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The adhesion molecule lymphocyte function-associated antigen 3 (LFA-3) (CD58) is an important regulator of immune cell function which occurs as both surface-associated and 'soluble' forms. This study has investigated the inter-relationship and the effects of cytokines on the expression of LFA-3 isoforms. The surface antigen was found to be relatively unaffected by cytokines, but the release of soluble LFA-3 (sLFA-3) was highly responsive to interleukin 1beta (IL-1beta), interferon gamma (IFN-gamma) and tumour necrosis factor alpha (TNF-alpha). This modulation was cell-specific, particularly with regard to IFN-gamma, which up-regulated sLFA-3 release by A431 cells but down-regulated the release of the soluble form from HEp2 and HepG2 cells. We further demonstrated that LFA-3 is also present in a cytoplasmic 'pool' in each of the cells and, moreover, that cleavage of LFA-3 from the cell surface by phospholipase C resulted in an increase in the levels of the intracellular LFA-3 and replacement of the membrane-associated antigen. These observations suggest that the expression of the surface, soluble and intracellular forms of LFA-3 may be linked by regulatory mechanisms which are likely to exert an important influence on inflammatory interactions.

Soluble and Cell-Associated Forms of the Adhesion Molecule LFA-3 (CD58) are Differentially Regulated by Inflammatory Cytokines