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Human neutrophils communicate remotely via calcium-dependent glutamate-induced glutamate release

Kopach, Olga, Sylantyev, Sergyi, Bard, Lucie, Michaluk, P., Heller, Janosch Peter orcid logoORCID: 0000-0002-8825-3787, Gutierrez del Arroyo, A., Ackland, G.L., Gourine, A.V. and Rusakov, D.A. (2023) Human neutrophils communicate remotely via calcium-dependent glutamate-induced glutamate release. iScience, 26 (107236). ISSN 2589-0042

Abstract
Neutrophils are white blood cells that are critical to acute inflammatory and adaptive immune responses. Their swarming-pattern behavior is controlled by multiple cellular cascades involving calcium-dependent release of various signaling molecules. Previous studies have reported that neutrophils express glutamate receptors and can release glutamate but evidence of direct neutrophil-neutrophil communication has been elusive. Here, we hold semi-suspended cultured human neutrophils in patch-clamp whole-cell mode to find that calcium mobilization induced by stimulating one neutrophil can trigger an N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptor-driven membrane current and calcium signal in neighboring neutrophils. We employ an enzymatic-based imaging assay to image, in real time, glutamate release from neutrophils induced by glutamate released from their neighbors. These observations provide direct evidence for a positive-feedback inter-neutrophil communication that could contribute to mechanisms regulating communal neutrophil behavior.
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Item Type:Article (Published)
Refereed:Yes
Subjects:Physical Sciences > Analytical chemistry
Physical Sciences > Chemistry
DCU Faculties and Centres:DCU Faculties and Schools > Faculty of Science and Health
DCU Faculties and Schools > Faculty of Science and Health > School of Biotechnology
Publisher:Cell Press
Official URL:https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/...
Copyright Information:Authors
ID Code:31125
Deposited On:09 Jun 2025 11:15 by Vidatum Academic . Last Modified 09 Jun 2025 11:15
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