INCREASED PRODUCTION OF PROCOAGULANT ACTIVITY BY PERIPHERAL BLOOD MONOCYTES IN HUMAN AND EXPERIMENTAL OBSTRUCTIVE JAUNDICE

1987 ◽  
Author(s):  
N Semeraro ◽  
P Montemurro ◽  
G Chetta ◽  
D Altomare ◽  
D Giordano ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Obstructive Jaundice ◽  
Peripheral Blood ◽  
Prognostic Significance ◽  
Mononuclear Phagocytes ◽  
Procoagulant Activity ◽  
Blood Monocytes ◽  
Peripheral Blood Monocytes ◽  
Duct Ligation ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Low Levels

Fibrin formation and subsequent microvascular thrombosis are important pathogenetic factors in renal failure associated with severe obstructive jaundice (OJ) particularly after surgery, but the mechanism of blood clotting activation is poorly understood. We have studied the procoagulant activity (PCA) of peripheral blood monocytes (M) in 35 patients with severe OJ (serum bilirubin > 8 mg% ) and in 27 nonjaundiced control patients, using a one-stage clotting assay. Monocytes from jaundiced patients, tested immediately after isolation, expressed low levels of PCA (7.3 ± 2.0 u/ 105 M) which was, however, significantly higher than in cells from controls (2.5 ± 0.4 u; p<0.05). In addition, following incubation in short-term cultures with and without endotoxin, they generated significantly more PCA than did control cells (p< 0.005) No significant difference in PCA was found between patients with and without malignancy in either group. In rabbits made icteric by bile duct ligation (15 days), the endotoxin-induced monocyte PCA was markedly increased as compared to sham-operated animals ( p<0.05). In all instances PCA was identified as tissue factor. When related to the clinical outcome of the disease, PCA was about 3-fold higher in the jaundiced patients who died than in the survivors (p<0.01). All patients with a fatal evolution had more than 500 u of endotoxin-induced PCA/105 M; such high levels of PCA were found only in 26% of icteric, uncomplicated patients and in 4% of controls (all without complications). The increased capacity of mononuclear phagocytes to produce PCA might help explain activation of blood coagulation in severe 0J. The association between exceedingly high levels of PCA and lethal outcome suggests that PCA may have a prognostic significance.

Increased procoagulant activity of peripheral blood monocytes in human and experimental obstructive jaundice

1989 ◽  
Vol 96 (3) ◽  
pp. 892-898 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nicola Semeraro ◽  
Pasqualina Montemurro ◽  
Giuseppe Chetta ◽  
Donato F. Altomare ◽  
Domenico Giordano ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Obstructive Jaundice ◽  
Peripheral Blood ◽  
Procoagulant Activity ◽  
Blood Monocytes ◽  
Peripheral Blood Monocytes

Increased Procoagulant Activity of Peripheral Blood Monocytes in Human and Experimental Obstructive Jaundice

1989 ◽  
Vol 96 (2) ◽  
pp. 892-898 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nicola Semeraro ◽  
Pasqualina Montemurro ◽  
Giuseppe Chetta ◽  
Donato F. Altomare ◽  
Domenico Giordano ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Obstructive Jaundice ◽  
Peripheral Blood ◽  
Procoagulant Activity ◽  
Blood Monocytes ◽  
Peripheral Blood Monocytes

scholarly journals Evaluation of the phagocytic activity of peripheral blood monocytes of patients with Jorge Lobo's disease

2004 ◽  
Vol 37 (2) ◽  
pp. 165-168 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fátima Regina Vilani-Moreno ◽  
Luciana Moreira Silva ◽  
Diltor Vladimir Araújo Opromolla
Keyword(s):  
Incubation Time ◽  
Peripheral Blood ◽  
Phagocytic Activity ◽  
Healthy Subjects ◽  
Mononuclear Cells ◽  
Blood Monocytes ◽  
Peripheral Blood Monocytes ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Host Parasite ◽  
And Control

Studies on host-parasite interaction in Jorge Lobo's disease are scarce, with no report in the literature on the phagocytosis of Lacazia loboi by phagocytic mononuclear cells. Thus, the objective of the present study was to assess the phagocytic activity of blood monocytes in the presence of L. loboi in patients with the disease and in healthy subjects (controls) over 3 and 24 hours of incubation. Statistical analyses of the results showed no significant difference in percent phagocytosis of the fungus between patient and control monocytes. With respect to incubation time, however, there was a significant difference, in that percent phagocytosis was higher at 3 hours than at 24 hours (p <0.01). These results suggest that monocytes from patients with the mycosis are able to phagocyte the fungus, as also observed in control individuals.

scholarly journals The effect of human amniotic epithelial cell on dendritic cell differentiation of peripheral blood monocytes: An experimental study

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bahare Keshavarzi ◽  
Meraj Tabatabaei ◽  
Amir Hasan Zarnani ◽  
Fahime Ramezani Tehrani ◽  
Mahmood Bozorgmehr ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Dendritic Cells ◽  
Amniotic Membrane ◽  
Peripheral Blood ◽  
Normal Pregnancy ◽  
Interleukin 4 ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Blood Monocytes ◽  
Peripheral Blood Monocytes ◽  
Dendritic Cell Differentiation ◽  
Significant Difference

Background: The amniotic membrane plays an important role in maintaining a healthy pregnancy. The main population cells from amniotic membrane include human amnion epithelial cells (hAECs) which have been shown to possess immunomodulatory properties. Objective: The proximity of hAECs with monocyte leads to the generation of tollerogenic dendritic cells. Materials and Methods: hAECs were obtained from normal pregnancy. Peripheral blood monocytes were isolated by anti-CD14 MACS method. Co-cultures of monocytes and hAECs were established in Transwell chambers supplemented with granulocytemacrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF) and interleukin-4 (IL-4) in the absence and presence of lipopolysaccharide (LPS) to produce immature and mature DCs, respectively. Immunophenotyping of the obtained DCs was done through flow cytometry and the production of cytokines was measured by ELISA. Mixed leukocyte Reaction (MLR) was also performed for the functional assessment of DCs. Results: Immunophenotyping of [hAECs - Immature DC (iDC)] and [hAECs - iDC] + LPS cells revealed that the expression of CD1a, CD80, CD86, CD40, HLA-DR, and CD83 markers showed no significant difference as compared with the control group (iDCs and mDCs alone). In the [hAECs-iDCs] + LPS cells, the percentage of CD14 cells at the ratio of 1:2.5 showed significant differences compared to the control group. The production of IL-10 and IL-12 showed no significant difference in any of the cultures as compared to the control groups. Also, co-cultured DCs did not inhibit proliferation of lymphocyte. Conclusion: Our findings show that factors secreted from cultured hAECs are unable to generate of tollerogenic dendritic cells. To achieve a better understanding of other mechanisms more investigations are needed. Key words: Amniotic membrane, Dendritic cells, Human placenta, Immunomodulation, Monocyte.

Surfactant proteins A and D specifically stimulate directed actin-based responses in alveolar macrophages

1999 ◽  
Vol 276 (1) ◽  
pp. L164-L174 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael James Tino ◽  
Jo Rae Wright
Keyword(s):  
Alveolar Macrophages ◽  
Peripheral Blood ◽  
Actin Polymerization ◽  
Cell Types ◽  
Surfactant Protein ◽  
Mononuclear Phagocytes ◽  
Blood Monocytes ◽  
Cellular Functions ◽  
Peripheral Blood Monocytes ◽  
Specific Effects

Surfactant protein (SP) A and SP-D are the pulmonary members of the collectin family, structurally related proteins involved in innate immune responses. Here, we have examined the abilities of SP-A, SP-D, mannose-binding protein (MBP), and the complement component C1q to stimulate actin-based cellular functions in rat alveolar macrophages and peripheral blood monocytes. Our goal in this study was to examine the cell specificity of the effects of the collectins to understand further the mechanisms by which SP-A and SP-D stimulate alveolar macrophages. We found that SP-A and SP-D have lung cell-specific effects at physiologically relevant concentrations; they stimulate directional actin polymerization and chemotaxis in alveolar macrophages but not in monocytes. Although C1q and MBP weakly stimulate the rearrangement of actin in both cell types, C1q is chemotactic only for peripheral blood monocytes and MBP does not stimulate chemotaxis of either cell type. Neither C1q nor MBP stimulates actin polymerization in alveolar macrophages. These results support the hypothesis that alveolar macrophages express receptors specific for the pulmonary collectins SP-A and SP-D and provide insight into the potential roles of collectins in the recruitment and maturation of mononuclear phagocytes in the lung.

scholarly journals Functional and metabolic characteristics of peripheral blood mononuclear phagocytes in patients with different clinical courses of multiple sclerosis

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 494-500
Author(s):  
O. M. Koliada ◽  
N. I. Vdovichenko ◽  
T. I. Kolyada ◽  
O. P. Bilozorov
Keyword(s):  
Multiple Sclerosis ◽  
Peripheral Blood ◽  
Mononuclear Phagocytes ◽  
Arginase Activity ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Blood Monocytes ◽  
Arginine Metabolism ◽  
Peripheral Blood Monocytes ◽  
Relapsing Remitting ◽  
Progressive Course

Functional and metabolic features of intact and stimulated mononuclear phagocytes were studied in patients with different clinical courses of multiple sclerosis, the study included 66 patients with relapsing-remitting and 32 patients with progressive course of multiple sclerosis. The state of the mononuclear phagocytes was characterized by expression of costimulatory molecules and direction of L-arginine metabolism. Relative quantities of CD80, CD86 and PD-L1 positive monocytes were determined with Phycoerytrin-labeled monoclonal antibodies in immunofluorescence test in peripheral blood and after culture in parallel series with addition of: (a) E.coli lipopolysaccharide (a stimulator of TLR4), (b) a single-stranded RNA – preparation ssRNA40/LyoVec (a stimulator of TLR7/8), (c) IL-4 (an anti-inflammatory interleukin). The formation of NO was determined by the amount of nitrite in the culture supernatants, arginase activity was determined in cell lysates of the monocyte fraction. We showed that functional and phenotypic characteristics of monocytes depend on the clinical course of multiple sclerosis. In patients with progressive course, the relative number of CD86+ cells was significantly higher and PD-L1+ cells significantly lower than in patients with relapsing-remitting course and healthy persons, in patients with relapsing-remitting course the number of PD-L1+ cells was increased. The number of CD80+ cells did not show any significant difference in the investigated groups of patients relative to the control group. In vitro stimulation of peripheral blood monocytes with TLR4/8 produced a significant increase in the number of CD86+ and decrease in the number of PD-L1+ cells in patients with the progressive course. In patients with the relapsing-remitting course LPS produced an increase in number of PD-L1+ cells. We did not find any difference in activity of the arginase pathway of L-arginine metabolism in the intact monocyte fraction of peripheral blood in patients with multiple sclerosis versus the control group, but stimulation with TLR4 agonist of mononuclear cells of patients with progressive course caused significant increased arginase activity versus baseline. At the same time, versus control cells arginase activity in patients with the progressive course decreased after LPS treatment, but trended to increase after TLR7/8 treatment. In patients with the relapsing-remitting course these changes had a similar direction but were less expressed. The results may be considered as an indication of the activation of peripheral blood monocytes and their polarization trend in the M1 direction in patients with the progressive course of multiple sclerosis, these changes could be considered as signs of violation of autoimmune regulatory mechanisms in multiple sclerosis.

Respiratory burst in alveolar macrophages of diabetic rats

1990 ◽  
Vol 68 (6) ◽  
pp. 2384-2390 ◽  
Author(s):  
V. Mohsenin ◽  
J. Latifpour
Keyword(s):  
Alveolar Macrophages ◽  
Respiratory Burst ◽  
Peripheral Blood ◽  
Diabetic Rats ◽  
Blood Monocytes ◽  
Peripheral Blood Monocytes ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Cytochrome C Reduction ◽  
Generating Capacity ◽  
O2 Production

Bactericidal ability of alveolar macrophages is depressed in rats with diabetes mellitus. To define the mechanism of this abnormality, we measured the parameters of respiratory burst in alveolar macrophages, peripheral blood monocytes, and neutrophils of rats 8 wk after the induction of diabetes by streptozocin. Superoxide anion (O2-.) generation during basal conditions and after stimulation with phorbol myristate acetate (PMA) was measured as superoxide dismutase-inhibitable cytochrome c reduction. NADPH, the principal substrate for NADPH-oxidase-dependent O2-. generation, was measured in the alveolar macrophages and quick-frozen lungs by the enzyme-cycling method. O2-. generation after PMA was significantly lower in the alveolar macrophages of diabetics than in the controls (14.4 +/- 2.0 nmol.10(6) cells-1.20 min-1 vs. 26.2 +/- 1.9, P less than 0.05). Conversely the peripheral blood monocytes of diabetics demonstrated an enhanced O2-. production after PMA stimulation. There was no significant difference in the neutrophil O2-.-generation between the groups. The alveolar macrophage NADPH (control 0.44 +/- 0.15 nmol/10(6) cells vs. diabetic 0.21 +/- 0.04, P less than 0.05) and lung tissue NADPH levels (control 81.4 +/- 16.3 nmol/g dry wt vs. diabetic 35.8 +/- 20.5, P less than 0.05) were significantly lower in the diabetics than in the controls. These data indicate that the O2-.-generating capacity of alveolar macrophages is markedly depressed in diabetes, whereas their precursors, monocytes, are primed to generate O2-. with PMA stimulation.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)

scholarly journals THE EFFECT OF GLUCOCORTICOSTEROIDS ON THE KINETICS OF MONONUCLEAR PHAGOCYTES

1970 ◽  
Vol 131 (3) ◽  
pp. 429-442 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jan Thompson ◽  
Ralph van Furth
Keyword(s):  
Peritoneal Cavity ◽  
Peripheral Blood ◽  
Peritoneal Macrophages ◽  
Rapid Decrease ◽  
Mononuclear Phagocytes ◽  
Water Soluble ◽  
Hydrocortisone Acetate ◽  
Blood Monocytes ◽  
Peripheral Blood Monocytes ◽  
Kinetics Of

The effect of glucocorticosteroids on the kinetics of mononuclear phagocytes, i.e., peripheral blood monocytes and peritoneal macrophages, was studied in normal mice, as well as in mice in which an inflammatory reaction was evoked in the peritoneal cavity. The administration of glucocorticosteroids resulted in a rapid decrease (within 3–6 hr) in the number of circulating monocytes, the duration being dependent on the nature and dose of the compound. The water-soluble dexamethasone sodium phosphate is only briefly active (less than 12 hr), but hydrocortisone acetate, which forms a subcutaneous depot, reduced the number of monocytes for more than 2 wk. In normal mice, hydrocortisone did not affect the number of macrophages already present in the peritoneal cavity, but the transit of mononuclear phagocytes from the circulation into the peritoneal cavity was arrested. During an inflammatory response in the peritoneal cavity, hydrocortisone suppresses both the increase in the number of monocytes in the peripheral blood and the increase in the number of peritoneal macrophages. This reduction of the inflammatory exudate appeared to be due to a diminished influx of mononuclear phagocytes from the peripheral blood. No lytic action of glucocorticosteroids on the mononuclear phagocytes could be demonstrated.

scholarly journals Cytochemical, functional, and proliferative characteristics of promonocytes and monocytes from patients with monocytic leukemia

Blood ◽  
1983 ◽  
Vol 62 (2) ◽  
pp. 298-304 ◽  
Author(s):  
R van Furth ◽  
TL van Zwet
Keyword(s):  
Bone Marrow ◽  
Peripheral Blood ◽  
Predictive Value ◽  
Mononuclear Phagocytes ◽  
Acute Monocytic Leukemia ◽  
Blood Monocytes ◽  
Monocytic Leukemia ◽  
Peripheral Blood Monocytes ◽  
Normal Individuals ◽  
The Mean

Abstract This article deals with a prospective study on the cytochemical, functional, and proliferative characteristics of promonocytes and bone marrow and peripheral blood monocytes of 20 patients with acute monocytic leukemia and 7 patients with chronic monocytic leukemia. The results show a wide variation in the peroxidase and esterase activities in these cells, whereas the percentages of mononuclear phagocytes with Fc gamma and C3b receptors did not differ appreciably from those in normal individuals. A discriminant analysis of these data and corresponding data from normal individuals showed that a below-normal peroxidase activity of circulating monocytes has predictive value for the presence of monocytic leukemia; a below-normal esterase activity has less, but nevertheless some, predictive value in this respect. An increase in the percentage of circulating monocytes, a decrease in the percentage of Fc gamma or C3b receptors, and a decline in the ability to phagocytose bacteria has no predictive value for the presence of monocytic leukemia. The mean percentage of patients' promonocytes that incorporated 3H-thymidine amounted to 80.9%, which is close to the control value in normal individuals. The mean values for the labeling indices of cultured bone marrow and peripheral blood monocytes are 1.0% and 0.74%, respectively; when 3H-thymidine was added to whole blood, the labeling index of the monocytes amounted to 3.6%. These percentages are only a little higher than those found for monocytes of normal individuals. These results indicate that the majority of the circulating monocytes in acute and chronic monocytic leukemia are not actively dividing or blast cells.

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