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Toll-like Receptor 4 Signaling and Downstream Neutrophilic Inflammation Mediate Endotoxemia-Enhanced Blood-Labyrinth Barrier Trafficking.

ABSTRACT:

Hypothesis

Both toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) and downstream neutrophil activity are required for endotoxemia-enhanced blood-labyrinth barrier (BLB) trafficking.

Background

Aminoglycoside and cisplatin are valuable clinical therapies; however, these drugs often cause life-long hearing loss. Endotoxemia enhances the ototoxicity of aminoglycosides and cisplatin in a TLR4 dependent mechanism for which downstream proinflammatory signaling orchestrates effector immune cells including neutrophils. Neutrophil-mediated vascular injury (NMVI) can enhance molecular trafficking across endothelial barriers and may contribute to endotoxemia-enhanced drug-induced ototoxicity.

Methods

Lipopolysaccharide (LPS) hypo-responsive TLR4-KO mice and congenitally neutropenic granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (GCSF) GCSF-KO mice were studied to investigate the relative contributions of TLR4 signaling and downstream neutrophil activity to endotoxemia-enhanced BLB trafficking. C57Bl/6 wild-type mice were used as a positive control. Mice were treated with LPS and 24?hours later cochleae were analyzed for gene transcription of innate inflammatory cytokine/chemokine signaling molecules, neutrophil recruitment, and vascular trafficking of the paracellular tracer biocytin-TMR.

Results

Cochlear transcription of innate proinflammatory cytokines/chemokines was increased in endotoxemic C57Bl/6 and GCSF-KO, but not in TLR4-KO mice. More neutrophils were recruited to endotoxemic C57Bl/6 cochleae compared with both TLR4 and GCSF-KO cochleae. Endotoxemia enhanced BLB trafficking of biocytin-TMR in endotoxemic C57Bl/6 cochleae and this was attenuated in both TLR4 and GCSF-KO mice.

Conclusion

Together these results suggest that TLR4-mediated innate immunity cytokine/chemokine signaling alone is not sufficient for endotoxemia-enhanced trafficking of biocytin-TMR and that downstream neutrophil activity is required to enhance BLB trafficking. Clinically, targeting neutrophilic inflammation could protect hearing during aminoglycoside, cisplatin, or other ototoxic drug therapies.

SUBMITTER: Urdang ZD

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6910963 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Toll-like Receptor 4 Signaling and Downstream Neutrophilic Inflammation Mediate Endotoxemia-Enhanced Blood-Labyrinth Barrier Trafficking.

Urdang Zachary D ZD Bills Jessica L JL Cahana David Y DY Muldoon Leslie L LL Neuwelt Edward A EA

Otology & neurotology : official publication of the American Otological Society, American Neurotology Society [and] European Academy of Otology and Neurotology 20200101 1

<h4>Hypothesis</h4>Both toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) and downstream neutrophil activity are required for endotoxemia-enhanced blood-labyrinth barrier (BLB) trafficking.<h4>Background</h4>Aminoglycoside and cisplatin are valuable clinical therapies; however, these drugs often cause life-long hearing loss. Endotoxemia enhances the ototoxicity of aminoglycosides and cisplatin in a TLR4 dependent mechanism for which downstream proinflammatory signaling orchestrates effector immune cells including neu ...[more]

PMID: 31568132

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Toll-like Receptor 4 Signaling and Downstream Neutrophilic Inflammation Mediate Endotoxemia-Enhanced Blood-Labyrinth Barrier Trafficking.

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Toll-like Receptor 4 Signaling and Downstream Neutrophilic Inflammation Mediate Endotoxemia-Enhanced Blood-Labyrinth Barrier Trafficking.

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