Abstract |
Macrophages (MPhi) play a crucial role in the development of cutaneous granulomas (CGs) initiated by foreign bodies or invasive microorganisms. However, little is known about how MPhi are recruited to sites of CG formation. To test whether mast cells (MCs) contribute to early MPhi recruitment to developing granulomas, CGs were induced in MC-deficient Kit(W)/Kit(W-v) mice by injection of polyacrylamide gel (PAG). Kit(W)/Kit(W-v) mice as well as mice deficient in the MC product TNFalpha exhibited markedly reduced MPhi numbers in CGs. MPhi recruitment was restored in Kit(W)/Kit(W-v) mice reconstituted with MCs from Kit(+/+) or TNFalpha(+/+), but not from TNFalpha(-/-) mice. MC- TNFalpha-dependent MPhi influx required prior recruitment of MIP-1alpha/beta-producing neutrophils (PMNs), as PMN depletion before induction of CGs completely inhibited MPhi influx, which was restored after reconstitution with PMN supernatants. These findings indicate that MPhi recruitment to cutaneous PAG- induced granulomas is the result of a sequence of inflammatory processes initiated by MC-derived TNFalpha followed by PMN influx and MIP-1a/beta release.
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Authors | Esther von Stebut, Martin Metz, Genevieve Milon, Jürgen Knop, Marcus Maurer |
Journal | Blood
(Blood)
Vol. 101
Issue 1
Pg. 210-5
(Jan 01 2003)
ISSN: 0006-4971 [Print] United States |
PMID | 12393677
(Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
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Chemical References |
- Chemokine CCL3
- Chemokine CCL4
- Macrophage Inflammatory Proteins
- Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha
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Topics |
- Animals
- Cell Communication
- Chemokine CCL3
- Chemokine CCL4
- Chemotaxis
(drug effects)
- Disease Models, Animal
- Granuloma
(pathology)
- Inflammation
(pathology)
- Macrophage Inflammatory Proteins
(metabolism, physiology)
- Macrophages
(cytology)
- Mast Cells
(metabolism, physiology)
- Mice
- Mice, Knockout
- Neutrophils
(cytology, metabolism)
- Skin Diseases
(pathology)
- Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha
(genetics, metabolism)
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