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Williams RJ, Karpuzoglu E, Connell H, Hurley DJ, Holladay SD, Gogal RM. Lead alters intracellular protein signaling and suppresses pro-inflammatory activation in TLR4 and IFNR-stimulated murine RAW 264.7 cells, in vitro. JOURNAL OF TOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH. PART A 2019; 82:279-298. [PMID: 30890031 DOI: 10.1080/15287394.2019.1591315] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Lead (Pb) is a persistent environmental pollutant that has a structure and charge similar to many ions, such as calcium, that are essential for normal cellular function. Pb may compete with calcium for protein binding sites and inhibit signaling pathways within the cell affecting many organ systems including the immune system. The aim of the current study was to assess whether the calcium/calmodulin pathway is a principal target of environmentally relevant Pb during pro-inflammatory activation in a RAW 264.7 macrophage cell line. RAW 264.7 cells were cultured with 5 μM Pb(NO3)2, LPS, rIFNγ, or LPS+rIFNγ for 12, 24, or 48 hr. Intracellular protein signaling and multiple functional endpoints were investigated to determine Pb-mediated effects on macrophage function. Western blot analysis revealed that Pb initially modulated nuclear localization of NFκB p65 and cytoplasmic phosphorylation of CaMKIV accompanied by increased phosphorylation of STAT1β at 24 hr. Macrophage proliferation was significantly decreased at 12 hr in the presence of Pb, while nitric oxide (NO) was significantly reduced at 12 and 24 hr. Cells cultured with Pb for 12, 24, or 48 hr exhibited altered cytokine levels after specific stimuli activation. Our findings are in agreement with previous reports suggesting that macrophage pro-inflammatory responses are significantly modulated by Pb. Further, Pb-induced phosphorylation of CaMKIV (pCaMKIV), observed in the present study, may be a contributing factor in metal-induced autophagy noted in our previous study with this same cell line.
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- R J Williams
- a Department of Veterinary Biosciences & Diagnostic Imaging, College of Veterinary Medicine , University of Georgia , Athens , GA , USA
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- a Department of Veterinary Biosciences & Diagnostic Imaging, College of Veterinary Medicine , University of Georgia , Athens , GA , USA
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- b Department of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, Pharmacy South , University of Georgia , Athens , GA , USA
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- c Department of Population Health, College of Veterinary Medicine , University of Georgia , Athens , GA , USA
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- a Department of Veterinary Biosciences & Diagnostic Imaging, College of Veterinary Medicine , University of Georgia , Athens , GA , USA
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- a Department of Veterinary Biosciences & Diagnostic Imaging, College of Veterinary Medicine , University of Georgia , Athens , GA , USA
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Tellez Freitas CM, Burrell HR, Valdoz JC, Hamblin GJ, Raymond CM, Cox TD, Johnson DK, Andersen JL, Weber KS, Bridgewater LC. The nuclear variant of bone morphogenetic protein 2 (nBMP2) is expressed in macrophages and alters calcium response. Sci Rep 2019; 9:934. [PMID: 30700748 PMCID: PMC6353957 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-37329-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2018] [Accepted: 11/26/2018] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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We previously identified a nuclear variant of bone morphogenetic protein 2 (BMP2), named nBMP2, that is translated from an alternative start codon. Decreased nuclear localization of nBMP2 in the nBmp2NLStm mouse model leads to muscular, neurological, and immune phenotypes—all of which are consistent with aberrant intracellular calcium (Ca2+) response. Ca2+ response in these mice, however, has yet to be measured directly. Because a prior study suggested impairment of macrophage function in nBmp2NLStm mutant mice, bone marrow derived (BMD) macrophages and splenic macrophages were isolated from wild type and nBmp2NLStm mutant mice. Immunocytochemistry revealed that nuclei of both BMD and splenic macrophages from wild type mice contain nBMP2, while the protein is decreased in nuclei of nBmp2NLStm mutant macrophages. Live-cell Ca2+ imaging and engulfment assays revealed that Ca2+ response and phagocytosis in response to bacterial supernatant are similar in BMD macrophages isolated from naïve (uninfected) nBmp2NLStm mutant mice and wild type mice, but are deficient in splenic macrophages isolated from mutant mice after secondary systemic infection with Staphylococcus aureus, suggesting progressive impairment as macrophages respond to infection. This direct evidence of impaired Ca2+ handling in nBMP2 mutant macrophages supports the hypothesis that nBMP2 plays a role in Ca2+ response.
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- Claudia M Tellez Freitas
- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Biology, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, United States of America
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- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Biology, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, United States of America
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, United States of America
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- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Biology, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, United States of America
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- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Biology, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, United States of America
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- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Biology, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, United States of America
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- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Biology, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, United States of America
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, United States of America
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- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Biology, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, United States of America
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- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Biology, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, United States of America.
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Tschernig T, Fischer T, Grissmer A, Beckmann A, Meier C, Lipp P, Schneider M. Silica nanoparticles of microrods enter lung epithelial cells. Biomed Rep 2018; 9:156-160. [PMID: 30083317 PMCID: PMC6073099 DOI: 10.3892/br.2018.1117] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2018] [Accepted: 06/07/2018] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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A novel type of microparticle has recently been engineered. It consists of amorphous silica nanoparticles and has a corncob-like shape. It has already been demonstrated in vivo that alveolar macrophages in the lung are able to engulf this particulate carrier and that it also functions successfully as a gene delivery system. This subsequently raises the question as to whether epithelial cells may also be possible targets for these microrods. For this purpose, the alveolar epithelial cell line A549 was used presently. The epithelial character of these confluent cells was documented by the presence of tight junctions using a freeze-fracture technique and transmission electron microscopy. A toxic effect of the particles incubated with these cells was largely excluded. The interaction of the microparticles with the epithelial cells was observed using confocal microscopy and live cell imaging. Interestingly, the particles entered the epithelial cells within hours. After 1 day, the intracellular particles began to disaggregate and release the silica nanoparticles. Thus, even epithelial cells may serve as targets for this novel carrier and gene delivery system. This is particularly important since safe and effective gene delivery remains an unsolved problem. In addition, delivery of anti-cancer and anti-infective drugs may be an application of this novel particulate carrier.
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- Thomas Tschernig
- Institute of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Saarland University, D-66421 Homburg/Saar, Germany
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- Department of Pharmacy, Biopharmaceutics and Pharmaceutical Technology, Saarland University, D-66123 Saarbrücken, Germany
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- Institute of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Saarland University, D-66421 Homburg/Saar, Germany
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- Institute of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Saarland University, D-66421 Homburg/Saar, Germany
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- Institute of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Saarland University, D-66421 Homburg/Saar, Germany
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- Institute of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Saarland University, D-66421 Homburg/Saar, Germany.,Center for Molecular Signalling (PZMS), Saarland University, D-66421 Homburg/Saar, Germany
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- Department of Pharmacy, Biopharmaceutics and Pharmaceutical Technology, Saarland University, D-66123 Saarbrücken, Germany
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Zhou X, Li Z, Wang Z, Chen E, Wang J, Chen F, Jones O, Tan T, Chen S, Takeshima H, Bryant J, Ma J, Xu X. Syncytium calcium signaling and macrophage function in the heart. Cell Biosci 2018; 8:24. [PMID: 29599964 PMCID: PMC5870344 DOI: 10.1186/s13578-018-0222-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2018] [Accepted: 03/19/2018] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Macrophages are traditionally viewed as a key component of the immunity defense system. Recent studies have identified resident macrophages in multiple organs including the heart, in which the cells perform their crucial role on tissue repair after myocardial infarction (MI). The cardiac-specific macrophages interdigitate with cardiomyocytes particularly at the atrioventricular node region. The integrative communication between macrophage and cardiomyocytes can modulate the contractile function of the heart. Coordinated control of intracellular calcium signaling and intercellular electrical conduction via the syncytium network underlie the synchronized beating of the heart. In this review article, we introduce the concept the syncytium calcium signaling in the cardiomyocytes can modulate gene expression in the resident macrophages and their integration with the cardiomyocytes. The cardiac macrophages originate from bone marrow stem cells, migrate to local via vessel, and settle down as a naturalization process in heart. As the macrophages perform on regulating electrical conduction, and accomplish post MI non-scared completed regeneration or partial regeneration with fibrotic scar at different stage of postnatal development, we understand that multiple functions of cardiac macrophage should carry on with diverse linages. The naturalization process in heart of macrophages to the cardiomyocytes serves important roles to control of electrical signaling and calcium-dependent contractile function of the heart.
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- Xin Zhou
- Laboratory of Cell Biology, Genetics and Developmental Biology, Shaanxi Normal University College of Life Sciences, Xi’an, 710062 People’s Republic of China
- Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, OH 43210 USA
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- Laboratory of Cell Biology, Genetics and Developmental Biology, Shaanxi Normal University College of Life Sciences, Xi’an, 710062 People’s Republic of China
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- Laboratory of Cell Biology, Genetics and Developmental Biology, Shaanxi Normal University College of Life Sciences, Xi’an, 710062 People’s Republic of China
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- Virginia Commonwealth University College of Medicine, Richmond, VA 23284 USA
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- Laboratory of Cell Biology, Genetics and Developmental Biology, Shaanxi Normal University College of Life Sciences, Xi’an, 710062 People’s Republic of China
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- University of Pennsylvania ULAR, Philadelphia, PA 19144 USA
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- Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, OH 43210 USA
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- Chen Wellness Clinics, Wichita, KS 67219 USA
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- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kyoto University, Kyoto, 606-8501 Japan
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- Institute of Human Virology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21287 USA
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- Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, OH 43210 USA
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- Laboratory of Cell Biology, Genetics and Developmental Biology, Shaanxi Normal University College of Life Sciences, Xi’an, 710062 People’s Republic of China
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Moussa AT, Rabung A, Reichrath S, Wagenpfeil S, Dinh T, Krasteva-Christ G, Meier C, Tschernig T. Modulation of macrophage phagocytosis in vitro-A role for cholinergic stimulation? Ann Anat 2017; 214:31-35. [PMID: 28823709 DOI: 10.1016/j.aanat.2017.07.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2017] [Revised: 07/25/2017] [Accepted: 07/27/2017] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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Acetylcholine is synthetized and released from neural cells, but also by non-neuronal cells such as epithelial cells or keratinocytes. Cholinergic agonists enhance the phagocytosis of zymosan particles in primary peritoneal macrophages. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of carbachol stimulation on phagocytosis in a macrophage cell line using microspheres. The murine cell line MH-S was used in a phagocytosis assay with fluorescent latex beads. The amount of the ingested beads was determined using flow cytometry. Gene expression was investigated using polymerase chain reaction. Gene expression of the muscarinic receptors M1, M3, M4 and M5 but not M2 was found. Carbachol slightly increased the phagocytosis of microspheres in the macrophages. A co-stimulation using lipopolysaccharide and carbachol did not increase the effect of lipopolysaccharide alone. In conclusion, cholinergic stimulation in vitro only moderately modulates the phagocytosis of microspheres. M2 might have a role in stimulation of macrophage phagocytosis.
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- Amira-Talaat Moussa
- Institute of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Medical Faculty, Saarland University, 66421 Homburg/Saar, Germany
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- Institute of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Medical Faculty, Saarland University, 66421 Homburg/Saar, Germany
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- Institute of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Medical Faculty, Saarland University, 66421 Homburg/Saar, Germany
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- Institute for Medical Biometry, Epidemiology and Medical Informatics, Medical Faculty, Saarland University, Homburg/Saar, Germany
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- Institute for Experimental Pulmonology, Medical Faculty, Saarland University, Homburg/Saar, Germany
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- Institute of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Medical Faculty, Saarland University, 66421 Homburg/Saar, Germany
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- Institute of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Medical Faculty, Saarland University, 66421 Homburg/Saar, Germany
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- Institute of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Medical Faculty, Saarland University, 66421 Homburg/Saar, Germany.
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Pérez-Flores G, Hernández-Silva C, Gutiérrez-Escobedo G, De Las Peñas A, Castaño I, Arreola J, Pérez-Cornejo P. P2X7 from j774 murine macrophages acts as a scavenger receptor for bacteria but not yeast. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2016; 481:19-24. [PMID: 27833023 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2016.11.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2016] [Accepted: 11/06/2016] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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We studied the effects of extracellular ATP and Ca2+ on uptake of bacteria (Staphylococcus aureus or Escherichia coli) and live yeast (Candida glabrata) by J774 macrophages to determine the role of endogenous P2X7 receptors in phagocytosis. Our findings show that phagocytosis of bio-particles coated with S. aureus or E. coli was blocked by ATP and the P2X7 receptor agonist BzATP, while yeast phagocytosis was not. A438079, an antagonist of P2X7 receptors, partially reverted the effects of ATP on bacterial phagocytosis. To determine if P2X7-mediated Ca2+ entry into macrophages was blocking the engulfment of bacteria, we measured phagocytic activity in the absence or presence of 2 mM extracellular Ca2+ with or without ATP. Ca2+, in the absence of ATP, was required for engulfment of E. coli and C. glabrata but not S. aureus. Adding ATP inhibited phagocytosis of S. aureus and E. coli regardless of Ca2+, suggesting that Ca2+ entry was not important for inhibiting phagocytosis. On the other hand, phagocytosis of normal or hyper-adherent C. glabrata mutants had an absolute requirement for extracellular Ca2+ due to yeast adhesion to macrophages mediated by Ca2+-dependent adhesion proteins. We conclude that unstimulated P2X7 from J774 cells act as scavenger receptor for the uptake of S. aureus and E. coli but not of yeast; Ca2+ entry via P2X7 receptors play no role in phagocytosis of S. aureus and E. coli; while the effect of Ca2+ on C. glabrata phagocytosis was mediated by the adhesins Epa1, Epa6 and Epa7.
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- Gabriela Pérez-Flores
- Unidad Académica Multidisciplinaria Zona Huasteca, Universidad Autónoma de San Luis Potosí, Cd. Valles, SLP 79060, Mexico
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- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, School of Medicine, Universidad Autónoma de San Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí, SLP 78210, Mexico
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- División de Biología Molecular, IPICYT, San Luis Potosí, SLP 78216, Mexico
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- Institute of Physics, Universidad Autónoma de San Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí, SLP 78290, Mexico
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- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, School of Medicine, Universidad Autónoma de San Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí, SLP 78210, Mexico.
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Rosas LE, Elgamal OA, Mo X, Phelps MA, Schmittgen TD, Papenfuss TL. In vitro immunotoxicity assessment of culture-derived extracellular vesicles in human monocytes. J Immunotoxicol 2016; 13:652-65. [PMID: 27075513 DOI: 10.3109/1547691x.2016.1148089] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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The potential to engineer extracellular vesicles (EV) that target specific cells and deliver a therapeutic payload has propelled a growing interest in their development as promising therapeutics. These EV are often produced from cultured cells. Very little is known about the interaction of cell culture-derived EV with cells of the immune system and their potential immunomodulatory effects. The present study evaluated potential immunotoxic effects of HEK293T-derived EV on the human monocytic cell lines THP-1 and U937. Incubation of cells with different doses of EV for 16-24 h was followed by assessment of cytotoxicity and cell function by flow cytometry. Changes in cell functionality were evaluated by the capacity of cells to phagocytize fluorescent microspheres. In addition, the internalization of labeled EV in THP-1 and U937 cells was evaluated. Exposure to EV did not affect the viability of THP-1 or U937 cells. Although lower doses of the EV increased phagocytic capacity in both cell lines, phagocytic efficiency of individual cells was not affected by EV exposure at any of the doses evaluated. This study also demonstrated that THP-1 and U937 monocytic cells are highly permissive to EV entry in a dose-response manner. These results suggest that, although HEK293T-derived EV are efficiently internalized by human monocytic cells, they do not exert a cytotoxic effect or alter phagocytic efficiency on the cell lines evaluated.
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- Lucia E Rosas
- a Department of Veterinary Biosciences , Ohio State University , Columbus , OH , USA
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- b College of Pharmacy , Ohio State University , Columbus , OH , USA
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- c Center for Biostatistics , Ohio State University , Columbus , OH , USA
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- b College of Pharmacy , Ohio State University , Columbus , OH , USA
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- a Department of Veterinary Biosciences , Ohio State University , Columbus , OH , USA
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Provost KA, Smith M, Arold SP, Hava DL, Sethi S. Calcium Restores the Macrophage Response to NontypeableHaemophilus influenzaein Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. Am J Respir Cell Mol Biol 2015; 52:728-37. [DOI: 10.1165/rcmb.2014-0172oc] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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Diler E, Schicht M, Rabung A, Tschernig T, Meier C, Rausch F, Garreis F, Bräuer L, Paulsen F. The novel surfactant protein SP-H enhances the phagocytosis efficiency of macrophage-like cell lines U937 and MH-S. BMC Res Notes 2014; 7:851. [PMID: 25427765 PMCID: PMC4256058 DOI: 10.1186/1756-0500-7-851] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2014] [Accepted: 11/18/2014] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Background Surfactant proteins (SP) secreted by alveolar type 2 cells, play an essential role in maintaining the air-liquid barrier of the lung and are also involved in the opsonisation and clearance of bacteria by phagocytes. We have recently described a novel surfactant protein, SP-H (SFTA3). Expression of SP-H was earlier demonstrated to be upregulated by LPS and negatively regulated by IL-1β and IL-23 in vitro. The influence of SP-H on phagocytosis was measured using a murine and a human phagocytic cell line and fluorescent latex beads. Findings SP-H markedly increases phagocytosis in vitro in the murine-derived alveolar macrophage cell lines MH-S and in human-derived differentiated U937 cells. Conclusion It can be assumed that SP-H is involved in regulating phagocytic activity of macrophages. SP-H is a new player in pulmonary host defence.
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- Institute of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Saarland University, 66421 Homburg/Saar, Germany.
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