Long‐lasting changes in circulating dendritic cell and monocyte subsets, and altered expression of EMR2, CD97 and EMR3 on these cells in the posttraumatic course

Abstract Objectives Traumatic injury triggers the rapid release of damage‐associated patterns (DAMPs). Dendritic cells (DCs) and monocytes play key roles in sensing, processing, and presenting DAMPs to naïve T cells. These heterogeneous immune cells express the adhesion GPCR EMR2/ADGRE2, which is li...

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Main Authors: Leyu Zheng, Carolin Fuchs, Christian Kleber, Georg Osterhoff, Gabriela Aust
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Published: Wiley 2025-01-01
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/cti2.70040
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Carolin Fuchs
Christian Kleber
Georg Osterhoff
Gabriela Aust
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Christian Kleber
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Gabriela Aust
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description Abstract Objectives Traumatic injury triggers the rapid release of damage‐associated patterns (DAMPs). Dendritic cells (DCs) and monocytes play key roles in sensing, processing, and presenting DAMPs to naïve T cells. These heterogeneous immune cells express the adhesion GPCR EMR2/ADGRE2, which is likely regulated by DAMPs. Methods We analysed the various blood DC and monocyte subsets in trauma patients and uninjured volunteers using flow cytometry. EMR2 and its closest relatives, CD97/ADGRE5 and EMR3/ADGRE3, were quantified on these subsets to gain insights into their (patho)physiological regulation. Results Following trauma, conventional and plasmocytoid DCs nearly disappeared from the circulation, which is inversely correlated with injury severity and adverse clinical parameters 120–240 h post injury. Alterations in EMR2 and CD97 on DCs were relatively minor. Classical monocytes increased, while non‐classical monocytes showed a sustained decline in both absolute number and percentage, in a manner dependent on injury severity after trauma. EMR2 expression increased across all monocyte subsets, whereas CD97 showed little change. EMR3 expression decreased and remained low in classical monocytes, while it markedly increased in non‐classical monocytes. These temporal patterns in adhesion GPRC expression were largely independent of injury severity and were observed in all injured patients. Conclusion Circulating DC and monocyte subsets underwent significant compositional changes after trauma, often correlating with injury severity and other clinical parameters. Despite structural similarities, EMR2, CD97, and EMR3 showed distinct regulatory patterns on monocyte subsets, suggesting different functional roles in the immune response to injury.
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spelling doaj-art-e67ab7e9762141ffa833e57233a88fed2025-08-20T03:23:57ZengWileyClinical & Translational Immunology2050-00682025-01-01146n/an/a10.1002/cti2.70040Long‐lasting changes in circulating dendritic cell and monocyte subsets, and altered expression of EMR2, CD97 and EMR3 on these cells in the posttraumatic courseLeyu Zheng0Carolin Fuchs1Christian Kleber2Georg Osterhoff3Gabriela Aust4Research Laboratories and Department of Orthopaedics, Trauma and Plastic Surgery Leipzig University and University Hospital Leipzig Leipzig GermanyResearch Laboratories and Department of Orthopaedics, Trauma and Plastic Surgery Leipzig University and University Hospital Leipzig Leipzig GermanyResearch Laboratories and Department of Orthopaedics, Trauma and Plastic Surgery Leipzig University and University Hospital Leipzig Leipzig GermanyResearch Laboratories and Department of Orthopaedics, Trauma and Plastic Surgery Leipzig University and University Hospital Leipzig Leipzig GermanyResearch Laboratories and Department of Orthopaedics, Trauma and Plastic Surgery Leipzig University and University Hospital Leipzig Leipzig GermanyAbstract Objectives Traumatic injury triggers the rapid release of damage‐associated patterns (DAMPs). Dendritic cells (DCs) and monocytes play key roles in sensing, processing, and presenting DAMPs to naïve T cells. These heterogeneous immune cells express the adhesion GPCR EMR2/ADGRE2, which is likely regulated by DAMPs. Methods We analysed the various blood DC and monocyte subsets in trauma patients and uninjured volunteers using flow cytometry. EMR2 and its closest relatives, CD97/ADGRE5 and EMR3/ADGRE3, were quantified on these subsets to gain insights into their (patho)physiological regulation. Results Following trauma, conventional and plasmocytoid DCs nearly disappeared from the circulation, which is inversely correlated with injury severity and adverse clinical parameters 120–240 h post injury. Alterations in EMR2 and CD97 on DCs were relatively minor. Classical monocytes increased, while non‐classical monocytes showed a sustained decline in both absolute number and percentage, in a manner dependent on injury severity after trauma. EMR2 expression increased across all monocyte subsets, whereas CD97 showed little change. EMR3 expression decreased and remained low in classical monocytes, while it markedly increased in non‐classical monocytes. These temporal patterns in adhesion GPRC expression were largely independent of injury severity and were observed in all injured patients. Conclusion Circulating DC and monocyte subsets underwent significant compositional changes after trauma, often correlating with injury severity and other clinical parameters. Despite structural similarities, EMR2, CD97, and EMR3 showed distinct regulatory patterns on monocyte subsets, suggesting different functional roles in the immune response to injury.https://doi.org/10.1002/cti2.70040CD97dendritic cellsEMR2EMR3monocyte subsettraumatic injury
spellingShingle Leyu Zheng
Carolin Fuchs
Christian Kleber
Georg Osterhoff
Gabriela Aust
Long‐lasting changes in circulating dendritic cell and monocyte subsets, and altered expression of EMR2, CD97 and EMR3 on these cells in the posttraumatic course
Clinical & Translational Immunology
CD97
dendritic cells
EMR2
EMR3
monocyte subset
traumatic injury
title Long‐lasting changes in circulating dendritic cell and monocyte subsets, and altered expression of EMR2, CD97 and EMR3 on these cells in the posttraumatic course
title_full Long‐lasting changes in circulating dendritic cell and monocyte subsets, and altered expression of EMR2, CD97 and EMR3 on these cells in the posttraumatic course
title_fullStr Long‐lasting changes in circulating dendritic cell and monocyte subsets, and altered expression of EMR2, CD97 and EMR3 on these cells in the posttraumatic course
title_full_unstemmed Long‐lasting changes in circulating dendritic cell and monocyte subsets, and altered expression of EMR2, CD97 and EMR3 on these cells in the posttraumatic course
title_short Long‐lasting changes in circulating dendritic cell and monocyte subsets, and altered expression of EMR2, CD97 and EMR3 on these cells in the posttraumatic course
title_sort long lasting changes in circulating dendritic cell and monocyte subsets and altered expression of emr2 cd97 and emr3 on these cells in the posttraumatic course
topic CD97
dendritic cells
EMR2
EMR3
monocyte subset
traumatic injury
url https://doi.org/10.1002/cti2.70040
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