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  • Title: Endothelial cells upregulate eosinophil superoxide generation via VCAM-1 expression.
    Author: Nagata M, Sedgwick JB, Vrtis R, Busse WW.
    Journal: Clin Exp Allergy; 1999 Apr; 29(4):550-61. PubMed ID: 10202371.
    Abstract:
    BACKGROUND: In vitro eosinophil (EOS) adhesion to recombinant human (rh)-vascular cell adhesion molecule (VCAM)-1 stimulates superoxide anion (O2-) generation and enhances formyl-methionyl-leucyl phenylalanine (FMLP)-activated O2- generation. Therefore, EOS adhesion via VLA-4 to VCAM-1 expressed on endothelium may be instrumental in the selective recruitment and function of EOS in airway inflammation. OBJECTIVE: We hypothesized that EOS interaction with endothelial cells expressing VCAM-1 will undergo an enhancement in inflammatory function. METHODS: To determine this possibility, human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVEC) were stimulated with either a combination of interleukin (IL)-4 and tumour necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha (100 pM) or medium alone for 24 h; the expression of adhesion proteins on HUVEC and their effect on EOS O2- generation was subsequently determined. RESULTS: As determined by both enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay and flow cytometry, IL-4 and TNFalpha acted synergistically to induce VCAM-1 expression on HUVEC. Treating HUVEC with IL-4/TNFalpha also increased EOS adhesion and primed subsequent FMLP (0.1 microM) activated EOS O2- generation. Although EOS adhesion was partially inhibited by both antialpha4 and antibeta2 monoclonal antibodies (MoAbs), O2- generation was completely inhibited by either antialpha4 integrin MoAb (HP1/2) or anti-VCAM MoAb (BBIG-V1). Furthermore, enhanced O2- generation, but not adhesion, associated with IL-4 + TNFalpha-treatment of HUVEC was inhibited when EOS were treated with the platelet activating factor (PAF)-antagonist WEB 2086 (20 microM), thus suggesting an involvement of PAF in priming EOS. However, paraformaldehyde fixation of IL-4/TFN-alpha treated HUVEC did not significantly alter EOS function. CONCLUSIONS: These results suggest EOS adhesion to endothelial cells via an VLA-4/VCAM-1 interaction may be important in the development of the function of this cell. Furthermore, our results suggest that modulation of EOS function involves two priming factors: EOS adhesion to HUVEC expressing VCAM-1 and PAF.
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