The chemokine CCL18 causes maturation of cultured monocytes to macrophages in the M2 spectrum
Open Access
- 24 November 2011
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Immunology
- Vol. 135 (4), 287-298
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2567.2011.03541.x
Abstract
The observation that human monocytes cultured in the presence of the chemokine CCL18 showed increased survival, led us to profile cytokine expression in CCL18-stimulated versus control cultures. CCL18 caused significantly increased expression of chemokines (CXCL8, CCL2, CCL3 and CCL22), interleukin-10 (IL-10) and platelet-derived growth factor, but no up-regulation of M1 cytokines IL-1β or IL-12. CCL18-stimulated monocytes matured into cells with morphological resemblance to IL-4-stimulated macrophages, and expressed the monocyte marker CD14 as well the M2 macrophage markers CD206 and 15-lipoxygenase, but no mature dendritic cell markers (CD80, CD83 or CD86). Functionally, CCL18-stimulated macrophages showed a high capacity for unspecific phagocytosis and for pinocytosis, which was not associated with an oxidative burst. These findings suggest that CCL18-activated macrophages stand at the cross-roads between inflammation and its resolution. The chemokines that are produced in response to CCL18 are angiogenic and attract various leucocyte populations, which sustain inflammation. However, the capacity of these cells to remove cellular debris without causing oxidative damage and the production of the anti-inflammatory IL-10 will initiate termination of the inflammatory response. In summary, CCL18 induces an M2 spectrum macrophage phenotype in the absence of IL-4.Keywords
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