β-defensins chemoattract macrophages and mast cells but not lymphocytes and dendritic cells:: CCR6 is not involved
β-defensins chemoattract macrophages and mast cells but not lymphocytes and dendritic cells:: CCR6 is not involved
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DOI:
10.1002/eji.200737292
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发表时间:
2007-09-01
影响因子:
5.4
通讯作者:
Zwirner, Joerg
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作者:
Soruri, Afsaneh;Grigat, Jasmin;Zwirner, Joerg
beta-Defensins are natural peptide antibiotics whose immunomodulatory functions are poorly understood. In the present study, macrophages were found to migrate to human beta-defensins (HBD)-l to -4 using G alpha(i) proteins as well as MAPK ERK, p38 and JNK as signal transducers. In addition, mast cells responded to HBD-1 to -4 with calcium fluxes as well as chemotaxis, which increased upon stimulation with IgE plus antigen or ionomycin. In contrast, human beta-defensins were unable to induce migration of memory lymphocytes and dendritic cells (DC). Similar to HBD, the murine beta-defensin (mBD)-8 mobilized macrophages and lacked the ability to recruit memory T cells. These findings were unexpected as CCR6 on memory T cells and DC has been previously observed to be a receptor for human beta-defensins. In support of our findings, however, RBL-2H3 as well as 300.19 cells stably expressing CCR6 proved to be unresponsive to HBD-2 and -3. Intriguingly, our observation of a PKC-independent homologous desensitization between HBD-1 to -4 suggests a common receptor for HBD. In summary, chemoattraction of macrophages and mast cells is evolutionary conserved within the P-defensin family despite a considerable sequence variation and distinct antimicrobial activities. However, CCR6 is not a functional receptor for beta-defensins.