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SSc- IgG effects are mediated through distinct pathways in THP-1 cells
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Veröffentlicht: | 29. August 2016 |
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Background: Peripheral-blood-mononuclear-cells (PBMCs) are thought to play a key role in the pathogenesis and progress of systemic scleroderma (SSc) with patients displaying distinct shifts in count, receptor expression profile and cytokine secretion patterns. SSc-IgG with elevated anti-AT1R (angiotensin II type 1 receptor )/ETAR (endothelin-1 type A receptor) -AAb (autoantibody) titers has been correlated to disease severity and progression. It remains poorly understood through which pathways SSc- IgG mediates its effects.
In this study we sought to analyze the expression patterns of THP-1 cells (a monocytic cell line) after SSc-IgG application and their reversibility through application of numerous pharmacological inhibitors.
Methods: Transcription of IL-8- and CCL-18 in THP-1-cells after SSc-IgG and normal IgG stimulation was quantified by qPCR. Stimulations of THP-1 cells with total IgG of phenotypically different groups of SSc-patients as well as ET-1 and AT-2 were carried out. In addition, stimulation with pharmacological inhibitors was conducted in a dose-dependent-manner. The results were quantified by IL-8-ELISA of the supernatants.
Results: Transcription of IL-8 and CCL-18 is induced by SSc-IgG treatment in comparison to normal IgG which does not follow this trend. IL-8 secretion of THP-1 cells upon SSc-IgG stimulation is mediated through specific autoantibody effects and transduced through NF-κB, ERK-, and AP-1 pathways.
Conclusion: A stable cell culture system able to reproduce previous PBMC data on IL-8 and CCL-18 induction upon SSc- IgG-treatment could be established and insight was gained regarding key pathways which are involved in the transduction leading to IL-8 secretion. The effect of specific surface receptor expression profiles on transduction remains to be elucidated.