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Jesenak M, Diamant Z, Simon D, Tufvesson E, Seys SF, Mukherjee M, Lacy P, Vijverberg S, Slisz T, Sediva A, Simon HU, Striz I, Plevkova J, Schwarze J, Kosturiak R, Alexis NE, Untersmayr E, Vasakova MK, Knol E, Koenderman L. Eosinophils-from cradle to grave: An EAACI task force paper on new molecular insights and clinical functions of eosinophils and the clinical effects of targeted eosinophil depletion. Allergy 2023; 78:3077-3102. [PMID: 37702095 DOI: 10.1111/all.15884] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2023] [Revised: 08/21/2023] [Accepted: 08/27/2023] [Indexed: 09/14/2023]
Abstract
Over the past years, eosinophils have become a focus of scientific interest, especially in the context of their recently uncovered functions (e.g. antiviral, anti-inflammatory, regulatory). These versatile cells display both beneficial and detrimental activities under various physiological and pathological conditions. Eosinophils are involved in the pathogenesis of many diseases which can be classified into primary (clonal) and secondary (reactive) disorders and idiopathic (hyper)eosinophilic syndromes. Depending on the biological specimen, the eosinophil count in different body compartments may serve as a biomarker reflecting the underlying pathophysiology and/or activity of distinct diseases and as a therapy-driving (predictive) and monitoring tool. Personalized selection of an appropriate therapeutic strategy directly or indirectly targeting the increased number and/or activity of eosinophils should be based on the understanding of eosinophil homeostasis including their interactions with other immune and non-immune cells within different body compartments. Hence, restoring as well as maintaining homeostasis within an individual's eosinophil pool is a goal of both specific and non-specific eosinophil-targeting therapies. Despite the overall favourable safety profile of the currently available anti-eosinophil biologics, the effect of eosinophil depletion should be monitored from the perspective of possible unwanted consequences.
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- Milos Jesenak
- Department of Clinical Immunology and Allergology, University Teaching Hospital in Martin, Martin, Slovak Republic
- Department of Paediatrics, Jessenius Faculty of Medicine in Martin, Comenius University in Bratislava, University Teaching Hospital in Martin, Martin, Slovak Republic
- Department of Pulmonology and Phthisiology, Jessenius Faculty of Medicine in Martin, Comenius University in Bratislava, University Teaching Hospital in Martin, Martin, Slovak Republic
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- Department of Clinical Sciences Lund, Respiratory Medicine, Allergology and Palliative Medicine, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
- Department Microbiology Immunology & Transplantation, KU Leuven, Catholic University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
- Department of Respiratory Medicine, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University and Thomayer Hospital, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Department of Dermatology, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Clinical Sciences Lund, Respiratory Medicine, Allergology and Palliative Medicine, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
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- Laboratory of Clinical Immunology, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
- The Firestone Institute for Respiratory Health, Research Institute of St. Joe's Hamilton, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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- Amsterdam UMC Location University of Amsterdam, Pulmonary Diseases, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University and Thomayer Hospital, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Department of Immunology, 2nd Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Motol University Hospital, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Pharmacology, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
- Institute of Biochemistry, Brandenburg Medical School, Neuruppin, Germany
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- Department of Clinical and Transplant Immunology, Institute for Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Department of Pathophysiology, Jessenius Faculty of Medicine in Martin, Comenius University in Bratislava, Martin, Slovak Republic
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- Child Life and Health and Centre for Inflammation Research, The Queen's Medical Research Institute, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
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- Department of Paediatrics, Jessenius Faculty of Medicine in Martin, Comenius University in Bratislava, University Teaching Hospital in Martin, Martin, Slovak Republic
- Outpatient Clinic for Clinical Immunology and Allergology, Nitra, Slovak Republic
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- Center for Environmental Medicine, Asthma and Lung Biology, Department of Paediatrics, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
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- Institute of Pathophysiology and Allergy Research, Center for Pathophysiology, Infectiology and Immunology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University and Thomayer Hospital, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Department Center of Translational Immunology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
- Department Dermatology/Allergology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department Center of Translational Immunology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
- Department Pulmonary Diseases, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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Gigon L, Fettrelet T, Miholic M, McLeish KR, Yousefi S, Stojkov D, Simon HU. Syntaxin-4 and SNAP23 are involved in neutrophil degranulation, but not in the release of mitochondrial DNA during NET formation. Front Immunol 2023; 14:1272699. [PMID: 37885878 PMCID: PMC10599146 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2023.1272699] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2023] [Accepted: 09/26/2023] [Indexed: 10/28/2023] Open
Abstract
Neutrophils are a specialized subset of white blood cells, which have the ability to store pre-formed mediators in their cytoplasmic granules. Neutrophils are well-known effector cells involved in host protection against pathogens through diverse mechanisms such as phagocytosis, degranulation, extracellular traps, and oxidative burst. In this study, we provide evidence highlighting the significance of the SNARE proteins syntaxin-4 and synaptosomal-associated protein (SNAP) 23 in the release of azurophilic granules, specific granules, and the production of reactive oxygen species in human neutrophils. In contrast, the specific blockade of either syntaxin-4 or SNAP23 did not prevent the release of mitochondrial dsDNA in the process of neutrophil extracellular trap (NET) formation. These findings imply that degranulation and the release of mitochondrial dsDNA involve at least partially distinct molecular pathways in neutrophils.
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- Lea Gigon
- Institute of Pharmacology, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Institute of Pharmacology, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
- Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Department of Medicine, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, KY, United States
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- Institute of Pharmacology, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Institute of Pharmacology, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Institute of Pharmacology, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
- Institute of Biochemistry, Brandenburg Medical School, Neuruppin, Germany
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SenGupta S, Hein LE, Parent CA. The Recruitment of Neutrophils to the Tumor Microenvironment Is Regulated by Multiple Mediators. Front Immunol 2021; 12:734188. [PMID: 34567000 PMCID: PMC8461236 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2021.734188] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2021] [Accepted: 08/26/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Neutrophils sense and migrate towards chemotactic factors released at sites of infection/inflammation and contain the affected area using a variety of effector mechanisms. Aside from these established immune defense functions, neutrophils are emerging as one of the key tumor-infiltrating immune cells that influence cancer progression and metastasis. Neutrophil recruitment to the tumor microenvironment (TME) is mediated by multiple mediators including cytokines, chemokines, lipids, and growth factors that are secreted from cancer cells and cancer-associated stromal cells. However, the molecular mechanisms that underlie the expression and secretion of the different mediators from cancer cells and how neutrophils integrate these signals to reach and invade tumors remain unclear. Here, we discuss the possible role of the epithelial to mesenchymal transition (EMT) program, which is a well-established promoter of malignant potential in cancer, in regulating the expression and secretion of these key mediators. We also summarize and review our current understanding of the machineries that potentially control the secretion of the mediators from cancer cells, including the exocytic trafficking pathways, secretory autophagy, and extracellular vesicle-mediated secretion. We further reflect on possible mechanisms by which different mediators collaborate by integrating their signaling network, and particularly focus on TGF-β, a cytokine that is highly expressed in invasive tumors, and CXCR2 ligands, which are crucial neutrophil recruiting chemokines. Finally, we highlight gaps in the field and the need to expand current knowledge of the secretory machineries and cross-talks among mediators to develop novel neutrophil targeting strategies as effective therapeutic options in the treatment of cancer.
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- Shuvasree SenGupta
- Life Sciences Institute, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, United States.,Department of Pharmacology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI, United States
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- Cancer Biology Graduate Program, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI, United States.,Rogel Cancer Center, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI, United States
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- Life Sciences Institute, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, United States.,Department of Pharmacology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI, United States.,Rogel Cancer Center, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI, United States.,Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI, United States
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Fettrelet T, Gigon L, Karaulov A, Yousefi S, Simon HU. The Enigma of Eosinophil Degranulation. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:ijms22137091. [PMID: 34209362 PMCID: PMC8268949 DOI: 10.3390/ijms22137091] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2021] [Revised: 06/23/2021] [Accepted: 06/29/2021] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Eosinophils are specialized white blood cells, which are involved in the pathology of diverse allergic and nonallergic inflammatory diseases. Eosinophils are traditionally known as cytotoxic effector cells but have been suggested to additionally play a role in immunomodulation and maintenance of homeostasis. The exact role of these granule-containing leukocytes in health and diseases is still a matter of debate. Degranulation is one of the key effector functions of eosinophils in response to diverse stimuli. The different degranulation patterns occurring in eosinophils (piecemeal degranulation, exocytosis and cytolysis) have been extensively studied in the last few years. However, the exact mechanism of the diverse degranulation types remains unknown and is still under investigation. In this review, we focus on recent findings and highlight the diversity of stimulation and methods used to evaluate eosinophil degranulation.
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- Timothée Fettrelet
- Institute of Pharmacology, University of Bern, Inselspital, INO-F, CH-3010 Bern, Switzerland; (T.F.); (L.G.); (S.Y.)
- Department of Biochemistry, University of Lausanne, CH-1066 Epalinges, Switzerland
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- Institute of Pharmacology, University of Bern, Inselspital, INO-F, CH-3010 Bern, Switzerland; (T.F.); (L.G.); (S.Y.)
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- Department of Clinical Immunology and Allergology, Sechenov University, 119991 Moscow, Russia;
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- Institute of Pharmacology, University of Bern, Inselspital, INO-F, CH-3010 Bern, Switzerland; (T.F.); (L.G.); (S.Y.)
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- Institute of Pharmacology, University of Bern, Inselspital, INO-F, CH-3010 Bern, Switzerland; (T.F.); (L.G.); (S.Y.)
- Department of Clinical Immunology and Allergology, Sechenov University, 119991 Moscow, Russia;
- Laboratory of Molecular Immunology, Institute of Fundamental Medicine and Biology, Kazan Federal University, 420012 Kazan, Russia
- Institute of Biochemistry, Medical School Brandenburg, D-16816 Neuruppin, Germany
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +41-31-632-3281
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The eosinophil is an enigmatic cell with a continuing ability to fascinate. A considerable history of research endeavor on eosinophil biology stretches from the present time back to the nineteenth century. Perhaps one of the most fascinating aspects of the eosinophil is how accumulating knowledge has changed the perception of its function from passive bystander, modulator of inflammation, to potent effector cell loaded with histotoxic substances through to more recent recognition that it can act as both a positive and negative regulator of complex events in both innate and adaptive immunity. This book consists of chapters written by experts in the field of eosinophil biology that provide comprehensive clearly written protocols for techniques designed to underpin research into the function of the eosinophil in health and disease.
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- Paige Lacy
- Alberta Respiratory Centre (ARC) Research, Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada
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- Inflammation Immunobiology Section, Laboratory of Allergic Diseases, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Institute of Medical Sciences, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, UK.
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Salvo-Romero E, Martínez C, Lobo B, Rodiño-Janeiro BK, Pigrau M, Sánchez-Chardi AD, González-Castro AM, Fortea M, Pardo-Camacho C, Nieto A, Expósito E, Guagnozzi D, Rodríguez-Urrutia A, de Torres I, Farré R, Azpiroz F, Alonso-Cotoner C, Santos J, Vicario M. Overexpression of corticotropin-releasing factor in intestinal mucosal eosinophils is associated with clinical severity in Diarrhea-Predominant Irritable Bowel Syndrome. Sci Rep 2020; 10:20706. [PMID: 33244004 PMCID: PMC7692489 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-77176-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2020] [Accepted: 10/30/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Corticotropin-releasing factor (CRF) has been identified in intestinal mucosal eosinophils and associated with psychological stress and gut dysfunction. Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is commonly characterized by altered intestinal motility, immune activation, and increased gut barrier permeability along with heightened susceptibility to psychosocial stress. Despite intensive research, the role of mucosal eosinophils in stress-associated gut dysfunction remains uncertain. In this study, we evaluated eosinophil activation profile and CRF content in the jejunal mucosa of diarrhea-predominant IBS (IBS-D) and healthy controls (HC) by gene/protein expression and transmission electron microscopy. We also explored the association between intestinal eosinophil CRF and chronic stress, and the potential mechanisms underlying the stress response by assessing eosinophil response to neuropeptides. We found that mucosal eosinophils displayed higher degranulation profile in IBS-D as compared to HC, with increased content of CRF in the cytoplasmic granules, which significantly correlated with IBS clinical severity, life stress background and depression. Eosinophils responded to substance P and carbachol by increasing secretory activity and CRF synthesis and release, without promoting pro-inflammatory activity, a profile similar to that found in mucosal eosinophils from IBS-D. Collectively, our results suggest that intestinal mucosal eosinophils are potential contributors to stress-mediated gut dysfunction through CRF production and release.
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- Eloísa Salvo-Romero
- Laboratory of Translational Mucosal Immunology, Digestive System Research Unit, Vall D'Hebron Institut de Recerca, Department of Gastroenterology, Hospital Universitari Vall D'Hebron, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Paseo Vall d'Hebron, 119-129, Barcelona, Spain.
- Laboratory of Neuro-Immuno-Gastroenterology, Digestive System Research Unit, Vall D'Hebron Institut de Recerca, Department of Gastroenterology, Hospital Universitari Vall D'Hebrón, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.
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- Laboratory of Neuro-Immuno-Gastroenterology, Digestive System Research Unit, Vall D'Hebron Institut de Recerca, Department of Gastroenterology, Hospital Universitari Vall D'Hebrón, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
- Lleida Institute for Biomedical Research, Lleida, Spain
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- Laboratory of Neuro-Immuno-Gastroenterology, Digestive System Research Unit, Vall D'Hebron Institut de Recerca, Department of Gastroenterology, Hospital Universitari Vall D'Hebrón, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Laboratory of Neuro-Immuno-Gastroenterology, Digestive System Research Unit, Vall D'Hebron Institut de Recerca, Department of Gastroenterology, Hospital Universitari Vall D'Hebrón, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Laboratory of Neuro-Immuno-Gastroenterology, Digestive System Research Unit, Vall D'Hebron Institut de Recerca, Department of Gastroenterology, Hospital Universitari Vall D'Hebrón, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Laboratory of Translational Mucosal Immunology, Digestive System Research Unit, Vall D'Hebron Institut de Recerca, Department of Gastroenterology, Hospital Universitari Vall D'Hebron, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Paseo Vall d'Hebron, 119-129, Barcelona, Spain
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- Laboratory of Translational Mucosal Immunology, Digestive System Research Unit, Vall D'Hebron Institut de Recerca, Department of Gastroenterology, Hospital Universitari Vall D'Hebron, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Paseo Vall d'Hebron, 119-129, Barcelona, Spain
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- Laboratory of Translational Mucosal Immunology, Digestive System Research Unit, Vall D'Hebron Institut de Recerca, Department of Gastroenterology, Hospital Universitari Vall D'Hebron, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Paseo Vall d'Hebron, 119-129, Barcelona, Spain
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- Laboratory of Neuro-Immuno-Gastroenterology, Digestive System Research Unit, Vall D'Hebron Institut de Recerca, Department of Gastroenterology, Hospital Universitari Vall D'Hebrón, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Laboratory of Translational Mucosal Immunology, Digestive System Research Unit, Vall D'Hebron Institut de Recerca, Department of Gastroenterology, Hospital Universitari Vall D'Hebron, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Paseo Vall d'Hebron, 119-129, Barcelona, Spain
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- Laboratory of Translational Mucosal Immunology, Digestive System Research Unit, Vall D'Hebron Institut de Recerca, Department of Gastroenterology, Hospital Universitari Vall D'Hebron, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Paseo Vall d'Hebron, 119-129, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Psychiatry, Hospital Universitari Vall D'Hebrón, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Salud Mental (CIBERSAM), Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Pathology, Hospital Universitari Vall D'Hebrón, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Translational Research Center for Gastrointestinal Disorders (TARGID) KU, Leuven, Belgium
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Hepáticas y Digestivas (CIBEREHD), Madrid, Spain
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- Laboratory of Neuro-Immuno-Gastroenterology, Digestive System Research Unit, Vall D'Hebron Institut de Recerca, Department of Gastroenterology, Hospital Universitari Vall D'Hebrón, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Hepáticas y Digestivas (CIBEREHD), Madrid, Spain
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- Laboratory of Neuro-Immuno-Gastroenterology, Digestive System Research Unit, Vall D'Hebron Institut de Recerca, Department of Gastroenterology, Hospital Universitari Vall D'Hebrón, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Hepáticas y Digestivas (CIBEREHD), Madrid, Spain
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- Laboratory of Neuro-Immuno-Gastroenterology, Digestive System Research Unit, Vall D'Hebron Institut de Recerca, Department of Gastroenterology, Hospital Universitari Vall D'Hebrón, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Hepáticas y Digestivas (CIBEREHD), Madrid, Spain
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- Laboratory of Translational Mucosal Immunology, Digestive System Research Unit, Vall D'Hebron Institut de Recerca, Department of Gastroenterology, Hospital Universitari Vall D'Hebron, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Paseo Vall d'Hebron, 119-129, Barcelona, Spain.
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Hepáticas y Digestivas (CIBEREHD), Madrid, Spain.
- Department of Gastrointestinal Health, Société Des Produits Nestlé S.A, Nestlé Research, Vers-chez-les-Blanc, 1000, Lausanne 26, Switzerland.
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Almas S, Fayad N, Srivastava O, Siddique M, Touret N, Lacy P. Cytokine trafficking of IL-9 and IL-13 through TfnRc + vesicles in activated human eosinophils. J Leukoc Biol 2020; 109:753-762. [PMID: 32911568 DOI: 10.1002/jlb.2ma0820-320rr] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2019] [Revised: 08/17/2020] [Accepted: 08/21/2020] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
Abstract
Eosinophils are granulocytes that are elevated in lung mucosa in approximately half of patients with allergic asthma. These highly granulated cells can synthesize and secrete many cytokines, including IL-9 and IL-13. We hypothesized that IL-9 and IL-13 are found as preformed mediators in crystalloid granules and secreted using distinct trafficking pathways. Human eosinophils were purified from peripheral venous blood, adhered to coverslips, and stimulated with platelet activating factor (PAF). Cells were immunolabeled with antibodies to IL-9 or IL-13 and colocalized with markers for secretory organelles, using CD63 for crystalloid granules and transferrin receptor (TfnRc) for vesicles. Fixed cells were imaged using super-resolution microscopy and quantified by colocalization using Pearson's correlation coefficient. IL-9 immunofluorescence increased in a time-dependent manner to PAF, whereas colocalization of IL-9 and CD63 significantly increased from 0.52 to 0.67 after 5 min PAF. Colocalization of IL-9 with TfnRc significantly increased at 60 min of stimulation with PAF (0.54 at 0 min to 0.60 at 60 min). IL-13 showed lower colocalization with CD63 (0.55) than TfnRc (0.63) in unstimulated cells. Upon PAF stimulation, IL-13 intensity transiently decreased at 5 and 60 min, whereas colocalization of IL-13 with CD63 decreased throughout stimulation to 0.43. While colocalization of IL-13 with TfnRc transiently increased to 0.66 at 5 min PAF, it returned to near baseline levels (0.64) after 15 min PAF. Our results suggest that IL-9 and IL-13 are stored in crystalloid granules as well as endosomal structures, and that IL-9 is primarily trafficked to the cell surface via TfnRc+ endosome-like vesicles.
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- Sarah Almas
- Alberta Respiratory Centre, Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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- Alberta Respiratory Centre, Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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- Alberta Respiratory Centre, Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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- Alberta Respiratory Centre, Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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- Alberta Respiratory Centre, Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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Weller PF, Wang H, Melo RCN. The Charcot-Leyden crystal protein revisited-A lysopalmitoylphospholipase and more. J Leukoc Biol 2020; 108:105-112. [PMID: 32272499 DOI: 10.1002/jlb.3mr0320-319rr] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2019] [Revised: 03/08/2020] [Accepted: 03/12/2020] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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The Charcot-Leyden crystal protein (CLC-P), a constituent of human and not mouse eosinophils, is one of the most abundant proteins within human eosinophils. It has a propensity to form crystalline structures, Charcot-Leyden crystals, which are hallmarks in their distinctive extracellular crystalline forms as markers of eosinophilic inflammation. The functions of CLC-P within eosinophils have been uncertain. Although the action of CLC-P as a lysophospholipase has been questioned, assays of chromatographically purified CLC-P and crystal-derived CLC-P as well as studies of transfected recombinant CLC-P have consistently documented that CLC-P endogenously expresses lysophospholipase activity, releasing free palmitate from substrate lysopalmitoylphosphatidylcholine. Rather than acting solely as a hydrolytic enzyme to release palmitate from a lysolipid substrate, some other lysophospholipases function more dominantly as acyl-protein thioesterases (APTs), enzymes that catalyze the removal of thioester-linked, long chain fatty acids, such as palmitate, from cysteine residues of proteins. As such APTs participate in palmitoylation, a post-translational modification that can affect membrane localization, vesicular transport, and secretion. CLC-P has attributes of an APT. Thus, whereas CLC-P expresses inherent lysophospholipase activity, like some other lysophospholipase enzymes, it likely also functions in regulating the dynamic palmitoylation cycle, including, given its dominant subplasmalemmal location, at the human eosinophil's plasma membrane.
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- Peter F Weller
- Department of Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.,Laboratory of Cellular Biology, Department of Biology, ICB, Federal University of Juiz de Fora, Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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Vesicle-associated membrane protein 7-mediated eosinophil degranulation promotes allergic airway inflammation in mice. Commun Biol 2018; 1:83. [PMID: 30271964 PMCID: PMC6123774 DOI: 10.1038/s42003-018-0081-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2018] [Accepted: 06/03/2018] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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Eosinophil degranulation is a determining factor in allergy-mediated airway pathology. Receptor-mediated degranulation in eosinophils requires vesicle-associated membrane protein 7 (VAMP-7), a principal component of the SNARE fusion machinery. The specific contribution of eosinophil degranulation to allergen-induced airway responses remains poorly understood. We generated mice with VAMP-7 gene deficiency exclusively in eosinophils (eoCRE/V7) from a cross using eosinophil-specific Cre recombinase-expressing mice crossed with VAMP-7f/f mice. Eosinophils from eoCRE/V7 mice showed deficient degranulation responses in vitro, and responses continued to be decreased following ex vivo intratracheal adoptive transfer of eoCRE/V7 eosinophils into IL-5/hE2/EPX−/− mice. Consistent with diminished degranulation responses, reduced airway hyperresponsiveness was observed in ovalbumin-sensitized and challenged eoCRE/V7 mice following methacholine inhalation. Therefore, VAMP-7 mediates eosinophil degranulation both in vitro and ex vivo, and this event augments airway hyperresponsiveness. Lian Willetts et al. demonstrate that vesicle-associated membrane protein 7 (VAMP 7), a principal component of the membrane fusion machinery, promotes eosinophil degranulation in allergic airway inflammation. This study suggests VAMP7 as a therapeutic target for ameliorating asthma.
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SNAP23-Dependent Surface Translocation of Leukotriene B4 (LTB4) Receptor 1 Is Essential for NOX2-Mediated Exocytotic Degranulation in Human Mast Cells Induced by Trichomonas vaginalis-Secreted LTB4. Infect Immun 2016; 85:IAI.00526-16. [PMID: 27795355 DOI: 10.1128/iai.00526-16] [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: 06/26/2016] [Accepted: 10/16/2016] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Trichomonas vaginalis is a sexually transmitted parasite that causes vaginitis in women and itself secretes lipid mediator leukotriene B4 (LTB4). Mast cells are important effector cells of tissue inflammation during infection with parasites. Membrane-bridging SNARE (soluble N-ethylmaleimide-sensitive factor attachment protein receptor) complexes are critical for fusion during exocytosis. Although T. vaginalis-derived secretory products (TvSP) have been shown to induce exocytosis in mast cells, information regarding the signaling mechanisms between mast cell activation and TvSP is limited. In this study, we found that SNAP23-dependent surface trafficking of LTB4 receptor 1 (BLT1) is required for nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate oxidase 2 (NOX2)-mediated exocytotic degranulation of mast cells induced by TvSP. First, stimulation with TvSP induced exocytotic degranulation and reactive oxygen species (ROS) generation in HMC-1 cells. Next, TvSP-induced ROS generation and exocytosis were strongly inhibited by transfection of BLT1 small interfering RNA (siRNA). TvSP induced trafficking of BLT1 from the cytosol to the plasma membrane. We also found that knockdown of SNAP23 abrogated TvSP-induced ROS generation, exocytosis, and surface trafficking of BLT1 in HMC-1 cells. By coimmunoprecipitation, there was a physical interaction between BLT1 and SNAP23 in TvSP-stimulated HMC-1 cells. Taken together, our results suggest that SNAP23-dependent surface trafficking of BLT1 is essential for exocytosis in human mast cells induced by T. vaginalis-secreted LTB4 Our data collectively demonstrate a novel regulatory mechanism for SNAP23-dependent mast cell activation of T. vaginalis-secreted LTB4 involving surface trafficking of BLT1. These results can help to explain how the cross talk mechanism between parasite and host can govern deliberately tissue inflammatory responses.
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Bouffi C, Kartashov AV, Schollaert KL, Chen X, Bacon WC, Weirauch MT, Barski A, Fulkerson PC. Transcription Factor Repertoire of Homeostatic Eosinophilopoiesis. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2015; 195:2683-95. [PMID: 26268651 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.1500510] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2015] [Accepted: 07/14/2015] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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The production of mature eosinophils (Eos) is a tightly orchestrated process with the aim to sustain normal Eos levels in tissues while also maintaining low numbers of these complex and sensitive cells in the blood. To identify regulators of homeostatic eosinophilopoiesis in mice, we took a global approach to identify genome-wide transcriptome and epigenome changes that occur during homeostasis at critical developmental stages, including Eos-lineage commitment and lineage maturation. Our analyses revealed a markedly greater number of transcriptome alterations associated with Eos maturation (1199 genes) than with Eos-lineage commitment (490 genes), highlighting the greater transcriptional investment necessary for differentiation. Eos-lineage-committed progenitors (EoPs) were noted to express high levels of granule proteins and contain granules with an ultrastructure distinct from that of mature resting Eos. Our analyses also delineated a 976-gene Eos-lineage transcriptome that included a repertoire of 56 transcription factors, many of which have never previously been associated with Eos. EoPs and Eos, but not granulocyte-monocyte progenitors or neutrophils, expressed Helios and Aiolos, members of the Ikaros family of transcription factors, which regulate gene expression via modulation of chromatin structure and DNA accessibility. Epigenetic studies revealed a distinct distribution of active chromatin marks between genes induced with lineage commitment and genes induced with cell maturation during Eos development. In addition, Aiolos and Helios binding sites were significantly enriched in genes expressed by EoPs and Eos with active chromatin, highlighting a potential novel role for Helios and Aiolos in regulating gene expression during Eos development.
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- Carine Bouffi
- Division of Allergy and Immunology, Department of Pediatrics, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH 45229
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- Division of Allergy and Immunology, Department of Pediatrics, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH 45229
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- Division of Allergy and Immunology, Department of Pediatrics, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH 45229
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- School of Electronic and Computing Systems, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH 45221
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- Division of Allergy and Immunology, Department of Pediatrics, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH 45229
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- Center for Autoimmune Genomics and Etiology, Division of Biomedical Informatics, Department of Pediatrics, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH 45229; Division of Developmental Biology, Department of Pediatrics, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH 45229; and
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- Division of Allergy and Immunology, Department of Pediatrics, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH 45229; Division of Human Genetics, Department of Pediatrics, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH 45229
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- Division of Allergy and Immunology, Department of Pediatrics, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH 45229;
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Expression and subcellular localization of the Qa-SNARE syntaxin17 in human eosinophils. Exp Cell Res 2015; 337:129-135. [PMID: 26254897 DOI: 10.1016/j.yexcr.2015.07.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2015] [Revised: 06/29/2015] [Accepted: 07/06/2015] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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BACKGROUND SNARE members mediate membrane fusion during intracellular trafficking underlying innate and adaptive immune responses by different cells. However, little is known about the expression and function of these proteins in human eosinophils, cells involved in allergic, inflammatory and immunoregulatory responses. Here, we investigate the expression and distribution of the Qa-SNARE syntaxin17 (STX17) within human eosinophils isolated from the peripheral blood. METHODS Flow cytometry and a pre-embedding immunonanogold electron microscopy (EM) technique that combines optimal epitope preservation and secondary Fab-fragments of antibodies linked to 1.4 nm gold particles for optimal access to microdomains, were used to investigate STX17. RESULTS STX17 was detected within unstimulated eosinophils. Immunogold EM revealed STX17 on secretory granules and on granule-derived vesiculotubular transport carriers (Eosinophil Sombrero Vesicles-EoSVs). Quantitative EM analyses showed that 77.7% of the granules were positive for STX17 with a mean±SEM of 3.9±0.2 gold particles/granule. Labeling was present on both granule outer membranes and matrices while EoSVs showed clear membrane-associated labeling. STX17 was also present in secretory granules in eosinophils stimulated with the cytokine tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α) or the CC-chemokine ligand 11 CCL11 (eotaxin-1), stimuli that induce eosinophil degranulation. The number of secretory granules labeled for STX17 was significantly higher in CCL11 compared with the unstimulated group. The level of cell labeling did not change when unstimulated cells were compared with TNF-α-stimulated eosinophils. CONCLUSIONS The present study clearly shows by immunanonogold EM that STX17 is localized in eosinophil secretory granules and transport vesicles and might be involved in the transport of granule-derived cargos.
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Odemuyiwa SO, Ilarraza R, Davoine F, Logan MR, Shayeganpour A, Wu Y, Majaesic C, Adamko DJ, Moqbel R, Lacy P. Cyclin-dependent kinase 5 regulates degranulation in human eosinophils. Immunology 2015; 144:641-8. [PMID: 25346443 DOI: 10.1111/imm.12416] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2013] [Revised: 10/03/2014] [Accepted: 10/17/2014] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Degranulation from eosinophils in response to secretagogue stimulation is a regulated process that involves exocytosis of granule proteins through specific signalling pathways. One potential pathway is dependent on cyclin-dependent kinase 5 (Cdk5) and its effector molecules, p35 and p39, which play a central role in neuronal cell exocytosis by phosphorylating Munc18, a regulator of SNARE binding. Emerging evidence suggests a role for Cdk5 in exocytosis in immune cells, although its role in eosinophils is not known. We sought to examine the expression of Cdk5 and its activators in human eosinophils, and to assess the role of Cdk5 in eosinophil degranulation. We used freshly isolated human eosinophils and analysed the expression of Cdk5, p35, p39 and Munc18c by Western blot, RT-PCR, flow cytometry and immunoprecipitation. Cdk5 kinase activity was determined following eosinophil activation. Cdk5 inhibitors were used (roscovitine, AT7519 and small interfering RNA) to determine its role in eosinophil peroxidase (EPX) secretion. Cdk5 was expressed in association with Munc18c, p35 and p39, and phosphorylated following human eosinophil activation with eotaxin/CCL11, platelet-activating factor, and secretory IgA-Sepharose. Cdk5 inhibitors (roscovitine, AT7519) reduced EPX release when cells were stimulated by PMA or secretory IgA. In assays using small interfering RNA knock-down of Cdk5 expression in human eosinophils, we observed inhibition of EPX release. Our findings suggest that in activated eosinophils, Cdk5 is phosphorylated and binds to Munc18c, resulting in Munc18c release from syntaxin-4, allowing SNARE binding and vesicle fusion, with subsequent eosinophil degranulation. Our work identifies a novel role for Cdk5 in eosinophil mediator release by agonist-induced degranulation.
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- Solomon O Odemuyiwa
- Pulmonary Research Group, Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada; Department of Paediatrics, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada
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Davoine F, Lacy P. Eosinophil cytokines, chemokines, and growth factors: emerging roles in immunity. Front Immunol 2014; 5:570. [PMID: 25426119 PMCID: PMC4225839 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2014.00570] [Citation(s) in RCA: 193] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2014] [Accepted: 10/24/2014] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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Eosinophils derive from the bone marrow and circulate at low levels in the blood in healthy individuals. These granulated cells preferentially leave the circulation and marginate to tissues, where they are implicated in the regulation of innate and adaptive immunity. In diseases such as allergic inflammation, eosinophil numbers escalate markedly in the blood and tissues where inflammatory foci are located. Eosinophils possess a range of immunomodulatory factors that are released upon cell activation, including over 35 cytokines, growth factors, and chemokines. Unlike T and B cells, eosinophils can rapidly release cytokines within minutes in response to stimulation. While some cytokines are stored as pre-formed mediators in crystalloid granules and secretory vesicles, eosinophils are also capable of undergoing de novo synthesis and secretion of these immunological factors. Some of the molecular mechanisms that coordinate the final steps of cytokine secretion are hypothesized to involve binding of membrane fusion complexes comprised of soluble N-ethylmaleimide sensitive factor attachment protein receptors (SNAREs). These intracellular receptors regulate the release of granules and vesicles containing a range of secreted proteins, among which are cytokines and chemokines. Emerging evidence from both human and animal model-based research has suggested an active participation of eosinophils in several physiological/pathological processes such as immunomodulation and tissue remodeling. The observed eosinophil effector functions in health and disease implicate eosinophil cytokine secretion as a fundamental immunoregulatory process. The focus of this review is to describe the cytokines, growth factors, and chemokines that are elaborated by eosinophils, and to illustrate some of the intracellular events leading to the release of eosinophil-derived cytokines.
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- Francis Davoine
- Pulmonary Research Group, Department of Medicine, University of Alberta , Edmonton, AB , Canada
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- Pulmonary Research Group, Department of Medicine, University of Alberta , Edmonton, AB , Canada
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Min A, Lee YA, Kim KA, El-Benna J, Shin MH. NOX2-derived ROS-mediated surface translocation of BLT1 is essential for exocytosis in human eosinophils induced by LTB4. Int Arch Allergy Immunol 2014; 165:40-51. [PMID: 25323785 DOI: 10.1159/000366277] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2014] [Accepted: 08/01/2014] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Leukotriene B4 (LTB4) is a proinflammatory lipid mediator that elicits eosinophil exocytosis, leading to allergic inflammation. However, the detailed intracellular signaling mechanisms of eosinophil exocytosis induced by LTB4 are poorly understood. Herein, we report that NADPH oxidase (NOX)2-derived reactive oxygen species (ROS)-mediated BLT1 migration to the cell surface is required for exocytosis in human eosinophils induced by LTB4. METHODS Peripheral blood eosinophils were purified and stimulated for up to 60 min with LTB4. The signaling role of NOX2-derived ROS in BLT1-dependent exocytosis in LTB4-stimulated eosinophils was investigated. RESULTS Stimulating eosinophils with LTB4 induced intracellular ROS production and surface upregulation of the exocytosis marker protein CD63 via BLT1-mediated signaling. LTB4 induced p47(phox) phosphorylation and 91(phox) expression required for NOX2 activation in a BLT1-dependent manner. Pretreatment with NOX2 inhibitors, but not mitochondria inhibitor, prevented LTB4-induced ROS generation and exocytosis. At 30 min after stimulation with LTB4, BLT1 expression at the cell surface was upregulated. LTB4-triggered surface upregulation of BLT1 was also blocked by inhibition of ROS generation with NOX2 inhibitors. Moreover, stimulation for 30 min with LTB4 resulted in the interaction of BLT1 with NOX2 by immunoprecipitation. LTB4-induced ROS generation, surface upregulation of BLT1 and exocytosis was also inhibited by pretreatment with a lipid raft disruptor, protein kinase C inhibitor, or Src kinase inhibitor. CONCLUSION These results suggest that NOX2-derived ROS-mediated BLT1 trafficking to the cell surface plays a key role in the exocytosis of human eosinophils induced by LTB4.
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- Arim Min
- Department of Environmental Medical Biology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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Syntaxin-4 is essential for IgE secretion by plasma cells. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2013; 440:163-7. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2013.09.058] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2013] [Accepted: 09/10/2013] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Kim JD, Willetts L, Ochkur S, Srivastava N, Hamburg R, Shayeganpour A, Seabra MC, Lee JJ, Moqbel R, Lacy P. An essential role for Rab27a GTPase in eosinophil exocytosis. J Leukoc Biol 2013; 94:1265-74. [PMID: 23986549 DOI: 10.1189/jlb.0812431] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
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Eosinophil degranulation has been implicated in inflammatory processes associated with allergic asthma. Rab27a, a Rab-related GTPase, is a regulatory intracellular signaling molecule expressed in human eosinophils. We postulated that Rab27a regulates eosinophil degranulation. We investigated the role of Rab27a in eosinophil degranulation within the context of airway inflammation. Rab27a expression and localization in eosinophils were investigated by using subcellular fractionation combined with Western blot analysis, and the results were confirmed by immunofluorescence analysis of Rab27a and the granule membrane marker CD63. To determine the function of eosinophil Rab27a, we used Ashen mice, a strain of Rab27a-deficient animals. Ashen eosinophils were tested for degranulation in response to PAF and calcium ionophore by measuring released EPX activity. Airway EPX release was also determined by intratracheal injection of eosinophils into mice lacking EPX. Rab27a immunoreactivity colocalized with eosinophil crystalloid granules, as determined by subcellular fractionation and immunofluorescence analysis. PAF induced eosinophil degranulation in correlation with redistribution of Rab27a(+) structures, some of which colocalized with CD63(+) crystalloid granules at the cell membrane. Eosinophils from mice had significantly reduced EPX release compared with normal WT eosinophils, both in vitro and in vivo. In mouse models, Ashen mice demonstrated reduced EPX release in BAL fluid. These findings suggest that Rab27a has a key role in eosinophil degranulation. Furthermore, these findings have implications for Rab27a-dependent eosinophil degranulation in airway inflammation.
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- John Dongil Kim
- 2.559 HMRC, Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, T6G 2S2, Canada.
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Ishigami T, Abe K, Aoki I, Minegishi S, Ryo A, Matsunaga S, Matsuoka K, Takeda H, Sawasaki T, Umemura S, Endo Y. Anti‐interleukin‐5 and multiple autoantibodies are associated with human atherosclerotic diseases and serum interleukin‐5 levels. FASEB J 2013; 27:3437-45. [DOI: 10.1096/fj.12-222653] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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- Tomoaki Ishigami
- Department of Medical Science and Cardiorenal MedicineYokohama City University Graduate School of MedicineYokohamaJapan
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- Department of Medical Science and Cardiorenal MedicineYokohama City University Graduate School of MedicineYokohamaJapan
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- Department of Molecular PathologyYokohama City University Graduate School of MedicineYokohamaJapan
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- Department of Medical Science and Cardiorenal MedicineYokohama City University Graduate School of MedicineYokohamaJapan
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- Department of MicrobiologyYokohama City University Graduate School of MedicineYokohamaJapan
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- Department of MicrobiologyYokohama City University Graduate School of MedicineYokohamaJapan
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- Ehime University Cell‐Free Science and Technology Research Center Division of Proteomedical Sciences; EhimeJapan
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- Ehime University Cell‐Free Science and Technology Research Center Division of Proteomedical Sciences; EhimeJapan
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- Ehime University Cell‐Free Science and Technology Research Center Division of Proteomedical Sciences; EhimeJapan
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- Department of Medical Science and Cardiorenal MedicineYokohama City University Graduate School of MedicineYokohamaJapan
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- Ehime University Cell‐Free Science and Technology Research Center Division of Proteomedical Sciences; EhimeJapan
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Melo RCN, Liu L, Xenakis JJ, Spencer LA. Eosinophil-derived cytokines in health and disease: unraveling novel mechanisms of selective secretion. Allergy 2013; 68:274-84. [PMID: 23347072 DOI: 10.1111/all.12103] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 11/30/2012] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Over the past two decades, our understanding of eosinophils has evolved from that of categorically destructive effector cells to include active participation in immune modulation, tissue repair processes, and normal organ development, in both health and disease. At the core of their newly appreciated functions is the capacity of eosinophils to synthesize, store within intracellular granules, and very rapidly secrete a highly diverse repertoire of cytokines. Mechanisms governing the selective secretion of preformed cytokines from eosinophils are attractive therapeutic targets and may well be more broadly applicable to other immune cells. Here, we discuss recent advances in deciphering pathways of cytokine secretion, both from intact eosinophils and from tissue-deposited cell-free eosinophil granules, extruded from eosinophils undergoing a lytic cell death.
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- Division of Allergy and Inflammation; Department of Medicine; Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center; Harvard Medical School; Boston; MA; USA
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- Division of Allergy and Inflammation; Department of Medicine; Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center; Harvard Medical School; Boston; MA; USA
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- Division of Allergy and Inflammation; Department of Medicine; Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center; Harvard Medical School; Boston; MA; USA
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Lee JJ, Jacobsen EA, Ochkur SI, McGarry MP, Condjella RM, Doyle AD, Luo H, Zellner KR, Protheroe CA, Willetts L, Lesuer WE, Colbert DC, Helmers RA, Lacy P, Moqbel R, Lee NA. Human versus mouse eosinophils: "that which we call an eosinophil, by any other name would stain as red". J Allergy Clin Immunol 2012; 130:572-84. [PMID: 22935586 DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2012.07.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 139] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2012] [Revised: 07/25/2012] [Accepted: 07/25/2012] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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The respective life histories of human subjects and mice are well defined and describe a unique story of evolutionary conservation extending from sequence identity within the genome to the underpinnings of biochemical, cellular, and physiologic pathways. As a consequence, the hematopoietic lineages of both species are invariantly maintained, each with identifiable eosinophils. This canonical presence nonetheless does not preclude disparities between human and mouse eosinophils, their effector functions, or both. Indeed, many books and reviews dogmatically highlight differences, providing a rationale to discount the use of mouse models of human eosinophilic diseases. We suggest that this perspective is parochial and ignores the wealth of available studies and the consensus of the literature that overwhelming similarities (and not differences) exist between human and mouse eosinophils. The goal of this review is to summarize this literature and in some cases provide experimental details comparing and contrasting eosinophils and eosinophil effector functions in human subjects versus mice. In particular, our review will provide a summation and an easy-to-use reference guide to important studies demonstrating that although differences exist, more often than not, their consequences are unknown and do not necessarily reflect inherent disparities in eosinophil function but instead species-specific variations. The conclusion from this overview is that despite nominal differences, the vast similarities between human and mouse eosinophils provide important insights as to their roles in health and disease and, in turn, demonstrate the unique utility of mouse-based studies with an expectation of valid extrapolation to the understanding and treatment of patients.
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- James J Lee
- Division of Pulmonary Medicine, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Mayo Clinic Arizona, Scottsdale, AZ, USA.
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Intracellular membrane trafficking along endocytic and secretory transport pathways plays a critical role in diverse cellular functions including both developmental and pathological processes. Briefly, proteins and lipids destined for transport to distinct locations are collectively assembled into vesicles and delivered to their target site by vesicular fusion. SNARE (soluble N-ethylmaleimide-sensitive factor-attachment protein receptor) proteins are required for these events, during which v-SNAREs (vesicle SNAREs) interact with t-SNAREs (target SNAREs) to allow transfer of cargo from donor vesicle to target membrane. Recently, the t-SNARE family member, syntaxin-6, has been shown to play an important role in the transport of proteins that are key to diverse cellular dynamic processes. In this paper, we briefly discuss the specific role of SNAREs in various mammalian cell types and comprehensively review the various roles of the Golgi- and endosome-localized t-SNARE, syntaxin-6, in membrane trafficking during physiological as well as pathological conditions.
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Cytokine release from innate immune cells: association with diverse membrane trafficking pathways. Blood 2011; 118:9-18. [PMID: 21562044 DOI: 10.1182/blood-2010-08-265892] [Citation(s) in RCA: 252] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
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Cytokines released from innate immune cells play key roles in the regulation of the immune response. These intercellular messengers are the source of soluble regulatory signals that initiate and constrain inflammatory responses to pathogens and injury. Although numerous studies describe detailed signaling pathways induced by cytokines and their specific receptors, there is little information on the mechanisms that control the release of cytokines from different cell types. Indeed, the pathways, molecules, and mechanisms of cytokine release remain a "black box" in immunology. Here, we review research findings and new approaches that have begun to generate information on cytokine trafficking and release by innate immune cells in response to inflammatory or infectious stimuli. Surprisingly complex machinery, multiple organelles, and specialized membrane domains exist in these cells to ensure the selective, temporal, and often polarized release of cytokines in innate immunity.
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Melo RC, Weller PF. Piecemeal degranulation in human eosinophils: a distinct secretion mechanism underlying inflammatory responses. Histol Histopathol 2010; 25:1341-54. [PMID: 20712018 PMCID: PMC3427618 DOI: 10.14670/hh-25.1341] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Secretion is a fundamental cell process underlying different physiological and pathological events. In cells from the human immune system such as eosinophils, secretion of mediators generally occurs by means of piecemeal degranulation, an unconventional secretory pathway characterized by vesicular transport of small packets of materials from the cytoplasmic secretory granules to the cell surface. During piecemeal degranulation in eosinophils, a distinct transport vesicle system, which includes large, pleiomorphic vesiculo-tubular carriers is mobilized and enables regulated release of granule-stored proteins such as cytokines and major basic protein. Piecemeal degranulation underlies distinct functions of eosinophils as effector and immunoregulatory cells. This review focuses on the structural and functional advances that have been made over the last years concerning the intracellular trafficking and secretion of eosinophil proteins by piecemeal degranulation during inflammatory responses.
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- Rossana C.N. Melo
- Laboratory of Cellular Biology, Department of Biology, Federal University of Juiz de Fora, UFJF, Juiz de Fora, MG, Brazil
- Department of Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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The majority of cells of the immune system are specialized secretory cells, whose function depends on regulated exocytosis. The latter is mediated by vesicular transport involving the sorting of specialized cargo into the secretory granules (SGs), thereby generating the transport vesicles; their transport along the microtubules and eventually their signal-dependent fusion with the plasma membrane. Each of these steps is tightly controlled by mechanisms, which involve the participation of specific sorting signals on the cargo proteins and their recognition by cognate adaptor proteins, posttranslational modifications of the cargo proteins and multiple GTPases and SNARE proteins. In some of the cells (i.e. mast cells, T killer cells) an intimate connection exists between the secretory system and the endocytic one, whereby the SGs are lysosome related organelles (LROs) also referred to as secretory lysosomes. Herein, we discuss these mechanisms in health and disease states.
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- Anat Benado
- Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv 69978, Israel
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Cytokine secretion is a widely studied process, although little is known regarding the specific mechanisms that regulate cytokine release. Recent findings have shed light on some of the precise molecular pathways that regulate the packaging of newly synthesized cytokines from immune cells. These findings begin to elucidate pathways and mechanisms that underpin cytokine release in all cells. In this article, we review the highlights of some of these novel discoveries.
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- Amanda C. Stanley
- Institute for Molecular Bioscience, University of Queensland, St. Lucia, Queensland, Australia; and
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- Pulmonary Research Group, Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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Stow JL, Ching Low P, Offenhäuser C, Sangermani D. Cytokine secretion in macrophages and other cells: Pathways and mediators. Immunobiology 2009; 214:601-12. [DOI: 10.1016/j.imbio.2008.11.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 147] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2008] [Accepted: 11/14/2008] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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Neves JS, Perez SAC, Spencer LA, Melo RCN, Weller PF. Subcellular fractionation of human eosinophils: isolation of functional specific granules on isoosmotic density gradients. J Immunol Methods 2009; 344:64-72. [PMID: 19328806 DOI: 10.1016/j.jim.2009.03.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2009] [Revised: 03/13/2009] [Accepted: 03/18/2009] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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Subcellular fractionation has been an important tool in investigating human eosinophil structure and function, including localizing of cytokine/chemokines within granules, investigating granule protein translocation and intracellular transport during eosinophil secretion, and studying secretory mechanisms of granules. The resolution of organelles obtained by subcellular fractionation was improved considerably after the introduction of nonionic iodinated density-gradient metrizamide and Nycodenz media that, unlike sucrose, exhibit relatively low tonicity throughout the gradient. However, the structure and membrane preservation of isolated organelles were still compromised due to the lack of gradient isoosmolarity. This paper describes a detailed protocol of subcellular fractionation of nitrogen cavitated eosinophils on an isoosmotic iodinated density gradient (iodixanol - OptiPrep) and the isolation of well preserved and functional membrane-bound specific granules.
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- Josiane S Neves
- Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA 02215, USA
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In this review, we aim to put in perspective the biology of a multifunctional leukocyte, the eosinophil, by placing it in the context of innate and adaptive immune responses. Eosinophils have a unique contribution in initiating inflammatory and adaptive responses, due to their bidirectional interactions with dendritic cells and T cells, as well as their large panel of secreted cytokines and soluble mediators. The mechanisms and consequences of eosinophil responses in experimental inflammatory models and human diseases are discussed.
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- Carine Blanchard
- Division of Allergy and Immunology, Department of Pediatrics, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, University of Cincinnati, College of medicine 3333 Burnet Avenue, Cincinnati, Ohio 45229-3039
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- Division of Allergy and Immunology, Department of Pediatrics, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, University of Cincinnati, College of medicine 3333 Burnet Avenue, Cincinnati, Ohio 45229-3039
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Hogan SP, Rosenberg HF, Moqbel R, Phipps S, Foster PS, Lacy P, Kay AB, Rothenberg ME. Eosinophils: biological properties and role in health and disease. Clin Exp Allergy 2008; 38:709-50. [PMID: 18384431 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2222.2008.02958.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 554] [Impact Index Per Article: 34.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Eosinophils are pleiotropic multifunctional leukocytes involved in initiation and propagation of diverse inflammatory responses, as well as modulators of innate and adaptive immunity. In this review, the biology of eosinophils is summarized, focusing on transcriptional regulation of eosinophil differentiation, characterization of the growing properties of eosinophil granule proteins, surface proteins and pleiotropic mediators, and molecular mechanisms of eosinophil degranulation. New views on the role of eosinophils in homeostatic function are examined, including developmental biology and innate and adaptive immunity (as well as their interaction with mast cells and T cells) and their proposed role in disease processes including infections, asthma, and gastrointestinal disorders. Finally, strategies for targeted therapeutic intervention in eosinophil-mediated mucosal diseases are conceptualized.
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Sander L, Frank SPC, Bolat S, Blank U, Galli T, Bigalke H, Bischoff S, Lorentz A. Vesicle associated membrane protein (VAMP)-7 and VAMP-8, but not VAMP-2 or VAMP-3, are required for activation-induced degranulation of mature human mast cells. Eur J Immunol 2008; 38:855-63. [DOI: 10.1002/eji.200737634] [Citation(s) in RCA: 79] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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Melo RCN, Spencer LA, Dvorak AM, Weller PF. Mechanisms of eosinophil secretion: large vesiculotubular carriers mediate transport and release of granule-derived cytokines and other proteins. J Leukoc Biol 2008; 83:229-36. [PMID: 17875811 PMCID: PMC2734949 DOI: 10.1189/jlb.0707503] [Citation(s) in RCA: 93] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Eosinophils generate and store a battery of proteins, including classical cationic proteins, cytokines, chemokines, and growth factors. Rapid secretion of these active mediators by eosinophils is central to a range of inflammatory and immunoregulatory responses. Eosinophil products are packaged within a dominant population of cytoplasmic specific granules and generally secreted by piecemeal degranulation, a process mediated by transport vesicles. Large, pleiomorphic vesiculotubular carriers were identified recently as key players for moving eosinophil proteins from granules to the plasma membrane for extracellular release. During secretion, these specialized, morphologically distinct carriers, termed eosinophil sombrero vesicles, are actively formed and direct differential and rapid release of eosinophil proteins. This review highlights recent discoveries concerning the organization of the human eosinophil secretory pathway. These discoveries are defining a broader role for large vesiculotubular carriers in the intracellular trafficking and secretion of proteins, including selective receptor-mediated mobilization and transport of cytokines.
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- Rossana C. N. Melo
- Laboratory of Cellular Biology, Department of Biology, Federal University of Juiz de Fora, MG, Brazil
- Department of Pathology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
- Department of Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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Marcet-Palacios M, Odemuyiwa SO, Coughlin JJ, Garofoli D, Ewen C, Davidson CE, Ghaffari M, Kane KP, Lacy P, Logan MR, Befus AD, Bleackley RC, Moqbel R. Vesicle-associated membrane protein 7 (VAMP-7) is essential for target cell killing in a natural killer cell line. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2007; 366:617-23. [PMID: 18042464 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2007.11.079] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2007] [Accepted: 11/06/2007] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Natural killer cells recognize and induce apoptosis in foreign, transformed or virus-infected cells through the release of perforin and granzymes from secretory lysosomes. Clinically, NK-cell mediated killing is a major limitation to successful allo- and xenotransplantation. The molecular mechanisms that regulate the fusion of granzyme B-containing secretory lysosomes to the plasma membrane in activated NK cells, prior to target cell killing, are not fully understood. Using the NK cell line YT-Indy as a model, we have investigated the expression of SNAP REceptors (SNAREs), both target (t-) and vesicular (v-) SNAREs, and their function in granzyme B-mediated target cell killing. Our data showed that YT-Indy cells express VAMP-7 and SNAP-23, but not VAMP-2. VAMP-7 was associated with granzyme B-containing lysosomal granules. Using VAMP-7 small interfering RNA (siRNA), we successfully knocked down the expression of VAMP-7 protein in YT-Indy to less than 10% of untreated cells in 24h. VAMP7-deficient YT-Indy cells activated via co-culture with Jurkat cells released <1ng/mL of granzyme B, compared to 1.5-2.5 microg/mL from controls. Using Jurkat cells as targets, we showed a 7-fold reduction in NK cell-mediated killing by VAMP-7 deficient YT-Indy cells. Our results show that VAMP-7 is a crucial component of granzyme B release and target cell killing in the NK cell line YT-Indy. Thus, targeting VAMP-7 expression specifically with siRNA, following transplantation, may be a viable strategy for preventing NK cell-mediated transplant rejection, in vivo.
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- Marcelo Marcet-Palacios
- Pulmonary Research Group, Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, 550A Heritage Medical Research Centre, Edmonton, Alta., Canada
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Salinas E, Rodríguez G, Quintanar JL. Presence of SNAP-23 and syntaxin 4 in mouse and hamster peritoneal mast cells. Acta Histochem 2007; 109:454-60. [PMID: 17485106 DOI: 10.1016/j.acthis.2007.03.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2007] [Revised: 03/20/2007] [Accepted: 03/20/2007] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Mast cells (MCs) play a crucial role in inflammatory reactions. Their presence and number in the peritoneal cavity is important to overcome and enhance resistance to peritoneal infection. When MCs are activated they release a variety of biological mediators from their granules, such as histamine, that contribute to the appropriate and rapid local immune response. Granular content is released using a process of compound exocytosis, also termed degranulation. SNAP-23 and syntaxin 4 are plasma membrane proteins involved in degranulation of rat MCs. Their presence, however, has not been studied in MCs of other rodent species. The aim of the present study was to investigate using immunocytochemistry whether SNAP-23 and syntaxin 4 are present in peritoneal MCs of the mouse and hamster. In addition, the diameter, percentage and histamine content of these cells were also analyzed. Our results demonstrate that SNAP-23 and syntaxin 4 are present in the mouse and hamster peritoneal MCs, suggesting that proteins involved in the secretory process in MCs are conserved among species. Likewise, we conclude that peritoneal MCs of mouse and hamster are heterogeneous in size, percentage and histamine content.
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- Eva Salinas
- Dpto. de Microbiología, Centro de Ciencias Básicas, Universidad Autónoma de Aguascalientes, Av. Universidad # 940, Col. Ciudad Universitaria, C.P. 20100, Aguascalientes, Ags, Mexico.
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Stow JL, Manderson AP, Murray RZ. SNAREing immunity: the role of SNAREs in the immune system. Nat Rev Immunol 2007; 6:919-29. [PMID: 17124513 DOI: 10.1038/nri1980] [Citation(s) in RCA: 183] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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The trafficking of molecules and membranes within cells is a prerequisite for all aspects of cellular immune functions, including the delivery and recycling of cell-surface proteins, secretion of immune mediators, ingestion of pathogens and activation of lymphocytes. SNARE (soluble-N-ethylmaleimide-sensitive-factor accessory-protein receptor)-family members mediate membrane fusion during all steps of trafficking, and function in almost all aspects of innate and adaptive immune responses. Here, we provide an overview of the roles of SNAREs in immune cells, offering insight into one level at which precision and tight regulation are instilled on immune responses.
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- Jennifer L Stow
- Institute for Molecular Bioscience, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland 4072, Australia.
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Eosinophils have been considered end-stage cells involved in host protection against parasites. However, numerous lines of evidence have now changed this perspective by showing that eosinophils are pleiotropic multifunctional leukocytes involved in initiation and propagation of diverse inflammatory responses, as well as modulators of innate and adaptive immunity. In this review, we summarize the biology of eosinophils, focusing on the growing properties of eosinophil-derived products, including the constituents of their granules as well as the mechanisms by which they release their pleiotropic mediators. We examine new views on the role of eosinophils in homeostatic function, including developmental biology and innate and adaptive immunity (as well as interaction with mast cells and T cells). The molecular steps involved in eosinophil development and trafficking are described, with special attention to the important role of the transcription factor GATA-1, the eosinophil-selective cytokine IL-5, and the eotaxin subfamily of chemokines. We also review the role of eosinophils in disease processes, including infections, asthma, and gastrointestinal disorders, and new data concerning genetically engineered eosinophil-deficient mice. Finally, strategies for targeted therapeutic intervention in eosinophil-mediated mucosal diseases are conceptualized.
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- Marc E Rothenberg
- Division of Allergy and Immunology, Department of Pediatrics, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio 45229, USA.
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Logan MR, Lacy P, Odemuyiwa SO, Steward M, Davoine F, Kita H, Moqbel R. A critical role for vesicle-associated membrane protein-7 in exocytosis from human eosinophils and neutrophils. Allergy 2006; 61:777-84. [PMID: 16677249 DOI: 10.1111/j.1398-9995.2006.01089.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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BACKGROUND Granulocyte exocytosis is proposed to be critically dependent on the interaction of soluble N-ethylmaleimide-sensitive factor attachment protein (SNAP) receptors (SNAREs) located on granules/vesicles (v-SNAREs) and plasma membrane (t-SNAREs). Previous studies indicated that the v-SNARE, vesicle-associated membrane protein (VAMP)-2, as well as t-SNAREs (SNAP-23, syntaxin-4 and -6) are implicated in exocytosis from human granulocytes. Vesicle-associated membrane proteins-7 and -8 have been implicated in endosome/lysosome trafficking, however, their role in granulocyte exocytosis remains obscure. OBJECTIVE We sought to investigate the expression and functional role of SNARE isoforms in the secretion of different granule-derived mediators in human eosinophils and neutrophils. METHODS The expression of SNAREs was determined by subcellular fractionation and flow cytometry. SNARE-specific antibodies were examined for their ability to impair mediator release from permeabilized eosinophils and neutrophils. RESULTS Vesicle-associated membrane proteins-7 and -8 were localized to granule and membrane-enriched fractions in eosinophils and neutrophils, whereas syntaxin-6 was not detectable. In permeabilized cells, anti-VAMP-7, but not anti-VAMP-8, antibody impaired the secretion of all mediators examined (in eosinophils, eosinophil peroxidase and eosinophil-derived neurotoxin; in neutrophils, myeloperoxidase, lactoferrin and matrix metalloprotease-9) in a dose-dependent manner. In contrast, anti-VAMP-2 modestly and selectively impaired secretion from small granules and vesicles. Syntaxin-4, but not syntaxin-6, was found to interact with SNAP-23 and was partially involved in mediator secretion from multiple compartments. CONCLUSION Our observations indicate for the first time a critical role for VAMP-7 in both eosinophil and neutrophil mediator release.
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- M R Logan
- Pulmonary Research Group, Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada, and Department of Medicine and Immunology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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Chai Y, Huang X, Cong B, Liu S, Chen K, Li G, Gaisano HY. Involvement of VAMP-2 in exocytosis of IL-1β in turbot (Scophthalmus maximus) leukocytes after Vibrio anguillarum infection. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2006; 342:509-13. [PMID: 16487935 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2006.01.138] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2006] [Accepted: 01/27/2006] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Vibrio anguillarum is a major pathogen threatening the fish aquaculture in China. Infection of cultivated turbot (Scophthalmus maximus) with V. anguillarum induced rapid synthesis and secretion of IL-1beta, which initiates the innate immune response. SNARE proteins are known to regulate vesicular trafficking and fusion in all eukaryotes. Here, we determined whether SNARE proteins, specifically vesicle-associated membrane protein-2 (VAMP-2), are involved in regulated exocytosis of IL-1beta of leukocytes in marine fish. We show that VAMP-2 is present in turbot blood leukocytes, with nucleotide sequence identity of 88.2% and 93.0% to those of zebra fish and sea bass, respectively. After Vibrio infection, turbot leukocyte VAMP-2 was increased at the levels of transcription and translation in a temporal pattern coinciding with leukocyte IL-1beta secretion. Confocal microscopy localized VAMP-2 to vesicle structures in leukocytes. Taken together, our results suggest that VAMP-2 is involved in regulated exocytosis of cytokines in immunocytes in fish.
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- Yingmei Chai
- Department of Life Science, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266003, China
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Wang Y, Vachon E, Zhang J, Cherepanov V, Kruger J, Li J, Saito K, Shannon P, Bottini N, Huynh H, Ni H, Yang H, McKerlie C, Quaggin S, Zhao ZJ, Marsden PA, Mustelin T, Siminovitch KA, Downey GP. Tyrosine phosphatase MEG2 modulates murine development and platelet and lymphocyte activation through secretory vesicle function. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2006; 202:1587-97. [PMID: 16330817 PMCID: PMC2213338 DOI: 10.1084/jem.20051108] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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MEG2, a protein tyrosine phosphatase with a unique NH2-terminal lipid-binding domain, binds to and is modulated by the polyphosphoinositides PI(4,5)P2 and PI(3,4,5)P3. Recent data implicate MEG2 in vesicle fusion events in leukocytes. Through the genesis of Meg2-deficient mice, we demonstrate that Meg2−/−embryos manifest hemorrhages, neural tube defects including exencephaly and meningomyeloceles, cerebral infarctions, abnormal bone development, and >90% late embryonic lethality. T lymphocytes and platelets isolated from recombination activating gene 2−/− mice transplanted with Meg2−/− embryonic liver–derived hematopoietic progenitor cells showed profound defects in activation that, in T lymphocytes, was attributable to impaired interleukin 2 secretion. Ultrastructural analysis of these lymphocytes revealed near complete absence of mature secretory vesicles. Taken together, these observations suggest that MEG2-mediated modulation of secretory vesicle genesis and function plays an essential role in neural tube, vascular, and bone development as well as activation of mature platelets and lymphocytes.
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- Yingchun Wang
- Division of Respirology, Department of Medicine, and the McLaughlin Center for Molecular Medicine, University of Toronto and Toronto General Hospital Research Institute of the University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario M5S 1A8, Canada
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Lacy P. The role of Rho GTPases and SNAREs in mediator release from granulocytes. Pharmacol Ther 2005; 107:358-76. [PMID: 15951020 DOI: 10.1016/j.pharmthera.2005.03.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 03/02/2005] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Granulocytes are defined as the population of granulated white blood cells (eosinophils, neutrophils, and basophils). These cells are involved in inflammation and contribute to the pathogenesis of allergic and inflammatory diseases. Inflammation is induced by the release of mediators from granulocytes recruited to or resident within tissues, resulting in edema, leukocyte recruitment, and tissue injury. Eosinophils and neutrophils express Rac1 and Rac2 guanosine triphosphatases (GTPases), 2 members of the Rho GTPase subfamily of ras-related GTPases. Rho GTPases are activated by receptors in the cell membrane and are proposed to function as intracellular molecular switches to regulate mediator release, including exocytosis, from granulocytes. Exocytosis involves granule fusion, which requires the binding of intracellular membrane receptors known as SNAP receptor (SNAREs; soluble N-ethylmaleimide-sensitive factor [NSF] attachment protein [SNAP] receptors). Eosinophils and neutrophils express similar SNARE isoforms that are important in granule fusion events. Together, these molecules link together to form a common signaling pathway for mediator release from granulocytes. Identifying these molecules and their function may provide novel targets for the prevention of inflammatory reactions.
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- Paige Lacy
- Pulmonary Research Group, 550A HMRC, Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada, AB T6G 2S2.
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Murray RZ, Wylie FG, Khromykh T, Hume DA, Stow JL. Syntaxin 6 and Vti1b form a novel SNARE complex, which is up-regulated in activated macrophages to facilitate exocytosis of tumor necrosis Factor-alpha. J Biol Chem 2005; 280:10478-83. [PMID: 15640147 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m414420200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 120] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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A key function of activated macrophages is to secrete proinflammatory cytokines such as TNFalpha; however, the intracellular pathway and machinery responsible for cytokine trafficking and secretion is largely undefined. Here we show that individual SNARE proteins involved in vesicle docking and fusion are regulated at both gene and protein expression upon stimulation with the bacterial cell wall component lipopolysaccharide. Focusing on two intracellular SNARE proteins, Vti1b and syntaxin 6 (Stx6), we show that they are up-regulated in conjunction with increasing cytokine secretion in activated macrophages and that their levels are selectively titrated to accommodate the volume and timing of post-Golgi cytokine trafficking. In macrophages, Vti1b and syntaxin 6 are localized on intracellular membranes and are present on isolated Golgi membranes and on Golgi-derived TNFalpha vesicles budded in vitro. By immunoprecipitation, we find that Vti1b and syntaxin 6 interact to form a novel intracellular Q-SNARE complex. Functional studies using overexpression of full-length and truncated proteins show that both Vti1b and syntaxin 6 function and have rate-limiting roles in TNFalpha trafficking and secretion. This study shows how macrophages have uniquely adapted a novel Golgi-associated SNARE complex to accommodate their requirement for increased cytokine secretion.
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- Rachael Z Murray
- Institute for Molecular Bioscience, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 4072
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Odemuyiwa SO, Ghahary A, Li Y, Puttagunta L, Lee JE, Musat-Marcu S, Ghahary A, Moqbel R. Cutting edge: human eosinophils regulate T cell subset selection through indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2004; 173:5909-13. [PMID: 15528322 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.173.10.5909] [Citation(s) in RCA: 153] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Allergy involves eosinophilia and Th2 polarization. Indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase (IDO)-catalyzed conversion of tryptophan to kynurenines (KYN) regulates T cell function. We show that human eosinophils constitutively express IDO. Eosinophils treated with IFN-gamma showed an 8-fold increase in IDO mRNA within 4 h; IL-3, IL-5, and GM-CSF had no effect on baseline IDO expression. IL-3 pretreatment of eosinophils reduced IFN-gamma-induced IDO mRNA expression below baseline. Conversely, GM-CSF, but not IL-5, resulted in a 2-fold increase in IFN-gamma-induced IDO. Treatment with IL-3, IL-5, GM-CSF, or IFN-gamma alone expressed IDO enzymatic activity (the presence of KYN in supernatants 48 h postculture). CD28 cross-linking resulted in measurable KYN in culture supernatants, inhibitable by a neutralizing anti-IFN-gamma. Coculture of eosinophils with an IFN-gamma-producing T cell line, but not IL-4-producing T cell clone, led to apoptosis and inhibition of CD3 or CD3/CD28-induced proliferation. Eosinophils infiltrating asthmatic lung and associated lymphoid tissue exhibited intracellular IDO immunoreactivity. Eosinophils may, therefore, maintain Th2 bias through IDO.
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- Solomon O Odemuyiwa
- Department of Medicine (Pulmonary Research Group), 550A Heritage Medical Research Centre, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T6G 2S2
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Adamko D, Lacy P, Moqbel R. Eosinophil function in allergic inflammation: from bone marrow to tissue response. Curr Allergy Asthma Rep 2004; 4:149-58. [PMID: 14769265 DOI: 10.1007/s11882-004-0061-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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The role of the eosinophil in the pathophysiology of allergy and asthma has been the focus of intense interest during the past two decades. Although the presence of eosinophils in humans with allergy and asthma is well established, the precise role of this cell in human and animal tissue response is still unclear. However, recent developments in research on many organ systems have provided novel insights into the possible underlying role of the eosinophil in both allergic and nonallergic inflammation. In this review, we examine the pathways associated with eosinophil recruitment and activation, and discuss these findings with reference to clinically defined categories.
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- Darryl Adamko
- Department of Medicine, 550A HMRC, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2S2, Canada.
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Bardagí M, Fondati A, Fondevila D, Ferrer L. Ultrastructural study of cutaneous lesions in feline eosinophilic granuloma complex. Vet Dermatol 2003; 14:297-303. [PMID: 14678441 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3164.2003.00357.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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The purpose of this study was to investigate the ultrastructural appearance of flame figures, reported to comprise a mixture of degenerate collagen and degranulated eosinophils, in feline eosinophilic granuloma complex (EGC). Skin specimens from eight cats with EGC and from two clinically healthy cats were examined by transmission electron microscopy. Flame figures appeared to comprise ultrastructurally normal collagen fibrils separated by oedema and surrounded by large numbers of degranulating eosinophils. Longitudinal sections of collagen fibrils displayed the characteristic cross-striation of normal dermal collagen. Feline eosinophils, analogous to human eosinophils, degranulated both by cytolysis and piecemeal degranulation. The results of this study suggest that flame figures form in feline EGC due to eosinophil recruitment and degranulation, and that collagen fibres are partially disrupted but collagen fibrils are not damaged. These findings suggest that eosinophil accumulation and the release of granule contents represent the primary events in feline EGC.
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- Mar Bardagí
- Departament de Medicina i Cirurgia Animals, Facultat de Veterinària, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 08193, Bellaterra, Barcelona, Spain
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Focal release of cytotoxic proteins by eosinophils onto the target surface plays an important role in parasite killing. Degranulation was stimulated by intracellular application of calcium and guanosine 5'-3-O-(thio)triphosphate via the recording patch pipette or via streptolysin-O permeabilization. Exocytotic fusion was monitored by capacitance measurements, whereas release of fluorescent weak bases, which accumulate selectively within eosinophil granules, was followed by fluorescence imaging. Several distinct types of granule fusion events were directly observed by simultaneous capacitance and fluorescence measurements. These are fusion of a single granule with the plasma membrane, intracellular granule-granule fusion, fusion of large compounds of pre-fused granules with the plasma membrane (compound exocytosis), and sequential fusion of granules to granules previously fused to the plasma membrane. Extensive granule-granule fusion was also observed by electron microscopy of permeabilized cells. All these fusion mechanisms contribute to focal release. The coexistence of distinct modes of exocytosis suggests that their regulation may modulate effector functions of eosinophils during helminth infection and allergic response.
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- Ismail Hafez
- School of Applied and Engineering Physics, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853, USA
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Hashida R, Ogawa K, Miyagawa M, Sugita Y, Takahashi E, Nagasu T, Katsunuma T, Akasawa A, Tsujimoto G, Matsumoto K, Saito H. Analysis of gene expression in peripheral blood eosinophils from patients with atopic dermatitis by differential display. Int Arch Allergy Immunol 2003; 131 Suppl 1:26-33. [PMID: 12771546 DOI: 10.1159/000070478] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
Abstract
To identify the genes related to atopic dermatitis (AD), we compared gene expression in eosinophils from AD patients and healthy volunteers. RNA was prepared from peripheral blood eosinophils. Gene expression was monitored by fluorescent differential display (DD) and real-time RT-PCR. Eighteen new sequences, including expressed sequence tags (ESTs), were expressed at higher levels in eosinophils from AD patients than in those from healthy volunteers. The functions of most of these genes are unknown. We found no correlation between the expression of a particular gene and clinical markers such as the number of eosinophils and the amount of IgE. Multivariate analysis of the gene expression data in each sample showed a very high coefficient of correlation among the copy numbers of each gene. The genes under investigation were also expressed in cultured blood eosinophils after IL-4, IL-5 and IFN-gamma stimulation. We were able to predict the function of some of the sequences by scanning for homologies within either the human or mouse genome databases. The mouse counterpart of one of these genes, intersectin 2, was expressed dramatically, as measured by ear edema, in 1-fluoro-2,4-dinitrobenzene-induced mouse contact dermatitis and in NC/Nga mouse dermatitis.
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Affiliation(s)
- Ryoichi Hashida
- Genox Research Inc., Teikyo University Biotechnology Center, 907 Nogawa, Kawasaki, Japan.
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Logan MR, Odemuyiwa SO, Moqbel R. Understanding exocytosis in immune and inflammatory cells: The molecular basis of mediator secretion. J Allergy Clin Immunol 2003. [DOI: 10.1016/s0091-6749(03)80114-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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