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Armando F, Ferrari L, Arcari ML, Azzali G, Dallatana D, Ferrari M, Lombardi G, Zanfabro M, Di Lecce R, Lunghi P, Cameron ER, Cantoni AM, Corradi A. Endocanalicular transendothelial crossing (ETC): A novel intravasation mode used by HEK-EBNA293-VEGF-D cells during the metastatic process in a xenograft model. PLoS One 2020; 15:e0239932. [PMID: 33085676 PMCID: PMC7577447 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0239932] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2020] [Accepted: 09/15/2020] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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In cancer metastasis, intravasation of the invasive tumor cell (TCi) represents one of the most relevant events. During the last years, models regarding cancer cell intravasation have been proposed, such as the “endocanalicular transendothelial crossing” (ETC) theory. This theory describes the interplay between two adjacent endothelial cells and the TCi or a leukocyte during intravasation. Two endothelial cells create a channel with their cell membranes, in which the cell fits in without involving endothelial cell intercellular junctions, reaching the lumen through a transendothelial passage. In the present study, ten SCID mice were subcutaneously xenotransplanted with the HEK-EBNA293-VEGF-D cell line and euthanized after 35 days. Post-mortem examinations were performed and proper specimens from tumors were collected. Routine histology and immunohistochemistry for Ki-67, pAKT, pERK, ZEB-1, TWIST-1, F-actin, E-cadherin and LYVE-1 were performed followed by ultrastructural serial sections analysis. A novel experimental approach involving Computed Tomography (CT) combined with 3D digital model reconstruction was employed. The analysis of activated transcription factors supports that tumor cells at the periphery potentially underwent an epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EMT)-like process. Topographical analysis of LYVE-1 immunolabeled lymphatics revealed a peritumoral localisation. TEM investigations of the lymphatic vessels combined with 3D digital modelling enhanced the understanding of the endotheliocytes behavior during TCi intravasation, clarifying the ETC theory. Serial ultrastructural analysis performed within tumor periphery revealed numerous cells during the ETC process. Furthermore, this study demonstrates that ETC is an intravasation mode more frequently used by the TCi than by leukocytes during intravasation in the HEK-EBNA293-VEGF-D xenograft model and lays down the potential basis for promising future studies regarding intravasation blocking therapy.
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- Federico Armando
- Department of Veterinary Science, Pathology Unit, University of Parma, Parma, Italy
- * E-mail: (AMC); (FA); (LF)
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- Department of Veterinary Science, Pathology Unit, University of Parma, Parma, Italy
- * E-mail: (AMC); (FA); (LF)
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- Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Parma, Parma, Italy
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- Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Parma, Parma, Italy
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- Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale della Lombardia e dell'Emilia Romagna “B. Ubertini”, Unit of Brescia, Brescia, Italy
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- Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale della Lombardia e dell'Emilia Romagna “B. Ubertini”, Unit of Brescia, Brescia, Italy
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- Practitioner, 3D Veterinary Printing Project, Parma, Italy
- Department of Veterinary Science, Diagnostic Imaging Unit, University of Parma, Parma, Italy
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- Department of Veterinary Science, Pathology Unit, University of Parma, Parma, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry, Life Sciences and Environmental Sustainability, University of Parma,Parma, Italy
- Centre for Molecular and Translational Oncology, University of Parma, Parma, Italy
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- School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, Scotland
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- Department of Veterinary Science, Pathology Unit, University of Parma, Parma, Italy
- * E-mail: (AMC); (FA); (LF)
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- Department of Veterinary Science, Pathology Unit, University of Parma, Parma, Italy
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Dieker J, Tel J, Pieterse E, Thielen A, Rother N, Bakker M, Fransen J, Dijkman HBPM, Berden JH, de Vries JM, Hilbrands LB, van der Vlag J. Circulating Apoptotic Microparticles in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Patients Drive the Activation of Dendritic Cell Subsets and Prime Neutrophils for NETosis. Arthritis Rheumatol 2016; 68:462-72. [PMID: 26360137 DOI: 10.1002/art.39417] [Citation(s) in RCA: 106] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2014] [Accepted: 08/27/2015] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Circulating chromatin-containing apoptotic material and/or neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs) have been proposed to be an important driving force for the antichromatin autoimmune response in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). The aim of this study was to determine the exact nature of microparticles in the circulation of SLE patients and to assess the effects of the microparticles on the immune system. METHODS We analyzed microparticles isolated from the plasma of patients with SLE, rheumatoid arthritis (RA), and systemic sclerosis (SSc), as well as from healthy subjects. The effects of the microparticles on blood-derived dendritic cells (DCs) and neutrophils were assessed by flow cytometry, enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay, and immunofluorescence microscopy. RESULTS In SLE patients, we identified microparticles that were highly positive for annexin V and apoptosis-modified chromatin that were not present in healthy subjects or in RA or SSc patients. These microparticles were mostly CD31+/CD45- (endothelial), partly CD45+/CD66b+ (granulocyte), and negative for B and T cell markers. Microparticles isolated from the plasma of SLE patients increased the expression of the costimulatory surface molecules CD40, CD80, CD83, and CD86 and the production of proinflammatory cytokines interleukin-6, tumor necrosis factor, and interferon-α by blood-derived plasmacytoid DCs (PDCs) and myeloid DCs (MDCs). SLE microparticles also primed blood-derived neutrophils for NETosis. Microparticles from healthy subjects and from RA or SSc patients exhibited no significant effects on MDCs, PDCs, and NETosis. CONCLUSION Circulating microparticles in SLE patients include a population of apoptotic cell-derived microparticles that has proinflammatory effects on PDCs and MDCs and enhances NETosis. These results underline the important role of apoptotic microparticles in driving the autoimmune response in SLE patients.
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- Jürgen Dieker
- Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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Niessen A, Heyder P, Krienke S, Blank N, Tykocinski LO, Lorenz HM, Schiller M. Apoptotic-cell-derived membrane microparticles and IFN-α induce an inflammatory immune response. J Cell Sci 2015; 128:2443-53. [PMID: 26034070 DOI: 10.1242/jcs.162735] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2014] [Accepted: 05/27/2015] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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A dysregulation in the clearance of apoptotic material is considered a major pathogenetic factor for the emergence of autoimmune diseases. Apoptotic-cell-derived membrane microparticles (AdMPs), which are released from the cell surface during apoptosis, have been implicated in the pathogenesis of autoimmunity. Also of importance are cytokines, such as interferon-α (IFN-α), which is known to be a major player in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). This study investigates the combined effect of AdMPs and IFN-α on professional phagocytes. In the presence of IFN-α, phagocytosis of AdMPs by human monocytes was significantly increased in a dose-dependent manner. The combination of AdMPs and raised IFN-α concentrations resulted in an increase in the secretion of pro-inflammatory cytokines and an upregulation of surface molecule expression involved in antigen uptake. In addition, macrophage polarisation was shifted towards a more inflammatory type of cell. The synergism between IFN-α and AdMPs seemed to be mediated by an upregulation of phosphorylated STAT1. Our results indicate that IFN-α, together with AdMPs, amplify the initiation and maintenance of inflammation. This mechanism might especially play a crucial role in disorders with a defective clearance of apoptotic material.
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- Anna Niessen
- Department of Internal Medicine V, Division of Rheumatology, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg 69120, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine V, Division of Rheumatology, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg 69120, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine V, Division of Rheumatology, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg 69120, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine V, Division of Rheumatology, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg 69120, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine V, Division of Rheumatology, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg 69120, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine V, Division of Rheumatology, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg 69120, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine V, Division of Rheumatology, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg 69120, Germany
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The pathology of orthopedic implant failure is mediated by innate immune system cytokines. Mediators Inflamm 2014; 2014:185150. [PMID: 24891761 PMCID: PMC4033543 DOI: 10.1155/2014/185150] [Citation(s) in RCA: 112] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2013] [Revised: 03/25/2014] [Accepted: 04/08/2014] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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All of the over 1 million total joint replacements implanted in the US each year are expected to eventually fail after 15–25 years of use, due to slow progressive subtle inflammation at the bone implant interface. This inflammatory disease state is caused by implant debris acting, primarily, on innate immune cells, that is, macrophages. This slow progressive pathological bone loss or “aseptic loosening” is a potentially life-threatening condition due to the serious complications in older people (>75 yrs) of total joint replacement revision surgery. In some people implant debris (particles and ions from metals) can influence the adaptive immune system as well, giving rise to the concept of metal sensitivity. However, a consensus of studies agrees that the dominant form of this response is due to innate reactivity by macrophages to implant debris where both danger (DAMP) and pathogen (PAMP) signalling elicit cytokine-based inflammatory responses. This paper discusses implant debris induced release of the cytokines and chemokines due to activation of the innate (and the adaptive) immune system and the subsequent formation of osteolysis. Different mechanisms of implant-debris reactivity related to the innate immune system are detailed, for example, danger signalling (e.g., IL-1β, IL-18, IL-33, etc.), toll-like receptor activation (e.g., IL-6, TNF-α, etc.), apoptosis (e.g., caspases 3–9), bone catabolism (e.g., TRAP5b), and hypoxia responses (Hif1-α). Cytokine-based clinical and basic science studies are in progress to provide diagnosis and therapeutic intervention strategies.
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Plasmacytoid dendritic cells and autoimmune inflammation. Biol Chem 2014; 395:335-46. [DOI: 10.1515/hsz-2013-0213] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2013] [Accepted: 10/29/2013] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Plasmacytoid dendritic cells (pDC) are a sub-population of dendritic cells (DC) that produce large amounts of type I interferon (IFN) in response to nucleic acids that bind and activate toll-like-receptor (TLR)9 and TLR7. Type I IFN can regulate the function of B, T, DC, and natural killer (NK) cells and can also alter the residence time of leukocytes within lymph nodes. Activated pDC can also function as antigen presenting cells (APC) and have the potential to prime and differentiate T cells into regulatory or inflammatory effector cells, depending on the context. In this review we discuss pDC ontogeny, function, trafficking, and activation. We will also examine how pDC can potentially be involved in regulating immune responses in the periphery as well as within the central nervous system (CNS) during multiple sclerosis (MS) and its animal model, experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE).
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Spel L, Boelens JJ, Nierkens S, Boes M. Antitumor immune responses mediated by dendritic cells: How signals derived from dying cancer cells drive antigen cross-presentation. Oncoimmunology 2013; 2:e26403. [PMID: 24482744 PMCID: PMC3894247 DOI: 10.4161/onci.26403] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2013] [Revised: 09/06/2013] [Accepted: 09/06/2013] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Dendritic cells (DCs) are essential for the induction of adaptive immune responses against malignant cells by virtue of their capacity to effectively cross-present exogenous antigens to T lymphocytes. Dying cancer cells are indeed a rich source of antigens that may be harnessed for the development of DC-based vaccines. In particular, malignant cells succumbing to apoptosis, rather than necrosis, appear to release antigens in a manner that allows for the elicitation of adaptive immune responses. In this review, we describe the processes that mediate the cross-presentation of antigens released by apoptotic cancer cells to CD8+ T lymphocytes, resulting in the activation of protective tumor-specific immune responses.
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- Lotte Spel
- U-DANCE and Laboratory of Translational Immunology; University Medical Center Utrecht; Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- U-DANCE and Laboratory of Translational Immunology; University Medical Center Utrecht; Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- U-DANCE and Laboratory of Translational Immunology; University Medical Center Utrecht; Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- U-DANCE and Laboratory of Translational Immunology; University Medical Center Utrecht; Utrecht, The Netherlands
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Andreoli L, Fredi M, Nalli C, Franceschini F, Meroni PL, Tincani A. Antiphospholipid antibodies mediate autoimmunity against dying cells. Autoimmunity 2013; 46:302-6. [PMID: 23713583 DOI: 10.3109/08916934.2013.783025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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The Antiphospholipid Syndrome (APS) is characterized by thrombosis and pregnancy loss, clinical events mediated by pathogenic anti-phospholipid autoantibodies (aPL). β2-glycoprotein I (β2GPI) is the major autoantigens recognized by aPL. β2GPI is a cationic protein that binds to negatively charged surfaces such as those of apoptotic cells. This feature may lead to two major events: i) immunization with β2GPI fosters the Fc-receptor-mediated uptake by antigen presenting cells of apoptotic material decorated with β2GPI and the activation of β2GPI-specific T cells which in turn provide help to β2GPI-specific B cells for the production of anti-β2GPI; ii) apoptotic bodies decorated with β2GPI can be opsonized by anti-β2GPI and shifted towards a pro-inflammatory clearance by macrophages; epitope spread can occur with the generation of autoimmunity against nuclear autoantigens. In the presence of a predisposing genetic background and of a particular cytokine environment (type I interferons), the sequential emergence of autoantibodies can evolve into overt clinical disease. The spectrum of clinical phenotypes of the patients can be modulated by several factors affecting the pathogenicity of anti-β2GPI (e.g. domain specificity). We conclude that dying cells may play a dual role in APS: (I) as immunogen for the induction of aPL (etiology) and (II) as targets of aPL for the chronification of inflammation and the development of autoimmune diseases (pathology).
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- Laura Andreoli
- Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Spedali Civili and University of Brescia, Italy.
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Fehr EM, Spoerl S, Heyder P, Herrmann M, Bekeredjian-Ding I, Blank N, Lorenz HM, Schiller M. Apoptotic-cell-derived membrane vesicles induce an alternative maturation of human dendritic cells which is disturbed in SLE. J Autoimmun 2013; 40:86-95. [PMID: 23031801 DOI: 10.1016/j.jaut.2012.08.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2012] [Revised: 08/03/2012] [Accepted: 08/21/2012] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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The clearance of apoptotic cells occurs in a non-inflammatory context. Defects in this clearance process have been linked to the emergence of human autoimmune diseases like systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). A characteristic of apoptotic cell death is the shedding of membrane coated vesicles from the cellular surfaces. Those vesicles have recently been recognized as mediators of intercellular communication or as adjuvant in the pathogenesis of autoimmune diseases. We analyzed the interactions between these apoptotic cell-derived membrane vesicles and professional antigen presenting cells. These vesicles were engulfed by monocyte-derived dendritic cells (mDC) and stimulated their maturation towards a phenotype comprising an upregulation of CD80, CD83, CD86, and a remarkable downregulation of MHC class II molecules. We observed only a minor release of proinflammatory cytokines from these mDC when compared to LPS stimulation. mDC stimulated by apoptotic vesicles did not cause significant T-cell expansion. Interestingly, when compared to normal healthy donors SLE patients-derived dendritic cells showed a significantly different phenotype lacking the downregulation of MHC class II, which correlated to disease activity.
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- Eva-Marie Fehr
- Department of Internal Medicine V, Division of Rheumatology, University of Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 410, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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Schiller M, Heyder P, Ziegler S, Niessen A, Claßen L, Lauffer A, Lorenz HM. During apoptosis HMGB1 is translocated into apoptotic cell-derived membranous vesicles. Autoimmunity 2013. [PMID: 23194089 DOI: 10.3109/08916934.2012.750302] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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High mobility group box protein B1 (HMGB1), a nuclear protein reportedly involved in the structural organisation of DNA, is released from necrotic cells or upon cellular activation. After its release into the extracellular space, HMGB1 serves as a mediator of inflammation. In contrast to necrotic cells, apoptotic ones usually do not release HMGB1. Formation and release of membranous vesicles is a well-known feature of apoptotic cell death. Only recently, subcellular membrane vesicles, such as those released during apoptotic cell death have been identified as immune regulators and as mediators of cell to cell communication. We and others have previously detected nuclear antigens within apoptosis-released membranous vesicles and HMGB1 together with nuclear antigens has been discussed to be a key player in etiology and pathogenesis of autoimmune diseases. On this background, we analysed whether HMGB1 is included in the membranous vesicles generated by apoptosing cells. Employing immune blots we observed abundand amounts of HMGB1 in the fraction of the small membraneous particles isolated from cell culture supernatants and conclude that HMGB1 is translocated into vesicles generated during apoptosis.
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- Martin Schiller
- Department of Internal Medicine V, Division of Rheumatology, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany.
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Georg P, Bekeredjian-Ding I. Plasmacytoid dendritic cells control B cell-derived IL-10 production. Autoimmunity 2012; 45:579-83. [DOI: 10.3109/08916934.2012.719955] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Rahman ZSM. Impaired clearance of apoptotic cells in germinal centers: implications for loss of B cell tolerance and induction of autoimmunity. Immunol Res 2012; 51:125-33. [PMID: 22038528 DOI: 10.1007/s12026-011-8248-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Germinal centers (GCs) comprise lymphoid microenvironments where antigen-stimulated B cells undergo rapid proliferation and somatic hypermutation (SHM), resulting in the generation of B cells with high affinity for antigen. However, this process also generates B cell clones with low antigen affinity and with the potential for autoreactivity. It has been suggested that GC B cells with low antigen affinity and autoreactivity are eliminated via apoptosis and are rapidly cleared by tingible body macrophages (TBMφs). Inefficient clearance of apoptotic cells (ACs) results in autoimmunity that is thought to be mediated by various intracellular molecules possessing danger-associated molecular patterns (DAMPs), including nuclear self-Ags. DAMPs can be released from ACs undergoing "secondary necrosis" due to a disruption in AC clearance within GCs. This review discusses the role and mechanisms associated with impaired clearance of ACs in GCs in loss of B cell tolerance leading to autoantibody production and the development of autoimmunity.
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- Ziaur S M Rahman
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Thomas Jefferson University, Jefferson Alumni Hall, Room 461, 1020 Locust Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107-5541, USA.
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Immunopathogenesis of primary biliary cirrhosis: an old wives' tale. IMMUNITY & AGEING 2011; 8:12. [PMID: 22136162 PMCID: PMC3238302 DOI: 10.1186/1742-4933-8-12] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2011] [Accepted: 12/02/2011] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC) is a cholestatic liver disease characterised by the autoimmune destruction of the small intrahepatic bile ducts. The disease has an unpredictable clinical course, but may progress to fibrosis and cirrhosis. Although medical treatment with urseodeoxycholic acid is largely successful, some patients may progress to liver failure requiring liver transplantation. PBC is characterised by the presence of disease specific anti-mitochondrial (AMA) antibodies, which are pathognomonic for PBC development. The disease demonstrates an overwhelming female preponderance and virtually all women with PBC present in middle age. The reasons for this are unknown; however several environmental and immunological factors may be involved. As the immune systems ages, it become less self tolerant, and mounts a weaker response to pathogens, possibly leading to cross reactivity or molecular mimicry. Some individuals display immunological changes which encourage the development of autoimmune disease. Risk factors implicated in PBC include recurrent urinary tract infection in females, as well as an increased prevalence of reproductive complications. These risk factors may work in concert with and possibly even accelerate, immune system ageing, contributing to PBC development. This review will examine the changes that occur in the immune system with ageing, paying particular attention to those changes which contribute to the development of autoimmune disease with increasing age. The review also discusses risk factors which may account for the increased female predominance of PBC, such as recurrent UTI and oestrogens.
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Post-translational modifications, subcellular relocation and release in apoptotic microparticles: apoptosis turns nuclear proteins into autoantigens. Folia Histochem Cytobiol 2010; 47:343-8. [PMID: 20164016 DOI: 10.2478/v10042-009-0068-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Autoantibodies against particular nuclear components, such as chromatin and snRNPs, are a characteristic feature of the autoimmune disease systemic lupus erythematosus. The last decade, evidence has suggested that apoptotic cells are the main source of autoantigens in this disease. Therefore, it has been proposed that protein modifications occurring during apoptosis lead to the formation of neo-epitopes, which can break the tolerance when apoptotic cells are not properly cleared. Indeed, many lupus autoantigens are prone to apoptosis-associated post-translational modifications and/or cleavage by caspases. In addition, lupus autoantigens are relocated from the nucleus to apoptotic blebs on the cell surface of early apoptotic cells. Therefore, to understand why certain nuclear proteins become autoantigens during apoptosis, it is important to know the apoptotic processing of these proteins. This review summarizes the current knowledge of apoptotic processing of lupus autoantigens and the possible effects on their encounter with the immune system in normal and autoimmune situations.
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Muñoz LE, Lauber K, Schiller M, Manfredi AA, Herrmann M. The role of defective clearance of apoptotic cells in systemic autoimmunity. Nat Rev Rheumatol 2010; 6:280-9. [DOI: 10.1038/nrrheum.2010.46] [Citation(s) in RCA: 472] [Impact Index Per Article: 33.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Meesmann HM, Parcina M, Lorenz HM, Blank N, Schiller M. Apo material as a trigger for inflammation in systemic lupus erythematosus. Autoimmunity 2009; 42:251-3. [PMID: 19811267 DOI: 10.1080/08916930902827819] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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While several characteristics of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) have been investigated, the distinct pathogenetic mechanisms leading to autoimmunity and chronic inflammation are not understood yet. A central role for apo has been implicated in the pathogenesis of SLE and an increased rate of apo or a defective clearance of apo cells have repeatedly been described in SLE patients, which show elevated levels of alpha-interferon (alphaIFN) as well as an enhanced expression of alphaIFN-alpha inducible genes referred to as alphaIFN signature. Recent publications link alphaIFN and apo: apo cell-derived microparticles can directly stimulate plasmacytoid dendritic cells to secret alphaIFN. This review highlights the role of apo material as source for AAg and as a trigger for chronic inflammation in the pathogenesis of SLE.
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- Hanna Marie Meesmann
- Department of Medicine V, University of Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 410, 69120, Heidelberg, Germany
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Muñoz LE, Janko C, Grossmayer GE, Frey B, Voll RE, Kern P, Kalden JR, Schett G, Fietkau R, Herrmann M, Gaipl US. Remnants of secondarily necrotic cells fuel inflammation in systemic lupus erythematosus. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2009; 60:1733-42. [PMID: 19479824 DOI: 10.1002/art.24535] [Citation(s) in RCA: 98] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) are often characterized by cellular as well as humoral deficiencies in the recognition and phagocytosis of dead and dying cells. The aim of this study was to investigate whether the remnants of apoptotic cells are involved in the induction of inflammatory cytokines in blood-borne phagocytes. METHODS We used ex vivo phagocytosis assays comprising cellular and humoral components and phagocytosis assays with isolated granulocytes and monocytes to study the phagocytosis of secondarily necrotic cell-derived material (SNEC). Cytokines were measured by multiplex bead array technology. RESULTS We confirmed the impaired uptake of various particulate targets, including immunoglobulin-opsonized beads, by granulocytes and monocytes from patients with SLE compared with healthy control subjects. Surprisingly, blood-borne phagocytes from two-thirds of the patients with SLE took up SNEC, which was rarely phagocytosed by phagocytes from healthy control subjects or patients with rheumatoid arthritis. Supplementation of healthy donor blood with IgG fractions derived from patients with SLE transferred the capability to take up SNEC to the phagocytes of healthy donors. Phagocytosis-promoting immune globulins also induced secretion of huge amounts of cytokines by blood-borne phagocytes following uptake of SNEC. CONCLUSION Opsonization of SNEC by autoantibodies from patients with SLE fosters its uptake by blood-borne monocytes and granulocytes. Autoantibody-mediated phagocytosis of SNEC is accompanied by secretion of inflammatory cytokines, fueling the inflammation that contributes to the perpetuation of autoimmunity in SLE.
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- Luis E Muñoz
- University Hospital of Erlangen, Department of Radiation Oncology, Friedrich-Alexander University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Erlangen, Germany
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Parcina M, Schiller M, Gierschke A, Heeg K, Bekeredjian-Ding I. PDC expressing CD36, CD61 and IL-10 may contribute to propagation of immune tolerance. Autoimmunity 2009; 42:353-5. [DOI: 10.1080/08916930902831969] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Fransen JH, Hilbrands LB, Ruben J, Stoffels M, Adema GJ, van der Vlag J, Berden JH. Mouse dendritic cells matured by ingestion of apoptotic blebs induce T cells to produce interleukin-17. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2009; 60:2304-13. [DOI: 10.1002/art.24719] [Citation(s) in RCA: 78] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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Fehr EM, Kierschke S, Max R, Gerber A, Lorenz HM, Schiller M. Apototic cell-derived membrane vesicles induce CD83 expression on human mdDC. Autoimmunity 2009; 42:322-4. [PMID: 19811289 DOI: 10.1080/08916930902832173] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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A characteristic of apo cell death is the shedding of membrane vesicles from the dying cell. This process is also referred to as apo membrane blebbing. These apo particles contain various autoantigens and are effectively engulfed by phagocytes. A defective phagocytosis has been described in autoimmune diseases like systemic lupus erythematosus and this defect might lead to an accumulation of apo cells and bodies. Thus, we investigated the interactions between apototic cell-derived membrane vesicles (ACdMV), and myeloid dendritic cell (DC). ACdMV were isolated from the supernatant of apo lymphocytes. These isolated ACdMV were morphologically characterized as membrane coated vesicles of an average size of 500 nm. Coincubating isolated ACdMV with iDC we observed CD83 surface expression of the latter. Accumulation of ACdMV may contribute to an inflammatory immune response in autoimmune diseases.
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- Eva-Marie Fehr
- Department of Medicine V, University of Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 410, 69120, Heidelberg, Germany
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Particle-induced osteolysis is a major cause of aseptic loosening after total joint replacement. Earlier studies demonstrated apoptotic macrophages, giant cells, fibroblasts and T-lymphocytes in capsules and interface membranes of patients with aseptic hip implant loosening. The aim of the current study was to determine in a murine calvarial model of wear particle-induced osteolysis whether inhibition of apoptosis using the pan-caspase inhibitor BOC-D-FMK reduces aseptic loosening. Healthy 12-week-old male C57BL/6J mice were treated with UHMWPE particles and received a daily peritoneal injection of BOK-D-FMK, respectively only buffer at a dose of 3 mg/kg of body weight for 12 days until sacrifice. Bone resorption was measured by histomorphometry, micro CT (computed tomography) and TRAP-5b serum analysis. Apoptosis was measured using caspase-3 cleaved staining. The results demonstrated that UHMWPE particles induced stronger apoptotic reactions in macrophages and osteoblasts and increased bone resorption in non-specifically treated mice, whereas peritoneal application of BOC-D-FMK significantly counteracted these adverse particle-related effects. We think that in particle-induced osteolysis apoptosis is pathologically increased, and that failure to reduce the quantity of apoptotic bodies leads to an up-regulation of proinflammatory cytokines, which may be responsible for the induction of osteolysis. We showed for the first time in vivo that a reduction in apoptosis leads to a significant reduction in particle-induced osteolysis. Clinically, the apoptotic cascade could become an interesting novel therapeutic target to modulate particle-induced osteolysis.
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Schiller M, Bekeredjian-Ding I, Heyder P, Blank N, Ho AD, Lorenz HM. Autoantigens are translocated into small apoptotic bodies during early stages of apoptosis. Cell Death Differ 2007; 15:183-91. [PMID: 17932498 DOI: 10.1038/sj.cdd.4402239] [Citation(s) in RCA: 152] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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A dysregulation of apoptosis or an ineffective clearance of apoptotic material is suspected to be involved in the pathogenesis of systemic lupus erythematodes. Subcellular fragments such as apoptotic bodies (ABs) have been recognized as modulators of intercellular communication and immune function. In this context, we have been interested whether nuclear and cytoplasmic antigens are relocated into ABs. In the present study, we characterized ABs isolated from apoptozing lymphoblasts. We found an accumulation of the linker-histone (histone 1) as well as the core-histones (histone 2A, histone 2B, histone 3, histone 4) in ABs. Further, they contained DNA, RNA and the ribonuclear protein La/SSB. Proteins such as cytochrome c, HSP 70, prohibitin, p53, nuclear matrix antigen or lamin B were excluded from ABs. The content of ABs differed from that observed in membrane microparticles isolated from viable cells. Formation of ABs occurred early during apoptosis. It was observed before DNA-degradation or phosphatidylserine exposure was detected. ABs were engulfed by monocyte-derived phagocytes. These findings suggest that immunogenic molecules are actively translocated into ABs followed by a rapid engulfment of the latter by environmental phagocytes. In autoimmune diseases, a defect in the clearance of ABs or AB formation may contribute to the development of autoimmunity.
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- M Schiller
- Department of Medicine V, University of Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 410, Heidelberg, Germany.
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Schiller M, Lorenz HM, Blank N. [New aspects of the pathogenesis of systemic lupus erythematosus]. Z Rheumatol 2007; 66:505-9. [PMID: 17849124 DOI: 10.1007/s00393-007-0212-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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To date, the pathogenesis of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is only partially understood. A characteristic feature of this disease is the occurrence of antibodies against nuclear antigens. Further, SLE is characterized by a type-I interferon gene signature. A dysregulation of apoptosis and phagocytosis of apoptotic cells is discussed as a central pathogenetic mechanism in the development of SLE. Several publications in recent years have described an accumulation of autoantigens within apoptotic cells, as well as an exposition of these antigens on the surface of apoptotic cells. During late stages of apoptosis, autoantigens are posttranslationally modified, leading to the formation of neoantigens. Subcellular fragments such as apoptotic microparticles also seem to be involved in the pathogenesis of SLE. It has been shown that microparticles contain relevant antigens and stimulate B- and T-lymphocytes. Moreover, apoptotic microparticles have the ability to stimulate plasmacytoid dendritic cells, causing a secretion of interferon alpha. These observations provide a link between dysregulation of apoptosis and phagocytosis and the type-I interferon signature observed in SLE patients.
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- M Schiller
- Sektion Rheumatologie, Medizinische Klinik V, Universität Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 410, 69120 Heidelberg, Deutschland.
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