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Yang Q, Langston JC, Prosniak R, Pettigrew S, Zhao H, Perez E, Edelmann H, Mansoor N, Merali C, Merali S, Marchetti N, Prabhakarpandian B, Kiani MF, Kilpatrick LE. Distinct functional neutrophil phenotypes in sepsis patients correlate with disease severity. Front Immunol 2024; 15:1341752. [PMID: 38524125 PMCID: PMC10957777 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2024.1341752] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2023] [Accepted: 02/20/2024] [Indexed: 03/26/2024] Open
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Purpose Sepsis is a clinical syndrome defined as life-threatening organ dysfunction caused by a dysregulated host response to infection. Sepsis is a highly heterogeneous syndrome with distinct phenotypes that impact immune function and response to infection. To develop targeted therapeutics, immunophenotyping is needed to identify distinct functional phenotypes of immune cells. In this study, we utilized our Organ-on-Chip assay to categorize sepsis patients into distinct phenotypes using patient data, neutrophil functional analysis, and proteomics. Methods Following informed consent, neutrophils and plasma were isolated from sepsis patients in the Temple University Hospital ICU (n=45) and healthy control donors (n=7). Human lung microvascular endothelial cells (HLMVEC) were cultured in the Organ-on-Chip and treated with buffer or cytomix ((TNF/IL-1β/IFNγ). Neutrophil adhesion and migration across HLMVEC in the Organ-on-Chip were used to categorize functional neutrophil phenotypes. Quantitative label-free global proteomics was performed on neutrophils to identify differentially expressed proteins. Plasma levels of sepsis biomarkers and neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs) were determined by ELISA. Results We identified three functional phenotypes in critically ill ICU sepsis patients based on ex vivo neutrophil adhesion and migration patterns. The phenotypes were classified as: Hyperimmune characterized by enhanced neutrophil adhesion and migration, Hypoimmune that was unresponsive to stimulation, and Hybrid with increased adhesion but blunted migration. These functional phenotypes were associated with distinct proteomic signatures and differentiated sepsis patients by important clinical parameters related to disease severity. The Hyperimmune group demonstrated higher oxygen requirements, increased mechanical ventilation, and longer ICU length of stay compared to the Hypoimmune and Hybrid groups. Patients with the Hyperimmune neutrophil phenotype had significantly increased circulating neutrophils and elevated plasma levels NETs. Conclusion Neutrophils and NETs play a critical role in vascular barrier dysfunction in sepsis and elevated NETs may be a key biomarker identifying the Hyperimmune group. Our results establish significant associations between specific neutrophil functional phenotypes and disease severity and identify important functional parameters in sepsis pathophysiology that may provide a new approach to classify sepsis patients for specific therapeutic interventions.
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- Qingliang Yang
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, United States
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- Department of Bioengineering, College of Engineering, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, United States
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- Department of Thoracic Medicine and Surgery, Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, United States
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- Department of Thoracic Medicine and Surgery, Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, United States
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- Department of Biomedical Education and Data Science, Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, United States
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- Center for Inflammation and Lung Research, Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, United States
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- Center for Inflammation and Lung Research, Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, United States
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- Center for Inflammation and Lung Research, Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, United States
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- School of Pharmacy, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, United States
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- School of Pharmacy, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, United States
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- Department of Thoracic Medicine and Surgery, Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, United States
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, United States
- Department of Bioengineering, College of Engineering, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, United States
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- Department of Thoracic Medicine and Surgery, Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, United States
- Center for Inflammation and Lung Research, Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, United States
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Liu D, Langston JC, Prabhakarpandian B, Kiani MF, Kilpatrick LE. The critical role of neutrophil-endothelial cell interactions in sepsis: new synergistic approaches employing organ-on-chip, omics, immune cell phenotyping and in silico modeling to identify new therapeutics. Front Cell Infect Microbiol 2024; 13:1274842. [PMID: 38259971 PMCID: PMC10800980 DOI: 10.3389/fcimb.2023.1274842] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2023] [Accepted: 12/18/2023] [Indexed: 01/24/2024] Open
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Sepsis is a global health concern accounting for more than 1 in 5 deaths worldwide. Sepsis is now defined as life-threatening organ dysfunction caused by a dysregulated host response to infection. Sepsis can develop from bacterial (gram negative or gram positive), fungal or viral (such as COVID) infections. However, therapeutics developed in animal models and traditional in vitro sepsis models have had little success in clinical trials, as these models have failed to fully replicate the underlying pathophysiology and heterogeneity of the disease. The current understanding is that the host response to sepsis is highly diverse among patients, and this heterogeneity impacts immune function and response to infection. Phenotyping immune function and classifying sepsis patients into specific endotypes is needed to develop a personalized treatment approach. Neutrophil-endothelium interactions play a critical role in sepsis progression, and increased neutrophil influx and endothelial barrier disruption have important roles in the early course of organ damage. Understanding the mechanism of neutrophil-endothelium interactions and how immune function impacts this interaction can help us better manage the disease and lead to the discovery of new diagnostic and prognosis tools for effective treatments. In this review, we will discuss the latest research exploring how in silico modeling of a synergistic combination of new organ-on-chip models incorporating human cells/tissue, omics analysis and clinical data from sepsis patients will allow us to identify relevant signaling pathways and characterize specific immune phenotypes in patients. Emerging technologies such as machine learning can then be leveraged to identify druggable therapeutic targets and relate them to immune phenotypes and underlying infectious agents. This synergistic approach can lead to the development of new therapeutics and the identification of FDA approved drugs that can be repurposed for the treatment of sepsis.
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- Dan Liu
- Department of Bioengineering, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, United States
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- Department of Bioengineering, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, United States
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- Department of Bioengineering, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, United States
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, United States
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, United States
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- Center for Inflammation and Lung Research, Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Inflammation, Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, United States
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ABSTRACT Sepsis is a major health issue and a leading cause of death in hospitals globally. The treatment of sepsis is largely supportive, and there are no therapeutics available that target the underlying pathophysiology of the disease. The development of therapeutics for the treatment of sepsis is hindered by the heterogeneous nature of the disease. The presence of multiple, distinct immune phenotypes ranging from hyperimmune to immunosuppressed can significantly impact the host response to infection. Recently, omics, biomarkers, cell surface protein expression, and immune cell profiles have been used to classify immune status of sepsis patients. However, there has been limited studies of immune cell function during sepsis and even fewer correlating omics and biomarker alterations to functional consequences. In this review, we will discuss how the heterogeneity of sepsis and associated immune cell phenotypes result from changes in the omic makeup of cells and its correlation with leukocyte dysfunction. We will also discuss how emerging techniques such as in silico modeling and machine learning can help in phenotyping sepsis patients leading to precision medicine.
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- Jordan C. Langston
- Department of Bioengineering, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, 19122
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, 19122
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- Department of Bioengineering, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, 19122
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, 19122
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- Center for Inflammation and Lung Research, Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Inflammation, Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, 19140
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Corkey BE, Kilpatrick LE, Evans-Molina C. Hypothesis: Induction of Autoimmunity in Type 1 Diabetes-A Lipid Focus. Diabetes 2022; 71:2067-2074. [PMID: 36126206 PMCID: PMC10477405 DOI: 10.2337/db22-0240] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2022] [Accepted: 07/10/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Several unrelated findings led us to hypothesize that induction of autoimmunity is a consequence of a prior major inflammatory event in individuals with susceptible HLA phenotypes and elevated sensitivity to cytokines and free fatty acids (FFA). We observed provocative enhanced responsiveness of cultured human fibroblasts from individuals with type 1 diabetes (T1D), but not control subjects, to FFA and the inflammatory cytokines TNFα and IL1-β. Major infections increase inflammatory cytokines as well as circulating FFA. Endotoxin-treated animal models of sepsis also exhibit elevated inflammatory cytokines that inhibit FFA oxidation and elevate FFA. The pancreatic β-cell possesses low reactive oxygen species (ROS) scavenging capacity and responds to both elevated FFA and cytokines with increased ROS production, a combination that increases exocytosis and trafficking of secretory vesicles to the plasma membrane. Increased trafficking is accompanied by increased cycling of secretory granule proteins and may be linked with increased surface presentation of granule proteins to the immune system. We propose that this ultimately targets β-cell granular proteins at the cell surface and is consistent with the preponderance of autoantibodies to granule proteins. Our hypothesis encourages testing of potential early therapeutic interventions to prevent progression of β-cell destruction.
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- Barbara E. Corkey
- Department of Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA
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- Center for Inflammation and Lung Research, Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Inflammation, Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University, Philadelphia, PA
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- Departments of Pediatrics and Medicine, Center for Diabetes and Metabolic Diseases, and the Herman B Wells Center for Pediatric Research, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN
- Richard L. Roudebush VA Medical Center, Indianapolis, IN
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Langston JC, Rossi MT, Yang Q, Ohley W, Perez E, Kilpatrick LE, Prabhakarpandian B, Kiani MF. Omics of endothelial cell dysfunction in sepsis. Vasc Biol 2022; 4:R15-R34. [PMID: 35515704 PMCID: PMC9066943 DOI: 10.1530/vb-22-0003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2022] [Accepted: 04/07/2022] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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During sepsis, defined as life-threatening organ dysfunction due to dysregulated host response to infection, systemic inflammation activates endothelial cells and initiates a multifaceted cascade of pro-inflammatory signaling events, resulting in increased permeability and excessive recruitment of leukocytes. Vascular endothelial cells share many common properties but have organ-specific phenotypes with unique structure and function. Thus, therapies directed against endothelial cell phenotypes are needed to address organ-specific endothelial cell dysfunction. Omics allow for the study of expressed genes, proteins and/or metabolites in biological systems and provide insight on temporal and spatial evolution of signals during normal and diseased conditions. Proteomics quantifies protein expression, identifies protein-protein interactions and can reveal mechanistic changes in endothelial cells that would not be possible to study via reductionist methods alone. In this review, we provide an overview of how sepsis pathophysiology impacts omics with a focus on proteomic analysis of mouse endothelial cells during sepsis/inflammation and its relationship with the more clinically relevant omics of human endothelial cells. We discuss how omics has been used to define septic endotype signatures in different populations with a focus on proteomic analysis in organ-specific microvascular endothelial cells during sepsis or septic-like inflammation. We believe that studies defining septic endotypes based on proteomic expression in endothelial cell phenotypes are urgently needed to complement omic profiling of whole blood and better define sepsis subphenotypes. Lastly, we provide a discussion of how in silico modeling can be used to leverage the large volume of omics data to map response pathways in sepsis.
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- Jordan C Langston
- Department of Bioengineering, Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Center for Inflammation and Lung Research, Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Inflammation, Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Center for Inflammation and Lung Research, Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Inflammation, Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Department of Bioengineering, Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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Amoafo EB, Entsie P, Albayati S, Dorsam GP, Kunapuli SP, Kilpatrick LE, Liverani E. Sex-related differences in the response of anti-platelet drug therapies targeting purinergic signaling pathways in sepsis. Front Immunol 2022; 13:1015577. [PMID: 36405709 PMCID: PMC9667743 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2022.1015577] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2022] [Accepted: 10/10/2022] [Indexed: 01/24/2023] Open
Abstract
Sepsis, a complex clinical syndrome resulting from a serious infection, is a major healthcare problem associated with high mortality. Sex-related differences in the immune response to sepsis have been proposed but the mechanism is still unknown. Purinergic signaling is a sex-specific regulatory mechanism in immune cell physiology. Our studies have shown that blocking the ADP-receptor P2Y12 but not P2Y1 receptor was protective in male mice during sepsis, but not female. We now hypothesize that there are sex-related differences in modulating P2Y12 or P2Y1 signaling pathways during sepsis. Male and female wild-type (WT), P2Y12 knock-out (KO), and P2Y1 KO mice underwent sham surgery or cecal ligation and puncture (CLP) to induce sepsis. The P2Y12 antagonist ticagrelor or the P2Y1 antagonist MRS2279 were administered intra-peritoneally after surgery to septic male and female mice. Blood, lungs and kidneys were collected 24 hours post-surgery. Sepsis-induced changes in platelet activation, secretion and platelet interaction with immune cells were measured by flow cytometry. Neutrophil infiltration in the lung and kidney was determined by a myeloperoxidase (MPO) colorimetric assay kit. Sepsis-induced platelet activation, secretion and aggregate formation were reduced in male CLP P2Y12 KO and in female CLP P2Y1 KO mice compared with their CLP WT counterpart. Sepsis-induced MPO activity was reduced in male CLP P2Y12 KO and CLP P2Y1 KO female mice. CLP males treated with ticagrelor or MRS2279 showed a decrease in sepsis-induced MPO levels in lung and kidneys, aggregate formation, and platelet activation as compared to untreated male CLP mice. There were no differences in platelet activation, aggregate formation, and neutrophil infiltration in lung and kidney between female CLP mice and female CLP mice treated with ticagrelor or MRS2279. In human T lymphocytes, blocking P2Y1 or P2Y12 alters cell growth and secretion in vitro in a sex-dependent manner, supporting the data obtained in mice. In conclusion, targeting purinergic signaling represents a promising therapy for sepsis but drug targeting purinergic signaling is sex-specific and needs to be investigated to determine sex-related targeted therapies in sepsis.
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- Emmanuel Boadi Amoafo
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, College of Health Professions, North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND, United States
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, College of Health Professions, North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND, United States
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- Sol Sherry Thrombosis Research Center, Temple University School of Medicine, Temple University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA, United States
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- Center for Inflammation and Lung Research, Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Inflammation, Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, United States
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- Sol Sherry Thrombosis Research Center, Temple University School of Medicine, Temple University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA, United States
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- Department of Microbiological Sciences, College of Agriculture, Food Systems and Natural Resources, North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND, United States
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, College of Health Professions, North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND, United States.,Sol Sherry Thrombosis Research Center, Temple University School of Medicine, Temple University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA, United States
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Yang Q, Langston JC, Tang Y, Prabhakarpandian B, Kilpatrick LE, Kiani MF. A Microphysiological System to Study Leukocyte-Endothelial Cell Interaction during Inflammation. J Vis Exp 2021. [PMID: 34958086 DOI: 10.3791/63312] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/31/2022] Open
Abstract
Leukocyte-endothelial cell interactions play an important role in inflammatory diseases such as sepsis. During inflammation, excessive migration of activated leukocytes across the vascular endothelium into key organs can lead to organ failure. A physiologically relevant biomimetic microfluidic assay (bMFA) has been developed and validated using several experimental and computational techniques, which can reproduce the entire leukocyte rolling/adhesion/migration cascade to study leukocyte-endothelial cell interactions. Microvascular networks obtained from in vivo images in rodents were digitized using a Geographic Information System (GIS) approach and microfabricated with polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) on a microscope slide. To study the effect of shear rate and vascular topology on leukocyte-endothelial cell interactions, a Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) model was developed to generate a corresponding map of shear rates and velocities throughout the network. The bMFA enables the quantification of leukocyte-endothelial cells interactions, including rolling velocity, number of adhered leukocytes in response to different shear rates, number of migrated leukocytes, endothelial cell permeability, adhesion molecule expression and other important variables. Furthermore, by using human-related samples, such as human endothelial cells and leukocytes, bMFA provides a tool for rapid screening of potential therapeutics to increase their clinical translatability.
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- Department of Bioengineering, University of Toledo
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- Center for Inflammation and Lung Research, Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Inflammation, Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Temple University
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Temple University; Department of Bioengineering, Temple University; Department of Radiation Oncology, Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Temple University;
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Liverani E, Tursi SA, Cornwell WD, Mondrinos MJ, Sun S, Buttaro BA, Wolfson MR, Rogers TJ, Tükel Ç, Kilpatrick LE. Protein kinase C-delta inhibition is organ-protective, enhances pathogen clearance, and improves survival in sepsis. FASEB J 2019; 34:2497-2510. [PMID: 31908004 DOI: 10.1096/fj.201900897r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2019] [Revised: 11/30/2019] [Accepted: 12/03/2019] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Sepsis is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in intensive care units. Previously, we identified Protein Kinase C-delta (PKCδ) as an important regulator of the inflammatory response in sepsis. An important issue in development of anti-inflammatory therapeutics is the risk of immunosuppression and inability to effectively clear pathogens. In this study, we investigated whether PKCδ inhibition prevented organ dysfunction and improved survival without compromising pathogen clearance. Sprague Dawley rats underwent sham surgery or cecal ligation and puncture (CLP) to induce sepsis. Post-surgery, PBS or a PKCδ inhibitor (200µg/kg) was administered intra-tracheally (IT). At 24 hours post-CLP, there was evidence of lung and kidney dysfunction. PKCδ inhibition decreased leukocyte influx in these organs, decreased endothelial permeability, improved gas exchange, and reduced blood urea nitrogen/creatinine ratios indicating organ protection. PKCδ inhibition significantly decreased bacterial levels in the peritoneal cavity, spleen and blood but did not exhibit direct bactericidal properties. Peritoneal chemokine levels, neutrophil numbers, or macrophage phenotypes were not altered by PKCδ inhibition. Peritoneal macrophages isolated from PKCδ inhibitor-treated septic rats demonstrated increased bacterial phagocytosis. Importantly, PKCδ inhibition increased survival. Thus, PKCδ inhibition improved survival and improved survival was associated with increased phagocytic activity, enhanced pathogen clearance, and decreased organ injury.
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- Elisabetta Liverani
- Center for Inflammation, Clinical and Translational Lung Research, Department of Thoracic Medicine and Surgery, Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA.,Thrombosis Research Center, Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA
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- Center for Inflammation, Clinical and Translational Lung Research, Department of Thoracic Medicine and Surgery, Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA
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- Center for Inflammation, Clinical and Translational Lung Research, Department of Thoracic Medicine and Surgery, Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA.,Thrombosis Research Center, Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA
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- Center for Inflammation, Clinical and Translational Lung Research, Department of Thoracic Medicine and Surgery, Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA
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- Center for Inflammation, Clinical and Translational Lung Research, Department of Thoracic Medicine and Surgery, Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA.,Department of Physiology, Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA
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- Center for Inflammation, Clinical and Translational Lung Research, Department of Thoracic Medicine and Surgery, Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA
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- Center for Inflammation, Clinical and Translational Lung Research, Department of Thoracic Medicine and Surgery, Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA.,Thrombosis Research Center, Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA.,Department of Physiology, Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA
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Soroush F, Tang Y, Mustafa O, Sun S, Yang Q, Kilpatrick LE, Kiani MF. Neutrophil-endothelial interactions of murine cells is not a good predictor of their interactions in human cells. FASEB J 2019; 34:2691-2702. [PMID: 31908006 DOI: 10.1096/fj.201900048r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2019] [Revised: 11/14/2019] [Accepted: 12/06/2019] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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All drugs recently developed in rodent models to treat inflammatory disease have failed in clinical trials. We therefore used our novel biomimetic microfluidic assay (bMFA) to determine whether the response of murine cells to inflammatory activation or anti-inflammatory treatment is predictive of the response in human cells. Under physiologically relevant flow conditions, permeability and transendothelial electrical resistance (TEER) of human or mouse lung microvascular endothelial cells (HLMVEC or MLMVEC), and neutrophil-endothelial cell interaction was measured. The differential impact of a protein kinase C-delta TAT peptide inhibitor (PKCδ-i) was also quantified. Permeability of HLMVEC and MLMVEC was similar under control conditions but tumor necrosis factor α (TNF-α) and PKCδ-i had a significantly higher impact on permeability of HLMVEC. TEER across HLMVEC was significantly higher than MLMVEC, but PKCδ-i returned TEER to background levels only in human cells. The kinetics of N-formylmethionyl-leucyl-phenylalanine (fMLP)-mediated neutrophil migration was significantly different between the two species and PKCδ-i was significantly more effective in attenuating human neutrophil migration. However, human and mouse neutrophil adhesion patterns to microvascular endothelium were not significantly different. Surprisingly, while intercellular adhesion molecule 1 (ICAM-1) was significantly upregulated on activated HLMVEC, it was not significantly upregulated on activated MLMVEC. Responses to activation and anti-inflammatory treatment in mice may not always be predictive of their response in humans.
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- Fariborz Soroush
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Bioengineering, College of Engineering, University of Toledo, Toledo, OH, USA
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- Department of Bioengineering, College of Engineering, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Center for Inflammation, Clinical and Translational Lung Research, Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Center for Inflammation, Clinical and Translational Lung Research, Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, USA.,Department of Radiation Oncology, Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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Tang Y, Soroush F, Sun S, Liverani E, Langston JC, Yang Q, Kilpatrick LE, Kiani MF. Protein kinase C-delta inhibition protects blood-brain barrier from sepsis-induced vascular damage. J Neuroinflammation 2018; 15:309. [PMID: 30400800 PMCID: PMC6220469 DOI: 10.1186/s12974-018-1342-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2018] [Accepted: 10/22/2018] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Background Neuroinflammation often develops in sepsis leading to activation of cerebral endothelium, increased permeability of the blood-brain barrier (BBB), and neutrophil infiltration. We have identified protein kinase C-delta (PKCδ) as a critical regulator of the inflammatory response and demonstrated that pharmacologic inhibition of PKCδ by a peptide inhibitor (PKCδ-i) protected endothelial cells, decreased sepsis-mediated neutrophil influx into the lung, and prevented tissue damage. The objective of this study was to elucidate the regulation and relative contribution of PKCδ in the control of individual steps in neuroinflammation during sepsis. Methods The role of PKCδ in mediating human brain microvascular endothelial (HBMVEC) permeability, junctional protein expression, and leukocyte adhesion and migration was investigated in vitro using our novel BBB on-a-chip (B3C) microfluidic assay and in vivo in a rat model of sepsis induced by cecal ligation and puncture (CLP). HBMVEC were cultured under flow in the vascular channels of B3C. Confocal imaging and staining were used to confirm tight junction and lumen formation. Confluent HBMVEC were pretreated with TNF-α (10 U/ml) for 4 h in the absence or presence of PKCδ-i (5 μM) to quantify neutrophil adhesion and migration in the B3C. Permeability was measured using a 40-kDa fluorescent dextran in vitro and Evans blue dye in vivo. Results During sepsis, PKCδ is activated in the rat brain resulting in membrane translocation, a step that is attenuated by treatment with PKCδ-i. Similarly, TNF-α-mediated activation of PKCδ and its translocation in HBMVEC are attenuated by PKCδ-i in vitro. PKCδ inhibition significantly reduced TNF-α-mediated hyperpermeability and TEER decrease in vitro in activated HBMVEC and rat brain in vivo 24 h after CLP induced sepsis. TNF-α-treated HBMVEC showed interrupted tight junction expression, whereas continuous expression of tight junction protein was observed in non-treated or PKCδ-i-treated cells. PKCδ inhibition also reduced TNF-α-mediated neutrophil adhesion and migration across HBMVEC in B3C. Interestingly, while PKCδ inhibition decreased the number of adherent neutrophils to baseline (no-treatment group), it significantly reduced the number of migrated neutrophils below the baseline, suggesting a critical role of PKCδ in regulating neutrophil transmigration. Conclusions The BBB on-a-chip (B3C) in vitro assay is suitable for the study of BBB function as well as screening of novel therapeutics in real-time. PKCδ activation is a key signaling event that alters the structural and functional integrity of BBB leading to vascular damage and inflammation-induced tissue damage. PKCδ-TAT peptide inhibitor has therapeutic potential for the prevention or reduction of cerebrovascular injury in sepsis-induced vascular damage.
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- Yuan Tang
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, 19122, USA
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, 19122, USA
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- Center for Inflammation, Clinical and Translational Lung Research, Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, 19140, USA
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- Sol Sherry Thrombosis Research Center, Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, 19140, USA
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, 19122, USA
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, 19122, USA
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- Center for Inflammation, Clinical and Translational Lung Research, Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, 19140, USA
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, 19122, USA. .,Department of Radiation Oncology, Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, 19140, USA.
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Soroush F, Tang Y, Zaidi HM, Sheffield JB, Kilpatrick LE, Kiani MF. PKCδ inhibition as a novel medical countermeasure for radiation-induced vascular damage. FASEB J 2018; 32:fj201701099. [PMID: 29897816 DOI: 10.1096/fj.201701099] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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In the event of a radiologic catastrophe, endothelial cell and neutrophil dysfunction play important roles in tissue injury. Clinically available therapeutics for radiation-induced vascular injury are largely supportive. PKCδ was identified as a critical regulator of the inflammatory response, and its inhibition was shown to protect critical organs during sepsis. We used a novel biomimetic microfluidic assay (bMFA) to interrogate the role of PKCδ in radiation-induced neutrophil-endothelial cell interaction and endothelial cell function. HUVECs formed a complete lumen in bMFA and were treated with 0.5, 2, or 5 Gy ionizing radiation (IR). At 24 h post-IR, the cells were treated with a PKCδ inhibitor for an additional 24 h. Under physiologic shear flow, the role of PKCδ on endothelium function and neutrophil adherence/migration was determined. PKCδ inhibition dramatically attenuated IR-induced endothelium permeability increase and significantly decreased neutrophil migration across IR-treated endothelial cells. Moreover, neutrophil adhesion to irradiated endothelial cells was significantly decreased after PKCδ inhibition in a flow-dependent manner. PKCδ inhibition downregulated IR-induced P-selectin, intercellular adhesion molecule 1, and VCAM-1 but not E-selectin overexpression. PKCδ is an important regulator of neutrophil-endothelial cell interaction post-IR, and its inhibition can serve as a potential radiation medical countermeasure.-Soroush, F., Tang, Y., Zaidi, H. M., Sheffield, J. B., Kilpatrick, L. E., Kiani, M. F. PKCδ inhibition as a novel medical countermeasure for radiation-induced vascular damage.
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- Fariborz Soroush
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering, Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering, Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Department of Bioengineering, College of Engineering, Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Department of Biology, Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Center for Inflammation, Clinical and Translational Lung Research, Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering, Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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Liverani E, Mondrinos MJ, Sun S, Kunapuli SP, Kilpatrick LE. Role of Protein Kinase C-delta in regulating platelet activation and platelet-leukocyte interaction during sepsis. PLoS One 2018; 13:e0195379. [PMID: 29617417 PMCID: PMC5884571 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0195379] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2017] [Accepted: 03/21/2018] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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Sepsis is characterized by an intense systemic inflammatory response activating a cascade of proinflammatory events resulting in leukocyte dysregulation and host tissue damage. The lung is particularly susceptible to systemic inflammation, leading to acute lung injury. Key to inflammation-induced lung damage is the excessive migration of neutrophils across the vascular endothelium. The mechanisms which regulate neutrophil activation and migration in sepsis are not well defined but there is growing evidence that platelets are actively involved and play a key role in microvascular permeability and neutrophil-mediated organ damage. We previously identified PKC-delta (PKCδ) as a critical regulator of the inflammatory response in sepsis and demonstrated PKCδ inhibition was lung protective. However, the role of PKCδ in sepsis-induced platelet activation and platelet-leukocyte interactions is not known. In this study, rats underwent sham surgery or cecal ligation and puncture (CLP) to induce sepsis. Following surgeries, a PKCδ inhibitor (200μg/kg) or vehicle (PBS) was administered intra-tracheally. At 24 hours post-surgeries, lung tissue, BAL fluid, and blood samples were collected. While sepsis caused thrombocytopenia, the remaining circulating platelets were activated as demonstrated by increased p-selectin expression, elevated plasma PF4, and enhanced platelet-leukocyte aggregate formation compared to Sham animals. Platelet activation was associated with increased platelet PKCδ activity. Inhibition of PKCδ attenuated sepsis-induced platelet activation, secretion and aggregate formation. Sepsis-induced thrombocytopenia was also significantly reduced and circulating platelet numbers were similar to sham animals. In the lung, sepsis induced significant influx of platelets and neutrophils and the development of lung injury. Administration of the PKCδ inhibitor decreased platelet and neutrophil influx, and was lung protective. Thus, PKCδ inhibition modulated platelet activity both locally and systemically, decreased neutrophil influx into the lung, and was lung protective. We demonstrate for the first time that PKCδ plays an important role in platelet activation and platelet-neutrophil interaction during sepsis.
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- Elisabetta Liverani
- Sol Sherry Thrombosis Research Center, Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
- Center for Inflammation, Translational and Clinical Lung Research, Department of Thoracic Medicine and Surgery, Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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- Sol Sherry Thrombosis Research Center, Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
- Center for Inflammation, Translational and Clinical Lung Research, Department of Thoracic Medicine and Surgery, Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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- Center for Inflammation, Translational and Clinical Lung Research, Department of Thoracic Medicine and Surgery, Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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- Sol Sherry Thrombosis Research Center, Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
- Department of Physiology, Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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- Sol Sherry Thrombosis Research Center, Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
- Center for Inflammation, Translational and Clinical Lung Research, Department of Thoracic Medicine and Surgery, Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
- Department of Physiology, Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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Soroush F, Zhang T, King DJ, Tang Y, Deosarkar S, Prabhakarpandian B, Kilpatrick LE, Kiani MF. A novel microfluidic assay reveals a key role for protein kinase C δ in regulating human neutrophil-endothelium interaction. J Leukoc Biol 2016; 100:1027-1035. [PMID: 27190303 DOI: 10.1189/jlb.3ma0216-087r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2016] [Accepted: 04/26/2016] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
Abstract
A key step in neutrophil-mediated tissue damage is the migration of activated neutrophils across the vascular endothelium. Previously, we identified protein kinase C δ as a critical regulator of neutrophil migration in sepsis but did not identify specific steps in migration. In this study, we used our novel biomimetic microfluidic assay to delineate systematically the mechanism by which protein kinase C δ regulates individual steps in human neutrophil-endothelial interaction during inflammation. The biomimetic microfluidic assay includes a network of vascular channels, produced from in vivo images connected to a tissue compartment through a porous barrier. HUVECs cultured in vascular channels formed a complete lumen under physiologic shear flow. HUVECs were pretreated with TNF-α ± a protein kinase C δ inhibitor, and the tissue compartment was filled with a chemoattractant (fMLP or IL-8). Under physiologic shear flow, the role of protein kinase C δ on spatial and temporal neutrophil adherence/migration was quantified. Protein kinase C δ inhibition significantly reduced neutrophil adhesion in response to fMLP and IL-8 only under low shear rate and near bifurcations. Protein kinase C δ inhibition also decreased adherence to nonactivated HUVECs in response to fMLP or IL-8. Protein kinase C δ inhibition reduced neutrophil migration into the tissue compartment in response to fMLP and to a lesser degree, to IL-8. Antibody-coated microparticles demonstrated that protein kinase C δ inhibition down-regulated E-selectin and ICAM-1 but not VCAM-1 expression. With the use of a physiologically relevant in vitro model system, we demonstrate that protein kinase C δ plays an important role in the regulation of neutrophil adherence/migration during inflammation and identifies key steps regulated by protein kinase C δ in neutrophil-endothelial interactions.
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- Fariborz Soroush
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering, Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Department of Physiology and Center for Inflammation, Clinical and Translational Lung Research, Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Department of Physiology and Center for Inflammation, Clinical and Translational Lung Research, Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering, Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering, Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Department of Physiology and Center for Inflammation, Clinical and Translational Lung Research, Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering, Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; .,Shriners Hospitals Pediatric Research Center, Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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Liverani E, Rico MC, Tsygankov AY, Kilpatrick LE, Kunapuli SP. P2Y12 Receptor Modulates Sepsis-Induced Inflammation. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol 2016; 36:961-71. [PMID: 27055904 PMCID: PMC4850113 DOI: 10.1161/atvbaha.116.307401] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2015] [Accepted: 03/21/2016] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Platelets modulate hemostasis and immune responses via interactions with immune cells through secretion of immunemodulators and cell-cell interactions. The P2Y12 receptor mediates ADP-induced aggregation and secretion in platelets. APPROACH AND RESULTS Using a mouse model of intra-abdominal sepsis and acute lung injury, we investigated the role of the P2Y12 receptor in neutrophil migration and lung inflammation in P2Y12 null mice and in mice pretreated with the P2Y12 antagonist clopidogrel. Our data show a decrease in circulating white blood cells and a decrease in platelet activation and platelet-leukocyte interactions in treated mice compared with untreated mice. Additionally, lung injury and platelet sequestration were diminished in clopidogrel-treated mice compared with their untreated septic littermates. Similar results were observed in P2Y12 null mice: platelet activation and platelet-leukocyte aggregates were decreased in septic P2Y12 null mice compared with wild-type mice. P2Y12 null mice were refractory to lung injury compared with wild-type mice. Finally, to evaluate P2Y12-independent effects of clopidogrel, we pretreated P2Y12 null mice. Interestingly, the number of circulating neutrophils was reduced in treated septic P2Y12 null mice, suggesting neutrophils as a target for clopidogrel pleiotropic effects. No difference was observed in P2Y1 null mice during sepsis, indicating that the P2Y12 receptor is responsible for the effects. CONCLUSIONS P2Y12 null mice are refractory to sepsis-induced lung injury, suggesting a key role for activated platelets and the P2Y12 receptor during sepsis.
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- Elisabetta Liverani
- From the Sol Sherry Thrombosis Research Center (E.L., M.C.R., A.Y.T., L.E.K., S.P.K.), Department of Physiology (L.E.K., S.P.K.), Department of Microbiology and Immunology (A.Y.T.), and Center for Inflammation, Translational and Clinical Lung Research (E.L., L.E.K.), Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA.
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- From the Sol Sherry Thrombosis Research Center (E.L., M.C.R., A.Y.T., L.E.K., S.P.K.), Department of Physiology (L.E.K., S.P.K.), Department of Microbiology and Immunology (A.Y.T.), and Center for Inflammation, Translational and Clinical Lung Research (E.L., L.E.K.), Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA
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- From the Sol Sherry Thrombosis Research Center (E.L., M.C.R., A.Y.T., L.E.K., S.P.K.), Department of Physiology (L.E.K., S.P.K.), Department of Microbiology and Immunology (A.Y.T.), and Center for Inflammation, Translational and Clinical Lung Research (E.L., L.E.K.), Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA
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- From the Sol Sherry Thrombosis Research Center (E.L., M.C.R., A.Y.T., L.E.K., S.P.K.), Department of Physiology (L.E.K., S.P.K.), Department of Microbiology and Immunology (A.Y.T.), and Center for Inflammation, Translational and Clinical Lung Research (E.L., L.E.K.), Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA
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- From the Sol Sherry Thrombosis Research Center (E.L., M.C.R., A.Y.T., L.E.K., S.P.K.), Department of Physiology (L.E.K., S.P.K.), Department of Microbiology and Immunology (A.Y.T.), and Center for Inflammation, Translational and Clinical Lung Research (E.L., L.E.K.), Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA
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Mondrinos MJ, Knight LC, Kennedy PA, Wu J, Kauffman M, Baker ST, Wolfson MR, Kilpatrick LE. Biodistribution and Efficacy of Targeted Pulmonary Delivery of a Protein Kinase C-δ Inhibitory Peptide: Impact on Indirect Lung Injury. J Pharmacol Exp Ther 2015; 355:86-98. [PMID: 26243739 DOI: 10.1124/jpet.115.224832] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2015] [Accepted: 08/03/2015] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
Abstract
Sepsis and sepsis-induced lung injury remain a leading cause of death in intensive care units. We identified protein kinase C-δ (PKCδ) as a critical regulator of the acute inflammatory response and demonstrated that PKCδ inhibition was lung-protective in a rodent sepsis model, suggesting that targeting PKCδ is a potential strategy for preserving pulmonary function in the setting of indirect lung injury. In this study, whole-body organ biodistribution and pulmonary cellular distribution of a transactivator of transcription (TAT)-conjugated PKCδ inhibitory peptide (PKCδ-TAT) was determined following intratracheal (IT) delivery in control and septic [cecal ligation and puncture (CLP)] rats to ascertain the impact of disease pathology on biodistribution and efficacy. There was negligible lung uptake of radiolabeled peptide upon intravenous delivery [<1% initial dose (ID)], whereas IT administration resulted in lung retention of >65% ID with minimal uptake in liver or kidney (<2% ID). IT delivery of a fluorescent-tagged (tetramethylrhodamine-PKCδ-TAT) peptide demonstrated uniform spatial distribution and cellular uptake throughout the peripheral lung. IT delivery of PKCδ-TAT at the time of CLP surgery significantly reduced PKCδ activation (tyrosine phosphorylation, nuclear translocation and cleavage) and acute lung inflammation, resulting in improved lung function and gas exchange. Importantly, peptide efficacy was similar when delivered at 4 hours post-CLP, demonstrating therapeutic relevance. Conversely, spatial lung distribution and efficacy were significantly impaired at 8 hours post-CLP, which corresponded to marked histopathological progression of lung injury. These studies establish a functional connection between peptide spatial distribution, inflammatory histopathology in the lung, and efficacy of this anti-inflammatory peptide.
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- Mark J Mondrinos
- Center for Inflammation, Clinical and Translational Lung Research (M.J.M., P.A.K., J.W., M.K., S.T.B., M.R.W., L.E.K.), Department of Physiology (M.J.M., P.A.K., J.W., S.T.B., M.R.W., L.E.K.), Sol Sherry Thrombosis Research Center (M.J.M., L.C.K., L.E.K.), Departments of Pediatrics and Medicine (M.R.W.), and Department of Radiology (L.C.K.), Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Center for Inflammation, Clinical and Translational Lung Research (M.J.M., P.A.K., J.W., M.K., S.T.B., M.R.W., L.E.K.), Department of Physiology (M.J.M., P.A.K., J.W., S.T.B., M.R.W., L.E.K.), Sol Sherry Thrombosis Research Center (M.J.M., L.C.K., L.E.K.), Departments of Pediatrics and Medicine (M.R.W.), and Department of Radiology (L.C.K.), Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Center for Inflammation, Clinical and Translational Lung Research (M.J.M., P.A.K., J.W., M.K., S.T.B., M.R.W., L.E.K.), Department of Physiology (M.J.M., P.A.K., J.W., S.T.B., M.R.W., L.E.K.), Sol Sherry Thrombosis Research Center (M.J.M., L.C.K., L.E.K.), Departments of Pediatrics and Medicine (M.R.W.), and Department of Radiology (L.C.K.), Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Center for Inflammation, Clinical and Translational Lung Research (M.J.M., P.A.K., J.W., M.K., S.T.B., M.R.W., L.E.K.), Department of Physiology (M.J.M., P.A.K., J.W., S.T.B., M.R.W., L.E.K.), Sol Sherry Thrombosis Research Center (M.J.M., L.C.K., L.E.K.), Departments of Pediatrics and Medicine (M.R.W.), and Department of Radiology (L.C.K.), Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Center for Inflammation, Clinical and Translational Lung Research (M.J.M., P.A.K., J.W., M.K., S.T.B., M.R.W., L.E.K.), Department of Physiology (M.J.M., P.A.K., J.W., S.T.B., M.R.W., L.E.K.), Sol Sherry Thrombosis Research Center (M.J.M., L.C.K., L.E.K.), Departments of Pediatrics and Medicine (M.R.W.), and Department of Radiology (L.C.K.), Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Center for Inflammation, Clinical and Translational Lung Research (M.J.M., P.A.K., J.W., M.K., S.T.B., M.R.W., L.E.K.), Department of Physiology (M.J.M., P.A.K., J.W., S.T.B., M.R.W., L.E.K.), Sol Sherry Thrombosis Research Center (M.J.M., L.C.K., L.E.K.), Departments of Pediatrics and Medicine (M.R.W.), and Department of Radiology (L.C.K.), Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Center for Inflammation, Clinical and Translational Lung Research (M.J.M., P.A.K., J.W., M.K., S.T.B., M.R.W., L.E.K.), Department of Physiology (M.J.M., P.A.K., J.W., S.T.B., M.R.W., L.E.K.), Sol Sherry Thrombosis Research Center (M.J.M., L.C.K., L.E.K.), Departments of Pediatrics and Medicine (M.R.W.), and Department of Radiology (L.C.K.), Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Center for Inflammation, Clinical and Translational Lung Research (M.J.M., P.A.K., J.W., M.K., S.T.B., M.R.W., L.E.K.), Department of Physiology (M.J.M., P.A.K., J.W., S.T.B., M.R.W., L.E.K.), Sol Sherry Thrombosis Research Center (M.J.M., L.C.K., L.E.K.), Departments of Pediatrics and Medicine (M.R.W.), and Department of Radiology (L.C.K.), Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Liverani E, Kilpatrick LE, Tsygankov AY, Kunapuli SP. The role of P2Y₁₂ receptor and activated platelets during inflammation. Curr Drug Targets 2015; 15:720-8. [PMID: 24845219 DOI: 10.2174/1389450115666140519162133] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2013] [Revised: 03/07/2014] [Accepted: 05/16/2014] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
Abstract
Platelets play an important role not only during thrombosis, but also in modulating immune responses through their interaction with immune cells and by releasing inflammatory mediators upon activation. The P2Y12 receptor is a Gi-coupled receptor that not only regulates ADP-induced aggregation but can also dramatically potentiate secretion, when platelets are activated by other stimuli. Considering the importance of P2Y12 receptor in platelet function, a class of antiplatelet drugs, thienopyridines, have been designed and successfully used to prevent thrombosis. This review will focus on the role of activated platelets in inflammation and the effects that P2Y12 antagonism exerts on the inflammatory process. A change in platelet functions was noted in patients treated with thienopyridines during inflammatory conditions, suggesting that platelets may modulate the inflammatory response. Further experiments in a variety of animal models of diseases, such as sepsis, rheumatoid arthritis, myocardial infarction, pancreatitis and pulmonary inflammation have also demonstrated that activated platelets influence the inflammatory state. Platelets can secrete inflammatory modulators in a P2Y12-dependent manner, and, as a result, directly alter the inflammatory response. P2Y12 receptor may also be expressed in other cells of the immune system, indicating that thienopyridines could directly influence the immune system rather than only through platelets. Overall the results obtained to date strongly support the notion that activated platelets significantly contribute to the inflammatory process and that antagonizing P2Y12 receptor can influence the immune response.
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- Sol Scherry Thrombosis Research Center 3420 N. Brad Street, Philadelphia 19140, USA.
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Liverani E, Rico MC, Yaratha L, Tsygankov AY, Kilpatrick LE, Kunapuli SP. LPS-induced systemic inflammation is more severe in P2Y12 null mice. J Leukoc Biol 2014; 95:313-23. [PMID: 24142066 PMCID: PMC4051260 DOI: 10.1189/jlb.1012518] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2012] [Revised: 08/16/2013] [Accepted: 09/29/2013] [Indexed: 08/27/2023] Open
Abstract
Thienopyridines are a class of antiplatelet drugs that are metabolized in the liver to several metabolites, of which only one active metabolite can irreversibly antagonize the platelet P2Y12 receptor. Possible effects of these drugs and the role of activated platelets in inflammatory responses have also been investigated in a variety of animal models, demonstrating that thienopyridines could alter inflammation. However, it is not clear whether it is caused only by the P2Y12 antagonism or whether off-target effects of other metabolites also intervene. To address this question, we investigated P2Y12 KO mice during a LPS-induced model of systemic inflammation, and we treated these KO mice with a thienopyridine drug (clopidogrel). Contrary to the reported effects of clopidogrel, numbers of circulating WBCs and plasma levels of cytokines were increased in LPS-exposed KO mice compared with WT in this inflammation model. Moreover, both spleen and bone marrow show an increase in cell content, suggesting a role for P2Y12 in regulation of bone marrow and spleen cellular composition. Finally, the injury was more severe in the lungs of KO mice compared with WT. Interestingly, clopidogrel treatments also exerted protective effects in KO mice, suggesting off-target effects for this drug. In conclusion, the P2Y12 receptor plays an important role during LPS-induced inflammation, and this signaling pathway may be involved in regulating cell content in spleen and bone marrow during LPS systemic inflammation. Furthermore, clopidogrel may have effects that are independent of P2Y12 receptor blockade.
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- Elisabetta Liverani
- 1.Temple University School of Medicine, 3420 N. Broad St., Philadelphia, PA 19140, USA.
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Platelets upon activation change their shape, aggregate and secrete alpha and dense granule contents among which ADP acts as a feedback activator. Different Protein Kinase C (PKC) isoforms have specific non-redundant roles in mediating platelet responses including secretion and thrombus formation. Murine platelets lacking specific PKC isoforms have been used to evaluate the isoform specific functions. Novel PKC isoform δ has been shown to play an important role in some pathological processes. Lack of specific inhibitors for PKCδ has restricted analysis of its role in various cells. The current study was carried out to evaluate a novel small molecule PKCδ inhibitor, CGX1037 in platelets. Platelet aggregation, dense granule secretion and western blotting experiments were performed to evaluate CGX1037. In human platelets, CGX1037 inhibited PAR4-mediated phosphorylation on PKD2, a PKCδ-specific substrate. Pre-treatment of human or murine platelets with CGX1037 inhibited PAR4-mediated dense granule secretion whereas it potentiated GPVI-mediated dense granule secretion similar to the responses observed in murine platelets lacking PKCδ· Furthermore, pre-treatment of platelets from PKCδ(-/-) mice with CGX1037 had no significant additive effect on platelet responses suggesting the specificity of CGX1037. Hence, we show that CGX1037 is a selective small molecule inhibitor of PKCδ in platelets.
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- Dheeraj Bhavanasi
- Department of Physiology, Temple University School of Medicine , Philadelphia, PA , USA
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Mondrinos MJ, Zhang T, Sun S, Kennedy PA, King DJ, Wolfson MR, Knight LC, Scalia R, Kilpatrick LE. Pulmonary endothelial protein kinase C-delta (PKCδ) regulates neutrophil migration in acute lung inflammation. Am J Pathol 2013; 184:200-13. [PMID: 24211111 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajpath.2013.09.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2013] [Revised: 08/29/2013] [Accepted: 09/23/2013] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
Abstract
Excessive neutrophil migration across the pulmonary endothelium into the lung and release of oxidants and proteases are key elements in pathogenesis of acute lung injury. Previously, we identified protein kinase C-delta (PKCδ) as an important regulator of proinflammatory signaling in human neutrophils and demonstrated that intratracheal instillation of a TAT-conjugated PKCδ inhibitory peptide (PKCδ-TAT) is lung protective in a rat model of sepsis-induced indirect pulmonary injury (cecal ligation and puncture). In the present study, intratracheal instillation of this PKCδ inhibitor resulted in peptide distribution throughout the lung parenchyma and pulmonary endothelium and decreased neutrophil influx, with concomitant attenuation of sepsis-induced endothelial ICAM-1 and VCAM-1 expression in this model. To further delineate the role of PKCδ in regulating neutrophil migration, we used an in vitro transmigration model with human pulmonary microvascular endothelial cells (PMVECs). Consistent with in vivo findings, inhibition of PMVEC PKCδ decreased IL-1β-mediated neutrophil transmigration. PKCδ regulation was stimulus-dependent; PKCδ was required for transmigration mediated by IL-1β and fMLP (integrin-dependent), but not IL-8 (integrin-independent). PKCδ was essential for IL-1β-mediated neutrophil adherence and NF-κB-dependent expression of ICAM-1 and VCAM-1. In PMVECs, IL-1β-mediated production of ROS and activation of redox-sensitive NF-κB were PKCδ dependent, suggesting an upstream signaling role. Thus, PKCδ has an important role in regulating neutrophil-endothelial cell interactions and recruitment to the inflamed lung.
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- Mark J Mondrinos
- Department of Physiology, Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Center for Inflammation, Translational and Clinical Lung Research, Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Sol Sherry Thrombosis Research Center, Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Department of Physiology, Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Center for Inflammation, Translational and Clinical Lung Research, Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Department of Physiology, Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Center for Inflammation, Translational and Clinical Lung Research, Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Department of Physiology, Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Center for Inflammation, Translational and Clinical Lung Research, Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Department of Physiology, Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Center for Inflammation, Translational and Clinical Lung Research, Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Department of Physiology, Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Center for Inflammation, Translational and Clinical Lung Research, Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Sol Sherry Thrombosis Research Center, Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Department of Radiology, Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Department of Physiology, Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Cardiovascular Research Center, Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Department of Physiology, Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Center for Inflammation, Translational and Clinical Lung Research, Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Sol Sherry Thrombosis Research Center, Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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Clopidogrel and prasugrel belong to a thienopyridine class of oral antiplatelet drugs that, after having been metabolized in the liver, can inhibit platelet function by irreversibly antagonizing the P2Y(12) receptor. Furthermore, thienopyridines influence numerous inflammatory conditions, but their effects on neutrophils have not been evaluated, despite the important role of these cells in inflammation. Therefore, we investigated the effect of prasugrel metabolites on neutrophils to further clarify the role of thienopyridines in inflammation. Interestingly, a prasugrel metabolite mixture, produced in vitro using rat liver microsomes, significantly inhibited N-formyl-methionyl-leucyl-phenylalanine (fMLP)- and platelet-activating factor (PAF)-induced neutrophil activation. More specifically, prasugrel metabolites inhibited neutrophil transmigration, CD16 surface expression, and neutrophil-platelet aggregation. Moreover, prasugrel metabolite pretreatment also significantly decreased fMLP- or PAF-induced extracellular-signal-regulated kinase phosphorylation as well as calcium mobilization. To determine the target of prasugrel in neutrophils, the role of both P2Y(12) and P2Y(13) receptors was studied using specific reversible antagonists, AR-C69931MX and MRS2211, respectively. Neither antagonist had any direct effect on the agonist-induced neutrophil functional responses. Our findings indicate that prasugrel metabolites may directly target neutrophils and inhibit their activation, suggesting a possible explanation for their anti-inflammatory effects previously observed. However, these metabolites do not act through either the P2Y(12) or P2Y(13) receptor in neutrophils.
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- Elisabetta Liverani
- Sol Sherry Thrombosis Research Center, Temple University, MRB, 3420 N. Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA 19140, USA.
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DeMauro SB, Kilpatrick LE, Gerdes JS, Abbasi S. Early inflammatory markers for prediction of cholestasis in very-low-birth-weight infants. Neonatology 2012; 102:229-34. [PMID: 22907525 DOI: 10.1159/000339960] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2012] [Accepted: 06/08/2012] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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BACKGROUND Neonatal cholestasis is associated with increased mortality and other adverse outcomes. There are no tools for prediction of infants at risk for cholestasis. OBJECTIVE To determine if cholestasis in very-low-birth-weight (VLBW) infants is associated with alterations in cytokines or C-reactive protein (CRP) and, if so, whether inflammatory markers predict which infants will develop cholestasis. METHODS VLBW infants expected to be on parenteral nutrition for >7 days were enrolled in this prospective cohort study. Infants with direct bilirubin ≥1.0 mg/dl were considered to have a high risk for cholestasis and were compared to infants who never developed direct bilirubin ≥1.0 mg/dl. Standard descriptive statistics were used to compare biomarkers over time. Multivariable models were used to estimate associations between early inflammatory markers and cholestasis. RESULTS Of 63 infants enrolled, 29 were at risk for cholestasis. CRP was highly correlated with direct bilirubin. Infants in the high-risk group had significantly higher IL-1β, IL-6, IL-8, and IL-10 at 2, 4, and 6 weeks and CRP at 2 and 6 weeks. In logistic models, CRP (OR = 4.97, p = 0.02) or IL-1β (OR = 1.11, p = 0.008) at 2 weeks of age was predictive of cholestasis. In linear mixed-effects models, CRP (p < 0.001) or IL-6 (p = 0.02) and IL-8 (p < 0.001) were predictive of cholestasis. CONCLUSION Elevated CRP and cytokines are associated with cholestasis in VLBW infants. These inflammatory markers are candidates for further research into the pathogenesis, prediction, and prevention of cholestasis.
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- Sara B DeMauro
- Department of Pediatrics, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Hospital and the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
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Gollomp K, Rankin SC, White C, Mattei P, Harris MC, Kilpatrick LE, Sheffler-Collins S, McGowan KL, Shah SS. Broad-range bacterial polymerase chain reaction in the microbiologic diagnosis of complicated pneumonia. J Hosp Med 2012; 7:8-13. [PMID: 21994146 DOI: 10.1002/jhm.911] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2010] [Revised: 12/28/2010] [Accepted: 01/26/2011] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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BACKGROUND A bacterial cause is not frequently identified in children with pneumonia complicated by parapneumonic effusion (ie, complicated pneumonia). OBJECTIVES To determine the frequency of positive blood and pleural fluid cultures in children with complicated pneumonia and to determine whether broad-range 16S rRNA polymerase chain reaction (PCR) improves identification of a microbiologic cause. METHODS This prospective cohort study included children 1-18 years of age hospitalized with complicated pneumonia. RESULTS Pleural fluid drainage was performed in 64 (51.6%) of 124 children with complicated pneumonia. A microbiologic cause was identified in 11 of 64 patients (17.2%; 95% confidence interval [CI]: 8.9%-28.7%). Bacteria were isolated from pleural fluid culture in 6 of 64 patients (9.4 %; 95% CI: 3.5%-19.3%) undergoing pleural drainage; the causative bacteria were Staphylococcus aureus (n = 5) and Streptococcus pneumoniae (n = 1). Blood culture identified a bacterial cause in 3 of 44 cases (6.8%; 95% CI: 1.4%-18.7%) undergoing pleural fluid drainage; S. pneumoniae (n = 1), Haemophilus influenzae (n = 1), and S. aureus (n = 1) were isolated. Only 3 of the 19 pleural fluid samples (15.8%; 95% CI: 3.4%-39.6%) analyzed with 16S rRNA PCR were positive. S. pneumoniae was the only organism detected in all three samples; two of these three had negative pleural fluid cultures and absence of bacteria on Gram stain. S. aureus was isolated from pleural fluid culture in one patient with a negative 16S rRNA PCR test. CONCLUSIONS Causative bacteria were infrequently identified in children with complicated pneumonia. Broad-range 16S rRNA PCR only modestly improved the microbiologic yield over conventional culture methods.
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- Kandace Gollomp
- Division of Infectious Diseases, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Monaco-Shawver L, Schwartz L, Tuluc F, Guo CJ, Lai JP, Gunnam SM, Kilpatrick LE, Banerjee PP, Douglas SD, Orange JS. Substance P inhibits natural killer cell cytotoxicity through the neurokinin-1 receptor. J Leukoc Biol 2010; 89:113-25. [PMID: 20940324 DOI: 10.1189/jlb.0410200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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SP is a potent neuroimmunomodulator that functions through ligating members of the neurokinin receptor family, one of which, NK1R, is widely expressed in immune cells. As in humans, circulating SP levels are increased in pathologic states associated with impairment of NK cell functions, such as depression and HIV infection, we hypothesized that SP has a direct, inhibitory effect upon NK cells. We have studied a clonal human NK cell line (YTS) as well as ex vivo human NK cells and have determined that truncated and full-length NK1R isoforms are expressed in and SP bound by ex vivo NK cells and the YTS NK cell line. Incubation of YTS cells with 10⁻⁶ M SP and ex vivo NK cells with 10⁻⁵ M SP inhibited cytotoxic ability by ∼20% and reduced degranulation. This inhibitory effect upon cytotoxicity was partially prevented by the NK1R antagonist CP96,345. The treatment of YTS or ex vivo NK cells with SP neither down-modulated NCR expression nor affected triggering receptor-induced NF-κB activation. Preincubation of YTS cells with SP, however, did abbreviate the typically prolonged intracellular calcium increase induced by target cell engagement and reduced triggering receptor-induced pERK. Thus, SP has the potential to regulate NK cell functions and acts downstream from neurokinin receptors to modulate NK cell activation signaling. This mechanism may contribute to impairment of NK cell function in certain disease states associated with increased circulating SP. Antagonism of this system may present an opportunity to augment NK cell function therapeutically in selected human diseases.
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- Linda Monaco-Shawver
- The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Research Institute, University of Pennsylvania, Pediatrics, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
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Kilpatrick LE, Standage SW, Li H, Raj NR, Korchak HM, Wolfson MR, Deutschman CS. Protection against sepsis-induced lung injury by selective inhibition of protein kinase C-δ (δ-PKC). J Leukoc Biol 2010; 89:3-10. [PMID: 20724665 DOI: 10.1189/jlb.0510281] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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Inflammation and proinflammatory mediators are activators of δ-PKC. In vitro, δ-PKC regulates proinflammatory signaling in neutrophils and endothelial and epithelial cells, cells that can contribute to lung tissue damage associated with inflammation. In this study, a specific δ-PKC TAT peptide inhibitor was used to test the hypothesis that inhibition of δ-PKC would attenuate lung injury in an animal model of ARDS. Experimental ARDS was induced in rats via 2CLP, a model of polymicrobial sepsis. Following 2CLP surgery, the δ-PKC TAT inhibitory peptide (2CLP+δ-PKC TAT in PBS) or PBS (2CLP+PBS) was administered intratracheally. Controls consisted of SO, where animals underwent a laparotomy without 2CLP. Twenty-four hours after SO or 2CLP, blood, BALF, and lung tissue were collected. 2CLP induced δ-PKC phosphorylation in the lung within 24 h. Treatment with the δ-PKC TAT inhibitory peptide significantly decreased pulmonary δ-PKC phosphorylation, indicating effective inhibition of δ-PKC activation. Plasma and BALF levels of the chemokines CINC-1 and MIP-2 were elevated in 2CLP + PBS rats as compared with SO rats. Treatment with δ-PKC TAT reduced 2CLP-induced elevations in chemokine levels in BALF and plasma, suggesting that δ-PKC modulated chemokine expression. Most importantly, intratracheal administration of δ-PKC TAT peptide significantly attenuated inflammatory cell infiltration, disruption of lung architecture, and pulmonary edema associated with 2CLP. Thus, δ-PKC is an important regulator of proinflammatory events in the lung. Targeted inhibition of δ-PKC exerted a lung-protective effect 24 h after 2CLP.
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- Laurie E Kilpatrick
- Temple University School of Medicine, 3307 North Broad St., PAH-206, Philadelphia, PA 19140, USA.
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Kilpatrick LE, Briddon SJ, Hill SJ, Holliday ND. Quantitative analysis of neuropeptide Y receptor association with beta-arrestin2 measured by bimolecular fluorescence complementation. Br J Pharmacol 2010; 160:892-906. [PMID: 20438572 PMCID: PMC2901518 DOI: 10.1111/j.1476-5381.2010.00676.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE beta-Arrestins are critical scaffold proteins that shape spatiotemporal signalling from seven transmembrane domain receptors (7TMRs). Here, we study the association between neuropeptide Y (NPY) receptors and beta-arrestin2, using bimolecular fluorescence complementation (BiFC) to directly report underlying protein-protein interactions. EXPERIMENTAL APPROACH Y1 receptors were tagged with a C-terminal fragment, Yc, of yellow fluorescent protein (YFP), and beta-arrestin2 fused with the complementary N-terminal fragment, Yn. After Y receptor-beta-arrestin association, YFP fragment refolding to regenerate fluorescence (BiFC) was examined by confocal microscopy in transfected HEK293 cells. Y receptor/beta-arrestin2 BiFC responses were also quantified by automated imaging and granularity analysis. KEY RESULTS NPY stimulation promoted association between Y1-Yc and beta-arrestin2-Yn, and the specific development of BiFC in intracellular compartments, eliminated when using non-interacting receptor and arrestin mutants. Responses developed irreversibly and were slower than for downstream Y1 receptor-YFP internalization, a consequence of delayed maturation and stability of complemented YFP. However, beta-arrestin2 BiFC measurements delivered appropriate ligand pharmacology for both Y1 and Y2 receptors, and demonstrated higher affinity of Y1 compared to Y2 receptors for beta-arrestin2. Receptor mutagenesis combined with beta-arrestin2 BiFC revealed that alternative arrangements of Ser/Thr residues in the Y1 receptor C tail could support beta-arrestin2 association, and that Y2 receptor-beta-arrestin2 interaction was enhanced by the intracellular loop mutation H155P. CONCLUSIONS AND IMPLICATIONS The BiFC approach quantifies Y receptor ligand pharmacology focused on the beta-arrestin2 pathway, and provides insight into mechanisms of beta-arrestin2 recruitment by activated and phosphorylated 7TMRs, at the level of protein-protein interaction.
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- L E Kilpatrick
- Institute of Cell Signalling, School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Nottingham, Queen's Medical Centre, Nottingham, UK
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Kilpatrick LE, Sun S, Li H, Vary TC, Korchak HM. Regulation of TNF-induced oxygen radical production in human neutrophils: role of delta-PKC. J Leukoc Biol 2009; 87:153-64. [PMID: 19801500 DOI: 10.1189/jlb.0408230] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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In human neutrophils, TNF-elicited O(2)(-) production requires adherence and integrin activation. How this cooperative signaling between TNFRs and integrins regulates O(2)(-) generation has yet to be fully elucidated. Previously, we identified delta-PKC as a critical early regulator of TNF signaling in adherent neutrophils. In this study, we demonstrate that inhibition of delta-PKC with a dominant-negative delta-PKC TAT peptide resulted in a significant delay in the onset time of TNF-elicited O(2)(-) generation but had no effect on Vmax, indicating an involvement of delta-PKC in the initiation of O(2)(-) production. In contrast, fMLP-elicited O(2)(-) production in adherent and nonadherent neutrophils was delta-PKC-independent, suggesting differential regulation of O(2)(-) production. An important step in activation of the NADPH oxidase is phosphorylation of the cytosolic p47phox component. In adherent neutrophils, TNF triggered a time-dependent association of delta-PKC with p47phox, which was associated with p47phox phosphorylation, indicating a role for delta-PKC in regulating O(2)(-) production at the level of p47phox. Activation of ERK and p38 MAPK is also required for TNF-elicited O(2)(-) generation. TNF-mediated ERK but not p38 MAPK recruitment to p47phox was delta-PKC-dependent. delta-PKC activity is controlled through serine/threonine phosphorylation, and phosphorylation of delta-PKC (Ser643) and delta-PKC (Thr505) was increased significantly by TNF in adherent cells via a PI3K-dependent process. Thus, signaling for TNF-elicited O(2)(-) generation is regulated by delta-PKC. Adherence-dependent cooperative signaling activates PI3K signaling, delta-PKC phosphorylation, and delta-PKC recruitment to p47phox. delta-PKC activates p47phox by serine phosphorylation or indirectly through control of ERK recruitment to p47phox.
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- Laurie E Kilpatrick
- Department of Physiology and Lung Center, Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
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Tuluc F, Lai JP, Kilpatrick LE, Evans DL, Douglas SD. Neurokinin 1 receptor isoforms and the control of innate immunity. Trends Immunol 2009; 30:271-6. [DOI: 10.1016/j.it.2009.03.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2009] [Revised: 03/04/2009] [Accepted: 03/06/2009] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Douglas SD, Lai JP, Tuluc F, Schwartz L, Kilpatrick LE. Neurokinin-1 receptor expression and function in human macrophages and brain: perspective on the role in HIV neuropathogenesis. Ann N Y Acad Sci 2009; 1144:90-6. [PMID: 19076368 DOI: 10.1196/annals.1418.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Substance P (SP) is upregulated in HIV infection in adult men and women, as determined by increased plasma levels. There is a reciprocal and bidirectional relationship between substance P and HIV in HIV-infected monocyte-derived macrophages and cell lines (e.g., THP-1). Substance P up-regulates HIV and HIV up-regulates SP protein expression. Neurokinin-1 receptor (NK1R) antagonists inhibit HIV infectivity through downregulation of the chemokine receptor, CCR5, and downregulation of HIV LTR. Neurokinin-1 receptor is expressed in full-length and truncated forms. The full-length NK1R is capable of signaling, whereas the truncated NK1R primes the chemokine receptor CCR5. Both full-length and truncated NK1R are expressed in several brain regions in human autopsy brains. SP-NK1R interactions have regulatory roles in inflammation and infection. The differential expression of truncated and full-length NK1R has important biological consequences. These include receptor-receptor interaction (e.g., NK1R-CCR5); changes in expression during cell differentiation (e.g., THP-1 cells); and differences in regional tissue distribution (e.g., differences in different brain regions). NK1R-SP receptor pathways are important cell regulatory pathways.
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- Steven D Douglas
- Division of Allergy and Immunology, Joseph Stokes Jr Research Institute at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Department of Pediatrics, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
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Meshki J, Douglas SD, Lai JP, Schwartz L, Kilpatrick LE, Tuluc F. Neurokinin 1 receptor mediates membrane blebbing in HEK293 cells through a Rho/Rho-associated coiled-coil kinase-dependent mechanism. J Biol Chem 2009; 284:9280-9. [PMID: 19179340 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m808825200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
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We have investigated the effect of neurokinin 1 receptor (NK1R) agonists on HEK293 cells transfected with the NK1R receptor. The NK1R receptor mediates dramatic shape changes that include contractions of the membrane cortex resulting in membrane bleb formation. We have found that the cell shape changes correlate with changes in electrical impedance measured in cellular monolayers. The shape and impedance changes were prevented after preincubation with NK1R antagonists aprepitant and L-73060. Although bleb formation usually heralds apoptotic cell death, we have found that NK1R-mediated cellular blebbing does not associate with apoptosis. Preincubation with a cell-permeable derivative of C3 transferase that blocks Rho or with the Rho-associated coiled-coil kinase inhibitor Y27632 completely prevented NK1R-induced shape and impedance changes. Blebbing was also completely inhibited by ML-9, a myosin light chain kinase inhibitor. Furthermore, the phospholipase C inhibitor U73,122 did not interfere with the effect of Substance P (SP) on cellular morphology and cellular impedance but completely blocked SP-induced intracellular calcium increase, indicating that the blebbing is a process independent of intracellular calcium elevations. Blebbing is a protein kinase C-independent process, since the nonselective protein kinase C inhibitor GF109203X did not interfere with SP-induced effects. Based on these results, we provide the first evidence that NK1R receptor-ligand interaction can cause apoptosis-independent cellular blebbing and that this process is mediated by the Rho/Rho-associated coiled-coil kinase pathway.
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- John Meshki
- Division of Allergy and Immunology, Joseph Stokes Jr. Research Institute, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, USA
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Chernova I, Lai JP, Li H, Schwartz L, Tuluc F, Korchak HM, Douglas SD, Kilpatrick LE. Substance P (SP) enhances CCL5-induced chemotaxis and intracellular signaling in human monocytes, which express the truncated neurokinin-1 receptor (NK1R). J Leukoc Biol 2008; 85:154-64. [PMID: 18835883 DOI: 10.1189/jlb.0408260] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Substance P (SP) is a potent modulator of monocyte/macrophage function. The SP-preferring receptor neurokinin-1 receptor (NK1R) has two forms: a full-length NK1R (NK1R-F) isoform and a truncated NK1R (NK1R-T) isoform, which lacks the terminal cytoplasmic 96-aa residues. The distribution of these receptor isoforms in human monocytes is not known. We previously identified an interaction among SP, NK1R, and HIV viral strains that use the chemokine receptor CCR5 as a coreceptor, suggesting crosstalk between NK1R and CCR5. The purpose of this study was to determine which form(s) of NK1R are expressed in human peripheral blood monocytes and to determine whether SP affects proinflammatory cellular responses mediated through the CCR5 receptor. Human peripheral blood monocytes were found to express NK1R-T but not NK1R-F. SP interactions with NK1R-T did not mobilize calcium (Ca2+), but SP mobilized Ca2+ when the NK1R-F was transfected into monocytes. However, the NK1R-T was functional in monocytes, as SP enhanced the CCR5 ligand CCL5-elicited Ca2+ mobilization, a response inhibited by the NK1R antagonist aprepitant. SP interactions with the NK1R-T also enhanced CCL5-mediated chemotaxis, which was ERK1/2-dependent. NK1R-T selectively activated ERK2 but increased ERK1 and ERK2 activation by CCL5. Activation of NK1R-T elicited serine phosphorylation of CCR5, indicating that crosstalk between CCL5 and SP may occur at the level of the receptor. Thus, NK1R-T is functional in human monocytes and activates select signaling pathways, and the NK1R-T-mediated enhancement of CCL5 responses does not require the NK1R terminal cytoplasmic domain.
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- Irene Chernova
- Department of Pediatrics, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine and the Joseph Stokes Jr. Research Institute, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, 3615 Civic Center Blvd., Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
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Kilpatrick LE, Sun S, Mackie D, Baik F, Li H, Korchak HM. Regulation of TNF mediated antiapoptotic signaling in human neutrophils: role of delta-PKC and ERK1/2. J Leukoc Biol 2007; 80:1512-21. [PMID: 17138860 DOI: 10.1189/jlb.0406284] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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TNF is implicated in the suppression of neutrophil apoptosis during sepsis. Multiple signaling pathways are involved in TNF-mediated antiapoptotic signaling; a role for the MAP kinases (MAPK), ERK1/2, and p38 MAPK has been suggested. Antiapoptotic signaling is mediated principally through TNF receptor-1 (TNFR-1), and the PKC isotype-delta (delta-PKC) is a critical regulator of TNFR-1 signaling. delta-PKC associates with TNFR-1 in response to TNF and is required for NFkappaB activation and inhibition of caspase 3. The role of delta-PKC in TNF-mediated activation of MAPK is not known. The purpose of this study was to determine whether the MAPK, ERK1/2, and p38 MAPK are involved in TNF antiapoptotic signaling and whether delta-PKC is a key regulator of MAPK activation by TNF. In human neutrophils, TNF activated both p38 MAPK and ERK1/2 principally via TNFR-1. The MEK1/2 inhibitors PD098059 and U0126, but not the p38 MAPK inhibitor SB203580, decreased TNF antiapoptotic signaling as measured by caspase 3 activity. A specific delta-PKC antagonist, V1.1delta-PKC-Tat peptide, inhibited TNF-mediated ERK1/2 activation, but not p38 MAPK. ERK1/2 inhibition did not alter recruitment of delta-PKC to TNFR-1, indicating delta-PKC is acting upstream of ERK1/2. In HL-60 cells differentiated to a neutrophilic phenotype, delta-PKC depletion by delta-PKC siRNA resulted in inhibition of TNF mediated ERK1/2 activation but not p38 MAPK. Thus, ERK1/2, but not p38 MAPK, is an essential component of TNF-mediated antiapoptotic signaling. In human neutrophils, delta-PKC is a positive regulator of ERK1/2 activation via TNFR-1 but has no role in p38 MAPK activation.
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- Laurie E Kilpatrick
- Department of Pediatrics, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine and the Joseph Stokes Jr. Research Institute, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, USA.
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Korchak HM, Dorsey LB, Li H, Mackie D, Kilpatrick LE. Selective roles for alpha-PKC in positive signaling for O-(2) generation and calcium mobilization but not elastase release in differentiated HL60 cells. Biochim Biophys Acta 2006; 1773:440-9. [PMID: 17157935 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamcr.2006.10.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2006] [Revised: 10/07/2006] [Accepted: 10/16/2006] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Protein kinase C (PKC) isotypes and Ca2+ mobilization have been implicated in phagocytic cell functions such as O(-)(2) generation. Ca/DG-dependent alpha-PKC and beta-PKC have similar substrate specificities and cofactor requirements in vitro. However it is not known if these isotypes play redundant or unique roles in the intact cell. In the present study, a role for alpha-PKC in positive signaling for fMet-Leu-Phe- and PMA-activated O(-)(2) generation was probed using an siRNA strategy in HL60 cells differentiated to a neutrophilic phenotype (dHL60 cells). A selective decrease in alpha-PKC in dHL60 cells attenuated O(-)(2) generation but not degranulation, and reduced ligand-induced phosphorylation of p47phox as previously shown for beta-PKC. However alpha-PKC, unlike beta-PKC, was a positive regulator of fMet-Leu-Phe-triggered Ca2+ uptake via SOCC (Store Operated Calcium Channels). The ability of a selective SOCC inhibitor, MRS1845, to decrease fMet-Leu-Phe induced Ca2+ uptake and O(-)(2) generation confirmed that Ca2+ uptake via SOCC was required for O(-)(2) generation. These results indicate that alpha-PKC and beta-PKC are required for optimal O(-)(2) generation, but play different roles in Ca2+ signaling for phagocytic responses such as O(-)(2) generation.
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- Helen M Korchak
- Department of Pediatrics, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, The Joseph Stokes Jr. Research Institute of the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
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Nutrients enhance signaling pathways involved in skeletal muscle growth through an increased rate of protein synthesis. These studies have led to an understanding of the potential role of the mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) in this process. However, activation of mTOR cannot account for all the stimulatory effects of nutrients. The purpose of these experiments was to examine the effect of nutrients on the cellular distribution and activation state of novel PKC isoforms (PKCepsilon and PKCdelta) in the gastrocnemius of rats by use of modification state-dependent phosphopeptide-specific antibodies. The phosphorylation of PKCepsilon on the catalytic domain autophosphorylation site (Ser(729)) was elevated during feeding and then returned to basal levels when the feeding period ended. Meal feeding augmented the phosphorylation of the downstream effectors of mTOR, namely S6K1 and 4E-BP1. In contrast, the phosphorylation of PKCdelta on either the catalytic domain autophosphorylation site (Ser(643)) or activation loop site (Thr(505)) was unaffected. Similar results were obtained when animals were given leucine either acutely via gavage or chronically by dietary supplementations. The effect of leucine was not mimicked by injecting animals with insulin but could be induced by gavage with norleucine, a structural analog of leucine that does not increase plasma insulin concentration. Thus rises in insulin secondary to meal intake or leucine gavage are probably not responsible for increased phosphorylation of PKCepsilon in response to meal feeding. Elevating the leucine concentration stimulated the phosphorylation of PKCepsilon in gastrocnemius from perfused hindlimb and caused a shift in the distribution of PKCepsilon from the membrane fraction to the cytosolic fraction. The results indicate that leucine leads to an activation (autophosphorylation) and subcellular redistribution of PKCepsilon, but not PKCdelta, in gastrocnemius both in vivo and in vitro. Furthermore, activation of the mTOR signaling pathway above basal conditions does not appear to be necessary to induce phosphorylation or translocation of PKCepsilon, suggesting that multiple signaling pathways become activated with leucine.
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- Thomas C Vary
- Dept. of Cellular and Molecular Physiology, Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, Hershey, PA 17033, USA.
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Kilpatrick LE, Sun S, Korchak HM. Selective regulation by delta-PKC and PI 3-kinase in the assembly of the antiapoptotic TNFR-1 signaling complex in neutrophils. Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 2004; 287:C633-42. [PMID: 15115707 DOI: 10.1152/ajpcell.00486.2003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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TNF is implicated in the attenuation of neutrophil constitutive apoptosis during sepsis. Antiapoptotic signaling is mediated principally through the TNF receptor-1 (TNFR-1). In adherent neutrophils, when beta-integrin signaling is activated, TNF phosphorylates TNFR-1 and activates prosurvival and antiapoptotic signaling. Previously, we identified the delta-PKC isotype and phosphatidylinositol (PI) 3-kinase as critical regulators of TNF signaling in adherent neutrophils. Both kinases associate with TNFR-1 in response to TNF and are required for TNFR-1 serine phosphorylation, NF-kappaB activation, and inhibition of apoptosis. The purpose of this study was to examine the role of delta-PKC and PI 3-kinase in the assembly of TNFR-1 signaling complex that regulates NF-kappaB activation and antiapoptotic signaling. Coimmunoprecipitation studies established that PI 3-kinase, delta-PKC, and TNFR-1 formed a signal complex in response to TNF. delta-PKC recruitment required both delta-PKC and PI 3-kinase activity, whereas PI 3-kinase recruitment was delta-PKC independent, suggesting that PI 3-kinase acts upstream of delta-PKC. An important regulatory step in control of antiapoptotic signaling is the assembly of the TNFR-1-TNFR-1-associated death domain protein (TRADD)-TNFR-associated factor 2 (TRAF2)-receptor interacting protein (RIP) complex that controls NF-kappaB activation. Inhibition of either delta-PKC or PI 3-kinase decreased TNF-mediated recruitment of RIP and TRAF2 to TNFR-1. In contrast, TRADD recruitment was enhanced. Thus delta-PKC and PI 3-kinase are positive regulators of TNF-mediated association of TRAF2 and RIP with TNFR-1. Conversely, these kinases are negative regulators of TRADD association. These results suggest that delta-PKC and PI 3-kinase regulate TNF antiapoptotic signaling at the level of the TNFR-1 through control of assembly of a TNFR-1-TRADD-RIP-TRAF2 complex.
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- Laurie E Kilpatrick
- Immunology Section, Rm. 1212H Abramson Bldg., Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, 3615 Civic Center Boulevard, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
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Kilpatrick LE, Lee JY, Haines KM, Campbell DE, Sullivan KE, Korchak HM. A role for PKC-delta and PI 3-kinase in TNF-alpha-mediated antiapoptotic signaling in the human neutrophil. Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 2002; 283:C48-57. [PMID: 12055072 DOI: 10.1152/ajpcell.00385.2001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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The proinflammatory cytokine tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha has been implicated in the attenuation of neutrophil spontaneous apoptosis during sepsis. Antiapoptotic signaling is principally mediated through the p60TNF receptor (p60TNFR). In neutrophils, TNF-alpha is an incomplete secretagogue and requires input from a ligated integrin(s) for neutrophil activation. In adherent neutrophils, TNF-alpha triggers association of both protein kinase C (PKC)-delta and phosphatidylinositol (PI) 3-kinase with the p60TNFR. In this study, a role for PKC-delta and PI 3-kinase in TNF-alpha-mediated antiapoptotic signaling was examined. TNF-alpha inhibited spontaneous apoptosis in fibronectin-adherent neutrophils, and this antiapoptotic signaling was blocked by the PKC-delta inhibitor rottlerin, but not by an inhibitor of Ca(2+)-dependent PKC isotypes, Go-6976. Inhibition of PI 3-kinase by LY-294002 also inhibited TNF-alpha-mediated antiapoptotic signaling. Cycloheximide blocked TNF-alpha-mediated antiapoptotic signaling, suggesting protein synthesis is required. Inhibition of either PKC-delta or PI 3-kinase attenuated TNF-alpha-mediated activation of the antiapoptotic transcription factor NFkappaB. Thus both PKC-delta and PI 3-kinase have essential roles in TNF-alpha-mediated antiapoptotic signaling in adherent neutrophils.
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- Laurie E Kilpatrick
- Department of Pediatrics, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine and the Joseph Stokes Jr. Research Institute, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, USA.
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Korchak HM, Corkey BE, Yaney GC, Kilpatrick LE. Negative regulation of ligand-initiated Ca(2+) uptake by PKC-beta II in differentiated HL60 cells. Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 2001; 281:C514-23. [PMID: 11443050 DOI: 10.1152/ajpcell.2001.281.2.c514] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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In phagocytic cells, fMet-Leu-Phe triggers phosphoinositide remodeling, activation of protein kinase C (PKC), release of intracellular Ca(2+) and uptake of extracellular Ca(2+). Uptake of extracellular Ca(2+) can be triggered by store-operated Ca(2+) channels (SOCC) and via a receptor-operated nonselective cation channel(s). In neutrophilic HL60 cells, the PKC activator phorbol myristate acetate (PMA) activates multiple PKC isotypes, PKC-alpha, PKC-beta, and PKC-delta, and inhibits ligand-initiated mobilization of intracellular Ca(2+) and uptake of extracellular Ca(2+). Therefore PKC is a negative regulator at several points in Ca(2+) mobilization. In contrast, selective depletion of PKC-beta in HL60 cells by an antisense strategy enhanced fMet-Leu-Phe-initiated Ca(2+) uptake but not mobilization of intracellular Ca(2+). Thapsigargin-induced Ca(2+) uptake through SOCC was not affected by PKC-beta II depletion. Thus PKC-beta II is a selective negative regulator of Ca(2+) uptake but not release of intracellular Ca(2+) stores. PKC-beta II inhibits a receptor-operated cation or Ca(2+) channel, thus inhibiting ligand-initiated Ca(2+) uptake.
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- H M Korchak
- Department of Pediatrics, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, The Joseph Stokes Jr. Research Institute of the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, USA.
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Korchak HM, Kilpatrick LE. Roles for beta II-protein kinase C and RACK1 in positive and negative signaling for superoxide anion generation in differentiated HL60 cells. J Biol Chem 2001; 276:8910-7. [PMID: 11120743 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m008326200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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beta-Protein kinase (PKC) is essential for ligand-initiated assembly of the NADPH oxidase for generation of superoxide anion (O(2)). Neutrophils and neutrophilic HL60 cells contain both betaI and betaII-PKC, isotypes that are derived by alternate splicing. betaI-PKC-positive and betaI-PKC null HL60 cells generated equivalent amounts of O(2) in response to fMet-Leu-Phe and phorbol myristate acetate. However, antisense depletion of betaII-PKC from betaI-PKC null cells inhibited ligand-initiated O(2) generation. fMet-Leu-Phe triggered association of a cytosolic NADPH oxidase component, p47(phox), with betaII-PKC but not with RACK1, a binding protein for betaII-PKC. Thus, RACK1 was not a component of the signaling complex for NADPH oxidase assembly. Inhibition of beta-PKC/RACK1 association by an inhibitory peptide or by antisense depletion of RACK1 enhanced O(2) generation. Therefore, betaII-PKC but not betaI-PKC is essential for activation of O(2) generation and plays a positive role in signaling for NADPH oxidase activation in association with p47(phox). In contrast, RACK1 is involved in negative signaling for O(2) generation. RACK1 binds to betaII-PKC but not with the p47(phox).betaII-PKC complex. RACK1 may divert betaII-PKC to other signaling pathways requiring beta-PKC for signal transduction. Alternatively, RACK1 may sequester betaII-PKC to down-regulate O(2) generation.
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- H M Korchak
- Department of Pediatrics, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, The Joseph Stokes, Jr. Research Institute of the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, USA.
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Korchak HM, Kilpatrick LE. TNFalpha elicits association of PI 3-kinase with the p60TNFR and activation of PI 3-kinase in adherent neutrophils. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2001; 281:651-6. [PMID: 11237707 DOI: 10.1006/bbrc.2001.4406] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Tumor necrosis factor (TNFalpha) is an incomplete secretagogue in neutrophils and requires the engagement of beta integrins to trigger secretion of superoxide anion (O(-)(2)). The p60 TNF receptor (p60TNFR) is responsible for signal transduction for activation of O(-)(2) generation. Activation of TNFalpha-triggered O(-)(2) generation in neutrophils adherent to fibrinogen-coated surfaces involves the beta2 integrin receptor CD11b/CD18. Phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI 3-kinase) is essential for activation of O(-)(2) generation; wortmannin, an inhibitor of PI 3-kinase, inhibited TNFalpha-elicited O(-)(2) generation. p60TNFR immunoprecipitated from neutrophils was associated with immunoreactivity to PI 3-kinase in adherent neutrophils exposed to TNFalpha, but not in TNFalpha-treated neutrophils in suspension. In addition, PI 3-kinase immunoprecipitated from TNFalpha-activated neutrophils showed enhanced activity in adherent but not in nonadherent neutrophils. These findings suggest that synergism between CD11b/CD18 and p60TNFR in the presence of TNFalpha is required to elicit assembly of a signaling complex involving association of p60TNFR with PI 3-kinase, activation of PI 3-kinase, and generation of O(-)(2).
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- H M Korchak
- Department of Pediatrics, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104, USA
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Kilpatrick LE, Song YH, Rossi MW, Korchak HM. Serine phosphorylation of p60 tumor necrosis factor receptor by PKC-delta in TNF-alpha-activated neutrophils. Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 2000; 279:C2011-8. [PMID: 11078718 DOI: 10.1152/ajpcell.2000.279.6.c2011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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Tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) triggers degranulation and oxygen radical release in adherent neutrophils. The p60TNF receptor (p60TNFR) is responsible for proinflammatory signaling, and protein kinase C (PKC) is a candidate for the regulation of p60TNFR. Both TNF-alpha and the PKC-activator phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate triggered phosphorylation of p60TNFR. Receptor phosphorylation was on both serine and threonine but not on tyrosine residues. The PKC-delta isotype is a candidate enzyme for serine phosphorylation of p60TNFR. Staurosporine and the PKC-delta inhibitor rottlerin inhibited TNF-alpha-triggered serine but not threonine phosphorylation. Serine phosphorylation was associated with receptor desensitization, as inhibition of PKC resulted in enhanced degranulation (elastase release). After neutrophil activation, PKC-delta was the only PKC isotype that associated with p60TNFR within the correct time frame for receptor phosphorylation. In vitro, only PKC-delta, but not the alpha-, betaI-, betaII-, or zeta-isotypes, was competent to phosphorylate the receptor, indicating that p60TNFR is a direct substrate for PKC-delta. These findings suggest a selective role for PKC-delta in negative regulation of the p60TNFR and of TNF-alpha-induced signaling.
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- L E Kilpatrick
- Departments of Pediatrics and Biochemistry/Biophysics, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, and the Joseph Stokes Jr. Research Institute of the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, USA.
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Korchak HM, Rossi MW, Kilpatrick LE. Selective role for beta-protein kinase C in signaling for O-2 generation but not degranulation or adherence in differentiated HL60 cells. J Biol Chem 1998; 273:27292-9. [PMID: 9765254 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.273.42.27292] [Citation(s) in RCA: 93] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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A role for protein kinase C (PKC) isotypes is implicated in the activation of phagocytic cell functions. An antisense approach was used to selectively deplete beta-PKC, both betaI- and betaII-PKC, but not alpha-PKC, delta-PKC, or zeta-PKC in HL60 cells differentiated to a neutrophil-like phenotype (dHL60 cells). Depletion of beta-PKC in dHL60 cells elicited selective inhibition of O-2 generation triggered by fMet-Leu-Phe, immune complexes, or phorbol myristate acetate, an activator of PKC. In contrast, neither ligand-elicited beta-glucuronidase (azurophil granule) release nor adherence to fibronectin was inhibited by beta-PKC depletion. Ligand-induced phosphorylation of a subset of proteins was reduced in beta-PKC-depleted dHL60 cells. Phosphorylation of p47(phox) and translocation of p47(phox) to the membrane are essential for activation of the NADPH oxidase and generation of O-2. beta-PKC depletion had no effect on the level of p47(phox) in dHL60 cells but did significantly decrease ligand-induced phosphorylation of this protein. Furthermore, translocation of p47(phox) to the membrane in response to phorbol myristate acetate or fMet-Leu-Phe was reduced in beta-PKC-depleted cells. These results indicate that beta-PKC is essential for signaling for O-2 generation but not cell adherence or azurophil degranulation. Depletion of beta-PKC inhibited ligand-induced phosphorylation of p47(phox), translocation of p47(phox) to the membrane, and activation of O-2 generation.
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- H M Korchak
- Departments of Pediatrics, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, The Joseph Stokes Jr. Research Institute of the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, USA.
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Kilpatrick LE, Jakabovics E, McCawley LJ, Kane LH, Korchak HM. Cromolyn inhibits assembly of the NADPH oxidase and superoxide anion generation by human neutrophils. J Immunol 1995; 154:3429-36. [PMID: 7897224] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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Early and late phase reactions have been observed in asthma; the late phase reaction is characterized by accumulation of inflammatory cells such as neutrophils. Activated neutrophils degranulate and assemble an active NADPH oxidase, which generates superoxide anion (O2-), reactions that have been implicated in lung tissue damage. Preincubation of neutrophils with the asthma drug cromolyn sodium selectively inhibited FMLP (10(-7) M) and PMA (0.1 microgram/ml) elicited O2- generation but not degranulation. To further characterize the mechanism of this inhibition we examined the effect of cromolyn on the NADPH oxidase complex and the signaling pathways for its assembly. Ca2+ mobilization and activation of protein kinase C have been implicated as signals for activation of the NADPH oxidase. Ca2+ mobilization triggered by FMLP was significantly decreased by 21.2% in cromolyn-treated cells. In contrast, cromolyn did not interfere with translocation or activity of protein kinase C. Membranes prepared from neutrophils stimulated with 0.5 microgram/ml PMA generated O2-, indicating assembly of an active NADPH oxidase; cromolyn did not inhibit this membrane-associated, preassembled oxidase. In contrast, preincubation of neutrophils with 100 microM cromolyn before addition of PMA decreased the capacity of the membranes to generate O2- by 57.3%. These results indicate that cromolyn inhibited the assembly of an active NADPH oxidase. The efficacy of cromolyn may be associated with inhibition of assembly of an active NADPH oxidase in the neutrophil and prevention of oxygen radical-induced tissue damage.
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- L E Kilpatrick
- Department of Pediatrics, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
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Kilpatrick LE, Jakabovics E, McCawley LJ, Kane LH, Korchak HM. Cromolyn inhibits assembly of the NADPH oxidase and superoxide anion generation by human neutrophils. The Journal of Immunology 1995. [DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.154.7.3429] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Early and late phase reactions have been observed in asthma; the late phase reaction is characterized by accumulation of inflammatory cells such as neutrophils. Activated neutrophils degranulate and assemble an active NADPH oxidase, which generates superoxide anion (O2-), reactions that have been implicated in lung tissue damage. Preincubation of neutrophils with the asthma drug cromolyn sodium selectively inhibited FMLP (10(-7) M) and PMA (0.1 microgram/ml) elicited O2- generation but not degranulation. To further characterize the mechanism of this inhibition we examined the effect of cromolyn on the NADPH oxidase complex and the signaling pathways for its assembly. Ca2+ mobilization and activation of protein kinase C have been implicated as signals for activation of the NADPH oxidase. Ca2+ mobilization triggered by FMLP was significantly decreased by 21.2% in cromolyn-treated cells. In contrast, cromolyn did not interfere with translocation or activity of protein kinase C. Membranes prepared from neutrophils stimulated with 0.5 microgram/ml PMA generated O2-, indicating assembly of an active NADPH oxidase; cromolyn did not inhibit this membrane-associated, preassembled oxidase. In contrast, preincubation of neutrophils with 100 microM cromolyn before addition of PMA decreased the capacity of the membranes to generate O2- by 57.3%. These results indicate that cromolyn inhibited the assembly of an active NADPH oxidase. The efficacy of cromolyn may be associated with inhibition of assembly of an active NADPH oxidase in the neutrophil and prevention of oxygen radical-induced tissue damage.
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- L E Kilpatrick
- Department of Pediatrics, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
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The administration of a sublethal dose of endotoxin (LPS) followed one hour later by a low dose of aspirin (LPS + ASA) to fasted rats leads to biochemical perturbations similar to Reye's syndrome. In this study hepatic energy metabolism was assessed in freeze-clamped liver samples (12 hours posttreatment) obtained from (250 to 300 g Sprague-Dawley) rats. The administration of aspirin alone to fasted rats did not significantly alter the hepatic levels of adenine nucleotides, total ketones, or acyl-CoA thioesters as compared to controls. In contrast, in both LPS and LPS + ASA samples, there were declines in ATP/ADP ratio (P less than .005), total ketones (P less than .001) and acetyl CoA (P less than .005) compared to their respective controls. A striking alteration in acyl-CoA thioesters was observed in LPS + ASA-treated animals. Unlike control, aspirin, or LPS-treated animals, LPS + ASA-treated animals accumulated relatively large amounts of unusual CoA esters, including propionyl-CoA, (iso)butyryl-CoA, beta-methylcrotonyl-CoA, and isovaleryl-CoA, metabolites of the branch chain amino acid and odd-chain fatty acid oxidation pathways. The acyl-CoA profile is similar to that obtained in patients with Reye's syndrome. Like human patients with Reye's syndrome, these rats showed hyperammonemia, compromised fatty acid oxidation, and accumulation of branched chain amino acid oxidation metabolites. Accumulation of these intermediates with LPS + ASA is a possible mechanism for the potentiation of Reye's syndrome by aspirin. These findings provide biochemical evidence that sublethal doses of LPS + ASA administered to fasted rats produces an animal model of Reye's syndrome.
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- L E Kilpatrick
- Department of Pediatrics, University of Pennsylvania Medical School, Children's Hospital, Philadelphia 19104
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