scholarly journals Cross-Linking Mast Cell Specific Gangliosides Stimulates the Release of Newly Formed Lipid Mediators and Newly Synthesized Cytokines

2016 ◽  
Vol 2016 ◽  
pp. 1-10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Edismauro Garcia Freitas Filho ◽  
Elaine Zayas Marcelino da Silva ◽  
Camila Ziliotto Zanotto ◽  
Constance Oliver ◽  
Maria Célia Jamur

Mast cells are immunoregulatory cells that participate in inflammatory processes. Cross-linking mast cell specific GD1b derived gangliosides by mAbAA4 results in partial activation of mast cells without the release of preformed mediators. The present study examines the release of newly formed and newly synthesized mediators following ganglioside cross-linking. Cross-linking the gangliosides with mAbAA4 released the newly formed lipid mediators, prostaglandins D2and E2, without release of leukotrienes B4and C4. The effect of cross-linking these gangliosides on the activation of enzymes in the arachidonate cascade was then investigated. Ganglioside cross-linking resulted in phosphorylation of cytosolic phospholipase A2and increased expression of cyclooxygenase-2. Translocation of 5-lipoxygenase from the cytosol to the nucleus was not induced by ganglioside cross-linking. Cross-linking of GD1b derived gangliosides also resulted in the release of the newly synthesized mediators, interleukin-4, interleukin-6, and TNF-α. The effect of cross-linking the gangliosides on the MAP kinase pathway was then investigated. Cross-linking the gangliosides induced the phosphorylation of ERK1/2, JNK1/2, and p38 as well as activating both NFκB and NFAT in a Syk-dependent manner. Therefore, cross-linking the mast cell specific GD1b derived gangliosides results in the activation of signaling pathways that culminate with the release of newly formed and newly synthesized mediators.

1992 ◽  
Vol 73 (3) ◽  
pp. 1093-1101 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Lucio ◽  
J. D'Brot ◽  
C. B. Guo ◽  
W. M. Abraham ◽  
L. M. Lichtenstein ◽  
...  

Heparin has been shown to act as a competitive inhibitor of inositol 1,4,5-triphosphate (InsP3) receptors in various cell types. Because InsP3 is one of the second messengers involved in stimulus-secretion coupling in mast cells, it is possible that heparin may inhibit mast cell-mediated reactions. Therefore, in allergic sheep, we tested this hypothesis in two mast cell-mediated reactions induced by immunologic and nonimmunologic stimuli: immediate cutaneous reaction (ICR) and acute bronchoconstrictor response (ABR). In 12 sheep allergic to Ascaris suum antigen, the surface area of the skin wheal was determined 20 min after intradermal injection (0.05 ml) of increasing concentrations of specific antigen, compound 48/80, and histamine, without and after pretreatment with heparin (100, 300, or 1,000 U/kg i.v.). Antigen, compound 48/80, and histamine produced concentration-dependent increases in ICR. Heparin “partially” inhibited the ICR to antigen and compound 48/80 in a dose-dependent manner without modifying the ICR to histamine. The heparin preservative benzyl alcohol was ineffective. In 11 additional sheep, specific lung resistance was measured before and after inhalation challenges with antigen, compound 48/80, and histamine without and with aerosol heparin pretreatment (1,000 U/kg). Heparin blocked the antigen- and compound 48/80-induced bronchoconstriction without modifying the airway effects of histamine. In isolated human uterine mast cells, heparin inhibited the anti-immunoglobulin E- but not the calcium ionophore- (A23187) induced histamine release. These data suggest that heparin inhibits the ICR and ABR induced by stimuli that produce immunologic and nonimmunologic mast cell degranulation without attenuating the effects of histamine.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)


2018 ◽  
Vol 11 (556) ◽  
pp. eaao4354 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ivana Halova ◽  
Monika Bambouskova ◽  
Lubica Draberova ◽  
Viktor Bugajev ◽  
Petr Draber

Chemotaxis of mast cells is one of the crucial steps in their development and function. Non–T cell activation linker (NTAL) is a transmembrane adaptor protein that inhibits the activation of mast cells and B cells in a phosphorylation-dependent manner. Here, we studied the role of NTAL in the migration of mouse mast cells stimulated by prostaglandin E2 (PGE2). Although PGE2 does not induce the tyrosine phosphorylation of NTAL, unlike IgE immune complex antigens, we found that loss of NTAL increased the chemotaxis of mast cells toward PGE2. Stimulation of mast cells that lacked NTAL with PGE2 enhanced the phosphorylation of AKT and the production of phosphatidylinositol 3,4,5-trisphosphate. In resting NTAL-deficient mast cells, phosphorylation of an inhibitory threonine in ERM family proteins accompanied increased activation of β1-containing integrins, which are features often associated with increased invasiveness in tumors. Rescue experiments indicated that only full-length, wild-type NTAL restored the chemotaxis of NTAL-deficient cells toward PGE2. Together, these data suggest that NTAL is a key inhibitor of mast cell chemotaxis toward PGE2, which may act through the RHOA/ERM/β1-integrin and PI3K/AKT axes.


2018 ◽  
Vol 19 (12) ◽  
pp. 4092 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chen Shao ◽  
Bingjie Fu ◽  
Ning Ji ◽  
Shunli Pan ◽  
Xiaoxia Zhao ◽  
...  

Alisol B 23-acetate (AB23A), a natural triterpenoid, has been reported to exert hepatoprotective and antitumor activities. Aiming to investigate the anti-inflammatory activity, this study examined the effect of AB23A on mast cells and allergic reaction. AB23A inhibited the degranulation of mast cells stimulated by immunoglobulin E/antigen (IgE/Ag), and also decreased the synthesis of leukotriene C4 (LTC4), production of interlukin-6 (IL-6), and expression of cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) in a concentration-dependent manner with no significant cytotoxicity in bone marrow-derived mast cells (BMMCs). AB23A inhibited spleen tyrosine kinase (Syk) and the downstream signaling molecules including phospholipase Cγ (PLCγ), serine-threonine protein kinase/inhibitor of nuclear factor kappa-B kinase/nuclear factor kappa-B (Akt/IKK/NF-κB), and mitogen-activated protein kinases/cytosolic phospholipase A2 (MAPK/cPLA2). Furthermore, AB23A blocked mobilization of Ca2+. Similar results were obtained in other mast cell lines Rat basophilic leukemia (RBL)-2H3 cells and a human mast cell line (HMC-1). In addition, AB23A attenuated allergic responses in an acute allergy animal model, passive cutaneous anaphylaxis (PCA). Taken together, this study suggests that AB23A inhibits the activation of mast cells and ameliorates allergic reaction, and may become a lead compound for the treatment of mast cell-mediated allergic diseases.


Author(s):  
Edismauro Garcia Freitas Filho ◽  
Elaine Zayas Marcelino da Silva ◽  
Camila Ziliotto Zanotto ◽  
Constance Oliver ◽  
Maria Célia Jamur

2019 ◽  
Vol 54 (4) ◽  
pp. 1900685 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gunnar Pejler

It is now well established that mast cells (MCs) play a crucial role in asthma. This is supported by multiple lines of evidence, including both clinical studies and studies on MC-deficient mice. However, there is still only limited knowledge of the exact effector mechanism(s) by which MCs influence asthma pathology. MCs contain large amounts of secretory granules, which are filled with a variety of bioactive compounds including histamine, cytokines, lysosomal hydrolases, serglycin proteoglycans and a number of MC-restricted proteases. When MCs are activated, e.g. in response to IgE receptor cross-linking, the contents of their granules are released to the exterior and can cause a massive inflammatory reaction. The MC-restricted proteases include tryptases, chymases and carboxypeptidase A3, and these are expressed and stored at remarkably high levels. There is now emerging evidence supporting a prominent role of these enzymes in the pathology of asthma. Interestingly, however, the role of the MC-restricted proteases is multifaceted, encompassing both protective and detrimental activities. Here, the current knowledge of how the MC-restricted proteases impact on asthma is reviewed.


Blood ◽  
2000 ◽  
Vol 95 (9) ◽  
pp. 2821-2828 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tatsuya Kinoshita ◽  
Kenichi Koike ◽  
Hadija Hemed Mwamtemi ◽  
Susumu Ito ◽  
Shuichi Ishida ◽  
...  

We examined the effects of retinoids on the human mast cell development using a serum-deprived culture system. When 10-week cultured mast cells derived from CD34+ cord blood cells were used as target cells, both all-trans retinoic acid (ATRA) and 9-cis RA inhibited the progeny generation under stimulation with stem cell factor (SCF) in a dose-dependent manner (the number of progeny grown by SCF plus RA at 10−7 mol/L was one tenth of the value obtained by SCF alone). The early steps in mast cell development appear to be less sensitive to RA according to the single CD34+c-kit+ cord blood cell culture study. The optimal concentration of RAs also reduced the histamine concentration in the cultured mast cells (3.00 ± 0.47 pg per cell in SCF alone, 1.44 ± 0.18 pg per cell in SCF+ATRA, and 1.41 ± 0.10 pg per cell in SCF+9-cis RA). RT-PCR analyses showed the expression of RAR, RARβ, RXR, and RXRβ messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA) in 10-week cultured mast cells. The addition of an RAR-selective agonist at 10−10 mol/L to 10−7 mol/L decreased the number of mast cells grown in SCF, whereas an RXR-selective agonist at up to 10−8 mol/L was inactive. Among RAR subtype selective retinoids used at 10−9 mol/L to 10−7 mol/L, only the RAR agonist was equivalent to ATRA at 10−7 mol/L in its ability to inhibit mast cell growth. Conversely, the addition of excess concentrations of a RAR antagonist profoundly counteracted the retinoid-mediated suppressive effects. These results suggest that RA inhibits SCF-dependent differentiation of human mast cell progenitors through a specific receptor.


Blood ◽  
1995 ◽  
Vol 85 (1) ◽  
pp. 57-65 ◽  
Author(s):  
D Rennick ◽  
B Hunte ◽  
G Holland ◽  
L Thompson-Snipes

Stem cell factor (SCF) possesses many mast cell-stimulating activities, including the ability to support the growth of mucosal-like mast cells (MMCs) and connective tissue mast cells (CTMCs). However, this study shows that, in the absence of accessory cells, SCF does not stimulate the clonal growth of primitive mast cell progenitors. Nevertheless, SCF exhibited potent growth-promoting effects when combined with the cytokines interleukin-3 (IL-3), interleukin-4 (IL-4), and interleukin- 10 (IL-10). Our comparative studies have shown that optimal mast cell colony formation occurs when both IL-4 and IL-10 are combined with SCF. However, in the presence of SCF, these two cofactors appear to mediate different effects. IL-4 was more efficient than IL-10 in costimulating the initiation of SCF-dependent colony formation by mast cell progenitors and in sustaining the proliferation of newly generated progeny. On the other hand, IL-4 was less efficient than IL-10 in supporting mast cell differentiation, as evidenced by morphology, cell enlargement, and granule production. Although the actions of IL-4 and IL-10 were not equivalent, additional experiments indicated that their ability to serve as early- and late-acting factors, respectively, were complimentary. We have also found that the mast cells generated in colonies stimulated by IL-4, IL-10, and SCF produced high levels of histamine (6–8 pg per cell). None of the mast cells generated in our cultures synthesized heparin. A phenotypic change from safranin- negative to safranin-positive cells associated with heparin-producing CTMCs was accomplished after coculture of the mast cells with fibroblast cell lines derived from normal mice or from SI/SId mice plus soluble factors. Collectively, our observations demonstrate that SCF acts as a competence factor for mast cell progenitor growth. In addition, the ability of SCF to support certain stages of mast cell differentiation is profoundly influenced by interactions with specific cofactors.


Blood ◽  
1990 ◽  
Vol 75 (2) ◽  
pp. 421-427 ◽  
Author(s):  
K Tsuji ◽  
T Nakahata ◽  
M Takagi ◽  
T Kobayashi ◽  
A Ishiguro ◽  
...  

Abstract We examined the effects of interleukin-3 (IL-3) and interleukin-4 (IL- 4) on connective tissue-type mast cells (CTMC) purified from murine peritoneal cells. Although both factors failed to induce extensive proliferation of CTMC, they stimulated CTMC proliferation synergistically in a dose-dependent manner. Pretreatment of CTMC with IL-3 and/or IL-4 indicated that the sustained presence of both factors was required for the development of type 1 mast cell colonies. The delayed addition of IL-3 to cultures of purified CTMC with IL-4 induced no colony formation, while the delayed addition of IL-4 to cultures with IL-3, even on day 28 of culture, induced type 1 colony formation. In replating type 1 colonies induced by IL-3 and IL-4 to secondary cultures with IL-3 alone, few secondary colonies developed. However, the delayed addition of IL-4 to the secondary culture induced many type 1 colonies. The purified CTMC cultured with IL-3 retained the morphological and cytochemical characteristics of CTMC, as well as proliferative ability. These observations indicate that IL-3 supports the survival of CTMC in methylcellulose culture and that IL-4 triggers and supports CTMC proliferation synergistically with IL-3. The serum- free culture of purified CTMC and the culture of single CTMC demonstrated that the synergistic effect of IL-3 and IL-4 on colony growth and the surviving effect of IL-3 on CTMC require no influence from accessory cells or other humoral factors.


2013 ◽  
Vol 304 (12) ◽  
pp. G1087-G1094 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rituraj Niranjan ◽  
Parm Mavi ◽  
Madhavi Rayapudi ◽  
Scott Dynda ◽  
Anil Mishra

Eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) is a chronic allergic disease characterized by esophageal intraepithelial eosinophils, extracellular eosinophil granule deposition, induced mast cell accumulation, and epithelial cell hyperplasia. However, the processes involved in the development of a number of these characteristics are largely unknown. Herein, we tested the hypothesis whether induced mast cell accumulation in the esophagus has a role in promoting EoE pathogenesis. Accordingly, we induced experimental EoE in wild-type mice, mast cell-deficient WWv mice, and mast cell-reconstituted WWv mice. We report that esophageal mast cell numbers increase in parallel with eosinophils in a dose- and time-dependent manner following the induction of allergen-induced EoE. The induced mast cells are localized in the esophageal lamina propria and muscular mucosa but have no influence on promoting esophageal eosinophilia. The 5′-bromodeoxyuridine (BrdU) incorporation analysis indicated that mast cells have a significant role in muscle cell hyperplasia and hypertrophy. In addition, the wild-type and mast cell-reconstituted WWv mice showed a comparable number of BrdU+ cells in the esophageal muscular mucosa following allergen-induced EoE. In conclusion, we provide for the first time direct evidence that mast cell promotes muscle cell hyperplasia and hypertrophy and may have a significant role in promoting esophageal functional abnormalities in EoE.


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