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Effects of the cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor R-roscovitine on eosinophil survival and clearance.

In English

Författare

  • N Farahi
  • Lena Uller
  • J K Juss
  • A J Langton
  • A S Cowburn
  • A Gibson
  • M R Foster
  • S N Farrow
  • P Marco-Casanova
  • A Sobolewski
  • A M Condliffe
  • E R Chilvers
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Summary, in English

Background Eosinophils are pro-inflammatory cells implicated in the pathogenesis of asthma and atopy. Apoptosis has been proposed as a potential mechanism underlying the resolution of eosinophilic inflammation and studies have indicated the ability of interventions that induce human eosinophil apoptosis to promote the resolution of eosinophilic inflammation. Recently, the cyclin-dependent kinase (CDK) inhibitor R-roscovitine was shown to enhance neutrophil apoptosis and promote the resolution of neutrophilic inflammation. Objective The purpose of this study was to examine the expression of CDKs in human blood eosinophils, the effects of R-roscovitine on eosinophil survival in vitro and whether R-roscovitine could influence eosinophilic lung inflammation in vivo. Methods Eosinophils were isolated from human peripheral blood and the effects of R-roscovitine on apoptosis, degranulation and phagocytic uptake examined in vitro. The effects of R-roscovitine on eosinophilic lung inflammation in vivo were also assessed using an ovalbumin mouse model. Results Our data demonstrate that human eosinophils express five known targets for R-roscovitine: CDK1, -2, -5, -7 and -9. R-roscovitine induced eosinophil apoptosis in a time- and concentration-dependent manner but also accelerated transition to secondary necrosis as assessed by microscopy, flow cytometry and caspase activation. In addition, we show that R-roscovitine can override the anti-apoptotic signals of GM-CSF and IL-5. We report that the pro-apoptotic effect of R-roscovitine is associated with suppression of Mcl-1L expression and that this compound enhanced phagocytic clearance of eosinophils by macrophages. Finally, we show that R-roscovitine induces apoptosis in murine peripheral blood and spleen-derived eosinophils; despite this, R-roscovitine did not modulate the tissue and lumen eosinophilia characteristic of the ovalbumin mouse model of airway eosinophilia. Conclusion and Clinical Relevance These data demonstrate that R-roscovitine is capable of inducing rapid apoptosis and secondary necrosis in eosinophils but does not affect the onset or improve the resolution of eosinophilic airway inflammation in vivo.

Publiceringsår

2011

Språk

Engelska

Sidor

673-687

Publikation/Tidskrift/Serie

Clinical and Experimental Allergy

Volym

41

Issue

5

Dokumenttyp

Artikel i tidskrift

Förlag

Wiley

Ämne

  • Basic Medicine

Nyckelord

  • asthma
  • apoptosis
  • eosinophils

Status

Published

Forskningsgrupp

  • Lung Biology
  • Respiratory Immunopharmacology

ISBN/ISSN/Övrigt

  • ISSN: 1365-2222