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Development and Identification of a Novel Subpopulation of Human Neutrophil-derived Giant Phagocytes In Vitro
Published on: January 25, 2017
Human neutrophils express the prostaglandin G/H synthase 2 gene when stimulated with bacterial lipopolysaccharide
M B Fasano1, J D Wells, C E McCall
1Department of Medicine, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27157, USA.
Abstract:
Human blood neutrophils (PMN) rapidly release arachidonic acid (AA) from cellular phospholipids when stimulated in vitro with a variety of inflammatory agonists. Free AA is then metabolized via 5'-lipoxygenase to produce bioactive mediators such as leukotriene B4 and 5-hydroxyeicosatetraenoate. Arachidonic acid can also be metabolized via the cyclooxygenase or prostaglandin G/H synthase (PGHS) pathway to form prostaglandins and thromboxane. We show here that human blood PMN express the PGHS 2 gene when stimulated with bacterial lipopolysaccharide (LPS). PGHS 2 mRNA increases within 30 min after LPS stimulation and PGHS 2 immunoreactive protein is detectable by 5 h. Although PGHS 1 mRNA is detectable in PMN, no immunoreactive protein is observed in either resting or LPS-stimulated cells. Following stimulation with LPS and expression of PGHS 2, PMN increase secretion of prostaglandin E2. This phenotypic change in PMN could be an important mechanism for regulating inflammation.
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