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Hanč P, Messou MA, Wang Y, von Andrian UH. Control of myeloid cell functions by nociceptors. Front Immunol 2023; 14:1127571. [PMID: 37006298 PMCID: PMC10064072 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2023.1127571] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2022] [Accepted: 02/23/2023] [Indexed: 03/19/2023] Open
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The immune system has evolved to protect the host from infectious agents, parasites, and tumor growth, and to ensure the maintenance of homeostasis. Similarly, the primary function of the somatosensory branch of the peripheral nervous system is to collect and interpret sensory information about the environment, allowing the organism to react to or avoid situations that could otherwise have deleterious effects. Consequently, a teleological argument can be made that it is of advantage for the two systems to cooperate and form an “integrated defense system” that benefits from the unique strengths of both subsystems. Indeed, nociceptors, sensory neurons that detect noxious stimuli and elicit the sensation of pain or itch, exhibit potent immunomodulatory capabilities. Depending on the context and the cellular identity of their communication partners, nociceptors can play both pro- or anti-inflammatory roles, promote tissue repair or aggravate inflammatory damage, improve resistance to pathogens or impair their clearance. In light of such variability, it is not surprising that the full extent of interactions between nociceptors and the immune system remains to be established. Nonetheless, the field of peripheral neuroimmunology is advancing at a rapid pace, and general rules that appear to govern the outcomes of such neuroimmune interactions are beginning to emerge. Thus, in this review, we summarize our current understanding of the interaction between nociceptors and, specifically, the myeloid cells of the innate immune system, while pointing out some of the outstanding questions and unresolved controversies in the field. We focus on such interactions within the densely innervated barrier tissues, which can serve as points of entry for infectious agents and, where known, highlight the molecular mechanisms underlying these interactions.
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- Pavel Hanč
- Department of Immunology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States
- The Ragon Institute of Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Harvard, Cambridge, MA, United States
- *Correspondence: Pavel Hanč, ; Ulrich H. von Andrian,
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- Department of Immunology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States
- The Ragon Institute of Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Harvard, Cambridge, MA, United States
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- Department of Immunology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States
- The Ragon Institute of Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Harvard, Cambridge, MA, United States
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- Department of Immunology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States
- The Ragon Institute of Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Harvard, Cambridge, MA, United States
- *Correspondence: Pavel Hanč, ; Ulrich H. von Andrian,
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Díaz E, Febres A, Giammarresi M, Silva A, Vanegas O, Gomes C, Ponte-Sucre A. G Protein-Coupled Receptors as Potential Intercellular Communication Mediators in Trypanosomatidae. Front Cell Infect Microbiol 2022; 12:812848. [PMID: 35651757 PMCID: PMC9149261 DOI: 10.3389/fcimb.2022.812848] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2021] [Accepted: 04/13/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
Abstract
Detection and transduction of environmental signals, constitute a prerequisite for successful parasite invasion; i.e., Leishmania transmission, survival, pathogenesis and disease manifestation and dissemination, with diverse molecules functioning as inter-cellular signaling ligands. Receptors [i.e., G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs)] and their associated transduction mechanisms, well conserved through evolution, specialize in this function. However, canonical GPCR-related signal transduction systems have not been described in Leishmania, although orthologs, with reduced domains and function, have been identified in Trypanosomatidae. These inter-cellular communication means seem to be essential for multicellular and unicellular organism’s survival. GPCRs are flexible in their molecular architecture and may interact with the so-called receptor activity-modifying proteins (RAMPs), which modulate their function, changing GPCRs pharmacology, acting as chaperones and regulating signaling and/or trafficking in a receptor-dependent manner. In the skin, vasoactive- and neuro- peptides released in response to the noxious stimuli represented by the insect bite may trigger parasite physiological responses, for example, chemotaxis. For instance, in Leishmania (V.) braziliensis, sensory [Substance P, SP, chemoattractant] and autonomic [Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide, VIP, and Neuropeptide Y, NPY, chemorepellent] neuropeptides at physiological levels stimulate in vitro effects on parasite taxis. VIP and NPY chemotactic effects are impaired by their corresponding receptor antagonists, suggesting that the stimulated responses might be mediated by putative GPCRs (with essential conserved receptor domains); the effect of SP is blocked by [(D-Pro 2, D-Trp7,9]-Substance P (10-6 M)] suggesting that it might be mediated by neurokinin-1 transmembrane receptors. Additionally, vasoactive molecules like Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide [CGRP] and Adrenomedullin [AM], exert a chemorepellent effect and increase the expression of a 24 kDa band recognized in western blot analysis by (human-)-RAMP-2 antibodies. In-silico search oriented towards GPCRs-like receptors and signaling cascades detected a RAMP-2-aligned sequence corresponding to Leishmania folylpolyglutamate synthase and a RAMP-3 aligned protein, a hypothetical Leishmania protein with yet unknown function, suggesting that in Leishmania, CGRP and AM activities may be modulated by RAMP- (-2) and (-3) homologs. The possible presence of proteins and molecules potentially involved in GPCRs cascades, i.e., RAMPs, signpost conservation of ancient signaling systems associated with responses, fundamental for cell survival, (i.e., taxis and migration) and may constitute an open field for description of pharmacophores against Leishmania parasites.
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- Emilia Díaz
- Laboratory of Molecular Physiology, Institute of Experimental Medicine, School of Medicine Luis Razetti, Faculty of Medicine, Universidad Central de Venezuela, Caracas, Venezuela
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- Section of Infectious Diseases, Baylor College of Medicine, TX, United States
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- Laboratory of Molecular Physiology, Institute of Experimental Medicine, School of Medicine Luis Razetti, Faculty of Medicine, Universidad Central de Venezuela, Caracas, Venezuela
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- Laboratory of Molecular Physiology, Institute of Experimental Medicine, School of Medicine Luis Razetti, Faculty of Medicine, Universidad Central de Venezuela, Caracas, Venezuela
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- Pediatric Gastroenterology, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, United States
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- Royal Berkshire NHS, Foundation Trust, Light House Lab, Bracknell, United Kingdom
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- Laboratory of Molecular Physiology, Institute of Experimental Medicine, School of Medicine Luis Razetti, Faculty of Medicine, Universidad Central de Venezuela, Caracas, Venezuela
- Medical Mission Institute, Würzburg, Germany
- *Correspondence: Alicia Ponte-Sucre,
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Neuropeptide Y Reduces Nasal Epithelial T2R Bitter Taste Receptor-Stimulated Nitric Oxide Production. Nutrients 2021; 13:nu13103392. [PMID: 34684394 PMCID: PMC8538228 DOI: 10.3390/nu13103392] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2021] [Revised: 09/22/2021] [Accepted: 09/24/2021] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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Bitter taste receptors (T2Rs) are G-protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) expressed on the tongue but also in various locations throughout the body, including on motile cilia within the upper and lower airways. Within the nasal airway, T2Rs detect secreted bacterial ligands and initiate bactericidal nitric oxide (NO) responses, which also increase ciliary beat frequency (CBF) and mucociliary clearance of pathogens. Various neuropeptides, including neuropeptide tyrosine (neuropeptide Y or NPY), control physiological processes in the airway including cytokine release, fluid secretion, and ciliary beating. NPY levels and/or density of NPYergic neurons may be increased in some sinonasal diseases. We hypothesized that NPY modulates cilia-localized T2R responses in nasal epithelia. Using primary sinonasal epithelial cells cultured at air–liquid interface (ALI), we demonstrate that NPY reduces CBF through NPY2R activation of protein kinase C (PKC) and attenuates responses to T2R14 agonist apigenin. We find that NPY does not alter T2R-induced calcium elevation but does reduce T2R-stimulated NO production via a PKC-dependent process. This study extends our understanding of how T2R responses are modulated within the inflammatory environment of sinonasal diseases, which may improve our ability to effectively treat these disorders.
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Augustyniak D, Kramarska E, Mackiewicz P, Orczyk-Pawiłowicz M, Lundy FT. Mammalian Neuropeptides as Modulators of Microbial Infections: Their Dual Role in Defense versus Virulence and Pathogenesis. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:ijms22073658. [PMID: 33915818 PMCID: PMC8036953 DOI: 10.3390/ijms22073658] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2021] [Revised: 03/28/2021] [Accepted: 03/30/2021] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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The regulation of infection and inflammation by a variety of host peptides may represent an evolutionary failsafe in terms of functional degeneracy and it emphasizes the significance of host defense in survival. Neuropeptides have been demonstrated to have similar antimicrobial activities to conventional antimicrobial peptides with broad-spectrum action against a variety of microorganisms. Neuropeptides display indirect anti-infective capacity via enhancement of the host’s innate and adaptive immune defense mechanisms. However, more recently concerns have been raised that some neuropeptides may have the potential to augment microbial virulence. In this review we discuss the dual role of neuropeptides, perceived as a double-edged sword, with antimicrobial activity against bacteria, fungi, and protozoa but also capable of enhancing virulence and pathogenicity. We review the different ways by which neuropeptides modulate crucial stages of microbial pathogenesis such as adhesion, biofilm formation, invasion, intracellular lifestyle, dissemination, etc., including their anti-infective properties but also detrimental effects. Finally, we provide an overview of the efficacy and therapeutic potential of neuropeptides in murine models of infectious diseases and outline the intrinsic host factors as well as factors related to pathogen adaptation that may influence efficacy.
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- Daria Augustyniak
- Department of Pathogen Biology and Immunology, Faculty of Biology, University of Wroclaw, 51-148 Wroclaw, Poland;
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +48-71-375-6296
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- Department of Pathogen Biology and Immunology, Faculty of Biology, University of Wroclaw, 51-148 Wroclaw, Poland;
- Institute of Biostructures and Bioimaging, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, 80134 Napoli, Italy
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- Department of Bioinformatics and Genomics, Faculty of Biotechnology, University of Wroclaw, 50-383 Wroclaw, Poland;
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- Wellcome-Wolfson Institute for Experimental Medicine, School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences, Queen’s University Belfast, Belfast BT9 7BL, UK;
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Chen WC, Liu YB, Liu WF, Zhou YY, He HF, Lin S. Neuropeptide Y Is an Immunomodulatory Factor: Direct and Indirect. Front Immunol 2020; 11:580378. [PMID: 33123166 PMCID: PMC7573154 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2020.580378] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2020] [Accepted: 09/18/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
Abstract
Neuropeptide Y (NPY), which is widely distributed in the nervous system, is involved in regulating a variety of biological processes, including food intake, energy metabolism, and emotional expression. However, emerging evidence points to NPY also as a critical transmitter between the nervous system and immune system, as well as a mediator produced and released by immune cells. In vivo and in vitro studies based on gene-editing techniques and specific NPY receptor agonists and antagonists have demonstrated that NPY is responsible for multifarious direct modulations on immune cells by acting on NPY receptors. Moreover, via the central or peripheral nervous system, NPY is closely connected to body temperature regulation, obesity development, glucose metabolism, and emotional expression, which are all immunomodulatory factors for the immune system. In this review, we focus on the direct role of NPY in immune cells and particularly discuss its indirect impact on the immune response.
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- Wei-Can Chen
- Department of Anesthesiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Fujian Medical University, Quanzhou, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Fujian Medical University, Quanzhou, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Fujian Medical University, Quanzhou, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Fujian Medical University, Quanzhou, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Fujian Medical University, Quanzhou, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Fujian Medical University, Quanzhou, China.,Centre of Neurological and Metabolic Research, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Fujian Medical University, Quanzhou, China.,Diabetes and Metabolism Division, Garvan Institute of Medical Research, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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Giammarressi M, Vanegas O, Febres A, Silva-López A, López ED, Ponte-Sucre A. Chemotactic activities of vasoactive intestinal peptide, neuropeptide Y and substance P in Leishmania braziliensis. Exp Parasitol 2020; 219:108009. [PMID: 33007296 DOI: 10.1016/j.exppara.2020.108009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2020] [Revised: 08/27/2020] [Accepted: 09/28/2020] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Cell-cell interaction and active migration (and invasion) of parasites into skin host-cell(s) are key steps for successful infection by Leishmania. Chemotaxis constitutes a primordial chapter of Leishmania-host cell interaction, potentially modulated by neuropeptides released into the skin due, for example, to the noxious stimuli represented by the insect bite. Herein we have evaluated in vitro the effect of sensory (Substance P, SP) and autonomic (Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide, VIP, and Neuropeptide Y, NPY) neuropeptides on parasite taxis, and investigated the potential modulatory effect of SP on Leishmania (Viannia) braziliensis-macrophage interaction. We demonstrated that VIP (10-10 M) and NPY (10-9 M) are chemorepellent to the parasites, while SP (10-8 M) produces a chemoattractant response. SP did not affect macrophage viability but seems to impair parasite-macrophage interaction as it decreased promastigote adherence to macrophages. As this effect is blocked by ([D-Pro 2, D-Trp7,9]-Substance P (10-6 M), the observed action may be mediated by neurokinin-1 (NK1) transmembrane receptors. VIP and NPY repellent chemotactic effect is impaired by their corresponding receptor antagonists. Additionally, they suggest that SP may be a key molecule to guide promastigote migration towards, and interaction, with dendritic cells and macrophage host cells.
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- Michelle Giammarressi
- Laboratory of Molecular Physiology, Institute of Experimental Medicine, School of Medicine Luis Razetti, Faculty of Medicine, Universidad Central de Venezuela, Caracas, Venezuela
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- Laboratory of Molecular Physiology, Institute of Experimental Medicine, School of Medicine Luis Razetti, Faculty of Medicine, Universidad Central de Venezuela, Caracas, Venezuela
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- Laboratory of Molecular Physiology, Institute of Experimental Medicine, School of Medicine Luis Razetti, Faculty of Medicine, Universidad Central de Venezuela, Caracas, Venezuela
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- Laboratory of Molecular Physiology, Institute of Experimental Medicine, School of Medicine Luis Razetti, Faculty of Medicine, Universidad Central de Venezuela, Caracas, Venezuela
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- Laboratory of Molecular Physiology, Institute of Experimental Medicine, School of Medicine Luis Razetti, Faculty of Medicine, Universidad Central de Venezuela, Caracas, Venezuela
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- Laboratory of Molecular Physiology, Institute of Experimental Medicine, School of Medicine Luis Razetti, Faculty of Medicine, Universidad Central de Venezuela, Caracas, Venezuela.
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Xu Y, Xia M, Chen T, Yang Y, Fu G, Ji P, Wu Q. Inferior alveolar nerve transection disturbs innate immune responses and bone healing after tooth extraction. Ann N Y Acad Sci 2019; 1448:52-64. [PMID: 31095746 DOI: 10.1111/nyas.14120] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2018] [Revised: 03/14/2019] [Accepted: 04/24/2019] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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- Yamei Xu
- Stomatological Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases and Biomedical SciencesChongqing Municipal Key Laboratory of Oral Biomedical Engineering of Higher Education Chongqing China
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- Stomatological Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases and Biomedical SciencesChongqing Municipal Key Laboratory of Oral Biomedical Engineering of Higher Education Chongqing China
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- Stomatological Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases and Biomedical SciencesChongqing Municipal Key Laboratory of Oral Biomedical Engineering of Higher Education Chongqing China
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- Stomatological Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases and Biomedical SciencesChongqing Municipal Key Laboratory of Oral Biomedical Engineering of Higher Education Chongqing China
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- Stomatological Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases and Biomedical SciencesChongqing Municipal Key Laboratory of Oral Biomedical Engineering of Higher Education Chongqing China
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- Stomatological Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases and Biomedical SciencesChongqing Municipal Key Laboratory of Oral Biomedical Engineering of Higher Education Chongqing China
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- Stomatological Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases and Biomedical SciencesChongqing Municipal Key Laboratory of Oral Biomedical Engineering of Higher Education Chongqing China
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Muschter D, Beiderbeck AS, Späth T, Kirschneck C, Schröder A, Grässel S. Sensory Neuropeptides and their Receptors Participate in Mechano-Regulation of Murine Macrophages. Int J Mol Sci 2019; 20:ijms20030503. [PMID: 30682804 PMCID: PMC6386869 DOI: 10.3390/ijms20030503] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2018] [Revised: 01/14/2019] [Accepted: 01/21/2019] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
Abstract
This study aimed to analyze if the sensory neuropeptide SP (SP) and the neurokinin receptor 1 (NK1R) are involved in macrophage mechano-transduction, similar to chondrocytes, and if alpha-calcitonin gene-related peptide (αCGRP) and the CGRP receptor (CRLR/Ramp1) show comparable activity. Murine RAW264.7 macrophages were subjected to a cyclic stretch for 1–3 days and 4 h/day. Loading and neuropeptide effects were analyzed for gene and protein expression of neuropeptides and their receptors, adhesion, apoptosis, proliferation and ROS activity. Murine bone marrow-derived macrophages (BMM) were isolated after surgical osteoarthritis (OA) induction and proliferation, apoptosis and osteoclastogenesis were analyzed in response to loading. Loading induced NK1R and CRLR/Ramp1 gene expression and altered protein expression in RAW264.7 macrophages. SP protein and mRNA level decreased after loading whereas αCGRP mRNA expression was stabilized. SP reduced adhesion in loaded RAW264.7 macrophages and both neuropeptides initially increased the ROS activity followed by a time-dependent suppression. OA induction sensitized BMM to caspase 3/7 mediated apoptosis after loading. Both sensory neuropeptides, SP and αCGRP, and their receptors are involved in murine macrophage mechano-transduction affecting neuropeptide impact on adhesion and ROS activity. OA induction altered BMM apoptosis in response to loading indicate that OA-associated biomechanical alterations might affect the macrophage population.
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- Dominique Muschter
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Experimental Orthopaedics, Centre for Medical Biotechnology, University of Regensburg, 93053 Regensburg, Germany.
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Experimental Orthopaedics, Centre for Medical Biotechnology, University of Regensburg, 93053 Regensburg, Germany.
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Experimental Orthopaedics, Centre for Medical Biotechnology, University of Regensburg, 93053 Regensburg, Germany.
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- Department of Orthodontics, University Hospital Regensburg, 93053 Regensburg, Germany.
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- Department of Orthodontics, University Hospital Regensburg, 93053 Regensburg, Germany.
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Experimental Orthopaedics, Centre for Medical Biotechnology, University of Regensburg, 93053 Regensburg, Germany.
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Benque IJ, Xia P, Shannon R, Ng TF, Taylor AW. The Neuropeptides of Ocular Immune Privilege, α-MSH and NPY, Suppress Phagosome Maturation in Macrophages. Immunohorizons 2018; 2:314-323. [PMID: 30613828 PMCID: PMC6319950 DOI: 10.4049/immunohorizons.1800049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
Abstract
The ocular microenvironment has evolutionarily adapted several mechanisms of immunosuppression to minimize the induction of inflammation. Neuropeptides produced by the retinal pigment epithelial cells regulate macrophage activity. Two neuropeptides, α-melanocyte–stimulating hormone (α -MSH) and neuropeptide Y (NPY), are constitutively expressed by the retinal pigment epithelial cells. Together these two neuropeptides induce anti-inflammatory cytokine production in endotoxin-stimulated macrophages and suppress phagocytosis of unopsonized bioparticles. These neuropeptides do not suppress the phagocytosis of opsonized bioparticles; however, they do suppress phagolysosome activation or formation. In this report, we studied the possibility that α-MSH with NPY suppress phagosome maturation within macrophages using opsonized OVA-coated magnetic beads to isolate and analyze the phagosomes. The magnetic bead–containing intercellular vesicles were isolated and assayed for Rab5, Rab7, LAMP1, Iad, and OVA. The macrophages cotreated with α-MSH and NPY were suppressed in Rab7 recruitment to the phagosome with suppression in LAMP1 expression but not in Iad expression. The results demonstrated that the α-MSH/NPY cotreatment suppressed phagosome maturation. In addition, the a-MSH/NPY–cotreated macrophages were suppressed in their ability to Ag stimulate CD4+ T cell proliferation. These results imply a potential mechanism of ocular immune privilege to divert Ag processing to prevent autoreactive effector T cells from binding their target cognate Ag within the ocular microenvironment.
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- Isaac J Benque
- Department of Ophthalmology, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA 02118
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA 02118
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA 02118
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA 02118
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA 02118
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Taylor AW, Ng TF. Negative regulators that mediate ocular immune privilege. J Leukoc Biol 2018; 103:1179-1187. [PMID: 29431864 PMCID: PMC6240388 DOI: 10.1002/jlb.3mir0817-337r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2017] [Revised: 12/15/2017] [Accepted: 01/10/2018] [Indexed: 08/13/2023] Open
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The ocular microenvironment has adapted several negative regulators of inflammation to maintain immune privilege and health of the visual axis. Several constitutively produced negative regulators within the eye TGF-β2, α-melanocyte stimulating hormone (α-MSH), Fas ligand (FasL), and PD-L1 standout because of their capacity to influence multiple pathways of inflammation, and that they are part of promoting immune tolerance. These regulators demonstrate the capacity of immune privilege to prevent the activation of inflammation, and to suppress activation of effector immune cells even under conditions of ocular inflammation induced by endotoxin and autoimmune disease. In addition, these negative regulators promote and expand immune cells that mediate regulatory and tolerogenic immunity. This in turn makes the immune cells themselves negative regulators of inflammation. This provides for a greater understanding of immune privilege in that it includes both molecular and cellular negative regulators of inflammation. This would mean that potentially new approaches to the treatment of autoimmune disease can be developed through the use of molecules and cells as negative regulators of inflammation.
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- Andrew W Taylor
- Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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González-Stegmaier R, Villarroel-Espíndola F, Manríquez R, López M, Monrás M, Figueroa J, Enríquez R, Romero A. New immunomodulatory role of neuropeptide Y (NPY) in Salmo salar leucocytes. DEVELOPMENTAL AND COMPARATIVE IMMUNOLOGY 2017; 76:303-309. [PMID: 28676307 DOI: 10.1016/j.dci.2017.06.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2017] [Revised: 06/30/2017] [Accepted: 06/30/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Neuropeptide Y (NPY) plays different roles in mammals such as: regulate food intake, memory retention, cardiovascular functions, and anxiety. It has also been shown in the modulation of chemotaxis, T lymphocyte differentiation, and leukocyte migration. In fish, NPY expression and functions have been studied but its immunomodulatory role remains undescribed. This study confirmed the expression and synthesis of NPY in S. salar under inflammation, and validated a commercial antibody for NPY detection in teleost. Additionally, immunomodulatory effects of NPY were assayed in vitro and in vivo. Phagocytosis and superoxide anion production in leukocytes and SHK cells were induced under stimulation with a synthetic peptide. IL-8 mRNA was selectively and strongly induced in the spleen, head kidney, and isolated cells, after in vivo challenge with NPY. All together suggest that NPY is expressed in immune tissues and modulates the immune response in teleost fish.
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- Roxana González-Stegmaier
- Instituto de Patología Animal, Universidad Austral de Chile, Valdivia, Chile; Instituto de Bioquímica y Microbiología, Universidad Austral de Chile, Valdivia, Chile; Centro FONDAP: Interdisciplinary Center for Aquaculture Research (INCAR), Chile.
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- Instituto de Bioquímica y Microbiología, Universidad Austral de Chile, Valdivia, Chile
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- Instituto de Patología Animal, Universidad Austral de Chile, Valdivia, Chile
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- Instituto de Patología Animal, Universidad Austral de Chile, Valdivia, Chile
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- Instituto de Bioquímica y Microbiología, Universidad Austral de Chile, Valdivia, Chile; Centro FONDAP: Interdisciplinary Center for Aquaculture Research (INCAR), Chile
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- Instituto de Patología Animal, Universidad Austral de Chile, Valdivia, Chile
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- Instituto de Patología Animal, Universidad Austral de Chile, Valdivia, Chile; Centro FONDAP: Interdisciplinary Center for Aquaculture Research (INCAR), Chile.
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Wang E, Choe Y, Ng TF, Taylor AW. Retinal Pigment Epithelial Cells Suppress Phagolysosome Activation in Macrophages. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 2017; 58:1266-1273. [PMID: 28241314 PMCID: PMC5341620 DOI: 10.1167/iovs.16-21082] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Purpose The eye is an immune-privileged microenvironment that has adapted several mechanisms of immune regulation to prevent inflammation. One of these potential mechanisms is retinal pigment epithelial cells (RPE) altering phagocytosis in macrophages. Methods The conditioned media of RPE eyecups from eyes of healthy mice and mice with experimental autoimmune uveitis (EAU) were used to treat primary macrophage phagocytizing pHrodo bacterial bioparticles. In addition, the neuropeptides were depleted from the conditioned media of healthy RPE eyecups and used to treat phagocytizing macrophages. The conditioned media from healthy and EAU RPE eyecups were assayed for IL-6, and IL-6 was added to the healthy conditioned media, and neutralized in the EAU conditioned media. The macrophages were treated with the conditioned media and assayed for fluorescence. The macrophages were imaged, and the fluorescence intensity, relative to active phagolysosomes, was measured. Also, the macrophages were assayed using fluorescent viability dye staining. Results The conditioned media from healthy, but not from EAU RPE eyecups suppressed phagolysosome activation. Depletion of the neuropeptides alpha-melanocyte–stimulating hormone and neuropeptide Y from the healthy RPE eyecup conditioned media resulted in macrophage death. In the EAU RPE eyecup conditioned media was 0.96 ± 0.18 ng/mL of IL-6, and when neutralized the conditioned media suppressed phagolysosome activation. Conclusions The healthy RPE through soluble molecules, including alpha-melanocyte–stimulating hormone and neuropeptide Y, suppresses the activation of the phagolysosome in macrophages. In EAU, the IL-6 produced by the RPE promotes the activation of phagolysosomes in macrophages. These results demonstrate that under healthy conditions, RPE promotes an altered pathway of phagocytized material in macrophages with implications on antigen processing and clearance.
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- Eric Wang
- Department of Ophthalmology, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
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Evolution has yielded multiple complex and complementary mechanisms to detect environmental danger and protect tissues from damage. The nervous system rapidly processes information and coordinates complex defense behaviors, and the immune system eliminates diverse threats by virtue of mobile, specialized cell populations. The two systems are tightly integrated, cooperating in local and systemic reflexes that restore homeostasis in response to tissue injury and infection. They further share a broad common language of cytokines, growth factors, and neuropeptides that enables bidirectional communication. However, this reciprocal cross talk permits amplification of maladaptive feedforward inflammatory loops that contribute to the development of allergy, autoimmunity, itch, and pain. Appreciating the immune and nervous systems as a holistic, coordinated defense system provides both new insights into inflammation and exciting opportunities for managing acute and chronic inflammatory diseases.
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- Sébastien Talbot
- F.M. Kirby Neurobiology Center, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts 02115; .,Department of Neurobiology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02115
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- F.M. Kirby Neurobiology Center, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts 02115; .,Department of Neurobiology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02115
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- F.M. Kirby Neurobiology Center, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts 02115; .,Department of Neurobiology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02115
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Neuropeptide Y Negatively Influences Monocyte Recruitment to the Central Nervous System during Retrovirus Infection. J Virol 2015; 90:2783-93. [PMID: 26719257 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.02934-15] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2015] [Accepted: 12/16/2015] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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UNLABELLED Monocyte infiltration into the CNS is a hallmark of several viral infections of the central nervous system (CNS), including retrovirus infection. Understanding the factors that mediate monocyte migration in the CNS is essential for the development of therapeutics that can alter the disease process. In the current study, we found that neuropeptide Y (NPY) suppressed monocyte recruitment to the CNS in a mouse model of polytropic retrovirus infection. NPY(-/-) mice had increased incidence and kinetics of retrovirus-induced neurological disease, which correlated with a significant increase in monocytes in the CNS compared to wild-type mice. Both Ly6C(hi) inflammatory and Ly6C(lo) alternatively activated monocytes were increased in the CNS of NPY(-/-) mice following virus infection, suggesting that NPY suppresses the infiltration of both cell types. Ex vivo analysis of myeloid cells from brain tissue demonstrated that infiltrating monocytes expressed high levels of the NPY receptor Y2R. Correlating with the expression of Y2R on monocytes, treatment of NPY(-/-) mice with a truncated, Y2R-specific NPY peptide suppressed the incidence of retrovirus-induced neurological disease. These data demonstrate a clear role for NPY as a negative regulator of monocyte recruitment into the CNS and provide a new mechanism for suppression of retrovirus-induced neurological disease. IMPORTANCE Monocyte recruitment to the brain is associated with multiple neurological diseases. However, the factors that influence the recruitment of these cells to the brain are still not well understood. In the current study, we found that neuropeptide Y, a protein produced by neurons, affected monocyte recruitment to the brain during retrovirus infection. We show that mice deficient in NPY have increased influx of monocytes into the brain and that this increase in monocytes correlates with neurological-disease development. These studies provide a mechanism by which the nervous system, through the production of NPY, can suppress monocyte trafficking to the brain and reduce retrovirus-induced neurological disease.
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McMahon SB, Russa FL, Bennett DLH. Crosstalk between the nociceptive and immune systems in host defence and disease. Nat Rev Neurosci 2015; 16:389-402. [DOI: 10.1038/nrn3946] [Citation(s) in RCA: 121] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Farzi A, Reichmann F, Holzer P. The homeostatic role of neuropeptide Y in immune function and its impact on mood and behaviour. Acta Physiol (Oxf) 2015; 213:603-27. [PMID: 25545642 DOI: 10.1111/apha.12445] [Citation(s) in RCA: 93] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2014] [Revised: 11/10/2014] [Accepted: 12/21/2014] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Neuropeptide Y (NPY), one of the most abundant peptides in the nervous system, exerts its effects via five receptor types, termed Y1, Y2, Y4, Y5 and Y6. NPY's pleiotropic functions comprise the regulation of brain activity, mood, stress coping, ingestion, digestion, metabolism, vascular and immune function. Nerve-derived NPY directly affects immune cells while NPY also acts as a paracrine and autocrine immune mediator, because immune cells themselves are capable of producing and releasing NPY. NPY is able to induce immune activation or suppression, depending on a myriad of factors such as the Y receptors activated and cell types involved. There is an intricate relationship between psychological stress, mood disorders and the immune system. While stress represents a risk factor for the development of mood disorders, it exhibits diverse actions on the immune system as well. Conversely, inflammation is regarded as an internal stressor and is increasingly recognized to contribute to the pathogenesis of mood and metabolic disorders. Intriguingly, the cerebral NPY system has been found to protect against distinct disturbances in response to immune challenge, attenuating the sickness response and preventing the development of depression. Thus, NPY plays an important homeostatic role in balancing disturbances of physiological systems caused by peripheral immune challenge. This implication is particularly evident in the brain in which NPY counteracts the negative impact of immune challenge on mood, emotional processing and stress resilience. NPY thus acts as a unique signalling molecule in the interaction of the immune system with the brain in health and disease.
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- A. Farzi
- Research Unit of Translational Neurogastroenterology; Institute of Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology; Medical University of Graz; Graz Austria
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- Research Unit of Translational Neurogastroenterology; Institute of Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology; Medical University of Graz; Graz Austria
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- Research Unit of Translational Neurogastroenterology; Institute of Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology; Medical University of Graz; Graz Austria
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Augustyniak D, Nowak J, Lundy FT. Direct and indirect antimicrobial activities of neuropeptides and their therapeutic potential. Curr Protein Pept Sci 2013; 13:723-38. [PMID: 23305360 PMCID: PMC3601409 DOI: 10.2174/138920312804871139] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2012] [Revised: 07/07/2012] [Accepted: 09/15/2012] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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As global resistance to conventional antibiotics rises we need to develop new strategies to develop future novel therapeutics. In our quest to design novel anti-infectives and antimicrobials it is of interest to investigate host-pathogen interactions and learn from the complexity of host defense strategies that have evolved over millennia. A myriad of host defense molecules are now known to play a role in protection against human infection. However, the interaction between host and pathogen is recognized to be a multifaceted one, involving countless host proteins, including several families of peptides. The regulation of infection and inflammation by multiple peptide families may represent an evolutionary failsafe in terms of functional degeneracy and emphasizes the significance of host defense in survival. One such family is the neuropeptides (NPs), which are conventionally defined as peptide neurotransmitters but have recently been shown to be pleiotropic molecules that are integral components of the nervous and immune systems. In this review we address the antimicrobial and anti-infective effects of NPs both in vitro and in vivo and discuss their potential therapeutic usefulness in overcoming infectious diseases. With improved understanding of the efficacy of NPs, these molecules could become an important part of our arsenal of weapons in the treatment of infection and inflammation. It is envisaged that targeted therapy approaches that selectively exploit the anti-infective, antimicrobial and immunomodulatory properties of NPs could become useful adjuncts to our current therapeutic modalities.
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- Daria Augustyniak
- Department of Pathogen Biology and Immunology, Institute of Genetics and Microbiology, Przybyszewskiego 63/77, 51-148 Wroclaw, Poland.
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The neuropeptides α-MSH and NPY modulate phagocytosis and phagolysosome activation in RAW 264.7 cells. J Neuroimmunol 2013; 260:9-16. [PMID: 23689030 DOI: 10.1016/j.jneuroim.2013.04.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2012] [Revised: 04/17/2013] [Accepted: 04/22/2013] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Within the immunosuppressive ocular microenvironment, there are constitutively present the immunomodulating neuropeptides alpha-melanocyte stimulating hormone (α-MSH) and neuropeptide Y (NPY) that promote suppressor functionality in macrophages. In this study, we examined the possibility that α-MSH and NPY modulate phagocytic activity in macrophages. The macrophages treated with α-MSH and NPY were significantly suppressed in their capacity to phagocytize unopsonized Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus bioparticles, but not antibody-opsonized bioparticles. The neuropeptides significantly suppressed phagolysosome activation, and the FcR-associated generation of reactive oxidative species as well. This suppression corresponds to neuropeptide modulation of macrophage functionality within the ocular microenvironment to suppress the activation of immunogenic inflammation.
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Increased susceptibility of melanin-concentrating hormone-deficient mice to infection with Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium. Infect Immun 2012; 81:166-72. [PMID: 23115043 DOI: 10.1128/iai.00572-12] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Melanin-concentrating hormone (MCH) was initially identified in mammals as a hypothalamic neuropeptide regulating appetite and energy balance. However, the wide distribution of MCH receptors in peripheral tissues suggests additional functions for MCH which remain largely unknown. We have previously reported that mice lacking MCH develop attenuated intestinal inflammation when exposed to Clostridium difficile toxin A. To further characterize the role of MCH in host defense mechanisms against intestinal pathogens, Salmonella enterocolitis (using Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium) was induced in MCH-deficient mice and their wild-type littermates. In the absence of MCH, infected mice had increased mortality associated with higher bacterial loads in blood, liver, and spleen. Moreover, the knockout mice developed more-severe intestinal inflammation, based on epithelial damage, immune cell infiltrates, and local and systemic cytokine levels. Paradoxically, these enhanced inflammatory responses in the MCH knockout mice were associated with disproportionally lower levels of macrophages infiltrating the intestine. Hence, we investigated potential direct effects of MCH on monocyte/macrophage functions critical for defense against intestinal pathogens. Using RAW 264.7 mouse monocytic cells, which express endogenous MCH receptor, we found that treatment with MCH enhanced the phagocytic capacity of these cells. Taken together, these findings reveal a previously unappreciated role for MCH in host-bacterial interactions.
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Augustyniak D, Jankowski A, Mackiewicz P, Skowyra A, Gutowicz J, Drulis-Kawa Z. Innate immune properties of selected human neuropeptides against Moraxella catarrhalis and nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae. BMC Immunol 2012; 13:24. [PMID: 22551165 PMCID: PMC3460729 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2172-13-24] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2011] [Accepted: 04/14/2012] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Background Considerable evidence supports the concept of active communication between the nervous and immune systems. One class of such communicators are the neuropeptides (NPs). Recent reports have highlighted the antimicrobial activity of neuropeptides, placing them among the integral components of innate immune defense. This study examined the action of four human neuropeptides: calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP), neuropeptide Y (NPY), substance P (SP) and somatostatin (SOM), which are accessible in the upper respiratory tract, against two human-specific respiratory pathogens. We studied: (i) neuropeptide-mediated direct antibacterial activity exerted against Moraxella catarrhalis and nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae, and (ii) indirect immunomodulatory role of these neuropeptides in the neutrophil-mediated phagocytosis of indicated pathogens. Results We found that 100 micromolar concentrations of CGRP, NPY, SP, and SOM effectively permeabilized bacterial membranes and showed (except SOM) bactericidal activity against both pathogens. SOM acted only bacteriostatically. However the killing efficacy was dependent on the bactericidal assay used. The rank order of killing NP effect was: NPY ≥ CGRP > SP >> SOM and correlated with their potency to permeabilize bacterial membranes. The killing and permeabilization activity of the analyzed NPs showed significant correlation with several physicochemical properties and amino acid composition of the neuropeptides. M. catarrhalis was more sensitive to neuropeptides than nontypeable H. influenzae. The immunomodulatory bimodal effect of physiological concentrations of CGRP, NPY, and SP on the phagocytic function of human neutrophils against M. catarrhalis and H. influenzae was observed both in the ingestion (pathogen uptake) and reactive oxygen species generation stages. This effect was also dependent on the distinct type of pathogen recognition (opsonic versus nonopsonic). Conclusions The present results indicate that neuropeptides such as CGRP, NPY, and SP can effectively participate in the direct and indirect elimination of human-specific respiratory pathogens. Because the studied NPs show both direct and indirect modulating antimicrobial potency, they seem to be important molecules involved in the innate host defense against M. catarrhalis and nontypeable H. influenzae.
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- Daria Augustyniak
- Department of Pathogen Biology and Immunology, Institute of Genetics and Microbiology, University of Wroclaw, Przybyszewskiego 63/77, 51-148 Wroclaw, Poland.
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The intriguing mission of neuropeptide Y in the immune system. Amino Acids 2011; 45:41-53. [DOI: 10.1007/s00726-011-1185-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2011] [Accepted: 11/23/2011] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Neuropeptide Y inhibits interleukin-1β-induced phagocytosis by microglial cells. J Neuroinflammation 2011; 8:169. [PMID: 22136135 PMCID: PMC3239417 DOI: 10.1186/1742-2094-8-169] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2011] [Accepted: 12/02/2011] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Background Neuropeptide Y (NPY) is emerging as a modulator of communication between the brain and the immune system. However, in spite of increasing evidence that supports a role for NPY in the modulation of microglial cell responses to inflammatory conditions, there is no consistent information regarding the action of NPY on microglial phagocytic activity, a vital component of the inflammatory response in brain injury. Taking this into consideration, we sought to assess a potential new role for NPY as a modulator of phagocytosis by microglial cells. Methods The N9 murine microglial cell line was used to evaluate the role of NPY in phagocytosis. For that purpose, an IgG-opsonized latex bead assay was performed in the presence of lipopolysaccharide (LPS) and an interleukin-1β (IL-1β) challenge, and upon NPY treatment. A pharmacological approach using NPY receptor agonists and antagonists followed to uncover which NPY receptor was involved. Moreover, western blotting and immunocytochemical studies were performed to evaluate expression of p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) and heat shock protein 27 (HSP27), in an inflammatory context, upon NPY treatment. Results Here, we show that NPY inhibits phagocytosis of opsonized latex beads and inhibits actin cytoskeleton reorganization triggered by LPS stimulation. Co-stimulation of microglia with LPS and adenosine triphosphate also resulted in increased phagocytosis, an effect inhibited by an interleukin-1 receptor antagonist, suggesting involvement of IL-1β signaling. Furthermore, direct application of LPS or IL-1β activated downstream signaling molecules, including p38 MAPK and HSP27, and these effects were inhibited by NPY. Moreover, we also observed that the inhibitory effect of NPY on phagocytosis was mediated via Y1 receptor activation. Conclusions Altogether, we have identified a novel role for NPY in the regulation of microglial phagocytic properties, in an inflammatory context.
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Kumar S, Rai U. Immunomodulatory role of substance P in the wall lizard Hemidactylus flaviviridis: an in vitro study. Neuropeptides 2011; 45:323-8. [PMID: 21788073 DOI: 10.1016/j.npep.2011.07.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2011] [Revised: 07/01/2011] [Accepted: 07/02/2011] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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Present in vitro investigation for the first time in ectotherms demonstrated the immunomodulatory role of substance P in the wall lizard Hemidactylus flaviviridis. Substance P inhibited the percentage phagocytosis and phagocytic index of lizard splenic phagocytes. Inhibitory effect of substance P was completely blocked by NK-1 receptor antagonist spantide I, indicating the NK-1 receptor mediated action. Further, NK-1 receptor-coupled downstream signaling cascade involved in controlling phagocytosis was explored using inhibitors of adenylate cyclase (SQ 22536) and protein kinase A (H-89). Both the inhibitors, in a concentration-related manner decreased the suppressive effect of substance P on phagocytosis. In addition, substance P treatment caused an increase in intracellular cAMP level in splenic phagocytes. Taken together, it can be suggested that substance P via NK-1 receptor-coupled AC-cAMP-PKA pathway modulated the phagocytic activity of splenic phagocytes in wall lizards.
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- Sunil Kumar
- Department of Zoology, University of Delhi, Delhi, India
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Mitić K, Stanojević S, Kuštrimović N, Vujić V, Dimitrijević M. Neuropeptide Y modulates functions of inflammatory cells in the rat: distinct role for Y1, Y2 and Y5 receptors. Peptides 2011; 32:1626-33. [PMID: 21699939 DOI: 10.1016/j.peptides.2011.06.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2011] [Revised: 06/07/2011] [Accepted: 06/07/2011] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Neuropeptide Y (NPY) has been reported to be a potent anti-inflammatory peptide with ability to directly modulate activity of granulocytes and macrophages. The present study aimed to correlate the effects of NPY in vivo on lipopolysaccharide-induced air-pouch exudates cells and in vitro on peripheral blood leukocytes functions. The role of different Y receptors was examined using NPY-related peptides and antagonists with diverse subtype specificity and selectivity for Y receptors. Y1, Y2 and Y5 receptors were detected on air-pouch exudates cells (flow cytometry) and peripheral blood granulocytes (immunocytochemistry). NPY in vivo reduced inflammatory cells accumulation into the air pouch, and decreased their adherence and phagocytic capacity via Y2/Y5 and Y1/Y2 receptors, respectively. Quite the opposite, NPY in vitro potentiated adhesiveness and phagocytosis of peripheral blood granulocytes and monocytes by activating Y1 receptor. The differences between in vivo and in vitro effects of NPY on rat inflammatory cells functions are mostly due to dipeptidyl peptidase 4 activity. In addition, suppressive effect of NPY in vivo is highly dependent on the local microenvironment, peptide truncation and specific Y receptors interplay.
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- Katarina Mitić
- Institute of Virology, Vaccines and Sera, Torlak, Immunology Research Center Branislav Janković, Vojvode Stepe 458, 11152 Belgrade, Serbia
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Kumar S, Rai U. Neuropeptide Y, an orexigenic hormone, regulates phagocytic activity of lizard splenic phagocytes. Peptides 2011; 32:1324-9. [PMID: 21527297 DOI: 10.1016/j.peptides.2011.04.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2011] [Revised: 04/10/2011] [Accepted: 04/11/2011] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Present in vitro study in the wall lizard Hemidactylus flaviviridis, for the first time in ectothermic vertebrates, demonstrated the immunoregulatory role of neuropeptide Y (NPY) and its receptor-coupled downstream signaling cascade. NPY inhibited the percentage phagocytosis and phagocytic index of splenic phagocytes. The inhibitory effect of NPY on phagocytosis was completely antagonized by Y(2) and Y(5) receptor antagonists. This suggests that NPY mediated its effect on phagocytosis through Y(2) and Y(5) receptors. Further, NPY receptor-coupled downstream signaling cascade for NPY effect on phagocytosis was explored using the inhibitors of adenylate cyclase (SQ 22536) and protein kinase A (H-89). The SQ 22536/H-89 in a concentration-related manner decreased the inhibitory effect of NPY on phagocytosis. Further, an increase in intracellular cAMP level was observed in response to NPY. Taken together, it can be concluded that NPY via Y(2) and Y(5) receptor-coupled AC-cAMP-PKA pathway downregulated the phagocytic activity of lizard splenic phagocytes.
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- Sunil Kumar
- Department of Zoology, University of Delhi, Delhi 110007, India
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Fleisher-Berkovich S, Filipovich-Rimon T, Ben-Shmuel S, Hülsmann C, Kummer MP, Heneka MT. Distinct modulation of microglial amyloid β phagocytosis and migration by neuropeptides (i). J Neuroinflammation 2010; 7:61. [PMID: 20937084 PMCID: PMC2964654 DOI: 10.1186/1742-2094-7-61] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2010] [Accepted: 10/11/2010] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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Microglial activation plays an integral role in the development and course of neurodegeneration. Although neuropeptides such as bradykinin (BK), somatostatin (SST), and endothelin (ET) are known to be important mediators of inflammation in the periphery, evidence of a similar function in brain is scarce. Using immunocytochemistry, we demonstrate the expression of receptors for BK (B1, B2 subtypes), ET (ETA, ETB subtypes) and SST (SST 2, 3, 4 subtypes) in primary microglia and microglial cell lines. Exposure of BV2 and N9, as well as primary microglial cells to BK or SST increased Aβ uptake in a concentration-dependent manner, whereas endothelin decreased Aβ uptake. This was caused by increased phagocytosis of Aβ since the rate of intracellular Aβ degradation remained unaffected. All neuropeptides increased chemotactic activity of microglia. In addition, BK reduced Aβ-induced expression of proinflammatory genes including iNOS and COX-2. ET decreased the Aβ-induced expression of monocyte chemoattractant protein 1 and interleukin-6. These results suggest that neuropeptides play an important role in chemotaxis and Aβ clearance and modulate the brain's response to neuroinflammatory processes.
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- Sigal Fleisher-Berkovich
- Division of Clinical Neurosciences, Dept. of Neurology, University of Bonn Medical Center, Bonn, Germany
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When less is adequate: Protein and calorie restriction boosts immunity and possibly, longevity—but how and why? Nutrition 2009; 25:892-5. [DOI: 10.1016/j.nut.2009.03.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2009] [Accepted: 03/18/2009] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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van Hagen PM, Dalm VA, Staal F, Hofland LJ. The role of cortistatin in the human immune system. Mol Cell Endocrinol 2008; 286:141-7. [PMID: 18450367 DOI: 10.1016/j.mce.2008.03.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2007] [Revised: 03/18/2008] [Accepted: 03/18/2008] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Cortistatin (CST) is a recently described neuropeptide that shares high homology with somatostatin (somatotropin release-inhibiting factor, SRIF) and binds with high affinity to all somatostatin (sst) receptor subtypes. CST is currently known to have a widespread distribution in many human organs including the immune system. The activities specific to CST may be partially attributable to its binding to the growth hormone secretagogue (GHS)-receptor (GHS-R) and the orphan G-protein-coupled receptor MrgX2. Human immune cells produce CST, whereas macrophage lineage and activated endothelium express sst2, and human lymphocytes express sst3. The human thymus expresses sst1, 2, 3, MrgX2 and almost all immune cells express GHS-R. Moreover, at this very moment promising research with CST in experimental animal models is being performed. On the basis of these promising results, studies aiming to further evaluate the possibilities of CST as a therapeutic agent in human immune-mediated inflammatory diseases are warranted.
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- P Martin van Hagen
- Department of Immunology, Erasmus Medical School, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
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Bedoui S, von Hörsten S, Gebhardt T. A role for neuropeptide Y (NPY) in phagocytosis: implications for innate and adaptive immunity. Peptides 2007; 28:373-6. [PMID: 17239992 DOI: 10.1016/j.peptides.2006.07.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2006] [Accepted: 07/24/2006] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Although it is broadly accepted that the immune system and the nervous system functionally interact with each other at various levels, many aspects of this crosstalk still remain unclear. One player in this interaction is neuropeptide Y (NPY), a sympathetic neurotransmitter, which has been demonstrated to regulate a broad variety of immune functions. In this review we will outline key findings on the effects NPY exerts on phagocytosis by neutrophils and monocytes/macrophages and its relevance to the elimination of invading pathogens. Furthermore, we will discuss the implications of these findings for antigen presentation by dendritic cells and the induction of adaptive immune responses.
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- Sammy Bedoui
- Immunology Division, The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, Melbourne, Victoria 3051, Australia.
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Karl MO, Valtink M, Bednarz J, Engelmann K. Cell culture conditions affect RPE phagocytic function. Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol 2006; 245:981-91. [PMID: 17177038 DOI: 10.1007/s00417-006-0451-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2006] [Revised: 08/30/2006] [Accepted: 09/11/2006] [Indexed: 10/23/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Changes in the phenotype of retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) cells in vitro are associated with medium conditions and changes in function. Main goals in RPE tissue engineering are cell propagation in serum-free defined culture conditions, resulting in cells exhibiting differentiated morphology and functioning in vitro. METHODS To compare the effects of various media and supplements on cell function, an optimized high-throughput phagocytosis assay was developed. Adult human SV40-RPE cells were cultured. Test media included: MEM(E), DMEM, F99, SFM and hSFM, with or without supplements. SNAFL-2 labelled OS were added to RPE in vitro for 4 h and phagocytic binding and uptake were measured. RESULTS RPE phagocytosis was of different magnitude depending on the serum-free basic cell culture media in the following order: hSFM, SFM > DMEM, MEM > F99. Choroid-conditioned medium (ChCM) decreased phagocytosis dose dependently. Whereas 1% retinal extract (RE) supplementation increased, higher concentrations decreased phagocytosis. Addition of 10% FCS increased phagocytosis. 15% ChCM quenched the stimulation induced by 10% FCS, an effect which could be reversed by the addition of 1% RE. CONCLUSIONS Cell culture media and RPE environmental factors exert substantial and differential alteration of RPE phagocytic ability. Phagocytosis in a serum-free defined medium is superior to unsupplemented basic media, but still differs from serum-supplemented media (F99RPE) designed for cell propagation. We conclude that media SFM or hSFM promoted phagocytosis most, and application of FCS or 1% RE supports phagocytosis. Unknown factors from neighbouring tissues (retina and choroid) affect phagocytosis differently, suggesting a role in retinal pathogenesis. The results will support identification of specific environmental factors and facilitate design of cell culture media.
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- Mike O Karl
- Department of Ophthalmology, Cornea Bank, University Eye Clinic Eppendorf, Martinistrasse 52, Hamburg 20246, Germany.
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Rodriguez NE, Chang HK, Wilson ME. Novel program of macrophage gene expression induced by phagocytosis of Leishmania chagasi. Infect Immun 2004; 72:2111-22. [PMID: 15039333 PMCID: PMC375188 DOI: 10.1128/iai.72.4.2111-2122.2004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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Leishmania spp. are protozoans that survive and replicate intracellularly in mammalian macrophages. Antileishmanial immunity requires gamma interferon (IFN-gamma)-mediated macrophage activation and generation of microbicidal effector molecules. The presence of intracellular Leishmania sp. impairs macrophage responses to IFN-gamma, which has led to the description of macrophages as deactivated. It has recently become apparent that in addition to classical activation, macrophages can be activated by distinct triggers to express noninflammatory or anti-inflammatory genes. These nonclassical activation programs have been called alternative or type II pathways. We hypothesized that during initial contact with a phagocyte, leishmaniae activate one of these nonclassical pathways, resulting in expression of genes whose products suppress microbicidal responses. Using DNA microarrays, we studied gene expression in RNAs from BALB/c bone marrow macrophages with and without Leishmania chagasi infection. Some changes were verified by an RNase protection assay, reverse transcription-PCR, immunoblotting, or a bioassay. The pattern of genes activated by leishmania phagocytosis differed from the pattern of genes activated by bacteria or lipopolysaccharide and IFN-gamma. Genes encoding some proinflammatory cytokines, receptors, and Th1-type immune response genes were down-modulated, and some genes associated with anti-inflammatory or Th2-like immune responses were up-regulated. Nonetheless, some markers of alternative (arginase) or type II activation (interleukin-10, tumor necrosis factor alpha) were unchanged. These data suggest that macrophages infected with L. chagasi exhibit a hybrid activation profile that is more characteristic of alternative or type II activation than of classical activation but does not strictly fall into either of these categories. We speculate that the pattern of genes upregulated by leishmania phagocytosis optimizes the chance of parasite survival in this hostile environment.
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- Nilda E Rodriguez
- Department of Microbiology, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa 52242, USA
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ICHINOSE M, WATANABE Y. Stimulation of phagocytosis in mouse peritoneal macrophages by orexin-B and orexin-A. Biomed Res 2004. [DOI: 10.2220/biomedres.25.249] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Perez J, Viollet C, Doublier S, Videau C, Epelbaum J, Baud L. Somatostatin binds to murine macrophages through two distinct subsets of receptors. J Neuroimmunol 2003; 138:38-44. [PMID: 12742651 DOI: 10.1016/s0165-5728(03)00094-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Somatostatin (SRIF) exerts anti-inflammatory effects, in part by deactivating monocytes/macrophages. Thus, the objective of this study was to characterize specific receptors for SRIF on these cells. Macrophages isolated from mouse peritoneal cells bound [125I]Tyr(0), D-Trp(8) SRIF(14) specifically. Scatchard analysis of saturation binding data revealed two classes of binding sites with an affinity of 0.44+/-0.13 and 2.58+/-0.56 nM, respectively. By sensitive and specific RT-PCR, the mRNAs for the five SRIF receptors (SSTR1 to SSTR5) could be detected. Evidence for the involvement of SSTR1 and SSTR2 in the binding of SRIF to the high and low affinity sites, respectively, was obtained by the demonstration that (1) only SSTR1 and SSTR2 subtype-specific agonists were active in competing for [125I]Tyr(0), D-Trp(8) SRIF(14) binding to high and low affinity sites, respectively, and (2) [125I]Tyr(0), D-Trp(8) SRIF(14) bound to high but not low affinity sites on macrophages isolated from SSTR2 knock-out mice. In conclusion, we have identified and characterized two different SRIF receptor subtypes in murine macrophages.
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MESH Headings
- Adenylyl Cyclases/metabolism
- Amides/metabolism
- Animals
- Binding, Competitive/genetics
- Cell Separation
- Colforsin/pharmacology
- Cyclic AMP/antagonists & inhibitors
- Cyclic AMP/metabolism
- Indoles/metabolism
- Macrophages, Peritoneal/drug effects
- Macrophages, Peritoneal/enzymology
- Macrophages, Peritoneal/metabolism
- Male
- Mice
- Mice, Inbred C57BL
- Mice, Knockout
- Naphthalenes/metabolism
- Nitrobenzenes/metabolism
- Receptors, Somatostatin/agonists
- Receptors, Somatostatin/deficiency
- Receptors, Somatostatin/genetics
- Receptors, Somatostatin/physiology
- Somatostatin/agonists
- Somatostatin/analogs & derivatives
- Somatostatin/metabolism
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- Joëlle Perez
- INSERM U489, Hôpital Tenon, 4 rue de la Chine, 75020 Paris, France
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Bedoui S, Kawamura N, Straub RH, Pabst R, Yamamura T, von Hörsten S. Relevance of neuropeptide Y for the neuroimmune crosstalk. J Neuroimmunol 2003; 134:1-11. [PMID: 12507767 DOI: 10.1016/s0165-5728(02)00424-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 109] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Both cellular and humoral functions of the immune system are modulated by the sympathetic nervous system (SNS). This interaction is mainly mediated by the release of catecholamines (CA) and their receptor-specific action on immune cells. However, neuropeptide Y (NPY), also present in sympathetic nerve terminals, is released upon SNS-stimulation. NPY modulates potent immunological effects in vitro and in vivo, such as differentiation of T helper cells, monocyte mediator release, NK cell activation, and immune cell redistribution. In addition to this direct action within the neuroimmune crosstalk, NPY is also able to modulate the immunomodulatory effects of other neurotransmitters, thereby acting as a neuroimmune co-transmitter. This review will discuss key findings from recent studies, provide implications for the clinical situation, and integrate the pleiotropic functions of NPY in the context of neuroimmune interactions.
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- Sammy Bedoui
- Department of Immunology, National Institute of Neuroscience, NCNP, 4-1-1 Ogawahigashi, Kodaira, 187-8502 Tokyo, Japan
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