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ATP is released by monocytes stimulated with pathogen-sensing receptor ligands and induces IL-1β and IL-18 secretion in an autocrine way

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Piccini, Alessandra, Carta, Sonia, Tassi, Sara, Lasiglié, Denise, Fossati, Gianluca, Rubartelli, Anna·2008·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

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IL-1β and IL-18 are crucial mediators of inflammation, and a defective control of their release may cause serious diseases. Yet, the mechanisms regulating IL-1β and IL-18 secretion are partially undefined. Both cytokines are produced as inactive cytoplasmic precursors. Processing to the active form is mediated by caspase-1, which is in turn activated by the multiprotein complex inflammasome. Here, we show that in primary human monocytes microbial components acting on different pathogen-sensing receptors and the danger-associated molecule uric acid are all competent to induce maturation and secretion of IL-1β and IL-18 through a process that involves as a first event the extracellular release of endogenous ATP. ATP release is followed by autocrine stimulation of the purinergic receptors P2X 7 . Indeed, antagonists of the P2X 7 receptor (P2X 7 R), or treatment with apyrase, prevent IL-1β and IL-18 maturation and secretion triggered by the different stimuli. At variance, blocking P2X 7 R activity has no effects on IL-1β secretion by monocytes carrying a mutated inflammasome that does not require exogenous ATP for activation. P2X 7 R engagement is followed by K + efflux and activation of phospholipase A 2 . Both events are required for processing and secretion induced by all of the stimuli. Thus, stimuli acting on different pathogen-sensing receptors converge on a common pathway where ATP externalization is the first step in the cascade of events leading to inflammasome activation and IL-1β and IL-18 secretion.

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Authors
Piccini, A., Carta, S., Tassi, S., Lasiglié, D., Fossati, G., & Rubartelli, A.
Venue
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Published
2008-06-10
Volume
105
Issue
23
Pages
8067-8072
ISSN
  • 0027-8424 (ISSN-L)
  • 1091-6490
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W2028017703
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463
References
9
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13.65
Type
journal article
Language
en
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Piccini, A., Carta, S., Tassi, S., Lasiglié, D., Fossati, G., & Rubartelli, A. (2008). ATP is released by monocytes stimulated with pathogen-sensing receptor ligands and induces IL-1β and IL-18 secretion in an autocrine way. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.0709684105

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