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Paterson NM, Al-Zubieri H, Ragona J, Kohler KM, Tirado J, Geisbrecht BV, Barber MF. Dynamic Evolution of Bacterial Ligand Recognition by Formyl Peptide Receptors. Genome Biol Evol 2023; 15:evad175. [PMID: 37776517 PMCID: PMC10566242 DOI: 10.1093/gbe/evad175] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2023] [Accepted: 09/13/2023] [Indexed: 10/02/2023] Open
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The detection of invasive pathogens is critical for host immune defense. Cell surface receptors play a key role in the recognition of diverse microbe-associated molecules, triggering leukocyte recruitment, phagocytosis, release of antimicrobial compounds, and cytokine production. The intense evolutionary forces acting on innate immune receptor genes have contributed to their rapid diversification across plants and animals. However, the functional consequences of immune receptor divergence are often unclear. Formyl peptide receptors (FPRs) comprise a family of animal G protein-coupled receptors which are activated in response to a variety of ligands including formylated bacterial peptides, pathogen virulence factors, and host-derived antimicrobial peptides. FPR activation in turn promotes inflammatory signaling and leukocyte migration to sites of infection. Here we investigate patterns of gene loss, diversification, and ligand recognition among FPRs in primates and carnivores. We find that FPR1, which plays a critical role in innate immune defense in humans, has been lost in New World primates. Amino acid variation in FPR1 and FPR2 among primates and carnivores is consistent with a history of repeated positive selection acting on extracellular domains involved in ligand recognition. To assess the consequences of FPR divergence on bacterial ligand interactions, we measured binding between primate FPRs and the FPR agonist Staphylococcus aureus enterotoxin B, as well as S. aureus FLIPr-like, an FPR inhibitor. We found that few rapidly evolving sites in primate FPRs are sufficient to modulate recognition of bacterial proteins, demonstrating how natural selection may serve to tune FPR activation in response to diverse microbial ligands.
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- Nicole M Paterson
- Institute of Ecology and Evolution, University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon, USA
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- Institute of Ecology and Evolution, University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas, USA
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- Institute of Ecology and Evolution, University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon, USA
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- Institute of Ecology and Evolution, University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas, USA
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- Institute of Ecology and Evolution, University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon, USA
- Department of Biology, University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon, USA
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Single-Cell Analysis Reveals the Role of the Neuropeptide Receptor FPR2 in Monocytes in Kawasaki Disease: A Bioinformatic Study. DISEASE MARKERS 2022; 2022:1666240. [PMID: 35692878 PMCID: PMC9177323 DOI: 10.1155/2022/1666240] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2021] [Accepted: 05/17/2022] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
Abstract
Exploring the role of neuropeptides in the communication between monocyte subtypes facilitates an investigation of the pathogenesis of Kawasaki disease (KD). We investigated the patterns of interaction between neuropeptide-associated ligands and receptors in monocyte subpopulations in KD patients. Single-cell analysis was employed for the identification of cell subpopulations in KD patients, and monocytes were classified into 3 subpopulations: classical monocytes (CMs), intermediate monocytes (IMs), and nonclassical monocytes (NCMs). Cell-cell communication and differential analyses were used to identify ligand-receptor interactions in monocytes. Five neuropeptide-related genes (SORL1, TNF, SORT1, FPR2, and ANXA1) were involved in cell-cell interactions, wherein FPR2, a neuropeptide receptor, was significantly highly expressed in KD. Weighted gene coexpression network analysis revealed a significant correlation between the yellow module and FPR2 (p < 0.001, CC = 0.43). Using the genes in the yellow module, we constructed a PPI network to assess the possible functions of the FPR2-associated gene network. Gene set enrichment analysis showed that increased FPR2 levels may be involved in immune system regulation. FPR2 in CMs mediates the control of inflammation in KD. The findings of this study may provide a novel target for the clinical treatment of KD.
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Peritore AF, Crupi R, Scuto M, Gugliandolo E, Siracusa R, Impellizzeri D, Cordaro M, D'amico R, Fusco R, Di Paola R, Cuzzocrea S. The Role of Annexin A1 and Formyl Peptide Receptor 2/3 Signaling in Chronic Corticosterone-Induced Depression-Like behaviors and Impairment in Hippocampal-Dependent Memory. CNS & NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS-DRUG TARGETS 2021; 19:27-43. [PMID: 31914916 DOI: 10.2174/1871527319666200107094732] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2019] [Revised: 12/09/2019] [Accepted: 12/24/2019] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
Abstract
BACKGROUND The activity of the Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal (HPA) axis is commonly dysregulated in stress-related psychiatric disorders. Annexin A1 (ANXA1), an endogenous ligand of Formyl Peptide Receptor (FPR) 2/3, is a member of the family of phospholipid- and calcium-binding proteins with a well-defined role in the delayed early inhibitory feedback of Glucocorticoids (GC) in the pituitary gland and implicated in the occurrence of behavioural disorders such as anxiety. OBJECTIVE The present study aimed to evaluate the potential role of ANXA1 and its main receptor, as a cellular mediator of behavioural disorders, in a model of Corticosterone (CORT)-induced depression and subsequently, the possible correlation between the depressive state and impairment of hippocampal memory. METHODS To induce the depression model, Wild-Type (WT), ANXA1 Knockout (KO), and FPR2/3 KO mice were exposed to oral administration of CORT for 28 days dissolved in drinking water. Following this, histological, biochemical and behavioural analyses were performed. RESULTS FPR2/3 KO and ANXA1 KO mice showed improvement in anxiety and depression-like behaviour compared with WT mice after CORT administration. In addition, FPR2/3 KO and ANXA1 KO mice showed a reduction in histological alterations and neuronal death in hippocampal sections. Moreover, CORT+ FPR2/3 KO and ANXA1 KO, exhibited a higher expression of Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor (BDNF), phospho-ERK, cAMP response element-binding protein (pCREB) and a decrease in Serotonin Transporter Expression (SERT) compared to WT(CORT+) mice. CONCLUSION In conclusion, the absence of the ANXA1 protein, even more than the absence of its main receptor (FPR 2/3), was fundamental to the inhibitory action of GC on the HPA axis; it also maintained the hippocampal homeostasis by preventing neuronal damage associated with depression.
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- Alessio Filippo Peritore
- Department of Chemical, Biological, Pharmaceutical and Environmental Science, University of Messina, Messina, Italy
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- Department of Chemical, Biological, Pharmaceutical and Environmental Science, University of Messina, Messina, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical and Biotechnological Sciences, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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- Department of Chemical, Biological, Pharmaceutical and Environmental Science, University of Messina, Messina, Italy
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- Department of Chemical, Biological, Pharmaceutical and Environmental Science, University of Messina, Messina, Italy
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- Department of Chemical, Biological, Pharmaceutical and Environmental Science, University of Messina, Messina, Italy
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- Department of Chemical, Biological, Pharmaceutical and Environmental Science, University of Messina, Messina, Italy
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- Department of Chemical, Biological, Pharmaceutical and Environmental Science, University of Messina, Messina, Italy
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- Department of Chemical, Biological, Pharmaceutical and Environmental Science, University of Messina, Messina, Italy
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- Department of Chemical, Biological, Pharmaceutical and Environmental Science, University of Messina, Messina, Italy
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- Department of Chemical, Biological, Pharmaceutical and Environmental Science, University of Messina, Messina, Italy.,Department of Pharmacological and Physiological Science, Saint Louis University School of Medicine, Saint Louis, United Stated
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Raabe CA, Gröper J, Rescher U. Biased perspectives on formyl peptide receptors. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-MOLECULAR CELL RESEARCH 2019; 1866:305-316. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamcr.2018.11.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2018] [Revised: 11/30/2018] [Accepted: 11/30/2018] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Ho CFY, Ismail NB, Koh JKZ, Gunaseelan S, Low YH, Ng YK, Chua JJE, Ong WY. Localisation of Formyl-Peptide Receptor 2 in the Rat Central Nervous System and Its Role in Axonal and Dendritic Outgrowth. Neurochem Res 2018; 43:1587-1598. [PMID: 29948727 PMCID: PMC6061218 DOI: 10.1007/s11064-018-2573-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2018] [Revised: 06/06/2018] [Accepted: 06/09/2018] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Arachidonic acid and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) released by the action of phospholipases A2 (PLA2) on membrane phospholipids may be metabolized by lipoxygenases to the anti-inflammatory mediators lipoxin A4 (LXA4) and resolvin D1 (RvD1), and these can bind to a common receptor, formyl-peptide receptor 2 (FPR2). The contribution of this receptor to axonal or dendritic outgrowth is unknown. The present study was carried out to elucidate the distribution of FPR2 in the rat CNS and its role in outgrowth of neuronal processes. FPR2 mRNA expression was greatest in the brainstem, followed by the spinal cord, thalamus/hypothalamus, cerebral neocortex, hippocampus, cerebellum and striatum. The brainstem and spinal cord also contained high levels of FPR2 protein. The cerebral neocortex was moderately immunolabelled for FPR2, with staining mostly present as puncta in the neuropil. Dentate granule neurons and their axons (mossy fibres) in the hippocampus were very densely labelled. The cerebellar cortex was lightly stained, but the deep cerebellar nuclei, inferior olivary nucleus, vestibular nuclei, spinal trigeminal nucleus and dorsal horn of the spinal cord were densely labelled. Electron microscopy of the prefrontal cortex showed FPR2 immunolabel mostly in immature axon terminals or ‘pre-terminals’, that did not form synapses with dendrites. Treatment of primary hippocampal neurons with the FPR2 inhibitors, PBP10 or WRW4, resulted in reduced lengths of axons and dendrites. The CNS distribution of FPR2 suggests important functions in learning and memory, balance and nociception. This might be due to an effect of FPR2 in mediating arachidonic acid/LXA4 or DHA/RvD1-induced axonal or dendritic outgrowth.
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- Department of Anatomy, National University of Singapore, Singapore, 119260, Singapore
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- Department of Anatomy, National University of Singapore, Singapore, 119260, Singapore
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- Department of Physiology, National University of Singapore, Singapore, 119260, Singapore
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- Institute of Neurology, University College London, London, UK
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- Department of Anatomy, National University of Singapore, Singapore, 119260, Singapore
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- Department of Physiology, National University of Singapore, Singapore, 119260, Singapore. .,Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), Singapore, Singapore, 138673. .,Neurobiology and Ageing Research Programme, National University of Singapore, Singapore, 117456, Singapore.
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- Department of Anatomy, National University of Singapore, Singapore, 119260, Singapore. .,Neurobiology and Ageing Research Programme, National University of Singapore, Singapore, 117456, Singapore.
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Diz-Chaves Y, Gil-Lozano M, Toba L, Fandiño J, Ogando H, González-Matías LC, Mallo F. Stressing diabetes? The hidden links between insulinotropic peptides and the HPA axis. J Endocrinol 2016; 230:R77-94. [PMID: 27325244 DOI: 10.1530/joe-16-0118] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2016] [Accepted: 06/20/2016] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Diabetes mellitus exerts metabolic stress on cells and it provokes a chronic increase in the long-term activity of the hypothalamus-pituitary-adrenocortical (HPA) axis, perhaps thereby contributing to insulin resistance. GLP-1 receptor (GLP-1R) agonists are pleiotropic hormones that not only affect glycaemic and metabolic control, but they also produce many other effects including activation of the HPA axis. In fact, several of the most relevant effects of GLP-1 might involve, at least in part, the modulation of the HPA axis. Thus, the anorectic activity of GLP-1 could be mediated by increasing CRF at the hypothalamic level, while its lipolytic effects could imply a local increase in glucocorticoids and glucocorticoid receptor (GC-R) expression in adipose tissue. Indeed, the potent activation of the HPA axis by GLP-1R agonists occurs within the range of therapeutic doses and with a short latency. Interestingly, the interactions of GLP-1 with the HPA axis may underlie most of the effects of GLP-1 on food intake control, glycaemic metabolism, adipose tissue biology and the responses to stress. Moreover, such activity has been observed in animal models (mice and rats), as well as in normal humans and in type I or type II diabetic patients. Accordingly, better understanding of how GLP-1R agonists modulate the activity of the HPA axis in diabetic subjects, especially obese individuals, will be crucial to design new and more efficient therapies for these patients.
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- Yolanda Diz-Chaves
- Laboratory of EndocrinologyCenter for Biomedical Research - CINBIO, University of Vigo, Vigo, Spain Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Galicia Sur - IISGSVigo, Spain
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- Laboratory of EndocrinologyCenter for Biomedical Research - CINBIO, University of Vigo, Vigo, Spain Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Galicia Sur - IISGSVigo, Spain
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- Laboratory of EndocrinologyCenter for Biomedical Research - CINBIO, University of Vigo, Vigo, Spain Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Galicia Sur - IISGSVigo, Spain
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- Laboratory of EndocrinologyCenter for Biomedical Research - CINBIO, University of Vigo, Vigo, Spain Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Galicia Sur - IISGSVigo, Spain
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- Laboratory of EndocrinologyCenter for Biomedical Research - CINBIO, University of Vigo, Vigo, Spain Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Galicia Sur - IISGSVigo, Spain
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- Laboratory of EndocrinologyCenter for Biomedical Research - CINBIO, University of Vigo, Vigo, Spain Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Galicia Sur - IISGSVigo, Spain
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- Laboratory of EndocrinologyCenter for Biomedical Research - CINBIO, University of Vigo, Vigo, Spain Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Galicia Sur - IISGSVigo, Spain
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Bizzarro V, Belvedere R, Milone MR, Pucci B, Lombardi R, Bruzzese F, Popolo A, Parente L, Budillon A, Petrella A. Annexin A1 is involved in the acquisition and maintenance of a stem cell-like/aggressive phenotype in prostate cancer cells with acquired resistance to zoledronic acid. Oncotarget 2016; 6:25076-92. [PMID: 26312765 PMCID: PMC4694816 DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.4725] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2015] [Accepted: 07/16/2015] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
Abstract
In this study, we have characterized the role of annexin A1 (ANXA1) in the acquisition and maintenance of stem-like/aggressive features in prostate cancer (PCa) cells comparing zoledronic acid (ZA)-resistant DU145R80 with their parental DU145 cells. ANXA1 is over-expressed in DU145R80 cells and its down-regulation abolishes their resistance to ZA. Moreover, ANXA1 induces DU145 and DU145R80 invasiveness acting through formyl peptide receptors (FPRs). Also, ANXA1 knockdown is able to inhibit epithelial to mesenchymal transition (EMT) and to reduce focal adhesion kinase (FAK) and metalloproteases (MMP)-2/9 expression in PCa cells. DU145R80 show a cancer stem cell (CSC)-like signature with a high expression of CSC markers including CD44, CD133, NANOG, Snail, Oct4 and ALDH7A1 and CSC-related genes as STAT3. Interestingly, ANXA1 knockdown induces these cells to revert from a putative prostate CSC to a more differentiated phenotype resembling DU145 PCa cell signature. Similar results are obtained concerning some drug resistance-related genes such as ATP Binding Cassette G2 (ABCG2) and Lung Resistant Protein (LRP). Our study provides new insights on the role of ANXA1 protein in PCa onset and progression.
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- Centro Ricerche Oncologiche Mercogliano, Istituto Nazionale Tumori Fondazione G. Pascale - IRCCS, Naples, Italy
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- Centro Ricerche Oncologiche Mercogliano, Istituto Nazionale Tumori Fondazione G. Pascale - IRCCS, Naples, Italy
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- Centro Ricerche Oncologiche Mercogliano, Istituto Nazionale Tumori Fondazione G. Pascale - IRCCS, Naples, Italy
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- Experimental Pharmacology Unit, Istituto Nazionale Tumori Fondazione G. Pascale - IRCCS, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Salerno, Fisciano (SA), Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Salerno, Fisciano (SA), Italy
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- Centro Ricerche Oncologiche Mercogliano, Istituto Nazionale Tumori Fondazione G. Pascale - IRCCS, Naples, Italy.,Experimental Pharmacology Unit, Istituto Nazionale Tumori Fondazione G. Pascale - IRCCS, Naples, Italy
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Zhao B, Wang J, Liu L, Li X, Liu S, Xia Q, Shi J. Annexin A1 translocates to nucleus and promotes the expression of pro-inflammatory cytokines in a PKC-dependent manner after OGD/R. Sci Rep 2016; 6:27028. [PMID: 27426034 PMCID: PMC4947919 DOI: 10.1038/srep27028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2016] [Accepted: 05/12/2016] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
Abstract
Annexin A1 (ANXA1) is a protein known to have multiple roles in the regulation of inflammatory responses. In this study, we find that after oxygen glucose deprivation/reoxygenation (ODG/R) injury, activated PKC phosphorylated ANXA1 at the serine 27 residue (p27S-ANXA1), and promoted the translocation of p27S-ANXA1 to the nucleus of BV-2 microglial cells. This in turn induced BV-2 microglial cells to produce large amounts of pro-inflammatory cytokines. The phenomenon could be mimicked by either transfecting a mutant form of ANXA1 with its serine 27 residue converted to aspartic acid, S27D, or by using the PKC agonist, phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate (PMA) in these microglial cells. In contrast, transfecting cells with an ANXA1 S27A mutant (serine 27 converted to alanine) or treating the cells with the PKC antagonist, GF103209X (GF) reversed this effet. Our study demonstrates that ANXA1 can be phosphorylated by PKC and is subsequently translocated to the nucleus of BV-2 microglial cells after OGD/R, resulting in the induction of pro-inflammatory cytokines.
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- Baoming Zhao
- Department of Neurobiology, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 13 Hangkong Road, Wuhan 430030, P. R. China.,Key Laboratory of Neurological Diseases of Hubei Province, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 13 Hangkong Road, Wuhan 430030, P. R. China.,Institute for Brain Research, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, Hubei Province, P. R. China
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- Department of Neurobiology, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 13 Hangkong Road, Wuhan 430030, P. R. China.,Clinical laboratory, Center hospital of Wuhan, Wuhan 430030, Hubei Province, P. R. China
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- Department of Neurobiology, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 13 Hangkong Road, Wuhan 430030, P. R. China.,Key Laboratory of Neurological Diseases of Hubei Province, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 13 Hangkong Road, Wuhan 430030, P. R. China.,Institute for Brain Research, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, Hubei Province, P. R. China
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- Department of Neurobiology, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 13 Hangkong Road, Wuhan 430030, P. R. China.,Key Laboratory of Neurological Diseases of Hubei Province, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 13 Hangkong Road, Wuhan 430030, P. R. China.,Institute for Brain Research, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, Hubei Province, P. R. China
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- Department of Neurobiology, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 13 Hangkong Road, Wuhan 430030, P. R. China.,Key Laboratory of Neurological Diseases of Hubei Province, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 13 Hangkong Road, Wuhan 430030, P. R. China.,Institute for Brain Research, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, Hubei Province, P. R. China
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- Department of Neurobiology, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 13 Hangkong Road, Wuhan 430030, P. R. China.,Key Laboratory of Neurological Diseases of Hubei Province, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 13 Hangkong Road, Wuhan 430030, P. R. China.,Institute for Brain Research, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, Hubei Province, P. R. China
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- Department of Neurobiology, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 13 Hangkong Road, Wuhan 430030, P. R. China.,Key Laboratory of Neurological Diseases of Hubei Province, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 13 Hangkong Road, Wuhan 430030, P. R. China.,Institute for Brain Research, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, Hubei Province, P. R. China
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Buss NAPS, Gavins FNE, Cover PO, Terron A, Buckingham JC. Targeting the annexin 1-formyl peptide receptor 2/ALX pathway affords protection against bacterial LPS-induced pathologic changes in the murine adrenal cortex. FASEB J 2015; 29:2930-42. [PMID: 25818588 DOI: 10.1096/fj.14-268375] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2014] [Accepted: 03/04/2015] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
Abstract
Hypothalamo-pituitary-adrenocortical dysfunction contributes to morbidity and mortality in a high proportion of patients with sepsis. Here, we provide new insights into the underlying adrenal pathology. Using a murine model of endotoxemia (LPS injection), we demonstrate that adrenal insufficiency is triggered early in the disease. LPS induced a local inflammatory response in the adrenal gland within 4 hours of administration, coupled with increased expression of mRNAs for annexin A1 (AnxA1) and the formyl peptide receptors [(Fprs) 1, 2, and 3], a loss of lipid droplets in cortical cells (index of availability of cholesterol, the substrate for steroidogenesis), and a failure to mount a steroidogenic response to ACTH. Deletion of AnxA1 or Fpr2/3 in mice prevented lipid droplet loss, but not leukocyte infiltration. LPS increased adrenal myeloid differentiation primary response gene 88 and TLR2 mRNA expression, but not lymphocyte antigen 96 or TLR4. By contrast, neutrophil depletion prevented leukocyte infiltration and increased AnxA1, Fpr1, and Fpr3 mRNAs but had no impact on lipid droplet loss. Our novel data demonstrate that AnxA1 and Fpr2 have a critical role in the manifestation of adrenal insufficiency in this model, through regulation of cholesterol ester storage, suggesting that pharmacologic interventions targeting the AnxA1/FPR/ALX pathway may provide a new approach for the maintenance of adrenal steroidogenesis in sepsis.
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- Nicholas A P S Buss
- *Division of Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism and Division of Brain Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom; Department of Physiology, Louisiana State University Health Science Center, Shreveport, Louisiana, USA; Safety Assessment, GlaxoSmithKline, Ware, United Kingdom; and Brunel University London, Uxbridge, United Kingdom
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- *Division of Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism and Division of Brain Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom; Department of Physiology, Louisiana State University Health Science Center, Shreveport, Louisiana, USA; Safety Assessment, GlaxoSmithKline, Ware, United Kingdom; and Brunel University London, Uxbridge, United Kingdom
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- *Division of Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism and Division of Brain Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom; Department of Physiology, Louisiana State University Health Science Center, Shreveport, Louisiana, USA; Safety Assessment, GlaxoSmithKline, Ware, United Kingdom; and Brunel University London, Uxbridge, United Kingdom
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- *Division of Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism and Division of Brain Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom; Department of Physiology, Louisiana State University Health Science Center, Shreveport, Louisiana, USA; Safety Assessment, GlaxoSmithKline, Ware, United Kingdom; and Brunel University London, Uxbridge, United Kingdom
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- *Division of Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism and Division of Brain Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom; Department of Physiology, Louisiana State University Health Science Center, Shreveport, Louisiana, USA; Safety Assessment, GlaxoSmithKline, Ware, United Kingdom; and Brunel University London, Uxbridge, United Kingdom
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Gastardelo TS, Cunha BR, Raposo LS, Maniglia JV, Cury PM, Lisoni FCR, Tajara EH, Oliani SM. Inflammation and cancer: role of annexin A1 and FPR2/ALX in proliferation and metastasis in human laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma. PLoS One 2014; 9:e111317. [PMID: 25490767 PMCID: PMC4260827 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0111317] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2013] [Accepted: 09/30/2014] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
Abstract
The anti-inflammatory protein annexin A1 (ANXA1) has been associated with cancer progression and metastasis, suggesting its role in regulating tumor cell proliferation. We investigated the mechanism of ANXA1 interaction with formylated peptide receptor 2 (FPR2/ALX) in control, peritumoral and tumor larynx tissue samples from 20 patients, to quantitate the neutrophils and mast cells, and to evaluate the protein expression and co-localization of ANXA1/FPR2 in these inflammatory cells and laryngeal squamous cells by immunocytochemistry. In addition, we performed in vitro experiments to further investigate the functional role of ANXA1/FPR2 in the proliferation and metastasis of Hep-2 cells, a cell line from larynx epidermoid carcinoma, after treatment with ANXA12–26 (annexin A1 N-terminal-derived peptide), Boc2 (antagonist of FPR) and/or dexamethasone. Under these treatments, the level of Hep-2 cell proliferation, pro-inflammatory cytokines, ANXA1/FPR2 co-localization, and the prostaglandin signalling were analyzed using ELISA, immunocytochemistry and real-time PCR. An influx of neutrophils and degranulated mast cells was detected in tumor samples. In these inflammatory cells of peritumoral and tumor samples, ANXA1/FPR2 expression was markedly exacerbated, however, in laryngeal carcinoma cells, this expression was down-regulated. ANXA12–26 treatment reduced the proliferation of the Hep-2 cells, an effect that was blocked by Boc2, and up-regulated ANXA1/FPR2 expression. ANXA12–26 treatment also reduced the levels of pro-inflammatory cytokines and affected the expression of metalloproteinases and EP receptors, which are involved in the prostaglandin signalling. Overall, this study identified potential roles for the molecular mechanism of the ANXA1/FPR2 interaction in laryngeal cancer, including its relationship with the prostaglandin pathway, providing promising starting points for future research. ANXA1 may contribute to the regulation of tumor growth and metastasis through paracrine mechanisms that are mediated by FPR2/ALX. These data may lead to new biological targets for therapeutic intervention in human laryngeal cancer.
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MESH Headings
- Aged
- Aged, 80 and over
- Amino Acid Sequence
- Annexin A1/chemistry
- Annexin A1/metabolism
- Carcinoma, Squamous Cell/immunology
- Carcinoma, Squamous Cell/metabolism
- Carcinoma, Squamous Cell/pathology
- Cell Degranulation/drug effects
- Cell Line, Tumor
- Cell Proliferation/drug effects
- Humans
- Inflammation/immunology
- Inflammation/metabolism
- Inflammation/pathology
- Laryngeal Neoplasms/immunology
- Laryngeal Neoplasms/metabolism
- Laryngeal Neoplasms/pathology
- Male
- Mast Cells/cytology
- Mast Cells/drug effects
- Metalloproteases/metabolism
- Middle Aged
- Molecular Sequence Data
- Neoplasm Metastasis
- Neutrophils/drug effects
- Neutrophils/immunology
- Peptide Fragments/chemistry
- Peptide Fragments/pharmacology
- Prostaglandins/metabolism
- Receptors, Formyl Peptide/metabolism
- Receptors, Lipoxin/metabolism
- Receptors, Prostaglandin E, EP3 Subtype/metabolism
- Receptors, Prostaglandin E, EP4 Subtype/metabolism
- Signal Transduction/drug effects
- Tumor Microenvironment/drug effects
- Up-Regulation/drug effects
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Affiliation(s)
- Thaís Santana Gastardelo
- From the Post-graduation in Structural and Functional Biology, Federal University of São Paulo (UNIFESP), Paulista School of Medicine (EPM), São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Molecular Biology, Faculty of Medicine (FAMERP), São José do Rio Preto, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Otorhinolaringology, Faculty of Medicine (FAMERP), São José do Rio Preto, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Otorhinolaringology, Faculty of Medicine (FAMERP), São José do Rio Preto, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine (FAMERP), São José do Rio Preto, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Molecular Biology, Faculty of Medicine (FAMERP), São José do Rio Preto, SP, Brazil
- Department of Genetics and Evolutionary Biology, Institute of Biosciences, University of São Paulo (USP), São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- From the Post-graduation in Structural and Functional Biology, Federal University of São Paulo (UNIFESP), Paulista School of Medicine (EPM), São Paulo, SP, Brazil
- Department of Biology, Instituto de Biociências, Letras e Ciências Exatas (IBILCE), São Paulo State University (UNESP), São José do Rio Preto, SP, Brazil
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Machado ID, Santin JR, Drewes CC, Gil CD, Oliani SM, Perretti M, Farsky SHP. Alterations in the profile of blood neutrophil membrane receptors caused by in vivo adrenocorticotrophic hormone actions. Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab 2014; 307:E754-63. [PMID: 25184992 DOI: 10.1152/ajpendo.00227.2014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Elevated levels of adrenocorticotrophic hormone (ACTH) mobilize granulocytes from bone marrow into the blood, although these neutrophils are refractory to a full migratory response into inflamed tissues. Here, we investigated the dependence of glucocorticoid receptor activation and glucocorticoid-regulated protein annexin A1 (ANXA1) on ACTH-induced neutrophilia and the phenotype of blood neutrophil after ACTH injection, focusing on adhesion molecule expressions and locomotion properties. ACTH injection (5 μg ip, 4 h) induced neutrophilia in wild-type (WT) mice and did not alter the elevated numbers of neutrophils in RU-38486 (RU)-pretreated or ANXA1(-/-) mice injected with ACTH. Neutrophils from WT ACTH-treated mice presented higher expression of Ly6G⁺ANXA1(high), CD18(high), CD62L(high), CD49(high), CXCR4(high), and formyl-peptide receptor 1 (FPR1(low)) than those observed in RU-pretreated or ANXA1(-/-) mice. The membrane phenotype of neutrophils collected from WT ACTH-treated mice was paralleled by elevated fractions of rolling and adherent leukocytes to the cremaster postcapillary venules together with impaired neutrophil migration into inflamed air pouches in vivo and in vitro reduced formyl-methionyl-leucyl-phenylalanine (fMLP) or stromal-derived factor-1 (SDF-1α)-induced chemotaxis. In an 18-h senescence protocol, neutrophils from WT ACTH-treated mice had a higher proportion of ANXAV(low)/CXCR4(low), and they were less phagocytosed by peritoneal macrophages. We conclude that alterations on HPA axis affect the pattern of membrane receptors in circulating neutrophils, which may lead to different neutrophil phenotypes in the blood. Moreover, ACTH actions render circulating neutrophils to a phenotype with early reactivity, such as in vivo leukocyte-endothelial interactions, but with impaired locomotion and clearance.
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MESH Headings
- Adrenocorticotropic Hormone/administration & dosage
- Adrenocorticotropic Hormone/antagonists & inhibitors
- Adrenocorticotropic Hormone/blood
- Adrenocorticotropic Hormone/metabolism
- Animals
- Annexin A1/blood
- Annexin A1/genetics
- Annexin A1/metabolism
- Cell Membrane/drug effects
- Cell Membrane/metabolism
- Cells, Cultured
- Chemotaxis, Leukocyte/drug effects
- Corticosterone/blood
- Corticosterone/metabolism
- Hormone Antagonists/pharmacology
- Leukopoiesis/drug effects
- Macrophages/drug effects
- Macrophages/immunology
- Macrophages/metabolism
- Macrophages/pathology
- Male
- Mice, Inbred BALB C
- Mice, Knockout
- Neutrophils/drug effects
- Neutrophils/immunology
- Neutrophils/metabolism
- Neutrophils/pathology
- Phagocytosis/drug effects
- Receptors, Corticotropin/agonists
- Receptors, Corticotropin/antagonists & inhibitors
- Receptors, Corticotropin/blood
- Receptors, Corticotropin/metabolism
- Stress, Physiological/drug effects
- Stress, Psychological/blood
- Stress, Psychological/immunology
- Stress, Psychological/metabolism
- Stress, Psychological/pathology
- Surface Properties/drug effects
- Up-Regulation/drug effects
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Affiliation(s)
- Isabel Daufenback Machado
- Department of Clinical and Toxicological Analyses, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Clinical and Toxicological Analyses, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Clinical and Toxicological Analyses, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Morphology and Genetics, Federal University of São Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Biology, Instituto de Biociências, Letras e Ciências Exatas, São Paulo State University, São José do Rio Preto, Brazil; and
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- The William Harvey Research Institute, Barts and The London School of Medicine, Queen Mary University of London, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Clinical and Toxicological Analyses, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil;
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FAM19A4 is a novel cytokine ligand of formyl peptide receptor 1 (FPR1) and is able to promote the migration and phagocytosis of macrophages. Cell Mol Immunol 2014; 12:615-24. [PMID: 25109685 DOI: 10.1038/cmi.2014.61] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2014] [Accepted: 06/17/2014] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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FAM19A4 is an abbreviation for family with sequence similarity 19 (chemokine (C-C motif)-like) member A4, which is a secretory protein expressed in low levels in normal tissues. The biological functions of FAM19A4 remain to be determined, and its potential receptor(s) is unclarified. In this study, we demonstrated that FAM19A4 was a classical secretory protein and we verified for the first time that its mature protein is composed of 95 amino acids. We found that the expression of this novel cytokine was upregulated in lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-stimulated monocytes and macrophages and was typically in polarized M1. FAM19A4 shows chemotactic activities on macrophages and enhances the macrophage phagocytosis of zymosan both in vitro and in vivo with noticeable increases of the phosphorylation of protein kinase B (Akt). FAM19A4 can also increase the release of reactive oxygen species (ROS) upon zymosan stimulation. Furthermore, based on receptor internalization, radio ligand binding assays and receptor blockage, we demonstrated for the first time that FAM19A4 is a novel ligand of formyl peptide receptor 1 (FPR1). The above data indicate that upon inflammatory stimulation, monocyte/macrophage-derived FAM19A4 may play a crucial role in the migration and activation of macrophages during pathogenic infections.
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Luo ZZ, Gao Y, Sun N, Zhao Y, Wang J, Tian B, Shi J. Enhancing the interaction between annexin-1 and formyl peptide receptors regulates microglial activation to protect neurons from ischemia-like injury. J Neuroimmunol 2014; 276:24-36. [PMID: 25115219 DOI: 10.1016/j.jneuroim.2014.07.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2014] [Revised: 06/19/2014] [Accepted: 07/16/2014] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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As the immune cells of the brain, microglia are crucial for the maintenance of brain function. The aims of the present study were to determine whether and how annexin-1 is able to affect microglial phenotype and migration in the lesion microenvironment. In the current experiment, we enhanced the interaction between annexin-1 and formyl peptide receptors in microglia and analyzed the function. We found that annexin-1 could polarize microglia to a beneficial phenotype and promote microglial migration to protect neurons from ischemia-like injury, and the annexin-1-mediated neuroprotective effect was dependent on the release of glutamate and ATP from the injured neurons.
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- Zhen Zhao Luo
- Department of Neurobiology, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 13 Hangkong Road, Wuhan 430030, PR China; Key Laboratory of Neurological Diseases of Hubei Province, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 13 Hangkong Road, Wuhan 430030, PR China
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- Department of Neurobiology, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 13 Hangkong Road, Wuhan 430030, PR China; Key Laboratory of Neurological Diseases of Hubei Province, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 13 Hangkong Road, Wuhan 430030, PR China
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- Department of Neurobiology, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 13 Hangkong Road, Wuhan 430030, PR China; Key Laboratory of Neurological Diseases of Hubei Province, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 13 Hangkong Road, Wuhan 430030, PR China
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- Department of Neurobiology, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 13 Hangkong Road, Wuhan 430030, PR China; Key Laboratory of Neurological Diseases of Hubei Province, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 13 Hangkong Road, Wuhan 430030, PR China
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- Department of Neurobiology, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 13 Hangkong Road, Wuhan 430030, PR China; Key Laboratory of Neurological Diseases of Hubei Province, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 13 Hangkong Road, Wuhan 430030, PR China
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- Department of Neurobiology, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 13 Hangkong Road, Wuhan 430030, PR China; Key Laboratory of Neurological Diseases of Hubei Province, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 13 Hangkong Road, Wuhan 430030, PR China
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- Department of Neurobiology, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 13 Hangkong Road, Wuhan 430030, PR China; Key Laboratory of Neurological Diseases of Hubei Province, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 13 Hangkong Road, Wuhan 430030, PR China.
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Effect of Cardiopulmonary Bypass on Annexin A1 Expression in Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells of Children with Congenital Heart Disease. J Med Biochem 2012. [DOI: 10.2478/v10011-011-0054-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Effect of Cardiopulmonary Bypass on Annexin A1 Expression in Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells of Children with Congenital Heart DiseaseThis study aimed to investigate the effect of cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) on Annexin A1 expression in the peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) of children with congenital heart disease (CHD). A total of 30 children receiving CPB for interventricular septal defect were included. Peripheral blood was collected before and after CPB. PBMCs were collected by density gradient centrifugation. Protein extraction was performed by lysis and subjected to 2D-QUANT for protein quantitation. Isoelectric focusing electrophoresis (IEF) was carried out followed by gel image analysis. Protein spots with a difference in expression of >1.5 fold were collected as candidate proteins which were subjected to mass spectrometry for the identification of differentially expressed proteins. Western blot assay was employed to confirm the expressions of target proteins. Peripheral blood collected at two time points was subjected to two-dimensional electrophoresis, and a total of 12 differentially expressed proteins were identified. Of them, 5 proteins had decreased expression before CPB (T0) but their expressions increased after CPB (T1); the remaining 7 proteins had increased expressions before CPB but their expressions reduced after CPB. One of these differentially expressed proteins was Annexin A1. Western blot assay confirmed that Annexin A1 expression began to increase at 0.5 h after CPB, and the increase of Annexin A1 was more obvious after CPB. Our findings primarily indicate the potential mechanism underlying the role of PBMC in inflammatory response following CPB, and provide a target for the prevention and control of post-CPB systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS).
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Aspirin-triggered lipoxin A4 attenuates LPS-induced pro-inflammatory responses by inhibiting activation of NF-κB and MAPKs in BV-2 microglial cells. J Neuroinflammation 2011; 8:95. [PMID: 21831303 PMCID: PMC3162900 DOI: 10.1186/1742-2094-8-95] [Citation(s) in RCA: 93] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2011] [Accepted: 08/10/2011] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Background Microglial activation plays an important role in neurodegenerative diseases through production of nitric oxide (NO) and several pro-inflammatory cytokines. Lipoxins (LXs) and aspirin-triggered LXs (ATLs) are considered to act as 'braking signals' in inflammation. In the present study, we investigated the effect of aspirin-triggered LXA4 (ATL) on infiammatory responses induced by lipopolysaccharide (LPS) in murine microglial BV-2 cells. Methods BV-2 cells were treated with ATL prior to LPS exposure, and the effects of such treatment production of nitric oxide (NO), inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS), interleukin-1β (IL-1β) and tumour necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) were analysed by Griess reaction, ELISA, western blotting and quantitative RT-PCR. Moreover, we investigated the effects of ATL on LPS-induced nuclear factor-κB (NF-κB) activation, phosphorylation of mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPKs) and activator protein-1 (AP-1) activation. Results ATL inhibited LPS-induced production of NO, IL-1β and TNF-α in a concentration-dependent manner. mRNA expressions for iNOS, IL-1β and TNF-α in response to LPS were also decreased by ATL. These effects were inhibited by Boc-2 (a LXA4 receptor antagonist). ATL significantly reduced nuclear translocation of NF-κB p65, degradation of the inhibitor IκB-α, and phosphorylation of extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK) and p38 MAPK in BV-2 cells activated with LPS. Furthermore, the DNA binding activity of NF-κB and AP-1 was blocked by ATL. Conclusions This study indicates that ATL inhibits NO and pro-inflammatory cytokine production at least in part via NF-κB, ERK, p38 MAPK and AP-1 signaling pathways in LPS-activated microglia. Therefore, ATL may have therapeutic potential for various neurodegenerative diseases.
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Gao JL, Schneider EH, Dimitrov EL, Haun F, Pham TM, Mohammed AH, Usdin TB, Murphy PM. Reduced fear memory and anxiety-like behavior in mice lacking formylpeptide receptor 1. Behav Genet 2011; 41:724-33. [PMID: 21484271 DOI: 10.1007/s10519-011-9467-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2010] [Accepted: 03/26/2011] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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N-formylpeptide receptor 1 (FPR1) is a G protein-coupled receptor that mediates pro-inflammatory chemotactic responses by phagocytic leukocytes to N-formylpeptides produced by bacteria or mitochondria. Mice lacking Fpr1 (Fpr1 (-/-) mice) have increased susceptibility to challenge with certain bacteria. FPR1 is also a receptor for annexin-1, which mediates the anti-inflammatory effects of glucocorticoids as well as negative feedback by glucocorticoids of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenocortical axis. However, homeostatic functions of FPR1 in the neuroendocrine system have not previously been defined. Here we show that in systematic behavioral testing Fpr1 (-/-) mice exhibited increased exploratory activity, reduced anxiety-like behavior, and impaired fear memory, but normal spatial memory and learning capacity. Consistent with this, the homeostatic serum level of corticosterone in Fpr1 (-/-) mice was significantly lower compared with wild-type mice. The data implicate Fpr1 in modulation of anxiety-like behavior and fear memory by regulating glucocorticoid production.
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- Ji-Liang Gao
- Molecular Signalling Section, Laboratory of Molecular Immunology, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Building 10, Room 11N107, NIH, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA.
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Cattaneo F, Guerra G, Ammendola R. Expression and signaling of formyl-peptide receptors in the brain. Neurochem Res 2010; 35:2018-26. [PMID: 21042851 DOI: 10.1007/s11064-010-0301-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 10/14/2010] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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The human formyl-peptide receptor (FPR) and its variants FPRL1 and FPRL2 belong to the G-protein coupled seven transmembrane receptor (GPCR) family sensitive to pertussis toxin. FPR and FPRL1 were first detected in phagocytic leukocytes, and FPRL2 was found in monocytes and in dendritic cells. The three receptors were subsequently identified in other cell types or tissues, including neuronal cells and brain, where FPR and FPRL1 play a key role in angiogenesis, cell proliferation, protection against and cell death, as well as in neuroendocrine functions. Binding of different agonists to FPRs triggers several signaling pathways, activates NFkB and STAT3 transcriptional factors and induces the accumulation of the CDK inhibitors p21(waf1/cip1), p16(INK4) and p27(kip1). Signaling molecules, such as ERKs, JNK, PKC, p38MAPK, PLC and PLD are involved in these intracellular cascades. In this article we briefly review FPRs expression and signaling in neuronal cells.
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- Fabio Cattaneo
- Dipartimento di Biochimica e Biotecnologie Mediche, Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, Via S Pansini 5, 80131 Naples, Italy
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McArthur S, Cristante E, Paterno M, Christian H, Roncaroli F, Gillies GE, Solito E. Annexin A1: a central player in the anti-inflammatory and neuroprotective role of microglia. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2010; 185:6317-28. [PMID: 20962261 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.1001095] [Citation(s) in RCA: 149] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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The brain microenvironment is continuously monitored by microglia with the detection of apoptotic cells or pathogens being rapidly followed by their phagocytosis to prevent inflammatory responses. The protein annexin A1 (ANXA1) is key to the phagocytosis of apoptotic leukocytes during peripheral inflammatory resolution, but the pathophysiological significance of its expression in the CNS that is restricted almost exclusively to microglia is unclear. In this study, we test the hypothesis that ANXA1 is important in the microglial clearance of apoptotic neurons in both noninflammatory and inflammatory conditions. We have identified ANXA1 to be sparingly expressed in microglia of normally aged human brains and to be more strongly expressed in Alzheimer's disease. Using an in vitro model comprising microglial and neuronal cell lines, as well as primary microglia from wild-type and ANXA1 null mice, we have identified two distinct roles for microglial ANXA1: 1) controlling the noninflammatory phagocytosis of apoptotic neurons and 2) promoting resolution of inflammatory microglial activation. In particular, we showed that microglial-derived ANXA1 targets apoptotic neurons, serving as both an "eat me" signal and a bridge between phosphatidylserine on the dying cell and formyl peptide receptor 2 on the phagocytosing microglia. Moreover, inflammatory activation of microglia impairs their ability to discriminate between apoptotic and nonapoptotic cells, an ability restored by exogenous ANXA1. We thus show that ANXA1 is fundamental for brain homeostasis, and we suggest that ANXA1 and its peptidomimetics can be novel therapeutic targets in neuroinflammation.
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- Simon McArthur
- Wolfson Neuroscience Laboratories, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, London, UK
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Ho KJ, Spite M, Owens CD, Lancero H, Kroemer AHK, Pande R, Creager MA, Serhan CN, Conte MS. Aspirin-triggered lipoxin and resolvin E1 modulate vascular smooth muscle phenotype and correlate with peripheral atherosclerosis. THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PATHOLOGY 2010; 177:2116-23. [PMID: 20709806 DOI: 10.2353/ajpath.2010.091082] [Citation(s) in RCA: 154] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Atherosclerosis is a chronic inflammatory disease of the vessel wall. Recent evidence suggests that chronic vascular inflammation ensues as an imbalance between pro- and anti-inflammatory mediators. Recently identified lipid mediators (eg, lipoxins and resolvins) play active roles in promoting the resolution of inflammation. Alterations in vascular smooth muscle cell (VSMC) phenotype, which manifest as a loss of contractile protein expression and increased proliferation and migration, are prominent mechanistic features of both atherosclerosis and restenosis following various interventions (eg, angioplasty and bypass grafting). We sought to determine whether human atherosclerosis is associated with a "resolution deficit" and whether lipoxins and resolvins influence VSMC phenotype. Here we report that plasma levels of aspirin-triggered lipoxin are significantly lower in patients with symptomatic peripheral artery disease than in healthy volunteers. Both aspirin-triggered lipoxin and resolvin E1 block platelet-derived growth factor-stimulated migration of human saphenous vein SMCs and decrease phosphorylation of the platelet-derived growth factor receptor-β. Importantly, receptors for aspirin-triggered lipoxin and resolvin E1 (ALX and ChemR23, respectively) were identified in human VSMCs. Overall, these results demonstrate that stimulatory lipid mediators confer a protective phenotypic switch in VSMCs and elucidate new functions for these mediators in the regulation of SMC biology. These results also suggest that peripheral artery disease is associated with an inflammation-resolution deficit and highlight a potential therapeutic opportunity for the regulation of vascular injury responses.
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- Karen J Ho
- Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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Perretti M, Dalli J. Exploiting the Annexin A1 pathway for the development of novel anti-inflammatory therapeutics. Br J Pharmacol 2010; 158:936-46. [PMID: 19845684 DOI: 10.1111/j.1476-5381.2009.00483.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 117] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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The appreciation that the inflammatory reaction does not 'spontaneously' finish, but rather that inflammatory resolution is an active phenomenon brought about by endogenous anti-inflammatory agonists opens multiple opportunities for a reassessment of the complexity of inflammation and its main mediators. This review dwells on one of these pathways, the one centred around the glucocorticoid-regulated protein Annexin A1 and its G protein-coupled receptor. In recent years, much of the knowledge detailing the processes by which Annexin A1 expresses its anti-inflammatory role on innate immunity has been produced. Moreover, the generation of the Annexin A1 null mouse colony has provided important proof-of-concept experiments demonstrating the inhibitory properties of this mediator in the context of inflammatory and/or tissue-injury models. Therefore, Annexin A1 acts as a pivotal homeostatic mediator, where if absent, inflammation would overshoot and be prolonged. This new understanding scientific information could guide us onto the exploitation of the biological properties of Annexin A1 and its receptor to instigate novel drug discovery programmes for anti-inflammatory therapeutics. This line of research relies on the assumption that anti-inflammatory drugs designed upon endogenous anti-inflammatory mediators would be burdened by a lower degree of secondary effects as these agonists would be mimicking specific pathways activated in our body for safe disposal of inflammation. We believe that the next few years will produce examples of such new drugs and the validity of this speculation could then be assessed.
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- Mauro Perretti
- The William Harvey Research Institute, Barts and The London School of Medicine, Queen Mary University of London, Charterhouse Square, London, UK.
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McArthur S, Yazid S, Christian H, Sirha R, Flower R, Buckingham J, Solito E. Annexin A1 regulates hormone exocytosis through a mechanism involving actin reorganization. FASEB J 2009; 23:4000-10. [DOI: 10.1096/fj.09-131391] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Simon McArthur
- Department of Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience Imperial College London Hammersmith Campus London UK
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- Department of Physiology Anatomy and Genetics University of Oxford Oxford UK
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- Department of Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience Imperial College London Hammersmith Campus London UK
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- Department of Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience Imperial College London Hammersmith Campus London UK
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- Department of Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience Imperial College London Hammersmith Campus London UK
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Li YS, Wu P, Zhou XY, Chen JG, Cai L, Wang F, Xu LM, Zhang XL, Chen Y, Liu SJ, Huang YP, Ye DY. Formyl-peptide receptor like 1: A potent mediator of the Ca2+ release-activated Ca2+ current ICRAC. Arch Biochem Biophys 2008; 478:110-8. [DOI: 10.1016/j.abb.2008.07.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2008] [Revised: 06/28/2008] [Accepted: 07/04/2008] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Kaufmann I, Eisner C, Richter P, Huge V, Beyer A, Chouker A, Schelling G, Thiel M. Psychoneuroendocrine stress response may impair neutrophil function in complex regional pain syndrome. Clin Immunol 2007; 125:103-11. [PMID: 17702656 DOI: 10.1016/j.clim.2007.07.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2006] [Revised: 07/08/2007] [Accepted: 07/09/2007] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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In order to elucidate the interaction between pain, stress and innate immunity in complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS), we assessed pain and stress levels in CRPS patients and compared ex vivo functions of neutrophils between patients with CRPS and healthy volunteers. As compared with healthy volunteers, the following major alterations in CRPS patients were found: (I) elevated stress score (PTSS-10) and stress hormone concentrations, (II) decreased expression of the CD62L and CD11b/CD18 on neutrophils, (III) impaired ability of autologous plasma to enhance the capability of neutrophils to phagocytose zymosan particles, and (IV) a negative correlation between PTSS-10 values and autologous plasma enhanced phagocytosis. In vitro incubation of neutrophils with catecholamines decreased phagocytosis of zymosan. In conclusion, CRPS patients exhibit signs of impaired innate immunity which might reflect the immunological consequence of an immunosuppressive neuroendocrine stress response.
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- Ines Kaufmann
- Department of Anesthesiology, Klinikum Grosshadern, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, 81377, Munich, Germany
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Clark AR. Anti-inflammatory functions of glucocorticoid-induced genes. Mol Cell Endocrinol 2007; 275:79-97. [PMID: 17561338 DOI: 10.1016/j.mce.2007.04.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 196] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2007] [Accepted: 04/25/2007] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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There is a broad consensus that glucocorticoids (GCs) exert anti-inflammatory effects largely by inhibiting the function of nuclear factor kappaB (NFkappaB) and consequently the transcription of pro-inflammatory genes. In contrast, side effects are thought to be largely dependent on GC-induced gene expression. Biochemical and genetic evidence suggests that the positive and negative effects of GCs on transcription can be uncoupled from one another. Hence, novel GC-related drugs that mediate inhibition of NFkappaB but do not activate gene expression are predicted to retain therapeutic effects but cause fewer or less severe side effects. Here, we critically re-examine the evidence in favor of the consensus, binary model of GC action and discuss conflicting evidence, which suggests that anti-inflammatory actions of GCs depend on the induction of anti-inflammatory mediators. We propose an alternative model, in which GCs exert anti-inflammatory effects at both transcriptional and post-transcriptional levels, both by activating and inhibiting expression of target genes. The implications of such a model in the search for safer anti-inflammatory drugs are discussed.
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- Andrew R Clark
- Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology Division, Imperial College London, 1 Aspenlea Road, Hammersmith, London W6 8LH, United Kingdom.
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Swisher JFA, Khatri U, Feldman GM. Annexin A2 is a soluble mediator of macrophage activation. J Leukoc Biol 2007; 82:1174-84. [PMID: 17715360 DOI: 10.1189/jlb.0307154] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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On the surface of the macrophage, annexin A2 tetramer (A2t) serves as a docking protein or recognition element for bacterial and viral pathogens. Plasma levels of free A2t have been reported to increase following infection, although the mechanistic significance of this observation is unclear. Although annexin A2 had generally been thought to play an anti-inflammatory role, soluble A2t stimulates MAP kinase activity in bone marrow stromal cells downstream of a recently cloned receptor. This raises the question of whether A2t activates human macrophages via MAP kinases and whether it might be capable of acting as an inflammatory mediator. To this end, human monocyte-derived macrophages were treated with soluble A2t and MAP kinase phosphorylation, p65 NF-kappaB activation, and inflammatory mRNA and protein levels were measured. It was found that A2t caused rapid phosphorylation of several MAP kinases, as well as translocation of p65 NF-kappaB to the nucleus. A2t stimulated the production of TNF-alpha, IL-1beta, and IL-6, as well as several members of the chemokine family within 24 h, which are capable of recruitment and/or activation of a broad range of leukocyte classes. Furthermore, A2t-activated macrophages demonstrated enhanced phagocytic ability for the ingestion of GFP-expressing Escherichia coli. These data are the first to suggest the participation of an annexin in microbial clearance, as well as the establishment of inflammation and the immune response, including the recruitment and activation of immune cells to the site of infection.
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- Jennifer F A Swisher
- Laboratory of Molecular and Developmental Immunology, Division of Monoclonal Antibodies, Office of Biotechnology Products, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, Food and Drug Administration, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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Stenfeldt AL, Karlsson J, Wennerås C, Bylund J, Fu H, Dahlgren C. Cyclosporin H, Boc-MLF and Boc-FLFLF are Antagonists that Preferentially Inhibit Activity Triggered Through the Formyl Peptide Receptor. Inflammation 2007; 30:224-9. [PMID: 17687636 DOI: 10.1007/s10753-007-9040-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 101] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2007] [Accepted: 07/11/2007] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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In order to properly interpret receptor inhibition experiments, the precise receptor specificities of the employed antagonists are of crucial importance. Lately, a great number of agonists for various formyl peptide receptors have been identified using a selection of antagonists. However, some confusion exists as to the precise receptor specificities of many of these antagonists. We have investigated the effects of formyl peptide receptor family antagonists on the neutrophil response induced by agonists for the formyl peptide receptor (FPR) and the formyl peptide receptor like 1 (FPRL1). To determine FPR- and FPRL1-specific interactions, these antagonists should not be used at used at concentrations above 10 microM. Signaling through FPR was inhibited by low concentrations of the antagonists cyclosporin H, Boc-MLF (also termed Boc-1), and Boc-FLFLFL (also termed Boc-2), while higher concentrations also partly inhibited the signaling through FPRL1. The antagonist WRWWWW (WRW(4)) specifically inhibited the signaling through FPRL1 at low concentrations but at high concentrations also partly the signaling through FPR. Based on the difference in potency of cyclosporin H and the two Boc-peptides, we suggest using cyclosporin H as a specific inhibitor for FPR. To specifically inhibit the FPRL1 response the antagonist WRW(4) should be used.
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- Anna-Lena Stenfeldt
- Department of Rheumatology and Inflammation Research, Guldhedsgatan 10, S 413 46, Göteborg, Sweden.
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