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Title: | Dexamethasone inhibition of leucocyte adhesion to rat mesenteric postcapillary venules: role of intercellular adhesion molecule 1 and KC |
Author: | Tailor, A. Tomlinson, Annette, 1942- Salas Martínez, Azucena Panés Díaz, Julià Granger, D. Neil Flower, Roderick J. Perretti, M. |
Keywords: | Biologia molecular Leucòcits Molecular biology Leukocytes |
Issue Date: | 1999 |
Publisher: | BMJ Group |
Abstract: | BACKGROUND A previous study showed that the glucocorticoid dexamethasone, at doses of 100 ¿g/kg and above, inhibited leucocyte adhesion to rat mesenteric postcapillary venules activated with interleukin 1ß (IL-1ß), as assessed by videomicroscopy. AIMS To identify whether the adhesion molecule, intercellular adhesion molecule 1 (ICAM-1), or the chemokine KC could be targeted by the steroid to mediate its antiadhesive effect. METHODS Rat mesenteries were treated with IL-1ß (20 ng intraperitoneally) and the extent of leucocyte adhesion measured at two and four hours using intravital microscopy. Rats were treated with dexamethasone, and passively immunised against ICAM-1 or KC. Endogenous expression of these two mediators was validated by immunohistochemistry, ELISA, and the injection of specific radiolabelled antibodies. RESULTS Dexamethasone greatly reduced IL-1ß induced leucocyte adhesion, endothelial expression of ICAM-1 in the postcapillary venule, and release of the mast cell derived chemokine KC. Injection of specific antibodies to the latter mediators was also extremely effective in downregulating (>80%) IL-1ß induced leucocyte adhesion. CONCLUSIONS Induction by IL-1ß of endogenous ICAM-1 and KC contributes to leucocyte adhesion to inflamed mesenteric vessels. Without excluding other possible mediators, these data clearly show that dexamethasone interferes with ICAM-1 expression and KC release from mast cells, resulting in suppression of leucocyte accumulation in the bowel wall, which is a prominent feature of several gastrointestinal pathologies. |
Note: | Reproducció digital del document publicat a: http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/gut.45.5.705 |
It is part of: | Gut, 1999, vol. 45, núm. 5, p. 705-712 |
URI: | https://hdl.handle.net/2445/18663 |
Related resource: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/gut.45.5.705 |
ISSN: | 0017-5749 |
Appears in Collections: | Articles publicats en revistes (Medicina) |
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