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Boss K, Hagen J, Constans M, Goetz C, Kalyuzhny AE. Comparing Flow Cytometry and ELISpot for Detection of IL-10, IL-6, and TNF Alpha on Human PBMCs. Methods Mol Biol 2024; 2768:87-103. [PMID: 38502389 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-0716-3690-9_6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/21/2024]
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ELISpot and flow cytometry are two methods often utilized side-by-side for detecting secreted and intracellular cytokines, respectively. Each application has its own advantages and challenges. ELISpot is more sensitive compared to ELISA and appears to be more consistent in detecting IL-10 production than flow cytometry. ELISpot can be used for detecting the secretion of multiple cytokines but not from the same cells simultaneously, whereas flow cytometry allows for the concurrent detection of multiple intracellular cytokines by the same cells. Flow cytometry is a convenient technique allowing for the detection of many cytokines at the same time in a population of cells. The restimulation cocktails used for cytokine detection in flow cytometry are hard on cells and lead to decreased cell viability. Using a live dead dye allows for the exclusion of dead cells when analyzing data. We illustrated the differences between ELISpot and flow cytometry by stimulating cells with two toll-like receptor (TLR) agonists, LPS or Pam3CSK4. Both activators increase production of various cytokines, including IL-10, IL-6, and TNF-alpha. The TLR2 antagonist, MMG-11, was used to inhibit this increased cytokine production. We observed some inhibition of IL-6 and IL-10 from Pam3CSK4 stimulation in the presence of MMG-11 by flow cytometry. TNF-α remains largely unchanged as its basal expression is high, but there is some reduction in the presence of MMG-11 for both methods. However, IL-10 was difficult to detect by ELISpot given the low seeding density. Overall, both ELISpot and flow cytometry are good methods for detecting secreted and intracellular cytokines, respectively, and should be used as complimentary assays.
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Khasabova IA, Gable J, Johns M, Khasabov SG, Kalyuzhny AE, Golovko MY, Golovko SA, Kiven S, Gupta K, Seybold VS, Simone DA. Inhibition of DAGLβ as a therapeutic target for pain in sickle cell disease. Haematologica 2023; 108:859-869. [PMID: 35615929 PMCID: PMC9973472 DOI: 10.3324/haematol.2021.280460] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2021] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Sickle cell disease (SCD) is the most common inherited disease. Pain is a key morbidity of SCD and opioids are the main treatment but their side effects emphasize the need for new analgesic approaches. Humanized transgenic mouse models have been instructive in understanding the pathobiology of SCD and mechanisms of pain. Homozygous (HbSS) Berkley mice express >99% human sickle hemoglobin and several features of clinical SCD including hyperalgesia. Previously, we reported that the endocannabinoid 2-arachidonoylglycerol (2-AG) is a precursor of the pro-nociceptive mediator prostaglandin E2-glyceryl ester (PGE2-G) which contributes to hyperalgesia in SCD. We now demonstrate the causal role of 2-AG in hyperalgesia in sickle mice. Hyperalgesia in HbSS mice correlated with elevated levels of 2-AG in plasma, its synthesizing enzyme diacylglycerol lipase β (DAGLβ) in blood cells, and with elevated levels of PGE2 and PGE2-G, pronociceptive derivatives of 2-AG. A single intravenous injection of 2-AG produced hyperalgesia in non-hyperalgesic HbSS mice, but not in control (HbAA) mice expressing normal human HbA. JZL184, an inhibitor of 2-AG hydrolysis, also produced hyperalgesia in non-hyperalgesic HbSS or hemizygous (HbAS) mice, but did not influence hyperalgesia in hyperalgesic HbSS mice. Systemic and intraplantar administration of KT109, an inhibitor of DAGLβ, decreased mechanical and heat hyperalgesia in HbSS mice. The decrease in hyperalgesia was accompanied by reductions in 2-AG, PGE2 and PGE2-G in the blood. These results indicate that maintaining the physiological level of 2-AG in the blood by targeting DAGLβ may be a novel and effective approach to treat pain in SCD.
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- Iryna A Khasabova
- Department of Diagnostic and Biological Sciences, School of Dentistry, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
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- Graduate Program in Neuroscience, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
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- Department of Anesthesiology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
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- Department of Diagnostic and Biological Sciences, School of Dentistry, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND
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- Hematology/Oncology, Department of Medicine, University of California Irvine, Irvine, CA
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- Hematology/Oncology, Department of Medicine, University of California Irvine, Irvine, CA
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- Department of Diagnostic and Biological Sciences, School of Dentistry, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN.
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Niu J, Hagen J, Yu F, Kalyuzhny AE, Tsourkas A. Labeling of Phospho-Specific Antibodies with oYo-Link® Epitope Tags for Multiplex Immunostaining. Methods Mol Biol 2023; 2593:113-126. [PMID: 36513927 PMCID: PMC10730302 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-0716-2811-9_7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
Abstract
Spatial proteomics has recently garnered significant interest, as it offers to provide unprecedented insight into biological processes in both health and disease, by connecting protein expression patterns from the subcellular level to the tissue or even organism level. These high-content approaches generally rely on a high degree of multiplexing, whereby multiple proteins can be detected simultaneously. The most versatile multiplexing approaches utilize antibodies to confer specificity for various intracellular proteins of interest. Therefore, these methods must be able to differentiate many antibodies at once. In this chapter, we describe a simple and rapid approach to labeling antibodies with distinct epitope tags in a site-specific manner. This allows multiple antibodies, even from the same host species, to be uniquely identified and detected and offers a simple approach for spatial proteomic applications.
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- Department of Bioengineering, School of Engineering and Applied Science, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
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Hagen J, Oliver A, Kalyuzhny AE. In Situ Hybridization (ISH) Combined with Immunocytochemistry (ICC) Co-detection of Phosphorylated EGFR in A431 Cultured Cells. Methods Mol Biol 2022; 2593:213-220. [PMID: 36513933 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-0716-2811-9_13] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Antibodies have been commonly used to study protein phosphorylation since the first phospho-specific antibody was described in 1981. Antibodies can be developed so that they specifically recognize phosphorylated areas of particular proteins. In situ hybridization (ISH) is the technique where specific RNA or DNA molecules can be detected in a single cell without the need for antibodies. Using ACD's integrated Co-Detection Workflow (ICW), we have developed a protocol to use phospho-specific antibodies in combination with ISH to show co-localization of EGFR mRNA and EGFR proteins phosphorylated at different sites in tumor cells. Our protocol has been used for multiplexing Y1086 phosphorylated EGFR, Y1068 phosphorylated EGFR, and EGFR RNA in A431 human epidermoid carcinoma cells.
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- Jodi Hagen
- Bio-Techne Corporation, Minneapolis, MN, USA
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Kalyuzhny AE. A Never-Ending Journey in Search for Novel Cell Biology Techniques. Cells 2022; 11:1393. [PMID: 35563699 PMCID: PMC9101893 DOI: 10.3390/cells11091393] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2022] [Accepted: 04/15/2022] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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Cell techniques undergo rapid advancement across different areas of biomedical research [...].
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Affiliation(s)
- Alexander E Kalyuzhny
- Department of Neuroscience, University of Minnesota Twin Cities, 6-145 Jackson Hall, 321 Church St SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA
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Nonspecific staining in ELISpot assay is a major obstacle in accurate quantification of experimental data. The appearance of nonspecific spots may be caused by different factors including cell- and immunoassay-related issues. In our study, we have shown that nonspecific spots can result from either cells or their debris sticking to the membranes in ELISpot plates, as well as by impurities in wash buffers and precipitation of aggregated detection antibodies. Although there is a growing interest in using Fluorospot assays allowing for simultaneous detection of multiple cell-secreted proteins, it appears that these fluorescence assays are more susceptible to developing nonspecific profiles resembling specific spots. In this chapter, we outline necessary ELISpot controls that need to be employed to tell the difference between bona fide spots vs. stained artifacts.
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Kalyuzhny AE. What Makes Cells Different from Other Open Access Journals. Cells 2017; 6:cells6040041. [PMID: 29104220 PMCID: PMC5755499 DOI: 10.3390/cells6040041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2017] [Revised: 10/31/2017] [Accepted: 10/31/2017] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
Affiliation(s)
- Alexander E Kalyuzhny
- Department of Neuroscience, UMN Twin Cities, 6-145 Jackson Hall, 321 Church St SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA.
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Due to their inherent nature, DNA strands can be easily broken by various environmental factors including chemical agents and ionizing radiation. Unrepaired DNA double-stranded breaks (DSBs) may result in genetic instability and have a strong negative impact on the integrity of the genome. It has been found that DSBs are always followed by phosphorylation of histone protein H2AX, a member of the H2A family, and immunocytochemical detection of phosphorylated H2AX (referred to as γ-H2AX) is one of the frequently used techniques for assessing DNA damage. Usually such an assessment is done manually under the microscope which is not practical for analyzing large numbers of cells and prevents researchers from rapid and unbiased testing of novel drug compounds. To solve this problem we attempted to do automated assessment of DSBs by using a High-Content Screening (HCS) platform. As a result of this effort, we developed an easy to run HCS protocol for accurate analysis of DSBs in HeLa cells treated with camptothecin as a model. By varying the time of camptothecin treatment and its concentration we were able to study the dynamics of DSBs and perform a statistical analysis.Results of our study indicate that DSBs can be investigated using a HCS platform that enable the analysis of large numbers of experimental data points in a fast and a highly accurate manner. The protocol presented in this chapter can be easily adapted for screening libraries containing substantial numbers of chemical compounds for their efficiency to induce or/and repair DNA breaks.
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- Nate Hopp
- Bio-Techne, Inc., 614 McKinley Place NE, Minneapolis, MN, 55413, USA
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- Bio-Techne, Inc., 614 McKinley Place NE, Minneapolis, MN, 55413, USA
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- Bio-Techne, Inc., 614 McKinley Place NE, Minneapolis, MN, 55413, USA
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Hagen J, Schwartz D, Kalyuzhny AE. Hapten-Anti-Hapten Technique for Two-Color IHC Detection of Phosphorylated EGFR and H2AX Using Primary Antibodies Raised in the Same Host Species. Methods Mol Biol 2017; 1554:155-160. [PMID: 28185188 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4939-6759-9_8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Multiplex staining of cell and tissue sections with antibodies raised in the same host species is a serious challenge because of unwanted but inevitable cross-reactivity of secondary antibodies with irrelevant primary antibodies. Several techniques can be used to overcome this obstacle including direct labeling of primary antibodies with fluorescent tags and using tyramide signal amplification. Unfortunately these techniques either lack sensitivity, or require a long multistep protocol which can cause physical damage of specimens. As an alternative, we have developed a protocol based on conjugation of primary antibodies to small-size hapten molecules which can be detected with hapten-specific fluorescent secondary antibodies. This technique has been used for two-color labeling of Y845 phosphorylated Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor (EGFR) and S139 phosphorylated histone H2AX protein in A431 human epidermoid carcinoma cells. Our novel hapten-anti-hapten detection chemistry allows for generating a stronger fluorescent signal and completely avoid cross-interactions of secondary antibodies with irrelevant primary antibodies.
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- Jodi Hagen
- Bio-Techne, Inc., 614 McKinley Place NE, Minneapolis, MN, 55413, USA
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DNA can be damaged by many environmental factors including chemical agents and ionizing radiation which induce the formation of DNA double-stranded breaks (DSBs). If DSBs are not repaired in a timely fashion this may cause the disruption of genome integrity, which can result in cancer development. Typically, DSBs are followed by phosphorylation of histone protein H2AX, a member of the H2A family. Immunocytochemical detection of phosphorylated H2AX (e.g., γ-H2AX) appears to be a useful technique for assessing DNA damage. Such an assessment is easy to do by analyzing labeling for γ-H2AX under the microscope and does not require an expensive laboratory setup. Using HeLa cells treated with camptothecin as a model, we developed an easy-to-run protocol to analyze DSBs. Our protocol can be applied to testing the potency of different chemicals to induce DSBs in different types of cells and requires around 2 h to complete.
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- Nate Hopp
- Bio-Techne, 614 McKinley Place NE, Minneapolis, MN, 55413, USA
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- Bio-Techne, 614 McKinley Place NE, Minneapolis, MN, 55413, USA
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- Bio-Techne, 614 McKinley Place NE, Minneapolis, MN, 55413, USA
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Hagen J, Zimmerman R, Goetz C, Bonnevier J, Houchins JP, Reagan K, Kalyuzhny AE. Comparative Multi-Donor Study of IFNγ Secretion and Expression by Human PBMCs Using ELISPOT Side-by-Side with ELISA and Flow Cytometry Assays. Cells 2015; 4:84-95. [PMID: 25679284 PMCID: PMC4381211 DOI: 10.3390/cells4010084] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2014] [Accepted: 01/30/2015] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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ELISPOT, ELISA and flow cytometry techniques are often used to study the function of immune system cells. It is tempting to speculate that these assays can be used interchangeably, providing similar information about the cytokine secreting activity of cells: the higher the number of cytokine-positive cells measured by flow cytometry, the higher the number of cytokine-secreting cells expected to be detected by ELISPOT and the larger the amount of secreted cytokine expected to be measured by ELISA. We have analyzed the expression level and secretion capacity of IFNγ from peripheral blood mononuclear cells isolated from five healthy donors and stimulated by calcium ionomycin mixed with phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate in a non-specific manner in side-by-side testing using ELISPOT, ELISA and flow cytometry assays. In our study, we observed a general correlation in donors' ranking between ELISPOT and flow cytometry; ELISA values did not correlate with either ELISPOT or flow cytometry. However, a detailed donor-to-donor comparison between ELISPOT and flow cytometry revealed significant discrepancies: donors who have similar numbers of IFNγ-positive cells measured by flow cytometry show 2-3-fold differences in the number of spot-forming cells (SFCs) measured by ELISPOT; and donors who have the same number of SFCs measured by ELISPOT show 30% differences in the number of IFNγ-positive cells measured by flow cytometry. Significant discrepancies between donors were also found when comparing ELISA and ELISPOT techniques: donors who secreted the same amount of IFNγ measured by ELISA show six-fold differences in the number of SFCs measured by ELISPOT; and donors who have 5-7-times less secreted IFNγ measured by ELISA show a two-fold increase in the number of SFCs measured by ELISPOT compared to donors who show a more profound secretion of IFNγ measured by ELISA. The results of our study suggest that there can be a lack of correlation between IFNγ values measured by ELISPOT, ELISA and flow cytometry. The higher number of cytokine-positive cells determined by flow cytometry is not necessarily indicative of a higher number of cytokine-secreting cells when they are analyzed by either ELISPOT or ELISA. Our ELISPOT vs. ELISA comparison demonstrates that the higher number of SFCs observed in ELISPOT does not guarantee that these cells secrete larger amounts of cytokines compared to donors with lower SFC numbers. In addition, our data indicate that ELISPOT, ELISA and flow cytometry should be performed as complementary, rather than stand-alone assays: running these assays in parallel on samples from the same donors may help to better understand the mechanisms underlying the physiology of cytokine-secreting cells.
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- Jodi Hagen
- R&D Systems, Inc., 614 McKinely Place, Minneapolis, MN 55413, USA.
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- R&D Systems, Inc., 614 McKinely Place, Minneapolis, MN 55413, USA.
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- R&D Systems, Inc., 614 McKinely Place, Minneapolis, MN 55413, USA.
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- R&D Systems, Inc., 614 McKinely Place, Minneapolis, MN 55413, USA.
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- R&D Systems, Inc., 614 McKinely Place, Minneapolis, MN 55413, USA.
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Le Naour M, Lunzer MM, Powers MD, Kalyuzhny AE, Benneyworth MA, Thomas MJ, Portoghese PS. Putative kappa opioid heteromers as targets for developing analgesics free of adverse effects. J Med Chem 2014; 57:6383-92. [PMID: 24978316 PMCID: PMC4136663 DOI: 10.1021/jm500159d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2014] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
Abstract
It is now generally recognized that upon activation by an agonist, β-arrestin associates with G protein-coupled receptors and acts as a scaffold in creating a diverse signaling network that could lead to adverse effects. As an approach to reducing side effects associated with κ opioid agonists, a series of β-naltrexamides 3-10 was synthesized in an effort to selectively target putative κ opioid heteromers without recruiting β-arrestin upon activation. The most potent derivative 3 (INTA) strongly activated KOR-DOR and KOR-MOR heteromers in HEK293 cells. In vivo studies revealed 3 to produce potent antinociception, which, when taken together with antagonism data, was consistent with the activation of both heteromers. 3 was devoid of tolerance, dependence, and showed no aversive effect in the conditioned place preference assay. As immunofluorescence studies indicated no recruitment of β-arrestin2 to membranes in coexpressed KOR-DOR cells, this study suggests that targeting of specific putative heteromers has the potential to identify leads for analgesics devoid of adverse effects.
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MESH Headings
- Analgesics/adverse effects
- Analgesics/chemistry
- Analgesics/pharmacology
- Animals
- Arrestins/metabolism
- Avoidance Learning/drug effects
- Calcium/metabolism
- Drug Tolerance
- HEK293 Cells
- Humans
- Indoles/adverse effects
- Indoles/chemistry
- Indoles/pharmacology
- Mice
- Naltrexone/adverse effects
- Naltrexone/analogs & derivatives
- Naltrexone/chemistry
- Naltrexone/pharmacology
- Protein Multimerization
- Receptors, Opioid, delta/agonists
- Receptors, Opioid, delta/metabolism
- Receptors, Opioid, kappa/agonists
- Receptors, Opioid, kappa/metabolism
- Receptors, Opioid, mu/agonists
- Receptors, Opioid, mu/metabolism
- Stereoisomerism
- Structure-Activity Relationship
- Substance-Related Disorders/etiology
- beta-Arrestins
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- Morgan Le Naour
- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, University of Minnesota , WDH 8-114, 308 Harvard Street SE, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, United States
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Yekkirala AS, Kalyuzhny AE, Portoghese PS. An immunocytochemical-derived correlate for evaluating the bridging of heteromeric mu-delta opioid protomers by bivalent ligands. ACS Chem Biol 2013; 8:1412-6. [PMID: 23675763 DOI: 10.1021/cb400113d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
Abstract
Bivalent ligands that contain two pharmacophores linked by a spacer are promising tools to investigate the pharmacology of opioid receptor heteromers. Evidence for occupation of neighboring protomers by two phamacophores of a single bivalent ligand (bridging) has relied mainly on pharmacological data. In the present study, we have employed an immunocytochemical correlate to support in vivo biological studies that are consistent with bridging. We show that a bivalent mu agonist/delta antagonist (MDAN-21) that is devoid of tolerance due to possible bridging of mu and delta protomers prevents endocytosis of the heteromeric receptors in HEK-293 cells. Conversely, a bivalent ligand (MDAN-16) with a short spacer or monovalent mu agonist give rise to robust internalization. The data suggest that the immobilization of proximal mu and delta protomers is due to bridging by MDAN-21. The finding that MDAN-21 and its shorter spacer homologue MDAN-16 possess equivalent activity in HEK-293 cells, but produce dramatically divergent internalization of mu-delta heteromer, is relevant to the role of internalization and tolerance.
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- Ajay S. Yekkirala
- Department
of Medicinal Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, ‡Department of Pharmacology, and §Department of Neuroscience,
Medical School, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis,
Minnesota 55455, United States
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- Department
of Medicinal Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, ‡Department of Pharmacology, and §Department of Neuroscience,
Medical School, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis,
Minnesota 55455, United States
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- Department
of Medicinal Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, ‡Department of Pharmacology, and §Department of Neuroscience,
Medical School, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis,
Minnesota 55455, United States
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Naour ML, Akgün E, Yekkirala A, Lunzer MM, Powers MD, Kalyuzhny AE, Portoghese PS. Bivalent ligands that target μ opioid (MOP) and cannabinoid1 (CB1) receptors are potent analgesics devoid of tolerance. J Med Chem 2013; 56:5505-13. [PMID: 23734559 PMCID: PMC3849126 DOI: 10.1021/jm4005219] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
Abstract
Given that μ opioid (MOP) and canabinoid (CB1) receptors are colocalized in various regions of the central nervous system and have been reported to associate as heteromer (MOP-CB1) in cultured cells, the possibility of functional, endogenous MOP-CB1 in nociception and other pharmacologic effects has been raised. As a first step in investigating this possibility, we have synthesized a series of bivalent ligands 1-5 that contain both μ agonist and CB1 antagonist pharmacophores for use as tools to study the functional interaction between MOP and CB1 receptors in vivo. Immunofluorescent studies on HEK293 cells coexpressing both receptors suggested 5 (20-atom spacer) to be the only member of the series that bridges the protomers of the heteromer. Antinociceptive testing in mice revealed 5 to be the most potent member of the series. As neither a mixture of monovalent ligands 9 + 10 nor bivalents 2-5 produced tolerance in mice, MOR-CB1 apparently is not an important target for reducing tolerance.
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MESH Headings
- Analgesics, Opioid/chemical synthesis
- Analgesics, Opioid/chemistry
- Analgesics, Opioid/pharmacology
- Animals
- Cell Membrane/drug effects
- Cell Membrane/metabolism
- Drug Design
- Drug Tolerance
- Endocytosis/drug effects
- Fluorescent Antibody Technique
- HEK293 Cells
- Humans
- Injections, Intraventricular
- Injections, Spinal
- Ligands
- Male
- Mice, Inbred ICR
- Models, Chemical
- Molecular Structure
- Pain/physiopathology
- Pain/prevention & control
- Receptor, Cannabinoid, CB1/antagonists & inhibitors
- Receptor, Cannabinoid, CB1/genetics
- Receptor, Cannabinoid, CB1/metabolism
- Receptors, Opioid, mu/agonists
- Receptors, Opioid, mu/genetics
- Receptors, Opioid, mu/metabolism
- Structure-Activity Relationship
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- Morgan Le Naour
- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN55455
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN55455
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN55455
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN55455
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN55455
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- Department of Neuroscience, Medical School, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN55455
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The major application of ELISPOT assays is to study secretion of cytokines and chemokines from immune system cells. We adapted this assay to study TNFα secretion from microglial BV2 cells, which are similar in physiology to microglia in the nervous system. Stimulation of BV2 cells with 1 μg/mL LPS resulted in a robust secretion of TNFα. Unlike uniform round spots formed by TNFα secreted by immune system cells, BV2 cells produced spots with short zigzag "tails" indicating that BV2 cells were actively moving during the incubation. In spite of irregular shapes, spots could be easily counted using an ELISPOT reader. Our study has shown the feasibility of employing an ELISPOT assay as a tool for neuroscience research to study the mechanisms underlying protein secretion from microglial cells. In addition, due to its convenient format, ELISPOT can be used for high-throughput screening of the potency of novel drugs to stimulate or inhibit cytokine secretion by microglial cells in the brain.
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Hagen J, Houchins JP, Kalyuzhny AE. ELISPOT assay as a tool to study oxidative stress in lymphocytes. Methods Mol Biol 2012; 792:87-96. [PMID: 21956503 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-61779-325-7_7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
Abstract
Enzyme-linked immuno spot (ELISPOT) assay is widely used for vaccine development, cancer and AIDS research, and autoimmune disease studies. The output of ELISPOT assay is a formation of colored spots which appear at the sites of cells releasing cytokines, with each individual spot representing a single cytokine-releasing cell. We worked out a protocol to study oxidative stress in human peripheral blood lymphocytes by determining their potency to secrete IFN-gamma, IL-2, IL-4, IL-5, IL-8, and TNF-alpha in response to acute treatment with hydrogen peroxide. We show that hydrogen peroxide-induced oxidative stress can cause a ∼twofold decrease in the number of lymphocytes secreting the TH1 cytokines IFN-gamma and IL-2, as well as chemokines IL-8 and TNF-alpha. However, the number of cells secreting TH2 cytokines IL-4 and IL-5 in hydrogen -peroxide-treated group did not change. It appears that oxidative stress may affect TH1-TH2 cytokine secretion -balance which, in turn, may underlie developments of various pathological conditions. This protocol can be easily modified to study the effects of many other oxidative stress compounds.
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Hagen J, Hartnett C, Houchins JP, Giguère S, Kalyuzhny AE. Equine ELISPOT assay to study secretion of IFNγ and IL-4 from peripheral blood mononuclear cells. Methods Mol Biol 2012; 792:39-45. [PMID: 21956499 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-61779-325-7_3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Human and mouse immune system cells are the most frequently used specimens in ELISPOT assays. In an effect to expand the application of ELISPOT assay to other species, we developed matched antibody pairs for ready-to-use kits designed for studying the frequency of equine IFNγ- and IL-4-secreting peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs). Equine PBMCs were stimulated with either concanavalin A (Con A) or calcium ionomycin mixed with phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate (CaI + PMA). We found that Con A, in general, had a more profound stimulating effect than CaI + PMA on IL-4 secretion, whereas both stimulatory and inhibitory effects were observed on IFNγ secretion. Our data demonstrate a large dynamic range in IFNγ and IL-4 secretion among different donors, which may reflect animal health and serve as a valuable diagnostic marker.
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Enzyme-linked immunospot (ELISPOT) assay allows for the determination of the frequency of -cytokine-secreting cells, but does not answer the question of how much cytokine is secreted per cell. In our study, we combined ELISPOT and ELISA assays and developed a protocol to calculate the amount of IFN gamma secreted by each cell. A suspension of human peripheral blood mononuclear cells was split into two pools and cells from one pool were cultured in a regular ELISPOT plate, whereas cells from the other pool were cultured in an uncoated, "blank," ELISPOT plate. After finishing the incubations, the amount of IFN gamma was measured by ELISA in culture media collected from both plates. The "blank" plate served to measure a total amount of secreted IFN gamma, whereas the ELISPOT plate served to measure the amount of unbound (UB) IFN gamma. Subtracting the amount of unbound IFN gamma from its total amount and dividing it by the number of spots in the ELISPOT plate allows for the calculation of the average amount of IFN gamma in a spot formed by a single cell.
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Kalyuzhny AE. ELISPOT Cell Analysis Assay: Searching for Extracellular Footprints. Cells 2011; 1:3-4. [PMID: 26791656 PMCID: PMC3972646 DOI: 10.3390/cells1010003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2011] [Accepted: 09/07/2011] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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- Alexander E Kalyuzhny
- Neuroscience, UMN Twin Cities, 6-145 Jackson Hall, 321 Church St SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA.
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Sturgill TL, Giguère S, Franklin RP, Cohen ND, Hagen J, Kalyuzhny AE. Effects of inactivated parapoxvirus ovis on the cumulative incidence of pneumonia and cytokine secretion in foals on a farm with endemic infections caused by Rhodococcus equi. Vet Immunol Immunopathol 2011; 140:237-43. [DOI: 10.1016/j.vetimm.2010.12.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2010] [Revised: 12/15/2010] [Accepted: 12/20/2010] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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Yekkirala AS, Lunzer MM, McCurdy CR, Powers MD, Kalyuzhny AE, Roerig SC, Portoghese PS. N-naphthoyl-beta-naltrexamine (NNTA), a highly selective and potent activator of μ/kappa-opioid heteromers. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2011; 108:5098-103. [PMID: 21385944 PMCID: PMC3064379 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1016277108] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Numerous G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) have been shown to form heteromeric receptors in cell-based assays. Among the many heteromers reported in the opioid receptor family are μ/κ, κ/δ, and μ/δ. However, the in vivo physiological and behavioral relevance for the proposed heteromers have not yet been established. Here we report a unique example of a ligand, N-naphthoyl-β-naltrexamine (NNTA) that selectively activates heteromeric μ/κ-opioid receptors in HEK-293 cells and induces potent antinociception in mice. NNTA was an exceptionally potent agonist in cells expressing μ/κ-opioid receptors. Intriguingly, it was found to be a potent antagonist in cells expressing only μ-receptors. In the mouse tail-flick assay, intrathecal (i.t.) NNTA produced antinociception that was ~100-fold greater than by intracerebroventricular (i.c.v.) administration. The κ-antagonist, norBNI, decreased the i.t. potency, and the activity was virtually abolished in μ-opioid receptor knockout mice. No tolerance was induced i.t., but marginal tolerance (3-fold) was observed via the i.c.v. route. Moreover, NNTA produced neither significant physical dependence nor place preference in the ED50 dose range. Taken together, this work provides an important pharmacologic tool for investigating the in vivo functional relevance of heteromeric μ/κ-opioid receptors and suggests an approach to potent analgesics with fewer deleterious side effects.
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MESH Headings
- Analgesics/pharmacology
- Animals
- Drug Evaluation, Preclinical
- HEK293 Cells
- Humans
- Male
- Mice
- Mice, Inbred ICR
- Mice, Knockout
- Naltrexone/adverse effects
- Naltrexone/analogs & derivatives
- Naltrexone/pharmacology
- Narcotic Antagonists/adverse effects
- Narcotic Antagonists/pharmacology
- Receptors, Opioid, kappa/agonists
- Receptors, Opioid, kappa/genetics
- Receptors, Opioid, kappa/metabolism
- Receptors, Opioid, mu/agonists
- Receptors, Opioid, mu/genetics
- Receptors, Opioid, mu/metabolism
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- Ajay S. Yekkirala
- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, College of Pharmacy
- Department of Pharmacology, and
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- Department of Neuroscience, Medical School, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455; and
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- Department of Pharmacology, Toxicology, and Neuroscience, Louisiana State University Health Science Center, Shreveport, LA 71115
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, College of Pharmacy
- Department of Pharmacology, and
- Department of Neuroscience, Medical School, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455; and
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Oxidative cell damage causes disruption of DNA via formation of 8-hydroxy-2'-deoxyguanosine and can trigger apoptotic cell death. The cells damaged by oxidative stress can either become apoptotic, or recover. Therefore, it is helpful to employ a parallel assay that would confirm whether cells experiencing oxidative damage undergo apoptosis. Our paper describes the technique that combines immunohistochemical detection of 8-hydroxy-2'-deoxyguanosine with the TUNEL assay. This permits simultaneous detection of oxidative damage and apoptosis at a single-cell level. We have developed simple and reliable protocols which can be used with cultured cells and slide-mounted tissue sections. These techniques can be employed in research dealing with high-throughput drug screening, toxicology, and cancer.
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Schoephoerster J, Frisch J, Grahek M, Wu C, He Y, Wang W, Nguyen J, Schwartz D, Kalyuzhny AE. Absorption control in immunohistochemistry using phospho-peptides immobilized on magnetic beads. Methods Mol Biol 2011; 717:291-300. [PMID: 21370038 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-61779-024-9_17] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Although phospho-specific primary antibodies used in immunohistochemistry (IHC) are expected to detect phosphorylated proteins, in some cases these antibodies may also cross-react with nonphosphorylated proteins. Therefore, it is of ultimate importance to employ a control to determine that the staining pattern is specific. One of the frequently used controls in IHC is a so-called absorption control: phospho-specific primary antibodies are first incubated with a phospho-peptide immunogen to block antibody-binding sites, and this mixture is subsequently applied to tissue sections. If the antibody blocked with cognate immunogen does not produce tissue staining, then the antibody is considered specific, but if staining is obtained, the antibody is considered nonspecific. Unfortunately, bound peptide can dissociate from the antibody allowing unblocked antibody to bind to tissue targets, producing unwanted staining. We have developed a simple absorption-control protocol allowing for the efficient neutralization of phospho-specific antibodies with phospho-peptides immobilized on magnetic beads. This technique allows for sequestration of antibody-peptide complex from the incubation solution, minimizing the risk of formation of unblocked antibodies capable of producing tissue staining.
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Yekkirala AS, Kalyuzhny AE, Portoghese PS. Standard opioid agonists activate heteromeric opioid receptors: evidence for morphine and [d-Ala(2)-MePhe(4)-Glyol(5)]enkephalin as selective μ-δ agonists. ACS Chem Neurosci 2010; 1:146-54. [PMID: 22816017 DOI: 10.1021/cn9000236] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2009] [Accepted: 11/16/2009] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Research in the opioid field has relied heavily on the use of standard agonist ligands such as morphine, [d-Ala(2)-MePhe(4)-Glyol(5)]enkephalin (DAMGO), U69593, bremazocine, [d-Pen(2)d-Pen(5)]enkephalin (DPDPE), and deltorphin-II as tools for investigating the three major types of opioid receptors, MOP (μ), KOP (κ), and DOP (δ), that mediate antinociception. The functional selectivity of these ligands has been based on the assumption that opioid receptors exist as homomers. As numerous studies in cultured cells have suggested that opioid receptors can associate both as homomers and heteromers, we have investigated the selectivity of these standard ligands using intracellular calcium release and [(35)S]GTPγS assays in HEK-293 cells that contain singly and coexpressed opioid receptors. The present study reveals that morphine and DAMGO, traditionally classified as μ selective agonists, selectively activate μ-δ heteromeric opioid receptors with greater efficacy than homomeric opioid receptors. Moreover, standard ligands that have been widely employed as κ- and δ-selective agonists display little or no differences in the activation of homomeric and heteromeric opioid receptors. The far-reaching implications of these results are discussed.
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- Department of Pharmacology
- Department of Neuroscience, School of Medicine
- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, College of Pharmacy
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Ryan C, Giguère S, Hagen J, Hartnett C, Kalyuzhny AE. Effect of age and mitogen on the frequency of interleukin-4 and interferon gamma secreting cells in foals and adult horses as assessed by an equine-specific ELISPOT assay. Vet Immunol Immunopathol 2010; 133:66-71. [DOI: 10.1016/j.vetimm.2009.06.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2009] [Revised: 05/27/2009] [Accepted: 06/17/2009] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Modern biological research is dependent on tools developed and provided by commercial suppliers, and antibodies for immunohistochemistry are among the most frequently used of these tools. Not all commercial antibodies perform as expected, however; this problem leads researchers to waste time and money when using antibodies that perform inadequately. Different commercial suppliers offer antibodies of varying degrees of quality and, in some cases, are unable to provide expert technical support for the immunohistochemical use of their antibodies. This article briefly describes the production of commercial antibodies from the manufacturer's perspective and presents some guidelines for choosing appropriate commercial antibodies for immunohistochemistry. Additionally, the article suggests steps to establish mutually beneficial relationships between commercial antibody suppliers and researchers who use them.
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- Alexander E Kalyuzhny
- Department of Immunocytochemistry and Elispot Assays, R&D Systems, Inc., 614 McKinley Place N.E., Minneapolis, MN 55413, USA.
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Membranes used for western blotting can be also used for ELISPOT, an enzyme-linked immunospot assay, which allows determining frequencies of cytokine-secreting immune system cells. In addition to their high antibody-retaining capacity PVDF and NC membranes provide good support to immune system cells cultured in vitro and do not affect their physiology. ELISPOT assays utilizing membrane-backed microplates are used in many areas of research including vaccine development, HIV research, cancer and infection disease research, autoimmune disease, and allergy research.ELISPOT utilizes the same antibody "sandwich" technique as enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay, but unlike the latter ELISPOT belongs to state-of-the-art techniques when outcome of the assay depends on skills and accuracy of the operator, a thorough selection of matched pairs of capture and detection antibodies, and using appropriate staining reagents. This review covers basics of ELISPOT assay including its immunochemical design, selection of reagents and membrane microplates, and some troubleshooting recommendations.
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- Alexander E Kalyuzhny
- Department of Immunocytochemistry & ELISpot Assays, R&D Systems, Inc., 614 McKinley Place N.E., Minneapolis, MN, 55413, USA.
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Living in the era of multiplex detection systems, it appears attractive to develop enzyme-linked immunospot (ELISPOT) assays for the detection of more than one cytokine released by the same cell. However, despite technical simplicity in building such an assay, several factors have to be considered when designing multiplex ELISPOT assays. We have used four capture antibodies (hIFN-gamma, hIL-2, hIL-4, and hTNF-alpha) either in combination or individually to coat polyvinylidene difluoride membrane-backed Millipore 96-well plates. Several cell stimulations were also used, including Concanavalin A, Phorbol Myristate Acetate (PMA) and calcium ionophore (CaI), phytohemagglutinin, CD3e, and lipopolysaccharide. Biotinylated antibodies were used either individually or combined together to detect secreted cytokines. We have found that when plates were coated with all four capture antibodies and captured cytokines were detected using either one detection antibody or all four detection antibodies combined together, fewer spots could be seen when compared with a plate coated with a single capture antibody followed by using its matched detection antibody counterpart. Interestingly, negative interferences between antibodies were less profound when detection antibodies rather than capture antibodies were mixed together.
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Enzyme-linked immunospot, or ELISPOT, assay allows the detection of low frequencies of cells secreting various molecules. ELISPOT can be used in many areas of research and, because of its high sensitivity, has the potential to become a valuable diagnostic tool. Based on the same "sandwich" immunochemical principles as enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay, ELISPOT is easy to perform and quantify the results. At the same time ELISPOT remains a state-of-the-art technique that requires accuracy, thorough selection of antibodies and detection reagents, and an understanding of the principles of data analysis. This review covers various technical aspects of the ELISPOT assay, including immunochemical principles of the assay, selection of reagents and plates, and troubleshooting recommendations.
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Grant A, Palzer S, Hartnett C, Bailey T, Tsang M, Kalyuzhny AE. A cell-detachment solution can reduce background staining in the ELISPOT assay. Methods Mol Biol 2005; 302:87-94. [PMID: 15937346 DOI: 10.1385/1-59259-903-6:087] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/02/2023]
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Enzyme-linked immunospot (ELISPOT) assays are widely used as a technique that allows determining the frequency of cytokine-releasing cells. Colored spots appear at the sites of cells releasing cytokines, with each individual spot representing a single cytokine-releasing cell. Porous membranes are used in ELISPOT plates to provide support for growing cells, thus making it difficult to remove them by washing. Cells that have adhered to the membrane may be stained nonspecifically, producing a background and then counted as specific spots. We have tested a cell detachment reagent, Accumax, and found that it may be used to remove a large number of cells adhered to the microplate membranes. Accumax was tested in 16 different ELISPOT assays, including human interleukin (IL)-2, IL-4, IL-5, IL-6, IL-8, IL-13, IL-1beta, interferon (IFN)-gamma, and tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha; mouse IL-4, IL-6, IFN-gamma, and TNF-alpha; rat IL-2 and IFN-gamma; and canine IFN-gamma. Accumax was found to be compatible with human IL-13, IL-1beta, IL-2, IL-4, IL-5, and IL-8 and mouse IL-4, IL-6, and TNF-alpha ELISPOT assays, allowing one to remove a large number of adhered cells without hindering ELISPOT assay performance. However, Accumax was incompatible with human IFN-gamma, mouse IFN-gamma, canine IFN-gamma, and rat IFN-gamma ELISPOT assays because Accumax reduced the intensity of staining and the number of spots formed.
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Whole-cell recordings were made from identified gastric-projecting rat dorsal motor nucleus of the vagus (DMV) neurons. The amplitude of evoked IPSCs (eIPSCs) was unaffected by perfusion with met-enkephalin (ME) or by mu-, delta-, or kappa-opioid receptor selective agonists, namely D-Ala2-N-Me-Phe4-Glycol5-enkephalin (DAMGO), cyclic [D-Pen2-D-Pen5]-enkephalin, or trans-3,4-dichloro-N-methyl-N-[2-(1-pyrolytinil)-cyclohexyl]-benzeneacetamide methane sulfonate (U50,488), respectively. Brief incubation with the adenylate cyclase activator forskolin or the nonhydrolysable cAMP analog 8-bromo-cAMP, thyrotropin releasing hormone, or cholecystokinin revealed the ability of ME and DAMGO to inhibit IPSC amplitude; this inhibition was prevented by pretreatment with the mu-opioid receptor (MOR1) selective antagonist D-Phe-Cys-Tyr-D-Trp-Orn-Thr-Pen-Thr-NH2. Conversely, incubation with the adenylate cyclase inhibitor dideoxyadenosine, with the protein kinase A (PKA) inhibitor N-[2-(p-Bromocinnamyl-amino)ethyl]-5-isoquinolinesulfonamide dihydrochloride (H89), or with the Golgi-disturbing agent brefeldin A, blocked the ability of forskolin to facilitate the inhibitory actions of ME. Immunocytochemical experiments revealed that under control conditions, MOR1 immunoreactivity (MOR1-IR) was colocalized with glutamic acid decarboxylase (GAD)-IR in profiles apposing DMV neurons only after stimulation of the cAMP-PKA pathway. Pretreatment with H89 or brefeldin A or incubation at 4 degrees C prevented the forskolin-mediated insertion of MOR1 on GAD-IR-positive profiles. These results suggest that the cAMP-PKA pathway regulates trafficking of mu-opioid receptors into the cell surface of GABAergic nerve terminals. By consequence, the inhibitory actions of opioid peptides in the dorsal vagal complex may depend on the state of activation of brainstem vagal circuits.
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- Kirsteen N Browning
- Department of Internal Medicine-Gastroenterology, University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, USA
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Kalyuzhny AE. Immunohistochemical localization of mu-, delta- and kappa-opioid receptors within the antinociceptive brainstem circuits. Methods Mol Med 2003; 84:79-93. [PMID: 12703319 DOI: 10.1385/1-59259-379-8:79] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/01/2023]
MESH Headings
- Analgesics, Opioid/pharmacology
- Animals
- Antibodies, Monoclonal/metabolism
- Brain Stem/chemistry
- Brain Stem/metabolism
- Cloning, Molecular
- Fluorescent Dyes
- Glutamate Decarboxylase/metabolism
- Immunohistochemistry/methods
- Neural Pathways/anatomy & histology
- Neural Pathways/drug effects
- Neural Pathways/metabolism
- Neurons/metabolism
- Nociceptors/chemistry
- Nociceptors/drug effects
- Rats
- Rats, Sprague-Dawley
- Receptors, Opioid, delta/analysis
- Receptors, Opioid, delta/antagonists & inhibitors
- Receptors, Opioid, delta/genetics
- Receptors, Opioid, kappa/analysis
- Receptors, Opioid, kappa/antagonists & inhibitors
- Receptors, Opioid, kappa/genetics
- Receptors, Opioid, mu/analysis
- Receptors, Opioid, mu/antagonists & inhibitors
- Receptors, Opioid, mu/genetics
- Receptors, Opioid, mu/physiology
- Stilbamidines
- gamma-Aminobutyric Acid/metabolism
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Kalyuzhny AE. Simultaneous in situ detection of DNA fragmentation and RNA/DNA oxidative damage using TUNEL assay and immunohistochemical labeling for 8-hydroxy-2'-deoxyguanosine (8-OHdG). Methods Mol Biol 2002; 203:219-34. [PMID: 12073445 DOI: 10.1385/1-59259-179-5:219] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/25/2023]
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Pharmacological data suggest that opioids exert their excitatory action in brain indirectly, by inhibiting release of the inhibitory neurotransmitter GABA. However, it is also possible that single neuron may interact with both opioids and GABA. In the present study, we investigated whether neurons in rat midbrain and medulla express both opioid and GABA(A) receptors. Coronal sections through rat brain were double-stained using antibodies against the alpha 1 subunit of GABA(A) receptor that were combined with antibodies either against the cloned mu-opioid receptor (MOR1) or the cloned kappa-opioid receptor (KOR1). Neurons double-labeled for GABA(A) receptors and either MOR1 or KOR1 were found in many brain regions including inferior colliculus, mesencephalic trigeminal nuclei, pontine reticular nuclei and raphe interpositus nucleus. Neurons double-labeled for GABA(A) and MOR1 were observed less frequently than those labeled for GABA(A) and KOR1. Our findings provide anatomical evidence that GABAergic and opioidergic systems are closely linked and activity of the same neuron may be regulated directly by both GABA and opioids.
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- A E Kalyuzhny
- Department of Neuroscience, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis 55455, USA
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Activation of kappa-opioid receptors in the rostral ventral medulla has been reported to attenuate analgesia induced by activation of mu-opioid receptors in the periaqueductal gray matter. Previous studies have suggested that the cells associated with this effect might contain serotonin. In the present study, we investigated the relationship of the cloned kappa-opioid receptor to spinally projecting neurons immunoreactive for serotonin or GABA. This was done by employing two-color immunofluorescence in combination with retrograde tract-tracing using Fluoro-Gold. In the rostral ventral medulla, neurons triple-labeled for the cloned kappa-opioid receptor, serotonin and Fluoro-Gold were observed; neurons double-labeled for the cloned kappa-opioid receptor and serotonin, or single-labeled for the cloned kappa-opioid receptor or for serotonin were also observed. In addition, cloned kappa-opioid receptor immunoreactivity was expressed in some cell profiles immunoreactive for GABA. The expression of the cloned kappa-opioid receptor in the spinal cord dorsal horn was not associated with processes immunoreactive for serotonin. Our findings suggest that kappa-opioid receptors in the rostral ventral medulla are positioned to directly control the activity of at least some serotonergic neurons projecting to the dorsal spinal cord. Thus, it appears possible that the anti-analgesic action resulting from microinjection of kappa-opioid agonists into the rostral ventral medulla is mediated, at least in part, by these neurons.
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- A E Kalyuzhny
- Department of Cell Biology and Neuroanatomy, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis 55455, USA
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Kalyuzhny AE, Wessendorf MW. Relationship of mu- and delta-opioid receptors to GABAergic neurons in the central nervous system, including antinociceptive brainstem circuits. J Comp Neurol 1998; 392:528-47. [PMID: 9514515] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Inhibition of neurons containing gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) may underlie some of the excitatory effects of opioids in the central nervous system (CNS). In the present study, we examined the relationship of the cloned mu- and delta-opioid receptors (MOR1 and DOR1, respectively) to GABAergic neurons in brain and spinal cord. This was done by combining immunofluorescent staining for MOR1 or DOR1 with that for GABA or glutamic acid decarboxylase (GAD); fluorescent retrograde tract-tracing was used in some cases to identify neurons with particular projections. In rats, cells double labeled for GABA and MOR1 were observed in layers II-VI of the parietal cortex and in layers II-IV of the piriform cortex. In the hippocampus, double labeling was observed in the dentate gyrus and in regions CA1 and CA3. Double labeling was very prominent in the striatum and in the reticular nucleus of the thalamus; it was also observed in other portions of the diencephalon. However, double labeling for GABA and MOR1 was never observed in the cerebellar cortex. Cells double labeled for GABA and MOR1 were common in the periaqueductal gray (PAG) and the medial rostral ventral medulla (RVM) of both rats and monkeys, suggesting that involvement of GABAergic neurons with supraspinal opioid antinociception may extend to primates. In the RVM of rats, many of those double-labeled neurons were retrogradely labeled from the dorsal spinal cord. In contrast, double-labeled neurons in the PAG were almost never retrogradely labeled from the RVM. No unequivocal examples of double labeling for DOR1 and GAD were found in any region of the CNS that we examined in either rats or monkeys. However, GABAergic neurons were often apposed by DOR1 immunoreactive varicosities. Our findings suggest that activation of mu-opioid receptors directly modulates the activity of GABAergic neurons throughout the CNS, including neurons involved in the supraspinal component of opioid analgesia. In contrast, delta-opioid receptors appear to be positioned to modulate the activity of GABAergic neurons indirectly.
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MESH Headings
- Animals
- Cloning, Molecular
- Glutamate Decarboxylase/analysis
- Hippocampus/chemistry
- Hippocampus/cytology
- Immunohistochemistry
- Macaca fascicularis
- Male
- Medulla Oblongata/chemistry
- Medulla Oblongata/cytology
- Microscopy, Confocal
- Neurons/chemistry
- Nociceptors/physiology
- Parietal Lobe/chemistry
- Parietal Lobe/cytology
- Parietal Lobe/physiology
- Presynaptic Terminals/chemistry
- Presynaptic Terminals/enzymology
- Rats
- Rats, Sprague-Dawley
- Receptors, Opioid, delta/analysis
- Receptors, Opioid, delta/genetics
- Receptors, Opioid, mu/analysis
- Receptors, Opioid, mu/genetics
- Recombinant Proteins/analysis
- gamma-Aminobutyric Acid/analysis
- gamma-Aminobutyric Acid/physiology
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- A E Kalyuzhny
- Department of Cell Biology and Neuroanatomy, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis 55455, USA.
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It has been proposed that mu-opioid receptors excite neurons in hippocampus and nucleus raphe dorsalis (NRD) by decreasing GABAergic tone. In the present study, we examined whether immunocytochemical evidence of interaction between GABAergic neurons and the mu-opioid receptor could be found in the CNS. Portions of rat brain were sectioned and stained for GABA and for the cloned mu-opioid receptor (MOR1) using two-color immunofluorescence. Neurons double-labeled for GABA and MOR1 were present in hippocampus and NRD, as well as in olfactory bulb, dorsal lateral periaqueductal gray matter, nucleus raphe medianis, nucleus raphe obscurus, and the spinal trigeminal nucleus and tract. We conclude that expression of the mu-opioid receptor by GABAergic neurons is common in the rat CNS.
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- A E Kalyuzhny
- Department of Cell Biology and Neuroanatomy, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis 55455, USA
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Kalyuzhny AE, Hensleigh HC, Arvidsson U, Elde R. Immunocytochemical localization of mu-opioid receptors in follicular cells and preimplantation mouse embryos. Anat Embryol (Berl) 1997; 195:451-5. [PMID: 9176667 DOI: 10.1007/s004290050064] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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It has been demonstrated that opioid peptides are involved in the regulation of mammalian reproduction. In our previous studies we demonstrated direct effects of opioids on preimplantation mouse embryos, and hypothesized the existence in preimplantation embryos of receptors similar to opioid receptors in the central neuronal system of adult animals. In the present study we addressed this issue by employing immunocytochemical staining for mu-opioid receptors using antisera raised against the C-terminal portion of the cloned mu-opioid receptors (MOR1, NHQLENLEAETAPLP, 384-398) predicted from the cloned receptor. Diffuse MOR1 immunoreactivity of moderate intensity has been revealed in one-cell embryos, while in follicular cells MOR1 staining was of high intensity and appeared to be associated with plasma membrane. No MOR1 immunoreactivity has been observed in two-cell to morula stages of development. However, blastocysts displayed intense MOR1-labeling that was particularly prominent in cells within the inner cell mass. MOR1-staining was most likely specific because preincubation of MOR1 antisera with cognate peptide completely abolished the staining. Our findings suggest the presence of opioid receptors during preimplantation development, long before the formation of the nervous system. Embryonic opioid receptors may play a role in the regulation of preimplantation development and implantation.
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- A E Kalyuzhny
- Department of Cell Biology and Neuroanatomy, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis 55455, USA.
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Kalyuzhny AE, Arvidsson U, Wu W, Wessendorf MW. mu-Opioid and delta-opioid receptors are expressed in brainstem antinociceptive circuits: studies using immunocytochemistry and retrograde tract-tracing. J Neurosci 1996; 16:6490-503. [PMID: 8815927 PMCID: PMC6578904] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023] Open
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Opioid-produced antinociception in mammals seems to be mediated in part by pathways originating in the periaqueductal gray (PAG) and the rostroventral medulla (RVM), and these pathways may include serotonergic neurons. In the present study, we examined the relationship of the cloned mu- and delta-receptors (MOR1 and DOR1, respectively) to PAG neurons projecting to the RVM, and RVM neurons projecting to the dorsal spinal cord. This was carried out by combining immunocytochemical staining for MOR1, DOR1, and serotonin with fluorescent retrograde tract-tracing. Of 133 retrogradely labeled cells in the RVM, 31% were immunoreactive for MOR1. Of the double-labeled cells, 41% also were immunoreactive for 5HT. Fifty-three percent of retrogradely labeled cells were apposed by DOR1-ir varicosities; 29% of the apposed cells were immunoreactive for 5HT. In the mesencephalon, cells retrogradely labeled from the RVM were usually surrounded by MOR1-ir structures; however, retrogradely labeled cells were never observed to be immunoreactive for MOR1. Similarly, retrogradely labeled cells in the caudal midbrain were seldom, if ever, labeled for DOR1; however, they frequently were apposed by DOR1-ir varicosities. Of 156 retrogradely labeled profiles from three rats, 52 (33%) were apposed by DOR1-ir varicosities. We conclude that both mu- and delta-opioid receptors could be involved in the antinociception mediated by the PAG-RVM-spinal cord circuit. In addition, opioids seem likely to have both direct and indirect effects on spinally projecting RVM cells in general, and on serotonergic RVM cells in particular.
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- A E Kalyuzhny
- Department of Cell Biology and Neuroanatomy, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis 55455, USA
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