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JOURNAL OF INVESTIGATIVE DERMATOLOGY
Volume 127, Issue 8, Pages 1947-1955Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
DOI: 10.1038/sj.jid.5700824
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Monocytes play a critical role in chronic atopic dermatitis (AD) and are the primary leukocytes that interact with activated platelets. Although activated platelets release a variety of mediators, the role of platelets in cutaneous allergic inflammation remains unclear. Serotonin (5-hydroxytryptamine, 5-HT) is one of the prototypic mediators produced by activated platelets. We examined the effect of 5-HT on the function and lifespan of human monocytes. Normal human monocytes treated with 5-HT exhibited upregulated expression of costimulatory molecules, enhanced capacity to produce cytokines following lipopolysaccharide treatment, and to stimulate allogeneic CD4(+) T cells. 5-HT also attenuated the apoptosis in normal human monocytes in a dose-dependent manner. The plasma levels of 5-HT were increased in patients with AD compared with controls and correlated with the SCORAD index. 5-HT also inhibited monocyte apoptosis in these patients. 5-HT upregulated Bcl-2 and Mcl-1, and inhibited the activation of caspase-3. The effects of 5-HT on monocyte apoptosis were mediated by the 5-HT1 and/or 5-HT7 receptors. 5-HT and a 5-HTI1/6/7-receptor agonist induced phosphorylation of extracellular signal-regulated kinase-1/2 and activation of nuclear transcription factor-kappa B. These findings support that 5-HT activates monocytes and inhibits apoptosis, allowing them to remain in the tissue and contribute to chronic inflammation.
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