The effects of repeated Toll-like receptors 2 and 4 stimulation in COPD alveolar macrophages
Simon R Lea,1,* Sophie L Reynolds,1,* Manminder Kaur,1 Karen D Simpson,2 Simon R Hall,2 Edith M Hessel,2 Dave Singh1 1Division of Infection, Immunity and Respiratory Medicine, School of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, The Univ...
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doaj-7f70a750718442678ea3facd9ba5f6e62020-11-25T01:22:16ZengDove Medical PressInternational Journal of COPD1178-20052018-03-01Volume 1377178037039The effects of repeated Toll-like receptors 2 and 4 stimulation in COPD alveolar macrophagesLea SRReynolds SLKaur MSimpson KDHall SRHessel EMSingh DSimon R Lea,1,* Sophie L Reynolds,1,* Manminder Kaur,1 Karen D Simpson,2 Simon R Hall,2 Edith M Hessel,2 Dave Singh1 1Division of Infection, Immunity and Respiratory Medicine, School of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, The University of Manchester, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, 2Refractory Respiratory Inflammation DPU, GlaxoSmithKline Medicines Research Centre, Stevenage, UK *These authors contributed equally to this work Background: COPD is a progressive inflammatory airway disease characterized by increased numbers of alveolar macrophages in the lungs. Bacterial colonization of the lungs is a common feature in COPD and can promote inflammation through continual and repeated Toll-like receptor (TLR) stimulation. We have studied the response of COPD alveolar macrophages to repetitive stimulation with TLR2 and TLR4 ligands. We investigated the effect of sequential stimulation with different ligands to determine whether this results in tolerance or amplification of the immune response. Methods: We stimulated alveolar macrophages from COPD patients (n=9) and smokers (n=8) with the TLR4 agonist lipopolysaccharide (LPS) or the TLR2 agonist Pam3CSK4 for 24 hours before restimulating again for 24 hours. Cytokine protein release and gene expression were investigated. Results: Repetitive stimulation of COPD and smokers macrophages with LPS for both 24-hour periods caused a reduction in tumor necrosis factor α, CCL5, and IL-10 production compared to cells that were not exposed initially to LPS. IL-6 and CXCL8 production were not significantly altered following repetitive LPS stimulation. The same pattern was observed for repeated stimulation with Pam3CSK4. Using COPD macrophages, LPS followed by Pam3CSK4 stimulation increased the levels of all cytokines compared to media followed by Pam3CSK4. Conclusion: TLR tolerance in COPD alveolar macrophages occurs after repetitive stimulation with the same TLR ligand, but this only occurs for selected cytokines. CXCL8 production is not reduced after repetitive TLR stimulation with the same ligand; this may be an important mechanism for the increased CXCL8 levels that have been observed in COPD. We showed that TLR4 stimulation followed by TLR2 stimulation does not cause tolerance, but enhances cytokine production. This may be a relevant mechanism by which bacteria cause excessive inflammation in COPD patients. Keywords: alveolar macrophages, tolerance, COPDhttps://www.dovepress.com/the-effects-of-repeated-toll-like-receptors-2-and-4-stimulation-in-cop-peer-reviewed-article-COPDAlveolar MacrophagesToleranceChronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) |
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The effects of repeated Toll-like receptors 2 and 4 stimulation in COPD alveolar macrophages |
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The effects of repeated Toll-like receptors 2 and 4 stimulation in COPD alveolar macrophages |
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The effects of repeated Toll-like receptors 2 and 4 stimulation in COPD alveolar macrophages |
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The effects of repeated Toll-like receptors 2 and 4 stimulation in COPD alveolar macrophages |
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The effects of repeated Toll-like receptors 2 and 4 stimulation in COPD alveolar macrophages |
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effects of repeated toll-like receptors 2 and 4 stimulation in copd alveolar macrophages |
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International Journal of COPD |
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Simon R Lea,1,* Sophie L Reynolds,1,* Manminder Kaur,1 Karen D Simpson,2 Simon R Hall,2 Edith M Hessel,2 Dave Singh1 1Division of Infection, Immunity and Respiratory Medicine, School of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, The University of Manchester, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, 2Refractory Respiratory Inflammation DPU, GlaxoSmithKline Medicines Research Centre, Stevenage, UK *These authors contributed equally to this work Background: COPD is a progressive inflammatory airway disease characterized by increased numbers of alveolar macrophages in the lungs. Bacterial colonization of the lungs is a common feature in COPD and can promote inflammation through continual and repeated Toll-like receptor (TLR) stimulation. We have studied the response of COPD alveolar macrophages to repetitive stimulation with TLR2 and TLR4 ligands. We investigated the effect of sequential stimulation with different ligands to determine whether this results in tolerance or amplification of the immune response. Methods: We stimulated alveolar macrophages from COPD patients (n=9) and smokers (n=8) with the TLR4 agonist lipopolysaccharide (LPS) or the TLR2 agonist Pam3CSK4 for 24 hours before restimulating again for 24 hours. Cytokine protein release and gene expression were investigated. Results: Repetitive stimulation of COPD and smokers macrophages with LPS for both 24-hour periods caused a reduction in tumor necrosis factor α, CCL5, and IL-10 production compared to cells that were not exposed initially to LPS. IL-6 and CXCL8 production were not significantly altered following repetitive LPS stimulation. The same pattern was observed for repeated stimulation with Pam3CSK4. Using COPD macrophages, LPS followed by Pam3CSK4 stimulation increased the levels of all cytokines compared to media followed by Pam3CSK4. Conclusion: TLR tolerance in COPD alveolar macrophages occurs after repetitive stimulation with the same TLR ligand, but this only occurs for selected cytokines. CXCL8 production is not reduced after repetitive TLR stimulation with the same ligand; this may be an important mechanism for the increased CXCL8 levels that have been observed in COPD. We showed that TLR4 stimulation followed by TLR2 stimulation does not cause tolerance, but enhances cytokine production. This may be a relevant mechanism by which bacteria cause excessive inflammation in COPD patients. Keywords: alveolar macrophages, tolerance, COPD |
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Alveolar Macrophages Tolerance Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) |
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