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Das M, Deb M, Laha D, Joseph M, Kanji S, Aggarwal R, Iwenofu OH, Pompili VJ, Jarjour W, Das H. Myeloid Krüppel-Like Factor 2 Critically Regulates K/BxN Serum-Induced Arthritis. Cells 2019; 8:cells8080908. [PMID: 31426355 PMCID: PMC6721677 DOI: 10.3390/cells8080908] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2019] [Revised: 07/29/2019] [Accepted: 08/15/2019] [Indexed: 01/14/2023] Open
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Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is an immune-mediated inflammatory disease, and Krüppel-like factor 2 (KLF2) regulates immune cell activation and function. Herein, we show that in our experiments 50% global deficiency of KLF2 significantly elevated arthritic inflammation and pathogenesis, osteoclastic differentiation, matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs), and inflammatory cytokines in K/BxN serum-induced mice. The severities of RA pathogenesis, as well as the causative and resultant cellular and molecular factors, were further confirmed in monocyte-specific KLF2 deficient mice. In addition, induction of RA resulted in a decreased level of KLF2 in monocytes isolated from both mice and humans along with higher migration of activated monocytes to the RA sites in humans. Mechanistically, overexpression of KLF2 decreased the level of MMP9; conversely, knockdown of KLF2 increased MMP9 in monocytes along with enrichment of active histone marks and histone acetyltransferases on the MMP9 promoter region. These findings define the critical regulatory role of myeloid KLF2 in RA pathogenesis.
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- Manjusri Das
- Department of Internal Medicine, Wexner Medical Center at The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Amarillo, TX 79106, USA
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Amarillo, TX 79106, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Wexner Medical Center at The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Amarillo, TX 79106, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Wexner Medical Center at The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
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- Department of Pathology, College of Medicine, Wexner Medical Center at The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Wexner Medical Center at The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Wexner Medical Center at The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Wexner Medical Center at The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA.
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Amarillo, TX 79106, USA.
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Mohan MC, Abhimannue AP, Kumar BP. Modulation of proinflammatory cytokines and enzymes by polyherbal formulation Guggulutiktaka ghritam. J Ayurveda Integr Med 2019; 12:13-19. [PMID: 30638916 PMCID: PMC8039337 DOI: 10.1016/j.jaim.2018.05.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2018] [Revised: 04/21/2018] [Accepted: 05/15/2018] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Guggulutiktaka ghritam is an ayurvedic medicine which has been traditionally used to treat various chronic inflammatory conditions. However, the mechanism of action of the Ayurvedic medication in control of inflammatory conditions has not been clearly evaluated. OBJECTIVE In the current study, the effect of the Guggulutiktaka ghritam extract (GTG) on the lipoxygenase pathway and in the production of proinflammatory cytokines involved in the pathogenesis of chronic inflammation was studied. MATERIALS AND METHODS The effect of GTG in the production of leukotriene was determined by enzyme inhibition studies on 12- lipoxygenase. The assay was carried out by ferrous oxidation of xylenol orange (FOX assay) and was compared to a positive control nordihydroguaiaretic acid. The effect of GTG on the production of proinflammatory cytokines TNF-α and IL-1β in monocytes were studied. For this, the monocytes were pretreated with various concentrations of GTG and subsequently stimulated with lipopolysaccharide. The cytokines TNF-α and IL-1β produced were quantified by ELISA and the results were compared to positive controls Rolipram and Dexamethasone respectively. The gene expression studies were carried out using qRT-PCR. The IC50 values were calculated and evaluated statistically. RESULTS The result indicates that GTG in comparison to the positive control Nordihydroguaiaretic acid significantly reduced the activity of 12- lipoxygenase. Also, there was significant inhibition in the production of proinflammatory cytokines in LPS stimulated monocytes pretreated with GTG as compared to positive control Rolipram and Dexamethasone. There was significant downregulation of IL-1β gene in LPS stimulated monocytes pretreated with GTG as compared to control. These changes are further supported by Raman spectra obtained for GTG treated and untreated cells. CONCLUSION The study revealed that GTG is a leukotriene and cytokine inhibitor. The inhibition in the production of cytokines may be due to the down-regulation of genes for TNF-α and IL-1β. The study provides a scientific validation on the possible anti-inflammatory mechanism of action of this traditionally used medicine. Identification of bioactive molecules would aid in developing newer therapeutics for control of chronic inflammation.
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- Mohind C Mohan
- School of Biosciences, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, India
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- School of Biosciences, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, India
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- School of Biosciences, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, India.
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SIRT1 inhibits differentiation of monocytes to macrophages: amelioration of synovial inflammation in rheumatoid arthritis. J Mol Med (Berl) 2016; 94:921-31. [DOI: 10.1007/s00109-016-1402-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2015] [Revised: 02/15/2016] [Accepted: 02/23/2016] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Al-Okbi SY. Nutraceuticals of anti-inflammatory activity as complementary therapy for rheumatoid arthritis. Toxicol Ind Health 2012; 30:738-49. [DOI: 10.1177/0748233712462468] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic inflammatory disease characterized by elevated oxidative stress and inflammatory biomarkers. The severe side effects of drug used during such disease necessitate the search for new and safe approaches. Food is a rich source of antioxidants and anti-inflammatory bioactive constituents including phenolic compounds, polyunsaturated fatty acids, phytosterols, toccopherols, and carotenoids. We have a series of publications dealing with the anti-inflammatory activity of different food extracts (as nutraceuticals) in experimental animals (acute and chronic inflammation model) and in clinical study (RA patients). Fish oil, primrose oil, extracts of black cumin, fenugreek, liquorice, coriander, tomato, carrot, sweet potato, broccoli, green tea, rosemary, hazelnut, walnut, wheat germ, and date in addition to the probiotic Bifidobacterium bifidum were the nutraceuticals studied. During these studies, changes in inflammatory biomarkers (erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR), C-reactive protein (CRP), seromucoids, fibrinogen, tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α), prostaglandin E2), oxidative stress (malondialdehyde), antioxidant status (total antioxidant capacity, vitamin C, vitamin E, retinol, β-carotene), the level of copper (Cu) and zinc (Zn) and colonic microflora in response to the administration of nutraceuticals have been assessed. Results of these studies showed that the majority of nutraceuticals studied possess beneficial effect toward chronic inflammatory diseases, which might be due to the presence of one or more of the above-mentioned phytochemicals. Conclusion: Anti-inflammatory and antioxidant nutraceuticals may serve as complementary medicine for the management of RA.
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- Sahar Y Al-Okbi
- Food Sciences and Nutrition Department, National Research Centre, Cairo, Egypt
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Kawane K, Ohtani M, Miwa K, Kizawa T, Kanbara Y, Yoshioka Y, Yoshikawa H, Nagata S. Chronic polyarthritis caused by mammalian DNA that escapes from degradation in macrophages. Nature 2006; 443:998-1002. [PMID: 17066036 DOI: 10.1038/nature05245] [Citation(s) in RCA: 355] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2006] [Accepted: 09/14/2006] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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A large amount of chromosomal DNA is degraded during programmed cell death and definitive erythropoiesis. DNase II is an enzyme that digests the chromosomal DNA of apoptotic cells and nuclei expelled from erythroid precursor cells after macrophages have engulfed them. Here we show that DNase II-/-IFN-IR-/- mice and mice with an induced deletion of the DNase II gene develop a chronic polyarthritis resembling human rheumatoid arthritis. A set of cytokine genes was strongly activated in the affected joints of these mice, and their serum contained high levels of anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide antibody, rheumatoid factor and matrix metalloproteinase-3. Early in the pathogenesis, expression of the gene encoding tumour necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha was upregulated in the bone marrow, and administration of anti-TNF-alpha antibody prevented the development of arthritis. These results indicate that if macrophages cannot degrade mammalian DNA from erythroid precursors and apoptotic cells, they produce TNF-alpha, which activates synovial cells to produce various cytokines, leading to the development of chronic polyarthritis.
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- Kohki Kawane
- Department of Genetics, Osaka University, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
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Mueller RB, Skapenko A, Grunke M, Wendler J, Stuhlmuller B, Kalden JR, Schulze-Koops H. Regulation of myeloid cell function and major histocompatibility complex class II expression by tumor necrosis factor. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2005; 52:451-60. [PMID: 15692975 DOI: 10.1002/art.20863] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-neutralizing agents are the most successful means of ameliorating systemic autoimmune inflammation. Neutralization of TNF, however, is often associated with the development of autoantibodies, particularly to nuclear antigens, and the mechanisms of this are unknown. We undertook this study to analyze the effect of TNF and its neutralization on the expression of major histocompatibility complex class II molecules and on the function of antigen-presenting myeloid cells in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). METHODS Monocytes were isolated from the peripheral blood of RA patients before and after anti-TNF monoclonal antibody (mAb) treatment and from the peripheral blood of controls by negative selection, differentiated in vitro to macrophages, and analyzed by flow cytometry for HLA-DR expression. T cell responses to activation by myeloid cells were assessed in proliferation assays, and messenger RNA (mRNA) levels of the class II transactivator (CIITA) were determined by semiquantitative reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction. RESULTS HLA-DR expression was significantly reduced on myeloid cells from RA patients with active disease, but was increased to normal levels after anti-TNF mAb treatment. Concordantly, in vitro application of TNF to monocytes from healthy individuals reduced their ability to up-regulate HLA-DR during differentiation to macrophages and, importantly, inhibited their ability to stimulate T cells in mixed lymphocyte reactions. Molecular analysis revealed that the effect of TNF on HLA-DR expression was mediated via suppression of the transcription factor CIITA. CONCLUSION The data indicate that TNF decreases HLA-DR expression by reducing CIITA mRNA levels in myeloid cells, functionally resulting in a decreased capacity of myeloid cells to stimulate T cells. Concordantly, ameliorating disease activity in chronic inflammatory diseases by neutralizing TNF restores expression of HLA-DR on myeloid cells as well as the ability of myeloid cells to stimulate T cells. Thus, anti-TNF treatment might lead to augmented T cell activation by myeloid cells, thereby promoting immune responses to (auto)antigens and the development of antinuclear antibodies that are frequently associated with anti-TNF therapy.
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- Ruediger B Mueller
- Nikolaus Fiebiger Center for Molecular Medicine and Institute for Clinical Immunology, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Erlangen, Germany
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Nitric oxide (NO) and prostaglandin (PG) E2 produced by NO synthase type 2 (NOS2) and cyclooxygenase type 2 (COX2), respectively, are important mediators in inflammation. There is much information regarding their roles in models of inflammation in mice and in humans with diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis (RA). A variety of stimuli including cytokines, microbial components, immune complexes, and mechanical stress can induce both NOS2 and COX2 mRNA transcription and protein synthesis and enhance inflammation. This has been demonstrated in both mice and humans. NOS2-specific inhibitors reduce inflammation in mice, and COX2-specific inhibitors reduce inflammation in mice and in humans. There is significant cross-talk between PGE2/NO and COX2/NOS2. Treatments that inhibit both NOS2 and COX2 should provide the most potent antiinflammatory effects.
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- J B Weinberg
- Duke University and Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA.
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Kuriyama K, Fujiwara A, Inagaki K, Abe Y. Anti-inflammatory action of a novel peptide, SEK-1005, isolated from a Streptomyces. Eur J Pharmacol 2000; 390:223-8. [PMID: 10708727 DOI: 10.1016/s0014-2999(00)00017-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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The pharmacological activity of a novel cyclic peptide (SEK-1005: C(45)H(70)N(8)0(13)) isolated from Streptomyces nobilis was studied in rats during the development of inflammation. SEK-1005 (0.1-0.5 mg/kg, i.p.) suppressed the passive Arthus reaction and the carrageenin-induced oedema. A steroidal anti-inflammatory drug, prednisolone (10 mg/kg, i.p.), also was effective on both inflammations. However, indomethacin (5 mg/kg, i.p.), a cyclooxygenase inhibitor, was less effective on the passive Arthus reaction. Also interesting was that the SEK-1005 effect showed its maximum level after a 24-h lag period and that its effect, as well as the prednisolone effect, was reduced by the treatment with a protein synthesis inhibitor, cycloheximide. SEK-1005 and prednisolone also showed marked protection against the adjuvant-induced arthritis, but failed to prevent the tuberculin response. These findings indicate that SEK-1005 is a new type of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory agent with an action similar to that of prednisolone.
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- K Kuriyama
- Medical Research Laboratory, Sekisui Chemical, 2-1 Hyakuyama Shimamoto-cho, Mishima-gun, Osaka, Japan
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Schulze-Koops H, Davis LS, Kavanaugh AF, Lipsky PE. Elevated cytokine messenger RNA levels in the peripheral blood of patients with rheumatoid arthritis suggest different degrees of myeloid cell activation. ARTHRITIS AND RHEUMATISM 1997; 40:639-47. [PMID: 9125245 DOI: 10.1002/art.1780400408] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To determine whether monocytes in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) are activated to produce proinflammatory cytokines in the peripheral circulation before entering the synovium and whether the pattern of cytokines that is expressed correlates with disease activity. METHODS Cytokine messenger RNA (mRNA) levels were assessed in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) from 14 RA patients and 14 healthy controls by semiquantitative reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction technology. The method employed was sufficiently sensitive to assess cytokine mRNA levels in freshly isolated cells without the necessity of in vitro stimulation. Thus, an estimate of the in vivo state of activation could be obtained. RESULTS Interleukin-8 (IL-8) mRNA levels were elevated in all 14 RA patients compared with normal controls, whereas 7 of 14 RA patients had elevated levels of mRNA for IL-6 or IL-10. IL-1beta mRNA levels were below the normal range in 3 of 14 patients, within normal limits in 4 of 14, and elevated in 7 of 14. Tumor necrosis factor alpha mRNA levels were within the normal range in 9 of 14 patients and below normal in 5 of 14. There was a statistically significant difference between the mean IL-10 (P < 0.05) and IL-8 (P < 0.001) mRNA levels in RA patients and normal controls. Of note, the 7 patients with elevated IL-1beta mRNA levels also expressed the highest levels of IL-8 mRNA. Whereas a strong correlation between the expression of IL-1beta and IL-8 mRNA (P < 0.001) was found, expression of all other mRNA occurred independently of each other. Levels of cyclooxygenase 2 (COX-2) mRNA were also determined to evaluate the status of myeloid cell activation more completely. COX-2 mRNA levels were within the normal range in 4 of 11 patients and below normal in 7 of 11, but did not correlate with the expression of any of the cytokine mRNA. CONCLUSION Elevated levels of mRNA for selected cytokines that are predominantly produced by monocytes can be found in the PBMC of many RA patients. The data indicate that myeloid precursor cells become activated to produce cytokines before they enter the synovium, a finding which emphasizes the systemic nature of RA.
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- H Schulze-Koops
- The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, 75235-8884, USA
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Burmester GR, Stuhlmüller B, Keyszer G, Kinne RW. Mononuclear phagocytes and rheumatoid synovitis. Mastermind or workhorse in arthritis? ARTHRITIS AND RHEUMATISM 1997; 40:5-18. [PMID: 9008595 DOI: 10.1002/art.1780400104] [Citation(s) in RCA: 260] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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- G R Burmester
- Department of Medicine III, Charité University Hospital, Humboldt University of Berlin, Germany
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Fujikawa Y, Sabokbar A, Neale S, Athanasou NA. Human osteoclast formation and bone resorption by monocytes and synovial macrophages in rheumatoid arthritis. Ann Rheum Dis 1996; 55:816-22. [PMID: 8976638 PMCID: PMC1010317 DOI: 10.1136/ard.55.11.816] [Citation(s) in RCA: 106] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To determine whether synovial macrophages and monocytes isolated from patients with rheumatoid arthritis patients are capable of differentiating into osteoclastic bone resorbing cells; and the cellular and humoral conditions required for this to occur. METHODS Macrophages isolated from the synovium and monocytes from the peripheral blood of rheumatoid arthritis patients were cultured on bone slices and coverslips, in the presence and absence of UMR 106 rat osteoblast-like cells, 1,25-dihydroxy vitamin D3 (1,25(OH)2D3) and macrophage colony stimulating factor (M-CSF), and assessed for cytochemical and functional evidence of osteoclast differentiation. RESULTS Isolated calcitonin receptor (CTR), tartrate resistant acid phosphatase (TRAP), and vitronectin receptor (VNR) negative, CD11b and CD14 positive monocytes and macrophages differentiated into CTR, TRAP, and VNR positive multinucleated cells capable of extensive lacunar bone resorption when co-cultured for 14 d with UMR 106 cells in the presence 1,25(OH)2D3 and M-CSF. CONCLUSIONS Mononuclear phagocytes (monocytes and macrophages) from rheumatoid arthritis patients are capable of differentiating into multinucleated cells showing all the cytochemical and functional criteria of mature osteoclasts. Synovial macrophage-osteoclast differentiation may represent an important cellular mechanism in the bone destruction associated with rheumatoid arthritis.
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- Y Fujikawa
- Nuffield Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Oxford, United Kingdom
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Repo H, Paimela L, Leirisalo-Repo M. Chemiluminescence responses and chemotaxis of monocytes from patients with early rheumatoid arthritis. Scand J Rheumatol 1996; 25:92-6. [PMID: 8614773 DOI: 10.3109/03009749609069214] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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We studied chemiluminescence (CL) responses and chemotaxis of monocytes of patients with early rheumatoid arthritis (RA) before starting anti-rheumatic drug treatment and correlated the data to 2-year prognosis of the patients. Luminol-enhanced CL responses of RA monocytes to N-formylmethionyl-leucyl-phenylalanine or to phorbol myristate acetate, and lucigenin-enhanced responses to opsonized zymosan particles were significantly higher than those of healthy control subjects. Distances of chemotactic, chemokinetic and random migration of RA monocytes were similar to those of control cells. High CL responsiveness correlated with seropositivity but not with presence of HLA-DR4 or that of erosions at 2-year follow-up. The results give credence to the view that monocytes are metabolically activated in early untreated RA, but increased respiratory burst activity does not predict early development of erosions.
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- H Repo
- Department of Bacteriology, University of Helsinki, Finland
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Kinne RW, Schmidt-Weber CB, Hoppe R, Buchner E, Palombo-Kinne E, Nürnberg E, Emmrich F. Long-term amelioration of rat adjuvant arthritis following systemic elimination of macrophages by clodronate-containing liposomes. ARTHRITIS AND RHEUMATISM 1995; 38:1777-90. [PMID: 8849350 DOI: 10.1002/art.1780381211] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To determine whether systemic elimination of macrophages by means of clodronate-containing liposomes counteracts inflammation and joint destruction in rats with established adjuvant arthritis (AA). METHODS Rats with AA received a total of 2.7 mg of clodronate encapsulated in liposomes in 3 intravenous doses on days 10, 11, and 12 of arthritis. Phosphate buffered saline (PBS), PBS-laden liposomes, or free clodronate were used as negative controls. Clinical, hematologic, and histopathologic signs of AA were monitored, and depletion of macrophages by clodronate-liposomes was evaluated both in the synovial membrane (SM) and in organs of the mononuclear phagocyte system (MPS). RESULTS Clodronate-laden liposomes led to significant, long-term amelioration of the clinical signs of AA, a reduction in the erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR), and counteraction of joint destruction, not only immediately after treatment, but also for 2 weeks thereafter. Free clodronate induced moderate clinical improvement and a significant decrease in the ESR, but only during the late phase of AA. Drug-free vesicles even aggravated the joint destruction. Clodronate-laden liposomes did not induce significant depletion of resident macrophages in the SM, but rather, in the paracortical region of popliteal lymph nodes, in the liver, and in the marginal zone and periarteriolar lymphatic sheaths of the spleen. CONCLUSION Clodronate-laden liposomes induce long-term amelioration of AA, even if administered for a brief period during the florid phase of the disease. The amelioration is paralleled by the elimination of macrophages in immunocompetent areas of the spleen and draining lymph nodes, but not locally in the SM. This suggests an influence of the treatment on the immunoregulatory rather than effector, functions of macrophages.
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- R W Kinne
- Department of Medicine III, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Germany
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- N A Athanasou
- Department of Pathology, Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre, Oxford, United Kingdom
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- N J Zvaifler
- University of California, School of Medicine, San Diego 92103-8417, USA
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Shingu M, Hashimoto M, Ezaki I, Nobunaga M. Effect of cytokine-induced soluble ICAM-1 from human synovial cells on synovial cell-lymphocyte adhesion. Clin Exp Immunol 1994; 98:46-51. [PMID: 7923883 PMCID: PMC1534171 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2249.1994.tb06605.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023] Open
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The present study was designed to establish (i) the effects of cytokines on soluble ICAM-1 (sICAM-1) production by human synovial cells (SC) and ICAM-1 expression on these cells, and (ii) the effects of sICAM-1 on lymphocyte-SC adhesion. sICAM-1 production was enhanced in parallel with ICAM-1 expression by IL-1 beta, TNF-alpha and IFN-gamma. IL-4 showed no effects on ICAM-1 expression. In contrast with the transient elevation of cell-associated ICAM-1 by IL-1 beta, which peaked 36 h after stimulation and declined thereafter, sICAM-1 continued to accumulate in culture supernatants even after 48 h. Purified sICAM-1 was obtained from a 48 h culture synovial cell supernatant by affinity chromatography using ICAM-1 monoclonal antibody. The purified sICAM-1 significantly inhibited adhesion of lymphocytes and monocytes to cytokine-stimulated synovial cells. These results suggest that sICAM-1 may modulate chronic synovitis by inhibiting ICAM-1-mediated cell-to-cell adhesion.
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- M Shingu
- Department of Clinical Immunology, Kyushu University, Beppu, Japan
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Shingu M, Takahashi S, Ito M, Hamamatu N, Suenaga Y, Ichibangase Y, Nobunaga M. Anti-inflammatory effects of recombinant human manganese superoxide dismutase on adjuvant arthritis in rats. Rheumatol Int 1994; 14:77-81. [PMID: 7824839 DOI: 10.1007/bf00300251] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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The anti-inflammatory effects of recombinant human manganese superoxide dismutase on adjuvant arthritis was investigated. Local application of this manganese superoxide dismutase given every 2 days not only significantly reduced foot swelling but also retarded radiological bone destruction in adjuvant arthritis. Copper zinc superoxide dismutase had little effect on foot swelling.
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- M Shingu
- Department of Clinical Immunology, Kyushu University, Beppu, Japan
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Firestein GS, Boyle DL, Yu C, Paine MM, Whisenand TD, Zvaifler NJ, Arend WP. Synovial interleukin-1 receptor antagonist and interleukin-1 balance in rheumatoid arthritis. ARTHRITIS AND RHEUMATISM 1994; 37:644-52. [PMID: 8185691 DOI: 10.1002/art.1780370507] [Citation(s) in RCA: 164] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To quantify interleukin-1 receptor antagonist (IL-1ra) and IL-1 production and gene expression by rheumatoid arthritis (RA) synovial tissue (ST) cells. METHODS IL-1 alpha, IL-1 beta, and IL-1ra protein levels were measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay in fresh and cultured ST cells, purified synovial macrophages, and fibroblast-like synoviocytes (FLS). The relative expression of the secreted form of IL-1ra (sIL-1ra) and the alternatively spliced intracellular form (icIL-1ra) was determined by reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) techniques. RESULTS IL-1 alpha, IL-1 beta, and IL-1ra were present in fresh and cultured ST cell samples of synovium from RA and osteoarthritis patients. IL-1ra:IL-1 ratios ranged from 1.2 to 3.6, which is below the 10-100-fold excess of IL-1ra needed to inhibit IL-1 bioactivity. Isolated CD14+ synovial macrophages secreted IL-1ra, but the amount was much less than that of alveolar or in vitro-derived macrophages. Cultured FLS contained intracellular IL-1ra but secreted little IL-1ra into the culture supernatants. RT-PCR showed that icIL-1ra mRNA was more abundant than sIL-1ra mRNA in FLS and unfractionated ST cells. CONCLUSION IL-1ra production by RA ST cells is deficient relative to total production of IL-1.
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Hashimoto M, Shingu M, Ezaki I, Nobunaga M, Minamihara M, Kato K, Sumioki H. Production of soluble ICAM-1 from human endothelial cells induced by IL-1 beta and TNF-alpha. Inflammation 1994; 18:163-73. [PMID: 7915252 DOI: 10.1007/bf01534557] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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The present study was designed to establish the effects of cytokines on soluble ICAM-1 (sICAM-1) production by human endothelial cells (EC) and ICAM-1 expression on these cells and the effects of purified sICAM-1 on lymphocyte-EC adhesion. Expression of ICAM-1 and production of sICAM-1 were measured by a specific ELISA method. ICAM-1 expression was enhanced by IL-1 beta, TNF-alpha, and most effectively by IFN-gamma. IL-4, IL-6, M-CSF, or GM-CSF showed no effects on ICAM-1 expression. IL-4 (100 units/ml) or IL-6(100 units/ml) abolished the enhancing effect of IL-1 beta, while TNF-alpha (1, 10, 100 units/ml) synergized with IL-1 beta to promote ICAM-1 expression in EC. In contrast with the transient increase of cell-associated ICAM-1 expression after activation by IL-1 beta, which peaked 40 h poststimulation and declined thereafter, sICAM-1 continued to accumulate in culture supernatants even after 48 h poststimulation in IL-1 beta-stimulated EC. IL-1 beta treatment resulted in an increase in adhesion. sICAM-1, purified from cell-free supernatants obtained after a 48-h culture of EC in IL-1 beta by affinity chromatography using monoclonal ICAM-1 antibody coupled to Sepharose beads, significantly inhibited lymphocyte EC adhesion. Preincubation of lymphocytes with conditioned medium of EC cultured with 100 units/ml IL-1 beta for 48 h, which contained a considerable amount of sICAM-1, resulted in a significant inhibition of lymphocyte adhesion to IL-1 beta-stimulated EC. These results suggest that there is a cumulative increase in sICAM-1 concentration in the vicinity of cytokine-stimulated EC and that this sICAM-1 modulates ICAM-1-mediated cell to cell interaction.
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- M Hashimoto
- Department of Clinical Immunology, Kyushu University 69. Beppu, Japan
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Shingu M, Hashimoto M, Nobunaga M, Isayama T, Yasutake C, Naono T. Production of soluble ICAM-1 by mononuclear cells from patients with rheumatoid arthritis patients. Inflammation 1994; 18:23-34. [PMID: 7911453 DOI: 10.1007/bf01534595] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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The present study was designed to quantify the level of the soluble form of ICAM-1 (sICAM-1) produced by mononuclear cells (MNC) of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients, and to correlate these levels with the disease activity and with the amounts of cytokines or rheumatoid factors (RF) produced by MNC. Unstimulated synovial fluid (SF) MNC produced higher amounts of sICAM-1 than peripheral blood (PB) MNC in RA patients (P < 0.01). sICAM-1 production by PHA-stimulated MNC was higher in RA SF MNC than RA or normal PB MNC (P < 0.01). The amounts of SICAM-1 produced correlated with the amounts of soluble IL-2 receptor produced (P < 0.02) but not with IL-1B or the Lansbury activity index in RA PB MNC. sICAM-1 correlated with the amounts of soluble CD23 and IL-4 produced by normal PB MNC (P < 0.01). The amounts of sICAM-1 correlated with IgG-RF (P < 0.02) and IgM-RF (P < 0.01) produced by unstimulated MNC obtained from the bone marrow (BM) of RA patients. ICAM-1 expression of T-lymphocyte subsets, B lymphocytes, and monocytes obtained from RA PB and RA BM assayed by two-color flow cytometry ranged from 0.1 to 6%, which was not appreciably different from that of normal controls. The monocyte fraction of RA PB MNC produced significantly higher amounts of sICAM-1 than lymphocyte fraction. These results suggest that sICAM-1 produced by MNC may be a marker of cell activation in T and B lymphocytes, in contrast to the transient increase of ICAM-1 expression.
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- M Shingu
- Department of Clinical Immunology, Kyushu University, Beppu, Japan
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Keyszer GM, Heer AH, Gay S. Cytokines and oncogenes in cellular interactions of rheumatoid arthritis. Stem Cells 1994; 12:75-86. [PMID: 8142924 DOI: 10.1002/stem.5530120114] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic systemic disorder of unknown etiology. Most of its debilitation sequelae are derived from progressive destruction of joints. The affected joints exhibit inflammation, abnormal immune responses and synovial hyperplasia. Although growth factors and cytokines derived from macrophages and endothelial cells contribute to the perpetuation of the inflammatory process, activated transformed-appearing synovial fibroblasts mediate cartilage and bone destruction. Based on the observation that synovial hyperplasia is associated with a transformed-appearing phenotype and an upregulated expression of protooncogenes and matrix degrading enzymes, the present studies are designed to explore the role of a heretofore unknown (retro) virus-like particle in the pathogenesis of RA.
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- G M Keyszer
- Department of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham 35294
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Mazure G, Jayawardene SA, Perry JD, McCarthy D, Macey MG, Dumonde DC, Brown KA. Abnormal binding properties of blood monocytes in rheumatoid arthritis. AGENTS AND ACTIONS 1993; 38 Spec No:C41-3. [PMID: 8317320 DOI: 10.1007/bf01991131] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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Blood monocytes from patients with RA exhibited a greater binding to monolayers of umbilical cord vein endothelium than monocytes from control subjects (mean 42% increase; p < 0.01). When control monocytes were added to TNF or IL-1 treated endothelium their adhesion was enhanced (mean 24% increase; p < 0.05), whereas the number of monocytes from RA patients binding to TNF or IL-1 treated monolayers was less than that adhering to untreated endothelial cells (mean 22% inhibition; p < 0.02). The surface expression of CD11b/CD18 on RA monocytes was increased and pretreatment of normal and RA cells with an anti-CD18 monoclonal antibody inhibited their attachment to untreated and cytokine-treated endothelial cells. Normal blood monocytes activated with LPS demonstrated an enhanced binding to untreated cultures (mean 23% increase; p < 0.05) and an inhibited attachment to cytokine-treated endothelial cells. This study suggests that blood monocytes in RA may be activated and that this property modifies the attachment of these cells to normal and "inflammatory" endothelium.
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- G Mazure
- Division of Immunology, UMDS, St Thomas' Hospital Campus, London, UK
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Finch-Arietta MB, Cochran FR. Cytokine production in whole blood ex vivo. AGENTS AND ACTIONS 1991; 34:49-52. [PMID: 1793050 DOI: 10.1007/bf01993235] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Interleukin-1 beta (IL-1 beta) and tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) have been reported to contribute to the pathogenesis of many inflammatory diseases, e.g., rheumatoid arthritis. As monocytes are believed to be the primary source of these cytokines in peripheral blood, the present study was conducted to establish ranges and patterns of IL-1 beta and TNF-alpha secretion. Using heparinized unseparated whole blood obtained from normal human volunteers, peripheral blood monocytes were stimulated with Sal. minnesota LPS or BSA/anti-BSA immune complex-coated beads (BSA-beads). ELISAs for IL-1 beta and TNF-alpha were employed to quantitate cytokine levels in blood plasma without performing arduous and time-consuming extraction procedures. Over the course of a 6 hr incubation, LPS elicited a dose-dependent increase in TNF-alpha and IL-1 beta production. Preincubation of whole blood with interferon-gamma prior to the addition of a suboptimal dose of LPS or BSA-beads resulted in a synergistic potentiation of IL-1 beta/TNF-alpha production. Dexamethasone, utilized in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis, proved to be a potent inhibitor of cytokine biosynthesis in whole blood ex vivo. The measurement of cytokine biosynthesis in a relevant physiologic environment not only avoids non-specific monocyte activation, but also may increase our ability to predict clinical outcomes in rheumatoid arthritis and/or other inflammatory diseases.
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- M B Finch-Arietta
- Department of Allergy and Inflammation, Hoffmann-La Roche Inc., Nutley, NJ 07110
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Tawara T, Shingu M, Nobunaga M, Naono T. Effects of recombinant human IL-1 beta on production of prostaglandin E2, leukotriene B4, NAG, and superoxide by human synovial cells and chondrocytes. Inflammation 1991; 15:145-57. [PMID: 1649133 DOI: 10.1007/bf00917509] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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The effects of recombinant human IL-1 beta on the production of prostaglandin E2 (PGE2), leukotriene B4 (LTB4), N-acetyl-beta-D-glucosaminidase (NAG), and superoxide by synovial cells and chondrocytes derived from osteoarthritis patients were determined. IL-1 beta markedly enhanced PGE2 production in chondrocytes and, to the lesser extent, in synovial cells. Synovial cells and chondrocytes spontaneously released LTB4 into culture medium and IL-1 beta significantly inhibited LTB4 production by these cells. IL-1 beta significantly suppressed the release of NAG and superoxide by synovial cells, whereas it significantly enhanced the production of NAG and superoxide by chondrocytes. Production of intracellular superoxide dismutase by synovial cells was significantly enhanced on incubation with IL-1 beta, but that of chondrocytes was not altered. IL-6, unlike IL-1 beta, significantly suppressed the production of NAG and superoxide by synovial cells and chondrocytes. These results suggest that IL-1 has differing effects on the release of mediators by synovial cells and chondrocytes and that these cells also vary in their responses to IL-1 beta and IL-6.
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- T Tawara
- Department of Clinical Immunology, Kyushu University, Japan
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Shingu M, Nobunaga M, Ezaki I, Yoshioka K. Recombinant human IL-1 beta and TNF-alpha stimulate production of IL-1 alpha and IL-1 beta by vascular smooth muscle cells and IL-1 alpha by vascular endothelial cells. Life Sci 1991; 49:241-6. [PMID: 2062178 DOI: 10.1016/0024-3205(91)90009-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Vascular endothelial cells (EC) produced IL-1 alpha but not IL-1 beta into extracellular fluids. Vascular smooth muscle cells (SMC), on the other hand, produced both IL-1 alpha and IL-1 beta, and IL-1 beta produced was much higher than IL-1 alpha. The addition of recombinant human IL-1 beta or recombinant human TNF-alpha significantly enhanced IL-1 alpha production in EC, and IL-1 alpha and IL-1 beta production in SMC. IL-1 beta release was not observed even when EC were stimulated with TNF-alpha. These results suggest that the species of released form of IL-1 are different in different cell types and that cytokines enhance IL-1 alpha and IL-1 beta production in SMC and IL-1 alpha production in EC.
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- M Shingu
- Department of Clinical Immunology, Kyushu University, Beppu, Japan
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