TY - JOUR
T1 - Mite allergen induces nitric oxide production in alveolar macrophage cell lines via CD14/toll-like receptor 4, and is inhibited by surfactant protein D
AU - Liu, C. F.
AU - Chen, Y. L.
AU - Chang, W. T.
AU - Shieh, C. C.
AU - Yu, C. K.
AU - Reid, K. B.M.
AU - Wang, J. Y.
PY - 2005/12
Y1 - 2005/12
N2 - Background: Previously, we have found that dust mite allergens can directly activate alveolar macrophages (AMs), induce inflammatory cytokines, and enhance T-helper type 2 cytokine production. A molecule of innate immunity in the lung, surfactant protein D (SP-D), is able to bind mite allergens and alleviates allergen-induced airway inflammation. Objectives: This study was aimed at investigating the activation pathway of mite allergen (Dermatophagoides pteronyassinus, Der p)-induced nitric oxide (NO) production by AMs, and the role of SP-D in the modulation of activated AMs by mite allergens. Methods: Porcine SP-D was purified from bronchoalveolar lavage fluids of Lan-Yu mini-pigs, by affinity chromatography on maltose-sepharose. NO production, inducible expression of lipopolysaccharides (LPS)-related binding and responding surface receptors complex, CD14 and toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4), as well as inducible NO synthase (iNOs) and nuclear factor-κB activation were studied in two AMs cell lines, MH-S (BALB/c strain),and AMJ2-C11 (C57BL/6 strain), and one peritoneal macrophage cell line (RAW264.7), after stimulation with LPS, or Der p. Results: LPS and Der p elicited different responses of NO production in the different cell lines, and the response might depend upon the expression of the cell surface CD14/TLR4 complex in different genetic backgrounds of macrophage cell lines. Pretreatment of macrophages with SP-D could inhibit NO production from Der p or LPS-stimulated alveolar macrophages. Conclusion: Mite allergen-induced alveolar macrophage activation is mediated by CD14/TLR4 receptors and can be inhibited by SP-D; it further supports the concept that SP-D may be an important modulator of allergen-induced pulmonary inflammation.
AB - Background: Previously, we have found that dust mite allergens can directly activate alveolar macrophages (AMs), induce inflammatory cytokines, and enhance T-helper type 2 cytokine production. A molecule of innate immunity in the lung, surfactant protein D (SP-D), is able to bind mite allergens and alleviates allergen-induced airway inflammation. Objectives: This study was aimed at investigating the activation pathway of mite allergen (Dermatophagoides pteronyassinus, Der p)-induced nitric oxide (NO) production by AMs, and the role of SP-D in the modulation of activated AMs by mite allergens. Methods: Porcine SP-D was purified from bronchoalveolar lavage fluids of Lan-Yu mini-pigs, by affinity chromatography on maltose-sepharose. NO production, inducible expression of lipopolysaccharides (LPS)-related binding and responding surface receptors complex, CD14 and toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4), as well as inducible NO synthase (iNOs) and nuclear factor-κB activation were studied in two AMs cell lines, MH-S (BALB/c strain),and AMJ2-C11 (C57BL/6 strain), and one peritoneal macrophage cell line (RAW264.7), after stimulation with LPS, or Der p. Results: LPS and Der p elicited different responses of NO production in the different cell lines, and the response might depend upon the expression of the cell surface CD14/TLR4 complex in different genetic backgrounds of macrophage cell lines. Pretreatment of macrophages with SP-D could inhibit NO production from Der p or LPS-stimulated alveolar macrophages. Conclusion: Mite allergen-induced alveolar macrophage activation is mediated by CD14/TLR4 receptors and can be inhibited by SP-D; it further supports the concept that SP-D may be an important modulator of allergen-induced pulmonary inflammation.
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U2 - 10.1111/j.1365-2222.2005.02387.x
DO - 10.1111/j.1365-2222.2005.02387.x
M3 - Article
C2 - 16393328
AN - SCOPUS:33646196306
SN - 0954-7894
VL - 35
SP - 1615
EP - 1624
JO - Clinical and Experimental Allergy
JF - Clinical and Experimental Allergy
IS - 12
ER -