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Pan D, Ladds G, Rahman KM, Pitchford SC. Exploring bias in platelet P2Y 1 signalling: Host defence versus haemostasis. Br J Pharmacol 2024; 181:580-592. [PMID: 37442808 PMCID: PMC10952580 DOI: 10.1111/bph.16191] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2023] [Revised: 04/21/2023] [Accepted: 06/22/2023] [Indexed: 07/15/2023] Open
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Platelets are necessary for maintaining haemostasis. Separately, platelets are important for the propagation of inflammation during the host immune response against infection. The activation of platelets also causes inappropriate inflammation in various disease pathologies, often in the absence of changes to haemostasis. The separate functions of platelets during inflammation compared with haemostasis are therefore varied and this will be reflected in distinct pathways of activation. The activation of platelets by the nucleotide adenosine diphosphate (ADP) acting on P2Y1 and P2Y12 receptors is important for the development of platelet thrombi during haemostasis. However, P2Y1 stimulation of platelets is also important during the inflammatory response and paradoxically in scenarios where no changes to haemostasis and platelet aggregation occur. In these events, Rho-GTPase signalling, rather than the canonical phospholipase Cβ (PLCβ) signalling pathway, is necessary. We describe our current understanding of these differences, reflecting on recent advances in knowledge of P2Y1 structure, and the possibility of biased agonism occurring from activation via other endogenous nucleotides compared with ADP. Knowledge arising from these different pathways of P2Y1 stimulation of platelets during inflammation compared with haemostasis may help therapeutic control of platelet function during inflammation or infection, while preserving essential haemostasis. LINKED ARTICLES: This article is part of a themed issue on Platelet purinergic receptor and non-thrombotic disease. To view the other articles in this section visit http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/bph.v181.4/issuetoc.
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- Dingxin Pan
- Sackler Institute of Pulmonary Pharmacology, Institute of Pharmaceutical ScienceKing's College LondonLondonUK
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- Department of PharmacologyUniversity of CambridgeCambridgeUK
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- Chemical Biology Group, Institute of Pharmaceutical ScienceKing's College LondonLondonUK
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- Sackler Institute of Pulmonary Pharmacology, Institute of Pharmaceutical ScienceKing's College LondonLondonUK
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Arkless KL, Pan D, Shankar‐Hari M, Amison RT, Page CP, Rahman KM, Pitchford SC. Stimulation of platelet P2Y 1 receptors by different endogenous nucleotides leads to functional selectivity via biased signalling. Br J Pharmacol 2024; 181:564-579. [PMID: 36694432 PMCID: PMC10952403 DOI: 10.1111/bph.16039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2022] [Revised: 12/13/2022] [Accepted: 01/13/2023] [Indexed: 01/26/2023] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Platelet function during inflammation is dependent on activation by endogenous nucleotides. Non-canonical signalling via the P2Y1 receptor is important for these non-thrombotic functions of platelets. However, apart from ADP, the role of other endogenous nucleotides acting as agonists at P2Y1 receptors is unknown. This study compared the effects of ADP, Ap3A, NAD+ , ADP-ribose, and Up4A on platelet functions contributing to inflammation or haemostasis. EXPERIMENTAL APPROACH Platelets obtained from healthy human volunteers were incubated with ADP, Ap3A, NAD+ , ADP-ribose, or Up4A, with aggregation and fibrinogen binding measured (examples of function during haemostasis) or before exposure to fMLP to measure platelet chemotaxis (an inflammatory function). In silico molecular docking of these nucleotides to the binding pocket of P2Y1 receptors was then assessed. KEY RESULTS Platelet aggregation and binding to fibrinogen induced by ADP was not mimicked by NAD+ , ADP-ribose, and Up4A. However, these endogenous nucleotides induced P2Y1 -dependent platelet chemotaxis, an effect that required RhoA and Rac-1 activity, but not canonical PLC activity. Analysis of molecular docking of the P2Y1 receptor revealed distinct differences of amino acid interactions and depth of fit within the binding pocket for Ap3A, NAD+ , ADP-ribose, or Up4A compared with ADP. CONCLUSION AND IMPLICATIONS Platelet function (aggregation vs motility) can be differentially modulated by biased-agonist activation of P2Y1 receptors. This may be due to the character of the ligand-binding pocket interaction. This has implications for future therapeutic strategies aimed to suppress platelet activation during inflammation without affecting haemostasis as is the requirement of current ant-platelet drugs. LINKED ARTICLES This article is part of a themed issue on Platelet purinergic receptor and non-thrombotic disease. To view the other articles in this section visit http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/bph.v181.4/issuetoc.
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- Kate L. Arkless
- Sackler Institute of Pulmonary PharmacologyInstitute of Pharmaceutical Science, King's College LondonLondonUK
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- Sackler Institute of Pulmonary PharmacologyInstitute of Pharmaceutical Science, King's College LondonLondonUK
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- School of Immunology and Microbial SciencesKing's College LondonLondonUK
- Centre for Inflammation ResearchThe University of EdinburghEdinburghUK
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- Sackler Institute of Pulmonary PharmacologyInstitute of Pharmaceutical Science, King's College LondonLondonUK
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- Sackler Institute of Pulmonary PharmacologyInstitute of Pharmaceutical Science, King's College LondonLondonUK
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- Chemical Biology Group, Institute of Pharmaceutical ScienceKing's College LondonLondonUK
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- Sackler Institute of Pulmonary PharmacologyInstitute of Pharmaceutical Science, King's College LondonLondonUK
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Foer D, Amin T, Nagai J, Tani Y, Feng C, Liu T, Newcomb DC, Lai J, Hayashi H, Snyder WE, McGill A, Lin A, Laidlaw T, Niswender KD, Boyce JA, Cahill KN. Glucagon-like Peptide-1 Receptor Pathway Attenuates Platelet Activation in Aspirin-Exacerbated Respiratory Disease. JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY (BALTIMORE, MD. : 1950) 2023; 211:1806-1813. [PMID: 37870292 PMCID: PMC10842986 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.2300102] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2023] [Accepted: 10/03/2023] [Indexed: 10/24/2023]
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Platelets are key contributors to allergic asthma and aspirin-exacerbated respiratory disease (AERD), an asthma phenotype involving platelet activation and IL-33-dependent mast cell activation. Human platelets express the glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor (GLP-1R). GLP-1R agonists decrease lung IL-33 release and airway hyperresponsiveness in mouse asthma models. We hypothesized that GLP-1R agonists reduce platelet activation and downstream platelet-mediated airway inflammation in AERD. GLP-1R expression on murine platelets was assessed using flow cytometry. We tested the effect of the GLP-1R agonist liraglutide on lysine-aspirin (Lys-ASA)-induced changes in airway resistance, and platelet-derived mediator release in a murine AERD model. We conducted a prospective cohort study comparing the effect of pretreatment with liraglutide or vehicle on thromboxane receptor agonist-induced in vitro activation of platelets from patients with AERD and nonasthmatic controls. GLP-1R expression was higher on murine platelets than on leukocytes. A single dose of liraglutide inhibited Lys-ASA-induced increases in airway resistance and decreased markers of platelet activation and recruitment to the lung in AERD-like mice. Liraglutide attenuated thromboxane receptor agonist-induced activation as measured by CXCL7 release in plasma from patients with AERD and CD62P expression in platelets from both patients with AERD (n = 31) and nonasthmatic, healthy controls (n = 11). Liraglutide, a Food and Drug Administration-approved GLP-1R agonist for treatment of type 2 diabetes and obesity, attenuates in vivo platelet activation in an AERD murine model and in vitro activation in human platelets in patients with and without AERD. These data advance the GLP-1R axis as a new target for platelet-mediated inflammation warranting further study in asthma.
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- Dinah Foer
- Division of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
- Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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- Division of Allergy, Pulmonary, and Critical Care Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA
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- Division of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
- Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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- Division of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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- Division of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
- Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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- Division of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
- Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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- Division of Allergy, Pulmonary, and Critical Care Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA
- Department of Pathology, Microbiology, and Immunology, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN
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- Division of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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- Division of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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- Division of Allergy, Pulmonary, and Critical Care Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA
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- Division of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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- Division of Allergy, Pulmonary, and Critical Care Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA
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- Division of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
- Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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- Division of Diabetes, Endocrinology, and Metabolism, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN
- United States Department of Veterans Affairs, Tennessee Valley Healthcare System, Nashville, TN
- Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN
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- Division of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
- Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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- Division of Allergy, Pulmonary, and Critical Care Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA
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Lakerveld AJ, van Erp EA, van Kasteren PB. Binding of respiratory syncytial virus particles to platelets does not result in their degranulation in vitro. Access Microbiol 2023; 5:acmi000481.v3. [PMID: 37601435 PMCID: PMC10436017 DOI: 10.1099/acmi.0.000481.v3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2022] [Accepted: 06/30/2023] [Indexed: 08/22/2023] Open
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Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is a major cause of severe respiratory infection in infants and the elderly. The mechanisms behind severe RSV disease are incompletely understood, but a dysregulated immune response probably plays an important role. Platelets are increasingly being recognized as immune cells and are involved in the pathology of several viruses. The release of chemokines from platelets upon activation may attract, for example, neutrophils to the site of infection, which is a hallmark of RSV pathology. In addition, since RSV infections are sometimes associated with cardiovascular events and platelets express several known RSV receptors, we investigated the effect of RSV exposure on platelet degranulation. Washed human platelets were incubated with sucrose-purified RSV particles. P-selectin and CD63 surface expression and CCL5 secretion were measured to assess platelet degranulation. We found that platelets bind and internalize RSV particles, but this does not result in degranulation. Our results suggest that platelets do not play a direct role in RSV pathology by releasing chemokines to attract inflammatory cells.
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- Anke J. Lakerveld
- Centre for Infectious Disease Control, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), Bilthoven, The Netherlands
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- Centre for Infectious Disease Control, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), Bilthoven, The Netherlands
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- Centre for Infectious Disease Control, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), Bilthoven, The Netherlands
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Wang J, Zhou Y, Zhang H, Hu L, Liu J, Wang L, Wang T, Zhang H, Cong L, Wang Q. Pathogenesis of allergic diseases and implications for therapeutic interventions. Signal Transduct Target Ther 2023; 8:138. [PMID: 36964157 PMCID: PMC10039055 DOI: 10.1038/s41392-023-01344-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2022] [Revised: 01/20/2023] [Accepted: 02/03/2023] [Indexed: 03/26/2023] Open
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Allergic diseases such as allergic rhinitis (AR), allergic asthma (AAS), atopic dermatitis (AD), food allergy (FA), and eczema are systemic diseases caused by an impaired immune system. Accompanied by high recurrence rates, the steadily rising incidence rates of these diseases are attracting increasing attention. The pathogenesis of allergic diseases is complex and involves many factors, including maternal-fetal environment, living environment, genetics, epigenetics, and the body's immune status. The pathogenesis of allergic diseases exhibits a marked heterogeneity, with phenotype and endotype defining visible features and associated molecular mechanisms, respectively. With the rapid development of immunology, molecular biology, and biotechnology, many new biological drugs have been designed for the treatment of allergic diseases, including anti-immunoglobulin E (IgE), anti-interleukin (IL)-5, and anti-thymic stromal lymphopoietin (TSLP)/IL-4, to control symptoms. For doctors and scientists, it is becoming more and more important to understand the influencing factors, pathogenesis, and treatment progress of allergic diseases. This review aimed to assess the epidemiology, pathogenesis, and therapeutic interventions of allergic diseases, including AR, AAS, AD, and FA. We hope to help doctors and scientists understand allergic diseases systematically.
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- Ji Wang
- National Institute of TCM constitution and Preventive Medicine, School of Chinese Medicine, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, 100029, P.R. China
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- National Institute of TCM constitution and Preventive Medicine, School of Chinese Medicine, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, 100029, P.R. China
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- National Institute of TCM constitution and Preventive Medicine, School of Chinese Medicine, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, 100029, P.R. China
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- National Institute of TCM constitution and Preventive Medicine, School of Chinese Medicine, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, 100029, P.R. China
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- National Institute of TCM constitution and Preventive Medicine, School of Chinese Medicine, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, 100029, P.R. China
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- National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, 1000210, China
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- National Institute of TCM constitution and Preventive Medicine, School of Chinese Medicine, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, 100029, P.R. China
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- National Institute of TCM constitution and Preventive Medicine, School of Chinese Medicine, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, 100029, P.R. China
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- National Institute of TCM constitution and Preventive Medicine, School of Chinese Medicine, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, 100029, P.R. China
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- National Institute of TCM constitution and Preventive Medicine, School of Chinese Medicine, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, 100029, P.R. China.
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Gruba S, Wu X, Spanolios E, He J, Xiong-Hang K, Haynes CL. Platelet Response to Allergens, CXCL10, and CXCL5 in the Context of Asthma. ACS BIO & MED CHEM AU 2023; 3:87-96. [PMID: 36820311 PMCID: PMC9936497 DOI: 10.1021/acsbiomedchemau.2c00059] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2022] [Revised: 11/15/2022] [Accepted: 11/16/2022] [Indexed: 12/03/2022]
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Asthma is a chronic respiratory disease initiated by a variety of factors, including allergens. During an asthma attack, the secretion of C-X-C-motif chemokine 10 (CXCL10) and chemokine ligand 5 (CCL5) causes the migration of immune cells, including platelets, into the lungs and airway. Platelets, which contain three classes of chemical messenger-filled granules, can secrete vasodilators (adenosine diphosphate and adenosine triphosphate), serotonin (a vasoconstrictor and a vasodilator, depending on the biological system), platelet-activating factor, N-formylmethionyl-leucyl-phenylalanine ((fMLP), a bacterial tripeptide that stimulates chemotaxis), and chemokines (CCL5, platelet factor 4 (PF4), and C-X-C-motif chemokine 12 (CXCL12)), amplifying the asthma response. The goal of this work was threefold: (1) to understand if and how the antibody immunoglobulin E (IgE), responsible for allergic reactions, affects platelet response to the common platelet activator thrombin; (2) to understand how allergen stimulation compares to thrombin stimulation; and (3) to monitor platelet response to fMLP and the chemokines CXCL10 and CCL5. Herein, high-pressure liquid chromatography with electrochemical detection and/or carbon-fiber microelectrode amperometry measured granular secretion events from platelets with and without IgE in the presence of the allergen 2,4,6-trinitrophenyl-conjugated ovalbumin (TNP-Ova), thrombin, CXCL10, or CCL5. Platelet adhesion and chemotaxis were measured using a microfluidic platform in the presence of CXCL10, CCL5, or TNP-OVA. Results indicate that IgE binding promotes δ-granule secretion in response to platelet stimulation by thrombin in bulk. Single-cell results on platelets with exogenous IgE exposure showed significant changes in the post-membrane-granule fusion behavior during chemical messenger delivery events after thrombin stimulation. In addition, TNP-Ova allergen stimulation of IgE-exposed platelets secreted serotonin to the same extent as thrombin platelet stimulation. Enhanced adhesion to endothelial cells was demonstrated by TNP-Ova stimulation. Finally, only after incubation with IgE did platelets secrete chemical messengers in response to stimulation with fMLP, CXCL10, and CCL5.
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- Sarah Gruba
- Department of Chemistry, University
of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University
of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University
of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University
of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University
of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University
of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, United States
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Fiouane S, Chebbo M, Beley S, Paganini J, Picard C, D'Journo X, Thomas P, Chiaroni J, Chanez P, Gras D, Di Cristofaro J. Mobilisation of HLA-F on the surface of bronchial epithelial cells and platelets in asthmatic patients. HLA 2022; 100:491-499. [PMID: 35988034 PMCID: PMC9804204 DOI: 10.1111/tan.14782] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2022] [Revised: 07/26/2022] [Accepted: 08/16/2022] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Uncontrolled inflammation of the airways in chronic obstructive lung diseases leads to exacerbation, accelerated lung dysfunction and respiratory insufficiency. Among these diseases, asthma affects 358 million people worldwide. Human bronchial epithelium cells (HBEC) express both anti-inflammatory and activating molecules, and their deregulated expression contribute to immune cell recruitment and activation, especially platelets (PLT) particularly involved in lung tissue inflammation in asthma context. Previous results supported that HLA-G dysregulation in lung tissue is associated with immune cell activation. We investigated here HLA-F expression, reported to be mobilised on immune cell surface upon activation and displaying its highest affinity for the KIR3DS1-activating NK receptor. We explored HLA-F transcriptional expression in HBEC; HLA-F total expression in PBMC and HBEC collected from healthy individuals at rest and upon chemical activation and HLA-F membrane expression in PBMC, HBEC and PLT collected from healthy individuals at rest and upon chemical activation. We compared HLA-F transcriptional expression in HBEC from healthy individuals and asthmatic patients and its surface expression in HBEC and PLT from healthy individuals and asthmatic patients. Our results support that HLA-F is expressed by HBEC and PLT under healthy physiological conditions and is retained in cytoplasm, barely expressed on the surface, as previously reported in immune cells. In both cell types, HLA-F reaches the surface in the inflammatory asthma context whereas no effect is observed at the transcriptional level. Our study suggests that HLA-F surface expression is a ubiquitous post-transcriptional process in activated cells. It may be of therapeutic interest in controlling lung inflammation.
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- Sabrina Fiouane
- CNRS, EFS, ADES, UMR7268Aix Marseille UniversityMarseilleFrance,Etablissement Français du Sang PACA CorseMarseilleFrance
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- INSERM 1263, INRAE 1260, C2VNAix Marseille UniversityMarseilleFrance
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- CNRS, EFS, ADES, UMR7268Aix Marseille UniversityMarseilleFrance,Etablissement Français du Sang PACA CorseMarseilleFrance
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- CNRS, EFS, ADES, UMR7268Aix Marseille UniversityMarseilleFrance,Etablissement Français du Sang PACA CorseMarseilleFrance
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, North HospitalAix‐Marseille University and Assistance Publique‐Hôpitaux de MarseilleMarseilleFrance
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, North HospitalAix‐Marseille University and Assistance Publique‐Hôpitaux de MarseilleMarseilleFrance
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- CNRS, EFS, ADES, UMR7268Aix Marseille UniversityMarseilleFrance,Etablissement Français du Sang PACA CorseMarseilleFrance
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- INSERM 1263, INRAE 1260, C2VNAix Marseille UniversityMarseilleFrance,Clinique des Bronches, Allergies et SommeilNorth Hospital, Assistance Publique‐Hôpitaux de MarseilleMarseilleFrance
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- INSERM 1263, INRAE 1260, C2VNAix Marseille UniversityMarseilleFrance
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- CNRS, EFS, ADES, UMR7268Aix Marseille UniversityMarseilleFrance,Etablissement Français du Sang PACA CorseMarseilleFrance
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Arnold S, Watts S, Kirkman E, Page CP, Pitchford SC. Single and Multiplex Immunohistochemistry to Detect Platelets and Neutrophils in Rat and Porcine Tissues. Methods Protoc 2022; 5:mps5050071. [PMID: 36136817 PMCID: PMC9498441 DOI: 10.3390/mps5050071] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2022] [Revised: 09/08/2022] [Accepted: 09/08/2022] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
Abstract
Platelet–neutrophil complexes (PNCs) occur during the inflammatory response to trauma and infections, and their interactions enable cell activation that can lead to tissue destruction. The ability to identify the accumulation and tissue localisation of PNCs is necessary to further understand their role in the organs associated with blast-induced shock wave trauma. Relevant experimental lung injury models often utilise pigs and rats, species for which immunohistochemistry protocols to detect platelets and neutrophils have yet to be established. Therefore, monoplex and multiplex immunohistochemistry protocols were established to evaluate the application of 22 commercially available antibodies to detect platelet (nine rat and five pig) and/or neutrophil (four rat and six pig) antigens identified as having potential selectivity for porcine or rat tissue, using lung and liver sections taken from models of polytrauma, including blast lung injury. Of the antibodies evaluated, one antibody was able to detect rat neutrophil elastase (on frozen and formalin-fixed paraffin embedded (FFPE) sections), and one antibody was successful in detecting rat CD61 (frozen sections only); whilst one antibody was able to detect porcine MPO (frozen and FFPE sections) and antibodies, targeting CD42b or CD49b antigens, were able to detect porcine platelets (frozen and FFPE and frozen, respectively). Staining procedures for platelet and neutrophil antigens were also successful in detecting the presence of PNCs in both rat and porcine tissue. We have, therefore, established protocols to allow for the detection of PNCs in lung and liver sections from porcine and rat models of trauma, which we anticipate should be of value to others interested in investigating these cell types in these species.
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- Stephanie Arnold
- Sackler Institute of Pulmonary Pharmacology, Institute of Pharmaceutical Science, King’s College London, London SE1 9NH, UK
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- CBR Division, Defence Science and Technology Laboratory, Salisbury SP4 0JQ, UK
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- CBR Division, Defence Science and Technology Laboratory, Salisbury SP4 0JQ, UK
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- Sackler Institute of Pulmonary Pharmacology, Institute of Pharmaceutical Science, King’s College London, London SE1 9NH, UK
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- Sackler Institute of Pulmonary Pharmacology, Institute of Pharmaceutical Science, King’s College London, London SE1 9NH, UK
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Zhang J, Li W, Lu H, Lu R, Zhan Y, Meng H. Interactions of periodontal pathogens with platelets in the gingival crevicular fluid of patients with periodontitis. J Clin Periodontol 2022; 49:922-931. [PMID: 35713232 DOI: 10.1111/jcpe.13683] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2021] [Revised: 06/02/2022] [Accepted: 06/12/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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AIM To explore the immunological defensive effects of platelets on periodontal pathogens in the gingival crevicular fluid (GCF). MATERIALS AND METHODS GCF samples were collected from 20 patients with periodontitis and 10 healthy controls. Platelets in the GCF were detected by immunocytochemistry and immunofluorescence. Isolated platelets from healthy volunteers were co-cultured with Porphyromonas gingivalis (Pg) and Fusobacterium nucleatum (Fn). The interactions between platelets and periodontal pathogens were observed by transmission and scanning electron microscopy. The isolated platelets plus neutrophils were co-cultured with Pg or Fn, and the formation of neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs) was evaluated by staining with Sytox Green. RESULTS The platelet level in the GCF was higher in patients with periodontitis than in healthy controls. Platelets interacted with bacteria and neutrophils in the GCF. In vitro, platelets recruited and engulfed periodontal pathogens. In response to periodontal pathogens, neutrophils released web chromatin, and platelets promoted the formation of intensive NETs. CONCLUSIONS Platelets, migrating to the gingival sulcus, may exert direct antibacterial effects or assist neutrophils.
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- Jie Zhang
- Department of Periodontology, Peking University School and Hospital of Stomatology and National Center of Stomatology and National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases and National Engineering Research Center of Oral Biomaterials and Digital Medical Devices, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Periodontology, Peking University School and Hospital of Stomatology and National Center of Stomatology and National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases and National Engineering Research Center of Oral Biomaterials and Digital Medical Devices, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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- The Affiliated Hospital of Stomatology, Zhejiang University School of Medicine and Key Laboratory of Oral Biomedical Research of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Periodontology, Peking University School and Hospital of Stomatology and National Center of Stomatology and National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases and National Engineering Research Center of Oral Biomaterials and Digital Medical Devices, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Periodontology, Peking University School and Hospital of Stomatology and National Center of Stomatology and National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases and National Engineering Research Center of Oral Biomaterials and Digital Medical Devices, Beijing, People's Republic of China.,First Clinical Division, Peking University School and Hospital of Stomatology, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Periodontology, Peking University School and Hospital of Stomatology and National Center of Stomatology and National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases and National Engineering Research Center of Oral Biomaterials and Digital Medical Devices, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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Seifert J, Rheinlaender J, von Eysmondt H, Schäffer TE. Mechanics of migrating platelets investigated with scanning ion conductance microscopy. NANOSCALE 2022; 14:8192-8199. [PMID: 35621412 DOI: 10.1039/d2nr01187e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Platelets are small blood cells involved in hemostasis, wound healing, and immune response. After adhesion and spreading, platelets can migrate at sites of injury inducing an early immune response to inflammation or infection. Platelet migration requires fibrinogen-integrin binding and fibrinogen depletion from the substrate inducing a self-generated ligand gradient guiding the direction of migration. This type of cellular motion is referred to as haptotactic migration. The underlying mechanisms of haptotactic platelet migration have just recently been discovered, but the connection to platelet mechanics has remained unknown yet. Using scanning ion conductance microscopy (SICM), we investigated the three-dimensional morphology and mechanics of platelets during haptotactic migration for the first time. Migrating platelets showed a polarized, anisotropic shape oriented in the direction of migration. This polarization goes hand in hand with a characteristic subcellular stiffness distribution showing a region of increased stiffness at the leading edge. Moreover, the mechanical properties of the leading edge revealed a highly dynamic stiffening and softening process with rapid changes of the elastic modulus by a factor of up to 5× per minute. Inhibition of actin polymerization stopped the dynamic stiffening and softening process and halted the migration. By combining SICM with confocal fluorescence microscopy, we found that the increased stiffness and mechanical dynamics at the leading edge coincided with an increased volumetric F-actin density. Our data provide a connection between platelet mechanics and the cytoskeletal contribution to the migration process of platelets.
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- Jan Seifert
- Institute of Applied Physics, University of Tübingen, Auf der Morgenstelle 10, 72076 Tübingen, Germany.
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- Institute of Applied Physics, University of Tübingen, Auf der Morgenstelle 10, 72076 Tübingen, Germany.
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- Institute of Applied Physics, University of Tübingen, Auf der Morgenstelle 10, 72076 Tübingen, Germany.
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- Institute of Applied Physics, University of Tübingen, Auf der Morgenstelle 10, 72076 Tübingen, Germany.
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Palankar R, Sachs L, Wesche J, Greinacher A. Cytoskeleton Dependent Mobility Dynamics of FcγRIIA Facilitates Platelet Haptotaxis and Capture of Opsonized Bacteria. Cells 2022; 11:cells11101615. [PMID: 35626650 PMCID: PMC9139458 DOI: 10.3390/cells11101615] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2022] [Revised: 05/05/2022] [Accepted: 05/10/2022] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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Platelet adhesion and spreading at the sites of vascular injury is vital to hemostasis. As an integral part of the innate immune system, platelets interact with opsonized bacterial pathogens through FcγRIIA and contribute to host defense. As mechanoscavangers, platelets actively migrate and capture bacteria via cytoskeleton-rich, dynamic structures, such as filopodia and lamellipodia. However, the role of human platelet FcγRIIA in cytoskeleton-dependent interaction with opsonized bacteria is not well understood. To decipher this, we used a reductionist approach with well-defined micropatterns functionalized with immunoglobulins mimicking immune complexes at planar interfaces and bacteriamimetic microbeads. By specifically blocking of FcγRIIA and selective disruption of the platelet cytoskeleton, we show that both functional FcγRIIA and cytoskeleton are necessary for human platelet adhesion and haptotaxis. The direct link between FcγRIIA and the cytoskeleton is further explored by single-particle tracking. We then demonstrate the relevance of cytoskeleton-dependent differential mobilities of FcγRIIA on bacteria opsonized with the chemokine platelet factor 4 (PF4) and patient-derived anti-PF4/polyanion IgG. Our data suggest that efficient capture of opsonized bacteria during host-defense is governed by mobility dynamics of FcγRIIA on filopodia and lamellipodia, and the cytoskeleton plays an essential role in platelet morphodynamics at biological interfaces that display immune complexes.
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Zhang J, Wang X, Lu R, Zou P, Zhan Y, Meng H. Preliminary study on the involvement of platelets in mouse experimental periodontitis. J Dent Sci 2022; 17:1494-1500. [PMID: 36299319 PMCID: PMC9588831 DOI: 10.1016/j.jds.2022.04.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2022] [Revised: 04/24/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Background/purpose Although some studies have taken an interest in the participation of platelets in periodontitis, so far, we know very little about the roles of platelets in periodontitis. The objective of this study is to explore the involvement of platelets in the development of experimental periodontitis in mice. Materials and methods Twenty C57BL/6 male mice were used for this study. Experimental periodontitis models of mice were constructed by ligating for 1, 3, 7, and 14 days, respectively. Morphological changes in the alveolar bone were assessed by micro-computed tomography (Micro-CT). The gingival crevicular fluid samples of ligation sites were collected and stained by immunocytochemistry. Immunohistochemistry was used to detect platelets infiltration in gingival tissues of mice. Results The results of Micro-CT showed that with the extension of ligation time, alveolar bone resorption increased, suggesting that the experimental periodontitis models were established. Immunochemical staining showed that there were almost no platelets in the gingival crevicular fluid of mice ligated for 1 and 3 days. And at 7 and 14 days of ligation, a large number of platelets were present in the gingival crevicular fluid and formed complexes with neutrophils. And with the extension of ligation time, the extent of platelet infiltration increased in mice gingival tissues. Conclusion Platelets were infiltrated increasedly in the gingival sulcus and gingival tissues following the experimental time, and may participate in the development of mouse experimental periodontitis.
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- Jie Zhang
- Department of Periodontology, Peking University School and Hospital of Stomatology, Beijing, PR China
- National Center of Stomatology & National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, Beijing, PR China
- National Engineering Research Center of Oral Biomaterials and Digital Medical Devices & Beijing Key Laboratory of Digital Stomatology & Research Center of Engineering and Technology for Computerized Dentistry Ministry of Health & NMPA Key Laboratory for Dental Materials, Beijing, PR China
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- Department of Periodontology, Peking University School and Hospital of Stomatology, Beijing, PR China
- National Center of Stomatology & National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, Beijing, PR China
- National Engineering Research Center of Oral Biomaterials and Digital Medical Devices & Beijing Key Laboratory of Digital Stomatology & Research Center of Engineering and Technology for Computerized Dentistry Ministry of Health & NMPA Key Laboratory for Dental Materials, Beijing, PR China
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- Department of Periodontology, Peking University School and Hospital of Stomatology, Beijing, PR China
- National Center of Stomatology & National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, Beijing, PR China
- National Engineering Research Center of Oral Biomaterials and Digital Medical Devices & Beijing Key Laboratory of Digital Stomatology & Research Center of Engineering and Technology for Computerized Dentistry Ministry of Health & NMPA Key Laboratory for Dental Materials, Beijing, PR China
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- Department of Periodontology, Peking University School and Hospital of Stomatology, Beijing, PR China
- National Center of Stomatology & National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, Beijing, PR China
- National Engineering Research Center of Oral Biomaterials and Digital Medical Devices & Beijing Key Laboratory of Digital Stomatology & Research Center of Engineering and Technology for Computerized Dentistry Ministry of Health & NMPA Key Laboratory for Dental Materials, Beijing, PR China
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- Department of Periodontology, Peking University School and Hospital of Stomatology, Beijing, PR China
- National Center of Stomatology & National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, Beijing, PR China
- First Clinical Division, Peking University School and Hospital of Stomatology, Beijing, PR China
- Corresponding author. First Clinical Division, Peking University School and Hospital of Stomatology, 37A Xishiku Street, Xicheng District, Beijing, 100034, PR China.
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- Department of Periodontology, Peking University School and Hospital of Stomatology, Beijing, PR China
- National Center of Stomatology & National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, Beijing, PR China
- National Engineering Research Center of Oral Biomaterials and Digital Medical Devices & Beijing Key Laboratory of Digital Stomatology & Research Center of Engineering and Technology for Computerized Dentistry Ministry of Health & NMPA Key Laboratory for Dental Materials, Beijing, PR China
- Corresponding author. Department of Periodontology, Peking University School and Hospital of Stomatology, No.22, Zhongguancun South Avenue, Haidian District, Beijing, 100081, PR China.
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Yue M, Hu M, Fu F, Ruan H, Wu C. Emerging Roles of Platelets in Allergic Asthma. Front Immunol 2022; 13:846055. [PMID: 35432313 PMCID: PMC9010873 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2022.846055] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2021] [Accepted: 03/14/2022] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
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Allergic asthma is a complex chronic inflammatory disease of the airways, driven by Th2 immune responses and characterized by eosinophilic pulmonary inflammation, airway hyperresponsiveness, excessive mucus production, and airway remodeling. Overwhelming evidence from studies in animal models and allergic asthmatic patients suggests that platelets are aberrantly activated and recruited to the lungs. It has been established that platelets can interact with other immune cells and secrete various biochemical mediators to promote allergic sensitization and airway inflammatory response, and platelet deficiency may alleviate the pathological features and symptoms of allergic asthma. However, the comprehensive roles of platelets in allergic asthma have not been fully clarified, leaving attempts to treat allergic asthma with antiplatelet agents questionable. In this review, we summarize the role of platelet activation and pulmonary accumulation in allergic asthma; emphasis is placed on the different interactions between platelets with crucial immune cell types and the contribution of platelet-derived mediators in this context. Furthermore, clinical antiplatelet approaches to treat allergic asthma are discussed. This review provides a clearer understanding of the roles of platelets in the pathogenesis of allergic asthma and could be informative in the development of novel strategies for the treatment of allergic asthma.
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- Ming Yue
- Department of Physiology, College of Basic Medical Sciences, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Immunology and Microbiology, College of Basic Medical Sciences, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, China
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- Institute of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, China
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- Institute of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, China
- *Correspondence: Hongfeng Ruan,
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- Institute of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, China
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Belardin LB, Brochu K, Légaré C, Battistone MA, Breton S. Purinergic signaling in the male reproductive tract. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) 2022; 13:1049511. [PMID: 36419764 PMCID: PMC9676935 DOI: 10.3389/fendo.2022.1049511] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2022] [Accepted: 10/21/2022] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Purinergic receptors are ubiquitously expressed throughout the body and they participate in the autocrine and paracrine regulation of cell function during normal physiological and pathophysiological conditions. Extracellular nucleotides activate several types of plasma membrane purinergic receptors that form three distinct families: P1 receptors are activated by adenosine, P2X receptors are activated by ATP, and P2Y receptors are activated by nucleotides including ATP, ADP, UTP, UDP, and UDP-glucose. These specific pharmacological fingerprints and the distinct intracellular signaling pathways they trigger govern a large variety of cellular responses in an organ-specific manner. As such, purinergic signaling regulates several physiological cell functions, including cell proliferation, differentiation and death, smooth muscle contraction, vasodilatation, and transepithelial transport of water, solute, and protons, as well as pathological pathways such as inflammation. While purinergic signaling was first discovered more than 90 years ago, we are just starting to understand how deleterious signals mediated through purinergic receptors may be involved in male infertility. A large fraction of male infertility remains unexplained illustrating our poor understanding of male reproductive health. Purinergic signaling plays a variety of physiological and pathophysiological roles in the male reproductive system, but our knowledge in this context remains limited. This review focuses on the distribution of purinergic receptors in the testis, epididymis, and vas deferens, and their role in the establishment and maintenance of male fertility.
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- Larissa Berloffa Belardin
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Québec - Research Centre and Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproduction, Faculty of Medicine, Université Laval, Québec, QC, Canada
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- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Québec - Research Centre and Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproduction, Faculty of Medicine, Université Laval, Québec, QC, Canada
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- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Québec - Research Centre and Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproduction, Faculty of Medicine, Université Laval, Québec, QC, Canada
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- Nephrology Division, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States
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- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Québec - Research Centre and Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproduction, Faculty of Medicine, Université Laval, Québec, QC, Canada
- *Correspondence: Sylvie Breton,
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Wu Y, Zeng Z, Guo Y, Song L, Weatherhead JE, Huang X, Zeng Y, Bimler L, Chang CY, Knight JM, Valladolid C, Sun H, Cruz MA, Hube B, Naglik JR, Luong AU, Kheradmand F, Corry DB. Candida albicans elicits protective allergic responses via platelet mediated T helper 2 and T helper 17 cell polarization. Immunity 2021; 54:2595-2610.e7. [PMID: 34506733 DOI: 10.1016/j.immuni.2021.08.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2021] [Revised: 05/19/2021] [Accepted: 08/10/2021] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Fungal airway infection (airway mycosis) is an important cause of allergic airway diseases such as asthma, but the mechanisms by which fungi trigger asthmatic reactions are poorly understood. Here, we leverage wild-type and mutant Candida albicans to determine how this common fungus elicits characteristic Th2 and Th17 cell-dependent allergic airway disease in mice. We demonstrate that rather than proteinases that are essential virulence factors for molds, C. albicans instead promoted allergic airway disease through the peptide toxin candidalysin. Candidalysin activated platelets through the Von Willebrand factor (VWF) receptor GP1bα to release the Wnt antagonist Dickkopf-1 (Dkk-1) to drive Th2 and Th17 cell responses that correlated with reduced lung fungal burdens. Platelets simultaneously precluded lethal pulmonary hemorrhage resulting from fungal lung invasion. Thus, in addition to hemostasis, platelets promoted protection against C. albicans airway mycosis through an antifungal pathway involving candidalysin, GP1bα, and Dkk-1 that promotes Th2 and Th17 responses.
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- Yifan Wu
- Department of Pathology & Immunology, Baylor College of Medicine, One Baylor Plaza, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510080, China
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510080, China
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- Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, One Baylor Plaza, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, One Baylor Plaza, Houston, TX 77030, USA; Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, One Baylor Plaza, Houston, TX 77030, USA; The National School of Tropical Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, One Baylor Plaza, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510080, China; Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, One Baylor Plaza, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510080, China
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- Department of Pathology & Immunology, Baylor College of Medicine, One Baylor Plaza, Houston, TX 77030, USA; The National School of Tropical Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, One Baylor Plaza, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, One Baylor Plaza, Houston, TX 77030, USA; The Translational Biology and Molecular Medicine Program, Baylor College of Medicine, One Baylor Plaza, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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- Department of Pathology & Immunology, Baylor College of Medicine, One Baylor Plaza, Houston, TX 77030, USA; The Biology of Inflammation Center, Baylor College of Medicine, One Baylor Plaza, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, One Baylor Plaza, Houston, TX 77030, USA; Department of Molecular Physiology & Biophysics, Baylor College of Medicine, One Baylor Plaza, Houston, TX 77030, USA; Michael E. DeBakey VA Center for Translational Research on Inflammatory Diseases, Houston Texas, 77030, USA
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- Department of Otolaryngology, McGovern Medical School of the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, One Baylor Plaza, Houston, TX 77030, USA; Michael E. DeBakey VA Center for Translational Research on Inflammatory Diseases, Houston Texas, 77030, USA
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- Department of Microbial Pathogenicity Mechanisms, Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology - Hans Knoell Institute Jena (HKI), Jena 07745, Germany; Institute of Microbiology, Friedrich Schiller University, Jena 07737, Germany
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- Centre for Host-Microbiome Interactions, Faculty of Dentistry, Oral & Craniofacial Sciences, King's College London, London SE1 1UL, UK
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- Department of Otolaryngology, McGovern Medical School of the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Department of Pathology & Immunology, Baylor College of Medicine, One Baylor Plaza, Houston, TX 77030, USA; Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, One Baylor Plaza, Houston, TX 77030, USA; The Biology of Inflammation Center, Baylor College of Medicine, One Baylor Plaza, Houston, TX 77030, USA; Michael E. DeBakey VA Center for Translational Research on Inflammatory Diseases, Houston Texas, 77030, USA
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- Department of Pathology & Immunology, Baylor College of Medicine, One Baylor Plaza, Houston, TX 77030, USA; Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, One Baylor Plaza, Houston, TX 77030, USA; The Biology of Inflammation Center, Baylor College of Medicine, One Baylor Plaza, Houston, TX 77030, USA; Michael E. DeBakey VA Center for Translational Research on Inflammatory Diseases, Houston Texas, 77030, USA.
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Seifert J, von Eysmondt H, Chatterjee M, Gawaz M, Schäffer TE. Effect of Oxidized LDL on Platelet Shape, Spreading, and Migration Investigated with Deep Learning Platelet Morphometry. Cells 2021; 10:2932. [PMID: 34831155 PMCID: PMC8616354 DOI: 10.3390/cells10112932] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2021] [Revised: 10/15/2021] [Accepted: 10/22/2021] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Platelets are functionally versatile blood cells involved in thrombosis, hemostasis, atherosclerosis, and immune response. Platelet interaction with the immediate microenvironment in blood, vasculature, and tissues alters platelet morphology. The quantification of platelet morphodynamics by geometrical parameters (morphometry) can provide important insights into how platelets sense and respond to stimulatory cues in their vicinity. However, the extraction of platelet shapes from phase contrast microscopy images by conventional image processing is difficult. Here, we used a convolutional neural network (CNN) to develop a deep-learning-based approach for the unbiased extraction of information on platelet morphodynamics by phase contrast microscopy. We then investigated the effect of normal and oxidized low-density lipoproteins (LDL, oxLDL) on platelet morphodynamics, spreading, and haptotactic migration. Exposure of platelets to oxLDL led to a decreased spreading area and rate on fibrinogen, accompanied by increased formation of filopodia and impaired formation of lamellipodia. Haptotactic platelet migration was affected by both LDL and oxLDL in terms of decreased migration velocity and reduced directional persistence. Our results demonstrate the use of deep learning in investigating platelet morphodynamics and reveal differential effects of LDL and oxLDL on platelet morphology and platelet-matrix interaction.
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- Jan Seifert
- Institute of Applied Physics, University of Tübingen, 72076 Tübingen, Germany; (J.S.); (H.v.E.)
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- Institute of Applied Physics, University of Tübingen, 72076 Tübingen, Germany; (J.S.); (H.v.E.)
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- Department of Cardiology and Angiology, University of Tübingen, 72076 Tübingen, Germany; (M.C.); (M.G.)
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- Department of Cardiology and Angiology, University of Tübingen, 72076 Tübingen, Germany; (M.C.); (M.G.)
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- Institute of Applied Physics, University of Tübingen, 72076 Tübingen, Germany; (J.S.); (H.v.E.)
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Chebbo M, Duez C, Alessi MC, Chanez P, Gras D. Platelets: a potential role in chronic respiratory diseases? Eur Respir Rev 2021; 30:30/161/210062. [PMID: 34526315 PMCID: PMC9488457 DOI: 10.1183/16000617.0062-2021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2021] [Accepted: 06/05/2021] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Platelets are small anucleate cells known for their role in haemostasis and thrombosis. In recent years, an increasing number of observations have suggested that platelets are also immune cells and key modulators of immunity. They express different receptors and molecules that allow them to respond to pathogens, and to interact with other immune cells. Platelets were linked to the pathogenesis of some inflammatory disorders including respiratory diseases such as asthma and idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. Here, we discuss the involvement of platelets in different immune responses, and we focus on their potential role in various chronic lung diseases. In addition to their essential role in haemostasis and thrombosis, platelets are strong modulators of different immune responses, and could be involved in the physiopathology of several chronic airway diseaseshttps://bit.ly/3cB6Xnj
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- Aix-Marseille Univ, INSERM, INRAE, Marseille, France.,APHM, CHU de la Timone, Laboratoire d'hématologie, Marseille, France
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- Aix-Marseille Univ, INSERM, INRAE, Marseille, France.,APHM, Hôpital NORD, Clinique des Bronches, Allergie et Sommeil, Marseille, France
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- Aix-Marseille Univ, INSERM, INRAE, Marseille, France
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Platelets, Not an Insignificant Player in Development of Allergic Asthma. Cells 2021; 10:cells10082038. [PMID: 34440807 PMCID: PMC8391764 DOI: 10.3390/cells10082038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2021] [Revised: 07/26/2021] [Accepted: 08/06/2021] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Allergic asthma is a chronic and heterogeneous pulmonary disease in which platelets can be activated in an IgE-mediated pathway and migrate to the airways via CCR3-dependent mechanism. Activated platelets secrete IL-33, Dkk-1, and 5-HT or overexpress CD40L on the cell surfaces to induce Type 2 immune response or interact with TSLP-stimulated myeloid DCs through the RANK-RANKL-dependent manner to tune the sensitization stage of allergic asthma. Additionally, platelets can mediate leukocyte infiltration into the lungs through P-selectin-mediated interaction with PSGL-1 and upregulate integrin expression in activated leukocytes. Platelets release myl9/12 protein to recruit CD4+CD69+ T cells to the inflammatory sites. Bronchoactive mediators, enzymes, and ROS released by platelets also contribute to the pathogenesis of allergic asthma. GM-CSF from platelets inhibits the eosinophil apoptosis, thus enhancing the chronic inflammatory response and tissue damage. Functional alterations in the mitochondria of platelets in allergic asthmatic lungs further confirm the role of platelets in the inflammation response. Given the extensive roles of platelets in allergic asthma, antiplatelet drugs have been tested in some allergic asthma patients. Therefore, elucidating the role of platelets in the pathogenesis of allergic asthma will provide us with new insights and lead to novel approaches in the treatment of this disease.
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Shah SA, Kanabar V, Riffo-Vasquez Y, Mohamed Z, Cleary SJ, Corrigan C, James AL, Elliot JG, Shute JK, Page CP, Pitchford SC. Platelets Independently Recruit into Asthmatic Lungs and Models of Allergic Inflammation via CCR3. Am J Respir Cell Mol Biol 2021; 64:557-568. [PMID: 33556295 PMCID: PMC8086046 DOI: 10.1165/rcmb.2020-0425oc] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
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Platelet activation and pulmonary recruitment occur in patients with asthma and in animal models of allergic asthma, in which leukocyte infiltration, airway remodeling, and hyperresponsiveness are suppressed by experimental platelet depletion. These observations suggest the importance of platelets to various characteristics of allergic disease, but the mechanisms of platelet migration and location are not understood. The aim of this study was to assess the mechanism of platelet recruitment to extravascular compartments of lungs from patients with asthma and after allergen challenge in mice sensitized to house dust mite (HDM) extract (contains the DerP1 [Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus extract peptidase 1] allergen); in addition, we assessed the role of chemokines in this process. Lung sections were immunohistochemically stained for CD42b+ platelets. Intravital microscopy in allergic mice was used to visualize platelets tagged with an anti-mouse CD49b-PE (phycoerythrin) antibody. Platelet-endothelial interactions were measured in response to HDM (DerP1) exposure in the presence of antagonists to CCR3, CCR4, and CXCR4. Extravascular CD42b+ platelets were detected in the epithelium and submucosa in bronchial biopsy specimens taken from subjects with steroid-naive mild asthma. Platelets were significantly raised in the lung parenchyma from patients with fatal asthma compared with postmortem control-lung tissue. Furthermore, in DerP1-sensitized mice, subsequent HDM exposure induced endothelial rolling, endothelial adhesion, and recruitment of platelets into airway walls, compared with sham-sensitized mice, via a CCR3-dependent mechanism in the absence of aggregation or interactions with leukocytes. Localization of singular, nonaggregated platelets occurs in lungs of patients with asthma. In allergic mice, platelet recruitment occurs via recognized vascular adhesive and migratory events, independently of leukocytes via a CCR3-dependent mechanism.
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- Sajeel A Shah
- Sackler Institute of Pulmonary Pharmacology, Institute of Pharmaceutical Science, School of Cancer and Pharmaceutical Sciences, and
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- Sackler Institute of Pulmonary Pharmacology, Institute of Pharmaceutical Science, School of Cancer and Pharmaceutical Sciences, and
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- Sackler Institute of Pulmonary Pharmacology, Institute of Pharmaceutical Science, School of Cancer and Pharmaceutical Sciences, and
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- Sackler Institute of Pulmonary Pharmacology, Institute of Pharmaceutical Science, School of Cancer and Pharmaceutical Sciences, and
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- Sackler Institute of Pulmonary Pharmacology, Institute of Pharmaceutical Science, School of Cancer and Pharmaceutical Sciences, and
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- MRC-Asthma UK Centre for Allergic Mechanisms in Asthma, Guy's Hospital-King's College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Pulmonary Physiology and Sleep Medicine, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Nedlands, Western Australia, Australia; and
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- Department of Pulmonary Physiology and Sleep Medicine, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Nedlands, Western Australia, Australia; and
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- Institute of Biomedical and Biomolecular Sciences, University of Portsmouth, Portsmouth, United Kingdom
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- Sackler Institute of Pulmonary Pharmacology, Institute of Pharmaceutical Science, School of Cancer and Pharmaceutical Sciences, and
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- Sackler Institute of Pulmonary Pharmacology, Institute of Pharmaceutical Science, School of Cancer and Pharmaceutical Sciences, and
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Johansson MW. Seeing Is Believing: Extravascular Platelet Recruitment in Asthma and Allergic Inflammation. Am J Respir Cell Mol Biol 2021; 64:521-522. [PMID: 33705683 PMCID: PMC8086035 DOI: 10.1165/rcmb.2021-0045ed] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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- Mats W Johansson
- Morgridge Institute for Research Madison, Wisconsin and.,Departments of Biomolecular Chemistry and Medicine University of Wisconsin Madison, Wisconsin
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Platelet and Erythrocyte Extravasation across Inflamed Corneal Venules Depend on CD18, Neutrophils, and Mast Cell Degranulation. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:ijms22147360. [PMID: 34298979 PMCID: PMC8329926 DOI: 10.3390/ijms22147360] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2021] [Revised: 06/28/2021] [Accepted: 07/04/2021] [Indexed: 01/26/2023] Open
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Platelet extravasation during inflammation is under-appreciated. In wild-type (WT) mice, a central corneal epithelial abrasion initiates neutrophil (PMN) and platelet extravasation from peripheral limbal venules. The same injury in mice expressing low levels of the β2-integrin, CD18 (CD18hypo mice) shows reduced platelet extravasation with PMN extravasation apparently unaffected. To better define the role of CD18 on platelet extravasation, we focused on two relevant cell types expressing CD18: PMNs and mast cells. Following corneal abrasion in WT mice, we observed not only extravasated PMNs and platelets but also extravasated erythrocytes (RBCs). Ultrastructural observations of engorged limbal venules showed platelets and RBCs passing through endothelial pores. In contrast, injured CD18hypo mice showed significantly less venule engorgement and markedly reduced platelet and RBC extravasation; mast cell degranulation was also reduced compared to WT mice. Corneal abrasion in mast cell-deficient (KitW-sh/W-sh) mice showed less venule engorgement, delayed PMN extravasation, reduced platelet and RBC extravasation and delayed wound healing compared to WT mice. Finally, antibody-induced depletion of circulating PMNs prior to corneal abrasion reduced mast cell degranulation, venule engorgement, and extravasation of PMNs, platelets, and RBCs. In summary, in the injured cornea, platelet and RBC extravasation depends on CD18, PMNs, and mast cell degranulation.
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Rossaint J, Thomas K, Mersmann S, Skupski J, Margraf A, Tekath T, Jouvene CC, Dalli J, Hidalgo A, Meuth SG, Soehnlein O, Zarbock A. Platelets orchestrate the resolution of pulmonary inflammation in mice by T reg cell repositioning and macrophage education. J Exp Med 2021; 218:212168. [PMID: 34014253 PMCID: PMC8142284 DOI: 10.1084/jem.20201353] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2020] [Revised: 10/29/2020] [Accepted: 04/19/2021] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Beyond hemostasis, platelets actively participate in immune cell recruitment and host defense, yet their potential in the resolution of inflammatory processes remains unknown. Here, we demonstrate that platelets are recruited into the lung together with neutrophils during the onset of inflammation and alongside regulatory T (T reg) cells during the resolution phase. This partnering dichotomy is regulated by differential adhesion molecule expression during resolution. Mechanistically, intravascular platelets form aggregates with T reg cells, a prerequisite for their recruitment into the lung. This interaction relies on platelet activation by sCD40L and platelet P-selectin binding to PSGL-1 on T reg cells. Physical platelet–T reg cell interactions are necessary to modulate the transcriptome and instruct T reg cells to release the anti-inflammatory mediators IL-10 and TGFβ. Notably, the presence of platelet–T reg cell aggregates in the lung was also required for macrophage transcriptional reprogramming, polarization toward an anti-inflammatory phenotype, and effective resolution of pulmonary inflammation. Thus, platelets partner with successive immune cell subsets to orchestrate both the initiation and resolution of inflammation.
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- Jan Rossaint
- Department of Anesthesiology, Intensive Care and Pain Medicine, University Hospital Münster, Münster, Germany
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Intensive Care and Pain Medicine, University Hospital Münster, Münster, Germany
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Intensive Care and Pain Medicine, University Hospital Münster, Münster, Germany
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Intensive Care and Pain Medicine, University Hospital Münster, Münster, Germany
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Intensive Care and Pain Medicine, University Hospital Münster, Münster, Germany
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- Institute of Medical Informatics, University of Münster, Münster, Germany
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- William Harvey Research Institute, Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK
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- William Harvey Research Institute, Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK
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- Area of Cell and Developmental Biology, Fundación Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
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- Clinic of Neurology with Institute of Translational Neurology, University Hospital Münster, Münster, Germany
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- Institute for Experimental Pathology, Center for Molecular Biology of Inflammation, University of Münster, Münster, Germany.,Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.,Institute for Cardiovascular Prevention, Ludwig-Maximillians-Universität München, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Intensive Care and Pain Medicine, University Hospital Münster, Münster, Germany
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Pavón-Romero GF, Serrano-Pérez NH, García-Sánchez L, Ramírez-Jiménez F, Terán LM. Neuroimmune Pathophysiology in Asthma. Front Cell Dev Biol 2021; 9:663535. [PMID: 34055794 PMCID: PMC8155297 DOI: 10.3389/fcell.2021.663535] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2021] [Accepted: 04/15/2021] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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Asthma is a chronic inflammation of lower airway disease, characterized by bronchial hyperresponsiveness. Type I hypersensitivity underlies all atopic diseases including allergic asthma. However, the role of neurotransmitters (NT) and neuropeptides (NP) in this disease has been less explored in comparison with inflammatory mechanisms. Indeed, the airway epithelium contains pulmonary neuroendocrine cells filled with neurotransmitters (serotonin and GABA) and neuropeptides (substance P[SP], neurokinin A [NKA], vasoactive intestinal peptide [VIP], Calcitonin-gene related peptide [CGRP], and orphanins-[N/OFQ]), which are released after allergen exposure. Likewise, the autonomic airway fibers produce acetylcholine (ACh) and the neuropeptide Y(NPY). These NT/NP differ in their effects; SP, NKA, and serotonin exert pro-inflammatory effects, whereas VIP, N/OFQ, and GABA show anti-inflammatory activity. However, CGPR and ACh have dual effects. For example, the ACh-M3 axis induces goblet cell metaplasia, extracellular matrix deposition, and bronchoconstriction; the CGRP-RAMP1 axis enhances Th2 and Th9 responses; and the SP-NK1R axis promotes the synthesis of chemokines in eosinophils, mast cells, and neutrophils. In contrast, the ACh-α7nAChR axis in ILC2 diminishes the synthesis of TNF-α, IL-1, and IL-6, attenuating lung inflammation whereas, VIP-VPAC1, N/OFQ-NOP axes cause bronchodilation and anti-inflammatory effects. Some NT/NP as 5-HT and NKA could be used as biomarkers to monitor asthma patients. In fact, the asthma treatment based on inhaled corticosteroids and anticholinergics blocks M3 and TRPV1 receptors. Moreover, the administration of experimental agents such as NK1R/NK2R antagonists and exogenous VIP decrease inflammatory mediators, suggesting that regulating the effects of NT/NP represents a potential novel approach for the treatment of asthma.
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- Department of Immunogenetics and Allergy, Instituto Nacional Enfermedades Respiratorias Ismael Cosío Villegas, Mexico City, Mexico
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Carrington R, Jordan S, Wong YJ, Pitchford SC, Page CP. A novel murine model of pulmonary fibrosis: the role of platelets in chronic changes induced by bleomycin. J Pharmacol Toxicol Methods 2021; 109:107057. [PMID: 33819606 DOI: 10.1016/j.vascn.2021.107057] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2020] [Revised: 03/23/2021] [Accepted: 03/30/2021] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a disease that causes scarring and destruction of lung tissue that is ultimately fatal. There is a need to develop improved treatments for IPF. One problem with identifying novel treatments of IPF is the poor predictability of current preclinical models. Few model investigate lung function changes, rather relying on histological changes which doesn't adequately reflect the complete clinical situation. The aim of this study was to establish a novel model of pulmonary fibrosis where we could investigate changes in lung function, and histology. We have also utilised this model to investigate the role of platelets in pulmonary fibrosis as platelets have been recognised as having a broader role than just facilitating haemostasis. Lung fibrosis was induced in male C57BL6/J mice by intranasal bleomycin on Days 0, 1, 2, 5, 6 and 7. Platelets were depleted by twice-weekly administration of anti-platelet antibodies. On Day 35 mice were assessed by examining lung function, platelet infiltration into lung tissues and bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BAL), levels of BAL Tissue growth factor (TGF)-β levels, and the degree of fibrosis evaluated histologically. Repeated bleomycin administration caused loss of lung function associated with fibrosis assessed histologically. Platelet depletion resulted in a reduction in fibrosis and modest inhibition of lung function changes. We have established a novel model of pulmonary fibrosis that is associated with a decline in lung function similar to the clinical setting. Furthermore, platelet depletion resulted in a less severe fibrosis suggesting that targeting platelets maybe worth further investigation.
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- R Carrington
- Sackler Institute of Pulmonary Pharmacology, Institute of Pharmaceutical Science, King's College London, London SE1 9NH, United Kingdom; Department of Pharmacology, Covance Laboratories Ltd, Woolley Road, Alconbury, Huntingdon, Cambs PE28 4HS, United Kingdom.
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- Department of Pharmacology, Covance Laboratories Ltd, Woolley Road, Alconbury, Huntingdon, Cambs PE28 4HS, United Kingdom
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- Sackler Institute of Pulmonary Pharmacology, Institute of Pharmaceutical Science, King's College London, London SE1 9NH, United Kingdom
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- Sackler Institute of Pulmonary Pharmacology, Institute of Pharmaceutical Science, King's College London, London SE1 9NH, United Kingdom
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- Sackler Institute of Pulmonary Pharmacology, Institute of Pharmaceutical Science, King's College London, London SE1 9NH, United Kingdom
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW This review highlights recent insights into the role of platelets in acute inflammation and infection. RECENT FINDINGS Platelets exhibit intravascular crawling behavior and can collect and bundle bacteria. In addition, platelets are key in promoting intravascular thrombus formation in infection, a process termed 'immunothrombosis', which contributes to pathogen containment, but also potentially damages the host. Platelets are at the nexus of leukocyte recruitment and activation, yet they are at the same time crucial in preventing inflammation-associated hemorrhage and tissue damage. This multitasking requires specific receptors and pathways, depending on stimulus, organ and effector function. SUMMARY New findings highlight the complex interplay of innate immunity, coagulation and platelets in inflammation and infection, and unravel novel molecular pathways and effector functions. These offer new potential therapeutic approaches, but require further extensive research to distinguish treatable proinflammatory from host-protective pathways.
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Wang L, Tang C. Targeting Platelet in Atherosclerosis Plaque Formation: Current Knowledge and Future Perspectives. Int J Mol Sci 2020; 21:ijms21249760. [PMID: 33371312 PMCID: PMC7767086 DOI: 10.3390/ijms21249760] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2020] [Revised: 12/09/2020] [Accepted: 12/16/2020] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Besides their role in hemostasis and thrombosis, it has become increasingly clear that platelets are also involved in many other pathological processes of the vascular system, such as atherosclerotic plaque formation. Atherosclerosis is a chronic vascular inflammatory disease, which preferentially develops at sites under disturbed blood flow with low speeds and chaotic directions. Hyperglycemia, hyperlipidemia, and hypertension are all risk factors for atherosclerosis. When the vascular microenvironment changes, platelets can respond quickly to interact with endothelial cells and leukocytes, participating in atherosclerosis. This review discusses the important roles of platelets in the plaque formation under pro-atherogenic factors. Specifically, we discussed the platelet behaviors under disturbed flow, hyperglycemia, and hyperlipidemia conditions. We also summarized the molecular mechanisms involved in vascular inflammation during atherogenesis based on platelet receptors and secretion of inflammatory factors. Finally, we highlighted the studies of platelet migration in atherogenesis. In general, we elaborated an atherogenic role of platelets and the aspects that should be further studied in the future.
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- Lei Wang
- Cyrus Tang Hematology Center, Cyrus Tang Medical Institute, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, China;
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- Cyrus Tang Hematology Center, Cyrus Tang Medical Institute, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, China;
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Hematology of Jiangsu Province, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, China
- National Clinical Research Center for Hematologic Diseases, the First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, China
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +86-512-6588-0899
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Fish M, Arkless K, Jennings A, Wilson J, Carter MJ, Arbane G, Campos S, Novellas N, Wester R, Petrov N, Niazi U, Sanderson B, Ellis R, Saqi M, Spencer J, Singer M, Martinez-Nunez RT, Pitchford S, Swanson CM, Shankar-Hari M. Cellular and molecular mechanisms of IMMunE dysfunction and Recovery from SEpsis-related critical illness in adults: An observational cohort study (IMMERSE) protocol paper. J Intensive Care Soc 2020; 23:318-324. [DOI: 10.1177/1751143720966286] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Sepsis is a common illness. Immune responses are considered major drivers of sepsis illness and outcomes. However, there are no proven immunomodulator therapies in sepsis. We hypothesised that in-depth characterisation of sepsis-specific immune trajectory may inform immunomodulation in sepsis-related critical illness. We describe the protocol of the IMMERSE study to address this hypothesis. We include critically ill sepsis patients without documented immune comorbidity and age–sex matched cardiac surgical patients as controls. We plan to perform an in-depth biological characterisation of innate and adaptive immune systems, platelet function, humoral components and transcriptional determinants of the immune system responses in sepsis. This will be done at pre-specified time points during their critical illness to generate an illness trajectory. The sample size for each biological assessment is different and is described in detail. In summary, the overall aim of the IMMERSE study is to increase the granularity of longitudinal immunology model of sepsis to inform future immunomodulation trials.
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- Matthew Fish
- School of Immunology and Microbial Sciences, Kings College London, London, UK
- Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, St Thomas' Hospital, London, UK
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- Institute of Pharmaceutical Science, School of Cancer and Pharmaceutical Sciences, King’s College London, London, UK
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- School of Immunology and Microbial Sciences, Kings College London, London, UK
- Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, St Thomas' Hospital, London, UK
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- School of Immunology and Microbial Sciences, Kings College London, London, UK
- Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, St Thomas' Hospital, London, UK
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- Department of Women and Children’s Health, King’s College London, London, UK
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- Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, St Thomas' Hospital, London, UK
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- Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, St Thomas' Hospital, London, UK
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- Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, St Thomas' Hospital, London, UK
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- NIHR Guy’s and St Thomas’ Biomedical Research Centre at Guy’s and St Thomas NHS Foundation Trust, St Thomas’ Hospital, London, UK
- King’s College London, London, UK
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- NIHR Guy’s and St Thomas’ Biomedical Research Centre at Guy’s and St Thomas NHS Foundation Trust, St Thomas’ Hospital, London, UK
- King’s College London, London, UK
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- Faculty of Life Sciences, King’s College London, London, UK
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- Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, St Thomas' Hospital, London, UK
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- NIHR Guy’s and St Thomas’ Biomedical Research Centre at Guy’s and St Thomas NHS Foundation Trust, St Thomas’ Hospital, London, UK
- King’s College London, London, UK
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- Faculty of Life Sciences, King’s College London, London, UK
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- School of Immunology and Microbial Sciences, Kings College London, London, UK
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- Bloomsbury Institute of Intensive Care Medicine, UCL, London, UK
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- Institute of Pharmaceutical Science, School of Cancer and Pharmaceutical Sciences, King’s College London, London, UK
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- School of Immunology and Microbial Sciences, Kings College London, London, UK
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- School of Immunology and Microbial Sciences, Kings College London, London, UK
- Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, St Thomas' Hospital, London, UK
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Kraemer BF, Geimer M, Franz-Wachtel M, Lamkemeyer T, Mannell H, Lindemann S. Extracellular Matrix-Specific Platelet Activation Leads to a Differential Translational Response and Protein De Novo Synthesis in Human Platelets. Int J Mol Sci 2020; 21:ijms21218155. [PMID: 33142786 PMCID: PMC7672557 DOI: 10.3390/ijms21218155] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2020] [Revised: 10/27/2020] [Accepted: 10/29/2020] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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Platelets are exposed to extracellular matrix (ECM) proteins like collagen and laminin and to fibrinogen during acute vascular events. However, beyond hemostasis, platelets have the important capacity to migrate on ECM surfaces, but the translational response of platelets to different extracellular matrix stimuli is still not fully characterized. Using 2D-gel electrophoresis, confocal microscopy, polysome analysis and protein sequencing by mass spectrometry, we demonstrate that platelets show a differential expression profile of newly synthesized proteins on laminin, collagen or fibrinogen. In this context, we observed a characteristic, ECM-dependent translocation phenotype of translation initiation factor eIF4E to the ribosomal site. eIF4E accumulated in polysomes with increased binding of mRNA and co-localization with vinculin, leading to de novo synthesis of important cytoskeletal regulator proteins. As the first study, we included a proteome analysis of laminin-adherent platelets and interestingly identified upregulation of essentially important proteins that mediate cytoskeletal regulation and mobility in platelets, such as filamin A, talin, vinculin, gelsolin, coronin or kindlin-3. In summary, we demonstrate that platelet activation with extracellular matrix proteins results in a distinct stimulus-specific translational response of platelets that will help to improve our understanding of the regulation of platelet mobility and migration.
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- Bjoern F. Kraemer
- Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik I, Klinikum der Universität München, Marchioninistrasse 15, 81377 Munich, Germany;
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- Klinik für Anästhesie, Intensiv- und Notfallmedizin, Westpfalz Klinikum Kaiserslautern, Hellmut-Hartert Str. 1, 67655 Kaiserslautern, Germany;
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- Proteasome Center Tuebingen, University of Tuebingen, Auf der Morgenstelle 15, 72076 Tübingen, Germany;
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- Cluster of Excellence Cologne (CEDAD), Mass Spectrometry Facility at the Institute for Genetics, University of Köln, Josef-Stelzmann-Str. 26, 50931 Köln, Germany;
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- Doctoral Programme of Clinical Pharmacy, University Hospital, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Marchioninistr. 27, 81377 Munich, Germany;
- Institute of Cardiovascular Physiology and Pathophysiology Biomedical Center, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Großhaderner Str. 9, 82152 Planegg, Germany
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- Philipps Universität Marburg, FB 20-Medizin, Baldingerstraße, 35032 Marburg, Germany
- Klinikum Warburg, Medizinische Klinik II, Hüffertstr. 50, 34414 Warburg, Germany
- Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik III, Otfried-Muller-Str. 10, Universitätsklinikum Tübingen, 72076 Tübingen, Germany
- Correspondence:
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Barrett TJ, Wu BG, Revenko AS, MacLeod AR, Segal LN, Berger JS. Antisense oligonucleotide targeting of thrombopoietin represents a novel platelet depletion method to assess the immunomodulatory role of platelets. J Thromb Haemost 2020; 18:1773-1782. [PMID: 32227586 DOI: 10.1111/jth.14808] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2019] [Revised: 03/17/2020] [Accepted: 03/18/2020] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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BACKGROUND Platelets are effector cells of the innate and adaptive immune system; however, understanding their role during inflammation-driven pathologies can be challenging due to several drawbacks associated with current platelet depletion methods. The generation of antisense oligonucleotides (ASOs) directed to thrombopoietin (Tpo) mRNA represents a novel method to reduce circulating platelet count. OBJECTIVE To understand if Tpo-targeted ASO treatment represents a viable strategy to specifically reduce platelet count in mice. METHODS Female and male mice were treated with TPO-targeted ASOs and platelet count and function was assessed, in addition to circulating blood cell counts and hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells. The utility of the platelet-depletion strategy was assessed in a murine model of lower airway dysbiosis. RESULTS AND CONCLUSIONS Herein, we describe how in mice, ASO-mediated silencing of hepatic TPO expression reduces platelet, megakaryocyte, and megakaryocyte progenitor count, without altering platelet activity. TPO ASO-mediated platelet depletion can be achieved acutely and sustained chronically in the absence of adverse bleeding. TPO ASO-mediated platelet depletion allows for the reintroduction of new platelets, an advantage over commonly used antibody-mediated depletion strategies. Using a murine model of lung inflammation, we demonstrate that platelet depletion, induced by either TPO ASO or anti-CD42b treatment, reduces the accumulation of inflammatory immune cells, including monocytes and macrophages, in the lung. Altogether, we characterize a new platelet depletion method that can be sustained chronically and allows for the reintroduction of new platelets highlighting the utility of the TPO ASO method to understand the role of platelets during chronic immune-driven pathologies.
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- Tessa J Barrett
- Marc and Ruti Bell Program in Vascular Biology, Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA
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- Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA
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- Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA
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- Marc and Ruti Bell Program in Vascular Biology, Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA
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New Insights into the Implication of Mitochondrial Dysfunction in Tissue, Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells, and Platelets during Lung Diseases. J Clin Med 2020; 9:jcm9051253. [PMID: 32357474 PMCID: PMC7287602 DOI: 10.3390/jcm9051253] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/29/2020] [Revised: 04/16/2020] [Accepted: 04/20/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Lung diseases such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, asthma, pulmonary arterial hypertension, or idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis are major causes of morbidity and mortality. Complex, their physiopathology is multifactorial and includes lung mitochondrial dysfunction and enhanced reactive oxygen species (ROS) release, which deserves increased attention. Further, and importantly, circulating blood cells (peripheral blood mononuclear cells-(PBMCs) and platelets) likely participate in these systemic diseases. This review presents the data published so far and shows that circulating blood cells mitochondrial oxidative capacity are likely to be reduced in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), but enhanced in asthma and pulmonary arterial hypertension in a context of increased oxidative stress. Besides such PBMCs or platelets bioenergetics modifications, mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) changes have also been observed in patients. These new insights open exciting challenges to determine their role as biomarkers or potential guide to a new therapeutic approach in lung diseases.
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Cleary SJ, Hobbs C, Amison RT, Arnold S, O'Shaughnessy BG, Lefrançais E, Mallavia B, Looney MR, Page CP, Pitchford SC. LPS-induced Lung Platelet Recruitment Occurs Independently from Neutrophils, PSGL-1, and P-Selectin. Am J Respir Cell Mol Biol 2020; 61:232-243. [PMID: 30768917 DOI: 10.1165/rcmb.2018-0182oc] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Platelets are recruited to inflammatory foci and contribute to host defense and inflammatory responses. Compared with platelet recruitment in hemostasis and thrombosis, the mechanisms of platelet recruitment in inflammation and host defense are poorly understood. Neutrophil recruitment to lung airspaces after inhalation of bacterial LPS requires platelets and PSGL-1 in mice. Given this association between platelets and neutrophils, we investigated whether recruitment of platelets to lungs of mice after LPS inhalation was dependent on PSGL-1, P-selectin, or interaction with neutrophils. BALB/c mice were administered intranasal LPS (O55:B5, 5 mg/kg) and, 48 hours later, lungs were collected and platelets and neutrophils quantified in tissue sections by immunohistochemistry. The effects of functional blocking antibody treatments targeting the platelet-neutrophil adhesion molecules, P-selectin or PSGL-1, or treatment with a neutrophil-depleting antibody targeting Ly6G, were tested on the extent of LPS-induced lung platelet recruitment. Separately in Pf4-Cre × mTmG mice, two-photon intravital microscopy was used to image platelet adhesion in live lungs. Inhalation of LPS caused both platelet and neutrophil recruitment to the lung vasculature. However, decreasing lung neutrophil recruitment by blocking PSGL-1, P-selectin, or depleting blood neutrophils had no effect on lung platelet recruitment. Lung intravital imaging revealed increased adhesion of platelets in the lung microvasculature which was not associated with thrombus formation. In conclusion, platelet recruitment to lungs in response to LPS occurs through mechanisms distinct from those mediating neutrophil recruitment, or the occurrence of pulmonary emboli.
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- Simon J Cleary
- 1Sackler Institute of Pulmonary Pharmacology, Institute of Pharmaceutical Science and
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- 2the Wolfson Centre for Age-Related Diseases, King's College London, London, United Kingdom; and
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- 1Sackler Institute of Pulmonary Pharmacology, Institute of Pharmaceutical Science and
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- 1Sackler Institute of Pulmonary Pharmacology, Institute of Pharmaceutical Science and
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- 1Sackler Institute of Pulmonary Pharmacology, Institute of Pharmaceutical Science and
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- 3Department of Medicine, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California
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- 3Department of Medicine, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California
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- 3Department of Medicine, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California
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- 1Sackler Institute of Pulmonary Pharmacology, Institute of Pharmaceutical Science and
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- 1Sackler Institute of Pulmonary Pharmacology, Institute of Pharmaceutical Science and
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Refined fabrication of mechano-stimulating micro-platform for on-chip analyses of complex platelet behavior. J IND ENG CHEM 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jiec.2020.01.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Davizon‐Castillo P, Allawzi A, Sorrells M, Fisher S, Baltrunaite K, Neeves K, Nozik‐Grayck E, DiPaola J, Delaney C. Platelet activation in experimental murine neonatal pulmonary hypertension. Physiol Rep 2020; 8:e14386. [PMID: 32163236 PMCID: PMC7066872 DOI: 10.14814/phy2.14386] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2020] [Accepted: 02/11/2020] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Serotonin (5-HT) contributes to the pathogenesis of experimental neonatal pulmonary hypertension (PH) associated with bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD). Platelets are the primary source of circulating 5-HT and is released upon platelet activation. Platelet transfusions are associated with neonatal mortality and increased rates of BPD. As BPD is often complicated by PH, we tested the hypothesis that circulating platelets are activated and also increased in the lungs of neonatal mice with bleomycin-induced PH associated with BPD. Newborn wild-type mice received intraperitoneal bleomycin (3 units/kg) three times weekly for 3 weeks. Platelets from mice with experimental PH exhibited increased adhesion to collagen under flow (at 300 s-1 and 1,500 s-1 ) and increased expression of the αIIbβ3 integrin and phosphatidylserine, markers of platelet activation. Platelet-derived factors 5-HT and platelet factor 4 were increased in plasma from mice with experimental PH. Pharmacologic blockade of the 5-HT 2A receptor (5-HT 2A R) prevents bleomycin-induced PH and pulmonary vascular remodeling. Here, platelets from mice with bleomycin-induced PH demonstrate increased 5-HT 2A R expression providing further evidence of both platelet activation and increased 5-HT signaling in this model. In addition, bleomycin treatment increased lung platelet accumulation. In summary, platelets are activated, granule factors are released, and are increased in numbers in the lungs of mice with experimental neonatal PH. These results suggest platelet activation and release of platelet-derived factors may increase vascular tone, promote aberrant angiogenesis, and contribute to the development of neonatal PH.
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- Pavel Davizon‐Castillo
- Section of Pediatric Hematology, Oncology, and Bone Marrow TransplantUniversity of Colorado Anschutz Medical CampusAuroraCOUSA
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- Section of Pediatric Critical Care and Cardiovascular Pulmonary Research LaboratoryUniversity of Colorado Anschutz Medical CampusAuroraCOUSA
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- Department of Chemical and Biological EngineeringColorado School of MinesGoldenCOUSA
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- Section of NeonatologyDepartment of PediatricsUniversity of Colorado Anschutz Medical CampusAuroraCOUSA
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- Section of NeonatologyDepartment of PediatricsUniversity of Colorado Anschutz Medical CampusAuroraCOUSA
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- Section of Pediatric Hematology, Oncology, and Bone Marrow TransplantUniversity of Colorado Anschutz Medical CampusAuroraCOUSA
- Department of BioengineeringUniversity of Colorado Anschutz Medical CampusAuroraCOUSA
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- Section of Pediatric Critical Care and Cardiovascular Pulmonary Research LaboratoryUniversity of Colorado Anschutz Medical CampusAuroraCOUSA
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- Division of Pediatric Hematology OncologyWashington University in St. LouisSt. LouisMOUSA
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- Section of NeonatologyDepartment of PediatricsUniversity of Colorado Anschutz Medical CampusAuroraCOUSA
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Cleary SJ, Rauzi F, Smyth E, Correia A, Hobbs C, Emerson M, Page CP, Pitchford SC. Radiolabelling and immunohistochemistry reveal platelet recruitment into lungs and platelet migration into airspaces following LPS inhalation in mice. J Pharmacol Toxicol Methods 2019; 102:106660. [PMID: 31838234 DOI: 10.1016/j.vascn.2019.106660] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2019] [Revised: 10/21/2019] [Accepted: 12/01/2019] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Platelets are under investigation for their role in host defence and inflammatory lung diseases and have been demonstrated to be recruited to the lung. However, the mechanisms and consequences of platelet recruitment into lungs are poorly understood. We have utilised a murine model to investigate the mechanisms of platelet involvement in lung inflammation induced by intranasal administration of LPS. OBJECTIVES Our aim was to characterise lung platelet recruitment following LPS inhalation in mice using immunohistochemistry, and non-invasive and invasive radiolabelled platelet tracking techniques. RESULTS Intranasal administration of LPS caused an increase in lung platelet staining in lung tissue and elicited the recruitment of radiolabelled platelets into the lung. Prior to these responses in the lung, we observed an earlier decrease in blood platelet counts, temporally associated with platelet recruitment to the liver and spleen. Non-invasive measurements of thoracic radioactivity reflected changes in blood counts rather than extravascular lung platelet recruitment. However, both in situ counting of radiolabelled platelets and immunostaining for platelet surface markers showed LPS-induced increases in extravascular platelets into lung airspaces suggesting that some of the platelets recruited to the lung enter air spaces. CONCLUSIONS Intranasal administration of LPS activates the innate immune response which includes a fall in peripheral blood platelet counts with subsequent platelet recruitment to the lung, spleen and liver, measured by immunohistochemistry and radiolabelling techniques.
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- S J Cleary
- Sackler Institute of Pulmonary Pharmacology, Institute of Pharmaceutical Science, King's College London, London, UK
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- National Heart & Lung Institute, Imperial College London, London, UK
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- National Heart & Lung Institute, Imperial College London, London, UK
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- Sackler Institute of Pulmonary Pharmacology, Institute of Pharmaceutical Science, King's College London, London, UK
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- Wolfson Centre for Age-Related Diseases, King's College London, London, UK
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- National Heart & Lung Institute, Imperial College London, London, UK
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- Sackler Institute of Pulmonary Pharmacology, Institute of Pharmaceutical Science, King's College London, London, UK
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- Sackler Institute of Pulmonary Pharmacology, Institute of Pharmaceutical Science, King's College London, London, UK.
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Margraf A, Zarbock A. Platelets in Inflammation and Resolution. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2019; 203:2357-2367. [DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.1900899] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2019] [Accepted: 08/30/2019] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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McDonald B, Dunbar M. Platelets and Intravascular Immunity: Guardians of the Vascular Space During Bloodstream Infections and Sepsis. Front Immunol 2019; 10:2400. [PMID: 31681291 PMCID: PMC6797619 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2019.02400] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2019] [Accepted: 09/25/2019] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Despite their humble origins as anuclear fragments of megakaryocytes, platelets have emerged as versatile mediators of thrombosis and immunity. The diverse spectrum of platelet functions are on full display during the host response to severe infection and sepsis, with platelets taking center-stage in the intravascular immune response to blood-borne pathogens. Platelets are endowed with a comprehensive armamentarium of pathogen detection systems that enable them to function as sentinels in the bloodstream for rapid identification of microbial invasion. Through both autonomous anti-microbial effector functions and collaborations with other innate immune cells, platelets orchestrate a complex intravascular immune defense system that protects against bacterial dissemination. As with any powerful immune defense system, dysregulation of platelet-mediated intravascular immunity can lead to profound collateral damage to host cells and tissues, resulting in sepsis-associated organ dysfunction. In this article, the cellular and molecular contributions of platelets to intravascular immune defenses in sepsis will be reviewed, including the roles of platelets in surveillance of the microcirculation and elicitation of protective anti-bacterial responses. Mechanisms of platelet-mediated thromboinflammatory organ dysfunction will be explored, with linkages to clinical biomarkers of platelet homeostasis that aid in the diagnosis and prognostication of human sepsis. Lastly, we discuss novel therapeutic opportunities that take advantage of our evolving understanding of platelets and intravascular immunity in severe infection.
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- Braedon McDonald
- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Snyder Institute for Chronic Diseases, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
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- Department of Pediatrics, Alberta Children's Hospital Research Institute, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
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Gaertner F, Massberg S. Patrolling the vascular borders: platelets in immunity to infection and cancer. Nat Rev Immunol 2019; 19:747-760. [DOI: 10.1038/s41577-019-0202-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 07/11/2019] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Pitchford S, Cleary S, Arkless K, Amison R. Pharmacological strategies for targeting platelet activation in asthma. Curr Opin Pharmacol 2019; 46:55-64. [PMID: 31026626 DOI: 10.1016/j.coph.2019.03.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2019] [Revised: 03/18/2019] [Accepted: 03/22/2019] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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The activation of platelets during host defence and inflammatory disorders has become increasingly documented. Clinical studies of patients with asthma reveal heightened platelet activation and accumulation into lung tissue. Accompanying studies in animal models of allergic lung inflammation, using protocols of experimentally induced thrombocytopenia proclaim an important role for platelets during the leukocyte recruitment cascade, tissue integrity, and lung function. The functions of platelets during these inflammatory events are clearly distinct to platelet functions during haemostasis and clot formation, and have led to the concept that a dichotomy (or polytomy, depending on what else platelets do) in platelet activation exists. The platelet, therefore, presents us with novel opportunities for modulating these inflammatory responses. This review discusses the rationale and effectiveness of current anti-platelet drugs in their use to supress inflammation with regard to asthma, and the need to consider novel possibilities for pharmacological modulation of platelet function associated with inflammation that are pharmacologically distinct to current anti-platelet therapies.
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- Simon Pitchford
- Sackler Institute of Pulmonary Pharmacology, Institute of Pharmaceutical Science, King's College London, London, UK.
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- University of California San Francisco (UCSF), Department of Medicine, San Francisco, USA
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- Sackler Institute of Pulmonary Pharmacology, Institute of Pharmaceutical Science, King's College London, London, UK
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- Sackler Institute of Pulmonary Pharmacology, Institute of Pharmaceutical Science, King's College London, London, UK
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Matsuda A. Platelets: Pivotal Player in Primary Sensitization to Allergen? Am J Respir Cell Mol Biol 2019; 59:7-8. [PMID: 29957053 DOI: 10.1165/rcmb.2018-0048ed] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/23/2023] Open
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- Akio Matsuda
- 1 National Research Institute for Child Health and Development Tokyo, Japan
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Amison RT, Cleary SJ, Riffo-Vasquez Y, Bajwa M, Page CP, Pitchford SC. Platelets Play a Central Role in Sensitization to Allergen. Am J Respir Cell Mol Biol 2019; 59:96-103. [PMID: 29365287 DOI: 10.1165/rcmb.2017-0401oc] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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Platelet activation occurs in patients with allergic inflammation, and platelets can be activated directly by allergen via an IgE-dependent process. Platelets have been shown to activate APCs such as CD11c+ dendritic cells in vitro. Although CD11c+ dendritic cells are a requisite for allergen sensitization, the role of platelets in this process is unknown. In this study, we investigated whether platelets were necessary for allergen sensitization. Balb/c mice sensitized to ovalbumin were exposed to subsequent aerosolized allergen (ovalbumin challenge). We analyzed lung CD11c+ cell activation, colocalization with platelets, and some other indices of inflammation. The role of platelets at the time of allergen sensitization was assessed through platelet depletion experiments restricted to the period of sensitization. Platelets colocalized with airway CD11c+ cells, and this association increased after allergen sensitization as well as after subsequent allergen exposure. Temporary platelet depletion (>95%) at the time of allergen sensitization led to a suppression of IgE and IL-4 synthesis and to a decrease in the pulmonary recruitment of eosinophils, macrophages, and lymphocytes after subsequent allergen exposure. Furthermore, in mice previously depleted of platelets at the time of sensitization, the recovered platelet population was shown to have reduced expression of FcεRI. Pulmonary CD11c+ cell recruitment was suppressed in these mice after allergen challenge, suggesting that the migration of CD11c+ cells in vivo may be dependent on direct platelet recognition of allergen. We conclude that platelets are necessary for efficient host sensitization to allergen. This propagates the subsequent inflammatory response during secondary allergen exposure and increases platelet association with airway CD11c+ cells.
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- Richard T Amison
- Sackler Institute of Pulmonary Pharmacology, Institute of Pharmaceutical Science, King's College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Sackler Institute of Pulmonary Pharmacology, Institute of Pharmaceutical Science, King's College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Sackler Institute of Pulmonary Pharmacology, Institute of Pharmaceutical Science, King's College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Sackler Institute of Pulmonary Pharmacology, Institute of Pharmaceutical Science, King's College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Sackler Institute of Pulmonary Pharmacology, Institute of Pharmaceutical Science, King's College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Sackler Institute of Pulmonary Pharmacology, Institute of Pharmaceutical Science, King's College London, London, United Kingdom
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Bury L, Malara A, Momi S, Petito E, Balduini A, Gresele P. Mechanisms of thrombocytopenia in platelet-type von Willebrand disease. Haematologica 2019; 104:1473-1481. [PMID: 30655369 PMCID: PMC6601082 DOI: 10.3324/haematol.2018.200378] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2018] [Accepted: 01/11/2019] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Platelet-type von Willebrand disease is an inherited platelet disorder characterized by thrombocytopenia with large platelets caused by gain-of-function variants in GP1BA leading to enhanced GPIbα-von Willebrand factor (vWF) interaction. GPIbα and vWF play a role in megakaryocytopoiesis, thus we aimed to investigate megakaryocyte differentiation and proplatelet-formation in platelet-type von Willebrand disease using megakaryocytes from a patient carrying the Met239Val variant and from mice carrying the Gly233Val variant. Platelet-type von Willebrand disease megakaryocytes bound vWF at an early differentiation stage and generated proplatelets with a decreased number of enlarged tips compared to control megakaryocytes. Moreover, they formed proplatelets upon contact with collagen, differently from normal megakaryocytes. Similarly, collagen triggered megakaryocytes showed defective activation of the RhoA-MLC2 axis, which prevents proplatelet formation, and increased phosphorylation of Lyn, which acts as a negative regulator of GPVI signaling, thus preventing ectopic proplatelet-formation on collagen. Consistently, human and murine bone marrow contained an increased number of extravascular platelets compared to controls. In addition, platelet survival of mutant mice was shortened compared to control mice, and the administration of desmopressin, raising circulating vWF, caused a marked drop in platelet count. Taken together, these results show for the first time that thrombocytopenia in platelet-type von Willebrand disease is due to the combination of different pathogenic mechanisms, i.e. the formation of a reduced number of platelets by megakaryocytes, the ectopic release of platelets in the bone marrow, and the increased clearance of platelet/vWF complexes.
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- Loredana Bury
- Department of Medicine, Section of Internal and Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Perugia
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- Department of Molecular Medicine, University of Pavia.,Biotechnology Research Laboratories, IRCCS San Matteo Foundation, Pavia, Italy
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- Department of Medicine, Section of Internal and Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Perugia
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- Department of Medicine, Section of Internal and Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Perugia
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- Department of Molecular Medicine, University of Pavia.,Biotechnology Research Laboratories, IRCCS San Matteo Foundation, Pavia, Italy
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- Department of Medicine, Section of Internal and Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Perugia
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Rondina MT, Zimmerman GA. The Role of Platelets in Inflammation. Platelets 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-12-813456-6.00028-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/21/2023]
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A dichotomy in platelet activation: Evidence of different functional platelet responses to inflammatory versus haemostatic stimuli. Thromb Res 2018; 172:110-118. [DOI: 10.1016/j.thromres.2018.10.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2018] [Revised: 09/18/2018] [Accepted: 10/22/2018] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Rossaint J, Margraf A, Zarbock A. Role of Platelets in Leukocyte Recruitment and Resolution of Inflammation. Front Immunol 2018; 9:2712. [PMID: 30515177 PMCID: PMC6255980 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2018.02712] [Citation(s) in RCA: 127] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2018] [Accepted: 11/02/2018] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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Platelets are most often recognized for their crucial role in the control of acute hemorrhage. However, current research has greatly expanded the appreciation of platelets beyond their contribution to primary hemostasis, indicating that platelets also actively participate in leukocyte recruitment and the regulation of the host defense in response to exogenous pathogens and sterile injury. Early recruitment of leukocytes, especially neutrophils, is the evolutionary stronghold of the innate immune response to successfully control exogenous infections. Platelets have been shown to physically interact with different leukocyte subsets during inflammatory processes. This interaction holds far-reaching implications for the leukocyte recruitment into peripheral tissues as well as the regulation of leukocyte cell autonomous functions, including the formation and liberation of neutrophil extracellular traps. These functions critically depend on the interaction of platelets with leukocytes. The host immune response and leukocyte recruitment must be tightly regulated to avoid excessive tissue and organ damage and to avoid chronification of inflammation. Thus, platelet-leukocyte interactions and the resulting leukocyte activation and recruitment also underlies tight regulation by several inherited feedback mechanisms to limit the extend of vascular inflammation and to protect the host from collateral damage caused by overshooting immune system activation. After the acute inflammatory phase has been overcome the host defense response must eventually be terminated to allow for resolution from inflammation and restoration of tissue and organ function. Besides their essential role for leukocyte recruitment and the initiation and propagation of vascular inflammation, platelets have lately also been implicated in the resolution process. Here, their contribution to phagocyte clearance, T cell recruitment and macrophage reprogramming is also of outmost importance. This review will focus on the role of platelets in leukocyte recruitment during the initiation of the host defense and we will also discuss the participation of platelets in the resolution process after acute inflammation.
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- Jan Rossaint
- Department of Anesthesiology, Intensive Care and Pain Medicine, University Hospital Münster, Münster, Germany
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Intensive Care and Pain Medicine, University Hospital Münster, Münster, Germany.,Interdisciplinary Centre for Clinical Research, University Hospital Münster, Münster, Germany
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Intensive Care and Pain Medicine, University Hospital Münster, Münster, Germany
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Cleary SJ, Page CP. Gustav Born: pioneer in imaging platelet and leukocyte biology. Platelets 2018; 29:766-770. [PMID: 30411649 DOI: 10.1080/09537104.2018.1535001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Gustav Born achieved scientific fame for his application of light transmission aggregometry to the study of platelet function, but also led interdisciplinary research teams in pioneering quantitative in vivo imaging studies of platelet aggregation and leukocyte adhesion, and in conducting the first research into the biomechanical factors underlying atherosclerotic plaque rupture. Gus Born also communicated both current research findings and an integrated understanding of cardiovascular biology to a wide audience through acting as scientific advisor on several television productions. Using footage from two of these films, we discuss Gustav Born's scientific achievements and legacy.
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- Simon J Cleary
- a Sackler Institute of Pulmonary Pharmacology, Institute of Pharmaceutical Science , King's College London , London , UK.,b Department of Medicine , University of California San Francisco , San Francisco , CA , USA
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- a Sackler Institute of Pulmonary Pharmacology, Institute of Pharmaceutical Science , King's College London , London , UK
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Jordakieva G, Jensen-Jarolim E. The impact of allergen exposure and specific immunotherapy on circulating blood cells in allergic rhinitis. World Allergy Organ J 2018; 11:19. [PMID: 30128065 PMCID: PMC6092783 DOI: 10.1186/s40413-018-0197-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2018] [Accepted: 07/10/2018] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Allergic rhinitis (AR) is an IgE-mediated inflammatory disease of the nasal mucosa with well described local immune responses during allergen exposure. The frequent association of AR with general extra-nasal symptoms and other allergic conditions, such as conjunctivitis and asthma, however, support a more systemic disease impact. In addition to acute elevation of soluble inflammatory mediators in periphery blood, a growing number of studies have reported changes in circulating blood cells after specific nasal allergen challenge or environmental allergen exposure. These findings imply an involvement of specific blood leukocyte subsets, thrombocytes and recently, erythrocytes. This review summarizes the circulating blood cell dynamics associated with allergen exposure in AR subjects reported so far. Additionally, the impact of therapy, particularly allergen-specific immunotherapy (AIT), the only currently available causal treatment reducing AR-related symptoms, is further considered in this context.
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- Galateja Jordakieva
- 1Department of Physical Medicine, Rehabilitation and Occupational Medicine, Medical University of Vienna, Spitalgasse 23, Vienna, 1090 Austria
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- 2Department of Pathophysiology and Allergy Research, Institute of Pathophysiology and Allergy Research, Center of Pathophysiology, Infectiology and Immunology, Medical University Vienna, Spitalgasse 23, 1090 Vienna, Austria.,The interuniversity Messerli Research Institute, University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna, Medical University Vienna, University of Vienna, Veterinaerplatz 1, Vienna, 1210 Austria.,AllergyCare, Allergy Diagnosis and Study Center Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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Platelets migrate in vitro but the significance of platelet migration in vivo remains unclear. In a recent issue of Cell, Gaertner et al. (2017) demonstrate that active platelet migration in vivo promotes mechano-scavenging of bacterial pathogens and neutrophil activation.
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- Emily E Rosowski
- Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI 53706, USA
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- Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI 53706, USA; Department of Pediatrics, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI 53792, USA.
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Iwaszko A, Borowicz H, Graczyk S, Slowikowska M, Pliszczak-Krol A, Niedzwiedz A. Effect of antigen challenge on dynamics of CD62P and CD41/61 expression on platelets in horses with recurrent airway obstruction (RAO). Vet Immunol Immunopathol 2018; 202:172-180. [PMID: 30078592 DOI: 10.1016/j.vetimm.2018.07.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2016] [Revised: 06/30/2018] [Accepted: 07/09/2018] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Recurrent airway obstruction (RAO), also known as heaves, is an allergic respiratory condition that develops in horses following an exposure to aeroallergens in hay and straw. This is manifested by airway hyperreactivity, inflammation, bronchoconstriction, as well as a leukocyte and platelet infiltration into the airways. Platelet activation and an increase in circulating platelet-leukocyte aggregates may lead to airway remodeling. The aim of this study was to explore the effect of seven-day antigen challenge on dynamics of platelet indices and CD41/61 and CD62 P expression on platelets in horses with RAO. Ten RAO-affected horses and ten healthy horses were included in this study. All horses were exposed to 7 days hay and straw challenge. Blood samples were collected prior to the challenge (Pre-challenge) and 1, 2, 3, 7 and 14 days after the initiating the antigen challenge. Blood samples were obtained to determine the platelet count (PLT), mean platelet volume (MPV) and platelet large cell ratio (P-LCR). Expression of CD62 P and CD41/61 was detected by flow cytometry on activated platelets. Antigen challenge resulted in a significant gradual decrease of PLT in RAO horses, but not in controls. MPV and P-LCR in control and RAO-affected horses remained unchanged after antigen challenge. The expression of CD62 P and CD41/61 in RAO horses was significantly higher compared to control horses. The antigen challenge resulted in an increase expression of CD62 P and CD41/61 on the platelets of RAO-affected horses, while did not lead to significant changes in the control group. An increased expression of CD62 P and CD41/61 indicates platelet activation what may contribute to the formation of platelet aggregates in their respiratory system.
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- Alicja Iwaszko
- Department of Immunology, Pathophysiology and Veterinary Preventive Medicine, Wroclaw University of Environmental and Life Sciences, Wroclaw, Poland.
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- Department of Internal Diseases with Clinic for Horses, Dogs and Cats, Wroclaw University of Environmental and Life Sciences, Wroclaw, Poland.
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- Department of Immunology, Pathophysiology and Veterinary Preventive Medicine, Wroclaw University of Environmental and Life Sciences, Wroclaw, Poland.
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- Department of Internal Diseases with Clinic for Horses, Dogs and Cats, Wroclaw University of Environmental and Life Sciences, Wroclaw, Poland.
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- Department of Immunology, Pathophysiology and Veterinary Preventive Medicine, Wroclaw University of Environmental and Life Sciences, Wroclaw, Poland.
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- Department of Internal Diseases with Clinic for Horses, Dogs and Cats, Wroclaw University of Environmental and Life Sciences, Wroclaw, Poland.
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