TY - JOUR
T1 - Induction of apoptosis by crambene protects mice against acute pancreatitis via anti-inflammatory pathways
AU - Cao, Yang
AU - Adhikari, Sharmila
AU - Clément, Marie Véronique
AU - Wallig, Matthew
AU - Bhatia, Madhav
N1 - Supported by the National Medical Research Council research grant R-184-000-078-213 .
PY - 2007/5
Y1 - 2007/5
N2 - Apoptosis is a teleologically beneficial form of cell death in acute pancreatitis. Our previous work has demonstrated that induction of pancreatic acinar cell apoptosis by crambene protects mice against acute pancreatitis. However, little is known about how the induction of apoptosis reduces the severity of acute pancreatitis. Because the clearance of apoptotic cells might suppress inflammation and critically regulate immune responses, we postulate that clearance of apoptotic cells stimulates an anti-inflammatory response, which has a protective action against acute pancreatitis. To test this hypothesis, induction of apoptosis in acute pancreatitis in vivo and co-cultures of peritoneal resident macrophages with apoptotic acinar cells in vitro were used as experimental systems, testing expression of phagocytic receptors and levels of inflammatory mediators. Moreover, neutralizing anti-interleukin (IL)-10 monoclonal antibody (2.5 mg/kg) was used before the induction of apoptosis in acute pancreatitis, testing whether the protection from apoptosis induction would be removed. Our study showed that clearance of apoptotic acinar cells, which may occur essentially through the CD36-positive macrophage, stimulates the release of anti-inflammatory mediators like IL-10. IL-10 plays an important role in crambene-induced protection in acute pancreatitis. Thus, induction of pancreatic acinar cell apoptosis by crambene protects mice against acute pancreatitis via induction of anti-inflammatory pathways.
AB - Apoptosis is a teleologically beneficial form of cell death in acute pancreatitis. Our previous work has demonstrated that induction of pancreatic acinar cell apoptosis by crambene protects mice against acute pancreatitis. However, little is known about how the induction of apoptosis reduces the severity of acute pancreatitis. Because the clearance of apoptotic cells might suppress inflammation and critically regulate immune responses, we postulate that clearance of apoptotic cells stimulates an anti-inflammatory response, which has a protective action against acute pancreatitis. To test this hypothesis, induction of apoptosis in acute pancreatitis in vivo and co-cultures of peritoneal resident macrophages with apoptotic acinar cells in vitro were used as experimental systems, testing expression of phagocytic receptors and levels of inflammatory mediators. Moreover, neutralizing anti-interleukin (IL)-10 monoclonal antibody (2.5 mg/kg) was used before the induction of apoptosis in acute pancreatitis, testing whether the protection from apoptosis induction would be removed. Our study showed that clearance of apoptotic acinar cells, which may occur essentially through the CD36-positive macrophage, stimulates the release of anti-inflammatory mediators like IL-10. IL-10 plays an important role in crambene-induced protection in acute pancreatitis. Thus, induction of pancreatic acinar cell apoptosis by crambene protects mice against acute pancreatitis via induction of anti-inflammatory pathways.
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U2 - 10.2353/ajpath.2007.061149
DO - 10.2353/ajpath.2007.061149
M3 - Article
C2 - 17456759
AN - SCOPUS:34250833401
SN - 0002-9440
VL - 170
SP - 1521
EP - 1534
JO - American Journal of Pathology
JF - American Journal of Pathology
IS - 5
ER -