Journal
VETERINARY IMMUNOLOGY AND IMMUNOPATHOLOGY
Volume 150, Issue 3-4, Pages 228-233Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetimm.2012.09.040
Keywords
Purinergic receptor; TLR4; Inflammasome; Cytokine; Epithelial cell; Dog
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- American Kennel Club Canine Health Foundation
- Canine Research Foundation
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Epithelial cells are important in inflammation and immunity. In this study, we examined if Madin-Darby canine kidney (MOCK) epithelial cells express functional P2X7 receptors, which bind the damage-associated molecular pattern extracellular adenosine 5'-triphosphate (ATP). Reverse transcription (RT)-PCR and immunoblotting revealed the expression of P2X7 in MDCK cells. A flow cytometric assay demonstrated that ATP or 2'(3')-O-(4-benzoylbenzoyl)ATP induced ethidium(+) uptake into MDCK cells, and that this process was impaired by the P2X7 antagonists KN-62 and A438079. RT-PCR also demonstrated the presence of Toll-like receptor 4, NALP3, caspase-1, interleukin-1 beta and interleukin-18 in MDCK cells, as well as in positive control LPS-primed canine monocytes. In conclusion, the MDCK epithelial cell line expresses functional P2X7, as well as Toll-like receptor 4 and molecules associated with the NALP3 inflammasome. This cell line may help elucidate the role of these molecules in kidney epithelial cells and renal disorders in dogs and humans. (C) 2012 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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