Human CD14 mediates recognition and phagocytosis of apoptotic cells
Human CD14 mediates recognition and phagocytosis of apoptotic cells
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DOI:
10.1038/33169
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发表时间:
1998-04-02
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64.8
通讯作者:
Gregory, CD
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作者:
Devitt, A;Moffatt, OD;Gregory, CD
Cells undergoing programmed cell death (apoptosis) are cleared rapidly in vivo by phagocytes without inducing inflammation(1), Here we show that the glycosylphosphatidylinositol-linked plasma-membrane glycoprotein CD14 (refs 2, 3) on the surface of human macrophages is important for the recognition and clearance of apoptotic cells, CD14 can also act as a receptor that binds bacterial lipopolysaccharide (LPS), triggering inflammatory responses(4), Overstimulation of CD14 by LPS can cause the often fatal toxic-shock syndrome(5,6). Here we show that apoptotic cells interact with CD14, triggering phagocytosis of the apoptotic cells, This interaction depends on a region of CD14 that is identical to, or at least closely associated with, a region known to bind LPS, However, apoptotic cells, unlike LPS, do not provoke the release of pro-inflammatory cytokines from macrophages, These results indicate that clearance of apoptotic cells is mediated by a receptor whose interactions with 'non-self' components (LPS) and 'self' components (apoptotic cells) produce distinct macrophage responses.