Platelet-activating factor increases reactive oxygen species-mediated microbicidal activity of human macrophages infected with Leishmania (Viannia) braziliensis

Abstract Platelet-activating factor (PAF) is produced by macrophages during inflammation and infections. We evaluated whether PAF is able to modulate the infection of human macrophages by Leishmania braziliensis, the main Leishmania sp. in Brazil. Monocyte-derived macrophages were incubated with pro...

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Published in:Pathogens and disease Vol. 75; no. 7
Main Authors: Borges, Arissa Felipe, Morato, Camila Imai, Gomes, Rodrigo Saar, Dorta, Miriam Leandro, de Oliveira, Milton Adriano Pelli, Ribeiro-Dias, Fátima
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: United States Oxford University Press 29-09-2017
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Summary:Abstract Platelet-activating factor (PAF) is produced by macrophages during inflammation and infections. We evaluated whether PAF is able to modulate the infection of human macrophages by Leishmania braziliensis, the main Leishmania sp. in Brazil. Monocyte-derived macrophages were incubated with promastigote forms in absence or presence of exogenous PAF. We observed that the treatment of macrophages with low concentrations of PAF prior to infection increased the phagocytosis of L. braziliensis. More importantly, exogenous PAF reduced the parasitism when it was added before, during or after infection. In addition, treatment with a PAF antagonist (PCA 4248) resulted in a significant increase of macrophage infection in a concentration-dependent manner, suggesting that endogenous PAF is important to control L. braziliensis infection. Mechanistically, while exogenous PAF increased production of reactive oxygen species (ROS) treatment with PCA 4248 reduced oxidative burst during L. braziliensis infection. The microbicidal effects of exogenous PAF were abolished when macrophages were treated with apocynin, an NADPH oxidase inhibitor. The data show that PAF promotes the production of ROS induced by L. braziliensis, suggesting that this lipid mediator may be relevant to control L. braziliensis infection in human macrophages. This study demonstrates that endogenous or exogenous platelet-activating factor (PAF) increases induction of reactive oxygen species that are needed to kill Leishmania braziliensis in human macrophages.
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ISSN:2049-632X
2049-632X
DOI:10.1093/femspd/ftx082