Journal
CELLULAR IMMUNOLOGY
Volume 331, Issue -, Pages 78-84Publisher
ACADEMIC PRESS INC ELSEVIER SCIENCE
DOI: 10.1016/j.cellimm.2018.05.011
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LAIR-1; Macrophage polarization; Inflammation; ITIM
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- National Natural Science Foundation of China [81571531]
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Macrophages are key cell types of innate immunity and play a central role in inflammation and host defense. Leukocyte-associated Ig-like receptor-1 (LAIR-1) is highly expressed on macrophages and regulates macrophage functions in several conditions. However, whether LAIR-1 is involved in governing macrophage polarization is still not clear. Here, we investigated the effect of LAIR-1 on macrophage polarization using human macrophage polarization model with THP-1 cells. It was found that LAIR-1 was highly expressed in THP-1 macrophages. IFN-gamma reduced LAIR-1 expression in THP-1 macrophages. However, IL-4 did not have an effect on the expression of LAIR-1. Moreover, activation of LAIR-1 significantly inhibited the proinflammatory M1-like macrophage differentiation and promoted alternative activation of macrophages. Therefore, LAIR-1 may play critical roles in macrophage polarization. This study provides a rationale for macrophage polarization and sheds light on homeostatic mechanism in which LAIR-1 activation can terminate inflammation which may be impaired in patients with autoimmune disease.
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