title: Promoting MPhi transepithelial migration by stimulating the epithelial cell P2Y(2) receptor.
abstract: In intestine, neutrophils are recruited in response to bacterial infiltration and their anti-cellular activities contribute to inflammatory bowel diseases. In contrast, little is known regarding the recruitment of MPhi to the intestinal epithelium. Extracellular adenosine and uridine 5'-triphosphate (ATP and UTP) can function as leukocyte chemoattractants. We investigated the effects of these nucleotides on the ability of intestinal epithelial cells (IEC) to promote MPhi transepithelial migration and adhesion. ATP and UTP promoted the migration of neutrophil-like PLB-985 cells and MPhi across a Caco-2 monolayer. The MPhi-like U-937 cells adhered to nucleotide-stimulated IEC monolayers. In mice with intestinal inflammation, there were infiltrating CD68(+) MPhi in the colonic epithelium and CD68(+) MPhi present at the apical surface of colonocytes. We determined that ATP and UTP activated the P2Y(2) receptor P (P2Y(2)R) to increase ICAM-1 expression, which mediated the adhesion of MPhi to the apical surface of IEC. Intriguingly, stimulation of IEC with nucleotides did not increase the adhesion of neutrophils. However, in the presence of adherent MPhi, there was adhesion of neutrophils, suggesting that MPhi may serve as anchors for neutrophil adhesion. These studies provide insight into the inflammatory mechanisms that contribute to inflammatory bowel diseases and identify potential therapeutic targets for the treatment of gastrointestinal disorders.
authors.affiliation: Canadian Institutes of Health Research Team on the Digestive Epithelium, Département d'anatomie et de biologie cellulaire, Faculté de médecine et des sciences de la santé, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Québec, J1H5N4, Canada.
authors.forename: Christine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Langlois
authors.forename: Fernand-Pierre
authors.initials: FP
authors.lastname: Gendron
mesh_terms: D000255:Adenosine Triphosphate / Q000494:pharmacology; D000818:Animals; D000906:Antibodies / Q000276:immunology / Q000494:pharmacology; D018938:Caco-2 Cells; D002448:Cell Adhesion / Q000187:drug effects; D002460:Cell Line; D002465:Cell Movement / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*; D017097:Electric Impedance; D004847:Epithelial Cells / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D015870:Gene Expression / Q000187:drug effects; D006801:Humans; D018799:Intercellular Adhesion Molecule-1 / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism; D007413:Intestinal Mucosa / Q000166:cytology* / Q000187:drug effects; D008264:Macrophages / Q000166:cytology*; D051379:Mice; D008815:Mice, Inbred Strains; D016328:NF-kappa B / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D009504:Neutrophils / Q000166:cytology; D009711:Nucleotides / Q000494:pharmacology; D058910:Purinergic P2 Receptor Agonists; D058919:Purinergic P2 Receptor Antagonists; D051381:Rats; D018048:Receptors, Purinergic P2 / Q000502:physiology*; D058473:Receptors, Purinergic P2Y2; D013498:Suramin / Q000494:pharmacology; D020298:U937 Cells; D014544:Uridine Triphosphate / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D000906:Antibodies; D016328:NF-kappa B; D009711:Nucleotides; C546385:P2RY2 protein, human; C546386:P2ry2 protein, mouse; D058910:Purinergic P2 Receptor Agonists; D058919:Purinergic P2 Receptor Antagonists; D018048:Receptors, Purinergic P2; D058473:Receptors, Purinergic P2Y2; D018799:Intercellular Adhesion Molecule-1; D013498:Suramin; D000255:Adenosine Triphosphate; D014544:Uridine Triphosphate