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. 1994 Oct;62(10):4160–4166. doi: 10.1128/iai.62.10.4160-4166.1994

Staphylococcal glycocalyx activates macrophage prostaglandin E2 and interleukin 1 production and modulates tumor necrosis factor alpha and nitric oxide production.

R D Stout 1, Y Li 1, A R Miller 1, D W Lambe Jr 1
PMCID: PMC303091  PMID: 7927671

Abstract

We have examined the effect of staphylococcal glycocalyces on the ability of murine peritoneal macrophages to produce prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) and the inflammatory cytokines interleukin 1 (IL-1) and tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-alpha) and to generate nitric oxide. Glycocalyx partially purified under endotoxin-free conditions from defined liquid medium cultures of Staphylococcus lugdunensis or Staphylococcus epidermidis was a strong stimulator of PGE2 and IL-1 production. The addition of 10 to 100 micrograms of glycocalyx per ml induced levels of IL-1 and PGE2 production similar to that induced by 0.1 to 1 micrograms of Escherichia coli lipopolysaccharide (LPS) per ml. In contrast, glycocalyx induced ninefold less TNF-alpha and three- to fourfold less nitrite than LPS. A modulatory effect was suggested by the observation that the amount of TNF-alpha and nitrite generated remained constant whether the macrophages were stimulated with 10 or 100 micrograms of glycocalyx per ml. A selective modulation of macrophage activation was confirmed by the demonstration that costimulation of macrophages with both glycocalyx and LPS resulted in a reduction in TNF-alpha and nitrite generation relative to stimulation with LPS alone even though costimulation had no effect on PGE2 production and increased IL-1 production. Involvement of PGE2 in this modulatory effect was suggested by the ability of indomethacin to augment glycocalyx-stimulated TNF-alpha production and to reverse the inhibitory effect of glycocalyx on LPS induction of TNF-alpha production. However, the inability of indomethacin to reverse the inhibitory effect of glycocalyx on LPS-induced nitric oxide generation suggests that the selective modulation of macrophage function by glycocalyx may be more complex than increased sensitivity to PGE2 feedback inhibition.

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