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16148089

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
2005-9-8
pubmed:abstractText
It is generally believed that the clearance of apoptotic cells does not lead to inflammation. In contrast, we previously found that injection of apoptotic cells into the peritoneal cavity induced the expression of an inflammatory chemokine, MIP-2, and infiltration of neutrophils, and that anti-MIP-2 Abs suppressed the infiltration significantly. Because our previous study showed that whole-body x-irradiation caused neutrophil infiltration into the thymus along with T cell apoptosis, we examined the role of neutrophils in apoptotic cell clearance. Neutrophil infiltration reached a peak 12 h after irradiation with 1 Gy of x-rays. Immunohistological analysis revealed that apoptotic cells disappeared dramatically from 10.5 to 12 h after x-irradiation. As neutrophils moved from an inner area of the cortex to the periphery, apoptotic cells disappeared concomitantly. Either anti-MIP-2 or anti-CXCR2 Abs suppressed neutrophil infiltration significantly, and the suppression of neutrophil infiltration by anti-MIP-2 Abs delayed the disappearance of apoptotic cells. Moreover, macrophage-mediated digestion of apoptotic thymocytes was accelerated in vitro on coculturing with neutrophils, even if neutrophils were separated from macrophages. These results suggest that neutrophils are recruited to the thymus mainly by MIP-2 after whole-body x-irradiation and that such neutrophils may not induce inflammation but rather accelerate complete digestion of apoptotic cells by macrophages.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
0022-1767
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
15
pubmed:volume
175
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
3475-83
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2005
pubmed:articleTitle
Neutrophils accelerate macrophage-mediated digestion of apoptotic cells in vivo as well as in vitro.
pubmed:affiliation
Division of Molecular Medicine, Department of Biomolecular Science, Faculty of Science, Toho University, Funabashi, Japan.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't