PMID- 35694257 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE LR - 20220716 IS - 1663-9812 (Print) IS - 1663-9812 (Electronic) IS - 1663-9812 (Linking) VI - 13 DP - 2022 TI - A Leukocyte Migration Assay Assists Understanding of Interleukin-1beta-Induced Leukocyte Migration Into Preterm Mouse Uterus. PG - 898008 LID - 10.3389/fphar.2022.898008 [doi] LID - 898008 AB - Neutrophils and other leukocytes invade the mouse uterus at term birth, which is normal for activating the uterus for labor. To better understand the regulation of this migration at term and interleukin (IL)-1beta-induced preterm birth, we developed a mouse leukocyte migration assay (mLMA) and used it with rytvela, an IL-1 receptor allosteric antagonist. The mLMA uses term peripheral blood leukocytes that migrate in a Boyden chamber in response to a chemoattractant. We tested several mouse uterine tissues after homogenization and sedimentation of debris for chemoattractant activity. The most active chemoattractant homogenate came from the mouse lower uterus on gestational day (GD) 18.5. Using flow cytometry, we demonstrated that 99% of the cells that migrate are neutrophils. IL-1beta administered on GD 16 stimulated neutrophil migration and invasion into the uterus and the fetal brain along with preterm birth on GD 17. Preterm birth and the increased leukocyte invasion of the maternal uterus and fetal brain were all blocked by the co-administration of rytvela. To test where the site of IL-1beta action might be, we examined the potency of lower uterine chemoattractant and the activation of leukocytes following IL-1beta +/- rytvela administration. IL-1beta did not increase lower uterus homogenate chemoattractant activity, but it significantly (p < 0.05) increased leukocyte activation as defined by cytokine and chemokine expression. Rytvela blocked this activation of leukocytes by IL-1beta. We conclude that IL-1beta stimulates preterm birth in mice by increasing leukocyte activation leading to increased uterine and fetal brain leukocyte invasion. CI - Copyright (c) 2022 Lee, Patel, Onushko, Fang, Chemtob and Olson. FAU - Lee, Han AU - Lee H AD - Olson Laboratory, Department of Physiology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada. FAU - Patel, Vaishvi AU - Patel V AD - Olson Laboratory, Faculty of Science, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada. FAU - Onushko, Meghan AU - Onushko M AD - Olson Laboratory, Faculty of Science, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada. FAU - Fang, Xin AU - Fang X AD - Olson Laboratory, Department of Obstetrics/Gynecology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada. FAU - Chemtob, Sylvain AU - Chemtob S AD - Chemtob Laboratory, Departments of Pediatrics and Ophthalmology/Pharmacology, University of Montreal, Montreal, QC, Canada. FAU - Olson, David AU - Olson D AD - Olson Laboratory, Department of Physiology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada. AD - Olson Laboratory, Department of Obstetrics/Gynecology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada. AD - Olson Laboratory, Department of Pediatrics, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20220525 PL - Switzerland TA - Front Pharmacol JT - Frontiers in pharmacology JID - 101548923 PMC - PMC9174527 OTO - NOTNLM OT - chemotaxis OT - fetal OT - inflammation OT - leukocyte migration assay OT - mouse OT - neutrophils OT - preterm birth OT - rytvela COIS- The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest. EDAT- 2022/06/14 06:00 MHDA- 2022/06/14 06:01 PMCR- 2022/05/25 CRDT- 2022/06/13 03:29 PHST- 2022/03/16 00:00 [received] PHST- 2022/04/18 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2022/06/13 03:29 [entrez] PHST- 2022/06/14 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2022/06/14 06:01 [medline] PHST- 2022/05/25 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 898008 [pii] AID - 10.3389/fphar.2022.898008 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Front Pharmacol. 2022 May 25;13:898008. doi: 10.3389/fphar.2022.898008. eCollection 2022.