Beta 2 integrins are involved in cytokine responses to whole Gram-positive bacteria

Proinflammatory cytokines have an important pathophysiologic role in septic shock. CD14 is involved in cytokine responses to a number of purified bacterial products, including LPS. However, little is known of monocyte receptors involved in cytokine responses to whole bacteria. To identify these rece...

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Published in:The Journal of immunology (1950) 2000-06, Vol.164 (11), p.5871-5876
Main Authors: Cuzzola, M, Mancuso, G, Beninati, C, Biondo, C, Genovese, F, Tomasello, F, Flo, T H, Espevik, T, Teti, G
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Animals
CD18 Antigens - physiology
Cells, Cultured
CHO Cells
Cricetinae
Cytokines - biosynthesis
Cytokines - metabolism
Escherichia coli - immunology
Gram-Positive Bacteria - immunology
Humans
Interleukin-6 - genetics
Interleukin-6 - metabolism
Listeria monocytogenes - immunology
Monocytes - immunology
Monocytes - metabolism
Staphylococcus aureus - immunology
Streptococcus agalactiae - immunology
Streptococcus pyogenes - immunology
Transfection
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Summary:Proinflammatory cytokines have an important pathophysiologic role in septic shock. CD14 is involved in cytokine responses to a number of purified bacterial products, including LPS. However, little is known of monocyte receptors involved in cytokine responses to whole bacteria. To identify these receptors, human monocytes were pretreated with different mAbs and TNF-alpha was measured in culture supernatants after stimulation with whole heat-killed bacteria. Human serum and anti-CD14 Abs significantly increased and decreased, respectively, TNF-alpha responses to the Gram-negative Escherichia coli. However, neither treatment influenced responses to any of the Gram-positive bacteria tested, including group A and B streptococci, Listeria monocytogenes, and Staphylococcus aureus. Complement receptor type III (CR3 or CD18/CD11b) Abs prevented TNF-alpha release induced by heat-killed group A or B streptococci. In contrast, the same Abs had no effects when monocytes were stimulated with L. monocytogenes or S. aureus. Using either of the latter bacteria, significant inhibition of TNF-alpha release was produced by Abs to CD11c, one of the subunits of CR4. To confirm these blocking Ab data, IL-6 release was measured in CR3-, CR4-, or CD14-transfected Chinese hamster ovary cells after bacterial stimulation. Accordingly, streptococci triggered moderate IL-6 production (p < 0.05) in CR3 but not CD14 or CR4 transfectants. In contrast, L. monocytogenes and S. aureus induced IL-6 release in CR4 but not CR3 or CD14 transfectants. Collectively our data indicate that beta 2 integrins, such as CR3 and CR4, may be involved in cytokine responses to Gram-positive bacteria. Moreover, CD14 may play a more important role in responses to whole Gram-negative bacteria relative to Gram-positive ones.
ISSN:0022-1767