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Role of mast cell leukotrienes in neutrophil recruitment and bacterial clearance in infectious peritonitis.

Abstract
Stimulated mast cells release a variety of chemotactic factors such as tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-alpha) and leukotriene B4. Recent studies have shown that mast cell-derived TNF-alpha plays a critical role in host defense against Gram negative bacterial infections by the recruitment of neutrophils to the sites of infection. In the present study, we sought to investigate if mast cells release leukotriene (LT) B4 in response to bacteria and, if so, to establish its in vivo relevance. We show that mast cells release significant amounts of LTB4 and LTC4 in response to exposure to FimH-expressing type 1 fimbriated Escherichia coli in vitro. To test the functional significance of mast cell-derived LTs during an E. coli infection in vivo, we examined the effect of a LT-synthesis inhibitor, A-63162, on bacterial clearance and neutrophil influx in an infectious peritonitis model in mast cell-deficient mice (WBB6F1-W/WV) and their normal congenic control (WBB6F1-+/+) mice. Our results show that a treatment with A-63162 reduced neutrophil influx and bacterial clearance in the peritoneal cavities of mast cell-sufficient but not -deficient mice. Thus, mast cell-derived LTs contribute to host defense by mediating early neutrophil influx and bacterial clearance at sites of infection.
AuthorsR Malaviya, S N Abraham
JournalJournal of leukocyte biology (J Leukoc Biol) Vol. 67 Issue 6 Pg. 841-6 (Jun 2000) ISSN: 0741-5400 [Print] United States
PMID10857857 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.)
Chemical References
  • Adhesins, Bacterial
  • Adhesins, Escherichia coli
  • fimH protein, E coli
  • Fimbriae Proteins
  • Leukotriene B4
  • Leukotriene C4
Topics
  • Adhesins, Bacterial (immunology)
  • Adhesins, Escherichia coli
  • Animals
  • Cells, Cultured
  • Escherichia coli (immunology)
  • Escherichia coli Infections (immunology)
  • Fimbriae Proteins
  • Leukotriene B4 (immunology, metabolism)
  • Leukotriene C4 (immunology, metabolism)
  • Male
  • Mast Cells (cytology, immunology, microbiology)
  • Mice
  • Mice, Inbred BALB C
  • Mice, Inbred C57BL
  • Neutrophils (immunology)
  • Peritonitis (immunology, microbiology)

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