Journal
SHOCK
Volume 16, Issue 3, Pages 178-182Publisher
BIOMEDICAL PRESS
DOI: 10.1097/00024382-200116030-00002
Keywords
sepsis; mixed bacterial infections; TNF-alpha; IL-6; IL-10
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The pathophysiological mechanisms involved in mixed bacterial infections caused by gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria are largely unknown. The present study examines the potential interaction between lipopolysaccharide (LPS) and peptidoglycan (PepG) in the induction of the sepsis-associated cytokines tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha), interleukin-6 (IL-6), and IL-10 in whole human blood, Plasma values of these cytokines were measured by enzyme immunoassays and a TNF bioassay. Co-administration of PepG (10 mug/mL) or muramyl dipeptide (MDP, 1 mug/mL) with LPS (10 ng/mL) caused significantly elevated values of TNF-alpha and IL-6 in the blood that could not be obtained by the sum of the values obtained by each stimulant alone, or by 3-fold higher doses of either bacterial component alone. This phenomenon was observed 1 h after stimulation, throughout the experimental period (24 h), and with different doses of LIPS and PepG. In contrast, the release of IL-10 was not influenced by the co-administration of PepG or MDP with LPS. The TNF-alpha release induced by co-administration of LPS and PepG was abrogated after pretreatment with a monoclonal antibody against CD14 (18D11). Addition of PepG or MDP to whole blood caused a 2-fold increase in the surface expression of CD14 on monocytes, as measured by flow cytometry. In contrast, LPS caused decreased expression of this receptor. Our data suggest that PepG and MDP primes human whole blood leukocytes for LPS-induced release of proinflammatory cytokines. We speculate that synergy between PepG and LPS may contribute to the pathogenesis in sepsis caused by mixed bacterial infections.
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