Laboratory of Cellular Biology, Department of Biology, Federal University of Juiz de Fora, UFJF, Juiz de Fora, MG, Brazil.
Histol Histopathol. 2010 Oct;25(10):1341-54. doi: 10.14670/HH-25.1341.
Secretion is a fundamental cell process underlying different physiological and pathological events. In cells from the human immune system such as eosinophils, secretion of mediators generally occurs by means of piecemeal degranulation, an unconventional secretory pathway characterized by vesicular transport of small packets of materials from the cytoplasmic secretory granules to the cell surface. During piecemeal degranulation in eosinophils, a distinct transport vesicle system, which includes large, pleiomorphic vesiculo-tubular carriers is mobilized and enables regulated release of granule-stored proteins such as cytokines and major basic protein. Piecemeal degranulation underlies distinct functions of eosinophils as effector and immunoregulatory cells. This review focuses on the structural and functional advances that have been made over the last years concerning the intracellular trafficking and secretion of eosinophil proteins by piecemeal degranulation during inflammatory responses.
分泌是基础细胞过程,它是不同生理和病理事件的基础。在人类免疫系统细胞中,如嗜酸性粒细胞,介质的分泌通常通过颗粒外排来实现,这是一种非传统的分泌途径,其特征是从小的细胞质分泌颗粒中运输小包裹的物质到细胞表面的囊泡运输。在嗜酸性粒细胞的颗粒外排过程中,会动员一个独特的运输囊泡系统,包括大的、多形态的囊泡管状载体,从而能够调节释放颗粒储存的蛋白质,如细胞因子和主要碱性蛋白。颗粒外排是嗜酸性粒细胞作为效应细胞和免疫调节细胞的不同功能的基础。本文综述了近年来在炎症反应过程中通过颗粒外排实现的嗜酸性粒细胞蛋白的细胞内运输和分泌的结构和功能进展。