Reduced PMA enhances the responsiveness of transfected THP-1 macrophages to polarizing stimuli
| Autor: | Berith Wittig, Andrea Cignarella, Marten B. Maeß, Stefan Lorkowski |
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| Rok vydání: | 2013 |
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Lipopolysaccharides
Receptors CCR7 Cell Survival Immunology Macrophage polarization CCL3 Antigens Differentiation Myelomonocytic Nucleofection Apoptosis Suppressor of Cytokine Signaling Proteins Cell morphology Transfection Cell Line Interferon-gamma Necrosis Antigens CD Immunology and Allergy Humans RNA Small Interfering Cell Shape Chemokine CCL3 CD11b Antigen biology Dose-Response Relationship Drug Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha Macrophages Macrophage Activation Interleukin-10 Receptor beta Subunit Molecular biology Cell biology Interleukin-10 Up-Regulation Interleukin 10 Integrin alpha M Suppressor of Cytokine Signaling 3 Protein biology.protein Tetradecanoylphorbol Acetate Tumor necrosis factor alpha RNA Interference |
| Zdroj: | Journal of immunological methods. 402(1-2) |
| ISSN: | 1872-7905 |
| Popis: | Macrophages are versatile cells of the immune system which react to various external stimuli through different polarization patterns which adjust the cells to the required function whether it is removal of pathogens or necrotic cells, tissue repair or propagation of inflammation. As much of macrophage behavior is determined by their polarization, appropriate models to study macrophage polarization are required. Previously we have published a protocol for transfection of THP-1 macrophages, which in brief pre-differentiates THP-1 monocytes for 48h using 100ng/ml PMA, followed by detachment of the cells and eletroporation using Lonza nucleofector technology and finally includes further 48h of differentiation with 100ng/ml PMA. When we applied this protocol to study interleukin (IL) 10 dependent polarization, the cells were inert to the IL10 stimulus, as indicated by a failure to induce IL10 target genes such as SOCS3. Further investigation revealed that the cells were classically activated by the differentiation agent phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate (PMA) as shown by induction of chemokine receptor CCR7. Subsequent reduction of PMA concentration during THP-1 macrophage differentiation significantly improved their response to IL10 as SOCS3 increased more than 40-fold. This increased responsiveness of the THP-1 macrophages was also confirmed for polarization with LPS and IFNγ. Up-regulation of classical activation markers CCL3, CCR7 and TNFα was enhanced from 18-, 21- and 70-fold, respectively, to 48-, 222- and 951-fold, respectively. Reduction of PMA concentration did not negatively affect macrophage differentiation or transfection efficiency. Expression of macrophage differentiation markers CD11b and CD68 as well as cell morphology remained unchanged. In addition transfection efficiency and rates of apoptosis and necrosis remained unaffected. Thus our revised protocol combines high transfection efficiency and cell vitality with a strong response to polarizing stimuli and therefore constitutes a suitable model for studying macrophage polarization in vitro. |
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