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Leukocyte recruitment in hepatic injury: selectin-mediated leukocyte rolling is a prerequisite for CD18-dependent firm adhesion.

Klintman, Daniel LU ; Schramm, René ; Menger, Michael D and Thorlacius, Henrik LU (2002) In Journal of Hepatology 36(1). p.53-59
Abstract
Background/Aims: This study was designed to examine the role of selectins and CD18 in leukocyte recruitment in hepatic injury induced by tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) and galactosamine (Gal) in vivo.Methods: Intravital fluorescence microscopy of the hepatic microcirculation was used to quantify leukocyte-endothelium interactions provoked by 24 h of systemic TNF-alpha/Gal challenge in rats. Hepatic injury was evaluated with liver enzymes.Results: When administered after 24 h of TNF-alpha/Gal challenge, fucoidan, a selectin-function inhibitor, reduced leukocyte rolling by 69%, whereas firm adhesion was unaltered. In contrast, passive immunization against CD18 decreased leukocyte adhesion by 60%, whereas rolling remained unchanged.... (More)
Background/Aims: This study was designed to examine the role of selectins and CD18 in leukocyte recruitment in hepatic injury induced by tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) and galactosamine (Gal) in vivo.Methods: Intravital fluorescence microscopy of the hepatic microcirculation was used to quantify leukocyte-endothelium interactions provoked by 24 h of systemic TNF-alpha/Gal challenge in rats. Hepatic injury was evaluated with liver enzymes.Results: When administered after 24 h of TNF-alpha/Gal challenge, fucoidan, a selectin-function inhibitor, reduced leukocyte rolling by 69%, whereas firm adhesion was unaltered. In contrast, passive immunization against CD18 decreased leukocyte adhesion by 60%, whereas rolling remained unchanged. Notably, when administered prior to TNF-alpha/Gal, fucoidan attenuated both leukocyte rolling and adhesion, by 57 and 69%, respectively. Pretreatment with an anti-CD18 antibody decreased TNF-alpha/Gal-induced rolling and firm adhesion by 25 and 90%, respectively. Moreover, pretreatment with fucoidan and the anti-CD18 antibody both protected against TNF-alpha/Gal-induced increases in liver enzymes. For example, the pretreatments reduced alanine aminotransferase by 59 and 87%, respectively.Conclusions: Our data suggest that TNF-alpha/Gal-induced leukocyte rolling is selectin-mediated and a precondition for CD18-dependent firm adhesion in hepatic venules. Thus, reducing leukocyte recruitment by inhibition of selectins or CD18 may be useful to control TNF-alpha-induced liver injury. (Less)
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Liver/blood supply/enzymology/*immunology, Leukocytes/cytology, Liver Circulation/immunology, Male, Microscopy, Fluorescence, Rats, Vascular/cytology, Endothelium, Non-U.S. Gov't, Venules/cytology, Tumor Necrosis Factor, Support, Sepsis/chemically induced/*immunology/metabolism, Selectins/*metabolism, Sprague-Dawley, Animal, Antigens, CD18/*metabolism, Antineoplastic Agents, Cell Adhesion/physiology, Leukocyte/*physiology, Chemotaxis, Galactosamine
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Journal of Hepatology
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36
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1
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53 - 59
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Elsevier
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0168-8278
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10.1016/S0168-8278(01)00226-4
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