Immune complex-induced apoptosis and concurrent immune complex clearance are anti-inflammatory neutrophil functions

Autor: Utsa Karmakar, Julia Y. Chu, Kruthika Sundaram, Anne L. Astier, Hannah Garside, Carsten G. Hansen, Ian Dransfield, Sonja Vermeren
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Cell Death and Disease, Vol 12, Iss 4, Pp 1-13 (2021)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2041-4889
DOI: 10.1038/s41419-021-03528-8
Popis: Abstract Persistent neutrophilic inflammation drives host damage in autoimmune diseases that are characterized by abundant immune complexes. Insoluble immune complexes (iICs) potently activate pro-inflammatory neutrophil effector functions. We and others have shown that iICs also promote resolution of inflammation via stimulation of neutrophil apoptosis. We demonstrate here that iICs trigger FcγRIIa-dependent neutrophil macropinocytosis, leading to the rapid uptake, and subsequent degradation of iICs. We provide evidence that concurrent iIC-induced neutrophil apoptosis is distinct from phagocytosis-induced cell death. First, uptake of iICs occurs by FcγRII-stimulated macropinocytosis, rather than phagocytosis. Second, production of reactive oxygen species, but not iIC-internalization is a pre-requisite for iIC-induced neutrophil apoptosis. Our findings identify a previously unknown mechanism by which neutrophils can remove pro-inflammatory iICs from the circulation. Together iIC clearance and iIC-induced neutrophil apoptosis may act to prevent the potential escalation of neutrophilic inflammation in response to iICs.
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