Retinal pigment epithelial phagocytosis and metabolism differ from those of macrophages
| Autor: | Walter Nussbaumer, Wolfgang Göttinger, Roswitha Sgonc, EU Irschick, Hartwig P. Huemer, Günther Böck, Dietmar Fuchs, H. Wolf |
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| Rok vydání: | 2003 |
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Staphylococcus aureus
Time Factors Phagocytosis Complement receptor Biology Flow cytometry Cell Line Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience medicine Escherichia coli Animals Humans Pigment Epithelium of Eye Fluorescent Dyes Respiratory Burst Phagocytes Retinal pigment epithelium medicine.diagnostic_test Macrophages General Medicine Opsonin Proteins eye diseases Sensory Systems Microspheres Cell biology Respiratory burst Antibody opsonization Ophthalmology medicine.anatomical_structure Cell culture Cattle sense organs Intracellular |
| Zdroj: | Ophthalmic research. 36(4) |
| ISSN: | 0030-3747 |
| Popis: | The purpose of this study is to compare primary human retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) cells with respect to particle uptake and further processing steps with immunological phagocytes for a better understanding of the possible role of RPE cells in triggering autoimmune diseases in the eye. We investigated the similarities of human RPE and monocytes/macrophages studying the uptake of fluorescein- and europium-labeled synthetic microparticles and microbial pathogens by human and bovine RPE cultures and a permanent RPE cell line (CRL). The uptake was monitored by laser scanning microscopy, flow cytometry and time-resolved fluorescence analysis; for comparison, macrophages and a macrophage-like cell line (MonoMac6) were used. A size-dependent uptake was seen in primary RPE cultures as well as in CRL, showing a preferential uptake of smaller beads followed by Staphylococcus aureus and Escherichia coli. Opsonization with serum caused a modest increase in bacteria uptake, but in contrast to macrophages, the classical complement receptors were not found on RPE cells. Living bacteria were also ingested in a time-dependent manner, but, as no intracellular overgrowth was observed, we further investigated the oxidative ability of RPE as a possible mechanism for microbial suppression. Unlike macrophages/granulocytes, no respiratory burst was detected in RPE cells, but, comparable to MonoMac6, IFN-γ induced neopterin in the human RPE. Interestingly a diurnal rhythm of phagocytosis was observed which was influenced by light exposure suggesting that RPE cells maintain their circadian rhythm also in cell culture to a certain extent. This study further demonstrates that in addition to similar phagocytic properties the RPE still shows substantial metabolic differences in comparison to blood-derived phagocytes. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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