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During Gram-negative endotoxemia, precise regulation of monocyte/macrophage (M phi) responsiveness to
lipopolysaccharide
(
LPS
) is critical to preserve host defense while avoiding complications such as organ failure and death. We will discuss regulation of
LPS
-M phi interactions by
LPS
-binding plasma proteins and by
LPS
-induced changes in M phi responsiveness. Upon exposure to plasma,
LPS
binds to either lipoproteins or LPS-binding protein (LBP; a 60-kilodalton glycoprotein with a high-affinity binding site for the lipid A moiety of rough and smooth
LPS
). The
LPS
-LBP complex stimulates the M phi by binding to its cellular receptor,
CD14
(a monocyte/M phi-specific, phosphatidylinositol-anchored surface glycoprotein). Pretreatment of whole blood with anti-CD 14 monoclonal antibody reduces the responsiveness of monocytes to
LPS
[determined by tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) release]at least 10-fold. Similarly, cellular responsiveness to
LPS
is diminished at least 100-fold by depletion of plasma LBP with anti-LBP antibody. Compared to
LPS
-LBP induction of TNF-alpha,
LPS
-lipoprotein complexes are as much as 10,000-fold less active. Thus, partitioning of
LPS
between LBP and lipoproteins markedly influences M phi responsiveness to
LPS
.
LPS
also directly induces M phi hyporesponsiveness to itself by a process known as adaptation; exposure of M phi to less than or equal to
LPS
/ml (subthreshold for TNF induction) for 6-9 reduces the sensitivity of the M phi to subsequent challenge up to 1,000-fold, so that 1 microgram/ml rather than 1 ng/ml of
LPS
is required for maximal induction of TNF-alpha.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
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PMID:Regulatory mechanisms of host responsiveness to endotoxin (lipopolysaccharide). 188 13
The polypeptide interleukin-1 (IL-1) is a cytokine that may mediate inflammation and connective tissue damage in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). We examined cytokine production by normal blood and by rheumatoid synovial mononuclear cells with sensitive (picomolar) assays. The assays were immunolabeling and immunoblotting with rabbit anti-IL-1 beta sera, and proliferation of the murine D10 cell line to IL-1. Little or no cytokine was detected in rheumatoid joint fluid or in exudate mononuclear cells from patients with acute rheumatoid flares. The mononuclear cells could be induced to make IL-1 upon stimulation with
lipopolysaccharide
(
LPS
). The responsive cells were monocytes, since all could be double-labeled with anti-IL-1 and the monocyte-specific
CD14
antibody. More than 80% of the synovial fluid monocytes made IL-1 beta after 24 hr in 2 ng/ml
LPS
. Other agents failed to induce IL-1 from enriched populations of monocytes including interferon gamma (IFN-gamma), poly (I/C), phorbol myristate acetate (PMA), concanavalin A (Con A), phytohemagglutinin (PHA), and anti-CD3 antibodies. Relatively high levels of dendritic cells (DC) were present in RA effusions, but these did not produce IL-1 in response to any of the above stimuli. Blood dendritic cells also did not make IL-1, whereas blood monocytes responded comparably to synovial exudate cells. The data indicate that rheumatoid exudate monocytes make very little IL-1 during acute flares of arthritis and that this cytokine is primarily a macrophage rather than a dendritic cell product.
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PMID:Interleukin-1 production by mononuclear cells from rheumatoid synovial effusions. 326 May 44
Monocytes in a familial monocyte disorder, a recently recognized primary immunodeficiency syndrome, with impaired phagocytic functions were studied for their ability to produce interleukin 1 (IL-1) as well as the surface property. Monocytes from two children (siblings) with the disorder possessed CD11b, CD13,
CD14
, CD33, Ia and LFA-1/Mac-1/p150,95 beta subunit antigens as determined by flow cytometry. Electron microscopic cytochemistry showed that the monocytes had surface glycoproteins reactive with four representative lectins. The IL-1 production by monocytes was assayed in the two patients and compared with that in six children with primary immunodeficiency syndromes and some monocyte abnormalities; three had congenital neutropenia, two had hyper-IgE syndrome, and one had defective monocyte chemotaxis. Monocyte culture supernatants were prepared with stimulation by
lipopolysaccharide
or silica, and their IL-1 activity was measured by the mouse thymocyte-proliferation assay. The patients' monocytes were defective in IL-1 production: the values were less than 1.0% of the control monocyte values (n = 12) and were in contrast with those of congenital neutropenia monocytes of 186.2% to 204.3%. These results demonstrate a familial monocyte disorder which is characteristic among the immunodeficiency syndromes with regard to the defective IL-1 production and the impaired phagocytic functions.
...
PMID:Defective interleukin-1 production in a familial monocyte disorder with a combined abnormality of mobility and phagocytosis-killing. 326 74
When incubated with
lipopolysaccharide
(
LPS
) in the presence of plasma, neutrophils become primed for enhanced release of superoxide in response to triggering by formyl-Met-Leu-Phe (fMLP). The effect of
LPS
on phagocytes is inhibited by a synthetic lipid A precursor, LA-14-PP (lipid IVa) or by
LPS
from Rhodobacter sphaeroides (Rs). We studied the mechanisms by which LA-14-PP or Rs-
LPS
inhibited
LPS
-induced responses. When neutrophils were exposed to LA-14-PP or Rs-
LPS
for 3 min and then to Escherichia coli-
LPS
, the antagonists inhibited priming for superoxide release, and also blocked up-regulation of CD11b and adherence. This inhibition was dependent on plasma, was not overcome by higher amounts of E. coli-
LPS
or plasma, and was not observed at 0 degrees C, suggesting that E. coli-
LPS
was not able to interact with its receptor or other cellular recognition molecule in neutrophils that had been exposed to the antagonists. The alternative possibility that LA-14-PP or Rs-
LPS
depleted a plasma cofactor, resulting in inhibition of priming, was investigated by using
LPS
from Porphyromonas gingivalis (Pg) and Bordetella pertussis (Bp). These
LPS
primed neutrophils in a plasma-dependent and
CD14
-dependent manner, but were not blocked by LA-14-PP or Rs-
LPS
. When sub-optimal concentrations of plasma were exposed to LA-14-PP or Rs-
LPS
, and then mixed with Pg-
LPS
or Bp-
LPS
, followed by incubation with neutrophils, priming and up-regulation of CD11b were inhibited, and this inhibition was overcome by increasing the concentration of plasma. Binding of LPS-binding protein (LBP) in plasma to immobilized E. coli-
LPS
was inhibited by pre-incubation of plasma with LA-14-PP or Rs-
LPS
. Together with the result that treatment of plasma with anti-LBP antibody abolished the cofactor activity of plasma, these results indicated that LA-14-PP and Rs-
LPS
depleted LBP from plasma, resulting in inability of
LPS
to act on neutrophils. Thus LA-14-PP and Rs-
LPS
inhibited the action of
LPS
on neutrophils by at least two mechanisms, blocking of
LPS
receptor recognition and depletion of the cofactor LBP.
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PMID:An analogue of lipid A and LPS from Rhodobacter sphaeroides inhibits neutrophil responses to LPS by blocking receptor recognition of LPS and by depleting LPS-binding protein in plasma. 749 65
Mammals mount a rapid inflammatory response to gram-negative bacteria by recognizing
lipopolysaccharide
(LPS, endotoxin). LPS binds to
CD14
, and the resulting LPS-
CD14
complex induces synthesis of cytokines and up-regulation of adhesion molecules in a variety of cell types. Gram-positive bacteria provoke a very similar inflammatory response, but the molecules that provoke innate responses to these bacteria have not been defined. Here we show that protein-free, phenol extracts of Staphylococcus aureus contain a minor component that stimulates adhesion of neutrophils and cytokine production in monocytes and in the astrocytoma cell line, U373. Responses to this component do not absolutely require
CD14
, but addition of soluble
CD14
enhances sensitivity of U373 cells by up to 100-fold, and blocking
CD14
on monocytes decreases sensitivity nearly 1,000-fold. Deletion of residues 57-64 of
CD14
, which are required for responses to LPS, also eliminates
CD14
-dependent responses to S. aureus molecules. The stimulatory component of S. aureus binds
CD14
and blocks binding of radioactive LPS. Unlike LPS, the activity of S. aureus molecules was neither enhanced by LPS binding protein nor inhibited by bactericidal/permeability increasing protein. The active factor in extracts of S. aureus is also structurally and functionally distinct from the abundant species known as lipoteichoic acid (LTA). Cell-stimulating activity fractionates differently from LTA on a reverse-phase column, pure LTA fails to stimulate cells, and LTA antagonizes the action of LPS in assays of IL-6 production. These studies suggest that mammals may use
CD14
in innate responses to both gram-negative and gram-positive bacteria, and that gram-positive bacteria may contain an apparently unique,
CD14
-binding species that initiates cellular responses.
...
PMID:Molecules from Staphylococcus aureus that bind CD14 and stimulate innate immune responses. 750 12
The nature of the binding sites for
lipopolysaccharide
(
LPS
) on human monocytes was investigated using fluorescein isothiocyanate (FITC)-labelled
LPS
from Salmonella minnesota R595 (ReLPS). In the absence of serum, ReLPS bound to monocytes and this interaction was trypsin sensitive. A concentration of 0.1 mg/ml resulted in a 90% loss of
LPS
binding, while low concentrations increased this binding. Trypsin-treated monocytes recovered FITC-ReLPS binding after 20 hr culture, which was abrogated in the presence of cycloheximide and actinomycin D. This showed that de novo protein and mRNA synthesis were essential. A number of different proteins have been implicated in cellular binding of
LPS
to monocytes. In this paper we show that
CD14
is not involved in direct binding of FITC-ReLPS to monocytes, since anti-
CD14
monoclonal antibody (mAb) (3C10) and removal of most of cell-surface
CD14
by phosphatidylinositol-specific phospholipase C did not prevent FITC-ReLPS binding. Furthermore,
LPS
also bound to
CD14
-deficient cells from a patient with paroxysmal nocturnal haemoglobinuria (PNH). FITC-ReLPS binding was not mediated by the CD11/CD18 complex since mAb to the alpha and beta chains of the CD11/CD18 complex did not alter the binding of FITC-ReLPS to cells. These observations indicate that ReLPS may interact with monocyte membrane protein(s) in the absence of serum. This binding site(s) for
LPS
might be different from those previously described by others.
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PMID:Serum-independent binding of lipopolysaccharide to human monocytes is trypsin sensitive and does not involve CD14. 750 49
Vascular endothelium activated by endotoxin (
lipopolysaccharide
[LPS]) and cytokines plays an important role in organ inflammation and blood leukocyte recruitment observed during sepsis. Endothelial cells can be activated by LPS directly, after its interaction with LPS-binding protein and soluble
CD14
in plasma. LPS-LPS-binding protein complexes in blood also interact with monocytes and neutrophils bearing glycosyl-phosphatidylinositol (GPI) anchored membrane
CD14
(mCD14), promoting the release of cytokines such as tumor necrosis factor and interleukin 1 (IL-1). These molecules, in turn, have the capacity to activate endothelial cells providing an indirect pathway for LPS-dependent endothelial cell activation. In this work, we address the relative importance of the direct and the indirect pathway of in vitro LPS-induced human umbilical vein endothelial cell (HUVEC) activation. Substituting whole blood for plasma resulted in a 1,000-fold enhancement of HUVEC sensitivity to LPS. Both blood- and plasma-dependent enhanced activation of HUVEC were blocked with an anti-
CD14
monoclonal antibody. Blood from patients with paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria, whose cells lack mCD14 and other GPI anchored proteins, was unable to enhance LPS activation of HUVEC above the level observed with plasma alone. IL-10, an inhibitor of monocyte release of cytokines, decreased the blood-dependent enhancement of HUVEC activation by LPS. Blood adapted to small doses of LPS was also less efficient than nonadapted blood in producing this enhancement. Addition of purified mononuclear cells to HUVEC or the transfer of plasma from whole blood incubated with LPS to HUVEC, duplicated the enhancement effect observed when whole blood was incubated with HUVEC. Taken together, these data suggest that the indirect pathway of LPS activation of endothelial cell is mediated by monocytes and mCD14 through the secretion of a soluble mediator(s). The indirect pathway is far more efficient than the direct, plasma-dependent pathway.
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PMID:A critical role for monocytes and CD14 in endotoxin-induced endothelial cell activation. 750 60
During the administration of recombinant human granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (rhG-CSF) or granulocyte-macrophage CSF (rhGM-CSF) we studied the early and late changes of membrane antigen density on neutrophils. RhG-CSF and rhGM-CSF both caused an early transient reduction in blood neutrophilic granulocyte-concentration within the first 30 min after treatment followed by a marked later increase during the subsequent 24 h. During the early neutropenia quantitative flow cytometry showed an associated marked increase in the density of membrane CD11b from 169 x 10(3) before to 568 x 10(3) A.U. per cell induced by rhGM-CSF but a non-significant change by rhG-CSF, suggesting that different mechanisms may be responsible for the transient neutropenia. The subsequent neutrophil granulocytosis was followed by a significantly (P < 0.05) increased density of the CD14 antigen from 6.1 x 10(3) before to 15.9 x 10(3) A.U. per cell during treatment with rhG-CSF, but not by rhGM-CSF administration. These results demonstrate that the two cytokines may affect the function of neutrophilic granulocytes in different ways. The increased expression of CD11b could explain some of the side-effects during treatment with rhGM-CSF. The upregulation of
CD14
induced by rhG-CSF may be clinically relevant, as
CD14
is an opsonic receptor for
lipopolysaccharide
binding proteins, acting in the defence against Gram-negative bacterial infections.
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PMID:Different membrane expression of CD11b and CD14 on blood neutrophils following in vivo administration of myeloid growth factors. 750 10
CD14
is a 55-kD protein found as a glycosylphosphatidylinositol (GPI)-anchored protein on the surface of monocytes, macrophages, and polymorphonuclear leukocytes, and as a soluble protein in the blood. Both forms of
CD14
participate in the serum-dependent responses of cells to bacterial
lipopolysaccharide
(
LPS
). While
CD14
has been described as a receptor for complexes of
LPS
with LPS-binding protein (LBP), there has been no direct evidence showing whether a ternary complex of
LPS
, LBP, and
CD14
is formed, or whether
CD14
binds
LPS
directly. Using nondenaturing polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (native PAGE), we show that recombinant soluble
CD14
(rsCD14) binds
LPS
in the absence of LBP or other proteins. Binding of
LPS
to
CD14
is stable and of low stoichiometry (one or two molecules of
LPS
per rsCD14). Recombinant LBP (rLBP) does not form detectable ternary complexes with rsCD14 and
LPS
, but it does accelerate the binding of
LPS
to rsCD14. rLBP facilitates the interaction of
LPS
with rsCD14 at substoichiometric concentrations, suggesting that LBP functions catalytically, as a lipid transfer protein. Complexes of
LPS
and rsCD14 formed in the absence of LBP or other serum proteins strongly stimulate integrin function on PMN and expression of E-selectin on endothelial cells, demonstrating that LBP is not necessary for
CD14
-dependent stimulation of cells. These results suggest that
CD14
acts as a soluble and cell surface receptor for
LPS
, and that LBP may function primarily to accelerate the binding of
LPS
to
CD14
.
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PMID:Lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-binding protein accelerates the binding of LPS to CD14. 750
To evaluate the role of the high-affinity monocyte receptor for
lipopolysaccharide
(
LPS
),
CD14
, in the process of tolerance to
LPS
, the human monocytic cell line Mono-Mac-6 was cultured in the absence or presence of different amounts of
LPS
. The kinetics of
CD14
modulation in these cells showed an initial 4-day period characterized by increased cell-surface expression, rate of biosynthesis (peaking at 48 hr) and release of its soluble forms (sCD14) which correlated with the amount of
LPS
in the culture. At this time, tolerance to
LPS
was already established, as measured by tumour necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) induction, it was
LPS
dose dependent and persisted up to 15 days.
LPS
also reduced the cell proliferation rate in a dose-dependent manner. After 8 days and up to 15 days, the
CD14
biosynthesis, cell-surface expression and release of sCD14 inversely correlated with the level of
LPS
in the culture. The 48-hr
LPS
-pretreated cells showed a slightly decreased
CD14
affinity for
LPS
, a relative high number of
CD14
molecules per cells, and desensitization also to a phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate (PMA) challenge. An anti-
CD14
monoclonal antibody (mAb) protected the cells from tolerization when added at the beginning of culture, as revealed by challenge with
LPS
and PMA. The data indicate that in this model tolerization to
LPS
(1) precedes
CD14
down-modulation, (2) operates by alteration of the receptor affinity for
LPS
and by a mechanism which affects a protein kinase C (PKC)-dependent signalling pathway, and (3) that
CD14
plays a critical role in the establishment of tolerance to
LPS
. In addition, analysis of the data suggests the existence of a PKC-independent signalling pathway for
LPS
tolerization and a
CD14
-independent mechanism for establishing tolerance.
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PMID:CD14 and tolerance to lipopolysaccharide: biochemical and functional analysis. 750 90
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