Journal
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF REPRODUCTIVE IMMUNOLOGY
Volume 57, Issue 1, Pages 55-66Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0897.2006.00446.x
Keywords
chemokines; cytokines; implantation; lipopolysaccharide; monocytes; Toll-like receptor-4
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- EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH & HUMAN DEVELOPMENT [R01HD049446] Funding Source: NIH RePORTER
- EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH &HUMAN DEVELOPMENT [Z01HD002400] Funding Source: NIH RePORTER
- Intramural NIH HHS Funding Source: Medline
- NICHD NIH HHS [R01 HD049446-01, 2 N01 HD23342] Funding Source: Medline
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Problem Macrophages are one of the first immune cells observed at the implantation site. Their presence has been explained as the result of an immune response toward paternal antigens. The mechanisms regulating monocyte migration and differentiation at the implantation site are largely unknown. In the present study, we demonstrate that trophoblast cells regulate monocyte migration and differentiation. We propose that trophoblast cells 'educate' monocytes/macrophages to create an adequate environment that promote trophoblast survival. Method of Study CD14(+) monocytes were isolated from peripheral blood using magnetic beads. Co-culture experiments were conducted using a two-chamber system. Monocytes were stimulated with lipopolysaccharide (LPS) and cytokine levels were determined using multiplex cytokine detecting assay. Results Trophoblast cells increase monocyte migration and induce a significant increase in the secretion and production of the pro-inflammatory cytokines [interleukin-6 (IL-6), IL-8, tumor necrosis factor-alpha] and chemokines (growth-related oncogen-alpha, monocyte chemoattractant protein-1, macrophage inflammatory protein-1 beta, RANTES). Furthermore, the response of monocytes to LPS was different in monocytes pre-exposed to trophoblast cells. Conclusions The results of this study suggest that trophoblast cells are able to recruit and successfully educate monocytes to produce and secrete a pro-inflammatory cytokine and chemokine profile supporting its growth and survival. Furthermore we demonstrate that trophoblast cells can modulate monocytes response to bacterial stimuli.
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