@article{SoehnleinDrechslerDoeringetal.2013, author = {Soehnlein, Oliver and Drechsler, Maik and D{\"o}ring, Yvonne and Lievens, Dirk and Hartwig, Helene and Kemmerich, Klaus and Ortega-G{\´o}mez, Almudena and Mandl, Manuela and Vijayan, Santosh and Projahn, Delia and Garlichs, Christoph D. and Koenen, Rory R. and Hristov, Mihail and Lutgens, Esther and Zernecke, Alma and Weber, Christian}, title = {Distinct functions of chemokine receptor axes in the atherogenic mobilization and recruitment of classical monocytes}, series = {EMBO Molecular Medicine}, volume = {5}, journal = {EMBO Molecular Medicine}, issn = {1757-4676}, doi = {10.1002/emmm.201201717}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-122204}, pages = {471-481}, year = {2013}, abstract = {We used a novel approach of cytostatically induced leucocyte depletion and subsequent reconstitution with leucocytes deprived of classical \((inflammatory/Gr1^{hi})\) or non-classical \((resident/Gr1^{lo})\) monocytes to dissect their differential role in atheroprogression under high-fat diet (HFD). Apolipoprotein E-deficient \((Apoe^{-/-})\) mice lacking classical but not non-classical monocytes displayed reduced lesion size and macrophage and apoptotic cell content. Conversely, HFD induced a selective expansion of classical monocytes in blood and bone marrow. Increased CXCL1 levels accompanied by higher expression of its receptor CXCR2 on classical monocytes and inhibition of monocytosis by CXCL1-neutralization indicated a preferential role for the CXCL1/CXCR2 axis in mobilizing classical monocytes during hypercholesterolemia. Studies correlating circulating and lesional classical monocytes in gene-deficient \(Apoe^{-/-}\) mice, adoptive transfer of gene-deficient cells and pharmacological modulation during intravital microscopy of the carotid artery revealed a crucial function of CCR1 and CCR5 but not CCR2 or \(CX_3CR1\) in classical monocyte recruitment to atherosclerotic vessels. Collectively, these data establish the impact of classical monocytes on atheroprogression, identify a sequential role of CXCL1 in their mobilization and CCR1/CCR5 in their recruitment.}, language = {en} } @article{RauschenbergerSchmittAzeemetal.2019, author = {Rauschenberger, Tabea and Schmitt, Viola and Azeem, Muhammad and Klein-Hessling, Stefan and Murti, Krisna and Gr{\"a}n, Franziska and Goebeler, Matthias and Kerstan, Andreas and Klein, Matthias and Bopp, Tobias and Serfling, Edgar and Muhammad, Khalid}, title = {T cells control chemokine secretion by keratinocytes}, series = {Frontiers in Immunology}, volume = {10}, journal = {Frontiers in Immunology}, number = {1917}, issn = {1664-3224}, doi = {10.3389/fimmu.2019.01917}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-195695}, year = {2019}, abstract = {The massive infiltration of lymphocytes into the skin is a hallmark of numerous human skin disorders. By co-culturing murine keratinocytes with splenic T cells we demonstrate here that T cells affect and control the synthesis and secretion of chemokines by keratinocytes. While pre-activated CD8\(^+\)T cells induce the synthesis of CXCL9 and CXCL10 in keratinocytes and keep in check the synthesis of CXCL1, CXCL5, and CCL20, keratinocytes dampen the synthesis of CCL3 and CCL4 in pre-activated CD8\(^+\)T cells. One key molecule is IFN-γ that is synthesized by CD8\(^+\)T cells under the control of NFATc1 and NFATc2. CD8\(^+\)T cells deficient for both NFAT factors are unable to induce CXCL9 and CXCL10 expression. In addition, CD8\(^+\)T cells induced numerous type I IFN-inducible "defense genes" in keratinocytes encoding the PD1 and CD40 ligands, TNF-α and caspase-1. The enhanced expression of type I IFN-inducible genes resembles the gene expression pattern at the dermal/epidermal interface in lichen planus, an inflammatory T lymphocyte-driven skin disease, in which we detected the expression of CXCL10 in keratinocytes in close vicinity to the infiltration front of T cells. These data reflect the multifaceted interplay of lymphocytes with keratinocytes at the molecular level.}, language = {en} }