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  • Title: Phorbol ester causes down-regulation of CD11/CD18-independent neutrophil adherence to endothelium.
    Author: Dobrina A, Carlos TM, Schwartz BR, Beatty PG, Ochs HD, Harlan JM.
    Journal: Immunology; 1990 Mar; 69(3):429-34. PubMed ID: 1968888.
    Abstract:
    Neutrophils adhere to interleukin-1 (IL-1)-, tumour necrosis factor (TNF)- or lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-pretreated human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HEC) by CD11/CD18-dependent and independent mechanisms. We investigated CD11/CD18-independent neutrophil adherence to LPS-pretreated HEC by: (i) pretreating neutrophils with the anti-CD18 monoclonal antibody mAb 60.3; (ii) performing assays in the absence of Mg2; or (iii) using neutrophils isolated from a patient with leucocyte adhesion deficiency (CD11/CD18-deficiency). Under each of these conditions, CD11/CD18-independent neutrophil adherence to LPS-pretreated HEC was significantly greater than adherence to untreated HEC (15-18% versus 3-7%). In each case, however, stimulation of neutrophils with phorbol ester (PMA) abolished CD11/CD18-independent adherence to LPS-pretreated HEC (less than 5% adherence). Stimulation of neutrophils with bacterial chemotactic peptide (FMLP) or calcium ionophore (A23187) likewise reduced CD18-independent adherence to LPS-pretreated HEC. PMA also inhibited CD11/CD18-independent neutrophil adherence to HEC pretreated with IL-1 or TNF (80-90% inhibition). In contrast, PMA markedly enhanced CD11/CD18-dependent adherence to untreated or LPS-treated HEC. We conclude that stimulation of neutrophils with phorbol ester or other direct agonists down-regulates the CD11/CD18-independent mechanism of neutrophil adherence to IL-1, TNF- or LPS-pretreated HEC.
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