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INFLAMMATION RESEARCH
Volume 67, Issue 6, Pages 503-513Publisher
SPRINGER BASEL AG
DOI: 10.1007/s00011-018-1140-0
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M1 macrophages; Histamine H4 receptor; Cell shape
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- Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft [DFG: Gu434/6-1]
- Janssen Research & Development, LLC
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Objective Histamine is an important mediator of biological functions and present in high amounts in inflammatory skin lesions which are characterised by a marked infiltration of myeloid derived cell populations. The aim of the study was to investigate the expression and function of histamine receptors, with a focus on the histamine H4 receptor (H4R) in detail during the differentiation process from monocytes to macrophages and on fully differentiated M1 macrophages. Methods Quantitative PCR, ELISA technique, and flow cytometry were applied to analyze expression levels of histamine receptors, of CXCL10, CCL4, CCL3, or IL-23 and of the macrophage differentiation marker CD68, respectively. Results We demonstrated that monocytes and fully differentiated M1 macrophages express H1R-, H2R-, and H4R mRNA which were differentially regulated during the differentiation process and in IFN-Y and LPS classically activated M1 macrophages. The H3R mRNA was not expressed. During in vitro differentiation from monocytes to macrophages, the H4R agonist ST-1006 modified the M1 phenotype by up-regulating the macrophage differentiation marker CD68, by down-regulating the production of CXCL10, and by changing the morphology. In fully differentiated M1 macrophages, histamine or ST-1006 decreased the IFN-Y- and LPS-induced CCL4 mRNA expression and protein production, whereas CCL3 or IL-23 production was not regulated via H4R. Conclusions We describe novel immunomodulatory functions of the H4R during the differentiation process of human monocyte-derived macrophages and in fully differentiated M1 macrophages. The down-regulation of Th1-related chemokines during the differentiation process or in classically activated macrophages via H4R may contribute to decreased migration of immune cells to the site of inflammation. This may have implications for the treatment of allergic diseases with H4R ligands regulating the dysbalance of Th2/Th1 polarizations in these disorders.
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