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Human eotaxin induces eosinophil extravasation through rat mesenteric venules: role of α 4 integrins and vascular cell adhesion molecule‐1
Author(s) -
Nagaĭ,
James R. Larkin,
Hartnell,
Larbi,
Razi Aghakhani,
Windley,
Erin L Davies,
Lobb,
Stefan B. Williams,
Sussan Nourshargh
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
immunology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.297
H-Index - 133
eISSN - 1365-2567
pISSN - 0019-2805
DOI - 10.1046/j.1365-2567.1999.00673.x
Subject(s) - extravasation , eotaxin , eosinophil , cell adhesion molecule , chemokine , integrin , intravital microscopy , allergic inflammation , immunology , chemistry , cell adhesion , intercellular adhesion molecule 1 , in vivo , adhesion , microbiology and biotechnology , inflammation , biology , cell , biochemistry , organic chemistry , asthma
Eotaxin is a potent eosinophil‐specific CC‐chemokine, which has been shown to play a role in the selective induction of eosinophil accumulation in a number of allergic models of inflammation. Many aspects of the mechanism by which eotaxin induces eosinophil accumulation in vivo remain unresolved. In the present study, we investigated the direct effect of synthetic human eotaxin on leucocyte/endothelial cell interactions within rat mesenteric venules, as quantified by intravital microscopy. Topical eotaxin (30 pmol) induced rapid firm adhesion and extravasation of leucocytes within the rat mesentery, the extravasated leucocytes all being eosinophils, as determined by histological analysis. Whilst eotaxin was unable to stimulate the interaction of rat eosinophils with vascular cell adhesion molecule‐1 (VCAM‐1) under static conditions in vitro , eotaxin‐induced responses in vivo were significantly suppressed by anti‐α 4 integrin and anti‐VCAM‐1 monoclonal antibodies (mAbs). The anti‐α 4 integrin mAb, HP2/1 (3·5 mg/kg), inhibited the eotaxin‐induced firm adhesion and extravasation, 60 min postapplication of the chemokine, by 89% and 84%, respectively. In the same set of experiments, the anti‐VCAM‐1 mAb, 5F10 (3·5 mg/kg), inhibited leucocyte adhesion and extravasation by 61% and 63%, respectively. These results demonstrate that eotaxin‐induced migration of eosinophils through rat mesenteric venules in vivo is dependent on an α 4 integrin/VCAM‐1 adhesion pathway, the significance of which may only be evident under flow conditions and/or following the ligation of other adhesion molecules expressed on eosinophils.