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Yamamoto A, Otani K, Okada M, Yamawaki H. Chemokine-like Receptor 1 in Brain of Spontaneously Hypertensive Rats Mediates Systemic Hypertension. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:11812. [PMID: 34769243 PMCID: PMC8584015 DOI: 10.3390/ijms222111812] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2021] [Revised: 10/25/2021] [Accepted: 10/27/2021] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Adipocytokine chemerin is a biologically active molecule secreted from adipose tissue. Chemerin elicits a variety of functions via chemokine-like receptor 1 (CMKLR1). The cardiovascular center in brain that regulates blood pressure (BP) is involved in pathophysiology of systemic hypertension. Thus, we explored the roles of brain chemerin/CMKLR1 on regulation of BP in spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHR). For this aim, we examined effects of intracerebroventricular (i.c.v.) injection of CMKLR1 small interfering (si)RNA on both systemic BP as measured by tail cuff system and protein expression in paraventricular nucleus (PVN) of SHR as determined by Western blotting. We also examined both central and peripheral protein expression of chemerin by Western blotting. Systolic BP of SHR but not normotensive Wistar Kyoto rats (WKY) was decreased by CMKLR1 siRNA. The decrease of BP by CMKLR1 siRNA persisted for 3 days. Protein expression of CMKLR1 in PVN of SHR tended to be increased compared with WKY, which was suppressed by CMKLR1 siRNA. Protein expression of chemerin in brain, peripheral plasma, and adipose tissue was not different between WKY and SHR. In summary, we for the first time revealed that the increased protein expression of CMKLR1 in PVN is at least partly responsible for systemic hypertension in SHR.
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- Laboratory of Veterinary Pharmacology, School of Veterinary Medicine, Kitasato University, Higashi 23 Bancho 35-1, Towada, Aomori 034-8628, Japan; (A.Y.); (K.O.); (M.O.)
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Watanabe S, Yamada Y, Murakami H. Expression of Th1/Th2 cell-related chemokine receptors on CD4 + lymphocytes under physiological conditions. Int J Lab Hematol 2020; 42:68-76. [PMID: 31825162 DOI: 10.1111/ijlh.13141] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2019] [Revised: 11/16/2019] [Accepted: 11/22/2019] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Chemokine receptors (CRs) and the prostaglandin D2 receptor, CRTH2, have been used as surrogate markers for cytoplasmic Th1 and Th2 cytokines. The presence of regulatory T (Treg) and Th17 cells may affect the analysis of such surrogate markers, as they share several CRs with Th1 and Th2 cells. This study aimed to determine the optimal surrogate markers of Th1 and Th2 cells under physiological conditions. METHODS Surface and cytoplasmic markers of CD4+ peripheral lymphocytes were analyzed in healthy volunteers by flow cytometry. Th1, Th2, Th17, and Treg cells were identified as IFN-γ+ , IL-4+ IL-13+ , IL-17+ , and CD25+ FoxP3+ CD4+ lymphocytes, respectively. RESULTS The percentages of CXCR3+ and CCR5+ CD4+ lymphocytes clearly correlated with those of Th1 cells. The percentage of CRTH2+ CD4+ lymphocytes showed the closest correlation with that of Th2 cells. The percentages of Th2 cells correlated with those of CCR3+ or CCR8+ CD4+ lymphocytes, with the majority of CCR3+ and CCR8+ cells unlikely to be Th2 cells, themselves. The proportions of CCR4+ or CCR7+ CD4+ lymphocytes did not correlate with those of Th2 cells, possibly due to their expression on the surface of Treg and Th17 cells. Th2-related receptors were classified into three different groups for better understanding. CONCLUSION CXCR3 and CCR5 are useful markers of Th1 cells. With the exception of CCR4 and CCR7 expressed at measurable levels on Treg and Th17 cells, CRTH2 and CRs, CCR3, and CCR8 may be employed as surrogate markers of Th2 cells. The proposed surrogate markers may help physicians in interpreting the disease state.
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- Satoru Watanabe
- Department of Laboratory Sciences, Gunma University Graduate School of Health Sciences, Maebashi, Japan
- Division of Allergy and Immunology, Gunma Children's Medical Center, Shibukawa, Japan
- Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology Research, National Research Institute for Child Health and Development, Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of Allergy and Immunology, Gunma Children's Medical Center, Shibukawa, Japan
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- Department of Laboratory Sciences, Gunma University Graduate School of Health Sciences, Maebashi, Japan
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Cai G, Pan S, Feng N, Zou H, Gu J, Yuan Y, Liu X, Liu Z, Bian J. Zearalenone inhibits T cell chemotaxis by inhibiting cell adhesion and migration related proteins. Ecotoxicol Environ Saf 2019; 175:263-271. [PMID: 30903882 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2019.03.045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2019] [Revised: 03/10/2019] [Accepted: 03/12/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Zearalenone (ZEA) is a phenolic resorcylic acid lactone mycotoxin produced by several Fusarium species that grow on temperate and tropical crops. The number of reports documenting the immunotoxic effects of ZEA is increasing, but the underlying mechanism is not clear. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of ZEA on T cell chemotaxis and evaluate changes in adhesion and migration proteins associated with this process. Specifically, T cells were isolated from BALB/C mouse splenic lymphocytes, activated by concanavalin A (Con A), and then exposed to different concentrations of ZEA. Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) were used observe the ultrastructural changes inside the cell and on the cell surface, respectively. The transwell migration assay was used to evaluate the effect of ZEA on T cell chemotaxis in the presence of CCL19 or CCL21. A confocal 3D laser was used to capture the morphology of perforated cells and western blot was used to detect the expression of proteins associated with cell migration and adhesion. Additionally, we used flow cytometry to examine the expression of chemokine receptors on T cells. Finally, the chemokine (RANTES and MIP-1α) levels secreted by T cells were assessed using cytometric bead array. Overall, our data showed that treatment with ZEA caused ultrastructural damage on the surface as well as inside of T cells. Moreover, ZEA inhibited T cell chemotaxis which was mediated by CCL19 or CCL21 and disrupted the balance of T cell subtypes. The expression of T cell adhesion and migration proteins was also inhibited by ZEA. The expression of T cell chemokine receptor as well as secretion of RANTES and MIP-1α by T cells was suppressed after ZEA treatment. In summary, our results indicate that ZEA reduced the chemotactic effect of T cells mediated by chemokines, which was likely linked to the inhibition of T cell motility and accompanied by decreased expression of adhesion and migration proteins.
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- Guodong Cai
- College of Veterinary Medicine, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, 225009, Jiangsu, China; .Jiangsu Co-innovation Center for Prevention and Control of Important Animal Infectious Diseases and Zoonoses, Yangzhou, 225009, Jiangsu, China; Joint International Research Laboratory of Agriculture and Agri-Product Safety of the Ministry of Education of China, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, 225009, Jiangsu, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, 225009, Jiangsu, China; China Animal Husbandry Group, Beijing, 100000, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, 225009, Jiangsu, China; .Jiangsu Co-innovation Center for Prevention and Control of Important Animal Infectious Diseases and Zoonoses, Yangzhou, 225009, Jiangsu, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, 225009, Jiangsu, China; .Jiangsu Co-innovation Center for Prevention and Control of Important Animal Infectious Diseases and Zoonoses, Yangzhou, 225009, Jiangsu, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, 225009, Jiangsu, China; .Jiangsu Co-innovation Center for Prevention and Control of Important Animal Infectious Diseases and Zoonoses, Yangzhou, 225009, Jiangsu, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, 225009, Jiangsu, China; .Jiangsu Co-innovation Center for Prevention and Control of Important Animal Infectious Diseases and Zoonoses, Yangzhou, 225009, Jiangsu, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, 225009, Jiangsu, China; .Jiangsu Co-innovation Center for Prevention and Control of Important Animal Infectious Diseases and Zoonoses, Yangzhou, 225009, Jiangsu, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, 225009, Jiangsu, China; .Jiangsu Co-innovation Center for Prevention and Control of Important Animal Infectious Diseases and Zoonoses, Yangzhou, 225009, Jiangsu, China; Joint International Research Laboratory of Agriculture and Agri-Product Safety of the Ministry of Education of China, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, 225009, Jiangsu, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, 225009, Jiangsu, China; .Jiangsu Co-innovation Center for Prevention and Control of Important Animal Infectious Diseases and Zoonoses, Yangzhou, 225009, Jiangsu, China; Joint International Research Laboratory of Agriculture and Agri-Product Safety of the Ministry of Education of China, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, 225009, Jiangsu, China.
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Elemam NM, Al-Jaderi Z, Hachim MY, Maghazachi AA. HCT-116 colorectal cancer cells secrete chemokines which induce chemoattraction and intracellular calcium mobilization in NK92 cells. Cancer Immunol Immunother 2019; 68:883-895. [PMID: 30847498 PMCID: PMC11028293 DOI: 10.1007/s00262-019-02319-7] [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] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2018] [Accepted: 02/28/2019] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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We recently reported that pretreatment of IL-2 activated human natural killer (NK) cells with the drugs dimethyl fumarate (DMF) and monomethyl fumarate (MMF) upregulated the expression of surface chemokine receptor CCR10. Ligands for CCR10, namely CCL27 and CCL28, induced the chemotaxis of these cells. Here, we performed a bioinformatics analysis to see which chemokines might be expressed by the human HCT-116 colorectal cancer cells. We observed that, in addition to CCL27 and CCL28, HCT-116 colorectal cancer cells profoundly express CXCL16 which binds CXCR6. Consequently, NK92 cells were treated with DMF and MMF for 24 h to investigate in vitro chemotaxis towards CXCL16, CCL27, and CCL28. Furthermore, supernatants collected from HCT-116 cells after 24 or 48 h incubation induced the chemotaxis of NK92 cells. Similar to their effects on human IL-2-activated NK cells, MMF and DMF enhanced the expression of CCR10 and CXCR6 in NK92 cells. Neutralizing anti-CXCL16 or anti-CCL28 inhibited the chemotactic effects of 24 and 48 supernatants, whereas anti-CCL27 only inhibited the 48 h supernatant activity, suggesting that 24 h supernatant contains CXCL16 and CCL28, whereas HCT-116 secretes all three chemokines after 48 h in vitro cultures. CXCL16, CCL27, and CCL28, as well as the supernatants collected from HCT-116, induced the mobilization of (Ca)2+ in NK92 cells. Cross-desensitization experiments confirmed the results of the chemotaxis experiments. Finally, incubation of NK92 cells with HCT-116 induced the lysis of the tumor cells. In summary, these results might have important implications in directing the anti-tumor effectors NK cells towards tumor growth sites.
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- Noha Mousaad Elemam
- Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Medicine and The Immuno-Oncology Group, Sharjah Institute for Medical Research (SIMR), University of Sharjah, PO Box 27272, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
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- Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Medicine and The Immuno-Oncology Group, Sharjah Institute for Medical Research (SIMR), University of Sharjah, PO Box 27272, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
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- Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Medicine and The Immuno-Oncology Group, Sharjah Institute for Medical Research (SIMR), University of Sharjah, PO Box 27272, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
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- Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Medicine and The Immuno-Oncology Group, Sharjah Institute for Medical Research (SIMR), University of Sharjah, PO Box 27272, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates.
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Djaafar S, Dunand-Sautier I, Gonelle-Gispert C, Lacotte S, DE Agostini A, Petro M, Rubbia-Brandt L, Morel P, Toso C, Mentha G. Enoxaparin Attenuates Mouse Colon Cancer Liver Metastases by Inhibiting Heparanase and Interferon-γ-inducible Chemokines. Anticancer Res 2016; 36:4019-4032. [PMID: 27466508] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2016] [Accepted: 07/08/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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BACKGROUND/AIM Low-molecular-weight heparin (LMWH) has been suggested to reduce the risk of cancer progression in both preclinical and clinical studies but the underlying mechanisms remain poorly explored. The aim of the study was to investigate the anti-metastatic role of enoxaparin, a clinically-used LMWH, in a murine model of colon cancer and to explore its underlying mechanisms. MATERIALS AND METHODS Using a reproducible mouse model of colon carcinomas, we assessed the capacity of enoxaparin, a LMWH, to affect tumor metastasis of colon carcinoma cell lines in mice. RESULTS The hepatic growth of colon carcinoma metastases was strongly inhibited by enoxaparin compared to (Ctrl) group (p=0.001). This effect was associated to an inhibition of heparanase mRNA expression and protein production both in vivo and in vitro. In addition, enoxaparin inhibited the liver and serum production of interferon gamma (Ifnγ)-inducible chemokine receptor ligands. Overexpression of heparanase prompted proliferation, migration and growth of colon carcinoma in vitro and in vivo to a point that was not affected by enoxaparin in vivo anymore. CONCLUSION Enoxaparin decreased liver metastases in a mouse model of colon carcinoma. These results suggest that enoxaparin may benefit patients with cancer and deserves further laboratory and clinical investigations.
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- Souad Djaafar
- Department of Surgery, Geneva University Hospitals, Faculty of Medicine, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Division of Clinical Pathology, Geneva University Hospitals, Faculty of Medicine, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Department of Surgery, Geneva University Hospitals, Faculty of Medicine, Geneva, Switzerland Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Center, Geneva University Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Department of Surgery, Geneva University Hospitals, Faculty of Medicine, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Division of Clinical Pathology, Geneva University Hospitals, Faculty of Medicine, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Department of Surgery, Geneva University Hospitals, Faculty of Medicine, Geneva, Switzerland Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Center, Geneva University Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Division of Clinical Pathology, Geneva University Hospitals, Faculty of Medicine, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Department of Surgery, Geneva University Hospitals, Faculty of Medicine, Geneva, Switzerland Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Center, Geneva University Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Department of Surgery, Geneva University Hospitals, Faculty of Medicine, Geneva, Switzerland Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Center, Geneva University Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Department of Surgery, Geneva University Hospitals, Faculty of Medicine, Geneva, Switzerland Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Center, Geneva University Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland
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Mays AC, Feng X, Browne JD, Sullivan CA. Chemokine and Chemokine Receptor Profiles in Metastatic Salivary Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma. Anticancer Res 2016; 36:4013-4018. [PMID: 27466507] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2016] [Accepted: 07/06/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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AIM To characterize the chemokine pattern in metastatic salivary adenoid cystic carcinoma (SACC). MATERIALS AND METHODS Real-time polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) was used to compare chemokine and chemokine receptor gene expression in two SACC cell lines: SACC-83 and SACC-LM (lung metastasis). Chemokines and receptor genes were then screened and their expression pattern characterized in human tissue samples of non-recurrent SACC and recurrent SACC with perineural invasion. RESULTS Expression of chemokine receptors C5AR1, CCR1, CCR3, CCR6, CCR7, CCR9, CCR10, CXCR4, CXCR6, CXCR7, CCRL1 and CCRL2 were higher in SACC-83 compared to SACC-LM. CCRL1, CCBP2, CMKLR1, XCR1 and CXCR2 and 6 chemokine genes (CCL13, CCL27, CXCL14, CMTM1, CMTM2, CKLF) were more highly expressed in tissues of patients without tumor recurrence/perineural invasion compared to those with tumor recurrence. CCRL1 (receptor), CCL27, CMTM1, CMTM2, and CKLF (chemokine) genes were more highly expressed in SACC-83 and human tissues of patients without tumor recurrence/perineural invasion. CONCLUSION CCRL1, CCL27, CMTM1, CMTM2 and CKLF may play important roles in the development of tumor metastases in SACC.
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- Ashley C Mays
- Department of Otolaryngology, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston Salem, NC, U.S.A
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston Salem, NC, U.S.A
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston Salem, NC, U.S.A
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Lv B, Huo F, Zhu Z, Xu Z, Dang X, Chen T, Zhang T, Yang X. Crocin Upregulates CX3CR1 Expression by Suppressing NF-κB/YY1 Signaling and Inhibiting Lipopolysaccharide-Induced Microglial Activation. Neurochem Res 2016; 41:1949-57. [PMID: 27084772 DOI: 10.1007/s11064-016-1905-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/31/2015] [Revised: 03/24/2016] [Accepted: 03/28/2016] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Glaucoma is a group of neurodegenerative diseases characterized by the progressive loss of retinal ganglion cells (RGCs) and optic nerve fibers. Microglial activation has been shown to be deleterious to RGCs and may participate in the progression of glaucoma. Crocin, one of the major active ingredients in saffron, has been found to inhibit microglial activation. However, the mechanism remains unclear. The aim of this study was to investigate whether crocin can inhibit lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced microglial activation and to clarify the mechanisms involved. The influence of crocin on primary RGCs and LPS-stimulated BV2 microglial cells survival was determined by the MTT and lactate dehydrogenase assays, or by flow cytometry. BV2 cells were pretreated with various concentrations of crocin for 2 h followed by 1 μg/mL LPS stimulation. Microglial markers and pro-inflammatory mediators were assessed by real-time PCR, western blot and ELISA. Furthermore, CX3CR1 expression was detected and the underlying mechanism was examined. The concentrations of crocin ranged from 0.1 to 1 μM, and did not show any cytotoxicity in RGC and BV2 cells. After crocin pretreatment, the expression of microglial markers (CD11b and Iba-1) and pro-inflammatory mediators (iNOS, COX-2, IL-1β, and TNF-α) induced by LPS were significantly decreased in a dose-dependent manner. Additionally, CX3CR1 expression was remarkably increased by crocin via the suppression of NF-κB/Yin Yang 1 (YY1) signaling in BV2 cells. In conclusion, crocin effectively suppresses microglial activation and upregulates CX3CR1 expression by suppressing NF-κB/YY1 signaling.
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- Bochang Lv
- Shaanxi Ophthalmic Medical Center, Xi'an No. 4 Hospital, Affiliated Guangren Hospital, School of Medicine, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, 710004, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Physiology and Pathophysiology, Key Laboratory of Environment and Genes Related to Diseases, Ministry of Education, Xi'an Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Xi'an, 710061, People's Republic of China
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- Shaanxi Ophthalmic Medical Center, Xi'an No. 4 Hospital, Affiliated Guangren Hospital, School of Medicine, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, 710004, People's Republic of China
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- Shaanxi Ophthalmic Medical Center, Xi'an No. 4 Hospital, Affiliated Guangren Hospital, School of Medicine, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, 710004, People's Republic of China
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- Shaanxi Ophthalmic Medical Center, Xi'an No. 4 Hospital, Affiliated Guangren Hospital, School of Medicine, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, 710004, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Anatomy, Histology and Embryology and K. K. Leung Brain Research Centre, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, 710032, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Anatomy, Histology and Embryology and K. K. Leung Brain Research Centre, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, 710032, People's Republic of China
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- Shaanxi Ophthalmic Medical Center, Xi'an No. 4 Hospital, Affiliated Guangren Hospital, School of Medicine, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, 710004, People's Republic of China.
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Jatczak-Pawlik I, Książek-Winiarek D, Wojkowska D, Jóźwiak K, Jastrzębski K, Pietruczuk M, Głąbiński A. The impact of multiple sclerosis relapse treatment on migration of effector T cells--Preliminary study. Neurol Neurochir Pol 2016; 50:155-62. [PMID: 27154441 DOI: 10.1016/j.pjnns.2016.02.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2015] [Revised: 01/25/2016] [Accepted: 02/10/2016] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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UNLABELLED Migration of inflammatory cells from the blood to the central nervous system (CNS) is crucial for development of multiple sclerosis (MS). Inhibition of this process would allow to control disease activity. The first step confirming this approach would be the analysis of the impact of effective MS relapse therapy on migration of effector T cells. The aim of the study was to analyze the influence of methylprednisolone (MP) on the migratory activity of effector CD4+ T cells from MS patients. Moreover, to study the potential mechanism of this process we studied expression of chemokine receptors on migrating cells. MATERIAL AND METHODS Peripheral blood samples were obtained from relapsing-remitting MS (RR-MS) patients during relapse (n=23) and from control group (n=23). After isolation CD4+ T cells were incubated with various concentrations of MP. Then they were stimulated in chemotaxis assay with chemokines CCL3 or CXCL10 or were used to CCR1 and CXCR3 expression analysis. RESULTS CXCL10- and CCL3-stimulated migration of CD4+ T cells was significantly increased in MS. MP was able to reduce in vitro migration of effector T cells induced by CXCL10, but not by CCL3. Inhibition by MP was dose-dependent. Expression of analyzed chemokine receptors was unaltered after MP incubation. CONCLUSIONS MP reduced CD4+ T cells migration induced by CXCL10 without affecting CXCR3 expression. These observations demonstrate one of the potential mechanisms of MP action in MS, distinct from inducing cell apoptosis, and suggests the new targets for development of more effective MS treatments.
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- Department of Propedeutics of Neurology, Medical University of Lodz, Lodz, Poland; Department of Neurology and Stroke, Medical University of Lodz, Lodz, Poland.
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- Department of Propedeutics of Neurology, Medical University of Lodz, Lodz, Poland; Department of Neurology and Stroke, Medical University of Lodz, Lodz, Poland
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- Department of Propedeutics of Neurology, Medical University of Lodz, Lodz, Poland; Department of Neurology and Stroke, Medical University of Lodz, Lodz, Poland
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- Department of Neurology and Stroke, Medical University of Lodz, Lodz, Poland
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- Department of Propedeutics of Neurology, Medical University of Lodz, Lodz, Poland; Department of Neurology and Stroke, Medical University of Lodz, Lodz, Poland
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Erreni M, Siddiqui I, Marelli G, Grizzi F, Bianchi P, Morone D, Marchesi F, Celesti G, Pesce S, Doni A, Rumio C, Roncalli MG, Laghi L, Mantovani A, Allavena P. The Fractalkine-Receptor Axis Improves Human Colorectal Cancer Prognosis by Limiting Tumor Metastatic Dissemination. J Immunol 2016; 196:902-914. [PMID: 26673138 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.1501335] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2015] [Accepted: 11/12/2015] [Indexed: 09/28/2023]
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Human colorectal cancer (CRC) is a frequent neoplasia in Western countries, and its metastatic progression is a major cause of cancer-related death. In search of specific molecules upregulated in CRC, with possible clinical relevance, we performed a differential gene-profiling analysis in surgery-derived CRC samples and adjacent uninvolved intestinal mucosa. The chemokine CX3CL1 and its specific receptor CX3CR1 were significantly upregulated in tumors. Higher expression of CX3CL1 and CX3CR1 was confirmed by immunohistochemistry in 100 CRC tumor samples (stages I-III). Unexpectedly, high immune scores of CX3CL1 did not correlate with the density of tumor-infiltrating CD3(+) T cells or CD68(+) macrophages. Coexpression of ligand and receptor by tumor cells (axis-positive tumors) significantly associated with longer disease-free (p = 0.01) and disease-specific survival (p = 0.001). Conversely, axis-negative tumors (with low expression of both ligand and receptor) had increased risk of tumor relapse (p = 0.02), and increased likelihood of metachronous metastasis (p = 0.001), including after stage adjustment (p = 0.006). Transduction of CX3CL1 and CX3CR1 in CRC tumor cell lines induced cell aggregation that strongly inhibited in vitro migration in chemotaxis assays. In a mouse model of spleen-liver metastases, cancer dissemination to liver was dramatically reduced in CX3CL1-CX3CR1-expressing tumors, and ligand-receptor interaction was confirmed in cancer cells in vivo by fluorescence resonance energy transfer analysis. In conclusion, tumoral expression of the CX3CL1-CX3CR1 chemokine axis functions as a retention factor, increasing homotypic cell adhesion and limiting tumor spreading to metastatic sites. Lack or low levels of expression of CX3CL1-CX3CR1 by tumor cells identifies a group of CRC patients at increased risk of metastatic progression.
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- Marco Erreni
- Department of Immunology and Inflammation, Humanitas Clinical and Research Center, 20089 Rozzano, Milan, Italy;
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- Department of Immunology and Inflammation, Humanitas Clinical and Research Center, 20089 Rozzano, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Immunology and Inflammation, Humanitas Clinical and Research Center, 20089 Rozzano, Milan, Italy
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- Laboratory of Gastroenterology, Humanitas Clinical and Research Center, 20089 Rozzano, Milan, Italy
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- Laboratory of Gastroenterology, Humanitas Clinical and Research Center, 20089 Rozzano, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Immunology and Inflammation, Humanitas Clinical and Research Center, 20089 Rozzano, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Immunology and Inflammation, Humanitas Clinical and Research Center, 20089 Rozzano, Milan, Italy; Department of Medical Biotechnology and Translational Medicine, University of Milan, 20133 Milan, Italy
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- Laboratory of Gastroenterology, Humanitas Clinical and Research Center, 20089 Rozzano, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Immunology and Inflammation, Humanitas Clinical and Research Center, 20089 Rozzano, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Immunology and Inflammation, Humanitas Clinical and Research Center, 20089 Rozzano, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacology and Biomolecular Science, University of Milan, 20133 Milan, Italy
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- Humanitas University, 20089 Rozzano, Milan, Italy; and Department of Pathology, Institute for Clinical Care and Scientific Research Humanitas Clinical and Research Center, 20089 Rozzano, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Immunology and Inflammation, Humanitas Clinical and Research Center, 20089 Rozzano, Milan, Italy; Laboratory of Gastroenterology, Humanitas Clinical and Research Center, 20089 Rozzano, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Immunology and Inflammation, Humanitas Clinical and Research Center, 20089 Rozzano, Milan, Italy; Humanitas University, 20089 Rozzano, Milan, Italy; and
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- Department of Immunology and Inflammation, Humanitas Clinical and Research Center, 20089 Rozzano, Milan, Italy;
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Kurtulus S, Sakuishi K, Ngiow SF, Joller N, Tan DJ, Teng MWL, Smyth MJ, Kuchroo VK, Anderson AC. TIGIT predominantly regulates the immune response via regulatory T cells. J Clin Invest 2015; 125:4053-62. [PMID: 26413872 DOI: 10.1172/jci81187] [Citation(s) in RCA: 392] [Impact Index Per Article: 43.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2015] [Accepted: 08/17/2015] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
Abstract
Coinhibitory receptors are critical for the maintenance of immune homeostasis. Upregulation of these receptors on effector T cells terminates T cell responses, while their expression on Tregs promotes their suppressor function. Understanding the function of coinhibitory receptors in effector T cells and Tregs is crucial, as therapies that target coinhibitory receptors are currently at the forefront of treatment strategies for cancer and other chronic diseases. T cell Ig and ITIM domain (TIGIT) is a recently identified coinhibitory receptor that is found on the surface of a variety of lymphoid cells, and its role in immune regulation is just beginning to be elucidated. We examined TIGIT-mediated immune regulation in different murine cancer models and determined that TIGIT marks the most dysfunctional subset of CD8+ T cells in tumor tissue as well as tumor-tissue Tregs with a highly active and suppressive phenotype. We demonstrated that TIGIT signaling in Tregs directs their phenotype and that TIGIT primarily suppresses antitumor immunity via Tregs and not CD8+ T cells. Moreover, TIGIT+ Tregs upregulated expression of the coinhibitory receptor TIM-3 in tumor tissue, and TIM-3 and TIGIT synergized to suppress antitumor immune responses. Our findings provide mechanistic insight into how TIGIT regulates immune responses in chronic disease settings.
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MESH Headings
- Adoptive Transfer
- Animals
- Colonic Neoplasms/immunology
- Colonic Neoplasms/pathology
- DNA-Binding Proteins/deficiency
- Female
- Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic
- Hepatitis A Virus Cellular Receptor 2
- Immunophenotyping
- Lymphocytes, Tumor-Infiltrating/immunology
- Melanoma, Experimental/immunology
- Melanoma, Experimental/pathology
- Mice
- Mice, Inbred BALB C
- Mice, Inbred C57BL
- Mice, Knockout
- Neoplasm Proteins/biosynthesis
- Neoplasm Proteins/genetics
- Receptors, Chemokine/biosynthesis
- Receptors, Chemokine/genetics
- Receptors, Immunologic/deficiency
- Receptors, Immunologic/physiology
- Receptors, Virus/biosynthesis
- Receptors, Virus/genetics
- T-Lymphocytes, Cytotoxic/immunology
- T-Lymphocytes, Regulatory/immunology
- Transcription Factors/biosynthesis
- Transcription Factors/genetics
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Kim YG, Alvarez M, Suzuki H, Hirose S, Izui S, Tomino Y, Huard B, Suzuki Y. Pathogenic Role of a Proliferation-Inducing Ligand (APRIL) in Murine IgA Nephropathy. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0137044. [PMID: 26348210 PMCID: PMC4562625 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0137044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2015] [Accepted: 08/12/2015] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
Abstract
A proliferation-inducing ligand (APRIL) is a member of the tumor necrosis factor (TNF) superfamily. Despite advances in clinical and genetic studies, the details of the pathological roles of APRIL in IgA nephropathy (IgAN) remain to be fully defined. The present study aimed to further assess the pathological role of APRIL using a mouse model of IgAN. Mice with IgAN designated “grouped ddY” (gddY) were intraperitoneally administered an anti-APRIL monoclonal antibody (anti-APRIL Ab) or control IgG (Control Ab) twice each week for 2 weeks starting during the early stage of IgAN (6–7 weeks of age). Urinary albumin, serum IgA, and glomerular IgA deposition were evaluated. We further assessed the inflammatory responses during treatment by measuring the levels of the chemokine fractalkine (FKN) and its receptor CX3CR1 as well as the level of peripheral blood monocytosis. Anti-APRIL Ab treatment significantly decreased albuminuria and tissue damage combined with decreases in serum IgA levels and deposition of glomerular IgA. In contrast, the abundance of IgA+/B220+ or CD138+/B220+ B cells in the spleen and bone marrow, respectively, was unchanged. Treating gddY mice with anti-April Ab reduced the overexpression of FKN/CX3CR1 in the kidney and the increase in the population of circulating Gr1−/CD115+ monocytes. The size of the population of Gr1−/CD115+ monocytes correlated with renal FKN and urinary albumin levels. Moreover, mice treated with anti-APRIL Ab exhibited reduced progression of IgAN, serum IgA levels, and glomerular IgA deposition as well as an attenuated inflammatory process mediated by FKN-associated activation of monocytes. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first study to implicate the APRIL signal transduction pathway in the pathogenesis of nephrogenic IgA production. Moreover, our findings identify APRIL as a potential target of therapy.
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- Yang Gyun Kim
- Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Juntendo University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
- Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kyung Hee University School of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Juntendo University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
- Department of Pathology and Immunology, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Juntendo University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Pathology, Juntendo University, School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Pathology and Immunology, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Juntendo University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Institut Albert Bonniot, INSERMU823 and Grenoble-Alpes University, La Tronche, France
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Juntendo University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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Banas M, Zegar A, Kwitniewski M, Zabieglo K, Marczynska J, Kapinska-Mrowiecka M, LaJevic M, Zabel BA, Cichy J. The expression and regulation of chemerin in the epidermis. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0117830. [PMID: 25659101 PMCID: PMC4320080 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0117830] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [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: 10/01/2014] [Accepted: 12/31/2014] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
Abstract
Chemerin is a protein ligand for the G protein-coupled receptor CMKLR1 and also binds to two atypical heptahelical receptors, CCRL2 and GPR1. Chemerin is a leukocyte attractant, adipokine, and antimicrobial protein. Although chemerin was initially identified as a highly expressed gene in healthy skin keratinocytes that was downregulated during psoriasis, the regulation of chemerin and its receptors in the skin by specific cytokines and microbial factors remains unexplored. Here we show that chemerin, CMKLR1, CCRL2 and GPR1 are expressed in human and mouse epidermis, suggesting that this tissue may be both a source and target for chemerin mediated effects. In human skin cultures, chemerin is significantly downregulated by IL-17 and IL-22, key cytokines implicated in psoriasis, whereas it is upregulated by acute phase cytokines oncostatin M and IL-1β. Moreover, we show that human keratinocytes in vitro and mouse skin in vivo respond to specific microbial signals to regulate expression levels of chemerin and its receptors. Furthermore, in a cutaneous infection model, chemerin is required for maximal bactericidal effects in vivo. Together, our findings reveal previously uncharacterized regulators of chemerin expression in skin and identify a physiologic role for chemerin in skin barrier defense against microbial pathogens.
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- Magdalena Banas
- Department of Immunology, Faculty of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Biotechnology, Jagiellonian University, Kraków, Poland
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- Department of Immunology, Faculty of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Biotechnology, Jagiellonian University, Kraków, Poland
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- Department of Immunology, Faculty of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Biotechnology, Jagiellonian University, Kraków, Poland
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- Department of Immunology, Faculty of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Biotechnology, Jagiellonian University, Kraków, Poland
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- Department of Immunology, Faculty of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Biotechnology, Jagiellonian University, Kraków, Poland
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- Stanford University School of Medicine, Department of Pathology, Stanford, California, United States of America
- Palo Alto Veterans Institute for Research, VA Palo Alto Health Care System, Palo Alto, California, United States of America
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- Palo Alto Veterans Institute for Research, VA Palo Alto Health Care System, Palo Alto, California, United States of America
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- Department of Immunology, Faculty of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Biotechnology, Jagiellonian University, Kraków, Poland
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Rolla S, Bardina V, De Mercanti S, Quaglino P, De Palma R, Gned D, Brusa D, Durelli L, Novelli F, Clerico M. Th22 cells are expanded in multiple sclerosis and are resistant to IFN-β. J Leukoc Biol 2014; 96:1155-64. [PMID: 25097195 DOI: 10.1189/jlb.5a0813-463rr] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/30/2023] Open
Abstract
Th1 and Th17 cells have been considered as effectors in mouse EAE and in the human counterpart, MS. Recently, IL-22, a Th17-related, proinflammatory cytokine, has been associated with a new Th cell subset, defined as Th22, involved in chronic inflammatory conditions, such as psoriasis; the role of IL-22 in MS has not yet been elucidated. Here, we report that similar to Th17 cells, the number of Th22 cells increased in the PB and the CSF of RR MS patients, especially during the active phases of the disease. However, as opposed to Th17 cells, the expansion of Th22 cells occurred before the active phases of the disease. Th22 cells were found to be specific for the autoantigen MBP and also expressed high levels of CCR6 and T-bet, as for Th17 cells, indicating that Th22 self-reactive cells could have CNS-homing properties and be pathogenic in active RRMS patients. Conversely to Th17 cells, Th22 cells displayed lower levels of IFNAR1 and were insensitive to IFN-β inhibition. These data suggest that expansion of Th22 cells in MS could be one of the factors that critically influence resistance to IFN-β therapy.
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MESH Headings
- Adult
- Autoantigens/immunology
- Cell Division
- Cells, Cultured
- Clone Cells/immunology
- Female
- Gene Expression Profiling
- Humans
- Interferon-beta/pharmacology
- Interferon-gamma Release Tests
- Interleukins/biosynthesis
- Interleukins/genetics
- Lymphocyte Activation
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Multiple Sclerosis, Relapsing-Remitting/blood
- Multiple Sclerosis, Relapsing-Remitting/cerebrospinal fluid
- Multiple Sclerosis, Relapsing-Remitting/immunology
- Myelin Basic Protein/immunology
- Primary Cell Culture
- Receptors, CCR6/biosynthesis
- Receptors, CCR6/genetics
- Receptors, Chemokine/biosynthesis
- Receptors, Chemokine/genetics
- Receptors, Cytokine/biosynthesis
- Receptors, Cytokine/genetics
- T-Box Domain Proteins/metabolism
- T-Cell Antigen Receptor Specificity
- T-Lymphocyte Subsets/drug effects
- T-Lymphocyte Subsets/immunology
- T-Lymphocyte Subsets/metabolism
- T-Lymphocyte Subsets/pathology
- Th17 Cells/immunology
- Transcription Factors/metabolism
- Young Adult
- Interleukin-22
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- Simona Rolla
- Center for Experimental Research and Medical Studies, Azienda Ospedaliera Città della Salute e della Scienza di Torino, Turin, Italy; Department of Molecular Biotechnology and Health Sciences, Turin, Italy; Department of Clinical and Biological Sciences
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- Center for Experimental Research and Medical Studies, Azienda Ospedaliera Città della Salute e della Scienza di Torino, Turin, Italy; Department of Molecular Biotechnology and Health Sciences, Turin, Italy; Department of Clinical and Biological Sciences
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- Department of Medical Sciences, Dermatologic Clinic, University of Turin, Italy
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Second University of Naples, Italy; and
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- Radiology, San Luigi Gonzaga School of Medicine, Orbassano, Italy
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- Center for Experimental Research and Medical Studies, Azienda Ospedaliera Città della Salute e della Scienza di Torino, Turin, Italy; Department of Molecular Biotechnology and Health Sciences, Turin, Italy; Department of Clinical and Biological Sciences,
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Satoh-Takayama N, Serafini N, Verrier T, Rekiki A, Renauld JC, Frankel G, Di Santo JP. The chemokine receptor CXCR6 controls the functional topography of interleukin-22 producing intestinal innate lymphoid cells. Immunity 2014; 41:776-88. [PMID: 25456160 DOI: 10.1016/j.immuni.2014.10.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 124] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.4] [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] [Received: 06/13/2013] [Accepted: 10/16/2014] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
Abstract
Interleukin-22 (IL-22) plays a critical role in mucosal defense, although the molecular mechanisms that ensure IL-22 tissue distribution remain poorly understood. We show that the CXCL16-CXCR6 chemokine-chemokine receptor axis regulated group 3 innate lymphoid cell (ILC3) diversity and function. CXCL16 was constitutively expressed by CX3CR1(+) intestinal dendritic cells (DCs) and coexpressed with IL-23 after Citrobacter rodentium infection. Intestinal ILC3s expressed CXCR6 and its ablation generated a selective loss of the NKp46(+) ILC3 subset, a depletion of intestinal IL-22, and the inability to control C. rodentium infection. CD4(+) ILC3s were unaffected by CXCR6 deficiency and remained clustered within lymphoid follicles. In contrast, the lamina propria of Cxcr6(-/-) mice was devoid of ILC3s. The loss of ILC3-dependent IL-22 epithelial stimulation reduced antimicrobial peptide expression that explained the sensitivity of Cxcr6(-/-) mice to C. rodentium. Our results delineate a critical CXCL16-CXCR6 crosstalk that coordinates the intestinal topography of IL-22 secretion required for mucosal defense.
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- Naoko Satoh-Takayama
- Innate Immunity Unit, Institut Pasteur, 25 rue du Docteur Roux, 75724 Paris, France; Inserm U668, 75724 Paris, France.
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- Innate Immunity Unit, Institut Pasteur, 25 rue du Docteur Roux, 75724 Paris, France; Inserm U668, 75724 Paris, France
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- Innate Immunity Unit, Institut Pasteur, 25 rue du Docteur Roux, 75724 Paris, France; Inserm U668, 75724 Paris, France
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- Innate Immunity Unit, Institut Pasteur, 25 rue du Docteur Roux, 75724 Paris, France; Inserm U668, 75724 Paris, France
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- Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, Experimental Medicine Unit, Université Catholique de Louvain, Brussels, 1200 Belgium
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- MRC Centre for Molecular Bacteriology and Infection, Department of Life Sciences, Imperial College London, London SW7 2AZ, UK
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- Innate Immunity Unit, Institut Pasteur, 25 rue du Docteur Roux, 75724 Paris, France; Inserm U668, 75724 Paris, France.
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Luo Q, Lin H, Ye X, Huang J, Lu S, Xu L. Trim44 facilitates the migration and invasion of human lung cancer cells via the NF-κB signaling pathway. Int J Clin Oncol 2014; 20:508-17. [PMID: 25345539 DOI: 10.1007/s10147-014-0752-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2014] [Accepted: 09/04/2014] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Trim44 is an important member of the tripartite motif-containing protein (TRIM) family. Recent research reported that Trim44 might play an important role in tumorigenesis, although its role in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and the related mechanisms is not yet known. METHODS In this study we analyzed 30 pairs of NSCLC tumors and the matched adjacent normal tissue to define the relationship between Trim44 and NSCLC tumors. The function of Trim44 in cell migration and invasion was determined by overexpression of Trim44 in normal bronchial epithelial cell line 16HE or knockdown of Trim44 in A549 cells, respectively. Whether Trim44-mediated NF-κB signaling activation was involved in Trim44-mediated promotion of lung cancer was tested by q-PCR analysis and cell migration and invasion assay using PDTC, an inhibitor of NF-κB. RESULTS We found that Trim44 was upregulated in NSCLC tumors (14/30 cases; 46.7%). Furthermore, Trim44 was upregulated in many NSCLC cell lines, especially in A549 and H441. Moreover, Trim44 significantly enhanced cell migration and invasion ability, which was related to increased CXCR6 and matrix metalloproteinase 9 (MMP9). Knockdown of Trim44 in A549 cells by siRNA showed a diminished effect in cell migration and invasion. Further investigation revealed that blocking the NF-κB signaling pathway using PDTC, an inhibitor of NF-κB, reversed the expression of CXCR6 and MMP9, and alleviated the promotion of migration and invasion mediated by Trim44. CONCLUSIONS Our data suggest that Trim44 promotes NSCLC development through activation of NF-κB signaling via upregulating CXCL16 and MMP9 expression.
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- Qingquan Luo
- Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, 210029, China
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Gooden MJM, Wiersma VR, Boerma A, Leffers N, Boezen HM, ten Hoor KA, Hollema H, Walenkamp AME, Daemen T, Nijman HW, Bremer E. Elevated serum CXCL16 is an independent predictor of poor survival in ovarian cancer and may reflect pro-metastatic ADAM protease activity. Br J Cancer 2014; 110:1535-44. [PMID: 24518602 PMCID: PMC3960624 DOI: 10.1038/bjc.2014.55] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2013] [Revised: 12/30/2013] [Accepted: 01/08/2014] [Indexed: 01/15/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND In certain cancers, expression of CXCL16 and its receptor CXCR6 associate with lymphocyte infiltration, possibly aiding anti-tumour immune response. In other cancers, CXCL16 and CXCR6 associate with pro-metastatic activity. In the current study, we aimed to characterise the role of CXCL16, sCXCL16, and CXCR6 in ovarian cancer (OC). METHODS CXCL16/CXCR6 expression was analysed on tissue microarray containing 306 OC patient samples. Pre-treatment serum sCXCL16 was determined in 118 patients using ELISA. In vitro, (primary) OC cells were treated with an ADAM-10/ADAM-17 inhibitor (TAPI-2) and an ADAM-10-specific inhibitor (GI254023x), whereupon CXCL16 levels were evaluated on the cell membrane (immunofluorescent analysis, western blots) and in culture supernatants (ELISA). In addition, cell migration was assessed using scratch assays. RESULTS sCXCL16 independently predicted for poor survival (hazard ratio=2.28, 95% confidence interval=1.29-4.02, P=0.005), whereas neither CXCL16 nor CXCR6 expression correlated with survival. Further, CXCL16/CXCR6 expression and serum sCXCL16 levels did not associate with lymphocyte infiltration. In vitro inhibition of both ADAM-17 and ADAM-10, but especially the latter, decreased CXCL16 membrane shedding and strongly reduced cell migration of A2780 and cultured primary OC-derived malignant cells. CONCLUSIONS High serum sCXCL16 is a prognostic marker for poor survival of OC patients, possibly reflecting ADAM-10 and ADAM-17 pro-metastatic activity. Therefore, serum sCXCL16 levels may be a pseudomarker that identifies patients with highly metastatic tumours.
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- M J M Gooden
- 1] Department of Gynecologic Oncology, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands [2] Department of Surgery, Translational Surgical Oncology, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, Translational Surgical Oncology, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- 1] Department of Gynecologic Oncology, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands [2] Department of Microbiology, Molecular Virology Section, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gynecologic Oncology, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Epidemiology, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gynecologic Oncology, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Pathology, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Medical Oncology, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Microbiology, Molecular Virology Section, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gynecologic Oncology, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, Translational Surgical Oncology, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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Michalovicz LT, Konat GW. Peripherally restricted acute phase response to a viral mimic alters hippocampal gene expression. Metab Brain Dis 2014; 29:75-86. [PMID: 24363211 PMCID: PMC4343041 DOI: 10.1007/s11011-013-9471-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2013] [Accepted: 12/13/2013] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
Abstract
We have previously shown that peripherally restricted acute phase response (APR) elicited by intraperitoneal (i.p.) injection of a viral mimic, polyinosinic-polycytidylic acid (PIC), renders the brain hypersusceptible to excitotoxic insult as seen from profoundly exacerbated kainic acid (KA)-induced seizures. In the present study, we found that this hypersusceptibility was protracted for up to 72 h. RT-PCR profiling of hippocampal gene expression revealed rapid upregulation of 23 genes encoding cytokines, chemokines and chemokine receptors generally within 6 h after PIC challenge. The expression of most of these genes decreased by 24 h. However, two chemokine genes, i.e., Ccl19 and Cxcl13 genes, as well as two chemokine receptor genes, Ccr1 and Ccr7, remained upregulated for 72 h suggesting their possible involvement in the induction and sustenance of seizure hypersusceptibility. Also, 12 genes encoding proteins related to glutamatergic and GABAergic neurotransmission featured initial upregulation or downregulation followed by gradual normalization. The upregulation of the Gabrr3 gene remained upregulated at 72 h, congruent with its plausible role in the hypersusceptible phenotype. Moreover, the expression of ten microRNAs (miRs) was rapidly affected by PIC challenge, but their levels generally exhibited oscillating profiles over the time course of seizure hypersusceptibility. These results indicate that protracted seizure susceptibility following peripheral APR is associated with a robust polygenic response in the hippocampus.
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Hou T, Liang D, Yang D, He J, Huang Y, Zhang Y. High expression of CRAM correlates with poor prognosis in patients with cervical carcinoma. Int J Clin Exp Pathol 2014; 7:1060-1068. [PMID: 24695578 PMCID: PMC3971309] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2014] [Accepted: 02/05/2014] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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AIMS Atypical chemokine receptors (ACRs) have been reported to scavenge or alter the localization of their chemokine ligands. However, CRAM, a newly identified ACR member, is lack of ligand scavenging properties. The present study was to investigate the clinical significance of CRAM in cervical carcinoma. METHODS The expression of CRAM in primary cervical cancer and paired normal tissues from adjacent regions was examined using Real time PCR. Moreover, CRAM protein expression was analyzed in 272 cervical specimens including 50 normal cervical tissues, 40 cases of carcinoma in situ of cervix (CIS), and 182 cases of cervical cancer by immunohistochemistry. RESULTS Real time PCR showed that the expression level of CRAM was markedly higher in cervical cancer than that in normal cervical tissues. The expression rate of CRAM in normal cervical tissues, CIS, and cervical cancer increased gradually (p < 0.01). In addition, the expression level of CCL19 was positively associated with that of CRAM (p < 0.05). Moreover, high expression level of CRAM was correlated with lymph node metastasis and histological subtype. In multivariate Cox regression analysis, high expression level of CRAM was a negative indicator for both overall (p = 0.028) and recurrence-free survival (p = 0.010). CONCLUSION The present study suggested that CRAM could be a clinical prognostic marker for patients with cervical cancer and might be a potential therapeutic target for cervical cancer. Our data extended previous research on the predictive value of ACRs.
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- Teng Hou
- State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Sun Yat-Sen University Cancer Center, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer MedicineGuangzhou, GD 510060, China
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- Department of Gynecology, Henan Cancer Hospital, The Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Zhengzhou UniversityZhengzhou, HN 450008, China
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- Department of Urology, Henan Cancer Hospital, The Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Zhengzhou UniversityZhengzhou, HN 450008, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Sun Yat-Sen University Cancer Center, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer MedicineGuangzhou, GD 510060, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Sun Yat-Sen University Cancer Center, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer MedicineGuangzhou, GD 510060, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Sun Yat-Sen University Cancer Center, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer MedicineGuangzhou, GD 510060, China
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Döcke S, Lock JF, Birkenfeld AL, Hoppe S, Lieske S, Rieger A, Raschzok N, Sauer IM, Florian S, Osterhoff MA, Heller R, Herrmann K, Lindenmüller S, Horn P, Bauer M, Weickert MO, Neuhaus P, Stockmann M, Möhlig M, Pfeiffer AFH, von Loeffelholz C. Elevated hepatic chemerin mRNA expression in human non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. Eur J Endocrinol 2013; 169:547-57. [PMID: 23935128 DOI: 10.1530/eje-13-0112] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Adipose tissue-derived factors link non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) with obesity, which has also been reported for circulating chemerin. On the other hand, hepatic chemerin and chemokine-like receptor 1 (CMKLR1) mRNA expression has not yet been studied in an extensively characterized patient collective. DESIGN This study was cross-sectional and experimental in design. METHODS Liver tissue samples were harvested from 47 subjects and histologically examined according to the NAFLD activity score (NAS). The concentrations of chemerin and CMKLR1 were measured using semi-quantitative real-time PCR, and the concentration of serum chemerin was measured using ELISA. To evaluate potential effects of chemerin and CMKLR1, cultured primary human hepatocytes (PHHs) were exposed to selected metabolites known to play a role in NAFLD (insulin, glucagon, palmitoic acid, and interleukin-6 (IL6)). RESULTS Chemerin and CMKLR1 mRNA levels were elevated in the human liver. Their expression was correlated with the NAS (R(2)=0.543; P<0.001 and R(2)=0.355; P=0.014 respectively) and was significantly elevated in patients with definite non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) (P<0.05 respectively). Linear regression analysis confirmed an independent association of liver fibrosis, steatosis, inflammation, and hepatocyte ballooning with hepatic chemerin mRNA expression (P<0.05 respectively). The expression of hepatic chemerin and CMKLR1 was correlated with the measures of obesity (P<0.05). The incubation of PHHs with IL6 significantly increased the expression of CMKLR1 mRNA (P=0.027), while that of chemerin remained unaffected (P>0.05). None of the other metabolites showed an influence (P>0.05). CONCLUSION This is the first study to show that chemerin mRNA expression is significantly elevated in the liver of NASH patients and that CMKLR1 expression is upregulated in liver inflammation, whereby IL6 could play a causal role.
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- S Döcke
- Department of Clinical Nutrition, German Institute of Human Nutrition Potsdam-Rehbruecke, Arthur-Scheunert-Allee 114-116, 14558 Nuthetal, Germany
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Lenis AT, Kuang M, Woo LL, Hijaz A, Penn MS, Butler RS, Rackley R, Damaser MS, Wood HM. Impact of parturition on chemokine homing factor expression in the vaginal distention model of stress urinary incontinence. J Urol 2012; 189:1588-94. [PMID: 23022009 DOI: 10.1016/j.juro.2012.09.096] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [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] [Received: 09/13/2012] [Accepted: 09/13/2012] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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PURPOSE Human childbirth simulated by vaginal distention is known to increase the expression of chemokines and receptors involved in stem cell homing and tissue repair. We hypothesized that pregnancy and parturition in rats contributes to the expression of chemokines and receptors after vaginal distention. MATERIALS AND METHODS We used 72 age matched female Lewis rats, including virgin rats with and without vaginal distention, and delivered rats with and without vaginal distention. Each rat was sacrificed immediately, or 3 or 7 days after vaginal distention and/or parturition, and the urethra was harvested. Relative expression of chemokines and receptors was determined by real-time polymerase chain reaction. Mixed models were used with the Bonferroni correction for multiple comparisons. RESULTS Vaginal distention up-regulated urethral expression of CCL7 immediately after injury in virgin and postpartum rats. Hypoxia inducible factor-1α and vascular endothelial growth factor were up-regulated only in virgin rats immediately after vaginal distention. CD191 expression was immediately up-regulated in postpartum rats without vaginal distention compared to virgin rats without vaginal distention. CD195 was up-regulated in virgin rats 3 days after vaginal distention compared to virgin rats without vaginal distention. CD193 and CXCR4 showed delayed up-regulation in virgin rats 7 days after vaginal distention. CXCL12 was up-regulated in virgin rats 3 days after vaginal distention compared to immediately after vaginal distention. Interleukin-8 and CD192 showed no differential expression. CONCLUSIONS Vaginal distention results in up-regulation of the chemokines and receptors expressed during tissue injury, which may facilitate the spontaneous functional recovery previously noted. Pregnancy and delivery up-regulated CD191 and attenuated the expression of hypoxia inducible factor-1α and vascular endothelial growth factor in the setting of vaginal distention, likely by decreasing hypoxia.
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- Andrew T Lenis
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio 44195, USA
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Zhao T, Gao S, Wang X, Liu J, Duan Y, Yuan Z, Sheng J, Li S, Wang F, Yu M, Ren H, Hao J. Hypoxia-inducible factor-1α regulates chemotactic migration of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma cells through directly transactivating the CX3CR1 gene. PLoS One 2012; 7:e43399. [PMID: 22952674 PMCID: PMC3428361 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0043399] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2012] [Accepted: 07/19/2012] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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CX3CR1 is an important chemokine receptor and regulates the chemotactic migration of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) cells. Up to now, its regulatory mechanism remains largely undefined. Here, we report that hypoxia upregulates the expression of CX3CR1 in pancreatic cancer cells. When hypoxia-inducible factor (HIF)-1α expression was knocked down in vitro and in vivo, the expression of CX3CR1 was significantly decreased. Chromatin immunoprecipitation assay demonstrated that HIF-1α bound to the hypoxia-response element (HRE; 5'-A/GCGTG-3') of CX3CR1 promoter under normoxia, and this binding was significantly enhanced under hypoxia. Overexpression of HIF-1α significantly upregulated the expression of luciferase reporter gene under the control of the CX3CR1 promoter in pancreatic cancer cells. Importantly, we demonstrated that HIF-1α may regulate cancer cell migration through CX3CR1. The HIF-1α/CX3CR1 pathway might represent a valuable therapeutic target to prevent invasion and distant metastasis in PDAC.
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- Tiansuo Zhao
- Key Laboratory of Cancer Prevention and Therapy, Department of Pancreatic Cancer, Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital, Tianjin, China
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- Key Laboratory of Cancer Prevention and Therapy, Department of Pancreatic Cancer, Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital, Tianjin, China
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- Key Laboratory of Cancer Prevention and Therapy, Department of Pancreatic Cancer, Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital, Tianjin, China
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- Key Laboratory of Cancer Prevention and Therapy, Department of Pancreatic Cancer, Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital, Tianjin, China
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- The Ministry-of-Education Key Laboratory of System Bioengineering, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin, China
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- Key Laboratory of Cancer Prevention and Therapy, Department of Pancreatic Cancer, Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital, Tianjin, China
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- Key Laboratory of Cancer Prevention and Therapy, Department of Pancreatic Cancer, Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital, Tianjin, China
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- Key Laboratory of Cancer Prevention and Therapy, Department of Pancreatic Cancer, Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital, Tianjin, China
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- Institute of Chinese and Modern Medicines for Acute Abdominal Diseases, Tianjin Medical University Nankai Hospital, Tianjin, China
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- Key Laboratory of Cancer Prevention and Therapy, Department of Pancreatic Cancer, Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital, Tianjin, China
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- Key Laboratory of Cancer Prevention and Therapy, Department of Pancreatic Cancer, Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital, Tianjin, China
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- Key Laboratory of Cancer Prevention and Therapy, Department of Pancreatic Cancer, Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital, Tianjin, China
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Zhang H, Guo C, Wu D, Zhang A, Gu T, Wang L, Wang C. Hydrogen sulfide inhibits the development of atherosclerosis with suppressing CX3CR1 and CX3CL1 expression. PLoS One 2012; 7:e41147. [PMID: 22815945 PMCID: PMC3399807 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0041147] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2012] [Accepted: 06/18/2012] [Indexed: 01/17/2023] Open
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Hydrogen sulfide, as a novel gaseous mediator, has been suggested to play a key role in atherogenesis. However, the precise mechanisms by which H(2)S affects atherosclerosis remain unclear. Therefore, the present study aimed to investigate the potential role of H(2)S in atherosclerosis and the underlying mechanism with respect to chemokines (CCL2, CCL5 and CX3CL1) and chemokine receptors (CCR2, CCR5, and CX3CR1) in macrophages. Mouse macrophage cell line RAW 264.7 or mouse peritoneal macrophages were pre-incubated with saline or NaHS (50 µM, 100 µM, 200 µM), an H(2)S donor, and then stimulated with interferon-γ (IFN-γ) or lipopolysaccharide (LPS). It was found that NaHS dose-dependently inhibited IFN-γ or LPS-induced CX3CR1 and CX3CL1 expression, as well as CX3CR1-mediated chemotaxis in macrophages. Overexpression of cystathionine γ-lyase (CSE), an enzyme that catalyzes H(2)S biosynthesis resulted in a significant reduction in CX3CR1 and CX3CL1 expression as well as CX3CR1-mediated chemotaxis in stimulated macrophages. The inhibitory effect of H(2)S on CX3CR1 and CX3CL1 expression was mediated by modulation of proliferators-activated receptor-γ (PPAR-γ) and NF-κB pathway. Furthermore, male apoE(-/-) mice were fed a high-fat diet and then randomly given NaHS (1 mg/kg, i.p., daily) or DL-propargylglycine (PAG, 10 mg/kg, i.p., daily). NaHS significantly inhibited aortic CX3CR1 and CX3CL1 expression and impeded aortic plaque development. NaHS had a better anti-atherogenic benefit when it was applied at the early stage of atherosclerosis. However, inhibition of H(2)S formation by PAG increased aortic CX3CR1 and CX3CL1 expression and exacerbated the extent of atherosclerosis. In addition, H(2)S had minimal effect on the expression of CCL2, CCL5, CCR2 and CCR5 in vitro and in vivo. In conclusion, these data indicate that H(2)S hampers the progression of atherosclerosis in fat-fed apoE(-/-) mice and downregulates CX3CR1 and CX3CL1 expression on macrophages and in lesion plaques.
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- Huili Zhang
- Department of Cardiology, Shanghai Ninth People’s Hospital, Shanghai JiaoTong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Organ Transplantation, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Shanghai Ninth People’s Hospital, Shanghai JiaoTong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, Shanghai Ninth People’s Hospital, Shanghai JiaoTong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Shanghai Ninth People’s Hospital, Shanghai JiaoTong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Shanghai Ninth People’s Hospital, Shanghai JiaoTong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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Maeda S, Ohno K, Nakamura K, Uchida K, Nakashima K, Fukushima K, Nakajima M, Goto-Koshino Y, Fujino Y, Tsujimoto H. Increased expression of fractalkine and its receptor CX3CR1 in canine inflammatory bowel disease and their possible role in recruitment of intraepithelial lymphocytes. Vet Immunol Immunopathol 2012; 148:226-35. [PMID: 22648046 DOI: 10.1016/j.vetimm.2012.04.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2012] [Revised: 04/13/2012] [Accepted: 04/20/2012] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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The interaction between fractalkine/CX(3)CL1 and its receptor CX(3)CR1 has been reported to play an important role in various human inflammatory diseases, including inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) mediated by lymphocyte chemoattraction. The objective of this study was to investigate the role of fractalkine and CX(3)CR1 in lymphocyte migration in canine IBD. IBD was diagnosed in 34 dogs, and 19 healthy beagles were used as normal controls. We quantified intestinal mRNA and protein expression of fractalkine and CX(3)CR1 by real-time RT-PCR and ELISA, respectively, and examined the localization of fractalkine in canine intestine by immunohistochemistry. The expression of CX(3)CR1 and surface antigens on peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) and intraepithelial lymphocytes (IELs) was analyzed by flow cytometry. Intestinal fractalkine and CX(3)CR1 mRNA was significantly up-regulated in IBD dogs compared with the healthy control dogs. In addition, fractalkine expression on intestinal epithelial cells was significantly increased in the intestinal mucosa of IBD dogs compared with the healthy dogs. CX(3)CR1(+) PBMCs were significantly elevated in IBD dogs and positively correlated with the histopathological severity of IELs infiltration. These CX(3)CR1(+) PBMCs predominantly expressed markers for cytotoxic T cells. Almost all IELs expressed CD3, and the majority of cells expressed CD8 rather than CD4, which was analogous to the CX(3)CR1(+) PBMCs. These results suggest that the fractalkine-CX(3)CR1 interaction may contribute to the pathogenesis of canine IBD through migration of IELs.
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- Shingo Maeda
- Department of Veterinary Internal Medicine, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, 1-1-1 Yayoi, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8657, Japan
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Chakaroun R, Raschpichler M, Klöting N, Oberbach A, Flehmig G, Kern M, Schön MR, Shang E, Lohmann T, Dreßler M, Fasshauer M, Stumvoll M, Blüher M. Effects of weight loss and exercise on chemerin serum concentrations and adipose tissue expression in human obesity. Metabolism 2012; 61:706-14. [PMID: 22136911 DOI: 10.1016/j.metabol.2011.10.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 161] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2011] [Revised: 10/05/2011] [Accepted: 10/13/2011] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Chemerin is a chemoattractant adipokine that regulates adipogenesis and may induce insulin resistance. Chemerin serum concentrations are elevated in obese, insulin-resistant, and inflammatory states in vivo. Here we investigate the role of omental (OM) and subcutaneous (SC) adipose tissue chemerin and CMKLR1 messenger RNA (mRNA) expression in human obesity. In addition, we test the hypothesis that changes in chemerin serum concentrations are primarily associated with reduced body fat mass in the context of 3 weight loss intervention studies. Chemerin serum concentration was measured in 740 individuals in a cross-sectional (n = 629) study including a subgroup (n = 161) for which OM and SC chemerin mRNA expression has been analyzed as well as in 3 interventions including 12 weeks of exercise (n = 60), 6 months of calorie-restricted diet (n = 19) studies, and 12 months after bariatric surgery (n = 32). Chemerin mRNA is significantly higher expressed in adipose tissue of patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus and correlates with circulating chemerin, body mass index (BMI), percentage body fat, C-reactive protein, homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance, and glucose infusion rate in euglycemic-hyperinsulinemic clamps. CMKLR1 mRNA expression was not significantly different between the 2 fat depots. Obesity surgery-induced weight loss causes a significant reduction on both OM and SC chemerin expression. All interventions led to significantly reduced chemerin serum concentrations. Decreased chemerin serum concentrations significantly correlate with improved glucose infusion rate and reduced C-reactive protein levels independently of changes in BMI. Insulin resistance and inflammation are BMI-independent predictors of elevated chemerin serum concentrations. Reduced chemerin expression and serum concentration may contribute to improved insulin sensitivity and subclinical inflammation beyond significant weight loss.
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- Rima Chakaroun
- Department of Medicine, University of Leipzig, 04103 Leipzig, Germany
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Galliera E, Corsi MM, Banfi G. Platelet rich plasma therapy: inflammatory molecules involved in tissue healing. J BIOL REG HOMEOS AG 2012; 26:35S-42S. [PMID: 23648197] [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] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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Inflammation represents a fundamental aspect of the healing process. Besides their primary role in hemostasis, platelets play an active role in the immunological and inflammatory aspect of tissue healing. Indeed , they can be directly involved in the inflammatory response by the production and release of several inflammatory mediators, including a variety of cytokines, such as TGF-beta, IL-1 beta, CD40L, and chemokines, such as CXCL7, CXCL4, CXCL4L1, CCl5, CXCL1, CXCL8, CXCL5, CXCL12, CCL2, CCL3. Platelet are not only a source of several chemokine involved in the inflammatory response and tissue healing, but they also express chemokine receptors, in particular CCR1 CCR3 CCR4 and CXCR4, thus being able to being able to regulate the inflammatory response associated to the healing process. However, this local inflammation must be taken under control, and platelets can prevent the excess of leukocytes recruitment by anti-inflammatory cytokines, such as TGF-beta. For this biological properties of platelets, platelet rich plasma therapy (PRP) is considered an innovative and promising approach that has been extended to many field of medicine, ranging from non-union defects, bone fractures, spinal fusion, bone implant and osteointegration, joint arthroplasty, to the treatment of several traumatic or degenerative pathologies of tendons, cartilage and ligaments.
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- E Galliera
- Dipartimento di Morfologia Umana e Scienze Biomediche Citta' Studi, Universita' degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy.
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Huang S, Zhao P, Yang L, Chen Y, Yan J, Duan E, Qiao J. Fractalkine is expressed in the human ovary and increases progesterone biosynthesis in human luteinised granulosa cells. Reprod Biol Endocrinol 2011; 9:95. [PMID: 21718473 PMCID: PMC3141648 DOI: 10.1186/1477-7827-9-95] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2011] [Accepted: 06/30/2011] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Recent evidence from rodent ovaries has demonstrated expression of fractalkine and the existence of fractalkine receptor, and showed that there is a significant increase in steroidogenesis in response to fractalkine, yet the role of fractalkine and CX3CR1 in the human ovary is still unknown. This study aimed to determine the expression levels of fractalkine and CX3CR1 in the human ovary and to investigate their roles in sexual hormone biosynthesis by human luteinising granulosa cells. This is the first detailed report of fractalkine and CX3CR1 expression and function in the human ovary. METHODS Fractalkine and CX3CR1 expression levels were measured by immunohistochemistry using ovarian tissue from pathological specimens from five individuals. Granulosa cells were obtained from patients during IVF treatment. They were cultured and treated with increasing doses of hCG with or without fractalkine. Media were collected to detect estradiol and progesterone by chemiluminescence. StAR, 3-βHSD and CYP11A expression were determined in granulosa cells treated with or without fractalkine by real-time RT-PCR. RESULTS Fractalkine and CX3CR1 were expressed in the human ovary and in luteinising granulosa cells. However, fractalkine expression was stronger in luteinising granulosa cells. Treatment with fractalkine augmented hCG stimulation of progesterone production in a dose-dependent manner with concomitant increases in transcript levels for key steroidogenic enzymes (StAR, 3-βHSD and CYP11A) but had no effect on estradiol biosynthesis (P<0.05). CONCLUSIONS Fractalkine and CX3CR1 were found to express in human ovary and luteinising granulosa cells. Fractalkine can increase the biosynthesis of progesterone in a dose-dependent manner by enhancing transcript levels of key steroidogenic enzymes.
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- Shuo Huang
- Reproductive Medical Center, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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- Reproductive Medical Center, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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- Reproductive Medical Center, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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- Reproductive Medical Center, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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- Reproductive Medical Center, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Reproductive Biology, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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- Reproductive Medical Center, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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Banisadr G, Frederick TJ, Freitag C, Ren D, Jung H, Miller SD, Miller RJ. The role of CXCR4 signaling in the migration of transplanted oligodendrocyte progenitors into the cerebral white matter. Neurobiol Dis 2011; 44:19-27. [PMID: 21684336 DOI: 10.1016/j.nbd.2011.05.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [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] [Received: 09/28/2010] [Revised: 05/18/2011] [Accepted: 05/28/2011] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Enhancing the ability of either endogenous or transplanted oligodendrocyte progenitors (OPs) to engage in myelination may constitute a novel therapeutic approach to demyelinating diseases of the brain. It is known that in adults neural progenitors situated in the subventricular zone of the lateral ventricle (SVZ) are capable of generating OPs which can migrate into white matter tracts such as the corpus callosum (CC). We observed that progenitor cells in the SVZ of adult mice expressed CXCR4 chemokine receptors and that the chemokine SDF-1/CXCL12 was expressed in the CC. We therefore investigated the role of chemokine signaling in regulating the migration of OPs into the CC following their transplantation into the lateral ventricle. We established OP cell cultures from Olig2-EGFP mouse brains. These cells expressed a variety of chemokine receptors, including CXCR4 receptors. Olig2-EGFP OPs differentiated into CNPase-expressing oligodendrocytes in culture. To study the migratory capacity of Olig2-EGFP OPs in vivo, we transplanted them into the lateral ventricles of mice. Donor cells migrated into the CC and differentiated into mature oligodendrocytes. This migration was enhanced in animals with Experimental Autoimmune Encephalomyelitis (EAE). Inhibition of CXCR4 receptor expression in OPs using shRNA inhibited the migration of transplanted OPs into the white matter suggesting that their directed migration is regulated by CXCR4 signaling. These findings indicate that CXCR4 mediated signaling is important in guiding the migration of transplanted OPs in the context of inflammatory demyelinating brain disease.
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- Ghazal Banisadr
- Dept. of Molecular Pharmacology and Biological Chemistry, Northwestern University Medical School, 303 E Superior Ave, Chicago, IL 60611, USA.
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Marchesi F, Locatelli M, Solinas G, Erreni M, Allavena P, Mantovani A. Role of CX3CR1/CX3CL1 axis in primary and secondary involvement of the nervous system by cancer. J Neuroimmunol 2010; 224:39-44. [PMID: 20630606 DOI: 10.1016/j.jneuroim.2010.05.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 78] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2010] [Accepted: 05/04/2010] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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CX3CL1 or Fractalkine is a peculiar chemokine that can exist either in a soluble form, like all the other chemokines, and as a cell membrane molecule. CX3CL1 is one of the most expressed chemokines in the central nervous system, where it regulates the communication between neurons, glia and microglia. CX3CR1-expressing microglia may have an important role in limiting tissue injury during inflammation and neuro-degeneration. Recent evidence has implicated CX3CL1 and its cognate receptor CX3CR1 in cancer. Tumors of neural origin (glioma, neuroblastoma) express CX3CR1 which is involved in the adhesion, transendothelial migration and mobilization of tumor cells. In addition, tumors of non-neural origin, like prostate, pancreas and breast carcinoma express high levels of the CX3CR1 receptor. As for other chemokine receptors, CX3CR1 expression is associated with increased migration and site specific dissemination. In pancreatic cancer, receptor expression is involved in the perineural invasion and dissemination of neoplastic cells along intra- and extra-pancreatic nerves. This peculiar route of tumor spread is used also by other carcinomas (e.g. prostate, head and neck) and may represent a target for therapeutic intervention.
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- Federica Marchesi
- Department of Immunology and Inflammation, IRCCS Humanitas Clinical Institute, Via Manzoni 56, 20089, Rozzano, Milan, Italy
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Day TA, Koch M, Nouailles G, Jacobsen M, Kosmiadi GA, Miekley D, Kuhlmann S, Jörg S, Gamradt P, Mollenkopf HJ, Hurwitz R, Reece ST, Kaufmann SHE, Kursar M. Secondary lymphoid organs are dispensable for the development of T-cell-mediated immunity during tuberculosis. Eur J Immunol 2010; 40:1663-73. [PMID: 20222088 DOI: 10.1002/eji.201040299] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Tuberculosis causes 2 million deaths per year, yet in most cases the immune response successfully contains the infection and prevents disease outbreak. Induced lymphoid structures associated with pulmonary granuloma are observed during tuberculosis in both humans and mice and could orchestrate host defense. To investigate whether granuloma perform lymphoid functions, mice lacking secondary lymphoid organs (SLO) were infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB). As in WT mice, granuloma developed, exponential growth of MTB was controlled, and antigen-specific T-cell responses including memory T cells were generated in the absence of SLO. Moreover, adoptively transferred T cells were primed locally in lungs in a granuloma-dependent manner. T-cell activation was delayed in the absence of SLO, but resulted in a normal development program including protective subsets and functional recall responses that protected mice against secondary MTB infection. Our data demonstrate that protective immune responses can be generated independently of SLO during MTB infection and implicate local pulmonary T-cell priming as a mechanism contributing to host defense.
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- Tracey A Day
- Department of Immunology, Max Planck Institute for Infection Biology, Berlin, Germany
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Salem ML, Al-Khami AA, El-Naggar SA, Díaz-Montero CM, Chen Y, Cole DJ. Cyclophosphamide induces dynamic alterations in the host microenvironments resulting in a Flt3 ligand-dependent expansion of dendritic cells. J Immunol 2010; 184:1737-47. [PMID: 20083664 PMCID: PMC3066076 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.0902309] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Preconditioning a recipient host with lymphodepletion can markedly augment adoptive T cell therapy. However, the precise mechanisms involved are poorly understood. In a recent study, we observed a significant increase in the circulating levels of dendritic cells (DCs; CD11c(+)CD11b(+)) during the recovery from cyclophosphamide (CTX)-induced lymphodepletion. Herein, we demonstrate that the CTX-induced DC expansion was not altered by adjuvant chemotherapy or tumor burden but was augmented by coadministration of granulocyte-colony stimulating factor. Although the increase in the number of DCs was preceded by a systemic expansion of a population expressing the phenotype of myeloid-derived suppressor cells (Gr-1(+)CD11b(+)), depletion of these Gr-1(+) cells had no effect on the noted expansion. Moreover, when Gr-1(high)CD11b(high) cells were sorted from CTX-treated mice and adoptively transferred into control or CTX-treated recipients, they did not differentiate into DCs. Post-CTX expansion of DCs was associated with proliferation of DCs in bone marrow (BM) during the lymphopenic phase and in the blood and spleen during the recovery phase. Furthermore, adoptive transfer of BM cells from CTX-treated mice produced equal numbers of DCs in the blood of either CTX-treated or untreated recipients. CTX induced a dynamic surge in the expression of growth factors and chemokines in BM, where CCR2 and Flt3 signaling pathways were critical for DC expansion. In sum, our data suggest that CTX induces proliferation of DCs in BM prior to their expansion in the periphery. Targeting DCs at these phases would significantly improve their contribution to the clinical application of lymphodepletion to adoptive immunotherapy.
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- Mohamed L Salem
- Department of Surgery, Hollings Cancer Center, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC 29425, USA.
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Harabuchi Y, Takahara M. [Otorhinolaryngology and translational research--study of the etiological mechanism in IgA nephropathy having its foci at the tonsils]. Nihon Jibiinkoka Gakkai Kaiho 2009; 112:689-96. [PMID: 19960626 DOI: 10.3950/jibiinkoka.112.689] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Takahashi T, Ibata M, Yu Z, Shikama Y, Endo Y, Miyauchi Y, Nakamura M, Tashiro-Yamaji J, Miura-Takeda S, Shimizu T, Okada M, Ueda K, Kubota T, Yoshida R. Rejection of intradermally injected syngeneic tumor cells from mice by specific elimination of tumor-associated macrophages with liposome-encapsulated dichloromethylene diphosphonate, followed by induction of CD11b(+)/CCR3(-)/Gr-1(-) cells cytotoxic against the tumor cells. Cancer Immunol Immunother 2009; 58:2011-23. [PMID: 19365632 PMCID: PMC11030634 DOI: 10.1007/s00262-009-0708-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/16/2008] [Accepted: 03/30/2009] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Tumor cell expansion relies on nutrient supply, and oxygen limitation is central in controlling neovascularization and tumor spread. Monocytes infiltrate into tumors from the circulation along defined chemotactic gradients, differentiate into tumor-associated macrophages (TAMs), and then accumulate in the hypoxic areas. Elevated TAM density in some regions or overall TAM numbers are correlated with increased tumor angiogenesis and a reduced host survival in the case of various types of tumors. To evaluate the role of TAMs in tumor growth, we here specifically eliminated TAMs by in vivo application of dichloromethylene diphosphonate (DMDP)-containing liposomes to mice bearing various types of tumors (e.g., B16 melanoma, KLN205 squamous cell carcinoma, and 3LL Lewis lung cancer), all of which grew in the dermis of syngeneic mouse skin. When DMDP-liposomes were injected into four spots to surround the tumor on day 0 or 5 after tumor injection and every third day thereafter, both the induction of TAMs and the tumor growth were suppressed in a dose-dependent and injection number-dependent manner; and unexpectedly, the tumor cells were rejected by 12 injections of three times-diluted DMDP-liposomes. The absence of TAMs in turn induced the invasion of inflammatory cells into or around the tumors; and the major population of effector cells cytotoxic against the target tumor cells were CD11b(+) monocytic macrophages, but not CCR3(+) eosinophils or Gr-1(+) neutrophils. These results indicate that both the absence of TAMs and invasion of CD11b(+) monocytic macrophages resulted in the tumor rejection.
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MESH Headings
- Animals
- CD11b Antigen/biosynthesis
- CD11b Antigen/immunology
- Carcinoma, Lewis Lung/immunology
- Carcinoma, Lewis Lung/therapy
- Carcinoma, Squamous Cell/immunology
- Carcinoma, Squamous Cell/therapy
- Cell Line, Tumor
- Clodronic Acid/administration & dosage
- Clodronic Acid/immunology
- Cytotoxicity, Immunologic
- Immunohistochemistry
- Injections, Intradermal
- Liposomes
- Macrophages/drug effects
- Macrophages/immunology
- Melanoma, Experimental/immunology
- Melanoma, Experimental/therapy
- Mice
- Mice, Inbred C57BL
- Mice, Inbred DBA
- Neoplasm Transplantation
- Neoplasms, Experimental/immunology
- Receptors, CCR3/biosynthesis
- Receptors, CCR3/immunology
- Receptors, Chemokine/biosynthesis
- Receptors, Chemokine/immunology
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- Takeshi Takahashi
- Department of Physiology, Osaka Medical College, 2-7 Daigaku-machi, Takatsuki, 569-8686 Japan
- Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Osaka Medical College, Takatsuki, 569-8686 Japan
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- Department of Physiology, Osaka Medical College, 2-7 Daigaku-machi, Takatsuki, 569-8686 Japan
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- Department of Molecular Regulation, Graduate School of Dentistry, Tohoku University, Sendai, Miyagi 980-8575 Japan
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- Department of Molecular Regulation, Graduate School of Dentistry, Tohoku University, Sendai, Miyagi 980-8575 Japan
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- Department of Molecular Regulation, Graduate School of Dentistry, Tohoku University, Sendai, Miyagi 980-8575 Japan
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- Department of Oral Anatomy and Developmental Biology, Showa University School of Dentistry, 1-5-8 Hatanodai, Shinagawa, Tokyo 142-8555 Japan
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- Department of Oral Anatomy and Developmental Biology, Showa University School of Dentistry, 1-5-8 Hatanodai, Shinagawa, Tokyo 142-8555 Japan
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- Department of Physiology, Osaka Medical College, 2-7 Daigaku-machi, Takatsuki, 569-8686 Japan
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- Department of Physiology, Osaka Medical College, 2-7 Daigaku-machi, Takatsuki, 569-8686 Japan
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- Department of Physiology, Osaka Medical College, 2-7 Daigaku-machi, Takatsuki, 569-8686 Japan
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- Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Osaka Medical College, Takatsuki, 569-8686 Japan
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- Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Osaka Medical College, Takatsuki, 569-8686 Japan
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- Department of Physiology, Osaka Medical College, 2-7 Daigaku-machi, Takatsuki, 569-8686 Japan
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- Department of Physiology, Osaka Medical College, 2-7 Daigaku-machi, Takatsuki, 569-8686 Japan
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González HE, Leiva A, Tobar H, Böhmwald K, Tapia G, Torres J, Mosso LM, Bueno SM, Gonzalez P, Kalergis AM, Riedel CA. Altered chemokine receptor expression in papillary thyroid cancer. Thyroid 2009; 19:957-65. [PMID: 19731977 DOI: 10.1089/thy.2008.0432] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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BACKGROUND Papillary thyroid cancer (PTC), the most prevalent type of differentiated thyroid carcinoma, displays a strikingly high frequency of lymph node metastasis (LNM). Recent data suggest that chemokines can play an important role in promoting tumor progression and metastatic migration of tumor cells. Here we have evaluated whether PTC tissues express a different pattern of chemokine receptors and if the expression of these receptors correlates with LNM. METHODS We assessed by immunohistochemistry and flow cytometry the expression of the chemokine receptors CCR3, CCR7, and CXCR4 in tumor and nonmalignant thyroid tissues from patients suffering from PTC. Expression of these receptors in PTC was correlated with the clinical pathological condition of PTC. RESULTS Our data show a significant enhancement of CCR3 (2.5 times higher, p = 0.038) and CXCR4 (1.7 times higher, p = 0.02) expression in PTC tissues as determined by immunohistochemical staining, and of CCR3 (3.5 times higher, p < 0.002) in the plasma membrane as determined by flow cytometric analyses, compared to controls. In addition, while CCR3 (100%) and CXCR4 (90%) were present in both tumor and control thyroid tissues, expression of CCR7 was scarcely detected in PTC cells (5-10%) and not found in control cells. CXCR4 expression correlated with the classical variant of PTC (p < 0.035) and extranodal extension (p < 0.010) in patients with LNM. CONCLUSIONS Our data support the notion that CCR3, CCR7, and CXCR4 are increasingly expressed in tumor cells from PTC and that CXCR4 expression in PTC could be a potential marker for enhanced tumor aggressiveness.
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- Hernán E González
- Millennium Nucleus on Immunology and Immunotherapy, Department of Molecular Genetics, Faculty of Biological Sciences, The Pontifical Catholic University of Chile, Santiago, Chile
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Quiroga MP, Balakrishnan K, Kurtova AV, Sivina M, Keating MJ, Wierda WG, Gandhi V, Burger JA. B-cell antigen receptor signaling enhances chronic lymphocytic leukemia cell migration and survival: specific targeting with a novel spleen tyrosine kinase inhibitor, R406. Blood 2009; 114:1029-37. [PMID: 19491390 PMCID: PMC4916941 DOI: 10.1182/blood-2009-03-212837] [Citation(s) in RCA: 188] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2009] [Accepted: 05/27/2009] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Antigenic stimulation through the B-cell antigen receptor (BCR) is considered to promote the expansion of chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) B cells. The spleen tyrosine kinase (Syk), a key component of BCR signaling, can be blocked by R406, a small-molecule Syk inhibitor, that displayed activity in CLL patients in a first clinical trial. In this study, we investigated the effects of BCR stimulation and R406 on CLL cell survival and migration. The prosurvival effects promoted by anti-IgM stimulation and nurselike cells were abrogated by R406. BCR triggering up-regulated adhesion molecules, and increased CLL cell migration toward the chemokines CXCL12 and CXCL13. BCR activation also enhanced CLL cell migration beneath marrow stromal cells. These responses were blocked by R406, which furthermore abrogated BCR-dependent secretion of T-cell chemokines (CCL3 and CCL4) by CLL cells. Finally, R406 inhibited constitutive and BCR-induced activation of Syk, extracellular signal-regulated kinases, and AKT, and blocked BCR-induced calcium mobilization. These findings suggest that BCR activation favors CLL cell homing, retention, and survival in tissue microenvironments. R406 effectively blocks these BCR-dependent responses in CLL cells, providing an explanation for the activity of R406 in patients with CLL.
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MESH Headings
- Adult
- Aged
- Aged, 80 and over
- Animals
- Antineoplastic Agents/pharmacology
- Cell Adhesion Molecules/biosynthesis
- Cell Adhesion Molecules/genetics
- Cell Survival/drug effects
- Cell Survival/physiology
- Chemokine CCL3/metabolism
- Chemokine CCL4/metabolism
- Chemotaxis/drug effects
- Chemotaxis/physiology
- Coculture Techniques
- Drug Screening Assays, Antitumor
- Female
- Humans
- Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins/antagonists & inhibitors
- Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins/physiology
- Leukemia, Lymphocytic, Chronic, B-Cell/enzymology
- Leukemia, Lymphocytic, Chronic, B-Cell/pathology
- Lymphocyte Activation/drug effects
- Male
- Mice
- Middle Aged
- Neoplasm Proteins/antagonists & inhibitors
- Neoplasm Proteins/metabolism
- Neoplasm Proteins/physiology
- Oxazines/pharmacology
- Protein Kinase Inhibitors/pharmacology
- Protein Processing, Post-Translational/drug effects
- Protein-Tyrosine Kinases/antagonists & inhibitors
- Protein-Tyrosine Kinases/physiology
- Pyridines/pharmacology
- Receptors, Antigen, B-Cell/physiology
- Receptors, Chemokine/biosynthesis
- Receptors, Chemokine/genetics
- Signal Transduction/drug effects
- Stromal Cells/physiology
- Syk Kinase
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- Maite P Quiroga
- Department of Leukemia, University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77230-1402, USA
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Stewart TJ, Liewehr DJ, Steinberg SM, Greeneltch KM, Abrams SI. Modulating the expression of IFN regulatory factor 8 alters the protumorigenic behavior of CD11b+Gr-1+ myeloid cells. J Immunol 2009; 183:117-28. [PMID: 19542426 PMCID: PMC2744444 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.0804132] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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CD11b(+)Gr-1(+)-expressing cells, termed myeloid-derived suppressor cells, can mediate immunosuppression and tumor progression. However, the intrinsic molecular events that drive their protumorigenic behavior remain to be elucidated. Although CD11b(+)Gr-1(+) cells exist at low frequencies in normal mice, it also remains unresolved whether they are biologically distinct from those of tumor-bearing hosts. These objectives were investigated using CD11b(+)Gr-1(+) cells from both implantable (4T1) and autochthonous (mouse mammary tumor virus-polyomavirus middle T Ag (MMTV-PyMT)) mouse models of mammary carcinoma. Limited variation was observed in the expression of markers associated with immunoregulation between CD11b(+)Gr-1(+) cells of both tumor models, as well as with their respective controls (Cnt). Despite limited differences in phenotype, tumor-induced CD11b(+)Gr-1(+) cells were found to produce a more immunosuppressive cytokine profile than that observed by Cnt CD11b(+)Gr-1(+) cells. Furthermore, when admixed with tumor cells, CD11b(+)Gr-1(+) cells from tumor-bearing mice significantly enhanced neoplastic growth compared with counterpart cells from Cnt mice. However, the protumorigenic behavior of these tumor-induced CD11b(+)Gr-1(+) cells was significantly diminished when the expression of IFN regulatory factor 8, a key myeloid-associated transcription factor, was enhanced. The loss of this protumorigenic effect occurred independently of the host immune system and correlated with a CD11b(+)Gr-1(+) cytokine/chemokine production pattern that resembled cells from nontumor-bearing Cnt mice. Overall, our data indicate that 1) tumor-induced CD11b(+)Gr-1(+) cells from both cancer models were phenotypically similar, but biologically distinct from their nontumor-bearing counterparts and 2) modulation of IFN regulatory factor 8 levels in tumor-induced CD11b(+)Gr-1(+) cells can significantly abrogate their protumorigenic behavior, which may have important implications for cancer therapy.
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MESH Headings
- Animals
- Biomarkers, Tumor/biosynthesis
- Biomarkers, Tumor/genetics
- CD11b Antigen/biosynthesis
- Cell Line, Tumor
- Cell Movement/genetics
- Cell Movement/immunology
- Cell Proliferation
- Female
- Gene Expression Regulation, Leukemic/immunology
- Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic/immunology
- Interferon Regulatory Factors/biosynthesis
- Interferon Regulatory Factors/genetics
- Interferon Regulatory Factors/physiology
- Male
- Mammary Neoplasms, Experimental/genetics
- Mammary Neoplasms, Experimental/immunology
- Mammary Neoplasms, Experimental/pathology
- Mammary Neoplasms, Experimental/therapy
- Mammary Tumor Virus, Mouse/genetics
- Mammary Tumor Virus, Mouse/immunology
- Mice
- Mice, Inbred BALB C
- Mice, Inbred C57BL
- Mice, Nude
- Mice, Transgenic
- Myeloid Cells/immunology
- Myeloid Cells/metabolism
- Myeloid Cells/pathology
- Polyomavirus/genetics
- Polyomavirus/immunology
- Receptors, Chemokine/biosynthesis
- Up-Regulation/genetics
- Up-Regulation/immunology
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- Trina J. Stewart
- Laboratory of Tumor Immunology and Biology, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, 10 Center Drive, Rm. 5B46, Bethesda, MD 20892
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- Biostatistics and Data Management Section, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892
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- Biostatistics and Data Management Section, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892
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- Laboratory of Tumor Immunology and Biology, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, 10 Center Drive, Rm. 5B46, Bethesda, MD 20892
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- Laboratory of Tumor Immunology and Biology, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, 10 Center Drive, Rm. 5B46, Bethesda, MD 20892
- Department of Immunology, Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Elm and Carlton Streets, Buffalo, NY 14263
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Ren H, Yu D, Ge B, Cook B, Xu Z, Zhang S. High-level production, solubilization and purification of synthetic human GPCR chemokine receptors CCR5, CCR3, CXCR4 and CX3CR1. PLoS One 2009; 4:e4509. [PMID: 19223978 PMCID: PMC2637981 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0004509] [Citation(s) in RCA: 75] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2008] [Accepted: 11/21/2008] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
Abstract
Chemokine receptors belong to a class of integral membrane G-protein coupled receptors (GPCRs) and are responsible for transmitting signals from the extracellular environment. However, the structural changes in the receptor, connecting ligand binding to G-protein activation, remain elusive for most GPCRs due to the difficulty to produce them for structural and functional studies. We here report high-level production in E.coli of 4 human GPCRs, namely chemokine receptors (hCRs) CCR5, CCR3, CXCR4 and CX3CR1 that are directly involved in HIV-1 infection, asthma and cancer metastasis. The synthetic genes of CCR5, CCR3, CXCR4 and CX3CR1 were synthesized using a two-step assembly/amplification PCR method and inserted into two different kinds of expression systems. After systematic screening of growth conditions and host strains, TB medium was selected for expression of pEXP-hCRs. The low copy number pBAD-DEST49 plasmid, with a moderately strong promoter tightly regulated by L-arabinose, proved helpful for reducing toxicity of expressed membrane proteins. The synthetic Trx-hCR fusion genes in the pBAD-DEST49 vector were expressed at high levels in the Top10 strain. After a systematic screen of 96 detergents, the zwitterionic detergents of the Fos-choline series (FC9-FC16) emerged as the most effective for isolation of the hCRs. The FC14 was selected both for solubilization from bacterial lysates and for stabilization of the Trx-hCRs during purification. Thus, the FC-14 solubilized Trx-hCRs could be purified using size exclusion chromatography as monomers and dimers with the correct apparent MW and their alpha-helical content determined by circular dichroism. The identity of two of the expressed hCRs (CCR3 and CCR5) was confirmed using immunoblots using specific monoclonal antibodies. After optimization of expression systems and detergent-mediated purification procedures, we achieved large-scale, high-level production of 4 human GPCR chemokine receptor in a two-step purification, yielding milligram quantities of CCR5, CCR3, CXCR4 and CX3CR1 for biochemical, biophysical and structural analysis.
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MESH Headings
- CX3C Chemokine Receptor 1
- Cloning, Molecular/methods
- Escherichia coli/genetics
- Humans
- Nucleic Acid Amplification Techniques
- Polymerase Chain Reaction
- Receptors, CCR3/biosynthesis
- Receptors, CCR3/genetics
- Receptors, CCR3/isolation & purification
- Receptors, CCR5/biosynthesis
- Receptors, CCR5/genetics
- Receptors, CCR5/isolation & purification
- Receptors, CXCR4/biosynthesis
- Receptors, CXCR4/genetics
- Receptors, CXCR4/isolation & purification
- Receptors, Chemokine/biosynthesis
- Receptors, Chemokine/genetics
- Receptors, Chemokine/isolation & purification
- Receptors, G-Protein-Coupled
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- Hui Ren
- Center for Biomedical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States of America
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- Center for Biomedical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States of America
- Center for Bioengineering and Biotechnology, China University of Petroleum, Qingdao, Shandong, People's Republic of China
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- Center for Biomedical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States of America
- Center for Bioengineering and Biotechnology, China University of Petroleum, Qingdao, Shandong, People's Republic of China
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- Center for Biomedical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States of America
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- Center for Biomedical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States of America
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- Center for Biomedical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States of America
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Zhdanov KV, Gusev DA, Chirskiĭ VS, Sysoev KA, Iakubovskaia LA, Shakhmanov DM, Totolian AA. [Chronic HCV-infection and expression of mRNA of CC-chemokines and their receptors]. Zh Mikrobiol Epidemiol Immunobiol 2008:73-78. [PMID: 18822499] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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The aim of this study was to evaluate some patterns in expression of CC-chemokines (MIP-1alpha, MIP-1beta, MCP-1, RANTES) and their receptors (CCR1, CCR2, CCR3, CCR5) in peripheral blood leukocytes and liver biopsy samples from 21 patients with chronic hepatitis C. 10 healthy subjects were included in the control group. In patients with chronic HCV-infection significant increase of MCP-1 mRNA in liver tissue was observed as the disease progressed. Moreover, content of MCP-1 mRNA was significantly higher in liver as compared with blood. Level of MCP-1 mRNA in liver was directly related with histological changes. Levels of mRNA of CCR1, CCR2, CCR3, and CCR5 in blood of patients with minimal histological manifestations of chronic HCV-infection were significantly lower than in patients with more marked lesions. Expression of CCR1 and CCR5 mRNA in blood was directly correlated with histological activity index and degree of fibrosis. Conducted study demonstrates that progression of chronic hepatitis C is realized through local activation of MCP-1 mRNA synthesis leading to systemic response which manifested by increase of expression of CCR1, CCR2, CCR3, and CCR5 in peripheral blood leukocytes.
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MESH Headings
- Adult
- Biopsy
- Chemokine CCL2/biosynthesis
- Chemokine CCL2/blood
- Chemokines, CC/biosynthesis
- Female
- Fibrosis/pathology
- Hepatitis C, Chronic/immunology
- Hepatitis C, Chronic/metabolism
- Hepatitis C, Chronic/pathology
- Humans
- Leukocytes/immunology
- Leukocytes/metabolism
- Liver/immunology
- Liver/metabolism
- Liver/pathology
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Polymerase Chain Reaction
- RNA, Messenger/genetics
- Receptors, CCR1/biosynthesis
- Receptors, CCR2/biosynthesis
- Receptors, CCR3/biosynthesis
- Receptors, CCR5/biosynthesis
- Receptors, CCR5/genetics
- Receptors, Chemokine/biosynthesis
- Young Adult
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Maru SV, Holloway KA, Flynn G, Lancashire CL, Loughlin AJ, Male DK, Romero IA. Chemokine production and chemokine receptor expression by human glioma cells: role of CXCL10 in tumour cell proliferation. J Neuroimmunol 2008; 199:35-45. [PMID: 18538864 DOI: 10.1016/j.jneuroim.2008.04.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 79] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2008] [Revised: 04/23/2008] [Accepted: 04/24/2008] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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The expression of chemokine receptors and chemokine production by adult human non-transformed astrocytes, grade III astrocytoma and grade IV glioblastoma tumour cell lines were determined. Here, we show an increased expression of CXCR3 and CXCR4, and a decreased expression of CXCR1 and CCR4 by glioma cells compared to adult human astrocytes. Glioma cells showed increased production of CXCL10, whereas production of other chemokines was decreased (CXCL8, CCL2, CCL5, and CCL22). CXCL10 induced an ERK1/2-dependent increase in [(3)H] thymidine uptake. These results suggest that expression of chemokine receptor/ligand pairs such as CXCR3/CXCL10 have an important role in the proliferation of glioma cells.
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- Seema V Maru
- Department of Life Sciences, The Open University, Walton Hall, Milton Keynes MK7 6AA, United Kingdom
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Ou DL, Chien HF, Chen CL, Lin TC, Lin LI. Role of Twist in head and neck carcinoma with lymph node metastasis. Anticancer Res 2008; 28:1355-1359. [PMID: 18505078] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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The transcription factor Twist protein has been found to be correlated with metastasis in various carcinomas, including hepatocellular, breast and prostate carcinomas. However, the role of Twist in head and neck squamous cell carcinomas (HNSCC) remains unknown. Head and neck cancer tissue microarrays (TMAs) of tumors from 50 patients with HNSCC were examined. Immunohistochemical (IHC) stain analysis showed that, out of the 50 patients, twenty (40%) showed Twist-positive staining in the tumor cells, and Twist expression was positively associated with differentiation status (p=0.027), lymph node metastasis (p=0.032) and disease progression (p=0.029). Further analysis revealed that the expression of Twist was positively correlated with CXCR4 (Spearman, r=0.408, p=0.003) and CCR7 (r=0.417, p=0.003). FindPatterns analysis suggested that the transcription factor Twist, as a basic helix-loop-helix (bHLH) protein, might regulate CXCR4 and CCR7 expression in squamous cell carcinomas, which in turn might be associated with lymph node metastasis.
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- Da-Liang Ou
- Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences and Medical Biotechnology, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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Saito M, Usuku K, Arimura K, Izumo S, Osame M, Ohara Y. Increased frequency of CD4+T cells expressing fractalkine receptor CX3CR1 in patients with HTLV-1 associated myelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesis (HAM/TSP), but its AIDS susceptible polymorphisms are not associated with the disease. J Neurol Sci 2008; 266:13-9. [PMID: 17884099 DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2007.08.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2007] [Revised: 08/09/2007] [Accepted: 08/14/2007] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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To investigate whether fractalkine receptor CX3CR1 polymorphisms that have been associated with rapid progression to AIDS among HIV-1 positive individuals also affects the risk of human T cell lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV-1) associated myelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesis (HAM/TSP), we compared the allele frequencies of V249I and T280M between 233 HAM/TSP patients and 213 HTLV-1 seropositive asymptomatic carriers (HCs). Although the frequency and absolute number of peripheral blood CX3CR1+CD4+T cells were significantly increased in HAM/TSP patients compared to HCs and uninfected controls independent of HTLV-1 trans-activator protein Tax, we could not observe any association between the two polymorphisms and the risk of HAM/TSP in our cohort.
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- Mineki Saito
- Department of Microbiology, Kanazawa Medical University, 1-1 Daigaku, Uchinada-machi, Ishikawa 920-0293, Japan.
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Sawai H, Park YW, He X, Goronzy JJ, Weyand CM. Fractalkine mediates T cell-dependent proliferation of synovial fibroblasts in rheumatoid arthritis. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2007; 56:3215-25. [PMID: 17907166 DOI: 10.1002/art.22919] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [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: 11/07/2022]
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OBJECTIVE In rheumatoid arthritis (RA), synovial fibroblasts proliferate excessively, eventually eroding bone and cartilage. The aim of this study was to examine the mechanisms through which CD4 T cells, the dominant lymphocyte population in patients with rheumatoid synovitis, regulate synoviocyte proliferation. METHODS Fibroblast-like synoviocyte (FLS) lines were established from rheumatoid synovium. CD4 T cells from patients with RA and age-matched control subjects were cultured on FLS monolayers. FLS proliferation was quantified by cytometry, using carboxyfluorescein succinimidyl ester staining or microscopic enumeration of PKH26-stained FLS. Surface expression of the fractalkine (FKN) receptor CX(3)CR1 was monitored by fluorescence-activated cell sorting. The induction of CX(3)CR1 and its ligand FKN in FLS was quantified by real-time polymerase chain reaction. RESULTS The proliferation of FLS was significantly increased in the presence of CD4 T cells from patients with RA compared with control T cells. CD4+,CD28- T cells were particularly effective in supporting FLS growth, inducing a 25-fold expansion compared with a 5-fold expansion induced by CD4+,CD28+ T cells. The growth-promoting activity of CD4+,CD28- T cells was mediated through CX(3)CR1, a chemokine receptor expressed on both T cells and FLS. Anti-CX(3)CR1 antibodies inhibited T cell production of tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNFalpha) and suppressed FLS proliferation. TNFalpha amplified the expansion of FLS by enhancing their expression of CX(3)CR1 and FKN. CONCLUSION FKN-CX(3)CR1 receptor-ligand interactions regulate FLS growth and FLS-dependent T cell function. FLS stimulate autocrine growth by releasing FKN and triggering the activity of their own CX(3)CR1. This growth-promotion loop is amplified by TNFalpha produced by CX(3)CR1-expressing T cells upon stimulation by FKN-expressing FLS. These data assign a critical role to FKN and its receptor in fibroblast proliferation and pannus formation in RA.
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- Hirokazu Sawai
- Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia 30322, USA
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von Luettichau I, Nathrath M, Burdach S, Huss R, Segerer S, Nelson PJ. Mononuclear infiltrates in osteosarcoma and chemokine receptor expression. Clin Cancer Res 2007; 12:5253-4; author reply 5254. [PMID: 16951246 DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-06-0785] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Chemokines and their receptors are important players in organism homeostasis, development and immune response to inflammatory stimuli. It has been recently confirmed that they are also involved in the development of several autoimmune diseases. In this study, we analysed the expression of two recently identified CC chemokine receptors, CCR7 and CCR8, in the central nervous system (CNS) and in peripheral tissues during chronic relapsing experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (ChREAE) -- an animal model of the human demyelinating disease multiple sclerosis (MS). We observed upregulation of both chemokine receptors in the CNS during the first and second attacks of ChREAE, whereas disease remission was characterized by a lower expression of those receptors. An analysis of the kinetics of CCR7 and CCR8 expression in the CNS during the first attack of the disease showed a constant increase in the first few days after the onset of clinical signs. This expression correlated with the clinical severity of ChREAE. CCR7-positive mononuclear cells were detected mostly in perivascular inflammatory cuffs in the CNS. In peripheral tissues (the spleen and kidneys) expression of both receptors was not upregulated during active ChREAE. These findings suggest that CCR7 and CCR8 may play a significant role in the pathogenesis of EAE and probably MS.
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MESH Headings
- Animals
- Brain/immunology
- Central Nervous System/immunology
- Chronic Disease
- Disease Models, Animal
- Encephalomyelitis, Autoimmune, Experimental/genetics
- Encephalomyelitis, Autoimmune, Experimental/immunology
- Female
- Image Processing, Computer-Assisted
- Immunohistochemistry
- Mice
- Multiple Sclerosis/genetics
- Multiple Sclerosis/immunology
- Receptors, CCR7
- Receptors, CCR8
- Receptors, Chemokine/biosynthesis
- Receptors, Chemokine/genetics
- Receptors, Chemokine/immunology
- Spinal Cord/immunology
- Statistics, Nonparametric
- Up-Regulation
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- B Bielecki
- Department of Experimental and Clinical Neurology, Medical University of Lodz, Lodz, Poland
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Winter D, Moser J, Kriehuber E, Wiesner C, Knobler R, Trautinger F, Bombosi P, Stingl G, Petzelbauer P, Rot A, Maurer D. Down-modulation of CXCR3 surface expression and function in CD8+ T cells from cutaneous T cell lymphoma patients. J Immunol 2007; 179:4272-82. [PMID: 17785868 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.179.6.4272] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Viruses can escape destruction by the immune system by exploitation of the chemokine-chemokine receptor system. It is less established whether human cancers can adopt similar strategies to evade immunologic control. In this study, we show that advanced cutaneous T cell lymphoma (CTCL) is associated with selective and efficient inactivation of CXCR3-dependent T cell migration. Our studies demonstrate that this alteration is at least in part due to CXCR3 down-regulation in vivo by elevated serum levels of CXCR3 ligands. The T cell population most affected by this down-regulatory mechanism are CD8+ cytotoxic effector T cells. In CTCL patients, cytotoxic effector T cells have strongly reduced surface CXCR3 expression, accumulate in peripheral blood, but are virtually absent from CTCL tumor lesions, indicating an inability to extravasate into lymphoma tissue. CTCL-associated inactivation of effector cell recruitment may be a paradigmatic example of a new type of immune escape mechanisms shielding the neoplasm from a tumoricidal attack.
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MESH Headings
- CD8-Positive T-Lymphocytes/immunology
- CD8-Positive T-Lymphocytes/metabolism
- CD8-Positive T-Lymphocytes/pathology
- Cell Membrane
- Cell Movement/immunology
- Cells, Cultured
- Down-Regulation/immunology
- E-Selectin/biosynthesis
- E-Selectin/metabolism
- Endosomes/metabolism
- Endothelial Cells/metabolism
- Humans
- Immunologic Memory
- K562 Cells
- L-Selectin/biosynthesis
- Ligands
- Lymphoma, T-Cell, Cutaneous/immunology
- Lymphoma, T-Cell, Cutaneous/metabolism
- Lymphoma, T-Cell, Cutaneous/pathology
- Lymphoma, T-Cell, Cutaneous/therapy
- Lysosomes/metabolism
- Receptors, CXCR3
- Receptors, Chemokine/antagonists & inhibitors
- Receptors, Chemokine/biosynthesis
- Receptors, Chemokine/physiology
- Resting Phase, Cell Cycle/immunology
- Skin Neoplasms/immunology
- Skin Neoplasms/metabolism
- Skin Neoplasms/pathology
- Skin Neoplasms/therapy
- Tumor Cells, Cultured
- Vascular Cell Adhesion Molecule-1/biosynthesis
- Vascular Cell Adhesion Molecule-1/metabolism
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- Dorian Winter
- Research Center for Molecular Medicine (CeMM) of the Austrian Academy of Sciences, Vienna, Austria
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Loberg RD, Ying C, Craig M, Day LL, Sargent E, Neeley C, Wojno K, Snyder LA, Yan L, Pienta KJ. Targeting CCL2 with systemic delivery of neutralizing antibodies induces prostate cancer tumor regression in vivo. Cancer Res 2007; 67:9417-24. [PMID: 17909051 DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.can-07-1286] [Citation(s) in RCA: 259] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.2] [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: 11/16/2022]
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The identification of novel tumor-interactive chemokines and the associated insights into the molecular and cellular basis of tumor-microenvironment interactions have continued to stimulate the development of targeted cancer therapeutics. Recently, we have identified monocyte chemoattractant protein 1 (MCP-1; CCL2) as a prominent regulator of prostate cancer growth and metastasis. Using neutralizing antibodies to human CCL2 (CNTO888) and the mouse homologue CCL2/JE (C1142), we show that treatment with anti-CCL2/JE antibody (2 mg/kg, twice weekly i.p.) attenuated PC-3Luc-mediated overall tumor burden in our in vivo model of prostate cancer metastasis by 96% at 5 weeks postintracardiac injection. Anti-CCL2 inhibition was not as effective as docetaxel (40 mg/kg, every week for 3 weeks) as a single agent, but inhibition of CCL2 in combination with docetaxel significantly reduced overall tumor burden compared with docetaxel alone, and induced tumor regression relative to initial tumor burden. These data suggest an interaction between tumor-derived chemokines and host-derived chemokines acting in cooperation to promote tumor cell survival, proliferation, and metastasis.
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- Robert D Loberg
- Department of Urology, University of Michigan Urology Center, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109-0946, USA.
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Miyazaki S, Ishikawa F, Shimizu K, Ubagai T, Edelstein PH, Yamaguchi K. Gr-1highPolymorphonuclear Leukocytes and NK Cells Act via IL-15 to Clear IntracellularHaemophilus influenzaein Experimental Murine Peritonitis and Pneumonia. J Immunol 2007; 179:5407-14. [PMID: 17911627 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.179.8.5407] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Polymorphonuclear leukocytes (PMNs) can be divided into Gr-1(high) and Gr-1(low) subpopulations, but the differences in the functions of these cells in the host are unknown. This study investigated the roles of these two cell populations in the clearance of an intracellular pathogen (Haemophilus influenzae) causing murine peritonitis and pneumonia. Microarray analysis and quantitative real-time PCR analysis of proteose peptone-elicited peritoneal murine PMNs showed that IL-15 mRNA levels were significantly higher in Gr-1(high) PMNs than in Gr-1(low) PMNs. In addition, IL-15 was produced only by Gr-1-positive PMNs, especially Gr-1(high) PMNs. IL-15 was required for efficient clearance of experimental murine H. influenzae pneumonia, as 4 days postinfection lungs from IL-15 knockout mice contained 50- to 100-fold more bacteria than did wild-type mouse lungs. Gr-1 PMN-depleted C57BL/6 mice were more susceptible to H. influenzae pneumonia than were Gr-1 PMN replete C57BL/6 mice or C57BL/6 nude mice, demonstrating that Gr-1 PMNs are important in the clearance of intracellular bacteria. IL-15-activated NK cells killed H. influenzae in PMNs. Flow cytometry confirmed the expression of CD69 on the cell membrane of IL-15-activated NK cells. Our results show that Gr-1(high) PMNs produce more IL-15 than Gr-1(low) PMNs, and that IL-15-activated NK cells protect against early infection by H. influenzae.
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MESH Headings
- Animals
- Cells, Cultured
- Coculture Techniques
- Colony Count, Microbial
- Female
- Haemophilus influenzae/immunology
- Interleukin-15/physiology
- Intracellular Fluid/immunology
- Intracellular Fluid/microbiology
- Killer Cells, Natural/immunology
- Killer Cells, Natural/metabolism
- Killer Cells, Natural/microbiology
- Leukocyte Count
- Lymphocyte Activation/immunology
- Mice
- Mice, Inbred C57BL
- Mice, Knockout
- Mice, Nude
- Neutrophils/immunology
- Neutrophils/metabolism
- Neutrophils/microbiology
- Peritonitis/immunology
- Peritonitis/microbiology
- Pneumonia, Bacterial/immunology
- Pneumonia, Bacterial/microbiology
- Receptors, Chemokine/biosynthesis
- Receptors, Chemokine/physiology
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- Shuichi Miyazaki
- Departments of Microbiology and Infectious Disease, School of Medicine, Toho University, Tokyo, Japan.
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Fiore F, Von Bergwelt-Baildon MS, Drebber U, Beyer M, Popov A, Manzke O, Wickenhauser C, Baldus SE, Schultze JL. Dendritic cells are significantly reduced in non-Hodgkin's lymphoma and express less CCR7 and CD62L. Leuk Lymphoma 2007; 47:613-22. [PMID: 16690519 DOI: 10.1080/10428190500360971] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Despite the lack of tumor control, infiltration of immune cells has been demonstrated for several malignancies including non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. Since dendritic cells play a pivotal role in the initiation and control of the immune response, the frequency and phenotype of recently described sub-types of dendritic cells in non-Hodgkin's lymphoma were characterized. Myeloid and plasmacytoid dendritic cells were analysed in 55 non-Hodgkin's lymphoma and 33 reactive lymph nodes by flow cytometry and immunohistochemistry. Overall frequency of dendritic cells in reactive lymph nodes was higher than in non-Hodgkin's lymphoma while the pDC/mDCs ratio was comparable. The low frequency of dendritic cells in infiltrated lymph nodes was confirmed by immunohistochemistry; however, no significant difference in the distribution within lymphoid and tumor tissue was detected. For further characterization of the dendritic cells in non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, the expressions of adhesion molecules, costimulatory molecules, chemokine receptors and activation markers were assessed. Interestingly, a significantly decreased expression of CD62L and CCR7, receptors necessary for homing to lymph nodes, was identified in dendritic cells in non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, potentially explaining the lack of these cells. Taken together, dendritic cells are phenotypically altered and reduced in number in NHL, potentially contributing to the loss of tumor control in these patients.
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- Francesca Fiore
- Molecular Tumor Biology and Tumor Immunology, Clinic I for Internal Medicine, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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Thomas SY, Banerji A, Medoff BD, Lilly CM, Luster AD. Multiple chemokine receptors, including CCR6 and CXCR3, regulate antigen-induced T cell homing to the human asthmatic airway. J Immunol 2007; 179:1901-12. [PMID: 17641057 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.179.3.1901] [Citation(s) in RCA: 91] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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Human allergic asthma is a chronic inflammatory disease of the airways thought to be driven by allergen-specific Th2 cells, which are recruited into the lung in response to inhaled allergen. To identify chemoattractant receptors that control this homing pattern, we used endobronchial segmental allergen challenge in human atopic asthmatics to define the pattern of chemoattractant receptor expression on recruited T cells as well as the numbers of recruited CD1d-restricted NKT cells and levels of chemokines in the bronchoalveolar (BAL) fluid. CD1d-restricted NKT cells comprised only a small minority of BAL T cells before or after Ag challenge. BAL T cells were enriched in their expression of specific chemoattractant receptors compared with peripheral blood T cells prechallenge, including CCR5, CCR6, CXCR3, CXCR4, and BLT1. Surprisingly, following segmental allergen challenge, no chemoattractant receptor was specifically increased. However, CCR6 and CXCR3, which were expressed on virtually all CD4(+) BAL T cells prechallenge, were markedly decreased on all recruited BAL T cells following Ag challenge, suggesting that these receptors were internalized following encounter with ligand in the airway. Our data therefore suggests a role for CCR6 and CXCR3, in conjunction with other chemoattractant receptors, in the recruitment of inflammatory T cells into the BAL during the allergic asthmatic response.
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- Seddon Y Thomas
- Center for Immunology and Inflammatory Diseases, Division of Rheumatology, Allergy and Immunology, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Charlestown, MA 02129, USA
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Gonzalo JA, Qiu Y, Lora JM, Al-Garawi A, Villeval JL, Boyce JA, Martinez-A C, Marquez G, Goya I, Hamid Q, Fraser CC, Picarella D, Cote-Sierra J, Hodge MR, Gutierrez-Ramos JC, Kolbeck R, Coyle AJ. Coordinated involvement of mast cells and T cells in allergic mucosal inflammation: critical role of the CC chemokine ligand 1:CCR8 axis. J Immunol 2007; 179:1740-50. [PMID: 17641040 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.179.3.1740] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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CCL1 is the predominant chemokine secreted from IgE-activated human and mouse mast cells in vitro, colocalizes to mast cells in lung biopsies, and is elevated in asthmatic airways. CCR8, the receptor for CCL1, is expressed by approximately 70% of CD4(+) T lymphocytes recruited to the asthmatic airways, and the number of CCR8-expressing cells is increased 3-fold in the airways of asthmatic subjects compared with normal volunteers. In vivo, CCL1 expression in the lung is reduced in mast cell-deficient mice after aeroallergen provocation. Neutralization of CCL1 or CCR8 deficiency results in reduced mucosal lung inflammation, airway hyperresponsiveness, and mucus hypersecretion to a similar degree as detected in mast cell-deficient mice. Adenoviral delivery of CCL1 to the lungs of mast cell-deficient mice restores airway hyperresponsiveness, lung inflammation, and mucus hypersecretion to the degree observed in wild-type mice. The consequences of CCR8 deficiency, including a marked reduction in Th2 cytokine levels, are comparable with those observed by depletion of CD4(+) T lymphocytes. Thus, mast cell-derived CCL1- and CCR8-expressing CD4(+) effector T lymphocytes play an essential role in orchestrating lung mucosal inflammatory responses.
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MESH Headings
- Animals
- Asthma/immunology
- Asthma/metabolism
- Asthma/pathology
- Bronchial Hyperreactivity/genetics
- Bronchial Hyperreactivity/immunology
- Bronchial Hyperreactivity/pathology
- CD4-Positive T-Lymphocytes/immunology
- CD4-Positive T-Lymphocytes/metabolism
- CD4-Positive T-Lymphocytes/pathology
- Chemokine CCL1
- Chemokines, CC/biosynthesis
- Chemokines, CC/genetics
- Chemokines, CC/physiology
- Cytokines/biosynthesis
- Cytokines/genetics
- Female
- Humans
- Hypersensitivity/genetics
- Hypersensitivity/immunology
- Hypersensitivity/pathology
- Immunoglobulin E/pharmacology
- Inflammation/genetics
- Inflammation/immunology
- Inflammation/pathology
- Lung/immunology
- Lung/metabolism
- Lung/pathology
- Mast Cells/immunology
- Mast Cells/metabolism
- Mast Cells/pathology
- Mice
- Mice, Inbred C57BL
- Mice, Knockout
- Rats
- Rats, Inbred WKY
- Receptors, CCR8
- Receptors, Chemokine/biosynthesis
- Receptors, Chemokine/deficiency
- Receptors, Chemokine/genetics
- Receptors, Chemokine/physiology
- Respiratory Mucosa/immunology
- Respiratory Mucosa/metabolism
- Respiratory Mucosa/pathology
- Signal Transduction/genetics
- Signal Transduction/immunology
- Th2 Cells/immunology
- Th2 Cells/metabolism
- Th2 Cells/pathology
- Up-Regulation/genetics
- Up-Regulation/immunology
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- Jose-Angel Gonzalo
- Department of Mucosal Immunology and Pharmacology, Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
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Efficient induction of mucosal immunity usually employs nasal or oral vaccination while parenteral immunization generally is ineffective at generating mucosal immune responses. This relates to the unique ability of resident mucosal dendritic cells (DC) to induce IgA switching and to imprint mucosa-specific homing receptors on lymphocytes. Based on the well-established plasticity of the DC system, this study sought to investigate whether peripheral DC could be modulated toward "mucosa-type" DC by treatment with immunomodulatory, and therefore potentially adjuvant-like, factors. In this study, we show that monocyte-derived DCs pretreated with the vitamin A derivative all-trans retinoic acid (RA) indeed acquired several attributes characteristic of mucosal DC: secretion of TGF-beta and IL-6 and the capacity to augment mucosal homing receptor expression and IgA responses in cocultured lymphocytes. Addition of a TGF-beta-neutralizing Ab to cocultures significantly inhibited alpha4beta7 integrin, but not CCR9 mRNA expression by the lymphocytes. Both alpha4beta7 integrin and CCR9 mRNA expression, but not IgA production, were suppressed in the presence of a RA receptor antagonist. None of the observed effects on the lymphocytes were influenced by citral, a retinal dehydrogenase inhibitor, arguing against a role for de novo-synthesized RA. Collectively, our findings identified a novel role for RA as a mucosal immune modulator targeting DC. Our results further demonstrate that DC can act as efficient carriers of RA at least in vitro. Consequently, RA targeting of DC shows potential for promoting vaccine-induced mucosal immune responses via a parenteral route of immunization.
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- Leslie Saurer
- Institute of Virology and Immunoprophylaxis, Mittelhäusern, Switzerland.
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