Extracellular magnesium and calcium blockers modulate macrophage activity

Magnesium (Mg) possesses anti-inflammatory properties, partly because it antagonizes calcium (Ca) and inhibits L-type Ca channels. Our aim was to determine the effects of different concentrations of extracellular Mg, with or without Ca-channel blockers, in macrophages. A macrophage-like cell line J774.E was cultured in different concentrations of extracellular Mg and exposed to i) the phorbol ester PMA to induce the production of reactive oxygen species ii) lipopolysaccharide to induce the production of pro-inflammatory cytokines, or iii) ovalbumin to study endocytosis. The Ca antagonists verapamil and/or TMB-8 were used to interfere with Ca homeostasis. Different concentrations of extracellular Mg did not impact on endocytosis, while Ca antagonists markedly decreased it. Low extracellular Mg exacerbated, whereas Ca antagonists inhibited, PMA-induced production of free radicals. Ca blockers prevented lipopolysaccharide-induced transcription and release of IL-1β, IL-6 and TNF-α, while extracellular Mg had only a marginal effect. Ca channel inhibitors markedly reduced the activity of J774.E cells, thus underscoring the critical role of Ca in the non-specific immune response, a role which was, in some instances, also modulated by extracellular Mg.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2016

Erschienen:

2016

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:29

Enthalten in:

Magnesium research - 29(2016), 1 vom: 01. März, Seite 11-21

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Libako, Patrycja [VerfasserIn]
Nowacki, Wojciech [VerfasserIn]
Castiglioni, Sara [VerfasserIn]
Mazur, Andrzej [VerfasserIn]
Maier, Jeanette A M [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

CJ0O37KU29
Calcium
Calcium Channel Blockers
Cytokines
I38ZP9992A
Journal Article
Macrophages
Magnesium
Reactive oxygen species
Verapamil

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Date Completed 04.04.2017

Date Revised 04.04.2017

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1684/mrh.2016.0398

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM260172642