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Kuzhali Muthu1, Jiangping Deng, Fred Romano
1Department of Physiology, Loyola University Medical Center, 2160 South First Ave., Maywood, IL 60153, United States.
Abstract:
We have previously reported that adrenergic stimulation enhances monocytopoiesis following experimental burn injury and sepsis (BI/S). In the present work we measured beta-adrenergic receptor number and affinity in bone marrow committed monocyte progenitor cells (CD59(+)) following BI/S. We find that BI/S treatment significantly decreased monocyte progenitor cell beta-adrenergic receptors but significantly increased receptor binding affinity and isoproterenol-stimulated cAMP production. CD14 expression in macrophages derived in vitro from CD59(+) cells following BI/S was significantly increased by epinephrine and this change was blocked by beta(2)-adrenergic receptor antagonist. PCR analysis suggests the presence of beta(2)- but not beta(1)-adrenergic receptors. Enhanced adrenergic receptor signaling in CD59(+) bone marrow cells following BI/S may be important in macrophage development.
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