title: Expression, pharmacology, and functional role of somatostatin receptor subtypes 1 and 2 in human macrophages.
abstract: Somatostatin (SRIF)-14 is recognized as an important mediator between the nervous and the immune system, although the functional role of its receptors (sst(1)-sst(5)) is poorly understood in humans. In our study, we demonstrate that human macrophages, differentiated from PBMC-derived monocytes, express sst(1) and sst(2) mRNAs. sst(1) and sst(2) are mostly localized at the cell surface and display active binding sites. In particular, sst(1)/sst(2) activation results in a weak internalization of sst(1), and the sst(2) internalization appears more efficient. At the functional level, the activation of SRIF receptors by the multiligand analogs SOM230 and KE108, but not by SRIF-14 or cortistatin-14, reduces macrophage viability. Their effects are mimicked by the selective activation of sst(1) and sst(2) using CH-275 and SMS 201-995/L-779,976, respectively. Further, sst(1)- and sst(2)-mediated effects are reversed by the sst(1) antagonist SRA-880 or the sst(2) antagonist CYN 154806, respectively. CH-275, SMS 201-995, and L-779,976, but not SRIF-14, decrease mRNA expression and secretion of the MCP-1. In addition, SRIF-14, CH-275, SMS 201-995, and L-779,976 decrease IL-8 secretion, and they do not affect IL-8 mRNA expression. In contrast, SRIF-14 and sst(1)/sst(2) agonists do not affect the secretion of matrix metalloproteinase-9. Collectively, our results suggest that the SRIF system, through sst(1) and sst(2), exerts mainly an immunosuppressive effect in human macrophages and may, therefore, represent a therapeutic window that can be exploited for the development of new strategies in pharmacological therapy of inflammation.
authors.affiliation: Cardiac Thoracic and Vascular Department, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy.
authors.forename: Chiara
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Armani
authors.forename: Elisabetta
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Catalani
authors.forename: Alberto
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Balbarini
authors.forename: Paola
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Bagnoli
authors.forename: Davide
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Cervia
mesh_terms: D000577:Amides / Q000494:pharmacology; D002470:Cell Survival / Q000187:drug effects / Q000276:immunology; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D018932:Chemokine CCL2 / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D020869:Gene Expression Profiling; D006801:Humans; D007211:Indoles / Q000494:pharmacology; D016209:Interleukin-8 / Q000378:metabolism; D008264:Macrophages / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000276:immunology*; D015282:Octreotide / Q000494:pharmacology; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000187:drug effects / Q000235:genetics; D017481:Receptors, Somatostatin / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology*; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000379:methods; D013004:Somatostatin / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000494:pharmacology; D013329:Structure-Activity Relationship
chemical_list: D000577:Amides; C111835:CCL2 protein, human; C110576:CH 275; D018932:Chemokine CCL2; D007211:Indoles; D016209:Interleukin-8; C121854:L 779976; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D017481:Receptors, Somatostatin; C101130:somatostatin receptor type 1; D013004:Somatostatin; C093733:somatostatin receptor 2; D015282:Octreotide