Norepinephrine Inhibits Energy Metabolism of Human Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells via Adrenergic Receptors

2001 ◽  
Vol 21 (5) ◽  
pp. 627-635 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jan D. Lünemann ◽  
Frank Buttgereit ◽  
Robert Tripmacher ◽  
Christoph G. O. Baerwald ◽  
Gerd-Rüdiger Burmester ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Energy Metabolism ◽  
Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells ◽  
Immune Cells ◽  
Peripheral Blood ◽  
Adrenergic Receptors ◽  
Mononuclear Cells ◽  
Human Peripheral Blood ◽  
Peripheral Blood Mononuclear ◽  
Immune Effector ◽  
Blood Mononuclear Cells

Previous studies demonstrated that the adaptive response to stressors and inflammatory signals involves the activation of the automotic nervous system. Catecholamines have been shown to modulate the activity of various immune effector cells directly via membrane adrenergic receptors. Here, we investigated immediate effects of norepinephrine on energy metabolism of immune cells. Norepinephrine inhibits oxygen consumption of human peripheral blood mononuclear cells at concentrations that are relevant to its physiological range. The ?-adrenoreceptor antagonist propranolol, but not the ?-adrenoreceptor antagonist phentolamine reversed the norepinephrine induced inhibition in quiescent cells. Conversely, phentolamine but not propranolol is capable of blocking norepinephrine mediated effects in mitogen activated human peripheral blood mononuclear cells. Our data indicate that the sensitization of ?- and ?-adrenoreceptors on immune cells is differentially regulated, and that these processes depend on the activation state of these cells. These findings have important implications for the understanding of stress-induced suppression of immune function and may contribute to the elucidation of the pathogenesis of immunologically mediated diseases.

Short-Term Effects of the 21-Aminosteroid Lazaroid Tirilazad Mesylate (PNU-74006F) and the Pyrrolopyrimidine Lazaroid PNU-101033E on Energy Metabolism of Human Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells

2001 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 101-110 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dirk Schmid ◽  
Gerd-Rüdiger Burmester ◽  
Robert Tripmacher ◽  
Greg Fici ◽  
Philip von Voigtlander ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Plasma Membrane ◽  
Energy Metabolism ◽  
Respiration Rate ◽  
Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells ◽  
Peripheral Blood ◽  
Mononuclear Cells ◽  
Human Peripheral Blood ◽  
Test System ◽  
Peripheral Blood Mononuclear ◽  
Blood Mononuclear Cells

Two groups of antioxidant compounds, the 21-aminosteroids and the pyrrolopyrimidines, have been found to act as neuroprotective drugs against lipid peroxidation in the injured CNS. Like glucocorticoids at high doses they are assumed to produce their effects at least in part by direct membrane stabilizing effects. In order to prove this hypothesis, we have investigated in this study the effects of these drugs on the energy metabolism of activated human peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) since these cells have been shown to serve as a suitable test system for substances affecting processes of ATP turnover. We compared the in vitro effects of (i) the 21-aminosteroid lazaroid tirilazad, (ii) the pyrrolopyrimidine lazaroid PNU-101033E and (iii) the glucocorticoid methylprednisolone on mitogen-induced respiration rate and ATP-consumption. We show that tirilazad inhibits concanavalin A-stimulated respiration rate and sodium cycling across the plasma membrane. The effect of methylprednisolone is similar indicating corresponding cellular mechanisms. However, unlike methylprednisolone, tirilazad produced no significant effect on calcium cycling across the plasma membrane. PNU-101033E in our test system caused cytotoxic effects on PBMC that did not allow us to quantify cellular actions on energy metabolism. Our results underline the view that tirilazad, first, is mimicking the high-dose immunosuppressive pharmacology of glucocorticoids such as methylprednisolone and, second, is likely to produce its therapeutic effects by direct physicochemical interactions with cellular membranes.

scholarly journals Alteration in Lactate Production and Decrease in MTT Dye Reduction in Serum-starved Human Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells (PBMCs)

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Maryam Mehri ◽  
Fatemeh Saeedi ◽  
Roghayeh Porbagher ◽  
Amrollah Mastafazadeh
Keyword(s):  
Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells ◽  
Immune Cells ◽  
Peripheral Blood ◽  
Mononuclear Cells ◽  
Human Peripheral Blood ◽  
Lactate Production ◽  
Serum Starvation ◽  
Peripheral Blood Mononuclear ◽  
Blood Mononuclear Cells ◽  
Extracellular Lactate

Background: Immunometabolism targeting therapy of auto-inflammatory diseases is an emerging strategy compared to immune system global suppression. However, our knowledge in this field needs promotion. Objectives: We examined the effects of serum starvation stress on metabolic activity in human peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs). Methods: Fresh immune cells were isolated from four healthy adult volunteers and cultivated with or without fetal bovine serum (FBS) at various time points under standard conditions. Glucose and intra- and extracellular lactate levels were assessed using routine techniques, and 3-(4, 5 -dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2, 5-diphenyl tetrazolium bromide (MTT) reduction assay was used to determine mitochondrial function. Results: Spindle shape macrophage-like cells, which appeared early, were replaced at 96 h by large round monocytes/macrophage-like cells, with more frequency in the non-starved group. Interestingly, serum starvation dictated a status, especially in monocyte/macrophage-like cells, that led to prolong decrement in mitochondrial dehydrogenase-mediated reduction of MTT. This difference was confirmed with the MTT assay quantitatively (P < 0.05). Moreover, the intra- and extracellular lactate concentrations were lower in starved cells than in non-starved controls (P < 0.05), and glucose levels were higher in 72 h starved cell culture supernatants than in non-starved control cells (P < 0.05). Conclusions: This study showed that under serum starvation-induced metabolic stress, lactate production is altered in immune cells, and total oxidative mitochondrial activity is reduced in macrophage-like cells. These findings open a new window to target immune cell metabolism for the treatment of autoinflammatory and autoimmune diseases.

scholarly journals Exo-D-MAPPS Attenuates Production of Inflammatory Cytokines and Promoted Generation of Immunosuppressive Phenotype in Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells

2019 ◽  
Vol 0 (0) ◽  
Author(s):  
Carl Randall Harrell ◽  
Bojana Simovic Markovic ◽  
Crissy Fellabaum ◽  
Dragica Miloradovic ◽  
Aleksandar Acovic ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Inflammatory Cytokines ◽  
Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells ◽  
Immune Cells ◽  
Peripheral Blood ◽  
Mononuclear Cells ◽  
Human Peripheral Blood ◽  
Biological Properties ◽  
Target Cells ◽  
Peripheral Blood Mononuclear ◽  
Blood Mononuclear Cells

Abstract Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) produce immunomodulatory factors that regulate production of cytokines and chemokines in immune cells affecting their functional properties. Administration of MSCs-sourced secretome, including MSC-derived conditioned medium (MSC-CM) and MSC-derived exosomes (MSC-Exos), showed beneficial effects similar to those observed after transplantation of MSCs. Due to their nano-size dimension, MSC-Exos easily penetrate through the tissue and in paracrine and endocrine manner, may deliver MSC-sourced factors to the target immune cells modulating their function. MSCs derived from amniotic fluid (AF-MSCs) had superior cell biological properties than MSCs derived from bone marrow. We recently developed “Exosomes Derived Multiple Allogeneic Proteins Paracrine Signaling (Exo-d-MAPPS)”, a biological product in which the activity is based on AF-MSC-derived Exos capable to deliver immunomodulatory molecules and growth factors to the target cells. Herewith, we analyzed immunosuppressive capacity of Exo-d-MAPPS against human peripheral blood mononuclear cells (pbMNCs) and demonstrated that Exo-d-MAPPS efficiently suppressed generation of inflammatory phenotype in activated pbMNCs. Exo-d-MAPPS attenuated production of inflammatory cytokines and promoted generation of immunosuppressive phenotype in Lipopolysaccharide-primed pbMNCs. Exo-d-MAPPS treatment reduced expansion of inflammatory Th1 and Th17 cells and promoted generation of immunosuppressive T regulatory cells in the population of Concanavalin A-primed pbMNCs. Similarly, Exod-MAPPS treatment suppressed pro-inflammatory and promoted anti-inflammatory properties of α-GalCer-primed pbMNCs. In summing up, due to its capacity for suppression of activated pbMNCs, Exo-d-MAPPS should be further explored in animal models of acute and chronic inflammatory diseases as a poten-tially new remedy for the attenuation of detrimental immune response.

Mitogen-induced proliferation increases biotin uptake into human peripheral blood mononuclear cells

1999 ◽  
Vol 276 (5) ◽  
pp. C1079-C1084 ◽  
Author(s):  
Janos Zempleni ◽  
Donald M. Mock
Keyword(s):  
Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells ◽  
Immune Cells ◽  
Peripheral Blood ◽  
Mononuclear Cells ◽  
Human Peripheral Blood ◽  
Physiological Concentration ◽  
Peripheral Blood Mononuclear ◽  
Cellular Accumulation ◽  
Urea Uptake ◽  
Blood Mononuclear Cells

We sought to determine whether the proliferation of immune cells affects the cellular uptake of the vitamin biotin. Peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) were isolated from healthy adults. The proliferation of PBMC was induced by either pokeweed lectin, concanavalin A, or phytohemagglutinin. When the medium contained a physiological concentration of [3H]biotin, nonproliferating PBMC accumulated 406 ± 201 amol [3H]biotin ⋅ 106cells−1 ⋅ 30 min−1. For proliferating PBMC, [3H]biotin uptake increased to between 330 and 722% of nonproliferating values. Maximal transport rates of [3H]biotin in proliferating PBMC were also about four times greater than those in nonproliferating PBMC, suggesting that proliferation was associated with an increase in the number of biotin transporters on the PBMC membrane. The biotin affinities and specificities of the transporter for proliferating and nonproliferating PBMC were similar, providing evidence that the same transporter mediates biotin uptake in both states. [14C]urea uptake values for proliferating and nonproliferating PBMC were similar, suggesting that the increased [3H]biotin uptake was not caused by a global upregulation of transporters during proliferation. We conclude that PBMC proliferation increases the cellular accumulation of biotin.

scholarly journals C-C Motif Ligand 20 (CCL20) and C-C Motif Chemokine Receptor 6 (CCR6) in Human Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells: Dysregulated in Ulcerative Colitis and a Potential Role for CCL20 in IL-1β Release

2018 ◽  
Vol 19 (10) ◽  
pp. 3257 ◽  
Author(s):  
Helene Skovdahl ◽  
Jan Damås ◽  
Atle Granlund ◽  
Ann Østvik ◽  
Berit Doseth ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Ulcerative Colitis ◽  
Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells ◽  
Chemokine Receptor ◽  
Immune Cells ◽  
Peripheral Blood ◽  
Mononuclear Cells ◽  
Human Peripheral Blood ◽  
Peripheral Blood Mononuclear ◽  
Peripheral Tissues ◽  
Blood Mononuclear Cells

The chemokine C-C motif ligand 20 (CCL20) is increased in the colonic mucosa during active inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and can be found both in the epithelium and immune cells in the lamina propria. The present study investigated CCL20 and C-C motif Chemokine Receptor 6 (CCR6) in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) (n = 40) from IBD patients and healthy controls, to identify inductors of CCL20 release encountered in a local proinflammatory environment. CCL20 release from PBMCs was increased when activating TLR2/1 or NOD2, suggesting that CCL20 is part of a first line response to danger-associated molecular patterns also in immune cells. Overall, ulcerative colitis (UC) had a significantly stronger CCL20 release than Crohn’s disease (CD) (+242%, p < 0.01), indicating that the CCL20-CCR6 axis may be more involved in UC. The CCL20 receptor CCR6 is essential for the chemotactic function of CCL20. UC with active inflammation had significantly decreased CCR6 expression and a reduction in CCR6+ cells in circulation, indicating chemoattraction of CCR6+ cells from circulation towards peripheral tissues. We further examined CCL20 induced release of cytokines from PBMCs. Stimulation with CCL20 combined with TNF increased IL-1β release from PBMCs. By attracting additional immune cells, as well as inducing proinflammatory IL-1β release from immune cells, CCL20 may protract the inflammatory response in ulcerative colitis.

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