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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
10
pubmed:dateCreated
2006-4-28
pubmed:abstractText
G protein-coupled receptor 154 (GPR154) is a recently discovered asthma susceptibility gene upregulated in the airways of asthma patients. We previously observed increased pulmonary mRNA expression of the murine ortholog Gpr154 in a mouse model of ovalbumin (OVA)-induced inflammation. However, the expression profile of GPR154 in leukocytes and the cellular functions of the receptor and its endogenous agonist neuropeptide S (NPS) have remained unidentified. Here, we characterized the mRNA expression of NPS and GPR154 by using real-time RT-PCR in fractionated human blood cells and in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) with monocyte or T cell activation. The expression of GPR154 in leukocytes was further confirmed by immunoblotting experiments and immunohistochemical staining of human sputum samples. Additionally, we characterized the expression of GPR154 in the lung tissue samples and in the bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) fluid of OVA sensitized and challenged BALB/c mice. In human blood and sputum cells, monocyte/macrophages and eosinophils were identified as GPR154-positive cells. In PBMCs, monocyte activation with LPS but not T cell activation with anti-CD3/CD28 antibodies resulted in increased NPS and GPR154 expression. In the lung tissue samples and in the BAL fluid of OVA-challenged mice, GPR154 expression was upregulated in alveolar macrophages in comparison to controls. In the mouse macrophage RAW 264.7 cell line, NPS-stimulated Galphas- and Galphaq-dependent phagocytosis of Escherichia coli. The results show that GPR154 is upregulated in macrophages after antigen challenge and that NPS is capable of inducing phagocytosis of unopsonized bacteria.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
May
pubmed:issn
0964-6906
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
15
pubmed:volume
15
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1667-79
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:16600990-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:16600990-Antigens, CD28, pubmed-meshheading:16600990-Antigens, CD3, pubmed-meshheading:16600990-Bronchitis, pubmed-meshheading:16600990-Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid, pubmed-meshheading:16600990-Cell Line, pubmed-meshheading:16600990-Eosinophils, pubmed-meshheading:16600990-Escherichia coli, pubmed-meshheading:16600990-Female, pubmed-meshheading:16600990-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:16600990-Leukocytes, Mononuclear, pubmed-meshheading:16600990-Lipopolysaccharides, pubmed-meshheading:16600990-Lung, pubmed-meshheading:16600990-Lymphocyte Activation, pubmed-meshheading:16600990-Macrophages, pubmed-meshheading:16600990-Mice, pubmed-meshheading:16600990-Mice, Inbred BALB C, pubmed-meshheading:16600990-Neuropeptides, pubmed-meshheading:16600990-Phagocytosis, pubmed-meshheading:16600990-Receptors, G-Protein-Coupled, pubmed-meshheading:16600990-Sputum
pubmed:year
2006
pubmed:articleTitle
Neuropeptide S and G protein-coupled receptor 154 modulate macrophage immune responses.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Medical Genetics, Biomedicum Helsinki, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, In Vitro, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't