Roehrl, Johann and Yang, De and Oppenheim, Joost J. and Hehlgans, Thomas (2010) Human beta-Defensin 2 and 3 and Their Mouse Orthologs Induce Chemotaxis through Interaction with CCR2. JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY, 184 (12). pp. 6688-6694. ISSN 0022-1767, 1550-6606
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beta-defensins play a dual role during immune response. Their direct antimicrobial properties contribute to the local innate immune response by combating microbial invasions. Furthermore, previous studies revealed the capacity of certain beta-defensin family members to chemoattract immature dendritic cells and CD45RO(+) CD4(+) T cells through chemokine receptor CCR6. However, because beta-defensins also chemoattract macrophages and monocytes, which do not express CCR6, efforts have been made to identify other receptors for these polypeptides. In this study, we demonstrate the capacity of human beta-defensin (hBD)2 and 3 and their mouse orthologs, beta-defensin 4 and 14, to interact with CCR2, a chemokine receptor expressed on monocytes, macrophages, and neutrophils. These beta-defensins, fused to the Fc region of human IgG(1), showed binding to CCR2-transfected HEK293 cells, as revealed by flow cytometry. The beta-defensin fusion proteins also induced CCR2-specific chemotaxis of transfected HEK293 cells, human peripheral blood monocytes, and mouse peritoneal exudate cells in a dose-dependent manner. Preincubation of human monocytes with CCL2/MCP-1, the chemokine ligand for CCR2, abolished migration induced by beta-defensins. Conversely, pre-incubation with hBD2:Ig or hBD3:Ig inhibited MCP-1 induced migration. Peritoneal exudate cells from CCR2-deficient mice failed to migrate toward these fusion proteins. In conclusion, the beta-defensins used in this study contribute to the innate and adaptive immune response in their role as chemoattractants. Our data indicate that hBD2 and hBD3, together with their mouse orthologs (beta-defensin 4 and 14), are chemotactic for a broad spectrum of leukocytes in a CCR6-and CCR2-dependent manner. The Journal of Immunology, 2010, 184: 6688-6694.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | HUMAN BETA-DEFENSIN-3; DENDRITIC CELLS; ANTIMICROBIAL PEPTIDES; INNATE IMMUNITY; TNF-ALPHA; RECEPTOR; EXPRESSION; CHEMOATTRACTANT; ANTIGEN; IDENTIFICATION; |
| Subjects: | 600 Technology > 610 Medical sciences Medicine |
| Divisions: | Medicine > Lehrstuhl für Immunologie |
| Depositing User: | Dr. Gernot Deinzer |
| Date Deposited: | 28 Jul 2020 06:55 |
| Last Modified: | 28 Jul 2020 06:55 |
| URI: | https://pred.uni-regensburg.de/id/eprint/24560 |
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