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Published online before print October 21, 2004
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* Division of Immunology and Allergy, Department of Internal Medecine and
Biology of Ageing Laboratory and Department of Geriatrics, University Hospital, Geneva, Switzerland
1 Correspondence: Division of Immunology and Allergy, University Hospital, 24 rue Micheli-du-Crest, 1211 Geneva 14, Switzerland. E-mail: pascale.roux-lombard{at}hcuge.ch
Polymorphonuclear neutrophils (PMN) are recruited to sites of inflammation, where they are in close vicinity with other immune cell types. The present study demonstrates that direct cellcell contact with stimulated T cells activates PMN respiratory burst. To discard interferences with soluble products, membranes isolated from human T lymphocytes (msT) or the monocytic cell line HUT-78 (msHUT) were used to mimic cellular contact. msT and msHUT induced a dose-dependent production of radical oxygen species (ROS) in PMN, as detected by chemiluminescence. Similar results were obtained with fixed, stimulated T cells, confirming that ROS production was a result of cell-surface molecules and not to soluble products of T cells. ROS production was mainly intracellular, suggesting that ROS may take part in intracellular processes. High-density lipoproteins (HDL), which had previously been shown to inhibit T cell contact-induced cytokine production in monocyte-macrophages, potently reduced ROS production induced in PMN upon contact with stimulated T cells. This supports the emerging role of HDL as immunomodulators in inflammatory diseases. Furthermore, monoclonal antibodies to CD18 inhibited 60% of the PMN respiratory burst induced by msT, suggesting that CD18 contributed to PMN activation. The present results emphasize the importance of direct cellcell contact with stimulated T cells in inflammatory processes.
Key Words: oxidative metabolism lymphocyte activation neutrophil
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