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Cigarette Smoke Constituents and Nicotine Differentially Affect Cytokine Production by Human Macrophages Stimulated by TLR Ligands In Vitro: Considerations for a Standardised Protocol.
Sharaf, Abeer Abdullah M; Todd, Ian.
Affiliation
  • Sharaf AAM; School of Life Sciences, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK.
  • Todd I; Immunology Lab, Laboratory and Blood Bank Department, King Fahad General Hospital Jeddah, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Altern Lab Anim ; 52(4): 205-213, 2024 Jul.
Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38870092
ABSTRACT
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is an inflammatory lung condition associated with cigarette (tobacco) smoking. Numerous in vivo animal studies have been conducted to investigate the links between cigarette smoke, nicotine and infection in lung pathology. As an alternative to animal experiments, we used an in vitro system to investigate the effects of cigarette smoke extract (CSE) or nicotine on TNF-α and IL-10 production by monocyte-derived human macrophages. The macrophages were simultaneously stimulated with either poly-IC (as a chemical surrogate for viral infection) or lipopolysaccharide (as a chemical surrogate for Gram-negative bacterial infection). CSE enhanced TNF-α production, whereas nicotine inhibited IL-10 production by the macrophages, particularly when co-stimulated with the microbial chemical surrogates. A system of this type may help to further our understanding of the immunological and inflammatory effects of smoking, without recourse to in vivo studies. Requirements for the optimisation and standardisation of such an in vitro system are also discussed.
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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Macrophages / Nicotine Limits: Humans Language: En Journal: Altern Lab Anim Year: 2024 Document type: Article Country of publication: Reino Unido

Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Macrophages / Nicotine Limits: Humans Language: En Journal: Altern Lab Anim Year: 2024 Document type: Article Country of publication: Reino Unido