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CD14 Expression and Binding of Lipopolysaccharide to Alveolar Macrophages and Monocytes

Inflammation volume 22, pages 521–532 (1998)Cite this article

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We have studied the expression of the lipopolysaccharide (LPS) receptor CD14 on monocytes (Mo) and alveolar macrophages (AM), including density- and size-defined subpopulations. Bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) was performed on eleven healthy non-smokers and blood sampled from 5 of them, and the levels of cell CD14 expression was investigated using flow cytometry. The influence of LPS stimulation on the CD14 expression of AM was studied at various intervals during prolonged incubation. Further, the relationship between CD14 expression and LPS binding to Mo and subpopulations of AM was studied by measuring fluorescein isothiocyanate (FITC)-LPS binding (flow cytometry) and binding of radioiodinated LPS (I25I-LPS). The CD14 expression was 13-fold higher (P < 0.02) on Mo than on unfractionated and high density AM. The CD14 level on the latter was higher than on low density AM, and also higher (P < 0.05) on small AM compared to large (flow cytometrically defined) AM. LPS stimulation had a downregulating effect on AM CD14 level, but after several hours of continuing decreased expression, an increased (P < 0.05) CD14 expression was demonstrated, indicating de novo synthesis. The binding of LPS to subpopulations of AM and isolated Mo was not significantly different, but the binding of FITC-LPS to Mo in whole blood was higher than to AM (P < 0.02). The presented results indicate that AM of different size and maturity have different and variable (activation dependent) CD14 levels. The LPS binding capacity was, however, not proportional to the CD14 expression, indicating that LPS binding mechanisms unrelated to CD14 levels were also operable.

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Haugen, T.S., Nakstad, B., Skjønsberg, O.H. et al. CD14 Expression and Binding of Lipopolysaccharide to Alveolar Macrophages and Monocytes. Inflammation 22, 521–532 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1022302228051

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  • Public Health
  • Internal Medicine
  • Flow Cytometry
  • Fluorescein
  • FITC