Pharmacological evidences that the inhibitory effects of prostaglandin E2 are mediated by the EP2 and EP4 receptors in human neutrophils

J Leukoc Biol. 2024 Feb 12:qiae029. doi: 10.1093/jleuko/qiae029. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTProstaglandin (PG) E2 is a recognized inhibitor of granulocyte functions. However, most of the data supporting this was obtained when available pharmacological tools mainly targeted the EP2 receptor. Herein, we revisited the inhibitory effect of PGE2 on reactive oxygen species production, leukotriene biosynthesis and migration in human neutrophils. Our data confirm the inhibitory effect of PGE2 on these functions and unravel that the effect of PGE2 on human neutrophils is obtained by the combined action of EP2 and EP4 agonism. Accordingly, we also demonstrate that the inhibitory effect of PGE2 is fully prevented only by the combination of EP2 and EP4 receptor antagonists, underscoring the importance of targeting both receptors in the effect of PGE2. Conversely, we also show that the inhibition of reactive oxygen species production by human eosinophils only involves the EP4 receptor, despite the fact that they also express the EP2 receptor.PMID:38345417 | DOI:10.1093/jleuko/qiae029

Source: Journal of Leukocyte Biology - February 12, 2024 Category: Hematology Authors: Jean-Philippe C Lavoie M élissa Simard Hilal Kalkan Volatiana Rakotoarivelo Sandrine Huot Vincenzo Di Marzo Andr éanne Côté Marc Pouliot Nicolas Flamand Source Type: research