Pharmacological inhibition of sodium-calcium exchange activates NADPH oxidase and induces infection-independent NETotic cell death.

ABSTRACT: In addition to its function of innate immunity against invading pathogens, neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs) promote thrombosis, autoimmune disease, and cancer metastasis; therefore, unnecessary exposure to the triggers of infection-independent NET generation should be avoided. We herein show that inhibition of forward-mode Na⁺/Ca²⁺ exchange by amiloride analogs, 5-(N-ethyl-N-isopropyl)amiloride (EIPA) and 5-(N-Methyl-N-isobutyl)amiloride (MIA), triggers NETotic cell death independently of infectious stimuli. Isolated human neutrophils treated with EIPA and MIA undergo NETotic cell death by an increase of intracellular Ca²⁺ following activation of NADPH oxidase and the resultant upregulation of intracellular ROS. EIPA- and MIA-mediated intracellular Ca<

SUBMITTER: Inoue M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8105669 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature