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Interleukin‐5 enhances eosinophil adhesion to bronchial epithelial cells
Author(s) -
D Sanmugalingham,
E. de Vries,
R Gauntlett,
F A Symon,
Peter Bradding,
Andrew J. Wardlaw
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
clinical and experimental allergy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.462
H-Index - 154
eISSN - 1365-2222
pISSN - 0954-7894
DOI - 10.1046/j.1365-2222.2000.00739.x
Subject(s) - eosinophil , immunology , eosinophil cationic protein , interleukin 5 , cytokine , adhesion , microbiology and biotechnology , cell adhesion , tumor necrosis factor alpha , chemistry , biology , interleukin , asthma , organic chemistry
Background Eosinophil–bronchial epithelial cell interactions are thought to be central to the pathogenesis of asthma, both in terms of the epithelium as a source of pro‐inflammatory mediators and as a target for eosinophil‐mediated damage. We have therefore investigated adhesion interactions between these two cell types. Objectives To determine the role of eosinophil and epithelial activation on eosinophil adhesion to bronchial epithelium and to characterize the adhesion receptors mediating eosinophil adhesion. Methods Eosinophils were purified from human peripheral blood by immunomagnetic selection and adhesion to confluent cultures of the airway epithelial cell lines A549 and BEAS‐2B was studied. Results Stimulation of A549 cells with TNFα, IFNγ or a combination of 50 ng/mL of TNFα, IFNγ and IL‐1 (cytomix) did not effect eosinophil binding despite an increase in ICAM‐1 expression. Similarly stimulation of eosinophils with PAF or IL‐5 had no effect on eosinophil binding to medium‐ or cytokine‐treated A549 cells. In contrast stimulation of BEAS‐2B cells with cytomix caused a significant increase in eosinophil adhesion. This was associated with an increase in expression of ICAM‐1 and induced expression of VCAM‐1. Treatment of eosinophils with Mn 2+ and IL‐5 but not eotaxin, RANTES or PAF also significantly enhanced eosinophil adhesion to medium‐treated BEAS‐2B cells. Using blocking mAbs we were able to demonstrate that the increased adhesion resulting from stimulation of eosinophils or BEAS‐2B cells was in both cases mediated by a combination of CD18 and α4 integrins. Conclusions This study demonstrates a selective role for IL‐5 in mediating integrin‐dependent eosinophil adhesion to airway epithelium and once again emphasizes the importance of this cytokine in controlling eosinophil activation in diseases such as asthma.