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Doherty-Boyd WS, Donnelly H, Tsimbouri MP, Dalby MJ. Building bones for blood and beyond: the growing field of bone marrow niche model development. Exp Hematol 2024; 135:104232. [PMID: 38729553 DOI: 10.1016/j.exphem.2024.104232] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2023] [Revised: 04/25/2024] [Accepted: 04/29/2024] [Indexed: 05/12/2024]
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The bone marrow (BM) niche is a complex microenvironment that provides the signals required for regulation of hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) and the process of hematopoiesis they are responsible for. Bioengineered models of the BM niche incorporate various elements of the in vivo BM microenvironment, including cellular components, soluble factors, a three-dimensional environment, mechanical stimulation of included cells, and perfusion. Recent advances in the bioengineering field have resulted in a spate of new models that shed light on BM function and are approaching precise imitation of the BM niche. These models promise to improve our understanding of the in vivo microenvironment in health and disease. They also aim to serve as platforms for HSC manipulation or as preclinical models for screening novel therapies for BM-associated disorders and diseases.
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- W Sebastian Doherty-Boyd
- The Centre for the Cellular Microenvironment (CeMi), University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom.
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- School of Cancer Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom
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- The Centre for the Cellular Microenvironment (CeMi), University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom
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- The Centre for the Cellular Microenvironment (CeMi), University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom
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Galiniak S, Biesiadecki M, Rościszewska-Żukowska I, Rachel M. Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide Level in Cystic Fibrosis Patients. Life (Basel) 2024; 14:565. [PMID: 38792587 PMCID: PMC11122201 DOI: 10.3390/life14050565] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2024] [Revised: 04/22/2024] [Accepted: 04/26/2024] [Indexed: 05/26/2024] Open
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Calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) has long been implicated in both the physiology and pathophysiology of the respiratory tract. The objective of our study was to determine the serum concentration of alpha CGRP (αCGRP) in cystic fibrosis (CF) that arises from mutations in the gene responsible for encoding the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) protein. Currently, there are not many data in the literature about the role of CGRP in CF. The serum level of αCGRP was estimated using the enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay among 64 patients with CF and 31 healthy controls. The αCGRP concentration in the CF group was 62.51 ± 15.45 pg/mL, while in the control group it was 47.43 ± 8.06 pg/mL (p < 0.001). We also compared the level of αCGRP in CF patients according to the type of CFTR mutation. Homozygotes for ΔF508 had higher αCGRP levels than heterozygotes (67.9 ± 10.2 vs. 54.5 ± 18.3 pg/mL, p < 0.01). The level of this neuropeptide was statistically higher in patients with severe disease than in those with mild CF (p = 0.003) when patients were divided into three groups by spirometry results. αCGRP concentration was not correlated with age, sex, clinical parameters, and pulmonary function test results in the study participants. The results of our study suggest a significant increase in the concentration of αCGRP in the serum of patients with CF compared to the control group. This observation opens interesting possibilities for understanding the role of αCGRP in the context of CF pathophysiology.
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- Sabina Galiniak
- Institute of Medical Sciences, Medical College, Rzeszów University, Warzywna 1a, 35-310 Rzeszów, Poland; (M.B.); (I.R.-Ż.); (M.R.)
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- Institute of Medical Sciences, Medical College, Rzeszów University, Warzywna 1a, 35-310 Rzeszów, Poland; (M.B.); (I.R.-Ż.); (M.R.)
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- Institute of Medical Sciences, Medical College, Rzeszów University, Warzywna 1a, 35-310 Rzeszów, Poland; (M.B.); (I.R.-Ż.); (M.R.)
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- Institute of Medical Sciences, Medical College, Rzeszów University, Warzywna 1a, 35-310 Rzeszów, Poland; (M.B.); (I.R.-Ż.); (M.R.)
- Department of Allergology and Cystic Fibrosis, State Hospital 2 in Rzeszow, Lwowska 60, 35-301 Rzeszów, Poland
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Russo AF, Hay DL. CGRP physiology, pharmacology, and therapeutic targets: migraine and beyond. Physiol Rev 2023; 103:1565-1644. [PMID: 36454715 PMCID: PMC9988538 DOI: 10.1152/physrev.00059.2021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 66.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2021] [Revised: 11/23/2022] [Accepted: 11/27/2022] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
Abstract
Calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) is a neuropeptide with diverse physiological functions. Its two isoforms (α and β) are widely expressed throughout the body in sensory neurons as well as in other cell types, such as motor neurons and neuroendocrine cells. CGRP acts via at least two G protein-coupled receptors that form unusual complexes with receptor activity-modifying proteins. These are the CGRP receptor and the AMY1 receptor; in rodents, additional receptors come into play. Although CGRP is known to produce many effects, the precise molecular identity of the receptor(s) that mediates CGRP effects is seldom clear. Despite the many enigmas still in CGRP biology, therapeutics that target the CGRP axis to treat or prevent migraine are a bench-to-bedside success story. This review provides a contextual background on the regulation and sites of CGRP expression and CGRP receptor pharmacology. The physiological actions of CGRP in the nervous system are discussed, along with updates on CGRP actions in the cardiovascular, pulmonary, gastrointestinal, immune, hematopoietic, and reproductive systems and metabolic effects of CGRP in muscle and adipose tissues. We cover how CGRP in these systems is associated with disease states, most notably migraine. In this context, we discuss how CGRP actions in both the peripheral and central nervous systems provide a basis for therapeutic targeting of CGRP in migraine. Finally, we highlight potentially fertile ground for the development of additional therapeutics and combinatorial strategies that could be designed to modulate CGRP signaling for migraine and other diseases.
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- Andrew F Russo
- Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa
- Department of Neurology, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa
- Center for the Prevention and Treatment of Visual Loss, Department of Veterans Affairs Health Center, Iowa City, Iowa
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
- Maurice Wilkins Centre for Molecular Biodiscovery, School of Biological Sciences, The University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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Li S, Huang J, Guo Y, Wang J, Lu S, Wang B, Gong Y, Qin S, Zhao S, Wang S, Liu Y, Fang Y, Guo Y, Xu Z, Ulloa L. PAC1 Receptor Mediates Electroacupuncture-Induced Neuro and Immune Protection During Cisplatin Chemotherapy. Front Immunol 2021; 12:714244. [PMID: 34552585 PMCID: PMC8450570 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2021.714244] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2021] [Accepted: 08/12/2021] [Indexed: 01/02/2023] Open
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Platinum-based chemotherapy is an effective treatment used in multiple tumor treatments, but produces severe side effects including neurotoxicity, anemia, and immunosuppression, which limits its anti-tumor efficacy and increases the risk of infections. Electroacupuncture (EA) is often used to ameliorate these side effects, but its mechanism is unknown. Here, we report that EA on ST36 and SP6 prevents cisplatin-induced neurotoxicity and immunosuppression. EA induces neuroprotection, prevents pain-related neurotoxicity, preserves bone marrow (BM) hematopoiesis, and peripheral levels of leukocytes. EA activates sympathetic BM terminals to release pituitary adenylate cyclase activating polypeptide (PACAP). PACAP-receptor PAC1-antagonists abrogate the effects of EA, whereas PAC1-agonists mimic EA, prevent neurotoxicity, immunosuppression, and preserve BM hematopoiesis during cisplatin chemotherapy. Our results indicate that PAC1-agonists may provide therapeutic advantages during chemotherapy to treat patients with advanced neurotoxicity or neuropathies limiting EA efficacy.
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- Shanshan Li
- Research Center of Experimental Acupuncture Science, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, China
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- Research Center of Experimental Acupuncture Science, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, China
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- Research Center of Experimental Acupuncture Science, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, China.,School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, China.,National Clinical Research Center for Chinese Medicine Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Tianjin, China
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- Research Center of Experimental Acupuncture Science, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, China
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- Research Center of Experimental Acupuncture Science, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, China
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- Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital, National Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Key Laboratory of Cancer Prevention and Therapy, Tianjin's Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Tianjin, China
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- Research Center of Experimental Acupuncture Science, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, China
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- Research Center of Experimental Acupuncture Science, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, China
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- Research Center of Experimental Acupuncture Science, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, China
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- Research Center of Experimental Acupuncture Science, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, China.,National Clinical Research Center for Chinese Medicine Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Tianjin, China.,School of Acupuncture & Moxibustion and Tuina, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, China
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- Research Center of Experimental Acupuncture Science, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, China.,National Clinical Research Center for Chinese Medicine Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Tianjin, China.,School of Acupuncture & Moxibustion and Tuina, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, China
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- Research Center of Experimental Acupuncture Science, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, China.,National Clinical Research Center for Chinese Medicine Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Tianjin, China.,School of Acupuncture & Moxibustion and Tuina, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, China
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- Research Center of Experimental Acupuncture Science, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, China.,National Clinical Research Center for Chinese Medicine Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Tianjin, China.,School of Acupuncture & Moxibustion and Tuina, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, China
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- Research Center of Experimental Acupuncture Science, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, China.,National Clinical Research Center for Chinese Medicine Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Tianjin, China.,School of Acupuncture & Moxibustion and Tuina, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, China
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- Center for Perioperative Organ Protection, Department of Anesthesiology, Duke University, Durham, NC, United States
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Pinho S, Frenette PS. Haematopoietic stem cell activity and interactions with the niche. Nat Rev Mol Cell Biol 2020; 20:303-320. [PMID: 30745579 DOI: 10.1038/s41580-019-0103-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 577] [Impact Index Per Article: 144.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
Abstract
The haematopoietic stem cell (HSC) microenvironment in the bone marrow, termed the niche, ensures haematopoietic homeostasis by controlling the proliferation, self-renewal, differentiation and migration of HSCs and progenitor cells at steady state and in response to emergencies and injury. Improved methods for HSC isolation, driven by advances in single-cell and molecular technologies, have led to a better understanding of their behaviour, heterogeneity and lineage fate and of the niche cells and signals that regulate their function. Niche regulatory signals can be in the form of cell-bound or secreted factors and other local physical cues. A combination of technological advances in bone marrow imaging and genetic manipulation of crucial regulatory factors has enabled the identification of several candidate cell types regulating the niche, including both non-haematopoietic (for example, perivascular mesenchymal stem and endothelial cells) and HSC-derived (for example, megakaryocytes, macrophages and regulatory T cells), with better topographical understanding of HSC localization in the bone marrow. Here, we review advances in our understanding of HSC regulation by niches during homeostasis, ageing and cancer, and we discuss their implications for the development of therapies to rejuvenate aged HSCs or niches or to disrupt self-reinforcing malignant niches.
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- Sandra Pinho
- Ruth L. and David S. Gottesman Institute for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine Research, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York, NY, USA.,Department of Cell Biology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York, NY, USA.,Department of Medicine, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York, NY, USA
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- Ruth L. and David S. Gottesman Institute for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine Research, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York, NY, USA. .,Department of Cell Biology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York, NY, USA. .,Department of Medicine, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York, NY, USA.
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Bones provide both skeletal scaffolding and space for hematopoiesis in its marrow. Previous work has shown that these functions were tightly regulated by the nervous system. The central and peripheral nervous systems tightly regulate compact bone remodeling, its metabolism, and hematopoietic homeostasis in the bone marrow (BM). Accumulating evidence indicates that the nervous system, which fine-tunes inflammatory responses and alterations in neural functions, may regulate autoimmune diseases. Neural signals also influence the progression of hematological malignancies such as acute and chronic myeloid leukemias. Here, we review the interplay of the nervous system with bone, BM, and immunity, and discuss future challenges to target hematological diseases through modulation of activity of the nervous system.
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- Maria Maryanovich
- Ruth L. and David S. Gottesman Institute for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine Research, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York 10461
- Department of Cell Biology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York 10461
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- Ruth L. and David S. Gottesman Institute for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine Research, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York 10461
- Department of Cell Biology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York 10461
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- Ruth L. and David S. Gottesman Institute for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine Research, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York 10461
- Department of Cell Biology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York 10461
- Department of Medicine, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York 10461
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Wei Q, Frenette PS. Niches for Hematopoietic Stem Cells and Their Progeny. Immunity 2018; 48:632-648. [PMID: 29669248 PMCID: PMC6103525 DOI: 10.1016/j.immuni.2018.03.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 256] [Impact Index Per Article: 42.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2017] [Revised: 11/28/2017] [Accepted: 03/20/2018] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Steady-state hematopoietic stem cells' (HSCs) self-renewal and differentiation toward their mature progeny in the adult bone marrow is tightly regulated by cues from the microenvironment. Recent insights into the cellular and molecular constituents have uncovered a high level of complexity. Here, we review emerging evidence showing how HSCs and their progeny are regulated by an interdependent network of mesenchymal stromal cells, nerve fibers, the vasculature, and also other hematopoietic cells. Understanding the interaction mechanisms in these intricate niches will provide great opportunities for HSC-related therapies and immune modulation.
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- Qiaozhi Wei
- Ruth L. and David S. Gottesman Institute for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine Research, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY 10461, USA; Department of Cell Biology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY 10461, USA
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- Ruth L. and David S. Gottesman Institute for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine Research, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY 10461, USA; Department of Cell Biology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY 10461, USA; Departmentof Medicine, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY 10461, USA.
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Jung WC, Levesque JP, Ruitenberg MJ. It takes nerve to fight back: The significance of neural innervation of the bone marrow and spleen for immune function. Semin Cell Dev Biol 2017; 61:60-70. [DOI: 10.1016/j.semcdb.2016.08.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2016] [Revised: 08/09/2016] [Accepted: 08/11/2016] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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Assas MB, Wakid MH, Zakai HA, Miyan JA, Pennock JL. Transient receptor potential vanilloid 1 expression and function in splenic dendritic cells: a potential role in immune homeostasis. Immunology 2016; 147:292-304. [PMID: 26643862 DOI: 10.1111/imm.12562] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2015] [Revised: 10/26/2015] [Accepted: 11/16/2015] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
Abstract
Neuro-immune interactions, particularly those driven by neuropeptides, are increasingly implicated in immune responses. For instance, triggering calcium-channel transient receptor potential vanilloid 1 (TRPV1) on sensory nerves induces the release of calcitonin-gene-related peptide (CGRP), a neuropeptide known to moderate dendritic cell activation and T helper cell type 1 polarization. Despite observations that CGRP is not confined to the nervous system, few studies have addressed the possibility that immune cells can respond to well-documented 'neural' ligands independently of peripheral nerves. Here we have identified functionally relevant TRPV1 on primary antigen-presenting cells of the spleen and have demonstrated both calcium influx and CGRP release in three separate strains of mice using natural agonists. Furthermore, we have shown down-regulation of activation markers CD80/86 on dendritic cells, and up-regulation of interleukin-6 and interleukin-10 in response to CGRP treatment. We suggest that dendritic cell responses to neural ligands can amplify neuropeptide release, but more importantly that variability in CGRP release across individuals may have important implications for immune cell homeostasis.
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- Mushref Bakri Assas
- Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.,Visiting Scientist, Faculty of Medicine and Human Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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- Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
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- Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
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- Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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- Institute of Inflammation & Repair, Faculty of Medicine and Human Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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Assas BM, Pennock JI, Miyan JA. Calcitonin gene-related peptide is a key neurotransmitter in the neuro-immune axis. Front Neurosci 2014; 8:23. [PMID: 24592205 PMCID: PMC3924554 DOI: 10.3389/fnins.2014.00023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 133] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2013] [Accepted: 01/27/2014] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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The question of how the neural and immune systems interact in host defense is important, integrating a system that senses the whole body with one that protects. Understanding the mechanisms and routes of control could produce novel and powerful ways of promoting and enhancing normal functions as well as preventing or treating abnormal functions. Fragmentation of biological research into specialities has resulted in some failures in recognizing and understanding interactions across different systems and this is most striking across immunology, hematology, and neuroscience. This reductionist approach does not allow understanding of the in vivo orchestrated response generated through integration of all systems. However, many factors make the understanding of multisystem cross-talk in response to a threat difficult, for instance the nervous and immune systems share communication molecules and receptors for a wide range of physiological signals. But, it is clear that physical, hard-wired connections exist between the two systems, with the key link involving sensory, unmyelinated nerve fibers (c fibers) containing the neuropeptide calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP), and modified macrophages, mast cells and other immune and host defense cells in various locations throughout the body. In this review we will therefore focus on the induction of CGRP and its key role in the neuroimmune axis.
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- Bakri M Assas
- Translational Medicine, Faculty of Medical and Human Sciences, The University of Manchester Manchester, UK ; Department of Immunology, Faculty of Applied Sciences, King Abdulaziz University Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
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- Translational Medicine, Faculty of Medical and Human Sciences, The University of Manchester Manchester, UK
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- Neurosciences, Faculty of Life Sciences, The University of Manchester Manchester, UK
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McGregor BA, Syrjala KL, Dolan ED, Langer SL, Redman M. The effect of pre-transplant distress on immune reconstitution among adult autologous hematopoietic cell transplantation patients. Brain Behav Immun 2013; 30 Suppl:S142-8. [PMID: 22910186 PMCID: PMC3549315 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbi.2012.07.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2012] [Revised: 07/06/2012] [Accepted: 07/23/2012] [Indexed: 01/25/2023] Open
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Myeloablative hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT) is a common treatment for hematological malignancy. Delayed immune reconstitution following HCT is a major impediment to recovery with patients being most vulnerable during the first month after transplant. HCT is a highly stressful process. Because psychological distress has been associated with down regulation of immune function we examined the effect of pre-transplant distress on white blood cell (WBC) count among 70 adult autologous HCT patients during the first 3 weeks after transplant. The participants were on average 38 years old; 93% Caucasian, non-Hispanic and 55% male. Pre-transplant distress was measured 2-14 days before admission using the Cancer and Treatment Distress (CTXD) scale, and the Symptom Checklist-90-R (SCL-90-R) anxiety and depression subscales. WBC count was measured during initial immune recovery on days 5 through 22 post-transplant. Linear mixed model regression analyses controlling for gender and treatment-related variables revealed a significant effect of the mean pre-transplant SCL Anxiety-Depression score on WBC recovery. We found no significant effect of pre-transplant CTXD on WBC recovery. In general, higher levels of pre-treatment anxiety and depression were associated with slower WBC recovery. Psychological modulation of WBC recovery during HCT suggests a unique mechanism by which psychological distress can exert influence over the immune system. Given that WBC recovery is essential to survival for HCT patients, these data provide a rationale for treating anxiety and depression in HCT patients.
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- Bonnie A McGregor
- Public Health Sciences, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA 98109, USA.
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Experimental stroke-induced changes in the bone marrow reveal complex regulation of leukocyte responses. J Cereb Blood Flow Metab 2011; 31:1036-50. [PMID: 21045863 PMCID: PMC3070970 DOI: 10.1038/jcbfm.2010.198] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
Abstract
Stroke induces a systemic response that involves rapid activation of inflammatory cascades, followed later by immunodepression. Experimental stroke-induced responses in the bone marrow, which is the primary source of circulating monocytes and granulocytes, have not been investigated previously. We show that cerebral ischaemia induced early (4 hours) release of CXCR2-positive granulocytes from the bone marrow, which was associated with rapid systemic upregulation of CXCL1 (a ligand for CXCR2) and granulocyte-colony-stimulating factor, a key cytokine involved in the mobilisation of bone marrow leukocytes. This process involves rapid activation of nuclear factor-κB and p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase in bone marrow myeloid cells. T-cell numbers in the bone marrow increased after stroke, and bone marrow cells did not show suppressed cytokine response to bacterial endotoxin stimulation in vitro. Stroke-induced laterality observed in the brain stem and in the bone marrow indicates direct involvement of the autonomic nervous system in stroke-induced cell mobilisation. We also show that systemic inflammatory changes and leukocyte responses in the bone marrow are profoundly affected by both anaesthetic and surgical stress. We conclude that stroke influences leukocyte responses in the bone marrow through multiple mechanisms and suggest that preclinical studies should take into consideration the effect of surgical manipulation in experimental models of stroke.
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Shahrokhi S, Ebtekar M, Alimoghaddam K, Pourfathollah AA, Kheirandish M, Ardjmand A, Shamshiri AR, Ghavamzadeh A. Substance P and calcitonin gene-related neuropeptides as novel growth factors for ex vivo expansion of cord blood CD34(+) hematopoietic stem cells. Growth Factors 2010; 28:66-73. [PMID: 19909213 DOI: 10.3109/08977190903369404] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
Abstract
There is little evidence on roles of growth factors other than cytokines in expansion of cord blood (CB) stem cells. We aimed to explore a novel approach for expansion, using Substance P (SP) and calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) neuropeptides. CB CD34(+) cells were cultured in different concentrations of SP and/or CGRP in combination with a cytokine cocktail. Phenotypic and functional analysis was performed by flowcytometry and colonogenic assay. Our results show a significant improvement of total expansion of neuropeptide treated cells. There was a selective effect of CGRP on CD34(+) CD133(+) cells, SP on CD34(+) CD45(dim) cells, and 10(- 9) M SP and/or CGRP on expansion of CD34(+) CD38(- ) cells. There was also a tendency for erythroid and granulocyte-myeloid colony formation in SP and CGRP treated cultures, respectively. Supplementation of cytokines with other growth factors, such as neuropeptides, might enable us to overcome the difficulties of ex vivo expansion of CB cells.
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- Somayeh Shahrokhi
- Department of Immunology, School of Medical Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran
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Fredberg U, Stengaard-Pedersen K. Chronic tendinopathy tissue pathology, pain mechanisms, and etiology with a special focus on inflammation. Scand J Med Sci Sports 2008; 18:3-15. [PMID: 18294189 DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0838.2007.00746.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 168] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Continuing progress in research in molecular biology and biomechanics has provided considerable new information and has given rise to new hypotheses in chronic tendinopathy. Overloading is still, however, crucial in the development of tendinopathy. Most of the histologic findings in tendinopathy represent chronic degeneration, regeneration, and microtears of the tendinous tissue. The prevailing opinion is that no histological evidence of acute inflammation has been documented, but in newer studies using immunohistochemistry and flow cytometry inflammatory cells have been detected. The existing data indicate that the initiators of the tendinopathic pathway include many proinflammatory agents (e.g. cytokines, prostaglandins, different growth factors, and neuropetides). Because of the complex interaction between the classic proinflammatory agents and the neuropeptides, it seems impossible and somewhat irrelevant to distinguish sharply between chemical and neurogenic inflammation. Furthermore, glucocorticoids are, at the moment, the most effective treatment in tendinopathy with regard to reduction of pain, tendon thickness, and neovascularization. This review indicates - despite a great deal of uncertainty regarding the concepts - that an inflammatory process may be related not only to the development of tendinopathy but also chronic tendinopathy. More attention should be directed towards the "tendinitis myth" in the future.
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- U Fredberg
- Department of Medicine, Region Hospital Silkeborg, Silkeborg, Denmark.
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Mravec B, Gidron Y, Hulin I. Neurobiology of cancer: Interactions between nervous, endocrine and immune systems as a base for monitoring and modulating the tumorigenesis by the brain. Semin Cancer Biol 2008; 18:150-63. [DOI: 10.1016/j.semcancer.2007.12.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/21/2007] [Accepted: 12/05/2007] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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STUDY DESIGN Cross-sectional, paired cohort study. OBJECTIVES To replicate the finding of impaired immunocyte function following spinal cord injury (SCI). To determine whether cellular immune function in SCI subjects with decentralized sympathetic nervous system (SNS) (T6 and above) varies from SCI subjects with intact SNS (below T6). SETTING University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey-New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ, USA. METHOD In vitro immune assays: (1) natural killer (NK) cell cytotoxicity using a K562 target cell line in a 4-h chromium(51) release assay. The mean of three samples for each effector-to-target (E:F) ratio (25:1, 50:1, 100:1) was used in the analyses. (2) Cell enumeration was performed using commercially available antibodies and standard flow cytometry techniques. RESULTS Participation of 36 SCI subjects and 36 individually age- and sex-matched healthy controls. SCI subjects were stratified into two groups, that is, neurologic level of injury (NLI) at T6 or above (26 subjects) and NLI below T6 (10 subjects). No statistically significant differences were identified between NLI T6 and above and NLI below T6 groups for the NK cytotoxicity assay. There was a statistically significant reduction in NK cell numbers in all subjects with SCI as compared to their paired controls. There was a statistically significant reduction in NK cell cytotoxicity in SCI subjects, relative to the controls for E:F ratio of 100:1 (F=6.18, d.f.=34, P=0.02). CONCLUSION We replicated the finding of decreased NK cell number and cytotoxicity in SCI subjects. The mechanism behind these findings needs to be further investigated, with the long-term goal of developing therapeutic strategies to improve immune function.
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Healed partial thickness wounds including burns and donor sites cause hypertrophic scar formation and patient discomfort. For many patients with hypertrophic scars, pruritus is the most distressing symptom, which leads to wound excoriation and chronic wound formation. In spite of the clinical significance of abnormal innervation in scars, the nervous system has been largely ignored in the pathophysiology of hypertrophic scars. Evidence that neuropeptides contribute to inflammatory responses to injury include inflammatory cell chemotaxis, cytokine and growth factor production. The neuropeptide substance P, which is released from nerve endings after injury, induces inflammation and mediates angiogenesis, keratinocyte proliferation, and fibrogenesis. Substance P activity is tightly regulated by neutral endopeptidase (NEP), a membrane bound metallopeptidase that degrades substance P at the cell membrane. Altered substance P levels may contribute to impaired cutaneous healing responses associated with diabetes mellitus or hypertrophic scar formation. Topical application of exogenous substance P or an NEP inhibitor enhances wound closure kinetics in diabetic murine wounds suggesting that diabetic wounds have insufficient substance P levels to promote a neuroinflammatory response necessary for normal wound repair. Conversely, increased nerve numbers and neuropeptide levels with reduced NEP levels in human and porcine hypertrophic scar samples suggest that excessive neuropeptide activity induces exuberant inflammation in hypertrophic scars. Given these observations about the role of neuropeptides in cutaneous repair, neuronal modulation of repair processes at two extremes of abnormal wound healing, chronic non-healing ulcers in type II diabetes mellitus and hypertrophic scars in deep partial thickness wounds, may provide therapeutic targets.
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- Jeffrey R Scott
- University of Washington Department of Surgery, Harborview Medical Center, Seattle, Washington 98104, USA
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Vasin MV, Ushakov IB, Kovtun VY, Komarova SN, Semenova LA. Effect of radioprotector indralin on carboplatinum hemotoxicity. Bull Exp Biol Med 2007; 141:437-9. [PMID: 17152365 DOI: 10.1007/s10517-006-0193-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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A decrease in carboplatinum hemotoxicity was detected in experiments on C57B1 mice treated with the drug in combination with indralin (urgent radioprotector). Carboplatinum in a dose of 125 mg/kg, injected intraperitoneally, caused 80-100% death; the median term of death was 6 days (3-17). Single oral dose of indralin (100 mg/kg) during the 1st min or 15 min after carboplatinum injection (125 mg/kg) increased animal survival by 40.0-46.7% by day 20 of the experiment primarily during the period of manifest hemotoxicity (days 7-17), indralin injected 1, 2, or 4 h after carboplatinum exhibited no chemoprotective effect.
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- M V Vasin
- State Research and Experimental Institute of Military Medicine, Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, Moscow
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Franco-Penteado CF, De Souza IA, Lima CSP, Teixeira SA, Muscara MN, De Nucci G, Antunes E. Effects of neonatal capsaicin treatment in the neutrophil production, and expression of preprotachykinin-I and tachykinin receptors in the rat bone marrow. Neurosci Lett 2006; 407:70-3. [PMID: 16959413 DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2006.08.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2006] [Revised: 06/29/2006] [Accepted: 08/01/2006] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Bone marrow is richly innervated with both myelinated and non-myelinated nerve fibers, but the role of this innervation on hemopoiesis is poorly understood. Therefore, the aim of this study was to investigate the role of C-fibers on hematopoiesis. Wistar rats were neonatally injected with either capsaicin or its vehicle, and used at adult ages (8-10 weeks). In capsaicin-pretreated rats, the levels of substance P (SP) in bone marrow fluid were markedly reduced in comparison with the vehicle group (13.1+/-4.5 pg/ml versus 47.3+/-5.5 pg/ml, p<0.05). In bone marrow, the number of total leukocytes was 28% higher (p<0.05) in capsaicin-pretreated group, and this accompanied by a higher number of neutrophils, particularly of the immature forms. The mononuclear cell and eosinophils counts did not differ significantly among vehicle and capsaicin groups. In peripheral blood, the number of circulating neutrophils in the capsaicin group increased by 53.8% (p<0.05), whereas the number of mononuclear cells did not change significantly among groups. Eosinophils were virtually absent in the circulating blood in both groups. Semi-quantitative reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) showed that both preprotachykinin (PPT)-I mRNA and the tachykinin neurokinin (NK)-1 mRNA expression in bone marrow cells significantly increased in capsaicin group, whereas the NK-2 mRNA expression was unchanged after capsaicin pretreatment. In conclusion, our data show that chronic neuropeptide depletion enhance the neutrophil proliferation and differentiation in the rat bone marrow by mechanisms involving upregulation of PPT-I gene and NK-1 receptors.
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- Carla F Franco-Penteado
- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, UNICAMP, P.O. Box 6111, 13084-971 Campinas (SP), Brazil
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Dénes A, Boldogkoi Z, Uhereczky G, Hornyák A, Rusvai M, Palkovits M, Kovács KJ. Central autonomic control of the bone marrow: multisynaptic tract tracing by recombinant pseudorabies virus. Neuroscience 2005; 134:947-63. [PMID: 15994021 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2005.03.060] [Citation(s) in RCA: 98] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2004] [Revised: 02/22/2005] [Accepted: 03/02/2005] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Bone marrow is the primary place of hematopoiesis, where the development, survival and release of multipotent stem cells, progenitors, precursors and mature cells are under continuous humoral and neural control. Dense network of nerve fibers, containing various neurotransmitters is found in the bone marrow, however, the central neuronal circuit that regulates the activities of the bone marrow through these fibers remained unexplored. Transsynaptically connected neurons were mapped by virus-based transneuronal tracing technique using two isogenic, genetically engineered pseudorabies viruses, Bartha-DupGreen and Ba-DupLac expressing green fluorescent protein and beta-galactosidase, respectively. Bartha-DupGreen was injected into the femoral bone marrow of male rats and the progression of infection was followed 4-7 days post-inoculation. Virus-labeled cells were revealed in ganglia of the paravertebral chain and in the intermediolateral cell column of the lower thoracic spinal cord. Neurons were retrogradely labeled in the C1, A5, A7 catecholaminergic cell groups and several other nuclei of the ventrolateral and ventromedial medulla, the periaqueductal gray matter, the paraventricular and other hypothalamic nuclei, and in the insular and piriform cortex. Nerve transections and double-virus tracing from the bone marrow and the surrounding muscles were used to confirm the specific spreading of the virus. These results provide anatomical evidence for the CNS control of the bone marrow and identify putative brain areas, which are involved in autonomic regulation of the hematopoiesis, the release of progenitor cells, the blood supply and the immune cell function in the bone marrow.
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- A Dénes
- Laboratory of Molecular Neuroendocrinology, Institute of Experimental Medicine, Szigony u. 43, Budapest, H-1083 Hungary
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Shepherd AJ, Beresford LJ, Bell EB, Miyan JA. Mobilisation of specific T cells from lymph nodes in contact sensitivity requires substance P. J Neuroimmunol 2005; 164:115-23. [PMID: 15899523 DOI: 10.1016/j.jneuroim.2005.04.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2005] [Accepted: 04/18/2005] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Capsaicin-mediated depletion of neuropeptides in the skin was previously shown to abolish a dinitrocholorobenzene (DNCB)-induced contact sensitivity (CS) response. To understand the basis for this disruption, we explored whether nerve fibres innervating the draining lymph node (LN) could be involved. As expected, removal of the draining LN after DNCB sensitisation abolished the CS response. Furthermore, the CS response could be abolished by destroying the nerve fibres in the draining LN and could be restored by providing the LN with the neuropeptide substance P. The size of the CS response restored by substance P was dose dependent. The response was also inhibited by exposing the lymph node to a neurokinin-1 receptor antagonist which blocks binding of substance P. The results suggest that an afferent signal from the skin via the sympathetic arm of the central nervous system evokes an efferent signal to the LN which combines to regulate the CS response. The efferent signal may serve to control or release from the LN primed effector lymphocytes into the circulation.
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- Andrew J Shepherd
- Faculty of Life Sciences, Division of Neurosciences, The University of Manchester, Jackson's Mill, Sackville Street, PO Box 88 Manchester, M60 1QD, UK
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Iversen PO, Nicolaysen A, Hjeltnes N, Njå A, Benestad HB. Preserved granulocyte formation and function, as well as bone marrow innervation, in subjects with complete spinal cord injury. Br J Haematol 2004; 126:870-7. [PMID: 15352992 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2141.2004.05085.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: 11/28/2022]
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Patients with a spinal cord injury are at risk of infections and is partly attributed to immobilization. Their lymphocyte-mediated immunity is impaired and the growth of blood progenitor cells is reduced. An adequate immune response depends on granulocytes being mobilized rapidly and activated properly, at the inflammatory site. Possibly this requires a coordinated interaction between the autonomous nervous system and cells within the haematopoietic bone marrow. Granulocyte function in the spinal cord injured has not been evaluated. Although there is evidence that the bone marrow in rodents is innervated, it is uncertain whether human bone marrow is similarly affected. Microscopy and immunolabelling followed by flow cytometry, showed that blood and bone marrow counts of leucocyte subsets were similar in paraplegic, tetraplegic and control subjects (P > 0.05). Neutrophilic migration and oxygen consumption, as well as eosinophil activation, assayed as release of eosinophilic cationic protein or CD69 expression, were not altered after spinal cord injury (P > 0.05). Cryostat sections of human bone marrow biopsies stained positive with glyoxylic acid, indicating the presence of catecholamine-containing nerves in both the patients and the controls. We conclude that terminal differentiation and formation of granulocytes, as well as their functional capacity, do not depend appreciably on supraspinal nervous regulation.
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- Per Ole Iversen
- Department of Nutrition, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway.
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Kawakami M, Kimura T, Kishimoto Y, Tatekawa T, Baba Y, Nishizaki T, Matsuzaki N, Taniguchi Y, Yoshihara S, Ikegame K, Shirakata T, Nishida S, Masuda T, Hosen N, Tsuboi A, Oji Y, Oka Y, Ogawa H, Sonoda Y, Sugiyama H, Kawase I, Soma T. Preferential expression of the vasoactive intestinal peptide (VIP) receptor VPAC1 in human cord blood-derived CD34+CD38- cells: possible role of VIP as a growth-promoting factor for hematopoietic stem/progenitor cells. Leukemia 2004; 18:912-21. [PMID: 14999295 DOI: 10.1038/sj.leu.2403330] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Primitive hematopoietic progenitor cells such as severe combined immunodeficiency- repopulating cells and long-term culture-initiating cells are enriched in CD34+CD38- cells derived from various stem cell sources. In this study, to elucidate the features of such primitive cells at the molecular level, we tried to isolate genes that were preferentially expressed in umbilical cord blood (CB)-derived CD34+CD38- cells by subtractive hybridization. The gene for VPAC1 receptor, a receptor for the neuropeptide vasoactive intestinal peptide (VIP), was thereby isolated and it was shown that this gene was expressed in both CD34+CD38- and CD34+CD38+ CB cells and that the expression levels were higher in CD34+CD38- CB cells. Next, we assessed the effects of VIP on the proliferation of CD34+ CB cells using in vitro culture systems. In serum-free single-cell suspension culture, VIP enhanced clonal growth of CD34+ CB cells in synergy with FLT3 ligand (FL), stem cell factor (SCF), and thrombopoietin (TPO). In serum-free clonogenic assays, VIP promoted myeloid (colony-forming unit-granulocyte/macrophage (CFU-GM)) and mixed (CFU-Mix) colony formations. Furthermore, in Dexter-type long-term cultures, VIP increased colony-forming cells at week 5 of culture. These results suggest that VIP functions as a growth-promoting factor of CB-derived hematopoetic progenitor cells.
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- M Kawakami
- Department of Cancer Immunotherapy, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan.
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Mignini F, Streccioni V, Amenta F. Autonomic innervation of immune organs and neuroimmune modulation. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2004; 23:1-25. [PMID: 14565534 DOI: 10.1046/j.1474-8673.2003.00280.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 149] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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1. Increasing evidence indicates the occurrence of functional interconnections between immune and nervous systems, although data available on the mechanisms of this bi-directional cross-talking are frequently incomplete and not always focussed on their relevance for neuroimmune modulation. 2. Primary (bone marrow and thymus) and secondary (spleen and lymph nodes) lymphoid organs are supplied with an autonomic (mainly sympathetic) efferent innervation and with an afferent sensory innervation. Anatomical studies have revealed origin, pattern of distribution and targets of nerve fibre populations supplying lymphoid organs. 3. Classic (catecholamines and acetylcholine) and peptide transmitters of neural and non-neural origin are released in the lymphoid microenvironment and contribute to neuroimmune modulation. Neuropeptide Y, substance P, calcitonin gene-related peptide, and vasoactive intestinal peptide represent the neuropeptides most involved in neuroimmune modulation. 4. Immune cells and immune organs express specific receptors for (neuro)transmitters. These receptors have been shown to respond in vivo and/or in vitro to the neural substances and their manipulation can alter immune responses. Changes in immune function can also influence the distribution of nerves and the expression of neural receptors in lymphoid organs. 5. Data on different populations of nerve fibres supplying immune organs and their role in providing a link between nervous and immune systems are reviewed. Anatomical connections between nervous and immune systems represent the structural support of the complex network of immune responses. A detailed knowledge of interactions between nervous and immune systems may represent an important basis for the development of strategies for treating pathologies in which altered neuroimmune cross-talking may be involved.
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- F Mignini
- Sezione di Anatomia Umana, Dipartimento di Scienze Farmacologiche e Medicina Sperimentale, Università di Camerino, Via Scalzino 3, 62032 Camerino, Italy
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Ackermann PW, Li J, Lundeberg T, Kreicbergs A. Neuronal plasticity in relation to nociception and healing of rat achilles tendon. J Orthop Res 2003; 21:432-41. [PMID: 12706015 DOI: 10.1016/s0736-0266(02)00207-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 80] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Nerve regeneration and the occurrence of three neuropeptides; i.e. substance P (SP), calcitonin gene related peptide (CGRP) and galanin (GAL), were studied during healing of tendon rupture in the rat by semi-quantitative immunohistochemistry. The neuronal findings were related to nociception as assessed by hindpaw withdrawal latencies at thermal and mechanical tests. Experimental rupture of rat Achilles tendon--normally devoid of nerves--elicited extensive nerve ingrowth into the rupture site in the early phase of healing followed by almost complete fiber disappearance (weeks 12-16). The ingrowth of SP and CGRP positive fibers, seen already at weeks 1-2, was associated with increased nociception. Subsequently, the occurrence of GAL positive fibers at weeks 4-6 was associated with decreased nociception. An even stronger relationship to nociception during healing was observed when the rate of change in neuropeptide expression instead of the expression in absolute terms was considered, according to the "cascade" formula of SP(')+CGRP(')-GAL(').It may prove that the observed temporal occurrence of different neuropeptides reflects a role of the peripheral nervous system in regulating synchronously nociception and healing.
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- Paul W Ackermann
- Department of Surgical Sciences, Orthopedic Laboratory, Research Center M3:02, Karolinska Hospital, S-171 76 Stockholm, Sweden.
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Ackermann PW, Ahmed M, Kreicbergs A. Early nerve regeneration after achilles tendon rupture--a prerequisite for healing? A study in the rat. J Orthop Res 2002; 20:849-56. [PMID: 12168677 DOI: 10.1016/s0736-0266(01)00159-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Nerve regeneration during healing of Achilles tendon rupture in the rat was studied by immunohistochemistry including semi-quantitative assessment. Neuronal markers for regenerating and mature fibers, ie., growth associated protein 43 (GAP-43) and protein gene product 9.5 (PGP 9.5), respectively, were analyzed at different time points (1-16 weeks) post-rupture. In the paratenon, both the ruptured and intact contralateral tendon (control) consistently exhibited immunoreactivity to the two neuronal markers. However, in the proper tendinous tissue only the ruptured tendon showed immunoreactivity to GAP-43 and PGP 9.5. This expression was seen already at week 1 post-rupture to reach a peak at week 6 followed by a successive drop till week 16. Also the occurrence of sensory and autonomic fibers according to immunoreactivity for calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) and neuropeptide Y (NPY), respectively, was analyzed. CGRP-positivity was abundantly seen from weeks 2-6 in both perivascular and sprouting free nerve endings in the proper tendon tissue undergoing healing. NPY appeared later, at weeks 6-8 post-rupture around blood vessels mainly located in the surrounding loose connective tissue. Apart from a role in vasoaction (CGRP, vasodilatory; NPY, vasoconstrictory). both neuropeptides have been implicated in fibroblast and endothelial cell proliferation required for angiogenesis. The present study shows that early healing of ruptured tendons is characterized by an orchestrated, temporal appearance of nerve fibers expressing peptides with different actions. The observed pattern of neuronal regeneration and neuropeptide expression may prove to be important for normal connective tissue healing.
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- Paul W Ackermann
- Department of Orthopedics, Research Center, Karolinska Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden.
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