Interferon-gamma coordinates CCL3-mediated neutrophil recruitment <it>in vivo</it>
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>We have shown previously that acute infection with the respiratory pathogen, pneumonia virus of mice (PVM), results in local production of the proinflammatory chemokine, CCL3, and that neutrophil recruitment in response to PVM infect...
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doaj-5481fe7070344c509a12b6686db99fe12020-11-25T03:29:32ZengBMCBMC Immunology1471-21722009-03-011011410.1186/1471-2172-10-14Interferon-gamma coordinates CCL3-mediated neutrophil recruitment <it>in vivo</it>Foster BarbaraPrussin CalmanGao JiliangDyer Kimberly DPercopo Caroline MBonville Cynthia ARosenberg Helene FDomachowske Joseph B<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>We have shown previously that acute infection with the respiratory pathogen, pneumonia virus of mice (PVM), results in local production of the proinflammatory chemokine, CCL3, and that neutrophil recruitment in response to PVM infection is reduced dramatically in CCL3 -/- mice.</p> <p>Results</p> <p>In this work, we demonstrate that CCL3-mediated neutrophil recruitment is coordinated by interferon-gamma (IFNγ). Neutrophil recruitment in response to PVM infection was diminished five-fold in IFNγ receptor gene-deleted mice, although neutrophils from IFNγR -/- mice expressed transcripts for the CCL3 receptor, CCR1 and responded functionally to CCL3 <it>ex vivo</it>. Similarly, in the absence of PVM infection, CCL3 overexpression alone could not elicit neutrophil recruitment in the absence of IFNγ. Interestingly, although supplemental IFNγ restored neutrophil recruitment and resulted in a sustained weight loss among CCL3-overexpressing IFNγ -/- mice, CCL3-mediated neutrophil recruitment alone did not result in the pulmonary edema or respiratory failure characteristic of severe viral infection, suggesting that CCL3 and IFN-γ together are sufficient to promote neutrophil recruitment but not pathologic activation.</p> <p>Conclusion</p> <p>Our findings reveal a heretofore unrecognized hierarchical interaction between the IFNγ and CCL3, which demonstrate that IFNγ is crucial for CCL3-mediated neutrophil recruitment <it>in vivo</it>.</p> http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2172/10/14 |
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Foster Barbara Prussin Calman Gao Jiliang Dyer Kimberly D Percopo Caroline M Bonville Cynthia A Rosenberg Helene F Domachowske Joseph B Interferon-gamma coordinates CCL3-mediated neutrophil recruitment <it>in vivo</it> BMC Immunology |
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Foster Barbara Prussin Calman Gao Jiliang Dyer Kimberly D Percopo Caroline M Bonville Cynthia A Rosenberg Helene F Domachowske Joseph B |
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Interferon-gamma coordinates CCL3-mediated neutrophil recruitment <it>in vivo</it> |
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Interferon-gamma coordinates CCL3-mediated neutrophil recruitment <it>in vivo</it> |
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Interferon-gamma coordinates CCL3-mediated neutrophil recruitment <it>in vivo</it> |
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Interferon-gamma coordinates CCL3-mediated neutrophil recruitment <it>in vivo</it> |
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Interferon-gamma coordinates CCL3-mediated neutrophil recruitment <it>in vivo</it> |
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interferon-gamma coordinates ccl3-mediated neutrophil recruitment <it>in vivo</it> |
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>We have shown previously that acute infection with the respiratory pathogen, pneumonia virus of mice (PVM), results in local production of the proinflammatory chemokine, CCL3, and that neutrophil recruitment in response to PVM infection is reduced dramatically in CCL3 -/- mice.</p> <p>Results</p> <p>In this work, we demonstrate that CCL3-mediated neutrophil recruitment is coordinated by interferon-gamma (IFNγ). Neutrophil recruitment in response to PVM infection was diminished five-fold in IFNγ receptor gene-deleted mice, although neutrophils from IFNγR -/- mice expressed transcripts for the CCL3 receptor, CCR1 and responded functionally to CCL3 <it>ex vivo</it>. Similarly, in the absence of PVM infection, CCL3 overexpression alone could not elicit neutrophil recruitment in the absence of IFNγ. Interestingly, although supplemental IFNγ restored neutrophil recruitment and resulted in a sustained weight loss among CCL3-overexpressing IFNγ -/- mice, CCL3-mediated neutrophil recruitment alone did not result in the pulmonary edema or respiratory failure characteristic of severe viral infection, suggesting that CCL3 and IFN-γ together are sufficient to promote neutrophil recruitment but not pathologic activation.</p> <p>Conclusion</p> <p>Our findings reveal a heretofore unrecognized hierarchical interaction between the IFNγ and CCL3, which demonstrate that IFNγ is crucial for CCL3-mediated neutrophil recruitment <it>in vivo</it>.</p> |
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