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Iron‐chelating agent, deferasirox, inhibits neutrophil activation and extracellular trap formation
Author(s) -
Kono Mari,
Saigo Katsuyasu,
Yamamoto Shiori,
Shirai Kohei,
Iwamoto Shuta,
Uematsu Tomoko,
Takahashi Takayuki,
Imoto Shion,
Hashimoto Makoto,
Minami Yosuke,
Wada Atsushi,
Takenokuchi Mariko,
Kawano Seiji
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
clinical and experimental pharmacology and physiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.752
H-Index - 103
eISSN - 1440-1681
pISSN - 0305-1870
DOI - 10.1111/1440-1681.12612
Subject(s) - neutrophil extracellular traps , chemistry , vacuolization , microbiology and biotechnology , extracellular , in vitro , reactive oxygen species , biochemistry , immunology , inflammation , medicine , biology
Summary Iron‐chelating agents, which are frequently prescribed to transfusion‐dependent patients, have various useful biological effects in addition to chelation. Reactive oxygen species (ROS) produced by neutrophils can cause pulmonary endothelial cell damage, which can lead to acute lung injury (ALI). We previously reported that deferasirox (DFS), an iron‐chelating agent, inhibits phorbol myristate acetate (PMA) or formyl‐methionyl‐leucyl‐phenylalanine (fMLP)‐induced ROS production in neutrophils, in vitro. Here, we investigate whether DFS inhibits vacuolization in neutrophils and neutrophil extracellular trap (NET) formation. Human neutrophils were incubated with DFS and stimulated with PMA or fMLP. Human neutrophils were separated from heparinized peripheral blood using density gradient centrifugation, and subsequently incubated with DFS. After 10 minutes, neutrophils were stimulated by PMA or fMLP. Vacuole formation was observed by electron microscopy. For observing NET formations using microscopes, immunohistological analyses using citrullinated histone H3 and myeloperoxidase antibodies, and SYTOX Green (an impermeable DNA detection dye) staining, were conducted. NET formation was measured as the quantity of double‐stranded DNA (dsDNA), using the AccuBlue Broad Range dsDNA Quantitation Kit. DFS (50 μmol/L) inhibited vacuole formation in the cytoplasm and NET formation. Additionally, 5–100 μmol/L concentration of DFS inhibited the release of dsDNA in a dose‐independent manner. We demonstrate that DFS inhibits not only ROS production but also vacuolization and NET formation in neutrophils. These results suggest the possibility of protective effects of DFS against NET‐related adverse effects, including ALI and thrombosis.