[Influence of TLR2 and TLR4 agonists on migration of cord blood CD34(+) cells]

Zhongguo Shi Yan Xue Ye Xue Za Zhi. 2011 Apr;19(2):469-72.
[Article in Chinese]

Abstract

This study was aimed to investigate the influence of TLR2 and TLR4 agonists on the migration and adhesion activity of umbilical cord blood (UCB) CD34(+) cells and to explore the underlying mechanism. The expression of TLR2 and TLR4 on UCB CD34(+) cells was detected with flow cytometry. The effect of TLR2 agonist (PAM3CSK4) and TLR2 agonist (LPS) on the migration and adhesion ability of UCB CD34(+) cells was evaluated with chemotaxis and adhesion assays. The results indicated that expression levels of TLR2 and TLR4 were (14.2 ± 3.8)%, (19.6 ± 4.1)% respectively. Compared with the control group, the migration activity of UCB CD34(+) cells toward SDF-1 decreased significantly in LPS group (p < 0.01). The adhesion activity was not altered significantly in LPS group. However, both the migration activity towards SDF-1 and the adhesion activity of UCB CD34(+) cells were not changed significantly in PAM3CSK4 group. Further study found that LPS did not affect the expression level of CXCR4 on CD34(+) cells, but could inhibit the spontaneous migration ability of CD34(+) cells. It is concluded that TLR4 activation can decrease the chemotaxis function of CD34(+) cells towards SDF-1, which may associate with the decreased spontaneous migration ability of CD34(+) cells.

Publication types

  • English Abstract
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Antigens, CD34 / blood
  • Cell Movement / drug effects*
  • Cells, Cultured
  • Chemokine CXCL12
  • Fetal Blood / cytology*
  • Fetal Blood / immunology
  • Humans
  • Lipopeptides / pharmacology
  • Lipopolysaccharides / pharmacology
  • Toll-Like Receptor 2 / agonists*
  • Toll-Like Receptor 4 / agonists*

Substances

  • Antigens, CD34
  • CXCL12 protein, human
  • Chemokine CXCL12
  • Lipopeptides
  • Lipopolysaccharides
  • Pam(3)CSK(4) peptide
  • TLR2 protein, human
  • TLR4 protein, human
  • Toll-Like Receptor 2
  • Toll-Like Receptor 4