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Jha A, Larkin J, Moore E. SOCS1-KIR Peptide in PEGDA Hydrogels Reduces Pro-Inflammatory Macrophage Activation. Macromol Biosci 2023; 23:e2300237. [PMID: 37337867 DOI: 10.1002/mabi.202300237] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2023] [Indexed: 06/21/2023]
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Macrophages modulate the wound healing cascade by adopting different phenotypes such as pro-inflammatory (M1) or pro-wound healing (M2). To reduce M1 activation, the JAK/STAT pathway can be targeted by using suppressors of cytokine signaling (SOCS1) proteins. Recently a peptide mimicking the kinase inhibitory region (KIR) of SOCS1 has been utilized to manipulate the adaptive immune response. However, the utilization of SOCS1-KIR to reduce pro-inflammatory phenotype in macrophages is yet to be investigated in a biomaterial formulation. This study introduces a PEGDA hydrogel platform to investigate SOCS1-KIR as a macrophage phenotype manipulating peptide. Immunocytochemistry, cytokine secretion assays, and gene expression analysis for pro-inflammatory macrophage markers in 2D and 3D experiments demonstrate a reduction in M1 activation due to SOCS1-KIR treatment. The retention of SOCS1-KIR in the hydrogel through release assays and diffusion tests is demonstrated. The swelling ratio of the hydrogel also remains unaffected with the entrapment of SOCS1-KIR. This study elucidates how SOCS1-KIR peptide in PEGDA hydrogels can be utilized as an effective therapeutic for macrophage manipulation.
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- Aakanksha Jha
- J. Crayton Pruitt Family Department of Biomedical Engineering, Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, 32611, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Cell Science, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, 32603, USA
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- Fischell Department of Bioengineering, A. James Clark School of Engineering, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, 20742, USA
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Immunopathogenesis of Acute Flare of Chronic Hepatitis B: With Emphasis on the Role of Cytokines and Chemokines. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:ijms23031407. [PMID: 35163330 PMCID: PMC8835919 DOI: 10.3390/ijms23031407] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2022] [Revised: 01/22/2022] [Accepted: 01/25/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Acute flares (AFs) of chronic hepatitis B usually occur during the immune-active stage (both immune clearance phase and immune reactivation phase), as the host immune system tries to control the virus. Successful host immune control over viral replication is usually presented as hepatitis B surface antigen seroclearance; however, 20–30% individuals with chronic hepatitis B may encounter repeated AFs with accumulative liver injuries, finally leading to the development of cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma. AF can also develop in other clinical situations such as organ transplantation, cancer chemotherapy, and under treatment for chronic hepatitis B or treatment for chronic hepatitis C in patients with co-infected hepatitis B/hepatitis C. Understanding the natural history and immunopathogenesis of AF would help develop effective strategies to eradicate the virus and improve the clinical outcomes of patients with chronic hepatitis B. In this review article, the immunopathogenesis of AF, and the involvement of innate and adaptive immune responses on the development of hepatitis B flare will be briefly reviewed, with the emphasis on the role of cytokines and chemokines.
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Huang SC, Cheng PN, Liu CH, Yang HC, Su TH, Tseng TC, Chen PJ, Kao JH, Liu CJ. Serum cytokine/chemokine profiles predict hepatitis B reactivation in HBV/HCV co-infected subjects receiving direct-acting antiviral agents. J Formos Med Assoc 2021; 121:920-929. [PMID: 34538552 DOI: 10.1016/j.jfma.2021.09.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2021] [Revised: 08/01/2021] [Accepted: 09/05/2021] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND/PURPOSE Direct-acting antiviral agents (DAAs) have revolutionized the paradigm for HCV treatment. However, patients with HBV and HCV co-infection receiving DAAs are at significant risk of HBV reactivation, with limited literature addressing the roles of serum chemokines/chemokines. We aimed to explore the profiles and predictive value of serum cytokines/chemokines regarding HBV reactivation in this clinical setting. METHODS From 2017 to 2019, 25 patients with HBV and HCV co-infection scheduled for DAA therapy were prospectively enrolled. At enrolment and after DAA treatment, serial serum cytokine/chemokine levels were examined. The baseline and dynamic levels were compared between those with versus without HBV virologic (defined by an increase of serum HBV DNA to >10 times) and clinical reactivation (defined by > 1.5-fold elevated ALT level than nadir and >100 U/L; or > 2-fold increase from nadir and greater than the upper normal limit, in addition to virologic reactivation). RESULTS There were 20 patients (80%) experiencing HBV virologic reactivation and 6 patients (24%) experiencing clinical reactivation. Patients with clinical reactivation had higher pre-treatment TNF-alpha (27.93 versus 18.85 pg/mL, P = 0.015), lower week-4 IFN-gamma (1.07 versus 8.74 pg/mL, P = 0.020) levels and significant declines of CCL2 and TNF-alpha (P < 0.05). Single or combination of these cytokines helped predict clinical reactivation (all P < 0.05). CONCLUSION Higher serum TNF-alpha at baseline and lower IFN-gamma at week 4 were associated with mild clinical reactivation of HBV in patients with HBV/HCV co-infection receiving DAAs. Combination of these cytokines reliably predicted HBV reactivation early.
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- Shang-Chin Huang
- Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan; Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital Bei-Hu Branch, Taipei, Taiwan.
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- Department of Internal Medicine, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan.
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- Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan; Hepatitis Research Center, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.
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- Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan; Hepatitis Research Center, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan; Department of Microbiology, National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan.
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- Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan; Hepatitis Research Center, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.
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- Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan; Hepatitis Research Center, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan; Department of Medical Research, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.
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- Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan; Hepatitis Research Center, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan; Department of Medical Research, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan; Graduate Institute of Clinical Medicine, National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan.
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- Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan; Hepatitis Research Center, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan; Department of Medical Research, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan; Graduate Institute of Clinical Medicine, National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan.
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- Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan; Hepatitis Research Center, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan; Graduate Institute of Clinical Medicine, National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan.
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Cai J, Cui X, Wang X, You L, Ji C, Cao Y. A Novel Anti-Infective Peptide BCCY-1 With Immunomodulatory Activities. Front Immunol 2021; 12:713960. [PMID: 34367182 PMCID: PMC8339908 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2021.713960] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2021] [Accepted: 07/09/2021] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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Antibiotic resistance has been considered to be a global threat which underscores the need to develop novel anti-infective therapeutics. Modulation of innate immunity by synthetic peptides is an attractive strategy to overcome this circumstance. We recently reported that BCCY-1, a human β-casein-derived peptide displays regulatory activities on monocytes, thereby enhancing their actions in innate immune responses. However, the function of peptide BCCY-1 in host defense against infection remains unknown. In this study, we investigated the in vivo characteristics and effects of peptide BCCY-1 in mouse models of bacterial infection. Following intraperitoneal injection, the peptide BCCY-1 exhibited high level of cellular uptake by monocytes without obvious toxicities. Results revealed that peptide BCCY-1, but not the scrambled version, stimulated the chemokine production and monocyte recruitment in vivo. Treatment with BCCY-1 enhanced the pathogen clearance and protected mice against lethal infections. Because the anti-infective effects of BCCY-1 was abolished by in vivo depletion of monocytes/macrophages rather than lymphocytes and granulocytes, we conclude that monocytes/macrophages are key effector cells in BCCY-1-mediated anti-infective protection. Additionally, BCCY-1 lacks direct antimicrobial activity. To our knowledge, a human β-casein-derived peptide that counters infection by selective regulation of innate immunity has not been reported previously. These results suggest peptide BCCY-1 as a promising alternative approach and a valuable complement to current anti-infective strategy.
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- Jinyang Cai
- Nanjing Maternity and Child Health Care Institute, Nanjing Maternity and Child Health Care Hospital, Women's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China.,State Key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Nanjing Maternity and Child Health Care Institute, Nanjing Maternity and Child Health Care Hospital, Women's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Nanjing Maternity and Child Health Care Institute, Nanjing Maternity and Child Health Care Hospital, Women's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Nanjing Maternity and Child Health Care Institute, Nanjing Maternity and Child Health Care Hospital, Women's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Nanjing Maternity and Child Health Care Institute, Nanjing Maternity and Child Health Care Hospital, Women's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Nanjing Maternity and Child Health Care Institute, Nanjing Maternity and Child Health Care Hospital, Women's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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Sayed IM, Suarez K, Lim E, Singh S, Pereira M, Ibeawuchi SR, Katkar G, Dunkel Y, Mittal Y, Chattopadhyay R, Guma M, Boland BS, Dulai PS, Sandborn WJ, Ghosh P, Das S. Host engulfment pathway controls inflammation in inflammatory bowel disease. FEBS J 2020; 287:3967-3988. [PMID: 32003126 DOI: 10.1111/febs.15236] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2019] [Revised: 12/20/2019] [Accepted: 01/29/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Chronic diseases, including inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) urgently need new biomarkers as a significant proportion of patients, do not respond to current medications. Inflammation is a common factor in these diseases, and microbial sensing in the intestinal tract is critical to initiate the inflammation. We have identified ELMO1 (engulfment and cell motility protein 1) as a microbial sensor in epithelial and phagocytic cells that turns on inflammatory signals. Using a stem cell-based 'gut-in-a-dish' coculture model, we studied the interactions between microbes, epithelium, and monocytes in the context of IBD. To mimic the in vivo cell physiology, enteroid-derived monolayers (EDMs) were generated from the organoids isolated from WT and ELMO1-/- mice and colonic biopsies of IBD patients. The EDMs were infected with the IBD-associated microbes to monitor the inflammatory responses. ELMO1-depleted EDMs displayed a significant reduction in bacterial internalization, a decrease in pro-inflammatory cytokine productions and monocyte recruitment. The expression of ELMO1 is elevated in the colonic epithelium and in the inflammatory infiltrates within the lamina propria of IBD patients where the higher expression is positively correlated with the elevated expression of pro-inflammatory cytokines, MCP-1 and TNF-α. MCP-1 is released from the epithelium and recruits monocytes to the site of inflammation. Once recruited, monocytes require ELMO1 to engulf the bacteria and propagate a robust TNF-α storm. These findings highlight that the dysregulated epithelial ELMO1 → MCP-1 axis can serve as an early biomarker in the diagnostics of IBD and other inflammatory disorders.
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- Ibrahim M Sayed
- Department of Pathology, University of California, San Diego, CA, USA
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- Department of Pathology, University of California, San Diego, CA, USA
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- Department of Pathology, University of California, San Diego, CA, USA
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- Department of Pathology, University of California, San Diego, CA, USA
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- Department of Pathology, University of California, San Diego, CA, USA
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- Department of Cellular & Molecular Medicine, University of California, San Diego, CA, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, CA, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, CA, USA
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- Department of Cellular & Molecular Medicine, University of California, San Diego, CA, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, CA, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, CA, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, CA, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, CA, USA.,Department of Cellular & Molecular Medicine, University of California, San Diego, CA, USA
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- Department of Pathology, University of California, San Diego, CA, USA
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Kim SH, Park BB, Hong SE, Ryu SR, Lee JH, Kim SH, Lee P, Cho EK, Moon C. Effects of 2-methoxy-1,4-naphthoquinone (MQ) on MCP-1 Induced THP-1 Migration. KOREAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL LABORATORY SCIENCE 2019. [DOI: 10.15324/kjcls.2019.51.2.245] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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- Si Hyun Kim
- Department of Clinical Laboratory Science, Semyung University, Jecheon, Korea
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory Science, Semyung University, Jecheon, Korea
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory Science, Semyung University, Jecheon, Korea
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory Science, Semyung University, Jecheon, Korea
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory Science, Semyung University, Jecheon, Korea
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory Science, Semyung University, Jecheon, Korea
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- School of Industrial Bio-Pharmaceutical Science, Semyung University, Jecheon, Korea
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- Department of Biomedical Laboratory Science, Kyungwoon University, Gumi, Korea
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory Science, Semyung University, Jecheon, Korea
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Li YT, Wang YC, Lee HL, Tsao SC, Lu MC, Yang SF. Monocyte Chemoattractant Protein-1, a Possible Biomarker of Multiorgan Failure and Mortality in Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia. Int J Mol Sci 2019; 20:ijms20092218. [PMID: 31064097 PMCID: PMC6539645 DOI: 10.3390/ijms20092218] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2019] [Revised: 04/30/2019] [Accepted: 05/03/2019] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) leads to increased patients’ mortality and medical expenditure. Monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1) plays a role in the pathogenesis of lung inflammation and infection. Therefore, the plasma concentration of MCP-1 was assessed and correlated with the clinical course in VAP patients. This retrospective observational study recruited 45 healthy volunteers, 12 non-VAP subjects, and 30 VAP patients. The diagnostic criteria for VAP were based on the American Thoracic Society guidelines, and the level of plasma MCP-1 was determined by ELISA. Plasma MCP-1 concentration was significantly elevated in the acute stage in VAP patients when compared with the control (p < 0.0001) and non-VAP patient groups (p = 0.0006). Subsequently, it was remarkably decreased following antibiotic treatment. Moreover, plasma MCP-1 concentration was positively correlated with indices of pulmonary dysfunction, including the lung injury score (p = 0.02) and the oxygenation index (p = 0.02). When patients with VAP developed adult respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), their plasma MCP-1 concentrations were significantly higher than those of patients who did not develop ARDS (p = 0.04). Moreover, plasma MCP-1 concentration was highly correlated with organ failure scores, including simplified acute physiology score II (SAPS II, p < 0.0001), sequential organ failure assessment score (SOFA, p < 0.0001), organ dysfunctions and/or infection (ODIN, p < 0.0001), predisposition, insult response and organ dysfunction (PIRO, p = 0.005), and immunodeficiency, blood pressure, multilobular infiltrates on chest radiograph, platelets and hospitalization 10 days before onset of VAP (IBMP-10, p = 0.004). Our results demonstrate that plasma MCP-1 is an excellent marker for recognizing VAP when the cut-off level is set to 347.18 ng/mL (area under the curve (AUC) = 0.936, 95% CI = 0.863–0.977). In conclusion, MCP-1 not only could be a biological marker related to pulmonary dysfunction, organ failure, and mortality in patients with VAP, but also could be used for early recognition of VAP.
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- Yia-Ting Li
- Institute of Medicine, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung 402, Taiwan.
- Division of Respiratory Therapy, Department of Internal Medicine, Chung Shan Medical University Hospital, Taichung 402, Taiwan.
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- Division of Pulmonary Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Chung Shan Medical University Hospital, Taichung 402, Taiwan.
- School of Medicine, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung 402, Taiwan.
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- Institute of Medicine, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung 402, Taiwan.
- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Surgery, Chung Shan Medical University Hospital, Taichung 402, Taiwan.
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- Department of Nursing, Chung Shan Medical University Hospital, Taichung 402, Taiwan.
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung 404, Taiwan.
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, School of Medicine, China Medical University, Taichung 402, Taiwan.
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- Institute of Medicine, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung 402, Taiwan.
- Department of Medical Research, Chung Shan Medical University Hospital, Taichung 402, Taiwan.
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Yu L, Li CH, Chen J. A novel CC chemokine ligand 2 like gene from ayu Plecoglossus altivelis is involved in the innate immune response against to Vibrio anguillarum. FISH & SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY 2019; 87:886-896. [PMID: 30797066 DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2019.02.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/26/2018] [Revised: 02/07/2019] [Accepted: 02/13/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Chemokine (CC motif) ligand 2 (CCL2), also known as monocyte chemoattractant protein 1 (MCP-1), is one of the key chemokines that regulate migration and infiltration of monocytes/macrophages (MO/MФ) in mammals. However, the functional repertoire of fish CCL2 remains unclear. Here, we identified a cDNA sequence encoding a novel CCL2-like protein (PaCCL2L) in ayu, Plecoglossus altivelis. Sequence analysis revealed that PaCCL2L grouped with CCL2 homologs, and is most closely related to Mexican tetra (Astyanax mexicanus) and zebrafish (Danio rerio) homologs. PaCCL2 transcripts were expressed in all tested tissues from healthy ayu, with the highest level in the spleen. Upon Vibrio anguillarum infection, PaCCL2L transcripts increased significantly in tested tissues, including the liver, spleen, and head kidney. We then produced the recombinant PaCCL2L mature peptide (rPaCCL2L) by prokaryotic expression and generated the corresponding antibodies (anti-PaCCL2L). A significant increase in PaCCL2L protein and mRNA expression was observed in ayu MO/MФ following V. anguillarum challenge. Intraperitoneal injection of rPaCCL2L resulted in significantly improved survival and reduced tissue bacterial load in V. anguillarum-infected ayu. rPaCCL2L had a positive effect on the chemotaxis of MO/MΦ and neutrophils both in vitro and in vivo. Meanwhile, rPaCCL2L exhibited a positive effect on the chemotaxis of LPS-stimulated MO/MΦ (M1 type) in vitro, whereas it exhibited no chemotaxis effect on cAMP-stimulated MO/MΦ (M2 type). In addition, rPaCCL2L treatment exhibited an enhanced effect on MO/MΦ phagocytosis, bacterial killing, respiratory burst, and mRNA expression of proinflammatory cytokines, whereas anti-PaCCL2L treatment had an inhibitory effect. Our study demonstrates that PaCCL2L might play a role in the immune response of ayu against V. anguillarum infection through chemotactic recruitment and activation of MO/MΦ.
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- Li Yu
- Laboratory of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Marine Sciences, Meishan Campus, Ningbo University, Ningbo, 315832, China
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- Laboratory of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Marine Sciences, Meishan Campus, Ningbo University, Ningbo, 315832, China
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- Laboratory of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Marine Sciences, Meishan Campus, Ningbo University, Ningbo, 315832, China; Key Laboratory of Applied Marine Biotechnology of Ministry of Education, Meishan Campus, Ningbo University, Ningbo, 315832, China.
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Therapeutic effects of zerumbone in an alkali-burned corneal wound healing model. Int Immunopharmacol 2017; 48:126-134. [PMID: 28501766 DOI: 10.1016/j.intimp.2017.05.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2017] [Revised: 04/17/2017] [Accepted: 05/04/2017] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Cornea is an avascular transparent tissue. Ocular trauma caused by a corneal alkali burn induces corneal neovascularization (CNV), inflammation, and fibrosis, leading to vision loss. The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of Zerumbone (ZER) on corneal wound healing caused by alkali burns in mice. CNV was induced by alkali-burn injury in BALB/C female mice. Topical ZER (three times per day, 3μl each time, at concentrations of 5, 15, and 30μM) was applied to treat alkali-burned mouse corneas for 14 consecutive days. Histopathologically, ZER treatment suppressed alkali burn-induced CNV and decreased corneal epithelial defects induced by alkali burns. Corneal tissue treated with ZER showed reduced mRNA levels of pro-angiogenic genes, including vascular endothelial growth factor, matrix metalloproteinase-2 and 9, and pro-fibrotic factors such as alpha smooth muscle actin and transforming growth factor-1 and 2. Immunohistochemical analysis demonstrated that the infiltration of F4/80 and/or CCR2 positive cells was significantly decreased in ZER-treated corneas. ZER markedly inhibited the mRNA and protein levels of monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1) in human corneal fibroblasts and murine peritoneal macrophages. Immunoblot analysis revealed that ZER decreased the activation of signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (STAT3), with consequent reduction of MCP-1 production by these cells. In conclusion, topical administration of ZER accelerated corneal wound healing by inhibition of STAT3 and MCP-1 production.
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Nandi A, Bishayi B. CCR-2 neutralization augments murine fresh BMC activation by Staphylococcus aureus via two distinct mechanisms: at the level of ROS production and cytokine response. Innate Immun 2017; 23:345-372. [PMID: 28409543 DOI: 10.1177/1753425917697806] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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CCR-2 signaling regulates recruitment of monocytes from the bone marrow into the bloodstream and then to sites of infection. We sought to determine whether CCL-2/CCR-2 signaling is involved in the killing of Staphylococcus aureus by murine bone marrow cells (BMCs). The intermittent link of reactive oxygen species (ROS)-NF-κB/p38-MAPK-mediated CCL-2 production in CCR-2 signaling prompted us to determine whether neutralization of CCR-2 augments the response of murine fresh BMCs (FBMCs) after S. aureus infection. It was observed that anti-CCR-2 Ab-treated FBMCs released fewer ROS on encountering S. aureus infection than CCR-2 non-neutralized FBMCs, also correlating with reduced killing of S. aureus in CCR-2 neutralized FBMCs. Staphylococcal catalase and SOD were also found to play a role in protecting S. aureus from the ROS-mediated killing of FBMC. S. aureus infection of CCR-2 intact FBMCs pre-treated with either NF-κB or p-38-MAPK blocker induced less CCL-2, suggesting that NF-κB or p-38-MAPK is required for CCL-2 production by FBMCs. Moreover, blocking of CCR-2 along with NF-κB or p-38-MAPK resulted in elevated CCL-2 production and reduced CCR-2 expression. Inhibition of CCR-2 impairs the response of murine BMCs to S. aureus infection by attenuation ROS production and modulating the cytokine response.
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- Ajeya Nandi
- Department of Physiology, Immunology Laboratory, University of Calcutta, University Colleges of Science and Technology, West Bengal, India
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- Department of Physiology, Immunology Laboratory, University of Calcutta, University Colleges of Science and Technology, West Bengal, India
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Kasahara T. [Study of cytokine signaling: the quest for immunomodulatory drugs interacting with cytokine production and activity]. YAKUGAKU ZASSHI 2015; 135:431-47. [PMID: 25759052 DOI: 10.1248/yakushi.14-00237] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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I have been engaged in research and education in the fields of immunology and biochemistry at a medical college and college of pharmacy for 40 years. The original reasons why I began studying cytokines and some of the interests that have motivated me to continue working in the field of cytokine research are described: 1) the roles of cytokines in various immunological and inflammatory diseases (e.g., chemokines in bacterial infections and inflammatory diseases, particularly the role of interleukin-5 and eotaxins in eosinophilia); 2) the role of focal adhesion kinase in antiapoptosis and metastasis of melanoma; 3) recent findings on the role of JAK2/STAT pathways, particularly how JAK2V617F mutation induces dysregulated proliferation and tumorigenesis; and 4) the interactions of various chemical compounds and natural products in cytokine gene activation and signaling. Previous discoveries and published findings by my research group are described, along with comments and discussion pertaining to recent developments in the field.
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- Tadashi Kasahara
- Graduate School, International University of Health and Welfare; 1-3-3 Minamiaoyama, Minato-ku, Tokyo 107-0062, Japan; Keio University Faculty of Pharmacy; 1-5-30 Shibakoen, Minato-ku, Tokyo 105-8512, Japan; Division of Inflammation Research, Jichi Medical University; 3311-1 Yakushiji, Shimotsuke, Tochigi 329-0498, Japan
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Das S, Sarkar A, Choudhury SS, Owen KA, Derr-Castillo VL, Fox S, Eckmann L, Elliott MR, Casanova JE, Ernst PB. ELMO1 has an essential role in the internalization of Salmonella Typhimurium into enteric macrophages that impacts disease outcome. Cell Mol Gastroenterol Hepatol 2015; 1:311-324. [PMID: 26878033 PMCID: PMC4747049 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcmgh.2015.02.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/10/2022]
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BACKGROUNDS AND AIMS 4-6 million people die of enteric infections each year. After invading intestinal epithelial cells, enteric bacteria encounter phagocytes. However, little is known about how phagocytes internalize the bacteria to generate host responses. Previously, we have shown that BAI1 (Brain Angiogenesis Inhibitor 1) binds and internalizes Gram-negative bacteria through an ELMO1 (Engulfment and cell Motility protein 1)/Rac1-dependent mechanism. Here we delineate the role of ELMO1 in host inflammatory responses following enteric infection. METHODS ELMO1-depleted murine macrophage cell lines, intestinal macrophages and ELMO1 deficient mice (total or myeloid-cell specific) was infected with Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium. The bacterial load, inflammatory cytokines and histopathology was evaluated in the ileum, cecum and spleen. The ELMO1 dependent host cytokines were detected by a cytokine array. ELMO1 mediated Rac1 activity was measured by pulldown assay. RESULTS The cytokine array showed reduced release of pro-inflammatory cytokines, including TNF-α and MCP-1, by ELMO1-depleted macrophages. Inhibition of ELMO1 expression in macrophages decreased Rac1 activation (~6 fold) and reduced internalization of Salmonella. ELMO1-dependent internalization was indispensable for TNF-α and MCP-1. Simultaneous inhibition of ELMO1 and Rac function virtually abrogated TNF-α responses to infection. Further, activation of NF-κB, ERK1/2 and p38 MAP kinases were impaired in ELMO1-depleted cells. Strikingly, bacterial internalization by intestinal macrophages was completely dependent on ELMO1. Salmonella infection of ELMO1-deficient mice resulted in a 90% reduction in bacterial burden and attenuated inflammatory responses in the ileum, spleen and cecum. CONCLUSION These findings suggest a novel role for ELMO1 in facilitating intracellular bacterial sensing and the induction of inflammatory responses following infection with Salmonella.
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- Soumita Das
- Department of Pathology, University of California San Diego, San Diego, California
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- Trident School of Biotech Sciences, Trident Academy of Creative Technology, Odisha, India
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- Department of Cell Biology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia
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- Department of Pathology, University of California San Diego, San Diego, California
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- Department of Medicine, University of California San Diego, San Diego, California
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Rochester School of Medicine, Rochester, New York
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- Department of Cell Biology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia
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- Department of Pathology, University of California San Diego, San Diego, California,Correspondence Address correspondence to: Peter B. Ernst, DVM, PhD, University of California San Diego, Division of Comparative Pathology and Medicine, Department of Pathology, MC 0063, San Diego, California 92093-0063. fax: 858.246.0523.
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Kimura K, Kobayashi K, Naito H, Suzuki Y, Sugita-Konishi Y. Effect of Lactational Exposure to Tributyltin Chloride on Innate Immunodefenses in the F1 Generation in Mice. Biosci Biotechnol Biochem 2014; 69:1104-10. [PMID: 15973041 DOI: 10.1271/bbb.69.1104] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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We examined the effect of lactational exposure to tributyltin on innate immunodefenses in the F1 generation using in vivo and in vitro experiments. Pregnant C57BL/6 mice were given drinking water containing 0, 15, or 50 microg/ml of tributyltin chloride (TBTCl) from parturition to weaning. At weaning time, offspring were inoculated with Escherichia coli K-12, and bacterial clearances from the peritoneal cavity and spleen were examined. In vivo infection experiments indicated that bacterial clearance was significantly depressed in offspring breast-fed by dams exposed to 15 microg/ml of TBTCl (15 ppm F1), but not in offspring by dams exposed to 50 microg/ml of TBTCl (50 ppm F1). In vitro functional assays revealed that the killing activity of neutrophils decreased significantly in 15 ppm F1, but not in 50 ppm F1. We suggest that lactational exposure to TBT impairs innate immunodefenses in the F1 generation against non-pathogenic bacterial infection.
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- Kimiko Kimura
- Department of Veterinary Science, Azabu University, Fuchinobe, Kanagawa, Japan
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Teixeira-da-Cunha MGA, Gomes RN, Roehrs N, Bozza FA, Prescott SM, Stafforini D, Zimmerman GA, Bozza PT, Castro-Faria-Neto HC. Bacterial clearance is improved in septic mice by platelet-activating factor-acetylhydrolase (PAF-AH) administration. PLoS One 2013; 8:e74567. [PMID: 24069320 PMCID: PMC3771912 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0074567] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2012] [Accepted: 08/05/2013] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Current evidence indicates that dysregulation of the host inflammatory response to infectious agents is central to the mortality of patients with sepsis. Strategies to block inflammatory mediators such as PAF have been investigated as adjuvant therapies for sepsis. PAF-AH, the enzyme responsible for PAF degradation, showed positive results in pre-clinical studies and phase II clinical trials, but the results of a phase III study were disappointing. In this study, we investigated the potential protective mechanism of PAF-AH in sepsis using the murine model of cecal ligation and puncture (CLP). Treatment with rPAF-AH increased peritoneal fluid levels of the anti-inflammatory mediators MCP-1/CCL2 after CLP. The numbers of bacteria (CFU) in the peritoneal cavity were decreased in the rPAF-AH-treated group, indicating more efficient bacterial clearance after rPAF-AH treatment. Interestingly, we observed increased levels of nitric oxide (NO) after PAF-AH administration, and rPAF-AH treatment did not decrease CFU numbers either in iNOS-deficient mice or in CCR2-deficient mice. We concluded that administration of exogenous rPAF-AH reduced inflammatory injury, altered cytokine levels and favored bacterial clearance with a clear impact on mortality through modulation of MCP-1/CCL2 and NO levels in a clinically relevant sepsis model.
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- Laboratório De Imunofarmacologia, Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Fiocruz, RJ, Brazil
- Laboratório de Investigação em Medicina Intensiva, IPEC, Fiocruz, RJ, Brazil
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- Laboratório De Imunofarmacologia, Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Fiocruz, RJ, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Investigação em Medicina Intensiva, IPEC, Fiocruz, RJ, Brazil
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- Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Oklahoma City, United States of America
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- Huntsman Cancer Institute, Salt Lake City, Utah, United States of America
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- Program in Human Molecular Biology and Genetics, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, United States of America
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- Laboratório De Imunofarmacologia, Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Fiocruz, RJ, Brazil
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Bacterial clearance is one of the most important beneficial consequences of the innate immune response. Chemokines are important mediators controlling leukocyte trafficking and activation, whereas reactive oxygen and nitrogen species are effectors in bacterial killing. In the present work, we used in vivo and in vitro models of infections to study the role of monocyte chemoattractant protein 1 (MCP-1)/CCL2 and nitric oxide (NO) in the bacterial clearance in sepsis. Our results show that MCP-1/CCL2 and NO levels are increased in the peritoneal cavity of mice 6 h after sepsis induced by cecal ligation and puncture. Pretreatment with anti-MCP-1/CCL2 monoclonal antibodies increased the number of colony-forming units (CFUs) recovered in the peritoneal lavage fluid. Moreover, CFU counts were increased in the peritoneal fluid of CCR2 mice subjected to cecal ligation and puncture. In vitro stimulation of peritoneal macrophages with recombinant MCP-1/CCL2 reduced CFU counts in the supernatant after challenge with Escherichia coli. Conversely, treatment with anti-MCP-1/CCL2 increased CFU counts under the same experimental condition. Stimulation of cultured macrophages with MCP-1/CCL2 and interferon had a synergistic effect on NO production. Macrophages from CCL2 mice showed a consistent decrease in NO production when compared with wild-type controls after stimulation with LPS + interferon. Finally, we showed incubation of macrophages with E. coli, and the ERK inhibitor U0126 increased CFU numbers and decreased intracellular levels of NO. In conclusion, we demonstrated for the first time that MCP-1/CCL2 has a crucial role in the clearance of bacteria by mechanisms involving increased expression of inducible NO synthase and production of NO by ERK signaling pathways.
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D'Elia RV, Harrison K, Oyston PC, Lukaszewski RA, Clark GC. Targeting the "cytokine storm" for therapeutic benefit. CLINICAL AND VACCINE IMMUNOLOGY : CVI 2013; 20:319-27. [PMID: 23283640 PMCID: PMC3592351 DOI: 10.1128/cvi.00636-12] [Citation(s) in RCA: 215] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Inflammation is the body's first line of defense against infection or injury, responding to challenges by activating innate and adaptive responses. Microbes have evolved a diverse range of strategies to avoid triggering inflammatory responses. However, some pathogens, such as the influenza virus and the Gram-negative bacterium Francisella tularensis, do trigger life-threatening "cytokine storms" in the host which can result in significant pathology and ultimately death. For these diseases, it has been proposed that downregulating inflammatory immune responses may improve outcome. We review some of the current candidates for treatment of cytokine storms which may prove useful in the clinic in the future and compare them to more traditional therapeutic candidates that target the pathogen rather than the host response.
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The B subunit of an AB5 toxin produced by Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi up-regulates chemokines, cytokines, and adhesion molecules in human macrophage, colonic epithelial, and brain microvascular endothelial cell lines. Infect Immun 2012; 81:673-83. [PMID: 23250951 DOI: 10.1128/iai.01043-12] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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The principal function of bacterial AB5 toxin B subunits is to interact with glycan receptors on the surfaces of target cells and mediate the internalization of holotoxin. However, B subunit-receptor interactions also have the potential to impact cell signaling pathways and, in so doing, contribute to pathogenesis independently of the catalytic (toxic) A subunits. Various Salmonella enterica serovars, including Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi, encode an AB5 toxin (ArtAB), the A subunit of which is an ADP-ribosyltransferase related to the S1 subunit of pertussis toxin. However, although the A subunit is able to catalyze ADP-ribosylation of host G proteins, a cytotoxic phenotype has yet to be identified for the holotoxin. We therefore examined the capacity of the purified B subunit (ArtB) from S. Typhi to elicit cytokine, chemokine, and adhesion molecule responses in human macrophage (U937), colonic epithelial (HCT-8) cell, and brain microvascular endothelial cell (HBMEC) lines. Secretion of the chemokines monocyte chemotactic protein 1 (MCP-1) and interleukin 8 (IL-8) was increased in all three tested cell lines, with macrophage inflammatory protein 1α (MIP-1α), MIP-1β, and granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF) also significantly increased in U937 cells. ArtB also upregulated the cytokines tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α) and IL-6 in HBMECs and HCT-8 cells, but not in U937 cells, while intercellular adhesion molecule 1 (ICAM-1) was upregulated in HCT-8 and U937 cells and vascular cell adhesion molecule 1 (VCAM-1) was upregulated in HBMECs. Thus, ArtB may contribute to pathogenesis independently of the A subunit by promoting and maintaining a strong inflammatory response at the site of infection.
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Balamayooran G, Batra S, Balamayooran T, Cai S, Pacher P, Jeyaseelan S. Intrapulmonary G-CSF rescues neutrophil recruitment to the lung and neutrophil release to blood in Gram-negative bacterial infection in MCP-1-/- mice. JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY (BALTIMORE, MD. : 1950) 2012; 189:5849-59. [PMID: 23129755 PMCID: PMC3518636 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.1200585] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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We previously demonstrated that MCP-1 is important for E. coli-induced neutrophil migration to the lungs. However, E. coli neither disseminates nor induces death in mice. Furthermore, the cell types and the host defense mechanisms that contribute to MCP-1-dependent neutrophil trafficking have not been defined. In this study, we sought to explore the cell types and the mechanisms associated with Klebsiella pneumoniae-mediated MCP-1-dependent neutrophil influx. MCP-1(-/-) mice are more susceptible to pulmonary K. pneumoniae infection and show higher bacterial burden in the lungs and dissemination. MCP-1(-/-) mice also display attenuated neutrophil influx, cytokine/chemokine production, and activation of NF-κB and MAPKs following intratracheal K. pneumoniae infection. rMCP-1 treatment in MCP-1(-/-) mice following K. pneumoniae infection rescued impairment in survival, bacterial clearance, and neutrophil accumulation in the lung. Neutrophil numbers in the blood of MCP-1(-/-) mice were associated with G-CSF concentrations in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid and blood. Bone marrow or resident cell-derived MCP-1 contributed to bacterial clearance, neutrophil accumulation, and cytokine/chemokine production in the lungs following infection. Furthermore, exogenous MCP-1 dose dependently increased neutrophil counts and G-CSF concentrations in the blood. Intriguingly, administration of intratracheal rG-CSF to MCP-1(-/-) mice after K. pneumoniae infection rescued survival, bacterial clearance and dissemination, and neutrophil influx in MCP-1(-/-) mice. Collectively, these novel findings unveil an unrecognized role of MCP-1 in neutrophil-mediated host immunity during K. pneumoniae pneumonia and illustrate that G-CSF could be used to rescue impairment in host immunity in individuals with absent or malfunctional MCP-1.
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- Gayathriy Balamayooran
- Laboratory of Lung Biology, Department of Pathobiological Sciences and Center for Experimental Infectious Disease Research, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892
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- Laboratory of Lung Biology, Department of Pathobiological Sciences and Center for Experimental Infectious Disease Research, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892
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- Laboratory of Lung Biology, Department of Pathobiological Sciences and Center for Experimental Infectious Disease Research, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892
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- Laboratory of Lung Biology, Department of Pathobiological Sciences and Center for Experimental Infectious Disease Research, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892
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- Laboratory of Physiologic Studies, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892
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- Laboratory of Lung Biology, Department of Pathobiological Sciences and Center for Experimental Infectious Disease Research, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892
- Section of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, LSU Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, LA 70112
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Dumas A, Lagarde S, Laflamme C, Pouliot M. Oncostatin M decreases interleukin-1 β secretion by human synovial fibroblasts and attenuates an acute inflammatory reaction in vivo. J Cell Mol Med 2012; 16:1274-85. [PMID: 21854541 PMCID: PMC3823080 DOI: 10.1111/j.1582-4934.2011.01412.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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Oncostatin M (OSM) is a pleiotropic cytokine of the IL-6 family and displays both pro-inflammatory and anti-inflammatory activities. We studied the impact of OSM on the gene activation profile of human synovial cells, which play a central role in the progression of inflammatory responses in joints. In synovial cells stimulated with lipopolysaccharide and recombinant human granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor, recombinant human OSM and native OSM secreted by human granulocytes both reduced the gene expression and secretion of IL-1β and CXCL8, but increased that of IL-6 and CCL2. This impact on synovial cell activation was not obtained using IL-6 or leukaemia inhibitory factor. Signal transducer and activator of transcription-1 appeared to mediate the effects of OSM on stimulated human synovial fibroblasts. In the murine dorsal air pouch model of inflammation, OSM reduced the expression of the pro-inflammatory cytokines IL-1β and TNF-α in lining tissues, and their presence in the cavity. These results as a whole suggest an anti-inflammatory role for OSM, guiding inflammatory processes towards resolution.
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- Aline Dumas
- Centre de Recherche en Rhumatologie et Immunologie du CHUQ, and Department of Microbiology-Infectiology and Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, Laval University, Quebec City, QC, Canada
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Membrane-bound form of monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 enhances antitumor effects of suicide gene therapy in a model of hepatocellular carcinoma. Cancer Gene Ther 2012; 19:312-9. [PMID: 22402625 DOI: 10.1038/cgt.2012.3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Suicide gene therapy using the herpes simplex virus thymidine kinase/ganciclovir (HSV-tk/GCV) system combined with monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1) provides significant antitumor efficacy. The current study was designed to evaluate the antitumor immunity of a newly developed membrane-bound form of MCP-1 (mMCP-1) in an immunocompetent mouse model of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). A recombinant adenovirus vector (rAd) harboring the human MCP-1 gene and the membrane-spanning domain of the CX3CL1 gene was used. Large amounts of MCP-1 protein were expressed and accumulated on the tumor cell surface. The growth of subcutaneous tumors was markedly suppressed when tumors were treated with mMCP-1, as compared with soluble MCP-1, in combination with the HSV-tk/GCV system (P<0.01). The numbers of Mac-1-, CD4- and CD8a-positive cells were significantly higher in tumor tissues (P<0.05), and tumor necrosis factor (TNF) mRNA expression levels with mMCP-1 were almost five-fold higher than those with soluble MCP-1. These results indicate that the delivery of the mMCP-1 gene greatly enhanced antitumor effects following the apoptotic stimuli by promoting the recruitment and activation of macrophages and T lymphocytes, suggesting a novel strategy of immune-based gene therapy in the treatment of patients with HCC.
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Itonaga K, Jones SM, Wapstra E. Effects of variation in maternal carotenoid intake during gestation on offspring innate immune response in a matrotrophic viviparous reptile. Funct Ecol 2011. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2435.2011.01882.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Zhao JQ, Chen LZ, Qiu J, Yang SC, Liu LS, Chen GD, Zhang W, Ni DQ. The role of interleukin-17 in murine cytomegalovirus interstitial pneumonia in mice with skin transplants. Transpl Int 2011; 24:845-55. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1432-2277.2011.01273.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Rao J, Elliott MR, Leitinger N, Jensen RV, Goldberg JB, Amin AR. RahU: an inducible and functionally pleiotropic protein in Pseudomonas aeruginosa modulates innate immunity and inflammation in host cells. Cell Immunol 2011; 270:103-13. [PMID: 21704311 DOI: 10.1016/j.cellimm.2011.05.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2011] [Revised: 05/17/2011] [Accepted: 05/18/2011] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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The aim of this study was to define the functional role of a recently identified RahU protein from Pseudomonas aeruginosa in macrophages and its role in bacterial defense. Recombinant (r)-RahU had no significant effect on cell apoptosis or cell viability in human monocytic THP-1 cells. Gene expression array of murine macrophage cells (RAW 264.7) stimulated with LPS showed modulation of common transcripts (by r-RahU and predisone) involved in inflammation. Functional cellular analysis showed RAW cells incubated with r-RahU at 1.0-10 μg/ml (0.06-0.6 μM) inhibited accumulation of nitric oxide (NO) in the presence of LPS by 10-50%. The IC(50) of r-RahU (0.6 μM) was distinct from the known inhibitors of NO production: prednisone (50 μM) and L-NMMA (100 μM). r-RahU also significantly inhibited chemotactic activity of THP-1 cells toward CCL2 or chemotactic supernatants from apoptotic T-cells. These reports show previously unknown pleiotropic properties of RahU in modulating both microbial physiology and host innate immunity.
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- Jayasimha Rao
- Research Department, Carilion Clinic and Virginia Tech, Carilion School of Medicine, Roanoke, VA 24013, USA
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Monocyte chemoattractant protein 1 regulates pulmonary host defense via neutrophil recruitment during Escherichia coli infection. Infect Immun 2011; 79:2567-77. [PMID: 21518788 DOI: 10.1128/iai.00067-11] [Citation(s) in RCA: 77] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Neutrophil accumulation is a critical event to clear bacteria. Since uncontrolled neutrophil recruitment can cause severe lung damage, understanding neutrophil trafficking mechanisms is important to attenuate neutrophil-mediated damage. While monocyte chemoattractant protein 1 (MCP-1) is known to be a monocyte chemoattractant, its role in pulmonary neutrophil-mediated host defense against Gram-negative bacterial infection is not understood. We hypothesized that MCP-1/chemokine (C-C motif) ligand 2 is important for neutrophil-mediated host defense. Reduced bacterial clearance in the lungs was observed in MCP-1(-/-) mice following Escherichia coli infection. Neutrophil influx, along with cytokines/chemokines, leukotriene B(4) (LTB(4)), and vascular cell adhesion molecule 1 levels in the lungs, was reduced in MCP-1(-/-) mice after infection. E. coli-induced activation of NF-κB and mitogen-activated protein kinases in the lung was also reduced in MCP-1(-/-) mice. Administration of intratracheal recombinant MCP-1 (rMCP-1) to MCP-1(-/-) mice induced pulmonary neutrophil influx and cytokine/chemokine responses in the presence or absence of E. coli infection. Our in vitro migration experiment demonstrates MCP-1-mediated neutrophil chemotaxis. Notably, chemokine receptor 2 is expressed on lung and blood neutrophils, which are increased upon E. coli infection. Furthermore, our findings show that neutrophil depletion impairs E. coli clearance and that exogenous rMCP-1 after infection improves bacterial clearance in the lungs. Overall, these new findings demonstrate that E. coli-induced MCP-1 causes neutrophil recruitment directly via chemotaxis as well as indirectly via modulation of keratinocyte cell-derived chemokine, macrophage inflammatory protein 2, and LTB(4).
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Madera-Salcedo IK, Cruz SL, Gonzalez-Espinosa C. Morphine decreases early peritoneal innate immunity responses in Swiss-Webster and C57BL6/J mice through the inhibition of mast cell TNF-α release. J Neuroimmunol 2010; 232:101-7. [PMID: 21087796 DOI: 10.1016/j.jneuroim.2010.10.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2010] [Revised: 10/19/2010] [Accepted: 10/19/2010] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To characterize immunosuppressive effects of morphine on the early innate immunity response of cytokine production in peritoneal cavity after LPS challenge. METHODS The effects of a single i.p. administration of morphine (3.1 or 31 mg/kg) on LPS-induced tumor necrosis factor α (TNF-α) and monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (CCL2) intraperitoneal release was tested in Swiss-Webster, C57BL/6J, mast cell deficient Kit(Wsh/Wsh) (W-sh) and mast cell reconstituted (W-sh-rec) mice. RESULTS Morphine was found to inhibit LPS-induced TNF-α but not CCL2 release in the peritoneal cavity. Studies on mast cell deficient and reconstituted mice indicate that resident mast cells mediate selective morphine immunosuppression in the peritoneal cavity.
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- Iris K Madera-Salcedo
- Departamento de Farmacobiologia, Cinvestav, IPN Calzada de los Tenorios 235, Col. Granjas Coapa, Mexico, D.F. 14330, Mexico
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Monocyte chemoattractant protein-1/CC chemokine ligand 2 enhances apoptotic cell removal by macrophages through Rac1 activation. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2010; 399:677-82. [PMID: 20691665 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2010.07.141] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2010] [Accepted: 07/31/2010] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Apoptotic cell removal (efferocytosis) is an essential process in the regulation of inflammation and tissue repair. We have shown that monocyte chemoattractant protein-1/CC chemokine ligand 2 (MCP-1/CCL2) enhances efferocytosis by alveolar macrophages in murine bacterial pneumonia. However, the mechanism by which MCP-1 exerts this effect remains to be determined. Here we explored that hypothesis that MCP-1 enhances efferocytosis through a Rac1/phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3-kinase)-dependent mechanism. We assessed phagocytosis of apoptotic cells by MCP-1 treated murine macrophages in vitro and in vivo. Rac activity in macrophages was measured using a Rac pull down assay and an ELISA based assay (GLISA). The downstream Rac1 activation pathway was studied using a specific Rac1 inhibitor and PI3-kinase inhibitor in in vitro assays. MCP-1 enhanced efferocytosis of apoptotic cells by murine alveolar macrophages (AMs), peritoneal macrophages (PMs), the J774 macrophage cell line (J774s) in vitro, and murine AMs in vivo. Rac1 activation was demonstrated in these cell lines. The effect of MCP-1 on efferocytosis was completely negated by the Rac1 inhibitor and PI3-kinase inhibitor. We demonstrated that MCP-1 enhances efferocytosis in a Rac1-PI3 kinase-dependent manner. Therefore, MCP-1-Rac1-PI3K interaction plays a critical role in resolution of acute lung inflammation.
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Goodyear A, Jones A, Troyer R, Bielefeldt-Ohmann H, Dow S. Critical protective role for MCP-1 in pneumonic Burkholderia mallei infection. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2009; 184:1445-54. [PMID: 20042590 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.0900411] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Burkholderia mallei is a gram-negative bacterial pathogen of domestic equidae and humans that can cause severe, rapidly life-threatening pneumonic infections. Little is known regarding the role of chemokines and early cellular immune responses in protective immunity to pulmonary infection with B. mallei. Although the role of MCP-1 in gram-positive bacterial infections has been previously investigated, the role of MCP-1 in immunity to acute pneumonia caused by gram-negative bacteria, such as B. mallei, has not been assessed. In a mouse model of pneumonic B. mallei infection, we found that both MCP-1(-/-) mice and CCR2(-/-) mice were extremely susceptible to pulmonary infection with B. mallei, compared with wild-type (WT) C57Bl/6 mice. Bacterial burden and organ lesions were significantly increased in CCR2(-/-) mice, compared with WT animals, following B. mallei challenge. Monocyte and dendritic cell recruitment into the lungs of CCR2(-/-) mice was significantly reduced in comparison with that in WT mice following B. mallei infection, whereas neutrophil recruitment was actually increased. Depletion of monocytes and macrophages prior to infection also greatly raised the susceptibility of WT mice to infection. Production of IL-12 and IFN-gamma in the lungs after B. mallei infection was significantly impaired in both MCP-1(-/-) and CCR2(-/-) mice, whereas treatment of CCR2(-/-) mice with rIFN-gamma restored protection against lethal challenge with B. mallei. Thus, we conclude that MCP-1 plays a key role in regulating cellular immunity and IFN-gamma production following pneumonic infection with B. mallei and therefore may also figure importantly in other gram-negative pneumonias.
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- Andrew Goodyear
- Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Pathology, Colorado State University, Ft. Collins, CO 80523, USA
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Narasaraju T, Ng HH, Phoon MC, Chow VTK. MCP-1 antibody treatment enhances damage and impedes repair of the alveolar epithelium in influenza pneumonitis. Am J Respir Cell Mol Biol 2009; 42:732-43. [PMID: 19617401 DOI: 10.1165/rcmb.2008-0423oc] [Citation(s) in RCA: 77] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Recent studies have demonstrated an essential role of alveolar macrophages during influenza virus infection. Enhanced mortalities were observed in macrophage-depleted mice and pigs after influenza virus infection, but the basis for the enhanced pathogenesis is unclear. This study revealed that blocking macrophage recruitment into the lungs in a mouse model of influenza pneumonitis resulted in enhanced alveolar epithelial damage and apoptosis, as evaluated by histopathology, immunohistochemistry, Western blot, RT-PCR, and TUNEL assays. Abrogation of macrophage recruitment was achieved by treatment with monoclonal antibody against monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1) after sub-lethal challenge with mouse-adapted human influenza A/Aichi/2/68 virus. Interestingly, elevated levels of hepatocyte growth factor (HGF), a mitogen for alveolar epithelium, were detected in bronchoalveolar lavage samples and in lung homogenates of control untreated and nonimmune immunoglobulin (Ig)G-treated mice after infection compared with anti-MCP-1-treated infected mice. The lungs of control animals also displayed strongly positive HGF staining in alveolar macrophages as well as alveolar epithelial cell hyperplasia. Co-culture of influenza virus-infected alveolar epithelial cells with freshly isolated alveolar macrophages induced HGF production and phagocytic activity of macrophages. Recombinant HGF added to mouse lung explants after influenza virus infection resulted in enhanced BrdU labeling of alveolar type II epithelial cells, indicating their proliferation, in contrast with anti-HGF treatment showing significantly reduced epithelial regeneration. Our data indicate that inhibition of macrophage recruitment augmented alveolar epithelial damage and apoptosis during influenza pneumonitis, and that HGF produced by macrophages in response to influenza participates in the resolution of alveolar epithelium.
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- T Narasaraju
- Infectious Diseases Program, Department of Microbiology, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, 5 Science Drive 2, Kent Ridge 117597, Singapore.
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Ishida Y, Hayashi T, Goto T, Kimura A, Akimoto S, Mukaida N, Kondo T. Essential Involvement of CX3CR1-Mediated Signals in the Bactericidal Host Defense during Septic Peritonitis. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2008; 181:4208-18. [DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.181.6.4208] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Lu P, Li L, Kuno K, Wu Y, Baba T, Li YY, Zhang X, Mukaida N. Protective roles of the fractalkine/CX3CL1-CX3CR1 interactions in alkali-induced corneal neovascularization through enhanced antiangiogenic factor expression. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2008; 180:4283-91. [PMID: 18322241 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.180.6.4283] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Macrophages accumulate during the course of corneal neovascularization, but its mechanisms and roles still remain elusive. To address these points, we herein examined corneal neovascularization after alkali injury in mice deficient in fractalkine receptor/CX3CR1, which is normally expressed by macrophages. After alkali injury, the mRNA expression of CX3CR1 was augmented along with accumulation of F4/80-positive macrophages and Gr-1-positive neutrophils in the corneas. Compared with wild-type mice, CX3CR1-deficient mice exhibited enhanced corneal neovascularization 2 wk after injury, as evidenced by enlarged CD31-positive areas. Concomitantly, the accumulation of F4/80-positive macrophages, but not Gr-1-positive neutrophils, was markedly attenuated in CX3CR1-deficient mice compared with wild-type mice. The intraocular mRNA expression of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) was enhanced to similar extents in wild-type and CX3CR1-deifient mice after the injury. However, the mRNA expression of antiangiogenic factors, thrombospondin (TSP) 1, TSP-2, and a disintegrin and metalloprotease with thrombospondin (ADAMTS) 1, was enhanced to a greater extent in wild-type than CX3CR1-deificient mice. A double-color immunofluorescence analysis demonstrated that F4/80-positive cells also expressed CX3CR1 and ADAMTS-1 and that TSP-1 and ADAMTS-1 were detected in CX3CR1-positive cells. CX3CL1 enhanced TSP-1 and ADAMTS-1, but not VEGF, expression by peritoneal macrophages. Moreover, topical application of CX3CL1 inhibited corneal neovascularization at 2 wk, along with enhanced intraocular expression of TSP-1 and ADAMTS-1 but not VEGF. Thus, these observations indicate that accumulation of CX3CR1-positive macrophages intraocularly can dampen alkali-induced corneal neovascularization by producing antiangiogenic factors such as TSP-1 and ADAMTS-1 and suggest the potential therapeutic efficacy of using CX3CL1 against alkali-induced corneal neovascularization.
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- Peirong Lu
- Clinical Immunology Key Laboratory of Jiangsu Province, First Affiliated Hospital of Suzhou University, Suzhou, China
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Gomes RN, Figueiredo RT, Bozza FA, Pacheco P, Amâncio RT, Laranjeira AP, Castro-Faria-Neto HC, Bozza PT, Bozza MT. INCREASED SUSCEPTIBILITY TO SEPTIC AND ENDOTOXIC SHOCK IN MONOCYTE CHEMOATTRACTANT PROTEIN 1/CC CHEMOKINE LIGAND 2-DEFICIENT MICE CORRELATES WITH REDUCED INTERLEUKIN 10 AND ENHANCED MACROPHAGE MIGRATION INHIBITORY FACTOR PRODUCTION. Shock 2006; 26:457-63. [PMID: 17047515 DOI: 10.1097/01.shk.0000228801.56223.92] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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The chemokine monocyte chemoattractant protein 1/CC chemokine ligand 2 (MCP-1/CCL2) is a potent chemoattractant of mononuclear cells and a regulatory mediator involved in a variety of inflammatory diseases. In the present study, we demonstrate that mcp-1/ccl2-deficient mice are more susceptible to systemic inflammatory response syndrome induced by lipopolysaccharide and to polymicrobial sepsis induced by cecum ligation and puncture (CLP) when compared with wild-type mice. Interestingly, in the CLP model, mcp-1/ccl2-deficient mice efficiently cleared the bacteria despite an impaired recruitment of leukocytes, especially mononuclear cells. The increased lethality rate in these models correlates with an impaired production of interleukin (IL) 10 in vivo. Furthermore, macrophages from mcp-1/ccl2-deficient mice activated with lipopolysaccharide also produced lower amounts of IL-10 and similar tumor necrosis factor compared with wild-type mice. We observed a drastic increase in the amounts of macrophage migration inhibitory factor at 6 and 24 h after CLP in mcp-1/ccl2-deficient mice. These results indicate that endogenous MCP-1/CCL2 positively regulates IL-10 but negatively controls macrophage migration inhibitory factor during peritoneal sepsis, thus suggesting an important immunomodulatory role for MCP-1/CCL2 in controlling the balance between proinflammatory and anti-inflammatory factors in sepsis.
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- Rachel N Gomes
- Laboratório de Imunofarmacologia, Departamento de Fisiologia e Farmacodinâmica, IOC, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Av. Brazil 4365, Rio de Janeiro 21.045-900, RJ, Brazil
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Long KZ, Santos JI, Estrada Garcia T, Haas M, Firestone M, Bhagwat J, Dupont HL, Hertzmark E, Rosado JL, Nanthakumar NN. Vitamin A supplementation reduces the monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 intestinal immune response of Mexican children. J Nutr 2006; 136:2600-5. [PMID: 16988133 DOI: 10.1093/jn/136.10.2600] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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The impact of vitamin A supplementation on childhood diarrhea may be determined by the regulatory effect supplementation has on the mucosal immune response in the gut. Previous studies have not addressed the impact of vitamin A supplementation on the production of monocyte chemoattractant protein 1 (MCP-1), an essential chemokine involved in pathogen-specific mucosal immune response. Fecal MCP-1 concentrations, determined by an enzyme-linked immuno absorption assay, were compared among 127 Mexican children 5-15 mo of age randomized to receive a vitamin A supplement (<12 mo of age, 20,000 IU of retinol; > or =12 mo, 45,000 iu) every 2 mo or a placebo as part of a larger vitamin A supplementation trial. Stools collected during the summer months were screened for MCP-1 and gastrointestinal pathogens. Values of MCP-1 were categorized into 3 levels (nondetectable, <median, > or =median). Multinomial logistic regression models were used to determine whether vitamin A-supplemented children had different categorical values of MCP-1 compared with children in the placebo group. Differences in categorical values were also analyzed stratified by gastrointestinal pathogen infections and by diarrheal symptoms. Overall, children who received the vitamin A supplement had reduced fecal concentrations of MCP-1 compared with children in the placebo group (median pg/mg protein +/- interquartile range: 284.88 +/- 885.35 vs. 403.39 +/- 913.16; odds ratio 0.64, 95% CI 0.42-97, P = 0.03). Vitamin A supplemented children infected with enteropathogenic Escherichia coli (EPEC) had reduced MCP-1 levels (odds ratio = 0.38, 95% CI 0.18-0.80) compared with children in the placebo group. Among children not infected with Ascaris lumbricoides vitamin A supplemented children had reduced MCP-1 levels (OR = 0.62, 95% CI 0.41-0.94). These findings suggest that vitamin A has an anti-inflammatory effect in the gastrointestinal tract by reducing MCP-1 concentrations.
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- Kurt Z Long
- Department of Nutrition, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA.
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Kuroda T, Kitadai Y, Tanaka S, Yang X, Mukaida N, Yoshihara M, Chayama K. Monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 transfection induces angiogenesis and tumorigenesis of gastric carcinoma in nude mice via macrophage recruitment. Clin Cancer Res 2006; 11:7629-36. [PMID: 16278381 DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-05-0798] [Citation(s) in RCA: 99] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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PURPOSE Monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1) is a chemokine that has various roles in tumor development and progression. We previously reported that expression of MCP-1 is associated with macrophage infiltration and tumor vessel density in human gastric carcinomas. The present study was undertaken to obtain direct evidence that MCP-1 participates in recruitment of macrophages and induction of angiogenesis. EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN We did transfection experiments to analyze the role of MCP-1 in tumorigenicity and angiogenesis in gastric carcinoma in nude mice. The human MCP-1 gene cloned into the BCMGS-Neo expression vector was transfected into the human gastric carcinoma TMK-1 cell line. We examined tumor volumes with the ectopic s.c. xenograft model and tumorigenicity with the orthotopic gastric xenograft model. We determined intratumor microvessel counts and tumor-infiltrating macrophage counts by immunohistochemical staining. RESULTS There was no difference in in vitro proliferation between MCP-1-transfected TMK-1 cells and mock-transfected (control) cells; however, MCP-1 transfectants induced tumor growth in ectopic xenografts and increased tumorigenicity and induced lymph node metastases and ascites in orthotopic xenografts. In both ectopic and orthotopic xenograft models, strong infiltration of macrophages was observed within and around the tumors after implantation of MCP-1 transfectants whereas fewer macrophages were seen after inoculation of control cells. The microvessel density was significantly higher in tumors produced by MCP-1 transfectants than in control tumors. CONCLUSIONS MCP-1 produced by gastric carcinoma cells may regulate angiogenesis via macrophage recruitment. MCP-1 may be a potential target for antiangiogenic therapy for gastric carcinoma.
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- Tsuyoshi Kuroda
- Department of Medicine and Molecular Science, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences and Health Service Center, Hiroshima University, Japan
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Knapp S, Wieland CW, Florquin S, Pantophlet R, Dijkshoorn L, Tshimbalanga N, Akira S, van der Poll T. Differential Roles of CD14 and Toll-like Receptors 4and 2 in MurineAcinetobacterPneumonia. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2006; 173:122-9. [PMID: 16210672 DOI: 10.1164/rccm.200505-730oc] [Citation(s) in RCA: 132] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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RATIONALE Acinetobacter baumannii is an opportunistic bacterial pathogen that is increasingly associated with gram-negative nosocomial pneumonia, but the molecular mechanisms that play a role in innate defenses during A. baumannii infection have not been elucidated. OBJECTIVE To gain first insight into the role of CD14 and Toll-like receptors 4 and 2 in host response to A. baumannii pneumonia. METHODS Respective gene-deficient mice were intranasally infected with A. baumannii, and bacterial outgrowth, lung inflammation, and pulmonary cytokine/chemokine responses were determined. To study the importance of LPS in the inflammatory response, mice were also challenged with A. baumannii LPS. MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN RESULTS Bacterial counts were increased in CD14 and Toll-like receptor 4 gene-deficient mice, and only these animals developed bacteremia. The pulmonary cytokine/chemokine response was impaired in Toll-like receptor 4 knockout mice and the onset of lung inflammation was delayed. In contrast, Toll-like receptor 2-deficient animals displayed an earlier cell influx into lungs combined with increased macrophage inflammatory protein-2 and monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 concentrations, which was associated with accelerated elimination of bacteria from the pulmonary compartment. Neither CD14 nor Toll-like receptor 4 gene-deficient mice responded to intranasal administration of LPS, whereas Toll-like receptor 2 knockout mice were indistinguishable from wild-type animals. CONCLUSIONS Our results suggest that CD14 and Toll-like receptor 4 play a key role in innate sensing of A. baumannii via the LPS moiety, resulting in effective elimination of the bacteria from the lung, whereas Toll-like receptor 2 signaling seems to counteract the robustness of innate responses during acute A. baumannii pneumonia.
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- Sylvia Knapp
- Laboratory of Experimental Internal Medicine Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Meibergdreef 9, G2-132, 1105 AZ Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Depaolo RW, Lathan R, Rollins BJ, Karpus WJ. The chemokine CCL2 is required for control of murine gastric Salmonella enterica infection. Infect Immun 2005; 73:6514-22. [PMID: 16177325 PMCID: PMC1230974 DOI: 10.1128/iai.73.10.6514-6522.2005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Salmonella enterica is a gram-negative intracellular pathogen that can cause a variety of diseases ranging from gastroenteritis to typhoid fever. The Typhimurium serotype causes gastroenteritis in humans; however, infection of mice results in an enteric fever that resembles human typhoid fever and has been used as a model for typhoid fever. The present study examined the role of the chemokine CCL2 in the control of Salmonella infection. Upon infection with salmonellae, mucosal expression of CCL2 is rapidly up-regulated, followed by systemic expression in the spleen. CCL2(-/-) mice became moribund earlier and had a higher rate of mortality compared to wild-type C57BL/6 mice. Moreover, CCL2(-/-) mice had significantly higher levels of bacteria in the liver compared to wild-type controls. Mucosal and serum interleukin-6 and tumor necrosis factor alpha levels were elevated in CCL2(-/-) mice compared to wild-type mice. In vitro analysis demonstrated that CCL2(-/-) macrophages infected with salmonellae resulted in dysregulated cytokine production compared to macrophages derived from wild-type mice. These data are the first to directly demonstrate CCL2 as a critical factor for immune responses and survival following S. enterica infection.
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- R William Depaolo
- Department of Pathology, Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL 60611, USA
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Li P, Garcia GE, Xia Y, Wu W, Gersch C, Park PW, Truong L, Wilson CB, Johnson R, Feng L. Blocking of monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 during tubulointerstitial nephritis resulted in delayed neutrophil clearance. THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PATHOLOGY 2005; 167:637-49. [PMID: 16127145 PMCID: PMC1698738 DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9440(10)62039-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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The chemokine monocyte chemoattractant protein (MCP)-1 has been implicated in the monocyte/macrophage infiltration that occurs during tubulointerstitial nephritis (TIN). We investigated the role of MCP-1 in rats with TIN by administering a neutralizing anti-MCP-1 antibody (Ab). We observed significantly reduced macrophage infiltration and delayed neutrophil clearance in the kidneys of TIN model rats treated with the anti-MCP-1 Ab. To exclude the possibility that an observed immune complex could affect the resolution of apoptotic neutrophils via the Fc receptor, TIN model rats were treated with a peptide-based MCP-1 receptor antagonist (RA). The MCP-1 RA had effects similar to those of the anti-MCP-1 Ab. In addition, MCP-1 did not affect macrophage-mediated phagocytosis of neutrophils in vitro. Deposition of the anti-MCP-1 Ab in rat kidneys resulted from its binding to heparan sulfate-immobilized MCP-1, as demonstrated by the detection of MCP-1 in both pull-down and immunoprecipitation assays. We conclude that induction of chemokines, specifically MCP-1, in TIN corresponds with leukocyte infiltration and that the anti-MCP-1 Ab formed an immune complex with heparan sulfate-immobilized MCP-1 in the kidney. Antagonism of MCP-1 in TIN by Ab or RA may alter the pathological process, most likely through delayed removal of apoptotic neutrophils in the inflammatory loci.
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- Ping Li
- Department of Medicine, Renal and Infectious Disease Sections, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030.
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Raghavendran K, Davidson BA, Mullan BA, Hutson AD, Russo TA, Manderscheid PA, Woytash JA, Holm BA, Notter RH, Knight PR. Acid and particulate-induced aspiration lung injury in mice: importance of MCP-1. Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol 2005; 289:L134-43. [PMID: 15778247 DOI: 10.1152/ajplung.00390.2004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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A model of aspiration lung injury was developed in WT C57BL/6 mice to exploit genetically modified animals on this background, i.e., MCP-1(-/-) mice. Mice were given intratracheal hydrochloric acid (ACID, pH 1.25), small nonacidified gastric particles (SNAP), or combined acid plus small gastric particles (CASP). As reported previously in rats, lung injury in WT mice was most severe for "two-hit" aspiration from CASP (40 mg/ml particulates) based on the levels of albumin, leukocytes, TNF-alpha, IL-1beta, IL-6, MCP-1, KC, and MIP-2 in bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) at 5, 24, and 48 h. MCP-1(-/-) mice given 40 mg/ml CASP had significantly decreased survival compared with WT mice (32% vs. 80% survival at 24 h and 0% vs. 72% survival at 48 h). MCP-1(-/-) mice also had decreased survival compared with WT mice for CASP aspirates containing reduced particulate doses of 10-20 mg/ml. MCP-1(-/-) mice given 5 mg/ml CASP had survival similar to WT mice given 40 mg/ml CASP. MCP-1(-/-) mice also had differing responses from WT mice for several inflammatory mediators in BAL (KC or IL-6 depending on the particle dose of CASP and time of injury). Histopathology of WT mice with CASP (40 mg particles/ml) showed microscopic areas of compartmentalization with prominent granuloma formation by 24 h, whereas lung tissue from MCP-1(-/-) mice had severe diffuse pneumonia without granulomas. These results indicate that MCP-1 is important for survival in murine aspiration pneumonitis and appears to act partly to protect uninjured lung regions by promoting isolation and compartmentalization of tissue with active inflammation.
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- Krishnan Raghavendran
- Department of Surgery, University at Buffalo State University of New York, 14214, USA
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Soares AC, Souza DG, Pinho V, Vieira AT, Barsante MM, Nicoli JR, Teixeira M. Impaired host defense to Klebsiella pneumoniae infection in mice treated with the PDE4 inhibitor rolipram. Br J Pharmacol 2004; 140:855-62. [PMID: 14585803 PMCID: PMC1574107 DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjp.0705517] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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The increase in levels of cAMP in leukocytes by selective inhibitors of PDE4 may result in reduction of inflammation, and may be useful in the treatment of pulmonary inflammatory disorders in humans. Here, we have assessed whether oral treatment with the prototype PDE4 inhibitor, rolipram, interfered with the antibacterial host response following pulmonary infection of mice with Klebsiella pneumoniae. K. pneumoniae infection induced a marked increase in the recruitment of neutrophils to the lungs and the production of proinflammatory cytokines and chemokines, including tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) and keratinocyte-derived chemokine (KC), in bronchoalveolar (BAL) fluid and lung tissue. There were also detectable amounts of interleukin-10 (IL-10) and significant lethality. Treatment with rolipram (3-30 mg kg-1) was associated with earlier lethality and significant inhibition of the TNF-alpha production. This was associated with enhanced production of IL-10 in lung tissue of rolipram-treated animals. Rolipram treatment did not affect KC expression and the recruitment of neutrophils in the lung tissue. Over 70% of neutrophils that migrated into the BAL fluid following K. pneumoniae infection ingested bacteria. Treatment with rolipram inhibited the percentage of neutrophils undergoing phagocytosis of K. pneumoniae in a dose-dependent manner. Maximal inhibition (62%) occurred at doses equal to or greater than 10 mg kg-1. Thus, treatment of mice with the PDE4 inhibitor rolipram is accompanied by earlier lethality, enhanced bacterial load and decreased capacity of the responding host to produce TNF-alpha and of neutrophils to phagocytose bacteria. It will be important to investigate whether the shown ability of PDE4 inhibitors to inhibit neutrophil phagocytosis and control experimental bacterial infection will translate into an inhibition of the ability of neutrophils to deal with infectious microorganisms in the clinical setting.
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- A C Soares
- Immunopharmacology Laboratory, Departamento de Bioquímica e Imunologia, ICB, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Av. Antonio Carlos, 6627-Pampulha, 31270-901 Belo Horizonte, Brazil
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- Immunopharmacology Laboratory, Departamento de Bioquímica e Imunologia, ICB, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Av. Antonio Carlos, 6627-Pampulha, 31270-901 Belo Horizonte, Brazil
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- Immunopharmacology Laboratory, Departamento de Bioquímica e Imunologia, ICB, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Av. Antonio Carlos, 6627-Pampulha, 31270-901 Belo Horizonte, Brazil
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- Immunopharmacology Laboratory, Departamento de Bioquímica e Imunologia, ICB, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Av. Antonio Carlos, 6627-Pampulha, 31270-901 Belo Horizonte, Brazil
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- Immunopharmacology Laboratory, Departamento de Bioquímica e Imunologia, ICB, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Av. Antonio Carlos, 6627-Pampulha, 31270-901 Belo Horizonte, Brazil
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- Departamento de Microbiologia, ICB, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
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- Immunopharmacology Laboratory, Departamento de Bioquímica e Imunologia, ICB, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Av. Antonio Carlos, 6627-Pampulha, 31270-901 Belo Horizonte, Brazil
- Centro de Pesquisas Rene Rachou, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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Rotta AT, Shiley KT, Davidson BA, Helinski JD, Russo TA, Knight PR. Gastric acid and particulate aspiration injury inhibits pulmonary bacterial clearance. Crit Care Med 2004; 32:747-54. [PMID: 15090957 DOI: 10.1097/01.ccm.0000114577.10352.46] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To establish a model of secondary bacterial pneumonia following gastric aspiration and to identify possible mechanisms involved in the suppressed antibacterial defenses following the initial pulmonary insult. DESIGN A controlled, in vivo laboratory study. SETTING Research laboratory of a health sciences university. SUBJECTS Ninety-five Long-Evans rats. INTERVENTIONS Animals were anesthetized for neck dissection and placement of a 14-gauge catheter in the trachea. Gastric aspirate (1.2 mL/kg of saline, pH 1.25, and 40 mg/mL sterile rat gastric particles) or an equal amount of normal saline (pH 5.3) was instilled intratracheally. One minute after this insult, animals received an intratracheal instillation of either 5.6 x 10 colony-forming units of Escherichia coli or an equal volume of normal saline. The animals remained in room air until kill at 4 hrs or 24 hrs after the intratracheal instillation. The lungs were homogenized for quantitative bacterial cultures. Bronchoalveolar lavage fluid was obtained for cell counts and measurements of albumin, tumor necrosis factor-alpha, interleukin-1 beta, cytokine-induced neutrophil chemoattractant-1, macrophage inflammatory protein-2, monocyte chemoattractant protein-1, and interleukin 10. MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN RESULTS Animals that received gastric aspirate (followed by normal saline or E. coli) had increased injury as assessed by significant reductions in oxygenation and elevations in bronchoalveolar lavage albumin. At 24 hrs, animals that received gastric aspirate inoculation followed by E. coli had significantly higher pulmonary bacterial counts compared with animals that received E. coli alone. Gastric aspiration injury followed by bacterial inoculation also resulted in acute, but transient, increases in tumor necrosis factor-alpha, interleukin-1 beta, cytokine-induced neutrophil chemoattractant-1, and macrophage inflammatory protein-2 and more sustained elevations of monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 and interleukin-10. CONCLUSIONS Lung injury increases and bacterial clearance decreases in this experimental model of E. coli pneumonia following gastric aspiration. Cytokine profiles suggest possible mechanisms for the impaired antibacterial host defense.
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- Alexandre T Rotta
- Pediatric Critical Care, The Children's Hospital of Buffalo and State University of New York (SUNY) at Buffalo School of Medicine, Buffalo, NY, USA.
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Amano H, Morimoto K, Senba M, Wang H, Ishida Y, Kumatori A, Yoshimine H, Oishi K, Mukaida N, Nagatake T. Essential contribution of monocyte chemoattractant protein-1/C-C chemokine ligand-2 to resolution and repair processes in acute bacterial pneumonia. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2004; 172:398-409. [PMID: 14688348 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.172.1.398] [Citation(s) in RCA: 86] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Neutrophil infiltration is the first step in eradication of bacterial infection, but neutrophils rapidly die after killing bacteria. Subsequent accumulation of macrophage lineage cells, such as alveolar macrophages (AMs), is essential to remove dying neutrophils, which are a source of injurious substances. Macrophage lineage cells can promote tissue repair, by producing potential growth factors including hepatocyte growth factor (HGF). However, it remains elusive which factor activates macrophage in these processes. Intratracheal instillation of Pseudomonas aeruginosa caused neutrophil infiltration in the airspace; subsequently, the numbers of total AMs and neutrophil ingested AMs were increased. Bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) fluid levels of monocyte chemoattractant protein (MCP)-1/CC chemokine ligand-2 (CCL2), a potent macrophage-activating factor, were increased before the increases in the number of AM ingesting neutrophils and HGF levels in BAL fluid. Immunoreactive MCP-1 proteins were detected in alveolar type II epithelial cells and AMs only after P. aeruginosa infection. The administration of anti-MCP-1/CCL2 Abs reduced the increases in the number of AM-ingesting neutrophils and HGF levels in BAL fluid, and eventually aggravated lung tissue injury. In contrast, the administration of MCP-1/CCL2 enhanced the increases in the number of AM ingesting neutrophils and HGF levels in BAL fluid, and eventually attenuated lung tissue injury. Furthermore, MCP-1/CCL2 enhanced the ingestion of apoptotic neutrophils and HGF production by a mouse macrophage cell line, RAW 267.4, in a dose-dependent manner. Collectively, MCP-1/CCL2 has a crucial role in the resolution and repair processes of acute bacterial pneumonia by enhancing the removal of dying neutrophils and HGF production by AMs.
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MESH Headings
- Acute Disease
- Animals
- Apoptosis/immunology
- Cell Line
- Cells, Cultured
- Chemokine CCL2/administration & dosage
- Chemokine CCL2/immunology
- Chemokine CCL2/physiology
- Coculture Techniques
- Hepatocyte Growth Factor/biosynthesis
- Immune Sera/administration & dosage
- Ligands
- Macrophages, Alveolar/immunology
- Macrophages, Alveolar/metabolism
- Macrophages, Alveolar/pathology
- Male
- Mice
- Mice, Inbred ICR
- Neutrophil Infiltration/immunology
- Neutrophils/immunology
- Neutrophils/pathology
- Phosphatidylserines/metabolism
- Pneumonia, Bacterial/immunology
- Pneumonia, Bacterial/pathology
- Pneumonia, Bacterial/prevention & control
- Pseudomonas Infections/immunology
- Pseudomonas Infections/pathology
- Pseudomonas Infections/prevention & control
- Receptors, CCR2
- Receptors, Cell Surface/biosynthesis
- Receptors, Chemokine/physiology
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Affiliation(s)
- Hideaki Amano
- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Nijigaoka Hospital, 1-1 Nijigaoka, Nagasaki City, Nagasaki 852-8055, Japan.
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Russell TD, Yan Q, Fan G, Khalifah AP, Bishop DK, Brody SL, Walter MJ. IL-12 p40 homodimer-dependent macrophage chemotaxis and respiratory viral inflammation are mediated through IL-12 receptor beta 1. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2004; 171:6866-74. [PMID: 14662893 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.171.12.6866] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Leukocyte recruitment to the airway lumen is a central feature of inflammatory conditions such as asthma and respiratory viral infection. Characterization of mediators that regulate leukocyte recruitment in these conditions revealed increased IL-12 p40 homodimer (p80) levels were associated with enhanced airway macrophage accumulation. To examine this association, we used in vivo and in vitro assays to demonstrate p80, but not IL-12 or p40, provided a macrophage chemoattractant signal. Macrophages from genetically deficient mice indicated p80-dependent chemotaxis was independent of IL-12 and required IL-12Rbeta1 (Rbeta1) expression. Furthermore, analysis of murine cell lines and primary culture macrophages revealed Rbeta1 expression, with an intact cytoplasmic tail, was necessary and sufficient to mediate p80-dependent chemotaxis. To examine the role for Rbeta1 in mediating macrophage accumulation in vivo, we contrasted Sendai virus-driven airway inflammation in wild-type and Rbeta1-deficient mice. Despite similar viral burden and production of the macrophage chemoattractant p80, the Rbeta1-deficient mice displayed a selective decrease in airway macrophage accumulation and resistance to viral-dependent mortality. Thus, Rbeta1 mediates p80-dependent macrophage chemotaxis and inhibition of the p80-Rbeta1 interaction may provide a novel anti-inflammatory strategy to manipulate the inflammation associated with asthma and respiratory viral infection.
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MESH Headings
- Animals
- Antigens, CD/chemistry
- Antigens, CD/physiology
- Chemotactic Factors/chemistry
- Chemotactic Factors/physiology
- Chemotaxis/immunology
- Cytoplasm/chemistry
- Cytoplasm/genetics
- Dimerization
- Down-Regulation/genetics
- Down-Regulation/immunology
- Interleukin-12/chemistry
- Interleukin-12/physiology
- Interleukin-12 Subunit p40
- Macrophages, Alveolar/immunology
- Macrophages, Alveolar/pathology
- Macrophages, Alveolar/virology
- Macrophages, Peritoneal/cytology
- Macrophages, Peritoneal/immunology
- Macrophages, Peritoneal/metabolism
- Mice
- Mice, Inbred BALB C
- Mice, Inbred C57BL
- Mice, Knockout
- NIH 3T3 Cells
- Protein Subunits/chemistry
- Protein Subunits/physiology
- Receptors, Interleukin/biosynthesis
- Receptors, Interleukin/deficiency
- Receptors, Interleukin/genetics
- Receptors, Interleukin/physiology
- Receptors, Interleukin-12
- Receptors, Tumor Necrosis Factor/chemistry
- Receptors, Tumor Necrosis Factor/physiology
- Receptors, Tumor Necrosis Factor, Type II
- Respiratory Tract Infections/genetics
- Respiratory Tract Infections/immunology
- Respiratory Tract Infections/pathology
- Respirovirus Infections/genetics
- Respirovirus Infections/immunology
- Respirovirus Infections/pathology
- Sendai virus/immunology
- Sequence Deletion
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Affiliation(s)
- Tonya D Russell
- Department of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA
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Rose CE, Sung SSJ, Fu SM. Significant involvement of CCL2 (MCP-1) in inflammatory disorders of the lung. Microcirculation 2003; 10:273-88. [PMID: 12851645 DOI: 10.1038/sj.mn.7800193] [Citation(s) in RCA: 96] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/14/2002] [Accepted: 11/20/2002] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Mounting evidence suggests that CCL2 (MCP-1) and its hematopoietic cell receptor CC chemokine receptor 2 (CCR2) are involved in inflammatory disorders of the lung. In animal models of allergic asthma, idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), and bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome (BOS), CCL2 expression and protein production are increased and the disease process is attenuated by CCL2 immunoneutralization. Mechanisms by which CCL2 may be acting include recruitment of regulatory and effector leukocytes; stimulation of histamine or leukotriene release from mast cells or basophils; induction of fibroblast production of transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-beta) and procollagen; and enhancement of Th2 polarization. Recently, polymorphism for CCL2 has been described with increased cytokine-induced release of CCL2 by monocytes and increased risk of allergic asthma. These studies identify potentially important roles for CCL2 in these lung inflammatory disorders. While CCL2 inhibition in patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) may be hazardous by interfering with defense against bacteremia, future studies are needed to determine if CCL2/CCR2 antagonism will offer breakthrough therapy for patients with allergic asthma, IPF, or BOS, and to confirm the hypothesis that CCL2 polymorphism places patients at greater risk for these disorders.
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- C Edward Rose
- Division of Pulmunory and Critical Care Medicine and the Division of Rheumatology and Immunology, University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville, VA 22908, USA.
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Hart ML, Mosier DA, Chapes SK. Toll-like receptor 4-positive macrophages protect mice from Pasteurella pneumotropica-induced pneumonia. Infect Immun 2003; 71:663-70. [PMID: 12540543 PMCID: PMC145384 DOI: 10.1128/iai.71.2.663-670.2003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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This study investigates Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4)-positive macrophages in early recognition and clearance of pulmonary bacteria. TLR4 is a trans-membrane receptor that is the primary recognition molecule for lipopolysaccharide of gram-negative bacteria. The TLR4(Lps-del) mouse strains C57BL10/ScN (B10) and STOCK Abb(tm1) TLR4(Lps-del) Slc11a1(s)(B10 x C2D) are susceptible to pulmonary infections and develop pneumonia when naturally or experimentally infected by the opportunistic bacterium Pasteurella pneumotropica. Since these mice have the TLR4(Lps-del) genotype, we hypothesized that reconstitution of mice with TLR4-positive macrophages would provide resistance to this bacterium. A cultured macrophage cell line (C2D macrophages) and bone marrow cells from C2D mice were adoptively transferred to B10 and B10 x C2D mice by intraperitoneal injection. C2D macrophages increased B10 and B10 x C2D mouse resistance to P. pneumotropica. In C2D-recipient mice there was earlier transcription of tumor necrosis factor alpha and chemokines JE and macrophage inflammatory protein 2 (MIP-2) in the lungs of B10 and B10 x C2D mice, and there was earlier transcription of KC and MIP-1alpha in B10 x C2D mice. In addition, the course of inflammation following experimental Pasteurella challenge was altered in C2D recipients. C2D macrophages also protected B10 x C2D mice, which lack CD4(+) T cells. These data indicate that macrophages are critical for pulmonary immunity and can provide host resistance to P. pneumotropica. This study indicates that TLR4-positive macrophages are important for early recognition and clearance of pulmonary bacterial infections.
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MESH Headings
- Adoptive Transfer
- Animals
- Cell Line
- Crosses, Genetic
- Drosophila Proteins
- Genes, MHC Class II
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Macrophages/immunology
- Macrophages/metabolism
- Macrophages/transplantation
- Membrane Glycoproteins/deficiency
- Membrane Glycoproteins/genetics
- Membrane Glycoproteins/immunology
- Membrane Glycoproteins/metabolism
- Mice
- Mice, Inbred C57BL
- Pasteurella/pathogenicity
- Pasteurella Infections/immunology
- Pasteurella Infections/microbiology
- Pasteurella Infections/prevention & control
- Pneumonia, Bacterial/immunology
- Pneumonia, Bacterial/microbiology
- Pneumonia, Bacterial/prevention & control
- Receptors, Cell Surface/deficiency
- Receptors, Cell Surface/genetics
- Receptors, Cell Surface/immunology
- Receptors, Cell Surface/metabolism
- Toll-Like Receptor 4
- Toll-Like Receptors
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- Marcia L Hart
- Division of Biology, Kansas State University, Manhattan 66506, USA
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Sugita-Konishi Y, Shimura S, Nishikawa T, Sunaga F, Naito H, Suzuki Y. Effect of Bisphenol A on non-specific immunodefenses against non-pathogenic Escherichia coli. Toxicol Lett 2003; 136:217-27. [PMID: 12505275 DOI: 10.1016/s0378-4274(02)00388-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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We examined the effect of Bisphenol A (BPA) on non-specific defense in experiments with a non-pathogenic bacterium, Escherichia coli K-12. Mice were pretreated by a subcutaneous route with BPA (5 mg/kg body weight) for 5 consecutive days in the back and 3 days after the last treatment, injected by the intra-peritoneal route with E. coli K-12. BPA pretreatment caused a decrease of T and B cell populations in the spleen of treated mice. After the challenge with E. coli, the activity to eliminate bacteria from the peritoneal cavity in the early stage of infection (within 24 h) was diminished compared with non-treated mice. BPA induced the migration of excess neutrophils into the peritoneal cavity, but reduced their phagocytic activity against E. coli K-12. For macrophages and lymphocytes, BPA reduced the population in the spleen and the accumulation at infection foci. The production of MCP-1 was enhanced by BPA treatment, but that of IL-6 was suppressed after infection. These results suggest that BPA possessed immunotoxicity and reduced the non-specific host defense as an acute toxicity.
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- Yoshiko Sugita-Konishi
- Division of Microbiology, National Institute of Health Sciences, 1-18-1, Kamiyoga, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo 158-8501, Japan.
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Soares AC, Pinho VS, Souza DG, Shimizu T, Ishii S, Nicoli JR, Teixeira MM. Role of the platelet-activating factor (PAF) receptor during pulmonary infection with gram negative bacteria. Br J Pharmacol 2002; 137:621-8. [PMID: 12381675 PMCID: PMC1573539 DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjp.0704918] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2002] [Revised: 07/31/2002] [Accepted: 08/07/2002] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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The lipid mediator PAF plays an important role in the phagocytosis of particles, including bacteria, and consequent production of pro-inflammatory cytokines, such as TNF-alpha and IL-8. Using a PAF receptor antagonist (UK-74,505) and PAF receptor knock-out mice, we have investigated the relevance of PAF for the inflammatory changes and lethality after pulmonary infection with the gram-negative bacteria Klebsiella pneumoniae in mice. At an inoculum of 3 x 10(6) bacteria, there was marked pulmonary (bronchoalveolar lavage and lung) neutrophilia that started early (2.5 h after infection) and peaked at 48 h. All animals were dead by day 4 of infection. The chemokine KC and the pro-inflammatory cytokine TNF-alpha increased rapidly and persisted for 48 h in the lungs. Pretreatment with UK-74,505 (30 mg kg(-1) per day, p.o.) had no significant effects on the number of infiltrating neutrophils in BAL fluid or lung tissue, as assessed by histology and measuring myeloperoxidase, or on the concentrations of KC. In contrast, concentrations of TNF-alpha and the number of bacteria inside neutrophils were significantly diminished. In order to support a role for the PAF during K. pneumoniae infection, experiments were also carried out in PAFR-deficient mice. In the latter animals, lethality occurred earlier than in wild-type controls. This was associated with greater number of bacteria in lung tissue and diminished percentage of neutrophils containing bacteria in their cytoplasm. Our results suggest that PAF, acting on its receptor, plays a protective role during infection with K. pneumoniae in mice.
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- A C Soares
- Immunopharmacology Laboratory, Departamento de Bioquímica e Imunolgia, ICB, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
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- Immunopharmacology Laboratory, Departamento de Bioquímica e Imunolgia, ICB, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
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- Immunopharmacology Laboratory, Departamento de Bioquímica e Imunolgia, ICB, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Japan
- CREST of Japan Science and Technology Corporation, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Japan
- CREST of Japan Science and Technology Corporation, Tokyo, Japan
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- Departamento de Microbiologia, ICB, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
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- Immunopharmacology Laboratory, Departamento de Bioquímica e Imunolgia, ICB, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
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Nick JA, Young SK, Arndt PG, Lieber JG, Suratt BT, Poch KR, Avdi NJ, Malcolm KC, Taube C, Henson PM, Worthen GS. Selective suppression of neutrophil accumulation in ongoing pulmonary inflammation by systemic inhibition of p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase. JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY (BALTIMORE, MD. : 1950) 2002; 169:5260-9. [PMID: 12391245 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.169.9.5260] [Citation(s) in RCA: 95] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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The p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) signaling pathway regulates a wide range of inflammatory responses in many different cells. Inhibition of p38 MAPK before exposing a cell to stress stimuli has profound anti-inflammatory effects, but little is known about the effects of p38 MAPK inhibition on ongoing inflammatory responses. LPS-induced activation of p38 MAPK in human neutrophils was inhibited by poststimulation exposure to a p38 MAPK inhibitor (M39). Release of TNF-alpha, macrophage-inflammatory protein (MIP)-2 (MIP-1beta), and IL-8 by LPS-stimulated neutrophils was also reduced by poststimulation p38 MAPK inhibition. In contrast, release of monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 was found to be p38 MAPK independent. Ongoing chemotaxis toward IL-8 was eliminated by p38 MAPK inhibition, although the rate of nondirectional movement was not reduced. A murine model of acute LPS-induced lung inflammation was used to study the effect of p38 MAPK inhibition in ongoing pulmonary inflammation. Initial pulmonary cell responses occur within 4 h of stimulation in this model, so M39 was administered 4 h or 12 h after exposure of the animals to aerosolized LPS to avoid inhibition of cytokine release. Quantities of TNF-alpha, MIP-2, KC, or monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 recovered from bronchial alveolar lavage or serum were not changed. Recruitment of neutrophils, but not other leukocytes, to the airspaces was significantly reduced. Together, these data demonstrate the selective reduction of LPS-induced neutrophil recruitment to the airspaces, independent of suppression of other inflammatory responses. These findings support the feasibility of p38 MAPK inhibition as a selective intervention to reduce neutrophilic inflammation.
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- Jerry A Nick
- Department of Medicine, National Jewish Medical and Research Center, Denver, CO 80206, USA.
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Chae P, Im M, Gibson F, Jiang Y, Graves DT. Mice lacking monocyte chemoattractant protein 1 have enhanced susceptibility to an interstitial polymicrobial infection due to impaired monocyte recruitment. Infect Immun 2002; 70:3164-9. [PMID: 12011011 PMCID: PMC127982 DOI: 10.1128/iai.70.6.3164-3169.2002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Monocyte chemoattractant protein 1 (MCP-1) is an important chemokine that induces monocyte recruitment in a number of different pathologies, including infection. To investigate the role of MCP-1 in protecting a host from a chronic interstitial polymicrobial infection, dental pulps of MCP-1(-/-) mice and controls were inoculated with six different oral pathogens. In this model the recruitment of leukocytes and the impact of a genetic deletion on the susceptibility to infection can be accurately assessed by measuring the progression of soft tissue necrosis and osteolytic lesion formation. The absence of MCP-1 significantly impaired the recruitment of monocytes, which at later time points was threefold higher in the wild-type mice than in MCP-1(-/-) mice (P < 0.05). The consequence was significantly enhanced rates of soft tissue necrosis and bone resorption (P < 0.05). We also determined that the MCP-1(-/-) mice were able to recruit polymorphonuclear leukocytes (PMNs) to a similar or greater extent as controls and to produce equivalent levels of Porphyromonas gingivalis-specific total immunoglobulin G (IgG) and IgG1. These results point to the importance of MCP-1 expression and monocyte recruitment in antibacterial defense and demonstrate that antibacterial defense is not due to an indirect effect on PMN recruitment or modulation of the adaptive immune response.
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- P Chae
- Department of Endodontics, Boston University School of Dental Medicine, Massachusetts 02118, USA
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Riese J, Schoolmann S, Denzel C, Herrmann O, Hohenberger W, Haupt W. Effect of abdominal infections on peritoneal and systemic production of interleukin 6 and monocyte chemoattractant protein-1. Shock 2002; 17:361-4. [PMID: 12022754 DOI: 10.1097/00024382-200205000-00003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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The aim of the study was to compare peritoneal and systemic production of interleukin 6 (IL-6) and monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1) in uninfected patients and in patients with peritonitis. Peritoneum was excised at laparotomy for acute peritonitis (n = 22) or noninfectious reasons (n = 61), and was incubated with or without lipopolysaccharide (LPS). Mediator concentrations in the culture-supernatants, in the patients' serum, and in plasmasupernatants of LPS-stimulated whole blood were related to outcome. Spontaneous production of IL-6 by the peritoneum was increased in infected patients compared with uninfected patients. In contrast to IL-6, LPS-stimulated production of MCP-1 was significantly less in infected patients. Serum concentrations of both mediators were higher in infected patients and the highest concentrations of MCP-1 were in patients who died. LPS-stimulated production of IL-6 in whole blood was least, whereas that of MCP-1 was greatest in infected patients who died. These contrasting results for local and systemic production of mediators illustrate the compartmentalized immune response to intra-abdominal infection.
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- Jutta Riese
- Department of Surgery, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Germany
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Matsukawa A, Lukacs NW, Hogaboam CM, Knibbs RN, Bullard DC, Kunkel SL, Stoolman LM. Mice genetically lacking endothelial selectins are resistant to the lethality in septic peritonitis. Exp Mol Pathol 2002; 72:68-76. [PMID: 11784125 DOI: 10.1006/exmp.2001.2416] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Leukocyte interactions with vascular endothelium are an initial step for leukocyte entry into infectious foci where endothelial selectins may play a key role. Infiltrating leukocyte is essential for bacterial clearance, suggesting that endothelial selectins would be important in host defense against microorganisms. To address this, E-, P-, and E/P-selectin-deficient mice (E(-/-), P(-/-), E/P(-/-)) and wild-type (WT) mice underwent cecal ligation and puncture (CLP). Neither leukocyte infiltration nor bacterial load in the peritoneum was altered in E(-/-), P(-/-), and E/P(-/-) mice compared to WT mice. However, E(-/-), P(-/-), and E/P(-/-) mice were resistant to the lethality induced by CLP. At the mechanistic level, E(-/-), P(-/-), and E/P(-/-) mice did not develop renal dysfunction, a possible cause of death during sepsis. The serum level of interleukin-13 in E(-/-), P(-/-), and E/P(-/-) mice that had undergone CLP was higher than that in WT mice, whereas levels of macrophage inflammatory protein-2, KC in serum, and KC in kidney were lower than those in WT mice. These experiments demonstrate that endothelial selectin-mediated leukocyte rolling is not required for leukocyte entry in septic peritonitis and that endothelial selectins may affect mice survival during sepsis by influencing the cytokine profiles.
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- Akihiro Matsukawa
- Department of Pathology, Kumamoto University School of Medicine, Kumamoto, 860-0811, Japan.
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Takahashi T, Suga M, Matsukawa A, Sato K, Okamoto T, Ichiyasu H, Ohkawara S, Yoshinaga M, Ando M. Erythromycin attenuates an experimental model of chronic bronchiolitis via augmenting monocyte chemoattractant protein-1. Eur Respir J 2001; 17:360-7. [PMID: 11405512 DOI: 10.1183/09031936.01.17303600] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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The mechanisms underlying the therapeutic efficacy of erythromycin (EM) in diffuse panbronchiolitis (DPB) was investigated. For this purpose, an experimental rabbit model of DPB induced by Pseudomonas aeruginosa inoculation was employed. Daily administration of EM (3 mg x kg x day(-1)) led to an increase in the number of macrophages in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) at an early phase, while reducing the size of granulomatous lesions at the late phase without affecting the number of viable bacteria recovered from the infected lung. Reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR), enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) and immunohistochemical studies showed that monocyte chemoattractant protein (MCP)-1 was produced in both BALF and infected lung. EM treatment resulted in a significant increase in the level of MCP-1 in BALF, while reducing that of tumour necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha, interleukin (IL)-1beta and IL-8. EM also increased MCP-1 messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA) and protein expression in the infected lung. MCP-1 blockade abolished the protective effect of EM, as neutralization of MCP-1 with anti-MCP-1 antibodies reduced the EM-induced increase in the number of macrophages in BALF, and augmented size of the granulomatous lesions, as compared to control. The results of the present study suggest that erythromycin attenuates the pulmonary granuloma formation, at least in part, by increasing the production of monocyte chemoattractant protein-1.
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- T Takahashi
- First Dept of Internal Medicine, Kumamoto University School of Medicine, Honjo, Japan
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