Résumé
Objective To assess the effects of protease 3(PR3)and protease-activated receptor (PAR)-2-activator on the maturation and functions of peripheral blood dendritic cell(DC)-like monocytes.Methods Density gradient centrifugation was used to isolate peripheral blood mononuclear cells(PBMC)from Wegener's granulomatosis(WG)patients and healthy controls(HC).PBMC were stimulated by LPS,human PR3,trypsin,PAR-2-agonist peptide (PAR-2-AP),LPS+PR3 or LPS+trypsin for 24 h.Flow cytometry was used to analyze the expression of PAR-2,CD80,CD83,HLA-DR on stimulated DC-like monocytes-CD14+CD16high monocytes.ELISA kit was used to test the concentration of IL-6 in the culture supernants.Mann-Whitney non-parameteric test was used fur statistical analysis.Resuits No effect of PR3,trypsin and PAR-2-AP on the expression of PAR-2,CD80,CD83,HLA-DR of DC-like monoeytes was found.LPS could significantly induce PAR-2 expression in HC[from(5.8±1.5)%to(24.5±4.5)%,P=0.002]and the expression of CD80,CD83,HLA-DR in HC and WG;PR3,trypsin,PAR-2-AP and LPS could all stimulate the secretion of IL-6.Conclusion PR3 and PAR-2 pathway-activators can not promote PAR-2expression and maturation of DC-tike monocytes,but they can induce the secretion of IL-6.