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Choi BY, Yang EM, Jung HW, Shin MK, Jo J, Cha HY, Park HS, Kang HC, Ye YM. Anti-heat shock protein 10 IgG in chronic spontaneous urticaria: Relation with miRNA-101-5p and platelet-activating factor. Allergy 2023; 78:3166-3177. [PMID: 37415527 DOI: 10.1111/all.15810] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2023] [Revised: 06/02/2023] [Accepted: 06/06/2023] [Indexed: 07/08/2023]
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BACKGROUND Anti-heat shock protein (HSP) autoantibodies are detected in autoimmune diseases. We sought to ascertain whether anti-HSP10 IgG is present in patients with CSU and to elucidate the role of HSP10 in CSU pathogenesis. METHOD Using a human proteome microarray, six potential autoantibodies had higher expression in 10 CSU samples compared with 10 normal controls (NCs). Among them, HSP10 IgG autoantibody was quantified by immune dot-blot assay in sera from 86 CSU patients and 44 NCs. The serum levels of HSP10 and microRNA-101-5p were measured in CSU patients and NCs. The effects of HSP10 and miR-101-5p on mast cell degranulation in response to IgE, compound 48/80, and platelet-activating factor (PAF) were investigated. RESULTS CSU patients had higher IgG positivity to HSP10 (40.7% vs. 11.4%, p = .001), lower serum HSP10 levels (5.8 ± 3.6 vs. 12.2 ± 6.6 pg/mL, p < .001) than in NCs, and their urticaria severity was associated with anti-HSP10 IgG positivity, while HSP10 levels were related to urticaria control status. MiR-101-5p was increased in CSU patients. PAF enhanced IL4 production in PBMCs from CSU patients. IL-4 upregulated miR-101-5p and reduced HSP10 expression in keratinocytes. Transfection of miR-101-5p reduced HSP10 expression in keratinocytes. MiR-101-5p promoted PAF-induced mast cell degranulation, while HSP10 specifically prevented it. CONCLUSION A new autoantibody, anti-HSP10 IgG was detected in CSU patients, which showed a significant correlation with UAS7 scores. A decreased serum HSP10 level was associated with upregulation of miR-101-5p due to increased IL-4 and PAF in CSU patients. Modulation of miR-101-5p and HSP10 may be a novel therapeutic approach for CSU.
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- Bo Youn Choi
- Department of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, South Korea
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- Department of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, South Korea
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- Department of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, South Korea
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- Department of Pharmacology, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, South Korea
- Center for Convergence Research of Neurological Disorders, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, South Korea
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- Department of Pharmacology, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, South Korea
- Center for Convergence Research of Neurological Disorders, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, South Korea
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- Department of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, South Korea
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- Department of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, South Korea
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- Department of Physiology, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, South Korea
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- Department of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, South Korea
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Upton JEM, Grunebaum E, Sussman G, Vadas P. Platelet Activating Factor (PAF): A Mediator of Inflammation. Biofactors 2022; 48:1189-1202. [PMID: 36029481 DOI: 10.1002/biof.1883] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2022] [Accepted: 07/21/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Platelet-activating factor (PAF) is a phospholipid-derived mediator with an established role in multiple inflammatory states. PAF is synthesized and secreted by multiple cell types and is then rapidly hydrolyzed and degraded to an inactive metabolite, lyso-PAF, by the enzyme PAF acetylhydrolase. In addition to its role in platelet aggregation and activation, PAF contributes to allergic and nonallergic inflammatory diseases such as anaphylaxis, sepsis, cardiovascular disease, neurological disease, and malignancy as demonstrated in multiple animal models and, increasingly, in human disease states. Recent research has demonstrated the importance of the PAF pathway in multiple conditions including the prediction of severe pediatric anaphylaxis, effects on blood-brain barrier permeability, effects on reproduction, ocular diseases, and further understanding of its role in cardiovascular risk. Investigation of PAF as both a biomarker and a therapeutic target continues because of the need for directed management of inflammation. Collectively, studies have shown that therapies focused on the PAF pathway have the potential to provide targeted and effective treatments for multiple inflammatory conditions.
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- Julia E M Upton
- Division of Immunology and Allergy, Department of Pediatrics, The Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Division of Immunology and Allergy, Department of Pediatrics, The Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Developmental and Stem Cell Biology Program, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Department of Immunology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Division of Clinical Immunology and Allergy, Department of Medicine, St. Michael's Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Division of Clinical Immunology and Allergy, Department of Medicine, St. Michael's Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Zhou SX, Huo DM, He XY, Yu P, Xiao YH, Ou CL, Jiang RM, Li D, Li H. High glucose/lysophosphatidylcholine levels stimulate extracellular matrix deposition in diabetic nephropathy via platelet‑activating factor receptor. Mol Med Rep 2017; 17:2366-2372. [PMID: 29207067 PMCID: PMC5783481 DOI: 10.3892/mmr.2017.8102] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2016] [Accepted: 05/12/2017] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Platelet-activating factor (PAF), protein kinase C (PKC)βI, transforming growth factor (TGF)-β1 and aberrant extracellular matrix (ECM) deposition have been associated with diabetic nephropathy (DN). However, the mechanistic basis underlying this association remains to be elucidated. The present study investigated the association among the aforementioned factors in a DN model consisting of human mesangial cells (HMCs) exposed to high glucose (HG) and lysophosphatidylcholine (LPC) treatments. HMCs were divided into the following treatment groups: Control; PAF; PAF+PKCβI inhibitor LY333531; HG + LPC; PAF + HG + LPC; and PAF + HG + LPC + LY333531. Cells were cultured for 24 h, and PKCβI and TGF-β1 expression was determined using the reverse transcription-quantitative polymerase chain reaction and western blotting. The expression levels of the ECM-associated molecules collagen IV and fibronectin in the supernatant were detected using ELISA analysis. Subcellular localization of PKCβI was assessed using immunocytochemistry. PKCβI and TGF-β1 expression was increased in the PAF + HG + LPC group compared with the other groups (P<0.05); however, this effect was abolished in the presence of LY333531 (P<0.05). Supernatant fibronectin and collagen IV levels were increased in the PAF + HG + LPC group compared with the others (P<0.05); this was reversed by treatment with LY333531 (P<0.05). In cells treated with PAF, HG and LPC, PKCβI was translocated from the cytosol to the nucleus, an effect which was blocked when PKCβI expression was inhibited (P<0.05). The findings of the present study demonstrated that PAF stimulated ECM deposition in HMCs via activation of the PKC-TGF-β1 axis in a DN model.
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- Su-Xian Zhou
- Department of Endocrinology, Affiliated Hospital of Guilin Medical University, Guilin, Guangxi 541001, P.R. China
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- Department of Nephrology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, Guangxi 530000, P.R. China
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- Department of Endocrinology, Affiliated Hospital of Guilin Medical University, Guilin, Guangxi 541001, P.R. China
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- Department of Endocrinology, Affiliated Hospital of Guilin Medical University, Guilin, Guangxi 541001, P.R. China
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- Department of Endocrinology, Affiliated Hospital of Guilin Medical University, Guilin, Guangxi 541001, P.R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Cancer Invasion of the Chinese Ministry of Education, Cancer Research Institute, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410078, P.R. China
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- Department of Endocrinology, Affiliated Hospital of Guilin Medical University, Guilin, Guangxi 541001, P.R. China
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- Heibei Software Institute, Baoding, Hebei 071000, P.R. China
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- Department of Neurology, Affiliated Hospital of Guilin Medical University, Guilin, Guangxi 541001, P.R. China
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Ahmadzai M, Small M, Sehmi R, Gauvreau G, Janssen LJ. Integrins are Mechanosensors That Modulate Human Eosinophil Activation. Front Immunol 2015; 6:525. [PMID: 26539194 PMCID: PMC4611147 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2015.00525] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2015] [Accepted: 09/28/2015] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
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Eosinophil migration to the lung is primarily regulated by the eosinophil-selective family of eotaxin chemokines, which mobilize intracellular calcium (Ca2+) and orchestrate myriad changes in cell structure and function. Eosinophil function is also known to be flow-dependent, although the molecular cognate of this mechanical response has yet to be adequately characterized. Using confocal fluorescence microscopy, we determined the effects of fluid shear stress on intracellular calcium concentration ([Ca2+]i) in human peripheral blood eosinophils by perfusing cells in a parallel-plate flow chamber. Our results indicate that fluid perfusion evokes a calcium response that leads to cell flattening, increase in cell area, shape change, and non-directional migration. None of these changes are seen in the absence of a flow stimulus, and all are blocked by chelation of intracellular Ca2+ using BAPTA. These changes are enhanced by stimulating the cells with eotaxin-1. The perfusion-induced calcium response (PICR) could be blocked by pre-treating cells with selective (CDP-323) and non-selective (RGD tripeptides) integrin receptor antagonists, suggesting that α4β7/α4β1 integrins mediate this response. Overall, our study provides the first pharmacological description of a molecular mechanosensor that may collaborate with the eotaxin-1 signaling program in order to control human eosinophil activation.
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- Mustafa Ahmadzai
- Firestone Institute for Respiratory Health, St. Joseph's Hospital , Hamilton, ON , Canada ; Department of Biomedical Sciences, McMaster University , Hamilton, ON , Canada
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- Firestone Institute for Respiratory Health, St. Joseph's Hospital , Hamilton, ON , Canada ; Department of Medicine, McMaster University , Hamilton, ON , Canada
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- Firestone Institute for Respiratory Health, St. Joseph's Hospital , Hamilton, ON , Canada ; Department of Medicine, McMaster University , Hamilton, ON , Canada
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- Firestone Institute for Respiratory Health, St. Joseph's Hospital , Hamilton, ON , Canada ; Department of Medicine, McMaster University , Hamilton, ON , Canada
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- Firestone Institute for Respiratory Health, St. Joseph's Hospital , Hamilton, ON , Canada ; Department of Medicine, McMaster University , Hamilton, ON , Canada
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Servotte S, Camby I, Debeir O, Deroanne C, Lambert CA, Lapière CM, Kiss R, Nusgens B, Decaestecker C. The in vitro influences of neurotensin on the motility characteristics of human U373 glioblastoma cells. Neuropathol Appl Neurobiol 2006; 32:575-84. [PMID: 17083472 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2990.2006.00760.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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Astrocytic tumours are associated with dismal prognoses due to their pronounced ability to diffusely invade the brain parenchyma. Various neuropeptides, including gastrin, are able to modulate tumour astrocyte migration. While neurotensin has been shown to influence the proliferation of glioma cells and the migratory ability of a large set of other cell types, its role in glioma cell migration has never been investigated. Neurotensin-induced modifications to the motility features of human U373 glioblastoma cells therefore constitute the topic of the present study. We evidenced that three subtypes of neurotensin receptors (NTR1, NTR2 and NTR3) are expressed in U373 glioblastoma cells, at least as far as their mRNAs are concerned. Treating U373 tumour cells with 10 nM neurotensin markedly modified the morphological patterns of these cells and also profoundly altered the organization of their actin cytoskeletons. Pull-down assays revealed that neurotensin induced the activation in U373 cells of both Rac1 and Cdc42 but not RhoA. Scratch wound assays evidenced that neurotensin (0.1 and 10 nM) very significantly inhibited wound colonization by U373 cells cultured in the absence of serum. In addition, quantitative phase-contrast videomicroscopy analyses showed that neurotensin decreases the motility levels of U373 glioblastoma cells when these cells are cultured on plastic. In sharp contrast, neurotensin stimulates the motility of U373 cells when they are cultured on laminin, which is a pro-adhesive extracellular matrix component ubiquitously secreted by glioma cells. Our data thus strongly suggest that, in addition to gastrin, neurotensin is a neuropeptide capable of modulating tumour astrocyte migration into the brain parenchyma.
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- S Servotte
- Laboratory of Toxicology, Institute of Pharmacy, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium
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Matsuyama W, Mitsuyama H, Ono M, Shirahama Y, Higashimoto I, Osame M, Arimura K. Discoidin domain receptor 1 contributes to eosinophil survival in an NF-kappaB-dependent manner in Churg-Strauss syndrome. Blood 2006; 109:22-30. [PMID: 16968898 DOI: 10.1182/blood-2006-04-015206] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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Churg-Strauss syndrome (CSS) is a systemic disease that shows marked eosinophilia along with eosinophil infiltration in the tissue. Prolonged eosinophil survival plays an important role in the pathogenesis of CSS; however, its detailed molecular mechanism remains unclear. Discoidin domain receptor 1 (DDR1) is a receptor tyrosine kinase, and its ligand is collagen. DDR1 was expressed in human leukocytes and fibroblasts, and it plays an important role in leukocyte cytokine production and fibroblast survival in an NF-kappaB-dependent manner. In this study, we examined in vitro and in vivo eosinophil DDR1 expression and its function in CSS patients. The expression level of DDR1 was significantly higher in the eosinophils of CSS patients, and the predominant isoform was DDR1b. Immunohistochemical findings revealed that the tissue-infiltrating eosinophils expressed endogenous DDR1. In CSS patients, DDR1 activation inhibited Fas agonistic antibody-induced apoptosis and up-regulated Fas agonistic antibody-induced cytokine production of eosinophils in an NF-kappaB-dependent manner. Suppression of DDR1 expression in the eosinophils by using RNA interference and addition of the DDR1-blocking protein abolished these effects. We propose that DDR1 contributes to the eosinophil survival in the tissue microenvironment of CSS and that it might be involved in the development of CSS.
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- Wataru Matsuyama
- Division of Respiratory Medicine, Respiratory and Stress Care Center, Kagoshima University Hospital, Kagoshima 890-8520, Japan.
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Lampinen M, Håkansson LD, Venge P. Albumin stimulation of eosinophil migration involves PI3-kinases and is associated with diminished eosinophil CD49d and CD49f expression. Int Arch Allergy Immunol 2006; 140:113-20. [PMID: 16569934 DOI: 10.1159/000092412] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2005] [Accepted: 01/09/2006] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Albumin is known to induce chemokinesis and facilitate chemotaxis of human granulocytes in the Boyden chamber assay, but its mechanisms of action remain obscure. We have previously found that IL-2 inhibits albumin-stimulated eosinophil migration. The aim of this study was to identify the mechanisms behind the effects of albumin and IL-2 on the migration of human eosinophils. METHODS Purified eosinophils were preincubated with inhibitors of signal transduction molecules before incubation with or without albumin and IL-2. The migration assay was performed in a 48-well microchemotaxis chamber. The effect of albumin and IL-2 on cell size and on the surface expression of adhesion molecules was studied with flow cytometry. RESULTS Albumin-stimulated migration was inhibited by the PI3-kinase inhibitors wortmannin and LY-294002, but not by the PKC inhibitor RO-31-8220. IL-2 had no effect after preincubation with wortmannin or LY-294002. In contrast, the inhibitory effect of IL-2 remained after preincubation with RO-31-8220. Albumin increased the cell size as measured by forward scatter, and the expression of CD49d and CD49f decreased after incubation with albumin. IL-2 affected neither the expression of adhesion molecules nor the forward scatter. CONCLUSIONS The stimulation of eosinophil migration by albumin is mediated by PI3-kinase, and the increase in cell size caused by albumin indicates activation of the cells. Decreased expression of CD49d and CD49f by albumin may diminish the adhesiveness of the cells, which in turn may facilitate migration. These are novel findings that indicate an active role for albumin in eosinophil migration.
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- Maria Lampinen
- Asthma Research Centre, University Hospital, Uppsala, Sweden.
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Hansen I, Klimek L, Mösges R, Hörmann K. Mediators of inflammation in the early and the late phase of allergic rhinitis. Curr Opin Allergy Clin Immunol 2004; 4:159-63. [PMID: 15126935 DOI: 10.1097/00130832-200406000-00004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 76] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW This review provides the reader with an overview of the early and the late phase of the immediate allergic reaction. Furthermore, recent publications are presented that could reveal important new insights into the mechanisms of allergic inflammation. RECENT FINDINGS Recent work on the possible roles of nerve growth factor, nitric oxide synthases, several CC chemokines and other mediators is presented. SUMMARY Allergic rhinitis is characterized by the clinical symptoms of sneezing, itching, rhinorrhea, and nasal congestion. Frequently, these are accompanied by eye, ear and throat symptoms or postnasal drip. The symptoms arise as a result of inflammation induced by IgE-mediated immune response to a specific allergen. Inflammatory mediators are released and cells are activated and recruited to the mucosa. In this review, early and late phase responses of the allergic type I reaction are described, including the different cell types and mediators involved. Special attention is paid to new inflammatory processes to provide the reader with recent information.
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- Inga Hansen
- ENT Department, Mannheim University Hospital, Germany
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Young HWJ, Molina JG, Dimina D, Zhong H, Jacobson M, Chan LNL, Chan TS, Lee JJ, Blackburn MR. A3 adenosine receptor signaling contributes to airway inflammation and mucus production in adenosine deaminase-deficient mice. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2004; 173:1380-9. [PMID: 15240734 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.173.2.1380] [Citation(s) in RCA: 107] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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Adenosine signaling has been implicated in chronic lung diseases such as asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; however, the specific roles of the various adenosine receptors in processes central to these disorders are not well understood. In this study, we have investigated the role(s) of the A(3) adenosine receptor in adenosine-dependent pulmonary inflammation observed in adenosine deaminase (ADA)-deficient mice. The A(3) receptor (A(3)R) was found to be expressed in eosinophils and mucus-producing cells in the airways of ADA-deficient mice. Treatment of ADA-deficient mice with MRS 1523, a selective A(3)R antagonist, prevented airway eosinophilia and mucus production. Similar findings were seen in the lungs of ADA/A(3) double knockout mice. Although eosinophils were decreased in the airways of ADA-deficient mice following antagonism or removal of the A(3)R, elevations in circulating and lung interstitial eosinophils persisted, suggesting signaling through the A(3)R is needed for the migration of eosinophils into the airways. These findings identify an important role for the A(3)R in regulating lung eosinophilia and mucus production in an environment of elevated adenosine.
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- Hays W J Young
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Texas-Houston Medical School, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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Lampinen M, Carlson M, Håkansson LD, Venge P. Cytokine-regulated accumulation of eosinophils in inflammatory disease. Allergy 2004; 59:793-805. [PMID: 15230810 DOI: 10.1111/j.1398-9995.2004.00469.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 236] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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The role of cytokines in the accumulation of eosinophil granulocytes in inflamed tissue has been studied extensively during recent years, and these molecules have been found to participate throughout the whole process of eosinophil recruitment. Haematopoietic cytokines such as IL-3, IL-5 and GM-CSF stimulate the proliferation and differentiation of eosinophils in the bone marrow, and the release of mature eosinophils from the bone marrow into the blood is probably promoted by IL-5. Priming of eosinophils in the blood following, for example, allergen challenge is performed mainly by IL-3, IL-5 and GM-CSF. An important step in the extravasation of eosinophils is their adhesion to the vascular endothelium. Adhesion molecules are upregulated by, e.g. IL-1, IL-4, TNF-alpha and IFN-gamma and the same cytokines may also increase the affinity of adhesion molecules both on eosinophils and endothelial cells. Finally, a number of cytokines have been shown to act as eosinophil chemotactic factors, attracting the cells to the inflammatory focus in the tissue. Some of the most important eosinophil chemoattractant cytokines are IL-5, IL-8, RANTES, eotaxin, eotaxin-2, eotaxin-3, MCP-3, MCP-4 and TNF-alpha. Th2 cells, mast cells and epithelial cells are important sources of proinflammatory cytokines, but in recent years, the eosinophils have also been recognized as cytokine-producing and thereby immunoregulatory cells. The aim of this paper is to review the role of cytokines in the process of eosinophil recruitment in asthma, allergy and ulcerative colitis.
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- M Lampinen
- Asthma Research Centre, Department of Medical Sciences, Clinical Chemistry, University Hospital, S-751 85 Uppsala, Sweden
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