The Role of Dopamine Receptors in the Modulation of Mononuclear Phagocytes in Multiple Sclerosis
摘要
Objective. To study the role of D1DR and D2DR dopamine receptors in the production of interleukins (IL) IL-6 and IL-1β by monocytes and macrophages in patients with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (MS). Materials and methods. Ten patients with relapsing-remitting MS and 10 healthy subjects were investigated. Levels of IL-6 and IL-1β production were assessed in culture supernatants obtained from CD14+ monocytes or macrophages stimulated with interferon-γ (IFN-γ) and lipopolysaccharide (LPS). The role of dopamine receptors in the regulation of CD14+ monocytes and macrophages was studied by incubating cell samples in the presence of specific D1DR or D2DR antagonists, after which they were stimulated with IFN-γ/LPS. Cytokine levels in cell culture supernatants were measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Results. IL-6 and IL-1β production levels by CD14+ monocytes and macrophages were similar in the two groups. Blockade of D1DR suppressed cytokine production by both CD14+ monocytes and macrophages in both groups. In contrast, blockade of D2DR enhanced cytokine production by CD14+ monocytes and had no effect on macrophages in both groups. Conclusions. Targeting of dopamine receptors may provide an additional mechanism of immunoregulation in MS able to exert both pro- and anti-inflammatory effects on innate immune response cells.