title: Clearance of apoptotic neutrophils is diminished in cord blood monocytes and does not lead to reduced IL-8 production.
abstract: Phagocytosis of apoptotic cells, e.g., neutrophils, by monocytes is essential for resolution of inflammation. Delayed removal leads to secondary necrosis, perpetuating inflammation, and tissue destruction. Common histologic features in neonatal chronic inflammatory disorders are an accumulation of apoptotic cells in inflamed tissues. We hypothesized that apoptotic cell removal by monocytes is compromised in newborns. PKH-26 labeled autologous or allogeneic apoptotic neutrophils were fed to monocytes of adult donors (PBMO) and cord blood (CBMO), and phagocytic activity was analyzed by flow cytometry and confocal microscopy. Relative mRNA-expression levels of 21 surface receptors and bridging molecules relevant for apoptotic cell removal were measured, as was postphagocytic IL-8 production upon LPS-stimulation. Compared with PBMO, CBMO exhibited a significantly diminished phagocytotic competence for autologous and allogeneic apoptotic neutrophils. mRNA-expression levels of milk fat globule-EGF factor 8 and T cell immunoglobulin- and mucin-domain-containing molecule, two crucial members of the phagocytic synapse of apoptotic cell removal, were reduced in CBMO. In PBMO, interaction with autologous apoptotic neutrophils reduced LPS-induced IL-8 production whereas it was enhanced in CBMO. Our data suggest a specific defect in CBMO during clearance of apoptotic neutrophils resulting in impaired anti-inflammatory capacity.
authors: Department of Neonatology, University Children's Hospital, Tuebingen, Germany.
authors: Christian
authors: C
authors: Gille
authors: Franziska
authors: F
authors: Steffen
authors: Kirsten
authors: K
authors: Lauber
authors: Hildegard
authors: H
authors: Keppeler
authors: Anja
authors: A
authors: Leiber
authors: Bärbel
authors: B
authors: Spring
authors: Christian F
authors: CF
authors: Poets
authors: Thorsten W
authors: TW
authors: Orlikowsky
mesh_terms: D017209:Apoptosis; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D005260:Female; D005312:Fetal Blood / Q000166:cytology*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D016209:Interleukin-8 / Q000378:metabolism*; D007963:Leukocytes, Mononuclear / Q000166:cytology; D008070:Lipopolysaccharides / Q000378:metabolism; D018613:Microscopy, Confocal / Q000379:methods; D009000:Monocytes / Q000166:cytology*; D009504:Neutrophils / Q000166:cytology* / Q000378:metabolism; D010587:Phagocytosis; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000378:metabolism; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
chemical_list: D016209:Interleukin-8; D008070:Lipopolysaccharides; D012333:RNA, Messenger