Kopach, Olga, Sylantyev, Sergyi, Bard, Lucie, Michaluk, P., Heller, Janosch Peter ORCID: 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) |
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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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