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Nat Immunol ; 15(1): 45-53, 2014 Jan.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-24270515

RESUMEN

Transendothelial migration of neutrophils in postcapillary venules is a key event in the inflammatory response against pathogens and tissue damage. The precise regulation of this process is incompletely understood. We report that perivascular macrophages are critical for neutrophil migration into skin infected with the pathogen Staphylococcus aureus. Using multiphoton intravital microscopy we showed that neutrophils extravasate from inflamed dermal venules in close proximity to perivascular macrophages, which are a major source of neutrophil chemoattractants. The virulence factor α-hemolysin produced by S. aureus lyses perivascular macrophages, which leads to decreased neutrophil transmigration. Our data illustrate a previously unrecognized role for perivascular macrophages in neutrophil recruitment to inflamed skin and indicate that S. aureus uses hemolysin-dependent killing of these cells as an immune evasion strategy.


Asunto(s)
Macrófagos/inmunología , Neutrófilos/inmunología , Piel/inmunología , Infecciones Estafilocócicas/inmunología , Animales , Toxinas Bacterianas/inmunología , Toxinas Bacterianas/metabolismo , Vasos Sanguíneos/inmunología , Vasos Sanguíneos/metabolismo , Citometría de Flujo , Expresión Génica/inmunología , Proteínas Hemolisinas/inmunología , Proteínas Hemolisinas/metabolismo , Proteínas Luminiscentes/genética , Proteínas Luminiscentes/metabolismo , Macrófagos/metabolismo , Ratones , Ratones Endogámicos C57BL , Ratones Transgénicos , Microscopía Confocal , Microscopía de Fluorescencia por Excitación Multifotónica , Infiltración Neutrófila/inmunología , Neutrófilos/metabolismo , Reacción en Cadena de la Polimerasa de Transcriptasa Inversa , Piel/irrigación sanguínea , Piel/microbiología , Infecciones Estafilocócicas/microbiología , Staphylococcus aureus/genética , Staphylococcus aureus/inmunología , Staphylococcus aureus/metabolismo , Imagen de Lapso de Tiempo/métodos , Migración Transendotelial y Transepitelial/inmunología , Vénulas/inmunología , Vénulas/metabolismo
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J Immunol ; 193(5): 2504-11, 2014 Sep 01.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-25057004

RESUMEN

The cytokine thymic stromal lymphopoietin (TSLP) is produced by epithelia exposed to the contact sensitizer dibutyl phthalate (DBP), and it is critical for the induction of Th2 immune responses by DBP-FITC. TSLP is thought to act on dendritic cells (DC), but the precise DC subsets involved in the response to TSLP remain to be fully characterized. In this study we show that a subset of CD326(lo)CD103(lo)CD11b(lo) dermal DC, which we termed "triple-negative (TN) DC," is highly responsive to TSLP. In DBP-FITC-treated mice, TN DC upregulated expression of CD86 and rapidly migrated to the draining lymph node to become the most abundant skin-derived DC subset at 24 and 48 h after sensitization. None of these responses was observed in TSLPR-deficient mice. In contrast, TN DC numbers were not increased after treatment with the allergen house dust mite or the bacteria Escherichia coli and bacillus Calmette-Guérin, which increased other DC subsets. In vivo, treatment with rTSLP preferentially increased the numbers of TN DC in lymph nodes. In vitro, TN DC responded to rTSLP treatment with a higher level of STAT5 phosphorylation compared with other skin-derived DC subsets. The TN DC subset shared the morphology, phenotype, and developmental requirements of conventional DC, depending on FLT3 expression for their optimal development from bone marrow precursors, and CCR7 for migration to the draining lymph node. Thus, TN DC represent a dermal DC subset that should be considered in future studies of TSLP-dependent contact sensitization and skin immune responses.


Asunto(s)
Antígenos CD , Antígeno CD11b , Antígenos CD36 , Citocinas/inmunología , Células Dendríticas/inmunología , Dermatitis Alérgica por Contacto/inmunología , Dermis/inmunología , Cadenas alfa de Integrinas , Animales , Antígenos Dermatofagoides/inmunología , Antígenos Dermatofagoides/toxicidad , Células Dendríticas/patología , Dermatitis Alérgica por Contacto/patología , Dermis/patología , Escherichia coli/inmunología , Ganglios Linfáticos/inmunología , Ganglios Linfáticos/patología , Ratones , Mycobacterium bovis/inmunología , Receptores CCR7/inmunología , Factor de Transcripción STAT5/inmunología , Linfopoyetina del Estroma Tímico
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J Immunol ; 189(10): 4970-80, 2012 Nov 15.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-23071286

RESUMEN

The pathology associated with Streptococcus pneumoniae meningitis results largely from activation of immune-associated pathways. We systematically investigated the production of IFN subtypes, as well as their influence on pathology, in a mouse model of S. pneumoniae meningitis. Despite the occurrence of a mixed IFN type I/II gene signature, no evidence for production or involvement of type I IFNs in disease progression was found. In contrast, type II IFN (IFN-γ) was strongly induced, and IFN-γ(-/-) mice were significantly protected from severe disease. Using intracellular cytokine staining and targeted cell-depletion approaches, NK cells were found to be the dominant source of IFN-γ. Furthermore, production of IFN-γ was found to be dependent upon ASC and IL-18, indicating that an ASC-dependent inflammasome pathway was responsible for mediating IFN-γ induction. The influence of IFN-γ gene deletion on a range of processes known to be involved in bacterial meningitis pathogenesis was examined. Although neutrophil numbers in the brain were similar in infected wild-type and IFN-γ(-/-) mice, both monocyte recruitment and CCL2 production were less in infected IFN-γ(-/-) mice compared with infected wild-type controls. Additionally, gene expression of NO synthase was strongly diminished in infected IFN-γ(-/-) mice compared with infected controls. Finally, bacterial clearance was enhanced in IFN-γ(-/-) mice, although the underlying mechanism remains unclear. Together, these data suggest that inflammasome-dependent IFN-γ contributes via multiple pathways to pathology during S. pneumoniae meningitis.


Asunto(s)
Inflamasomas/inmunología , Interferón gamma/inmunología , Meningitis Neumocócica/inmunología , Streptococcus pneumoniae/inmunología , Animales , Quimiocina CCL2/genética , Quimiocina CCL2/inmunología , Quimiocina CCL2/metabolismo , Regulación Enzimológica de la Expresión Génica/genética , Regulación Enzimológica de la Expresión Génica/inmunología , Inflamasomas/genética , Inflamasomas/metabolismo , Interferón gamma/genética , Interferón gamma/metabolismo , Interleucina-18/genética , Interleucina-18/inmunología , Meningitis Neumocócica/genética , Meningitis Neumocócica/metabolismo , Meningitis Neumocócica/patología , Ratones , Ratones Noqueados , Óxido Nítrico Sintasa/biosíntesis , Óxido Nítrico Sintasa/genética , Óxido Nítrico Sintasa/inmunología
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Biochem Biophys Res Commun ; 400(1): 78-82, 2010 Sep 10.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-20696136

RESUMEN

Bacterial ghosts (BGs) as non-living bacterial envelopes devoid of cytoplasmic content with preserved and intact inner and outer membrane structures of their living counterparts have been used to study the ability of their surface components for the induction of antimicrobial peptides and pro-inflammatory cytokines in human primary keratinocytes (KCs). Quantitative real-time PCR analysis revealed that incubation of KCs with BGs generated from wild-type Escherichia coli induced the mRNA expression of antimicrobial psoriasin (S100A7c) in a BGs particle concentration-dependent manner. Using immunoblot analysis we showed that BGs generated from the flagellin-deficient (ΔFliC) E. coli strain NK9375 were as effective as its isogenic wild-type (wt) E. coli strain NK9373 to induce psoriasin expression when normalized to BG particles being taken up by KCs. However, results obtained from endocytic activity of KCs reflect that internalization of BGs is greatly dependent on the presence of flagellin on the surface of BGs. Moreover, BGs derived from wt E. coli NK9373 strongly induced the release of the pro-inflammatory cytokines IL-6 and IL-8, compared to ΔFliC E. coli NK9375 BGs. Taken together, obtained data demonstrate that non-living BGs possessing all bacterial bio-adhesive surface properties in their original state while not posing any infectious threat have the capacity to induce the expression of innate immune modulators and that these responses are partially dependent on the presence of flagellin.


Asunto(s)
Escherichia coli/inmunología , Inmunidad Innata , Queratinocitos/inmunología , Proteínas S100/biosíntesis , Endocitosis , Escherichia coli/genética , Proteínas de Escherichia coli/genética , Flagelina , Eliminación de Gen , Humanos , Queratinocitos/microbiología , Proteína A7 de Unión a Calcio de la Familia S100
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FASEB J ; 22(7): 2168-76, 2008 Jul.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-18263703

RESUMEN

Epidermal keratinocytes (KCs) express antimicrobial peptides as a part of the innate immune response. It has recently been shown that the culture supernatant of Escherichia coli induces the expression of S100A7c (psoriasin) in KCs and that S100A7c efficiently kills E. coli. Here we have investigated which of the microbial components triggers the up-regulation of S100A7c expression. Exposure of human primary KCs to ligands of the human Toll-like receptors (TLRs) revealed that only the TLR5 ligand flagellin strongly induced the expression of S100A7c mRNA and protein, whereas all other TLR ligands had no significant effect. In contrast to the supernatant from flagellated wild-type (WT) E. coli, the supernatant of a flagellin-deficient E. coli strain (DeltaFliC) did not induce S100A7c expression. Small interfering RNA-mediated knockdown of TLR5 expression suppressed the ability of KCs to up-regulate S100A7c expression in response to both flagellin and WT E. coli supernatant. Taken together, our data demonstrate that bacterial flagellin is essential and sufficient for the induction of S100A7c expression in KCs by E. coli.


Asunto(s)
Proteínas de Unión al Calcio/genética , Epidermis/microbiología , Epidermis/fisiología , Escherichia coli/fisiología , Flagelina/metabolismo , Queratinocitos/fisiología , Células Cultivadas , Cartilla de ADN , Prepucio/citología , Prepucio/microbiología , Prepucio/fisiología , Regulación de la Expresión Génica , Humanos , Recién Nacido , Queratinocitos/microbiología , Masculino , Reacción en Cadena de la Polimerasa , ARN/genética , ARN/aislamiento & purificación , Proteína A7 de Unión a Calcio de la Familia S100 , Proteínas S100
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J Dermatol Sci ; 50(3): 209-15, 2008 Jun.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-18280705

RESUMEN

BACKGROUND: Histidase (histidine ammonia lyase) converts histidine into urocanic acid, the main ultraviolet (UV) light absorption factor of the stratum corneum. It is unknown if and how histidase is regulated in the epidermis. OBJECTIVE: We have investigated the transcriptional regulation of histidase expression in epidermal keratinocytes. METHODS: Human epidermal keratinocytes were cultured in vitro and exposed to UV irradiation, a number of cytokines and all-trans retinoic acid (ATRA) (1 microM). Keratinocyte differentiation was triggered by maintaining confluent cells in monolayer culture and by establishing three-dimensional skin equivalents. The mRNA expression level of histidase in keratinoytes as well as in the epidermis and other tissues was determined by quantitative real-time PCR. Protein expression was determined by Western blot analysis. RESULTS: Human epidermis contained higher levels of histidase transcripts than all other tissues investigated. Expression of histidase strongly increased at the mRNA and protein levels during differentiation of primary keratinocytes in vitro. Treatment of keratinocytes with UVA and UVB did not significantly change the expression level of histidase. By contrast, ATRA suppressed histidase expression almost completely. CONCLUSIONS: Our results show that histidase is upregulated during keratinocyte differentiation and that ATRA but not UV irradiation modulates the expression level of histidase. Suppression of histidase-mediated production of urocanic acid may contribute to the increase in UV sensitivity that is caused by treatment with retinoids.


Asunto(s)
Histidina Amoníaco-Liasa/genética , Queratinocitos/citología , Queratinocitos/enzimología , Queratolíticos/farmacología , Tretinoina/farmacología , Diferenciación Celular/efectos de los fármacos , Diferenciación Celular/fisiología , Células Cultivadas , Células Epidérmicas , Epidermis/enzimología , Regulación Enzimológica de la Expresión Génica/efectos de los fármacos , Regulación Enzimológica de la Expresión Génica/fisiología , Regulación Enzimológica de la Expresión Génica/efectos de la radiación , Histidina Amoníaco-Liasa/metabolismo , Humanos , Queratinocitos/efectos de los fármacos , Transcripción Genética/efectos de los fármacos , Transcripción Genética/fisiología , Transcripción Genética/efectos de la radiación , Rayos Ultravioleta , Regulación hacia Arriba/efectos de los fármacos , Regulación hacia Arriba/fisiología , Regulación hacia Arriba/efectos de la radiación
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J Invest Dermatol ; 130(10): 2423-30, 2010 Oct.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-20555353

RESUMEN

Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) have a central role in the innate immune system of the skin. Epidermal keratinocytes (KCs) express numerous such peptides either constitutively or in response to exposure to microbial compounds. Here, we investigated the regulation of S100A8 (calgranulin A) and S100A9 (calgranulin B), which form an antimicrobial heterodimeric complex also known as calprotectin, in KCs. Culture supernatants of gram-negative bacteria, but not of gram-positive bacteria nor of the yeast Candida albicans, triggered the expression of S100A8 and S100A9. To identify pathogen-associated molecular patterns (PAMPs) responsible for the upregulation of S100A8 and S100A9, KCs were stimulated with ligands for Toll-like receptors (TLRs). Quantitative real-time PCR (qRT-PCR) analysis revealed that the TLR5 ligand flagellin increased the mRNA expression of both S100A8 and S100A9. Supernatant from wild-type (WT) Escherichia coli, but not from a flagellin-deficient E. coli strain (ΔFliC), induced S100A8 and S100A9 protein production in KCs. Moreover, small interfering RNA-mediated knockdown of TLR5 expression suppressed the ability of KCs to upregulate S100A8 and S100A9 mRNA expression in response to E. coli supernatant. Like in cell culture, stimulation of human skin explants with E. coli induced the expression of S100A8 and S100A9. Our data suggest that bacterial flagellin induces the upregulation of S100A8/S100A9 via a TLR5-dependent mechanism in epidermal KCs.


Asunto(s)
Calgranulina A/metabolismo , Calgranulina B/metabolismo , Infecciones por Escherichia coli/inmunología , Escherichia coli/inmunología , Flagelina/metabolismo , Queratinocitos/inmunología , Calgranulina A/genética , Calgranulina B/genética , Células Cultivadas , Células Epidérmicas , Epidermis/inmunología , Epidermis/metabolismo , Escherichia coli/metabolismo , Infecciones por Escherichia coli/metabolismo , Infecciones por Escherichia coli/microbiología , Proteínas de Escherichia coli/metabolismo , Femenino , Fibroblastos/inmunología , Fibroblastos/metabolismo , Fibroblastos/microbiología , Prepucio/citología , Expresión Génica/inmunología , Humanos , Queratinocitos/metabolismo , Queratinocitos/microbiología , Masculino , Técnicas de Cultivo de Órganos , ARN Interferente Pequeño , Reacción en Cadena de la Polimerasa de Transcriptasa Inversa , Receptor Toll-Like 5/genética , Receptor Toll-Like 5/metabolismo , Regulación hacia Arriba/fisiología , Vagina/citología , Vulva/citología
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J Invest Dermatol ; 129(9): 2193-201, 2009 Sep.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-19262607

RESUMEN

The antimicrobial defense of the skin is partially mediated by RNase 7, an abundant ribonuclease of the stratum corneum (SC). Here, we investigated the expression and regulation of members of the RNase A family and of the endogenous RNase inhibitor (RI) protein in epidermal keratinocytes (KCs). Reverse transcription-PCR screening revealed that KCs expressed not only RNase 7 but also RNase 5, which was shown earlier to kill the yeast Candida albicans, as well as RNase 1, RNase 4, and RI. The mRNA and protein levels of RNase 5, RNase 7, and RI increased during KC differentiation. When RNase 5 and RNase 7 were incubated with RI in vitro, not only their ribonucleolytic activities but also their antimicrobial activities were strongly suppressed. Immunochemical analyses revealed that SC contains RNase 5, whereas RI was not detectable. Unlike recombinant RNase 5, recombinant RI was degraded when exposed to SC extract. The addition of aprotinin prevented the degradation of RI, indicating that serine proteases of the SC cleave RI. Taken together, this study adds RNase 5 to the list of antimicrobial factors present in the SC and suggests that proteases contribute indirectly to the defense function of the SC by releasing the RI-mediated inhibition of RNase 5 and RNase 7.


Asunto(s)
Péptidos Catiónicos Antimicrobianos/fisiología , Inhibidores Enzimáticos/metabolismo , Epidermis/enzimología , Péptido Hidrolasas/fisiología , Ribonucleasa Pancreática/fisiología , Ribonucleasas/fisiología , Células Cultivadas , Humanos , Inmunidad Innata , Queratinocitos/enzimología , Ribonucleasa Pancreática/antagonistas & inhibidores , Ribonucleasas/antagonistas & inhibidores
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