title: Human umbilical cord blood-derived eosinophils cultured in the presence of IL-3 and IL-5 respond to fMLP with [Ca2+]i variation and O2- production.
abstract: In the presence of interleukin-3 and interleukin-5, eosinophil precursors from human umbilical cord blood mononuclear cells were regularly differentiated into mature eosinophil-like cells expressing normal morphology and cyanide-resistant peroxidase. O2- production and [Ca2+]i rise were measured in these in vitro differentiated eosinophils after fMLP stimulation; with dihydrorhodamine-123 and fura-2, respectively. Umbilical cord blood-derived eosinophils responded to fMLP (0.01 nM to 3 microM) with a concentration-dependent production of O2- (EC50 = 63.1 +/- 17.2 nM; Emax = 71.0 +/- 6.2 pmol/min/10(6) cells). O2- production was correlated with an fMLP concentration-dependent increase in [Ca2+]i (EC50 = 32.5 +/- 14.9 nM; Emax = 200.0 +/- 23.9 nM). These results indicate that human umbilical cord blood-derived eosinophils demonstrate functional characteristics similar to adult human peripheral blood eosinophils after activation by fMLP. Therefore, the large numbers of eosinophils (2-3 x 10(6)/ml cord blood) which can be obtained by culture of human cord blood mononuclear cells may serve as a useful model for future studies which will provide insight into the pathogenesis of diseases associated with eosinophils.
authors.affiliation: Centre de Recherche Public-Santé, Luxembourg, Luxembourg. daniela.zardini@crp-sante.lu
authors.forename: D M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Zardini
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Heuschling
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gallois
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Bueb
authors.forename: E J
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Tschirhart
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002118:Calcium / Q000378:metabolism*; D002454:Cell Differentiation; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D004804:Eosinophils / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism*; D005260:Female; D005312:Fetal Blood / Q000166:cytology* / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D007377:Interleukin-3 / Q000494:pharmacology; D015848:Interleukin-5 / Q000494:pharmacology; D009240:N-Formylmethionine Leucyl-Phenylalanine / Q000494:pharmacology*; D011247:Pregnancy; D017382:Reactive Oxygen Species / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D007377:Interleukin-3; D015848:Interleukin-5; D017382:Reactive Oxygen Species; D009240:N-Formylmethionine Leucyl-Phenylalanine; D002118:Calcium