scholarly journals Endothelial Adhesion Molecule Expression and Its Inhibition by Recombinant Bactericidal/Permeability-Increasing Protein Are Influenced by the Capsulation and Lipooligosaccharide Structure ofNeisseria meningitidis

1999 ◽  
Vol 67 (11) ◽  
pp. 5626-5633 ◽  
Author(s):  
Garth L. J. Dixon ◽  
Robert S. Heyderman ◽  
Karolena Kotovicz ◽  
Dominic L. Jack ◽  
Svein R. Andersen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cell Adhesion ◽  
Neisseria Meningitidis ◽  
Adhesion Molecules ◽  
Adhesion Molecule ◽  
Meningococcal Disease ◽  
Clinical Manifestations ◽  
Adhesion Molecule Expression ◽  
Central Process ◽  
Potent Inducer ◽  
Endothelial Adhesion Molecule

ABSTRACT Vascular endothelial injury is responsible for many of the clinical manifestations of severe meningococcal disease. Binding and migration of activated host inflammatory cells is a central process in vascular damage. The expression and function of adhesion molecules regulate interactions between leukocytes and endothelial cells. Little is known about how meningococci directly influence these receptors. In this study we have explored the effect of Neisseria meningitidison endothelial adhesion molecule expression and found this organism to be a potent inducer of the adhesion molecules CD62E, ICAM-1, and VCAM-1. Exposure of endothelium to a serogroup B strain ofNeisseria meningitidis, B1940, and a range of isogenic mutants revealed that lipooligosaccharide (LOS) structure and capsulation influence the expression of adhesion molecules. Following only a brief exposure (15 min) to the bacteria, there were large differences in the capacity of the different mutants to induce vascular cell adhesion molecules, with the unencapsulated and truncated LOS strains being most potent (P < 0.05). Furthermore, the pattern of cell adhesion molecule expression was different with purified endotoxin from that with intact bacteria. Meningococci were more potent stimuli of CD62E expression than was endotoxin, whereas endotoxin was at least as effective as meningococci in inducing ICAM-1 and VCAM-1. The effect of bactericidal/permeability increasing protein (rBPI21), an antibacterial molecule with antiendotoxin properties, was also dependent on LOS structure. The strains which possessed a truncated or nonsialylated LOS, whether capsulated or not, were more sensitive to the inhibitory effects of rBPI21. These findings could have important implications for the use of antiendotoxin therapy in meningococcal disease.

scholarly journals Role of glucocorticoids in neutrophil and endothelial adhesion molecule expression and function

1992 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 101-106 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kevin D. Forsyth ◽  
Vivienne Talbot
Keyword(s):  
Inflammatory Response ◽  
Adhesion Molecules ◽  
Adhesion Molecule ◽  
Antigen Expression ◽  
Neutrophil Adhesion ◽  
Adhesion Molecule Expression ◽  
Chronic Inflammatory Response ◽  
Endothelial Adhesion Molecule ◽  
And Function

Glucocorticoids are very effective inhibitors of both the acute and chronic inflammatory response. In this study the hypothesis that glucocorticoids inhibit an early component of the inflammatory response, neutrophil adhesion to endothelium, by down-regulation of adhesion molecules on neutrophils or endothelium was examined. No effect of dexamethasone on neutrophil adhesion to endothelium or of antigen expression by neutrophils or endothelium was found. The mechanism of action of glucocorticoids in the inflammatory response is probably not mediated by alterations in adhesion molecules.

Inhibition of phorbol ester-induced cellular adhesion by competitive binding of NF-kappa B in vivo

1993 ◽  
Vol 13 (10) ◽  
pp. 6530-6536
Author(s):  
S L Eck ◽  
N D Perkins ◽  
D P Carr ◽  
G J Nabel
Keyword(s):  
Transcription Factor ◽  
Cell Adhesion ◽  
Adhesion Molecules ◽  
Adhesion Molecule ◽  
Cell Adhesion Molecule ◽  
Cellular Adhesion ◽  
Adhesion Molecule Expression ◽  
Nf Kappa B ◽  
Induced Differentiation ◽  
And Function

Adhesive interactions between cells are essential for the organization and function of differentiated tissues and organs and are mediated by inducible cell surface glycoproteins. In normal tissues, cell adhesion molecules contribute to immune regulation, inflammation, and embryogenesis. Additionally, they play an important role in a variety of pathogenic processes. Cell adhesion molecule expression can be induced by stimuli known to activate NF-kappa B, a ubiquitous transcription factor found in a variety of cell types. To investigate the role of NF-kappa B in cell adhesion molecule expression, we treated HL-60 cells with a double-stranded oligonucleotide which specifically inhibits NF-kappa B-mediated transcription. This treatment resulted in the inhibition of phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate (PMA)-induced cellular adhesion, morphological changes, and the expression of leukocyte integrin CD11b. In a similar fashion, expression of intercellular adhesion molecule 1 on human endothelial cells induced by PMA was specifically inhibited by the NF-kappa B antagonist. We suggest that NF-kappa B activation is a necessary event for the PMA-induced differentiation of HL-60 cells and the expression of certain activation is a necessary event for the PMA-induced differentiation of HL-60 cells and the expression of certain adhesion molecules. Furthermore, the inhibition of transcription factor functions by this generally applicable mechanism can be used to define their role in cellular differentiation and function.

Heme is a potent inducer of inflammation in mice and is counteracted by heme oxygenase

Blood ◽  
2001 ◽  
Vol 98 (6) ◽  
pp. 1802-1811 ◽  
Author(s):  
Frank A. D. T. G. Wagener ◽  
Andreas Eggert ◽  
Otto C. Boerman ◽  
Wim J. G. Oyen ◽  
Albert Verhofstad ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Vascular Permeability ◽  
Adhesion Molecules ◽  
Heme Oxygenase ◽  
Adhesion Molecule ◽  
Cell Injury ◽  
Adhesion Molecule Expression ◽  
Adhesive Properties ◽  
Potent Inducer ◽  
Adhesive Interactions

Abstract Various pathologic conditions, such as hemorrhage, hemolysis and cell injury, are characterized by the release of large amounts of heme. Recently, it was demonstrated that heme oxygenase (HO), the heme-degrading enzyme, and heme are able to modulate adhesion molecule expression in vitro. In the present study, the effects of heme and HO on inflammation in mice were analyzed by monitoring the biodistribution of radiolabeled liposomes and leukocytes in conjunction with immunohistochemistry. Small liposomes accumulate in inflamed tissues by diffusion because of locally enhanced vascular permeability, whereas leukocytes actively migrate into inflammatory areas through specific adhesive interactions with the endothelium and chemotaxis. Exposure to heme resulted in a dramatic increase in liposome accumulation in the pancreas, but also intestines, liver, and spleen exhibited significantly increased vascular permeability. Similarly, intravenously administered heme caused an enhanced influx of radiolabeled leukocytes into these organs. Immunohistochemical analysis showed differential up-regulation of the adhesion molecules ICAM-1, P-selectin, and fibronectin in liver and pancreas in heme-treated animals. Heme-induced adhesive properties were accompanied by a massive influx of granulocytes into these inflamed tissues, suggesting an important contribution to the pathogenesis of inflammatory processes. Moreover, inhibition of HO activity exacerbated heme-induced granulocyte infiltration. Here it is demonstrated for the first time that heme induces increased vascular permeability, adhesion molecule expression, and leukocyte recruitment in vivo, whereas HO antagonizes heme-induced inflammation possibly through the down-modulation of adhesion molecules.

Expression of soluble endothelial adhesion molecules in clinical cardiopulmonary bypass

Perfusion ◽  
1998 ◽  
Vol 13 (5) ◽  
pp. 314-321 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joseph Galea ◽  
Naomi Rebuck ◽  
Adam Finn ◽  
Alex Manché ◽  
Neil Moat
Keyword(s):  
Cardiopulmonary Bypass ◽  
Adhesion Molecules ◽  
Adhesion Molecule ◽  
Cell Activation ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Adhesion Molecule Expression ◽  
Endothelial Cell Activation ◽  
Endothelial Adhesion Molecule ◽  
Endothelial Adhesion Molecules ◽  
Serial Measurements

Soluble endothelial adhesion molecule expression in clinical cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) was investigated. Neutrophil-mediated endothelial injury plays an important role in CPB-induced organ dysfunction. The adhesion of neutrophil to the endothelium is central to this process. It has been well documented that CPB induces neutrophil activation and changes in neutrophil adhesion molecule expression, but the effect of CPB on endothelial cell activation is not known. This study was designed to measure soluble endothelial adhesion molecules during CPB. We made serial measurements (by specific enzyme-linked immunoabsorbent assay) of plasma levels of the soluble endothelial adhesion molecules, ICAM-1 and E-selectin in patients undergoing routine CPB ( n =7) and in a control group (thoracotomy, n = 3). The results show an initial significant decrease during CPB followed by an increase in plasma E-selectin from 29.3 ± 5.1 ng/ml (mean ± SEM) prebypass to 34.0 ± 5.4 ng/ml at 48 h postbypass. Likewise, plasma ICAM-1 significantly decreased during CPB and then increased from 246.3 ± 38.0 ng/ml before bypass to 324.8 ± 25.0 ng/ml and 355.0 ± 23.0 ng/ml at 24 and 48 h after bypass, respectively. The rise in levels is statistically significant ( p < 0.05). This study shows a decrease in circulating ICAM-1 and soluble E-selectin during CPB and an increase in their levels at 48 h after CPB.

scholarly journals Fimbria-Dependent Activation of Cell Adhesion Molecule Expression in Porphyromonas gingivalis-Infected Endothelial Cells

2002 ◽  
Vol 70 (1) ◽  
pp. 257-267 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mary Khlgatian ◽  
Hamdy Nassar ◽  
Hsin-Hua Chou ◽  
Frank C. Gibson ◽  
Caroline Attardo Genco
Keyword(s):  
Endothelial Cells ◽  
Cell Adhesion ◽  
Adhesion Molecules ◽  
Porphyromonas Gingivalis ◽  
Adhesion Molecule ◽  
Cell Adhesion Molecule ◽  
Inflammatory Diseases ◽  
Umbilical Vein ◽  
Intercellular Adhesion Molecule ◽  
Adhesion Molecule Expression

ABSTRACT Porphyromonas gingivalis is an oral pathogen that has recently been associated with chronic inflammatory diseases such as atherosclerosis. The strength of the epidemiological associations of P. gingivalis with atherosclerosis can be increased by the demonstration that P. gingivalis can initiate and sustain growth in human vascular cells. We previously established that P. gingivalis can invade aortic, heart, and human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVEC), that fimbriae are required for invasion of endothelial cells, and that fimbrillin peptides can induce the expression of the chemokines interleukin 8 and monocyte chemotactic protein. In this study, we examined the expression of surface-associated cell adhesion molecules on endothelial cells in response to P. gingivalis infection by fluorescence-activated cell sorting FACS analysis and confocal microscopy. Coculture of HUVEC with P. gingivalis strain 381 or A7436 resulted in the induction in the expression of intercellular adhesion molecule 1 (ICAM-1), vascular cell adhesion molecule 1 (VCAM-1) and P- and E-selectins, which was maximal at 48 h postinfection. In contrast, we did not observe induction of ICAM-1, VCAM-1, or P- or E-selectin expression in HUVEC cultured with the noninvasive P. gingivalis fimA mutant DPG3 or when P. gingivalis was incubated with fimbrillin peptide-specific anti-sera prior to the addition to HUVEC. Furthermore, the addition of a peptide corresponding to the N-terminal domain of fimbrillin to HUVEC resulted in an increase in ICAM-1, VCAM-1, and P- and E-selectins, which was maximal at 48 h and similar to that observed for live P. gingivalis. Treatment of P. gingivalis-infected HUVEC with cytochalsin D, which prevented P. gingivalis invasion, also resulted in the inhibition of ICAM-1, VCAM-1, or P- and E-selectin expression. Taken together, these results indicate that active P. gingivalis invasion of HUVEC mediated via the major fimbriae stimulates surface-associated cell adhesion molecule expression. Stimulation of adhesion molecules involved in the recruitment of leukocytes to sites of inflammation by P. gingivalis may play a role in the pathogenesis of systemic inflammatory diseases associated with this microorganism, including atherosclerosis.

scholarly journals Inhibition of phorbol ester-induced cellular adhesion by competitive binding of NF-kappa B in vivo.

1993 ◽  
Vol 13 (10) ◽  
pp. 6530-6536 ◽  
Author(s):  
S L Eck ◽  
N D Perkins ◽  
D P Carr ◽  
G J Nabel
Keyword(s):  
Transcription Factor ◽  
Cell Adhesion ◽  
Adhesion Molecules ◽  
Adhesion Molecule ◽  
Cell Adhesion Molecule ◽  
Cellular Adhesion ◽  
Adhesion Molecule Expression ◽  
Nf Kappa B ◽  
Induced Differentiation ◽  
And Function

Adhesive interactions between cells are essential for the organization and function of differentiated tissues and organs and are mediated by inducible cell surface glycoproteins. In normal tissues, cell adhesion molecules contribute to immune regulation, inflammation, and embryogenesis. Additionally, they play an important role in a variety of pathogenic processes. Cell adhesion molecule expression can be induced by stimuli known to activate NF-kappa B, a ubiquitous transcription factor found in a variety of cell types. To investigate the role of NF-kappa B in cell adhesion molecule expression, we treated HL-60 cells with a double-stranded oligonucleotide which specifically inhibits NF-kappa B-mediated transcription. This treatment resulted in the inhibition of phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate (PMA)-induced cellular adhesion, morphological changes, and the expression of leukocyte integrin CD11b. In a similar fashion, expression of intercellular adhesion molecule 1 on human endothelial cells induced by PMA was specifically inhibited by the NF-kappa B antagonist. We suggest that NF-kappa B activation is a necessary event for the PMA-induced differentiation of HL-60 cells and the expression of certain activation is a necessary event for the PMA-induced differentiation of HL-60 cells and the expression of certain adhesion molecules. Furthermore, the inhibition of transcription factor functions by this generally applicable mechanism can be used to define their role in cellular differentiation and function.

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