Expression and a role of functionally coupled P2Y receptors in human dendritic cells
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Characterization of Human Monocyte-derived Dendritic Cells by Imaging Flow Cytometry: A Comparison between Two Monocyte Isolation Protocols
Published on: October 18, 2016
Abstract:
We investigated the physiology and function of P2Y receptors expressed in human dendritic cells (DCs) differentiated in vitro from CD14+ cells (DC-14). These were obtained after a 10 day stimulation period in GM-CSF, IL-4 and monocyte conditioned medium. DC-14 were found to express high amounts of MHC class II, B7, CD40 as well as CD83. The functional analysis, using single cell Ca2+ imaging, demonstrated the expression of at least three subtypes of P2Y receptors. We further found using patch-clamp measurements that ATP evoked a pertussis toxin insensitive non-selective cation current with a peak current amplitude of -276+/-43 pA (holding potential -80 mV, n = 23). This current was not Ca(2+)-activated, since it was still observed under conditions of high intracellular Ca2+ buffering and could be blocked by Gd3+ (0.5 mM). In addition, intracellular application of GTP-gamma-S (0.3 mM) also activated the current. Interestingly, DC-14 redirected the orientation of their dendrites as well as cell shape towards a pipette containing ATP as observed with time lapse microscopy. These data suggest that in human DCs, ATP acts via P2Y receptors and induces chemokine effects.
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