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Zhu G, Zhu J, Song L, Cai W, Wang J. Combined use of biomarkers for distinguishing between bacterial and viral etiologies in pediatric lower respiratory tract infections. Infect Dis (Lond) 2015; 47:289-93. [PMID: 25712729 DOI: 10.3109/00365548.2014.987163] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND In clinical practice it is often troublesome to discriminate bacterial etiologies from viral etiologies in pediatric lower respiratory tract infections (LRTIs). The aim of this study was to develop an accurate analytic method to improve diagnostic determination for bacterial and viral etiologies in pediatric LRTIs. METHODS A total of 45 children with confirmed bacterial LRTIs and 51 children with viral LRTIs were finally included after assessment of the children visiting the emergency department with a suspected infection and identification of pathogens. C-reactive protein (CRP), procalcitonin (PCT), interleukin-6 (IL-6), CD35, and CD64 were assessed and then the areas under receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves (AUC) of PCT, IL-6, CD35, and CD64 in combination with CRP were compared to the AUC of CRP alone in all subjects. RESULTS The levels of CRP, PCT, IL-6, CD45, and CD64 observed in children with bacterial LRTIs were statistically higher than for viral infections. The AUC of CRP combined with CD53 (0.963, 95% confidence interval (CI) 0.921-1.002) or CD64 (0.952, 95% CI 0.907-0.998) or CD35/CD64 (0.971, 95% CI 0.932-1.004) increased compared with that of the single biomarker. CONCLUSIONS The combined analysis improved diagnostic accuracy in children with bacterial and viral LRTIs.
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- Guoji Zhu
- Department of Internal Medicine, Soochow University Affiliated Children's Hospital , Soochow , China
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Zhang H, Ling XL, Wu YY, Lü MH, Guo H, Zhang PB, Zhao XY, Yang SM. CD64 expression is increased in patients with severe acute pancreatitis: clinical significance. Gut Liver 2014; 8:445-51. [PMID: 25071912 PMCID: PMC4113046 DOI: 10.5009/gnl.2014.8.4.445] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2013] [Revised: 09/23/2013] [Accepted: 09/24/2013] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND/AIMS Upregulated CD64 expression on neutrophils is the most useful marker for acute bacterial infections and systemic inflammation. However, it is unknown whether CD64 is involved in the pathogenesis of acute pancreatitis (AP). This study was designed to determine whether CD64 is implicated in severe acute pancreatitis (SAP), and thus, is a suitable marker for SAP. METHODS SAP was induced in rats with an intraperitoneal injection of L-arginine. CD64 expression in the rat pancreas was determined by quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR) and immunohistochemistry. Additionally, the CD64 mRNA expression in peripheral blood leukocytes from 21 patients with mild acute pancreatitis (MAP) and 10 patients with SAP was investigated at the time of admission and during remission by qRT-PCR. RESULTS CD64 mRNA and protein expression in the pancreas was significantly higher in rats with SAP, compared to the controls. The CD64 expression was higher in the patients with SAP than in the patients with MAP. During remission, CD64 mRNA decreased in both the MAP and SAP patients. The area under the curve of CD64 expression for the detection of SAP was superior to both the Ranson and the Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation II scores. CONCLUSIONS The CD64 level was significantly increased in correlation with the disease severity in SAP and may act as a useful marker for predicting the development of SAP.
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- Hao Zhang
- Department of Gastroenterology, Xinqiao Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China ; Department of Gastroenterology, Second Affiliated Hospital, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Xinqiao Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Xinqiao Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Xinqiao Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Xinqiao Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Xinqiao Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Xinqiao Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Xinqiao Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China ; Biomedical Analysis Center, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China ; Chongqing Key Laboratory for Diseases Proteomics, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China
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Ma Y, Vilanova D, Atalar K, Delfour O, Edgeworth J, Ostermann M, Hernandez-Fuentes M, Razafimahatratra S, Michot B, Persing DH, Ziegler I, Törös B, Mölling P, Olcén P, Beale R, Lord GM. Genome-wide sequencing of cellular microRNAs identifies a combinatorial expression signature diagnostic of sepsis. PLoS One 2013; 8:e75918. [PMID: 24146790 PMCID: PMC3797812 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0075918] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2013] [Accepted: 08/17/2013] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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RATIONALE Sepsis is a common cause of death in the intensive care unit with mortality up to 70% when accompanied by multiple organ dysfunction. Rapid diagnosis and the institution of appropriate antibiotic therapy and pressor support are therefore critical for survival. MicroRNAs are small non-coding RNAs that play an important role in the regulation of numerous cellular processes, including inflammation and immunity. OBJECTIVES We hypothesized changes in expression of microRNAs during sepsis may be of diagnostic value in the intensive care unit (ICU). METHODS Massively parallel sequencing of microRNAs was utilised for screening microRNA candidates. Putative microRNAs were validated using quantitative real-time PCR (qRT-PCR). This study includes data from both a training cohort (UK) and an independent validation cohort (Sweden). A linear discriminant statistical model was employed to construct a diagnostic microRNA signature. RESULTS A panel of known and novel microRNAs were detectable in the blood of patients with sepsis. After qRT-PCR validation, microRNA miR-150 and miR-4772-5p-iso were able to discriminate between patients who have systemic inflammatory response syndrome and patients with sepsis. This finding was also validated in independent cohort with an average diagnostic accuracy of 86%. Fractionating the cellular components of blood reveals miR-4772-5p-iso is expressed differentially in monocytes. Functional experiments using primary human monocytes demonstrate that it expressed in response to TLR ligation. CONCLUSIONS Taken together, these data provide a novel microRNA signature of sepsis that should allow rapid point-of-care diagnostic assessment of patients on ICU and also provide greater insight into the pathobiology of this severe disease.
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- Yuqian Ma
- Department of Experimental Immunobiology, King's College London, London, United Kingdom ; NIHR Biomedical Research Centre, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust and King's College London, London, United Kingdom
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Gámez-Díaz LY, Enriquez LE, Matute JD, Velásquez S, Gómez ID, Toro F, Ospina S, Bedoya V, Arango CM, Valencia ML, De La Rosa G, Gómez CI, García A, Patiño PJ, Jaimes FA. Diagnostic accuracy of HMGB-1, sTREM-1, and CD64 as markers of sepsis in patients recently admitted to the emergency department. Acad Emerg Med 2011; 18:807-15. [PMID: 21762470 DOI: 10.1111/j.1553-2712.2011.01113.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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OBJECTIVES The objectives were to evaluate the diagnostic accuracy for sepsis in an emergency department (ED) population of the cluster of differentiation-64 (CD64) glycoprotein expression on the surface of neutrophils (nCD64), serum levels of soluble triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells-1 (s-TREM-1), and high-mobility group box-1 protein (HMGB-1). METHODS Patients with any of the following as admission diagnosis were enrolled: 1) suspected infection, 2) fever, 3) delirium, or 4) acute hypotension of unexplained origin within 24 hours of ED presentation. Levels of nCD64, HMGB-1, and s-TREM-1 were measured within the first 24 hours of the first ED evaluation. Baseline clinical data, Sepsis-related Organ Failure Assessment (SOFA) score, Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation (APACHE II) score, daily clinical and microbiologic information, and 28-day mortality rate were collected. Because there is not a definitive criterion standard for sepsis, the authors used expert consensus based on clinical, microbiologic, laboratory, and radiologic data collected for each patient during the first 7 days of hospitalization. This expert consensus defined the primary outcome of sepsis, and the primary data analysis was based in the comparison of sepsis versus nonsepsis patients. The cut points to define sensitivity and specificity values, as well as positive and negative likelihood ratios (LRs) for the markers related to sepsis diagnosis, were determined using receiver operative characteristics (ROC) curves. The patients in this study were a prespecified nested subsample population of a larger study. RESULTS Of 631 patients included in the study, 66% (95% confidence interval [CI] = 62% to 67%, n = 416) had sepsis according with the expert consensus diagnosis. Among these sepsis patients, SOFA score defined 67% (95% CI = 62% to 71%, n = 277) in severe sepsis and 1% (95% CI = 0.3% to 3%, n = 6) in septic shock. The sensitivities for sepsis diagnosis were CD64, 65.8% (95% CI = 61.1% to 70.3%); HMGB-1, 57.5% (95% CI = 52.7% to 62.3%); and s-TREM-1, 60% (95% CI = 55.2% to 64.7%). The specificities were CD64, 64.6% (95% CI = 57.8% to 70.8%), HMGB-1, 57.8% (95% CI = 51.1% to 64.3%), and s-TREM-1, 59.2% (95% CI = 52.5% to 65.6%). The positive LR (LR+) for CD64 was 1.85 (95% CI = 1.52 to 2.26) and the negative LR (LR-) was 0.52 (95% CI = 0.44 to 0.62]; for HMGB-1 the LR+ was 1.36 (95% CI = 1.14 to 1.63) and LR- was 0.73 (95% CI = 0.62 to 0.86); and for s-TREM-1 the LR+ was 1.47 (95% CI = 1.22 to 1.76) and the LR- was 0.67 (95% CI = 0.57 to 0.79). CONCLUSIONS In this cohort of patients suspected of having any infection in the ED, the accuracy of nCD64, s-TREM-1, and HMGB-1 was not significantly sensitive or specific for diagnosis of sepsis.
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- Laura Y Gámez-Díaz
- Group of Primary Immunodeficiencies, University of Antioquia, Medellín, Colombia
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Tillinger W, Jilch R, Jilma B, Brunner H, Koeller U, Lichtenberger C, Waldhör T, Reinisch W. Expression of the high-affinity IgG receptor FcRI (CD64) in patients with inflammatory bowel disease: a new biomarker for gastroenterologic diagnostics. Am J Gastroenterol 2009; 104:102-9. [PMID: 19098857 DOI: 10.1038/ajg.2008.6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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OBJECTIVES We sought to determine the quantitative expression of the high-affinity Fc receptor (CD64) on polymorphonuclear neutrophils (PMNs) in inflammatory and functional conditions of the intestine and investigated its correlation with clinical and biological parameters of inflammation. METHODS The quantitative expression of CD64 was determined by fluorescence-activated cell sorting analysis in patients with active or inactive inflammatory bowel disease (IBD, n=76), infectious enterocolitis, lactose and/or fructose intolerance, and healthy subjects. RESULTS The quantitative expression of CD64 in patients with active IBD (3,398+/-3,589 molecules per PMN, n=27) was significantly higher than in healthy subjects (607+/-265, n=28, P<0.001) or in patients with lactose/fructose intolerance (531+/-150, n=32, P<0.001). The expression of CD64 correlated significantly with C-reactive protein (CRP, 0.65, P<0.0001), Crohn's disease activity index (CDAI, 0.53, P<0.0001), and colitis activity index (CAI, 0.63, P<0.0001) in patients with IBD. With a cutoff point of 800, CD64 had a sensitivity of 88% and a specificity of 93% in discriminating between lactose/fructose intolerance and active IBD. The quantitative expression of CD64 in patients with infectious enterocolitis (19,190+/-8,920, n=22) was significantly higher than in patients with active IBD (P<0.001). With a cutoff point of 10,000, CD64 showed a sensitivity of 96% and a specificity of 97% in discriminating between infectious enterocolitis and active IBD. CONCLUSIONS CD64 could serve as a valuable tool to discriminate between IBD, infectious enterocolitis, and functional intestinal disorders.
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- Wolfgang Tillinger
- 1st Medical Department, Hietzing Hospital, Wolkersbergenstrasse 1, Vienna, Austria.
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Pandolfino JE, Ghosh SK, Rice J, Clarke JO, Kwiatek MA, Kahrilas PJ. Classifying esophageal motility by pressure topography characteristics: a study of 400 patients and 75 controls. Am J Gastroenterol 2008; 103:27-37. [PMID: 17900331 DOI: 10.1111/j.1572-0241.2007.01532.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 278] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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AIM This study aimed to devise a scheme for the systematic analysis of esophageal high-resolution manometry (HRM) studies displayed using topographic plotting. METHODS A total of 400 patients and 75 control subjects were studied with a 36-channel HRM assembly. Studies were analyzed in a stepwise fashion for: (a) the adequacy of deglutitive esophagogastric junction (EGJ) relaxation, (b) the presence and propagation characteristics of distal esophageal persitalsis, and (c) an integral of the magnitude and span of the distal esophageal contraction. RESULTS Two strengths of pressure topography plots compared to conventional manometric recordings were: (a) the ability to delineate the spatial limits, vigor, and integrity of individual contractile segments along the esophagus, and (b) the ability to distinguish between loci of compartmentalized intraesophageal pressurization and rapidly propagated contractions. Making these distinctions objectified the identification of distal esophageal spasm (DES), vigorous achalasia, functional obstruction, and nutcracker esophagus subtypes. Applying these distinctions made the diagnosis of spastic disorders quite rare: (a) DES in 1.5% patients, (b) vigorous achalasia in 1.5%, and (c) a newly defined entity, spastic nutcracker, in 1.5%. CONCLUSIONS We developed a systematic approach to analyzing esophageal motility using HRM and pressure topography plots. The resultant scheme is consistent with conventional classifications with the caveats that: (a) hypercontractile conditions are more specifically defined, (b) distinctions are made between rapidly propagated contractions and compartmentalized esophageal pressurization, and (c) there is no "nonspecific esophageal motor disorder" classification. We expect that pressure topography analysis, with its well-defined functional implications, will prove valuable in the clinical management of esophageal motility disorders.
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- John E Pandolfino
- Department of Medicine, The Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois 60611, USA
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Davis BH, Olsen SH, Ahmad E, Bigelow NC. Neutrophil CD64 is an improved indicator of infection or sepsis in emergency department patients. Arch Pathol Lab Med 2006; 130:654-61. [PMID: 16683883 DOI: 10.5858/2006-130-654-nciaii] [Citation(s) in RCA: 98] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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CONTEXT Sepsis, affecting millions of individuals annually with an associated high mortality rate, is among the top 10 causes of death. In addition, improvements in diagnostic tests for detecting and monitoring sepsis and infection have been limited in the last 25 years. Neutrophil CD64 expression has been proposed as an improved diagnostic test for the evaluation of infection and sepsis. OBJECTIVE To evaluate the diagnostic performance of a quantitative flow cytometric assay for leukocyte CD64 expression in comparison with the standard tests for infection/sepsis in an ambulatory care setting. DESIGN Prospective analysis of 100 blood samples from patients from an emergency department setting in a 965-bed tertiary care suburban community hospital was performed for neutrophil CD64 expression, C-reactive protein, erythrocyte sedimentation rate, and complete blood count. The laboratory findings were compared with a clinical score for the likelihood of infection/sepsis, which was obtained by a blinded retrospective chart review. RESULTS The diagnostic performance, as gauged by the clinical score, varied with neutrophil CD64 (sensitivity 87.9%, specificity 71.2%, efficiency 76.8%) and outperformed C-reactive protein (sensitivity 88.2%, specificity 59.4%, efficiency 69.4%), absolute neutrophil count (sensitivity 60.0%, specificity 50.8%, efficiency 53.8%), myeloid left shift (sensitivity 68.2%, specificity 76.3%, efficiency 73.3%), and sedimentation rate (sensitivity 50.0%, specificity 65.5%, efficiency 61.0%). CONCLUSION Neutrophil CD64 expression quantitation provides improved diagnostic detection of infection/sepsis compared with the standard diagnostic tests used in current medical practice.
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- Bruce H Davis
- Trillium Diagnostics, LLC, Maine Medical Center Research Institute, Scarborough, ME, USA.
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Davis BH, Bigelow NC. Comparison of neutrophil CD64 expression, manual myeloid immaturity counts, and automated hematology analyzer flags as indicators of infection or sepsis. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2005; 11:137-47. [PMID: 16024338 DOI: 10.1532/lh96.04077] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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There is a clear need for improved indicators of infection or sepsis to increase the sensitivity and specificity of both diagnosis and therapeutic monitoring. One of the effects of inflammatory cytokines on the innate immune response is the rapid up-regulation of CD64 expression on the neutrophil membrane. We and others have hypothesized that the measurement of neutrophil CD64 expression might represent an improved diagnostic indicator of infection and sepsis. In this study we assessed the relative ability of flow cytometric neutrophil CD64 measurements, neutrophil counts, myeloid immaturity differential counts, and flagging on an automated hematology analyzer to correlate with the presence of infection, as determined by a retrospective clinical scoring system of infection or sepsis. A total of 160 blood samples were randomly selected to derive equal proportions of the 3 categories of flags on a Coulter STKS blood counter that indicate the presence of a myeloid left shift. The patients for these samples were scored by retrospective chart review and placed into 4 groups on the basis of likelihood of infection, sepsis, or severe tissue injury. Neutrophil CD64 expression demonstrated a superior sensitivity (94.1%), specificity (84.9%), and positive predictive likelihood ratio (6.24), compared with neutrophil counts (sensitivity, 79.4%; specificity, 46.8%; positive predictive likelihood ratio, 1.49), band counts (sensitivity, 87.5%; specificity, 43.5%; positive predictive likelihood ratio, 1.55), myeloid immaturity fraction (sensitivity, 94.6%; specificity, 84.5%; positive predictive likelihood ratio, 2.12), and flagging on an automated hematology analyzer (sensitivity, 94.1%; specificity, 40.5%; positive predictive likelihood ratio, 1.58). Relative to the other laboratory parameters, the neutrophil CD64 parameter also provided the best separation of the 4 clinical groups. The findings indicate that neutrophil CD64 expression as determined by quantitative flow cytometry is an improved diagnostic indicator of infection/sepsis relative to current laboratory indicators of relative or absolute myeloid cell counts or hematology analyzer flagging algorithms.
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Yoshida T, Kubota Y, Nishimoto M, Okada H, Hirashima M. CD35 expression on peripheral blood granulocytes of patients with atopic dermatitis. J Dermatol Sci 2002; 28:42-7. [PMID: 11916129 DOI: 10.1016/s0923-1811(01)00146-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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We examined CD35 expression on granulocytes from 45 patients with atopic dermatitis (AD) (male, 21, female, 24) and 25 age and sex-matched controls (male, 15; female, 10). There was no significant difference in the peripheral blood neutrophil count between AD patients and controls, whereas the eosinophil count in AD patients was significantly higher than that of controls. The percentages of CD35 positive eosinophils and neutrophils were determined by using two-color flow cytometric analysis. As regards eosinophils, we found CD35 expression from AD patients to be lower than that of controls (P < 0.05), but there was no correlation between the CD35 expression and disease severity. In contrast, the CD35 expression on neutrophils from AD patients was much lower than that of controls (P < 0.005). Furthermore, CD35 expression on neutrophils of severe AD group was significantly higher than that of the mild AD group (P < 0.05). This suggests that the CD35 expression of neutrophils but not eosinophils reflects disease severity in AD patients and the CD35 expression on neutrophils in AD patients may associate with susceptibility to bacterial infection.
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- Tomoko Yoshida
- Department of Dermatology, Kagawa Medical University, Japan.
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Haynes J, Obiako B. Activated polymorphonuclear cells increase sickle red blood cell retention in lung: role of phospholipids. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2002; 282:H122-30. [PMID: 11748055 DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.2002.282.1.h122] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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This study investigates the role of the activated polymorphonuclear cell (APMN) products on sickle red blood cell (SRBC) retention/adherence in the pulmonary circulation. Isolated rat lungs were perfused with (51)Cr-labeled normal RBCs (NRBC) or SRBCs (10% hematocrit) suspensions +/- PMNs. Specific activities of lung and perfusate were measured and retention (the number of SRBC/g lung) was calculated. SRBC retention was 3.5 times greater than NRBC retention. PMN activation was required to increase SRBC retention. Supernatants from APMN increased SRBC retention, which suggested soluble products such as oxidants, PAF, and/or leukotriene (LTB(4)) are involved. Heat inactivation of PMN NADPH oxidase had no effect on retention. Whereas neither platelet-activating factor (PAF) nor LTB(4) (secreted by APMN) increased SRBC retention, PAF+LTB(4) did. The PAF antagonist, WEB-2170, attenuated SRBC retention mediated by PAF+LTB(4) and APMNs. Similarly, zileuton (5-lipoxygenase inhibitor) attenuated APMN-mediated SRBC retention. We conclude the concomitant release of PAF and LTB(4) from APMN is involved in the initiation of microvascular occlusion by SRBCs in the perfused rat lung.
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- Johnson Haynes
- Pulmonary and Critical Care Division, Departments of Medicine and Physiology, Medical Center, University of South Alabama College of Medicine, 2451 Fillingim St., Mobile, AL 36688, USA.
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Glorieux G, Vanholder R, Lameire N. Advanced glycation and the immune system: stimulation, inhibition or both? Eur J Clin Invest 2001; 31:1015-8. [PMID: 11903485 DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2362.2001.00910.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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- G Glorieux
- Department of Medicine, Renal Division, Nephrology Unit, University Hospital, De Pintelaan 185, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium
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Increased Phagocyte FcγRI Expression and Improved Fcγ-Receptor–Mediated Phagocytosis After In Vivo Recombinant Human Interferon-γ Treatment of Normal Human Subjects. Blood 1997. [DOI: 10.1182/blood.v90.8.3187] [Citation(s) in RCA: 88] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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AbstractRecombinant human interferon-γ (rhIFN-γ) decreases the frequency of serious infections in patients with chronic granulomatous disease (CGD) through an unknown mechanism. To test the hypothesis that it exerts a beneficial effect by enhancing clearance of microbes from the bloodstream and tissues, normal human subjects were treated in vivo with rhIFN-γ. Phagocyte opsonic receptor expression, serum opsonin levels, and phagocytosis of bacteria were then measured. A 4.7-fold increase in neutrophil expression of the high-affinity Fcγ-receptor (FcγRI) was observed that peaked 48 hours after the initiation of rhIFN-γ treatment (P < .05). Monocyte expression of FcγRI, FcγRII, FcγRIII, CD11a, CD11b, CD18, and HLA-DR also significantly increased with peak expression at 48 hours. Phagocytosis by neutrophils of killed Staphylococcus aureus opsonized with heat-inactivated pooled human serum significantly improved after rhIFN-γ treatment (P < .05) and correlated with FcγRI expression by neutrophils (r = .8, P < .001). This increase in ingestion could be inhibited by anti-FcγRI monoclonal antibodies. Levels of the serum opsonin lipopolysaccharide-binding protein also significantly increased after in vivo rhIFN-γ (P < .05). These results suggest that the protective effect of rhIFN-γ in patients with CGD may involve improved microbial clearance. Moreover, improved phagocyte trafficking may occur secondary to increased expression of monocyte β2 -integrins. Because these IFN-γ–related improvements in host defense were seen in normal hosts, rhIFN-γ may have broader applications in the treatment of various disorders of immunity in addition to its demonstrated efficacy in CGD.
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Höglund M, Håkansson L, Venge P. Effects of in vivo administration of G-CSF on neutrophil functions in healthy volunteers. Eur J Haematol 1997; 58:195-202. [PMID: 9150714 DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0609.1997.tb00947.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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The aim of the present study was to investigate the in vivo effects of granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF) on neutrophil (PMN) function. G-CSF was administered once daily as s.c. injection for 6 d (d1-6) to healthy male volunteers. PMN migration (modified Boyden chamber), chemiluminescence (CL), adherence to nylon fibers and phagocytosis of IgG- and IgG-C3-coated particles were investigated before (d1), during (d2, d5) and 3 wk after G-CSF 7.5-10 micrograms/kg/d (n = 12). PMN surface expression of adhesion- and Fc gamma-receptors was measured on d1, d5, d8 and 3 wk after G-CSF 3-5 micrograms/kg (n = 12). Results obtained after G-CSF were compared to baseline using Wilcoxon's signed rank test. G-CSF induced PMNs showed a significantly (p < 0.05) decreased chemokinetic response (d5) as well as a reduced chemotaxis towards zymosan activated serum, FMLP and IL-8, respectively. Chemotaxis was reduced both at d2 and d5. Neutrophil adherence, phagocytosis and luminol-enhanced CL increased, whereas G-CSF had no effect on lucigenin-enhanced CL. G-CSF (3-5 micrograms/kg) caused an enhanced expression of CD11b, CD18, CD35, CD64 (Fc gamma RI) and CD32 (Fc gamma RII), respectively. We conclude that neutrophils produced in response to G-CSF have a reduced chemotaxis but an enhanced adherence and phagocytic capacity. G-CSF in vivo does not stimulate the respiratory burst.
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- M Höglund
- Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital, Uppsala, Sweden.
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DiScipio AW, Burchard KW. Continuous arteriovenous hemofiltration attenuates polymorphonuclear leukocyte phagocytosis in porcine intra-abdominal sepsis. Am J Surg 1997; 173:174-80. [PMID: 9124621 DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9610(97)89590-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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BACKGROUND Activation of circulating polymorphonuclear leukocytes (PMN) is a characteristic of systemic inflammation and may contribute to organ malfunction. Continuous arteriovenous hemofiltration (CAVH) has been reported to improve organ malfunction during severe systemic inflammation. This study postulates that the CAVH effects may be linked to alterations in PMN activation. METHODS Sixteen pigs that underwent cecal ligation and rupture were randomized to receive CAVH or no CAVH for 24 hours. The PMN phagocytosis of Candida was measured prior to the insult and at 24, 48, and 72 hours. Temperature, total leukocyte count (WBC), hemodynamic, blood gas, microbiologic, and ionized calcium data were also collected. RESULTS All animals developed increased temperature, heart rate, and WBC, and positive blood and peritoneal cultures. Hemodynamic, pulmonary, and ionized calcium changes were not different between the CAVH and no CAVH groups. Phagocytosis of PMN increased in the no CAVH group at 24 hours, but not in the CAVH group. After discontinuing CAVH, phagocytosis increased to the no CAVH rate at 48 and 72 hours. CONCLUSIONS Continuous arteriovenous hemofiltration attenuates the upregulation of PMN phagocytosis of Candida; this effect disappears after CAVH is discontinued. Hemofiltration does not affect many other manifestations of sepsis, which implies that these manifestations may not be related to PMN phagocytosis capacity.
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- A W DiScipio
- Department of Surgery, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, New Hampshire 03756-0001, USA
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Natural resistance or susceptibility of host to infection with several intracellular pathogens, such as Mycobacterium, Salmonella and Leishmania, is controlled in mice by the expression of a single dominant gene locus designated Lsh/Ity/Bcg. Natural resistance-associated macrophage protein gene 1 (Nramp1) was isolated as a candidate gene. Nramp1 gene encodes a 60 kDa polypeptide with 10-12 potential transmembrane domains and an evolutionary conserved consensus transport motif. The present study shows that the human NRAMP1 gene is expressed in all established hematopoietic cell lines examined, including monocytes/macrophages and B- and T-lymphocytes. In contrast, cell type-specific expressions are observed in human peripheral blood leukocytes. NRAMP1 expression is very low level in granulocytes. B- and T-lymphocytes are equivalent in the level of NRAMP1 expression. Notable expression of NRAMP1 gene can be detected in the monocyte population. These results have important implications for the host defence mechanisms and the pathogenesis of intracellular pathogens which are recognized and ingested by the mononuclear phagocyte system including monocytes/macrophages.
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- T Yoshida
- Ube Research Laboratory, Fujirebio Inc, Yamaguchi, Japan
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Vanholder R. Relationship between biocompatibility and neutrophil function in hemodialysis patients. ADVANCES IN RENAL REPLACEMENT THERAPY 1996; 3:312-4. [PMID: 8914695 DOI: 10.1016/s1073-4449(96)80011-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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Although hemodialysis is a life-saving treatment for end-stage renal disease, the repeated exposure of blood to certain dialysis membranes can result in complement and neutrophil activation. This article briefly reviews the effect of dialyzer biocompatibility on neutrophil function and relationship to infection.
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- R Vanholder
- Nephrology Department, University Hospital, Gent, Belgium
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Kearns AM, Ingham HR, Cant AJ, Spickett GP, Breathnach AS. Abnormal phagocytic function in children under one year of age. J Infect 1996; 32:103-7. [PMID: 8708365 DOI: 10.1016/s0163-4453(96)91188-3] [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: 02/01/2023]
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The action of white blood cells (WBC) against Proteus mirabilis was assayed in 22 children following meningitis or septicaemia and compared with that in control groups of: (1) adult volunteers, (2) children undergoing minor surgical procedures for non-infective conditions, and (3) children being investigated for suspected renal disease. WBC bacterial killing tests were normal in all 55 adult volunteers. Abnormal results were obtained in 11 of 22 (50%) children with meningitis or septicaemia, 10 of 21 (47.6%) children undergoing surgery and six of 13 (46%) children with suspected renal disease, thereby indicating that there were no significant differences in phagocytic function among these three groups. Of children aged 1 year or less, 75% had abnormal phagocytic function. The significance of this finding is discussed.
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- A M Kearns
- Department of Clinical Microbiology, General Hospital, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK
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Heijnen IA, van Vugt MJ, Fanger NA, Graziano RF, de Wit TP, Hofhuis FM, Guyre PM, Capel PJ, Verbeek JS, van de Winkel JG. Antigen targeting to myeloid-specific human Fc gamma RI/CD64 triggers enhanced antibody responses in transgenic mice. J Clin Invest 1996; 97:331-8. [PMID: 8567952 PMCID: PMC507022 DOI: 10.1172/jci118420] [Citation(s) in RCA: 144] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023] Open
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Besides their phagocytic effector functions, myeloid cells have an essential role as accessory cells in the induction of optimal humoral immune responses by presenting captured antigens and activating lymphocytes. Antigen presentation by human monocytes was recently found to be enhanced in vitro through the high-affinity Fc receptor for IgG (Fc gamma RI; CD64), which is exclusively present on myeloid cells. To evaluate a comparable role of Fc gamma RI in antigen presentation in vivo, we generated human Fc gamma RI transgenic mice. Under control of its endogenous promoter, human Fc gamma RI was selectively expressed on murine myeloid cells at physiological expression levels. As in humans, expression was properly regulated by the cytokines IFN-gamma, G-CSF, IL-4, and IL-10, and was up-regulated during inflammation. The human receptor expressed by murine macrophages bound monomeric human IgG and mediated particle phagocytosis and IgG complex internalization. To evaluate whether specific targeting of antigens to Fc gamma RI can induce enhanced antibody responses, mice were immunized with an anti-human Fc gamma RI antibody containing antigenic determinants. Transgenic mice produced antigen-specific antibody responses with high IgG1 titers and substantial IgG2a and IgG2b responses. These data demonstrate that human Fc gamma RI on myeloid cells is highly active in mediating enhanced antigen presentation in vivo, and show that anti-Fc gamma RI mAbs are promising vaccine adjuvants.
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- I A Heijnen
- Department of Immunology, University Hospital Utrecht, The Netherlands
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Gessl A, Willheim M, Spittler A, Agis H, Krugluger W, Boltz-Nitulescu G. Influence of tumour necrosis factor-alpha on the expression of Fc IgG and IgA receptors, and other markers by cultured human blood monocytes and U937 cells. Scand J Immunol 1994; 39:151-6. [PMID: 8296157 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3083.1994.tb03354.x] [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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The expression of Fc receptors for IgG (Fc gamma R) and IgA (Fc alpha R) and of various other antigens on the human monocytic cell line U937 and peripheral blood monocytes, under stimulation with human recombinant tumour necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) and other cytokines, was investigated by flow cytometry. TNF-alpha, as well as interferon-gamma (IFN-gamma) or interleukin-6 (IL-6) had a significant up-regulating effect on U937 expression of Fc gamma RI/CD64. Furthermore, the action of TNF-alpha was augmented by IL-6, and more evidently by IFN-gamma. IFN-alpha alone had only a marginal effect, but was able to increase the TNF-alpha-driven Fc gamma RI expression. In contrast to U937 cells, TNF-alpha did not enhance significantly Fc gamma RI expression on human monocytes. Interestingly, on both U937 cells and monocytes, Fc alpha R was augmented markedly by TNF-alpha. Furthermore, TNF-alpha induced the expression of HLA-DR and HLA-DP antigens on monocytes and U937 cells. The expression of Fc gamma RII/CD32, FC gamma RIII/CD16, CD14, complement receptor type 1 (CR1/CD35), CR4 (CD11c/CD18), and MHC class-I antigens, was not influenced significantly by TNF-alpha. The results of this study show that TNF-alpha may act on human mononuclear phagocytes, alone or in combination with other cytokines, by modulating the expression of various cell-surface antigens.
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- A Gessl
- Institute of General and Experimental Pathology, University of Vienna, Austria
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Galandiuk S, Appel SH, Polk HC. A biologic basis for altered host defenses in surgically infected abscesses. Ann Surg 1993; 217:624-32; discussion 632-3. [PMID: 8389537 PMCID: PMC1242865 DOI: 10.1097/00000658-199306000-00004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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OBJECTIVE This study determines whether there are any differences in several immunologic parameters in circulating peripheral blood leukocytes, serum, and plasma compared with pus leukocytes, and supernatant of various types of abscess. SUMMARY BACKGROUND DATA Although there have been reports of high lysozyme levels and low complement levels within pus, there has been no systemic comparison of concentrations of these substances and others within pus compared with those within peripheral blood. METHODS Peripheral blood and abscess pus were collected from 31 patients with abscesses and percent and mean channel of monocytes expressing complement receptor and major histocompatibility antigen HLA-DR, the percent and mean channel of polymorphonuclear leukocytes (PMN) expressing complement receptor, lysozyme level, and levels of total hemolytic complement, iC3b, C5b-9, and immunoglobulins were measured within both pus and peripheral blood. RESULTS Percent of monocytes expressing HLA-DR and percent of monocytes and PMN expressing complement receptor, total hemolytic complement, and IgM were reduced within pus compared with peripheral blood, whereas the mean channel of monocytes expressing HLA-DR and the mean channel of PMNs expressing CR3, C5b-9, and lysozyme were increased in pus. CONCLUSIONS There are marked differences in immunologic parameters measured within pus of abscesses versus that seen in peripheral blood.
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- S Galandiuk
- Department of Surgery, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Kentucky
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Darban H, Watson RR, Darban JR, Shahbazian LM. Modification of resistance to Streptococcus pneumoniae by dietary ethanol, immunization, and murine retroviral infection. Alcohol Clin Exp Res 1992; 16:846-51. [PMID: 1443419 DOI: 10.1111/j.1530-0277.1992.tb01880.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Hallmarks of the acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) are immunologic alterations, frequently associated with opportunistic infections. To study such associations, LP-BM5 murine retrovirus infection was used as a murine model of AIDS. Retrovirally infected and uninfected mice were fed a 5% (v/v) ethanol diet for 55 days and then fed a 7% v/v ethanol diet for the final 7 days to assert the role of ethanol as a cofactor in development of murine AIDS. There was a reduction in polymorphonuclear neutrophils count in ethanol-fed groups. Neutrophils increased in retrovirus-infected groups, except those vaccinated 10 days before challenge with live bacteria. The percentage of splenic lymphocytes in the retrovirus-infected group was reduced in comparison with controls. Survival of the mice challenged intraperitoneally with Streptococcus pneumoniae was increased by vaccination and suppressed by dietary alcohol. Retrovirus infection caused a much faster death rate after bacterial challenge than nonretrovirus infected controls. Vaccination played an important role in delaying the death rate in all treated groups. Transferring spleen cells from healthy, unimmunized mice also enabled the retrovirally infected mice to survive the bacterial infection longer. Enhancement of resistance to S. pneumoniae by vaccination and transfer of immunocompetent cells to mice immunosuppressed by retroviral infection show the potential to use immunomodulation to affect disease resistance in AIDS.
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- H Darban
- Department of Family and Community Medicine, University Medical Center, Tucson, Arizona
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Simms HH, D'Amico R. Endotoxin suppresses matrix protein-induced upregulation of PMN candicidal activity: an effect reversed by low-dose TNF-alpha. J Surg Res 1992; 52:489-98. [PMID: 1619918 DOI: 10.1016/0022-4804(92)90317-s] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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We investigated the relationship of polymorphonuclear leukocyte (PMN) candicidal activity, matrix proteins, and lipopolysaccharide (LPS) to determine how LPS modulates the normal enhancing effect of matrix proteins on PMN candicidal activity. LPS reduced PMN candicidal activity when PMN were adhered in the presence of either fibronectin or laminin. In the presence of fibronectin or laminin, LPS reduced CD11b/CD18 expression (the fibronectin receptor) as assessed using sheep erythrocytes coated with C3bi. Experiments with 125I-fibronectin and 125I-RGDS (Arg-Gly-Asp-Ser) demonstrated that LPS reduced both the binding of fibronectin and the bioavailability of the binding epitope on the PMN surface. Stimulating the PMN oxidative burst with PMA but not FMLP also reduced fibronectin and RGDS binding. Incubation of LPS-treated PMN with staurosporine blocked the decrease in fibronectin and RGDS binding. Exposure of PMN to LPS plus low-dose TNF-alpha restored both fibronectin and RGDS binding with a concomitant increase in CD11b/CD18 surface expression. Low-dose TNF-alpha restored PMN candicidal activity in the presence of LPS and was most effective if PMN were preadhered to fibronectin. These results demonstrate that: (1) matrix proteins enhance normal PMN candicidal activity, (2) LPS reduces PMN candicidal activity in the presence of matrix proteins, (3) stimulation of the PMN oxidative burst in particular via protein kinase c activation reduces the bioavailability of the fibronectin receptor, and (4) low-dose TNF-alpha may restore PMN candicidal activity in part by upregulating the surface receptor for fibronectin binding.
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- H H Simms
- Division of Surgical Research, Rhode Island Hospital/Brown University School of Medicine, Providence 02903
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Idris UA, Steffens WL, Udeze FA, Kadis S. Effect ofActinobacillus pleuropneumoniae hemolysin and lipopolysaccharide on cultured porcine neutrophils. Curr Microbiol 1992. [DOI: 10.1007/bf01570902] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Lamster IB, Novak MJ. Host mediators in gingival crevicular fluid: implications for the pathogenesis of periodontal disease. CRITICAL REVIEWS IN ORAL BIOLOGY AND MEDICINE : AN OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF ORAL BIOLOGISTS 1992; 3:31-60. [PMID: 1730070 DOI: 10.1177/10454411920030010501] [Citation(s) in RCA: 112] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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During the past few years, a considerable number of studies have examined different aspects of the host response in gingival crevicular fluid (GCF), including the relationship of specific markers to the active phases of periodontal disease. Various indicators of the acute inflammatory response (the lysosomal enzymes beta-glucuronidase and collagenase, the cytoplasmic enzyme aspartate aminotransferase, and the arachidonic acid metabolite PGE2) have been shown to be associated with clinical attachment loss in chronic adult periodontitis in man and experimental periodontitis in animal models. In contrast, the relationship of indicators of the humoral immune response in GCF to active periodontal disease is equivocal. Furthermore, a number of indicators of the cellular immune response have been identified recently in GCF (i.e., Interleukin-1 alpha, IL-1 beta, tumor necrosis factor-alpha), but their relationship to active phases of periodontal disease have not been studied. The polymorphonuclear leukocyte (PMN) is the cellular hallmark of acute inflammation. Evidence from the GCF studies suggests that hyperreactivity of these cells plays a critical role in the active phases of some forms of periodontal disease. Metabolic activation of PMN can be associated with a number of potentially destructive reactions. The major effector mechanism for tissue destruction that can be specifically identified with the PMN is the synergistic effect of the release of PMN proteases and the generation of reactive oxygen metabolites by these cells. Priming of the PMN, where the PMN response is enhanced by agents that do not initiate the response, may be an important mechanism for PMN activation in the crevicular environment; for example, cytokines such as IL-1 beta and TNF-alpha, and lipopolysaccharides released from subgingival Gram-negative bacteria, can serve this function. The hypothesis proposed here argues that in addition to the severe forms of periodontal disease that have been associated with qualitative or quantitative PMN defects, tissue destruction in the periodontum can be observed with hyperreactivity of these cells. These differing conclusions do not create a dilemma, but may represent opposite ends of a balance that is no longer in equilibrium.
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- I B Lamster
- Division of Periodontics, School of Dental and Oral Surgery, Columbia University, New York, NY 10032
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Inflammation and phagocytosis are highly complex events involving many humoral and cellular factors, with complement components playing a key role. As described here by Mike Frank and Louis Fries, complement peptides trigger cell function, aid in the recognition of invading pathogens and regulate the phagocytic process via interactions with specific cell surface receptors.
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- M M Frank
- Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710
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Gresham HD, Graham IL, Anderson DC, Brown EJ. Leukocyte adhesion-deficient neutrophils fail to amplify phagocytic function in response to stimulation. Evidence for CD11b/CD18-dependent and -independent mechanisms of phagocytosis. J Clin Invest 1991; 88:588-97. [PMID: 1677946 PMCID: PMC295391 DOI: 10.1172/jci115343] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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Stimulation of PMN with inflammatory mediators markedly augments Fc and CR1 receptor-mediated ingestion. However, CD11/CD18-deficient PMN from three patients with complete leukocyte adhesion deficiency (LAD) failed to recruit phagocytic function in response to phorbol esters, cytokine, or Arg-Gly-Asp-containing ligand stimulation. Because stimulated ingestion is protein kinase C (PKC)-dependent, our data indicate that LAD PMN exhibit only PKC-independent phagocytosis. The defect in PKC-dependent ingestion is specific for CD11b/CD18 and not secondary to the chronic or recurrent infections which occur in this disease. The LAD phenotype for phagocytic function can be reproduced in normal PMN by the anti-CD11b MAbs OKM1 and OKM10. In contrast, MAb Mo1 (anti-CD11b) and MAb IB4 (anti-CD18) inhibit both CD11b/CD18-dependent and -independent mechanisms of ingestion by normal PMN. Their ability to inhibit CD11b/CD18-independent ingestion may be mediated by cAMP, as shown by experiments with a protein kinase A inhibitor HA1004 and by direct measurement of cAMP levels in immune complex- and FMLP-stimulated PMN. These data indicate that CD11b/CD18-independent and -dependent mechanisms of phagocytosis exist and that some effects of anti-CD11b/CD18 MAbs may be mediated by alterations in cAMP levels.
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- H D Gresham
- Department of Pharmacology, University of Missouri-Columbia 65212
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Immunogenicity of Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae outer membrane proteins and enhancement of phagocytosis by antibodies to the proteins. Infect Immun 1991; 59:544-9. [PMID: 1987072 PMCID: PMC257783 DOI: 10.1128/iai.59.2.544-549.1991] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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To determine the opsonic effect of antibodies to Actinobacillus (Haemophilus) pleuropneumoniae outer membrane proteins on phagocytosis by porcine polymorphonuclear leukocytes (PMN), we separated the integral outer membrane proteins (IOMPs) by Triton X-114 extraction. Four major IOMPs with molecular masses of 76, 50, 39, and 29 kDa were detected by sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis. These IOMPs were found to be essentially free of endotoxin in the Limulus amebocyte lysate assay. The 76-kDa protein exhibited a more intensely stained electrophoresis band when isolated from iron-restricted cultures, and a new band at 105 kDa was present in the whole-membrane fraction but not in the integral fraction, indicating that the 105-kDa iron-repressible protein is a peripheral membrane protein. The 76-, 50-, and 39-kDa proteins were shown to be surface exposed, since antibodies to these IOMPs could be absorbed out of convalescent-phase sera by whole cells. Percentages of phagocytosis by porcine PMN of A. pleuropneumoniae opsonized with convalescent-phase sera, convalescent-phase sera absorbed with IOMPs, or convalescent-phase sera absorbed with whole cells were 46.75, 21.81, and 7.96%, respectively. These results demonstrate that antibodies to IOMPs of A. pleuropneumoniae serve as important opsonins in phagocytosis by porcine PMN.
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Phagocytosis in uremic and hemodialysis patients: a prospective and cross sectional study. Kidney Int 1991; 39:320-7. [PMID: 2002645 DOI: 10.1038/ki.1991.40] [Citation(s) in RCA: 143] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Leukocyte response to phagocytic challenge was assessed in uremic and hemodialysis patients in a prospective and cross sectional study. Using latex, zymosan and staphylococcus as phagocytic challenge, the utilization of glucose-I-C14 and the generation of reactive oxygen species was measured in these patients. In uremic, non-dialysis dependent patients, the response to phagocytosis was significantly reduced when creatinine exceeded 6 mg/dl and prior to initiation of dialysis (mean serum creatinine 9.3 +/- 0.3 mg/dl) was less than half that of patients with normal renal function (P less than 0.01). In a prospective study of 15 patients initiated on dialysis, the metabolic response of their leukocytes was assessed sequentially. In eight patients, initiation of dialysis with cuprophane (Cu) membrane lead to a further decline (60%) in their metabolic response to phagocytosis at the end of four weeks of dialysis compared to pre-initiation of dialysis (P less than 0.01), whereas in seven other patients, dialysis with non-complement activating membranes did not result in a significant decline. Prospective cross-over studies of chronic hemodialysis patients corroborated these findings; eight patients dialyzed with new CU membranes had a significant decline of their metabolic response to phagocytic challenge acutely at the end of each dialysis and in pre-dialysis samples after two weeks of Cu dialysis, whereas their response returned back to baseline after two weeks of dialysis with non-complement activating membrane. In prospective and cross sectional studies, a decreased response to phagocytic stimulus was a predictor of hospitalization, primarily for infectious reasons.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
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Ohshima Y, Ohtomo T, Suganuma M, Beuth J, Ko HL, Yoshida K. Immunochemical characterization and biological properties of a cell surface antigen extracted from encapsulated Staphylococcus epidermidis strain SE-10. ZENTRALBLATT FUR BAKTERIOLOGIE : INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MEDICAL MICROBIOLOGY 1990; 274:417-25. [PMID: 2090156 DOI: 10.1016/s0934-8840(11)80700-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Protection inducing antigen (PIA) was mechanically extracted from Staphylococcus epidermidis (encapsulated strain SE-10) and purified by DEAE-Sephadex A 25 (C1- form) ion exchange chromatography. Major carbohydrate constituents of PIA were galactose, glucose, and N-acetylglucosamine at the molar ratio 1.00:0.96:0.78. Antigenic activity was considerably reduced after sodium metaperiodate oxidation, however, pronase digestion was not effective. N-acetylglucosamine residues were shown to be closely related to the antigenic determinant. No cross reactivity to PIAs from other encapsulated strains of S. epidermidis was found which indicates type specificity. Protection of mice after immunization and enhancement of human granulocyte function suggests that PIA might be considered to be a biological response modifying substance.
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- Y Ohshima
- Department of Microbiology, St. Marianna University School of Medicine, Kawasaki, Japan
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Guyre PM, Campbell AS, Kniffin WD, Fanger MW. Monocytes and polymorphonuclear neutrophils of patients with streptococcal pharyngitis express increased numbers of type I IgG Fc receptors. J Clin Invest 1990; 86:1892-6. [PMID: 2147695 PMCID: PMC329823 DOI: 10.1172/jci114921] [Citation(s) in RCA: 75] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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Studies using cultured cells have shown that gamma interferon (IFN-gamma) induces the expression of Fc gamma RI (the type I Fc receptor for IgG) on human polymorphonuclear neutrophils (PMN) and greatly increases the number of these receptors on human monocytes. Administration of rIFN-gamma in vivo also causes enhanced Fc gamma RI expression on these cell populations. Because streptococcal antigens are potent inducers of IFN-gamma in vitro, we postulated that IFN-gamma would be produced endogenously in vivo in patients with streptococcal infections. Such production of IFN-gamma in vivo, even at low levels, might be expected to induce the expression of Fc gamma RI on monocytes and neutrophils. To evaluate this possibility, we used monoclonal antibody 32 (mAb 32), which is specific for Fc gamma RI, to quantitate the expression of this receptor on human peripheral blood cells. We measured the binding of mAb 32 to monocytes and PMNs isolated from healthy donors and from patients with group A beta-hemolytic streptococcal (GABHS) pharyngitis. PMNs from healthy donors (n = 12) had 700 +/- 600 (mean +/- SD) mAb 32 binding sites. Patients with pharyngitis and negative throat culture for GABHS (n = 11) had 2,100 +/- 1,600 sites on their PMNs. In contrast, the PMNs from patients with documented GABHS pharyngitis (n = 12) had 11,600 +/- 7,500 mAb 32 binding sites on their surface. There was a similar change in the expression of Fc gamma RI on monocytes, with control monocytes having a mean of 19,900 +/- 3,200 mAb 32 binding sites per cell and the GABHS-positive monocytes having 47,500 +/- 21,400 sites. The GABHS-negative throat culture group had a slightly elevated number of Fc gamma RI with a mean of 28,200 +/- 8,400 sites. 10 patients with documented urinary tract infections and three patients with uncomplicated pyelonephritis had no elevation in Fc gamma RI expression. These studies demonstrate that a localized group A streptococcal infection can cause systemic activation of the entire circulating pool of phagocytes, and suggest that a similar level of activation is uncommon in localized gram-negative infections of the urinary tract.
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- P M Guyre
- Department of Physiology, Dartmouth Medical School, Hanover, New Hampshire 03756
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Simms HH, D'Amico R, Burchard KW. Intraabdominal sepsis: effects on polymorphonuclear leukocyte Fc receptor-mediated phagocytosis. J Surg Res 1990; 49:49-54. [PMID: 2359294 DOI: 10.1016/0022-4804(90)90110-n] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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In vitro studies have shown that phagocytic cells are capable of undergoing activation in response to inflammatory signals and that the activation process is quite complex. A relationship between polymorphonuclear leukocyte (PMN) Fc receptor-mediated phagocytosis and oxidative metabolism has been seen in humans. We have sequentially examined circulating polymorphonuclear leukocytes (PMNs) from a total of 13 postoperative swine with either no sepsis, untreated intraabdominal sepsis, or treated intraabdominal sepsis to determine phagocytic activity over 8 postoperative days (POD). Products of the oxidative burst (i.e., myeloperoxidase) reduced the phagocytic activity of nonseptic swine PMN. Phagocytic activity was augmented by inhibiting the nonseptic swine oxidative burst with 10 mM sodium azide (an inhibitor of myeloperoxidase). In swine with untreated intraabdominal sepsis, PMN Fc receptor-mediated phagocytosis exhibited a biphasic response. An initial (between POD1 and POD4) increase in PMN function was followed by a subsequent (between POD4 and POD8) decrease in PMN function. Partial preservation of phagocytic capability was seen when swine were reexplored on POD4 and had their intraabdominal sepsis treated. These results indicate that (1) as in humans, nonseptic swine PMN Fc receptor-mediated phagocytosis is augmented by inhibition of the PMN respiratory burst; (2) untreated intraabdominal sepsis produces an initial increase and subsequent decrease in PMN Fc receptor-mediated phagocytosis; (3) early treatment of intraabdominal sepsis results in partial restoration of PMN Fc receptor-mediated phagocytosis.
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- H H Simms
- Department of Surgery, Rhode Island Hospital, Providence 02903
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