Role of Catalase in Monocytic Differentiation of U937 Cells by TPA: Hydrogen Peroxide As a Second Messenger
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Leukemia (2009) 23, 761–769 & 2009 Macmillan Publishers Limited All rights reserved 0887-6924/09 $32.00 www.nature.com/leu ORIGINAL ARTICLE Role of catalase in monocytic differentiation of U937 cells by TPA: hydrogen peroxide as a second messenger T Yamamoto1, N Sakaguchi1, M Hachiya1, F Nakayama1, M Yamakawa2 and M Akashi1 1Department of Radiation Emergency Medicine, The Research Center for Radiation Emergency Medicine, National Institute of Radiological Sciences, Chiba-city, Chiba, Japan and 2Department of Pathology, Yamagata University Faculty of Medicine, Yamagata-city, Yamagata, Japan Human promonocytic cell line U937 cells can be induced to atherosclerosis.4,5 Internalization of foreign substances by differentiate into macrophages by treatment with 12-O-tetra- macrophages is mediated through distinct surface receptors that decanoylphorbol-13-acetate (TPA). TPA treatment induced the expression of the monocytic differentiation markers CD11b and recognize their targets, such as microorganisms, tumor cells and CD36, with concomitant morphological changes. Moreover, cellular debris. Following phagocytosis, macrophages synthe- TPA enhanced reactive oxygen species (ROS) generation in size and release reactive oxygen species (ROS), a process called these cells, and phagocytic ability was also stimulated during ‘respiratory burst.’ Thus, the generation of ROS is important differentiation. The antioxidant agent N-acetyl-L-cysteine inhib- for much of the microbicidal and antitumor activity of ited the TPA-induced differentiation of U937 cells. TPA treat- macrophages. ment decreased the expression level of catalase, which catalyzes the decomposition of hydrogen peroxide (H O )to Since the discovery of ROS, primary focus has been directed 2 2 at the oxidative damage to biologic macromolecules including H2O and O2. In contrast, TPA increased the level of manganese superoxide dismutase, which catalyzes the dismutation of proteins as well as DNA and lipids. Potential sources of ROS in superoxide into H2O2 and O2 without affecting the levels of phagocytic cells are nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phos- copper-zinc superoxide dismutase or glutathione peroxidase 1, phate (NADPH) oxidases and the mitochondrial electron which removes H2O2 using glutathione as substrate. Treatment transport chain.6–8 NADPH oxidases are plasma membrane- of U937 cells with catalase inhibited the enhancement of ROS associated enzymes found in a variety of cells. This enzyme generation induced by TPA, and blocked the TPA-induced À differentiation of U937 cells. Human promyelocytic cell line catalyzes the production of O2 by the one-electron reduction HL60 cells were also induced to differentiate into macrophages of oxygen using NADPH as electron donor. On the other hand, by TPA. However, HP100-1 cells, its variant cell line over- it has also been shown that ROS are generated in a variety expressing catalase, were resistant to TPA-induced differentia- of cells other than phagocytes, and that ROS are involved tion. Our results suggest that catalase inhibits monocytic in normal physiologic signaling including cell proliferation or differentiation by TPA; the decrease in catalase level and the survival.6,9,10 Previously, we showed that ROS regulate cell accumulation of H2O2 are significant events for monocyte/ 11 macrophage differentiation by TPA. growth in human promyelocytes HL60. Leukemia (2009) 23, 761–769; doi:10.1038/leu.2008.353; Recently, there is a growing body of evidence regarding the published online 18 December 2008 ROS signal playing an important role in hematopoietic Keywords: catalase; hydrogen peroxide; monocytic differentiation; systems. The regulation of oxidative stress by ROS has been TPA shown to be necessary for the maintenance of the capacity of hematopoietic stem cells to self-renew.12 Activation with granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor and other growth factors, including interleukin-3, stem cell factor and thrombopoietin, have been shown to be associated with 13,14 Introduction alterations in the levels of hydrogen peroxide (H2O2). Moreover, it has been shown that differentiation of monocytes Stem cells form hematopoietic progenitor cells with a more into macrophages leads to an increase in the baseline oxidant limited differentiation potential. These progenitors yield blood tone.15,16 Furthermore, studies have suggested that ROS may be precursors that cause unilineage differentiation and production involved in the regulation of neuronal or cardiomyocyte of mature blood cells, including red blood cells, megakaryo- differentiation.17,18 However, the roles of ROS remain unclear, cytes, monocytes/macrophages, granulocytes and lympho- and the type of ROS involved in the differentiation of 1–3 cytes. Monocytes enter the circulation and migrate into hematopoietic cells is not yet known. various tissues, where they terminally differentiate into macro- Leukemic cell lines, such as U937 and HL60, are blocked phages in response to stimuli. Macrophages are phagocytes that at different stages of differentiation.19 These cells can differ- play important roles in the immune system, especially in the entiate to more mature cells following exposure to various host defense against infection or malignancy, and they also agents in vitro. Therefore, these leukemic cell lines provide participate in the development of a variety of diseases including not only the opportunity to study the induction of cell differentiation but also the mechanisms for cell maturation. Correspondence: Dr M Akashi, Department of Radiation Emergency Using these cell lines, we studied the roles of ROS in phagocytic Medicine, The Research Center for Radiation Emergency Medicine, differentiation induced by 12-O-tetradecanoylphorbol-13-acet- National Institute of Radiological Sciences, Chiba-city, Chiba 263- ate (TPA), a member of phorbol esters. We found that the levels 8555, Japan. E-mail: [email protected] of catalase are reduced and H2O2 acts as a second messenger Received 26 July 2008; revised 18 September 2008; accepted 14 in TPA signaling essential for the differentiation of phaogocytic October 2008; published online 18 December 2008 cells. Role of catalase in monocytic differentiation T Yamamoto et al 762 Materials and methods cells were combined and were stained with either anti-CD11b or –CD36 antibody-FITC (Immnotech, Marseille, France) at 4 1C Reagents for 30 min. Fluorescent intensities were analyzed by FACSCa- 12-O-tetradecanoylphorbol-13-acetate was purchased from libur (Becton, Dickinson and Company, Franklin Lakes, NJ, Sigma-Aldrich Co. (St Louis, MO, USA). TPA was dissolved in USA). To determine nonspecific binding, FITC-conjugated IgG1 dimethyl sulfoxide. When TPA was added to cells, the isotype antibody was used, and its intensities were subtracted concentration of dimethyl sulfoxide was less than 0.1%. from those of cells with CD11b or CD36. N-acetyl-L-cysteine (NAC) and human catalase were purchased from Calbiochem (La Jolla, CA, USA). NAC was dissolved in water at a concentration of 1 M and stored at À20 1C until use. Analysis of phagocytic activity Superoxide dismutase (SOD) (Cu/Zn type) from bovine The cells were incubated at 37 1C for 10 min with luminol- erythrocytes was purchased from Wako Pure Chemical bound microbeads (Kamakura Techno-Science Inc., Kanagawa, 20 Industries Ltd (Osaka, Japan). Anti-catalase rabbit polyclonal Japan), as directed by the manufacturer’s protocol. Chemilu- antibody was from Calbiochem. Anti-manganese SOD minescence, which was generated by the reaction between (MnSOD) rabbit polyclonal antibody was a product of Stressgen internalized microbeads-bound luminol and intracellular ROS, (Ann Arbor, MI, USA). Anti-copper-zinc SOD (CuZnSOD) rabbit was measured for 1 min using a Lumat LB 9507 Luminometer polyclonal antibody was purchased from Santa Cruz Biotech- (Berthold Technologies, Bad Wildbad, Germany). nology Inc. (Santa Cruz, CA, USA). Anti-glutathione peroxidase 1 (GSH-Px1) sheep polyclonal antibody was from Abcam plc. (Cambridge, UK). Anti-glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogen- Intracellular levels of ROS Intracellular ROS were measured according to the methods ase (G3PDH) rabbit polyclonal antibody was purchased from 21 described previously. Briefly, cells were incubated with 5 mM Trevigen (Gaithersburg, MD, USA). Horseradish peroxidase- CM-H DCFDA (5-6-chloromethyl-20,70-dichlorodihydrofluores- conjugated anti-rabbit immunoglobulin G (IgG) antibody was a 2 cein diacetate, acetyl ester) (Molecular Probes, Eugene, OR, product of Amersham Biosciences (Buckinghamshire, UK). USA) in phosphate-buffered saline for 15 min at 37 1C in the Horseradish peroxidase-conjugated anti-sheep/goat IgGs dark. During incubation, the acetate groups on CM-H DCFDA antibody was purchased from Binding Site LTD (Birmingham, 2 are cleaved by intracellular esterase, trapping the probe inside UK). cells. CM-H2DCFDA was chosen because it showed better retention in cells than other derivatives. Endogenous ROS levels Cells and cell culture were analyzed by FACSCalibur (Becton, Dickinson and Company, Franklin Lakes, NJ, USA) with excitation and U937 cells, derived from a diffuse human histiocytic lymphoma emission settings of 488 and 530 nm, respectively. (American Type Tissue Culture Collection, Manassas, VA, USA), were cultured in minimum essential medium-a (Gibco Invitro- gen, Carlsbad, CA, USA) supplemented with 10% fetal calf Cytotoxicity assay serum (Biological Industries, Kibbutz Beit Haemek, Israel) at The cytotoxicity of cells was determined