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LABORATORY INVESTIGATION
Volume 94, Issue 9, Pages 1054-1063Publisher
NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP
DOI: 10.1038/labinvest.2014.92
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- Swedish Medical Research Council [2012-3685]
- Crafoord foundation
- Einar and Inga Nilssons foundation
- Harald and Greta Jaenssons foundation
- Greta and Johan Kocks foundation
- Agnes Nilssons foundation
- Franke and Margareta Bergqvists foundation
- Magnus Bergvalls foundation
- Mossfelts foundation
- Nanna Svartz foundation
- Ruth and Richard Julins foundation
- Swedish Medical Society fund
- Malmo General Hospital foundation
- MAS fund
- Skane University Hospital and Lund University
- Hawler Medical University
- Kurdistan Regional Government
- EU Integrated project Beta Bat
- SRC grant
- Swedish Strategic Research EXODIAB
- Knut and Alice Wallenberg foundation
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Matrix metalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9) regulates platelet shedding of CD40L in abdominal sepsis. However, the signaling mechanisms controlling sepsis-induced shedding of CD40L from activated platelets remain elusive. Rac1 has been reported to regulate diverse functions in platelets; we hypothesized herein that Rac1 might regulate platelet shedding of CD40L in sepsis. The specific Rac1 inhibitor NSC23766 (N6-[2-[[4-(diethylamino)-1-methylbutyl] amino]-6-methyl-4-pyrimidinyl]-2 methyl-4, 6-quinolinediamine trihydrochloride) was administered to mice undergoing cecal ligation and puncture (CLP). Levels of CD40L and MMP-9 in plasma, platelets, and neutrophils were determined by use of ELISA, western blot, and confocal microscopy. Platelet depletion abolished the CLP-induced increase in plasma levels of CD40L. Rac1 activity was significantly increased in platelets from septic animals. Administration of NSC23766 abolished the CLP-induced enhancement of soluble CD40L levels in the plasma. Moreover, Rac1 inhibition completely inhibited proteinase-activated receptor-4-induced surface mobilization and secretion of CD40L in isolated platelets. CLP significantly increased plasma levels of MMP-9 and Rac1 activity in neutrophils. Treatment with NSC23766 markedly attenuated MMP-9 levels in the plasma from septic mice. In addition, Rac1 inhibition abolished chemokine-induced secretion of MMP-9 from isolated neutrophils. Finally, platelet shedding of CD40L was significantly reduced in response to stimulation with supernatants from activated MMP-9-deficient neutrophils compared with supernatants from wild-type neutrophils, indicating a direct role of neutrophil-derived MMP-9 in regulating platelet shedding of CD40L. Our novel data suggest that sepsis-induced platelet shedding of CD40L is dependent on Rac1 signaling. Rac1 controls surface mobilization of CD40L on activated platelets and MMP-9 secretion from neutrophils. Thus, our findings indicate that targeting Rac1 signaling might be a useful way to control pathologic elevations of CD40L in the systemic circulation in abdominal sepsis.
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