title: C3a and C5a stimulate chemotaxis of human mast cells.
abstract: The factors that control migration of mast cells to sites of inflammation and tissue repair remain largely undefined. Whereas several recent studies have described chemotactic factors that induce migration of murine mast cells, only stem cell factor (SCF) is known to induce migration of human mast cells. We report here that the anaphylatoxins C3a and C5a are chemotactic factors for the human mast cell line HMC-1, human cord blood-derived mast cells (CBMC) and cutaneous mast cells in vitro. The presence of an extracellular matrix protein, laminin, was required for chemotaxis in response to complement peptides. Migration of mast cells towards C3a and C5a was dose-dependent, peaking at 1 microg/mL (100 nmol/L), and was inhibited by specific antibodies. Pretreatment with pertussis toxin inhibited the anaphylatoxin-mediated migration of HMC-1 cells, indicating that Gi proteins are involved in complement-activated signal transduction pathways in human mast cells. Both C3a and C5a also induced a rapid and transient mobilization of intracellular free calcium ([Ca2+]i) in HMC-1 cells. Besides SCF, other chemotactic factors tested, such as interleukin-3, nerve growth factor, transforming growth factor beta, RANTES (regulated upon activation, normal Tcell expressed and secreted), monocyte chemotactic protein-1 (MCP-1), MCP-2, MCP-3, macrophage inflammatory protein-1alpha (MIP-1alpha), and MIP-1beta, failed to stimulate migration of human mast cells. In summary, these findings indicate that C3a and C5a serve as chemotaxins for human mast cells. Anaphylatoxin-mediated recruitment of mast cells might play an important role in hypersensitivity and inflammatory processes.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Virchow Clinics, Humboldt University of Berlin, Germany.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hartmann
authors.forename: B M
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: Henz
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Krüger-Krasagakes
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Köhl
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Burger
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Guhl
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Haase
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Lippert
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Zuberbier
mesh_terms: D002118:Calcium / Q000378:metabolism; D002448:Cell Adhesion; D002460:Cell Line; D002633:Chemotaxis / Q000187:drug effects*; D003167:Complement Activation; D015926:Complement C3a / Q000494:pharmacology*; D015936:Complement C5a / Q000494:pharmacology*; D016207:Cytokines / Q000494:pharmacology; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D005312:Fetal Blood / Q000166:cytology; D006801:Humans; D007797:Laminin / Q000502:physiology; D008407:Mast Cells / Q000187:drug effects*; D037342:Pertussis Toxin; D015398:Signal Transduction; D010566:Virulence Factors, Bordetella / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D016207:Cytokines; D007797:Laminin; D010566:Virulence Factors, Bordetella; D015926:Complement C3a; D015936:Complement C5a; D037342:Pertussis Toxin; D002118:Calcium