Impact of endogenous and exogenous nitrogen species on macrophage extracellular trap (MET) formation by bone marrow-derived macrophages.
Dominika DrabMichal SantockiMalgorzata OpydoElzbieta KolaczkowskaPublished in: Cell and tissue research (2023)
Macrophage extracellular traps (METs) represent a novel defense mechanism in the antimicrobial arsenal of macrophages. However, mechanisms of MET formation are still poorly understood and this is at least partially due to the lack of reliable and reproducible models. Thus, we aimed at establishing a protocol of MET induction by bone marrow-derived macrophages (BMDMs) obtained from cryopreserved and then thawed bone marrow (BM) mouse cells. We report that BMDMs obtained in this way were morphologically (F4/80 + ) and functionally (expression of inducible nitric oxide (NO) synthase and NO production) differentiated and responded to various stimuli of bacterial (lipopolysaccharide, LPS), fungal (zymosan) and chemical (PMA) origin. Importantly, BMDMs were successfully casting METs composed of extracellular DNA (extDNA) serving as their backbone to which proteins such as H2A.X histones and matrix metalloproteinase 9 (MMP-9) were attached. In rendered 3D structure of METs, extDNA and protein components were embedded in each other. Since studies had shown the involvement of oxygen species in MET release, we aimed at studying if reactive nitrogen species (RNS) such as NO are also involved in MET formation. By application of NOS inhibitor - L-NAME or nitric oxide donor (SNAP), we studied the involvement of endogenous and exogenous RNS in traps release. We demonstrated that L-NAME halted MET formation upon stimulation with LPS while SNAP alone induced it. The latter phenomenon was further enhanced in the presence of LPS. Taken together, our findings demonstrate that BMDMs obtained from cryopreserved BM cells are capable of forming METs in an RNS-dependent manner.
Keyphrases
- nitric oxide
- tyrosine kinase
- inflammatory response
- induced apoptosis
- bone marrow
- mesenchymal stem cells
- cell cycle arrest
- nitric oxide synthase
- adipose tissue
- randomized controlled trial
- poor prognosis
- staphylococcus aureus
- umbilical cord
- endoplasmic reticulum stress
- toll like receptor
- oxidative stress
- diabetic rats
- endothelial cells
- cell proliferation
- long non coding rna
- small molecule
- circulating tumor
- protein protein
- pregnancy outcomes
- circulating tumor cells