PMID- 33657463 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20220119 LR - 20220119 IS - 1878-3279 (Electronic) IS - 0171-2985 (Linking) VI - 226 IP - 3 DP - 2021 May TI - Formyl peptide receptor 2 (FPR2) antagonism is a potential target for the prevention of Brucella abortus 544 infection. PG - 152073 LID - S0171-2985(21)00021-8 [pii] LID - 10.1016/j.imbio.2021.152073 [doi] AB - Here, we explore the potential role of formyl peptide receptor 2 (FPR2) during Brucella abortus infection. FPR2 manipulation affected B. abortus internalization but not its growth within macrophages. During the activation of FPR2 induced by its agonist AGP-8694, a high level of Brucella uptake was accompanied by an increase in ERK phosphorylation, while intracellular survival at 24 h postincubation was observed to be associated with slightly reduced nitrite accumulation but augmented superoxide anion production. Attenuated secretion of IL-6 and IL-10 were observed 48 h postincubation in the bone marrow-derived macrophages (BMDMs) treated with the FPR2 antagonist WRW4. An opposite pattern of bacterial uptake was observed upon treatment with the FPR2 antagonist, but no significant changes in the activation of MAPKs or the production of nitrite or superoxide anion were observed. Interestingly, AGP-8694 treatment of mice did not lead to differences in spleen or liver weight but slightly enhanced bacterial proliferation was observed in the spleen. Although the weights of the spleen or liver did not differ, WRW4 treatment led to reduced bacterial proliferation in the spleen. Furthermore, FPR2 antagonist treatment was associated with high serum levels of the proinflammatory cytokines IL-12, TNF-alpha, IFN-gamma and MCP-1, while the production of TNF-alpha was inhibited in AGP-8694-treated mice. IL-6 and IL-10 levels were slightly increased in AGP-8694-treated mice at 24 h postinfection. Our findings demonstrated the contribution of FPR2 via manipulating this receptor using its reported agonist AGP-8694 and antagonist WRW4 in both in vitro and in vivo systems. Although activation of the receptor did not consistently induced Brucella infection, FPR2 inhibition may be a promising strategy to treat brucellosis in animals which encourages further investigation. CI - Copyright (c) 2021 Elsevier GmbH. All rights reserved. FAU - Reyes, Alisha Wehdnesday Bernard AU - Reyes AWB AD - Institute of Animal Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju 52828, Republic of Korea. FAU - Huy, Tran Xuan Ngoc AU - Huy TXN AD - Institute of Animal Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju 52828, Republic of Korea; Institute of Applied Sciences, Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology - HUTECH, 475A Dien Bien Phu St., Ward 25, Binh Thanh District, Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam. FAU - Vu, Son Hai AU - Vu SH AD - Institute of Animal Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju 52828, Republic of Korea; Institute of Applied Sciences, Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology - HUTECH, 475A Dien Bien Phu St., Ward 25, Binh Thanh District, Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam. FAU - Kang, Chang Keun AU - Kang CK AD - Institute of Animal Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju 52828, Republic of Korea. FAU - Min, Wongi AU - Min W AD - Institute of Animal Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju 52828, Republic of Korea. FAU - Lee, Hu Jang AU - Lee HJ AD - Institute of Animal Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju 52828, Republic of Korea. FAU - Lee, John Hwa AU - Lee JH AD - College of Veterinary Medicine, Chonbuk National University, Iksan 54596, Republic of Korea. FAU - Kim, Suk AU - Kim S AD - Institute of Animal Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju 52828, Republic of Korea. Electronic address: kimsuk@gnu.ac.kr. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20210223 PL - Netherlands TA - Immunobiology JT - Immunobiology JID - 8002742 RN - 0 (Anti-Bacterial Agents) RN - 0 (Biomarkers) RN - 0 (Cytokines) RN - 0 (Reactive Oxygen Species) RN - 0 (Receptors, Formyl Peptide) RN - 0 (formyl peptide receptor 2, mouse) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Anti-Bacterial Agents/*pharmacology MH - Biomarkers MH - Brucella abortus/*drug effects MH - Brucellosis/metabolism/*microbiology/*prevention & control MH - Cytokines/biosynthesis MH - Disease Management MH - Disease Models, Animal MH - Disease Susceptibility MH - Female MH - Host-Pathogen Interactions/*drug effects/immunology MH - Macrophages/drug effects/immunology/metabolism/microbiology MH - Mice MH - *Molecular Targeted Therapy MH - RAW 264.7 Cells MH - Reactive Oxygen Species/metabolism MH - Receptors, Formyl Peptide/*antagonists & inhibitors OTO - NOTNLM OT - AGP-8694 OT - B. abortus OT - FPR2 OT - RAW264.7 cells OT - Spleen OT - WRW4 EDAT- 2021/03/04 06:00 MHDA- 2022/01/20 06:00 CRDT- 2021/03/03 20:06 PHST- 2020/10/18 00:00 [received] PHST- 2021/02/16 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2021/02/18 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2021/03/04 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2022/01/20 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2021/03/03 20:06 [entrez] AID - S0171-2985(21)00021-8 [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.imbio.2021.152073 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Immunobiology. 2021 May;226(3):152073. doi: 10.1016/j.imbio.2021.152073. Epub 2021 Feb 23.