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LL-37 directs macrophage differentiation toward macrophages with a proinflammatory signature.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  20610648     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
The human cathelicidin LL-37 has broad-spectrum antimicrobial activity. It also participates at the interface of innate and adaptive immunity by chemoattracting immune effector cells, modulating the production of a variety of inflammatory mediators by different cell types, and regulating the differentiation of monocytes into dendritic cells. In this study, we investigated the effects of LL-37 on the differentiation of human monocytes into anti-inflammatory macrophages (MPhi-2; driven by M-CSF) versus proinflammatory macrophages (MPhi-1; driven by GM-CSF) as well as on fully differentiated MPhi-1 and MPhi-2. Results revealed that monocytes cultured with M-CSF in the presence of LL-37 resulted in macrophages displaying a proinflammatory signature, namely, low expression of CD163 and little IL-10 and profound IL-12p40 production on LPS stimulation. The effects of LL-37 on M-CSF-driven macrophage differentiation were dose- and time-dependent with maximal effects observed at 10 microg/ml when the peptide was present from the start of the cultures. The peptide enhanced the GM-CSF-driven macrophage differentiation. Exposure of fully differentiated MPhi-2 to LL-37 for 6 d resulted in macrophages that produced less IL-10 and more IL-12p40 on LPS stimulation than control MPhi-2. In contrast, LL-37 had no effect on fully differentiated MPhi-1. Peptide mapping using a set of 16 overlapping 22-mer peptides covering the complete LL-37 sequence revealed that the C-terminal portion of LL-37 is responsible for directing macrophage differentiation. Our results furthermore indicate that the effects of LL-37 on macrophage differentiation required internalization of the peptide. Together, we conclude that LL-37 directs macrophage differentiation toward macrophages with a proinflammatory signature.
Authors:
Anne M van der Does; Henry Beekhuizen; Bep Ravensbergen; Tim Vos; Tom H M Ottenhoff; Jaap T van Dissel; Jan W Drijfhout; Pieter S Hiemstra; Peter H Nibbering
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't     Date:  2010-07-07
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950)     Volume:  185     ISSN:  1550-6606     ISO Abbreviation:  J. Immunol.     Publication Date:  2010 Aug 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-07-27     Completed Date:  2010-09-08     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  2985117R     Medline TA:  J Immunol     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  1442-9     Citation Subset:  AIM; IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Infectious Diseases, Center for Infectious Diseases, Leiden University Medical Center, C5-P, Albinusdreef 2, 2333 ZA Leiden, The Netherlands.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Amino Acid Sequence
Antimicrobial Cationic Peptides / physiology*
Bacterial Infections / immunology,  pathology,  prevention & control
Cell Differentiation / immunology*
Cells, Cultured
Homeostasis / immunology
Humans
Inflammation / immunology,  microbiology,  prevention & control
Inflammation Mediators / physiology*
Interleukin-10 / antagonists & inhibitors,  biosynthesis
Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor / physiology
Macrophages / classification,  immunology*,  pathology*
Molecular Sequence Data
Monocytes / cytology,  immunology
Mycobacterium tuberculosis / immunology
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Antimicrobial Cationic Peptides; 0/Inflammation Mediators; 130068-27-8/Interleukin-10; 143108-26-3/CAP18 lipopolysaccharide-binding protein; 81627-83-0/Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor

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