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  • Title: Nitric oxide regulates the aggregation of stimulated human neutrophils.
    Author: Forslund T, Nilsson HM, Sundqvist T.
    Journal: Biochem Biophys Res Commun; 2000 Aug 02; 274(2):482-7. PubMed ID: 10913364.
    Abstract:
    Neutrophil aggregation is mediated by both CD18 integrin and L-selectin. Nitric oxide attenuates the integrin-mediated adhesion of neutrophils to collagen and to endothelium and may therefore affect aggregation as well. FMLP-stimulated neutrophils exposed to l-arginine showed increased and prolonged aggregation, whereas cells pretreated with L-NAME did not differ from FMLP-stimulated controls. Nitric oxide is known to induce ADP ribosylation of G-actin, which inhibits polymerization. We detected equivalent levels of total F-actin in cells pretreated with l-arginine or L-NAME and non-pretreated controls. However, neutrophils pretreated with l-arginine and stimulated by CD18 integrin cross-linking exhibited a more limited increase in total F-actin, compared to control and L-NAME-pretreated cells. Thus at least two signaling pathways may be involved FMLP-stimulated aggregation, mediated by CD18 integrins. More specifically, it is plausible that FMLP-receptor signaling upregulates CD18 integrins and endogenous NO subsequently modulates CD18-mediated signaling to prolong aggregation, possibly through ADP-ribosylation of actin.
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