responses. Recent studies further demonstrated that interruption or reversal of the impaired migration and antimicrobial function of neutrophils improves the outcome of sepsis in animal models. In this review, we provide an overview of the associated mediators and signal pathways involved which govern the survival, migration and antimicrobial function of neutrophils in sepsis, and discuss the potential of neutrophils as a target to specifically diagnose and/or predict the outcome of sepsis.
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- Xiao-Fei Shen
- Department of General Surgery, Affiliated Drum Tower Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Intensive Care Unit, Affiliated Drum Tower Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, PLA Army General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Affiliated Drum Tower Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing, China
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- Department of General Surgery, PLA Army General Hospital, Beijing, China
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Immune modulation of some autoimmune diseases: the critical role of macrophages and neutrophils in the innate and adaptive immunity. J Transl Med 2017; 15:36. [PMID: 28202039 PMCID: PMC5312441 DOI: 10.1186/s12967-017-1141-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 209] [Impact Index Per Article: 29.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2016] [Accepted: 02/03/2017] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Macrophages and neutrophils are key components involved in the regulation of numerous chronic inflammatory diseases, infectious disorders, and especially certain autoimmune disease. However, little is known regarding the contribution of these cells to the pathogenesis of autoimmune disorders. Recent studies have aimed to clarify certain important factors affecting the immunogenicity of these cells, including the type and dose of antigen, the microenvironment of the cell-antigen encounter, and the number, subset, and phenotype of these cells, which can prevent or induce autoimmune responses. This review highlights the role of macrophage subsets and neutrophils in injured tissues, supporting their cooperation during the pathogenesis of certain autoimmune diseases.
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Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic inflammatory autoimmune disease that primarily affects the joints. Self-reactive B and T lymphocytes cooperate to promote antibody responses against self proteins and are major drivers of disease. T lymphocytes also promote RA independently of B lymphocytes mainly through the production of key inflammatory cytokines, such as IL-17, that promote pathology. While the innate signals that initiate self-reactive adaptive immune responses are poorly understood, the disease is predominantly caused by inflammatory cellular infiltration and accumulation in articular tissues, and by bone erosions driven by bone-resorbing osteoclasts. Osteoclasts are giant multinucleated cells formed by the fusion of multiple myeloid cells that require short-range signals, such as the cytokines MCSF and RANKL, for undergoing differentiation. The recruitment and positioning of osteoclast precursors to sites of osteoclast differentiation by chemoattractants is an important point of control for osteoclastogenesis and bone resorption. Recently, the GPCR EBI2 and its oxysterol ligand 7a, 25 dihydroxycholesterol, were identified as important regulators of osteoclast precursor positioning in proximity to bone surfaces and of osteoclast differentiation under homeostasis. In chronic inflammatory diseases like RA, osteoclast differentiation is also driven by inflammatory cytokines such as TNFa and IL-1, and can occur independently of RANKL. Finally, there is growing evidence that the chemotactic signals guiding osteoclast precursors to inflamed articular sites contribute to disease and are of great interest. Furthering our understanding of the complex osteoimmune cell interactions should provide new avenues of therapeutic intervention for RA.
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Hosokawa K, Kajigaya S, Keyvanfar K, Qiao W, Xie Y, Biancotto A, Townsley DM, Feng X, Young NS. Whole transcriptome sequencing identifies increased CXCR2 expression in PNH granulocytes. Br J Haematol 2017; 177:136-141. [PMID: 28151558 DOI: 10.1111/bjh.14502] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2016] [Accepted: 09/09/2016] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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The aetiology of paroxysmal nocturnal haemoglobinuria (PNH) is a somatic mutation in the X-linked phosphatidylinositol glycan class A gene (PIGA), resulting in global deficiency of glycosyl phosphatidylinositol-anchored proteins (GPI-APs). This study applied RNA-sequencing to examine functional effects of the PIGA mutation in human granulocytes. CXCR2 expression was increased in GPI-AP- compared to GPI-AP+ granulocytes. Macrophage migration inhibitory factor, a CXCR2 agonist, was significantly higher in plasma of PNH patients. Nuclear factor-κB phosphorylation was upregulated in GPI-AP- compared with GPI-AP+ granulocytes. Our data suggest novel mechanisms in PNH, not obviously predicted by decreased production of the GPI moiety.
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- Kohei Hosokawa
- Hematology Branch, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), NIH, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Hematology Branch, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), NIH, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Hematology Branch, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), NIH, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Trans-NIH Center for Human Immunology, Autoimmunity, and Inflammation, NIH, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Hematology Branch, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), NIH, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Hematology Branch, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), NIH, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Hematology Branch, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), NIH, Bethesda, MD, USA
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Benigni G, Dimitrova P, Antonangeli F, Sanseviero E, Milanova V, Blom A, van Lent P, Morrone S, Santoni A, Bernardini G. CXCR3/CXCL10 Axis Regulates Neutrophil-NK Cell Cross-Talk Determining the Severity of Experimental Osteoarthritis. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2017; 198:2115-2124. [PMID: 28108560 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.1601359] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2016] [Accepted: 12/21/2016] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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Several immune cell populations are involved in cartilage damage, bone erosion, and resorption processes during osteoarthritis. The purpose of this study was to investigate the role of NK cells in the pathogenesis of experimental osteoarthritis and whether and how neutrophils can regulate their synovial localization in the disease. Experimental osteoarthritis was elicited by intra-articular injection of collagenase in wild type and Cxcr3-/- 8-wk old mice. To follow osteoarthritis progression, cartilage damage, synovial thickening, and osteophyte formation were measured histologically. To characterize the inflammatory cells involved in osteoarthritis, synovial fluid was collected early after disease induction, and the cellular and cytokine content were quantified by flow cytometry and ELISA, respectively. We found that NK cells and neutrophils are among the first cells that accumulate in the synovium during osteoarthritis, both exerting a pathogenic role. Moreover, we uncovered a crucial role of the CXCL10/CXCR3 axis, with CXCL10 increasing in synovial fluids after injury and Cxcr3-/- mice being protected from disease development. Finally, in vivo depletion experiments showed that neutrophils are involved in an NK cell increase in the synovium, possibly by expressing CXCL10 in inflamed joints. Thus, neutrophils and NK cells act as important disease-promoting immune cells in experimental osteoarthritis and their functional interaction is promoted by the CXCL10/CXCR3 axis.
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- Giorgia Benigni
- Department of Molecular Medicine, Sapienza University of Rome, 00161 Rome, Italy
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- Department of Immunology, Institute of Microbiology, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 1113 Sofia, Bulgaria
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- Department of Molecular Medicine, Sapienza University of Rome, 00161 Rome, Italy
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- Department of Molecular Medicine, Sapienza University of Rome, 00161 Rome, Italy
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- Department of Immunology, Institute of Microbiology, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 1113 Sofia, Bulgaria
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- Department of Rheumatology, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen 86525, the Netherlands
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- Department of Rheumatology, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen 86525, the Netherlands
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- Department of Experimental Medicine, Sapienza University of Rome, 00161 Rome, Italy
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- Laboratory of Immunology and Molecular Immunopathology Institute Pasteur Italy-Cenci Bolognetti Foundation, Department of Molecular Medicine, Sapienza University of Rome, 00161 Rome, Italy; and .,Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico, Neuromed, Pozzilli, 86077 Isernia, Italy
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- Department of Molecular Medicine, Sapienza University of Rome, 00161 Rome, Italy.,Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico, Neuromed, Pozzilli, 86077 Isernia, Italy
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Ba H, Li B, Li X, Li C, Feng A, Zhu Y, Wang J, Li Z, Yin B. Transmembrane tumor necrosis factor-α promotes the recruitment of MDSCs to tumor tissue by upregulating CXCR4 expression via TNFR2. Int Immunopharmacol 2017; 44:143-152. [PMID: 28092866 DOI: 10.1016/j.intimp.2016.12.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2016] [Revised: 11/12/2016] [Accepted: 12/22/2016] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Myeloid-derived suppressor cells (MDSCs) accumulated in tumor sites promote immune evasion. We found that TNFR deficiency-induced rejection of transplanted tumor was accompanied with markedly decreased accumulation of MDSCs. However, the mechanism(s) behind this phenomenon is not completely understood. Here, we demonstrated that TNFR deficiency did not affect the amount of MDSCs in bone marrow (BM), but decreased accumulation of Gr-1+CD11b+ MDSCs in the spleen and tumor tissues. The chemotaxis of Tnfr-/- MDSCs was prominently decreased in response to both tumor cell culture supernatants and tumor tissue homogenates from Tnfr-/- and wild-type mice, indicating an effect of TNFR signaling on chemokine receptor expression in MDSCs. We used real-time PCR to detect gene expression for several chemokine receptors in MDSCs from BM and found that CXCR4 was the most affected molecule at the transcriptional level in Tnfr-/- MDSCs. Neutralizing CXCR4 in wild-type MDSCs by a specific antibody blocked their chemotactic migration. Interestingly, it was tmTNF-α, but not sTNF-α, that induced CXCR4 expression in MDSCs. This effect of tmTNF-α was totally blocked in TNFR2-/- but not in TNFR1-/- MDSCs, and partially inhibited by PDTC or SB203580, an inhibitor of NF-κB or p38 MAPK pathway, respectively. Adoptive transfer of wild-type MDSCs restored MDSCs accumulation in tumors of Tnfr-/- mice, but this could be partially blocked by treatment with a CXCR4 inhibitor AMD3100. Our data suggest that tmTNF-α upregulates CXCR4 expression that promotes chemotaxis of MDSCs to tumor, and give a new insight into a novel mechanism by which tmTNF-α facilitates tumor immune evasion.
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- Hongping Ba
- Department of Immunology, Basic Medical School, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei 430030, China.
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- Department of Immunology, Basic Medical School, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei 430030, China; Department of Hematology, Yichang Central People's Hospital, Yichang, Hubei 443003, China.
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- Department of Immunology, Basic Medical School, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei 430030, China.
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- Department of Immunology, Basic Medical School, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei 430030, China.
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- Department of Immunology, Basic Medical School, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei 430030, China.
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- Department of Immunology, Basic Medical School, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei 430030, China.
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- Department of Immunology, Basic Medical School, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei 430030, China.
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- Department of Immunology, Basic Medical School, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei 430030, China.
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- Department of Immunology, Basic Medical School, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei 430030, China.
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Liu X, Tong X, Jin L, Ha M, Cao F, Xu F, Chi Y, Zhang D, Xu L. Prospective study on the overuse of blood test-guided antibiotics on patients with acute diarrhea in primary hospitals of China. Patient Prefer Adherence 2017; 11:537-545. [PMID: 28352160 PMCID: PMC5359135 DOI: 10.2147/ppa.s123294] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Overuse with antibiotics in the treatment of infectious diseases has become a central focus of public health over the years. The aim of this study was to provide an up-to-date evaluation of the blood test-guided antibiotic use on patients with acute diarrhea in primary hospitals of China. MATERIALS AND METHODS A cross-sectional survey was conducted on 330 patients with acute diarrhea in Shanghai, People's Republic of China, from March 2013 to February 2016. These patients were treated with or without antibiotics based on the results of their blood tests, including examinations of C-reactive protein (CRP), white blood cells (WBC), and the percentage of neutrophils (Neu%). The infection types, which included bacterial, viral, and combination diarrhea, were determined by microbiological culture methods. Antibiotics used in non-bacterial diarrhea patients were considered misused and overused. RESULTS There were significant overall differences in the clinical characteristics and blood tests between patients with diarrhea with a bacterial infection and patients with other types of infections. The patients were divided into four grading groups (0-3) according to the number of the positive results from three blood testes (CRP, WBC, and Neu%). The misuse rates of antibiotics in each group (0-3) were 81.3%, 71.1%, 72.4%, and 64.9%, respectively. CONCLUSION In this prospective study, the current diagnostic criteria (CRP, WBC, and Neu%) based on blood tests are not reliable in diagnosing bacterial diarrhea or guiding antibiotics use. To limit antibiotic overuse, a rapid and accurate differentiation of bacterial diarrhea from other types of diarrhea is pivotal.
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Shanghai Gongli Hospital, The Second Military Medical University
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- Department of Laboratory, Jinyang Community Health Service Center, Pudong New District
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Hepatology, The Affiliated Seventh People’s Hospital of Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
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- Department of Preventive Care, Shanghai Gongli Hospital, The Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Laboratory
- Correspondence: Limin Xu; Denghai Zhang, Department of Clinical Laboratory, Shanghai Gongli Hospital, The Second Military Medical University, 219 Miaopu Rd, Pudong New Area, Shanghai 200135, People’s Republic of China, Tel +86 21 5885 8730 ext 5236; 5177, Fax +86 21 5821 9029, Email ;
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- Department of Laboratory
- Correspondence: Limin Xu; Denghai Zhang, Department of Clinical Laboratory, Shanghai Gongli Hospital, The Second Military Medical University, 219 Miaopu Rd, Pudong New Area, Shanghai 200135, People’s Republic of China, Tel +86 21 5885 8730 ext 5236; 5177, Fax +86 21 5821 9029, Email ;
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Shreif ZZ, Gatti DM, Periwal V. Block network mapping approach to quantitative trait locus analysis. BMC Bioinformatics 2016; 17:544. [PMID: 28007037 PMCID: PMC5178092 DOI: 10.1186/s12859-016-1351-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2016] [Accepted: 11/11/2016] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Background Advances in experimental biology have enabled the collection of enormous troves of data on genomic variation in living organisms. The interpretation of this data to extract actionable information is one of the keys to developing novel therapeutic strategies to treat complex diseases. Network organization of biological data overcomes measurement noise in several biological contexts. Does a network approach, combining information about the linear organization of genomic markers with correlative information on these markers in a Bayesian formulation, lead to an analytic method with higher power for detecting quantitative trait loci? Results Block Network Mapping, combining Similarity Network Fusion (Wang et al., NM 11:333–337, 2014) with a Bayesian locus likelihood evaluation, leads to large improvements in area under the receiver operating characteristic and power over interval mapping with expectation maximization. The method has a monotonically decreasing false discovery rate as a function of effect size, unlike interval mapping. Conclusions Block Network Mapping provides an alternative data-driven approach to mapping quantitative trait loci that leverages correlations in the sampled genotypes. The evaluation methodology can be combined with existing approaches such as Interval Mapping. Python scripts are available at http://lbm.niddk.nih.gov/vipulp/. Genotype data is available at http://churchill-lab.jax.org/website/GattiDOQTL. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s12859-016-1351-8) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Zeina Z Shreif
- Laboratory of Biological Modeling, NIDDK, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- The Jackson Laboratory, 600 Main Street, Bar Harbor, ME 04609, USA
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- Laboratory of Biological Modeling, NIDDK, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA.
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Pylaeva E, Lang S, Jablonska J. The Essential Role of Type I Interferons in Differentiation and Activation of Tumor-Associated Neutrophils. Front Immunol 2016; 7:629. [PMID: 28066438 PMCID: PMC5174087 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2016.00629] [Citation(s) in RCA: 78] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2016] [Accepted: 12/08/2016] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Type I interferons (IFNs) were first characterized in the process of viral interference. However, since then, IFNs are found to be involved in a wide range of biological processes. In the mouse, type I IFNs comprise a large family of cytokines. At least 12 IFN-α and one IFN-β can be found and they all signal through the same receptor (IFNAR). A hierarchy of expression has been established for type I IFNs, where IFN-β is induced first and it activates in a paracrine and autocrine fashion a cascade of other type I IFNs. Besides its importance in the induction of the IFN cascade, IFN-β is also constitutively expressed in low amounts under normal non-inflammatory conditions, thus facilitating "primed" state of the immune system. In the context of cancer, type I IFNs show strong antitumor function as they play a key role in mounting antitumor immune responses through the modulation of neutrophil differentiation, activation, and migration. Owing to their plasticity, neutrophils play diverse roles during cancer development and metastasis since they possess both tumor-promoting (N2) and tumor-limiting (N1) properties. Notably, the differentiation into antitumor phenotype is strongly supported by type I IFNs. It could also be shown that these cytokines are critical for the suppression of neutrophil migration into tumor and metastasis site by regulating chemokine receptors, e.g., CXCR2 on these cells and by influencing their longevity. Type I IFNs limit the life span of neutrophils by influencing both, the extrinsic as well as the intrinsic apoptosis pathways. Such antitumor neutrophils efficiently suppress the pro-angiogenic factors expression, e.g., vascular endothelial growth factor and matrix metallopeptidase 9. This in turn restricts tumor vascularization and growth. Thus, type I IFNs appear to be the part of the natural tumor surveillance mechanism. Here we provide an up to date review of how type I IFNs influence the pro- and antitumor properties of neutrophils. Understanding these mechanisms is particularly important from a therapeutic point of view.
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- Ekaterina Pylaeva
- Translational Oncology, Department of Otolaryngology, University Hospital Essen , Essen , Germany
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- Translational Oncology, Department of Otolaryngology, University Hospital Essen , Essen , Germany
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- Translational Oncology, Department of Otolaryngology, University Hospital Essen , Essen , Germany
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Campa CC, Germena G, Ciraolo E, Copperi F, Sapienza A, Franco I, Ghigo A, Camporeale A, Di Savino A, Martini M, Perino A, Megens RTA, Kurz ARM, Scheiermann C, Sperandio M, Gamba A, Hirsch E. Rac signal adaptation controls neutrophil mobilization from the bone marrow. Sci Signal 2016; 9:ra124. [PMID: 27999173 DOI: 10.1126/scisignal.aah5882] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Mobilization of neutrophils from the bone marrow determines neutrophil blood counts and thus is medically important. Balanced neutrophil mobilization from the bone marrow depends on the retention-promoting chemokine CXCL12 and its receptor CXCR4 and the egression-promoting chemokine CXCL2 and its receptor CXCR2. Both pathways activate the small guanosine triphosphatase Rac, leaving the role of this signaling event in neutrophil retention and egression ambiguous. On the assumption that active Rac determines persistent directional cell migration, we generated a mathematical model to link chemokine-mediated Rac modulation to neutrophil egression time. Our computer simulation indicated that, in the bone marrow, where the retention signal predominated, egression time strictly depended on the time it took Rac to return to its basal activity (namely, adaptation). This prediction was validated in mice lacking the Rac inhibitor ArhGAP15. Neutrophils in these mice showed prolonged Rac adaptation and cell-autonomous retention in the bone marrow. Our model thus demonstrates that mobilization in the presence of two spatially defined opposing chemotactic cues strictly depends on inhibitors shaping the time course of signal adaptation. Furthermore, our findings might help to find new modes of intervention to treat conditions characterized by excessively low or high circulating neutrophils.
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- Carlo Cosimo Campa
- Department of Molecular Biotechnology and Health Sciences, Molecular Biotechnology Center, University of Torino, Via Nizza 52, 10126 Torino, Italy
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- Department of Molecular Biotechnology and Health Sciences, Molecular Biotechnology Center, University of Torino, Via Nizza 52, 10126 Torino, Italy
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- Department of Molecular Biotechnology and Health Sciences, Molecular Biotechnology Center, University of Torino, Via Nizza 52, 10126 Torino, Italy
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- Department of Molecular Biotechnology and Health Sciences, Molecular Biotechnology Center, University of Torino, Via Nizza 52, 10126 Torino, Italy
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- Department of Mathematical Sciences, Politecnico di Torino, Corso Duca degli Abruzzi 24, 10129 Torino, Italy
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- Department of Molecular Biotechnology and Health Sciences, Molecular Biotechnology Center, University of Torino, Via Nizza 52, 10126 Torino, Italy
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- Department of Molecular Biotechnology and Health Sciences, Molecular Biotechnology Center, University of Torino, Via Nizza 52, 10126 Torino, Italy
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- Department of Molecular Biotechnology and Health Sciences, Molecular Biotechnology Center, University of Torino, Via Nizza 52, 10126 Torino, Italy
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- Department of Molecular Biotechnology and Health Sciences, Molecular Biotechnology Center, University of Torino, Via Nizza 52, 10126 Torino, Italy
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- Department of Molecular Biotechnology and Health Sciences, Molecular Biotechnology Center, University of Torino, Via Nizza 52, 10126 Torino, Italy
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- Department of Molecular Biotechnology and Health Sciences, Molecular Biotechnology Center, University of Torino, Via Nizza 52, 10126 Torino, Italy
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- Institute for Cardiovascular Prevention, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Pettenkoferstrasse 9, 80336 Munich, Germany.,Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht, Maastricht University, Universiteitssingel 50, 6200 MD Maastricht, Netherlands
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- Biomedical Center, Walter-Brendel-Centre of Experimental Medicine, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Großhaderner Str. 9, 82152 Planegg-Martinsried, Germany
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- Biomedical Center, Walter-Brendel-Centre of Experimental Medicine, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Großhaderner Str. 9, 82152 Planegg-Martinsried, Germany
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- Biomedical Center, Walter-Brendel-Centre of Experimental Medicine, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Großhaderner Str. 9, 82152 Planegg-Martinsried, Germany
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- Department of Applied Science and Technology, Institute of Condensed Matter Physics and Complex Systems, Politecnico di Torino, Corso Duca degli Abruzzi 24, 10129 Torino, Italy. .,Human Genetics Foundation, Via Nizza 52, 10126 Torino, Italy.,Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Via Giuria 1, 10125 Torino, Italy
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- Department of Molecular Biotechnology and Health Sciences, Molecular Biotechnology Center, University of Torino, Via Nizza 52, 10126 Torino, Italy.
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Lou N, Lennard Richard ML, Yu J, Kindy M, Zhang XK. The Fli-1 transcription factor is a critical regulator for controlling the expression of chemokine C-X-C motif ligand 2 (CXCL2). Mol Immunol 2016; 81:59-66. [PMID: 27889620 DOI: 10.1016/j.molimm.2016.11.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2016] [Revised: 10/19/2016] [Accepted: 11/14/2016] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Mammalian cells produce inflammatory cytokines and chemokines in response to innate immune signals and their expression is tightly regulated. Chemokine (C-X-C motif) ligand 2 (CXCL2), also known as macrophage inflammatory protein 2-alpha (MIP2-alpha), is an inflammatory chemokine belonging to the CXC chemokine family. CXCL2 is chemotactic for neutrophils and elevated expression of CXCL2 is associated with many inflammatory and autoimmune diseases. The Fli-1 gene belongs to the large Ets transcription factor family, whose members regulate a wide variety of cellular functions including the immune response. In this study, we demonstrate that endothelial cells transfected with Fli-1 specific siRNA produce significantly less CXCL2 compared to cells transfected with control siRNA after stimulation by the Toll-like receptor (TLR) 4 ligands, lipopolysaccharide (LPS) and tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α). The production of CXCL2 in endothelial cells stimulated with LPS stimulation is dose-dependent. We found that Fli-1 binds to the CXCL2 promoter as established by Chromatin immunoprecipitation (ChIP) assay. Transient transfection assays show that Fli-1 drives transcription from the CXCL2 promoter in a dose-dependent manner and Fli-1 regulates the expression of CXCL2 largely by directly binding to the promoter. Targeted knockdown and transient transfection experiments suggest that both Fli-1 and the p65 subunit of NF-κB affect the activation of CXCL2 in an additive manner. These results indicate that Fli-1 is a novel, critical transcription factor that regulates the expression of the inflammatory chemokine CXCL2.
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- Ning Lou
- Jinan Central Hospital, Shandong University, Jinan, Shangdong, China; Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology & Immunology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC 29425, United States
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology & Immunology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC 29425, United States
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- Department of Regenerative Medicine and Cell Biology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC 29425, United States
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- Department of Regenerative Medicine and Cell Biology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC 29425, United States
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology & Immunology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC 29425, United States.
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Campbell IK, Leong D, Edwards KM, Rayzman V, Ng M, Goldberg GL, Wilson NJ, Scalzo-Inguanti K, Mackenzie-Kludas C, Lawlor KE, Wicks IP, Brown LE, Baz Morelli A, Panousis C, Wilson MJ, Nash AD, McKenzie BS, Andrews AE. Therapeutic Targeting of the G-CSF Receptor Reduces Neutrophil Trafficking and Joint Inflammation in Antibody-Mediated Inflammatory Arthritis. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2016; 197:4392-4402. [DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.1600121] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2016] [Accepted: 08/08/2016] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Zhang J, Link DC. Targeting of Mesenchymal Stromal Cells by Cre-Recombinase Transgenes Commonly Used to Target Osteoblast Lineage Cells. J Bone Miner Res 2016; 31:2001-2007. [PMID: 27237054 PMCID: PMC5523961 DOI: 10.1002/jbmr.2877] [Citation(s) in RCA: 81] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2016] [Revised: 05/16/2016] [Accepted: 05/26/2016] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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The targeting specificity of tissue-specific Cre-recombinase transgenes is a key to interpreting phenotypes associated with their use. The Ocn-Cre and Dmp1-Cre transgenes are widely used to target osteoblasts and osteocytes, respectively. Here, we used high-resolution microscopy of bone sections and flow cytometry to carefully define the targeting specificity of these transgenes. These transgenes were crossed with Cxcl12gfp mice to identify Cxcl12-abundant reticular (CAR) cells, which are a perivascular mesenchymal stromal population implicated in hematopoietic stem/progenitor cell maintenance. We show that in addition to osteoblasts, Ocn-Cre targets a majority of CAR cells and arteriolar pericytes. Surprisingly, Dmp1-Cre also targets a subset of CAR cells, in which expression of osteoblast-lineage genes is enriched. Finally, we introduce a new tissue-specific Cre-recombinase, Tagln-Cre, which efficiently targets osteoblasts, a majority of CAR cells, and both venous sinusoidal and arteriolar pericytes. These data show that Ocn-Cre and Dmp1-Cre target broader stromal cell populations than previously appreciated and may aid in the design of future studies. Moreover, these data highlight the heterogeneity of mesenchymal stromal cells in the bone marrow and provide tools to interrogate this heterogeneity. © 2016 American Society for Bone and Mineral Research.
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- Jingzhu Zhang
- Division of Oncology, Department of Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USA
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- Division of Oncology, Department of Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USA
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Chao T, Furth EE, Vonderheide RH. CXCR2-Dependent Accumulation of Tumor-Associated Neutrophils Regulates T-cell Immunity in Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma. Cancer Immunol Res 2016; 4:968-982. [PMID: 27737879 PMCID: PMC5110270 DOI: 10.1158/2326-6066.cir-16-0188] [Citation(s) in RCA: 181] [Impact Index Per Article: 22.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2016] [Accepted: 09/28/2016] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Tumor-associated neutrophils are increasingly recognized for their ability to promote tumor progression, mediate resistance to therapy, and regulate immunosuppression. Evidence from various murine models has shown that the chemokine receptor CXCR2 attracts neutrophil into tumors and, therefore, represents a tractable therapeutic target. Here, we report prominent expression of a neutrophil gene signature in a subset of human pancreatic adenocarcinoma (PDA). CXCL5 was the most prominently expressed CXCR2 ligand in human PDA, and its expression was higher in PDA than in any other common tumor represented in The Cancer Genome Atlas. Using a genetically engineered mouse model of PDA, we found that tumor and stromal cells differentially expressed CXCR2 ligands, with Cxcl5 high in tumor and Cxcl2 high in stroma. Cxcl5 expression was associated with mutant Kras expression and regulated by NF-κB activation. Host CXCR2 inhibition by genetic ablation prevented neutrophil accumulation in pancreatic tumors and led to a T cell-dependent suppression of tumor growth. In the absence of neutrophils, activated and functional T cells infiltrated pancreatic tumors otherwise devoid of effector T cells. Thus, the CXCR2-ligand axis helps establish an immunosuppressive microenvironment in PDA, highlighting the potential utility of targeting this axis as a novel therapy for this deadly disease. Cancer Immunol Res; 4(11); 968-82. ©2016 AACR.
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MESH Headings
- Animals
- Biomarkers
- Carcinoma, Pancreatic Ductal/genetics
- Carcinoma, Pancreatic Ductal/immunology
- Carcinoma, Pancreatic Ductal/metabolism
- Carcinoma, Pancreatic Ductal/pathology
- Cell Line, Tumor
- Chemokine CXCL5/genetics
- Chemokine CXCL5/metabolism
- Cluster Analysis
- Disease Models, Animal
- Gene Expression Profiling
- Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic
- Gene Knockout Techniques
- Humans
- Immunomodulation
- Lymphocyte Activation
- Mice, Knockout
- NF-kappa B/metabolism
- Neutrophil Infiltration/immunology
- Neutrophils/immunology
- Neutrophils/metabolism
- Neutrophils/pathology
- Pancreatic Neoplasms/genetics
- Pancreatic Neoplasms/immunology
- Pancreatic Neoplasms/metabolism
- Pancreatic Neoplasms/pathology
- Receptors, Interleukin-8B/genetics
- Receptors, Interleukin-8B/metabolism
- T-Lymphocytes/immunology
- T-Lymphocytes/metabolism
- Transcriptome
- Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha/antagonists & inhibitors
- Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha/genetics
- Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha/metabolism
- ras Proteins/antagonists & inhibitors
- Pancreatic Neoplasms
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- Timothy Chao
- Abramson Cancer Center, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Abramson Cancer Center, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Abramson Cancer Center, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
- Hematology-Oncology Division, Department of Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Tian Y, Wang J, Wang W, Ding Y, Sun Z, Zhang Q, Wang Y, Xie H, Yan S, Zheng S. Mesenchymal stem cells improve mouse non-heart-beating liver graft survival by inhibiting Kupffer cell apoptosis via TLR4-ERK1/2-Fas/FasL-caspase3 pathway regulation. Stem Cell Res Ther 2016. [DOI: 2778867410.1186/s13287-016-0416-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Abstract
Background
Liver transplantation is the optimal treatment option for end-stage liver disease, but organ shortages dramatically restrict its application. Donation after cardiac death (DCD) is an alternative approach that may expand the donor pool, but it faces challenges such as graft dysfunction, early graft loss, and cholangiopathy. Moreover, DCD liver grafts are no longer eligible for transplantation after their warm ischaemic time exceeds 30 min. Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) have been proposed as a promising therapy for treatment of certain liver diseases, but the role of MSCs in DCD liver graft function remains elusive.
Methods
In this study, we established an arterialized mouse non-heart-beating (NHB) liver transplantation model, and compared survival rates, cytokine and chemokine expression, histology, and the results of in vitro co-culture experiments in animals with or without MSC infusion.
Results
MSCs markedly ameliorated NHB liver graft injury and improved survival post-transplantation. Additionally, MSCs suppressed Kupffer cell apoptosis, Th1/Th17 immune responses, chemokine expression, and inflammatory cell infiltration. In vitro, PGE2 secreted by MSCs inhibited Kupffer cell apoptosis via TLR4-ERK1/2-caspase3 pathway regulation.
Conclusion
Our study uncovers a protective role for MSCs and elucidates the underlying immunomodulatory mechanism in an NHB liver transplantation model. Our results suggest that MSCs are uniquely positioned for use in future clinical studies owing to their ability to protect DCD liver grafts, particularly in patients for whom DCD organs are not an option according to current criteria.
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Tian Y, Wang J, Wang W, Ding Y, Sun Z, Zhang Q, Wang Y, Xie H, Yan S, Zheng S. Mesenchymal stem cells improve mouse non-heart-beating liver graft survival by inhibiting Kupffer cell apoptosis via TLR4-ERK1/2-Fas/FasL-caspase3 pathway regulation. Stem Cell Res Ther 2016; 7:157. [PMID: 27788674 PMCID: PMC5084468 DOI: 10.1186/s13287-016-0416-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2016] [Revised: 09/20/2016] [Accepted: 10/01/2016] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Liver transplantation is the optimal treatment option for end-stage liver disease, but organ shortages dramatically restrict its application. Donation after cardiac death (DCD) is an alternative approach that may expand the donor pool, but it faces challenges such as graft dysfunction, early graft loss, and cholangiopathy. Moreover, DCD liver grafts are no longer eligible for transplantation after their warm ischaemic time exceeds 30 min. Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) have been proposed as a promising therapy for treatment of certain liver diseases, but the role of MSCs in DCD liver graft function remains elusive. METHODS In this study, we established an arterialized mouse non-heart-beating (NHB) liver transplantation model, and compared survival rates, cytokine and chemokine expression, histology, and the results of in vitro co-culture experiments in animals with or without MSC infusion. RESULTS MSCs markedly ameliorated NHB liver graft injury and improved survival post-transplantation. Additionally, MSCs suppressed Kupffer cell apoptosis, Th1/Th17 immune responses, chemokine expression, and inflammatory cell infiltration. In vitro, PGE2 secreted by MSCs inhibited Kupffer cell apoptosis via TLR4-ERK1/2-caspase3 pathway regulation. CONCLUSION Our study uncovers a protective role for MSCs and elucidates the underlying immunomodulatory mechanism in an NHB liver transplantation model. Our results suggest that MSCs are uniquely positioned for use in future clinical studies owing to their ability to protect DCD liver grafts, particularly in patients for whom DCD organs are not an option according to current criteria.
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- Yang Tian
- Key Laboratory of Combined Multi-organ Transplantation, Ministry of Public Health, Key Laboratory of Organ Transplantation, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China
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- Key Laboratory of Combined Multi-organ Transplantation, Ministry of Public Health, Key Laboratory of Organ Transplantation, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China
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- Key Laboratory of Combined Multi-organ Transplantation, Ministry of Public Health, Key Laboratory of Organ Transplantation, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China
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- Division of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Department of Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Division of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Department of Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Division of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Department of Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Key Laboratory of Combined Multi-organ Transplantation, Ministry of Public Health, Key Laboratory of Organ Transplantation, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China
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- Key Laboratory of Combined Multi-organ Transplantation, Ministry of Public Health, Key Laboratory of Organ Transplantation, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China.,Collaborative Innovation Center for Diagnosis Treatment of Infectious Diseases, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China
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- Key Laboratory of Combined Multi-organ Transplantation, Ministry of Public Health, Key Laboratory of Organ Transplantation, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China. .,Division of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Department of Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China. .,Collaborative Innovation Center for Diagnosis Treatment of Infectious Diseases, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Combined Multi-organ Transplantation, Ministry of Public Health, Key Laboratory of Organ Transplantation, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China. .,Division of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Department of Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China. .,Collaborative Innovation Center for Diagnosis Treatment of Infectious Diseases, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China.
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Lerner CA, Lei W, Sundar IK, Rahman I. Genetic Ablation of CXCR2 Protects against Cigarette Smoke-Induced Lung Inflammation and Injury. Front Pharmacol 2016; 7:391. [PMID: 27826243 PMCID: PMC5078490 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2016.00391] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2016] [Accepted: 10/06/2016] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
Abstract
Antagonism of CXCR2 receptors, predominately located on neutrophils and critical for their immunomodulatory activity, is an attractive pharmacological therapeutic approach aimed at reducing the potentially damaging effects of heightened neutrophil influx into the lung. The role CXCR2 in lung inflammation in response to cigarette smoke (CS) inhalation using the mutant mouse approach is not known. We hypothesized that genetic ablation of CXCR2 would protect mice against CS-induced inflammation and DNA damage response. We used CXCR2−/− deficient/mutant (knock-out, KO) mice, and assessed the changes in critical lung inflammatory NF-κB-driven chemokines released from the parenchyma of CS-exposed mice. The extent of tissue damage was assessed by the number of DNA damaging γH2AX positive cells. CXCR2 KO mice exhibited protection from heightened levels of neutrophils measured in BALF taken from mice exposed to CS. IL-8 (KC mouse) levels in the BALF from CS-exposed CXCR2 KO were elevated compared to WT. IL-6 levels in BALF were refractory to increase by CS in CXCR2 KO mice. There were no significant changes to MIP-2, MCP-1, or IL-1β. Total levels of NF-κB were maintained at lower levels in CS-exposed CXCR2 KO mice compared to WT mice exposed to CS. Finally, CXCR2 KO mice were protected from lung cells positive for DNA damage response and senescence marker γH2AX. CXCR2 KO mice are protected from heightened inflammatory response mediated by increased neutrophil response as a result of acute 3 day CS exposure. This is also associated with changes in pro-inflammatory chemokines and reduced incursion of γH2AX indicating CXCR2 deficient mice are protected from lung injury. Thus, CXCR2 may be a pharmacological target in setting of inflammation and DNA damage in the pathogenesis of COPD.
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- Chad A Lerner
- Department of Environmental Medicine, University of Rochester Medical Center Rochester, NY, USA
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- Department of Environmental Medicine, University of Rochester Medical Center Rochester, NY, USA
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- Department of Environmental Medicine, University of Rochester Medical Center Rochester, NY, USA
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- Department of Environmental Medicine, University of Rochester Medical Center Rochester, NY, USA
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Duan M, Hibbs ML, Chen W. The contributions of lung macrophage and monocyte heterogeneity to influenza pathogenesis. Immunol Cell Biol 2016; 95:225-235. [DOI: 10.1038/icb.2016.97] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2016] [Revised: 09/15/2016] [Accepted: 09/20/2016] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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- Mubing Duan
- Department of Biochemistry and Genetics, La Trobe Institute for Molecular Science, La Trobe University Melbourne Victoria Australia
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- Department of Immunology and Pathology, Monash University, Alfred Medical Research and Education Precinct, 89 Commercial Rd Melbourne Victoria Australia
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- Department of Biochemistry and Genetics, La Trobe Institute for Molecular Science, La Trobe University Melbourne Victoria Australia
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