TY - JOUR
T1 - Inhibition of pulmonary eosinophilia in p-selectin- and ICAM-1-deficient mice
AU - Broide, David H.
AU - Sullivan, Sue
AU - Gifford, Tim
AU - Sriramarao, P.
PY - 1998
Y1 - 1998
N2 - Adhesion molecule expression by pulmonary endothelial cells is considered to play an important role in the recruitment of circulating leukocytes to sites of inflammation in the lung. We have used P-selectin- and intercellular adhesion molecule type 1 (ICAM-1)-deficient mice to determine whether these adhesion molecules are important to pulmonary eosinophil recruitment after allergen challenge. There was a significant inhibition of lung tissue eosinophil recruitment in ICAM-1-deficient mice (∼84% inhibition compared to wild-type mice) and P-selectin-deficient mice (∼67% inhibition compared to wild-type mice) 3 h after allergen challenge. The number of bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) eosinophils in P-selectin-deficient and ICAM-1-deficient mice was also significantly reduced compared with wild-type mice. Levels of BAL eosinophil peroxidase (EPO) were significantly lower in ICAM-1-deficient mice (0.21 ± 0.03 EPO units) compared with wild-type mice (3.34 ± 0.65 EPO units). There was no significant difference in the degree of inhibition of eosinophil recruitment in ICAM-1-deficient mice at the three time points (3, 12, and 24 h) of study after allergen challenge. However, in P-selectin-deficient mice there was a decline in the degree of inhibition of eosinophil recruitment from 3 h (67% inhibition) and 12 h (72% inhibition) postchallenge, to 24 h postchallenge (38% inhibition), suggesting that other adhesion molecules may be playing a more prominent role than P-selectin at later time points. These studies suggest an important role for ICAM-1 and P-selectin in eosinophil recruitment to the lung after allergen challenge.
AB - Adhesion molecule expression by pulmonary endothelial cells is considered to play an important role in the recruitment of circulating leukocytes to sites of inflammation in the lung. We have used P-selectin- and intercellular adhesion molecule type 1 (ICAM-1)-deficient mice to determine whether these adhesion molecules are important to pulmonary eosinophil recruitment after allergen challenge. There was a significant inhibition of lung tissue eosinophil recruitment in ICAM-1-deficient mice (∼84% inhibition compared to wild-type mice) and P-selectin-deficient mice (∼67% inhibition compared to wild-type mice) 3 h after allergen challenge. The number of bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) eosinophils in P-selectin-deficient and ICAM-1-deficient mice was also significantly reduced compared with wild-type mice. Levels of BAL eosinophil peroxidase (EPO) were significantly lower in ICAM-1-deficient mice (0.21 ± 0.03 EPO units) compared with wild-type mice (3.34 ± 0.65 EPO units). There was no significant difference in the degree of inhibition of eosinophil recruitment in ICAM-1-deficient mice at the three time points (3, 12, and 24 h) of study after allergen challenge. However, in P-selectin-deficient mice there was a decline in the degree of inhibition of eosinophil recruitment from 3 h (67% inhibition) and 12 h (72% inhibition) postchallenge, to 24 h postchallenge (38% inhibition), suggesting that other adhesion molecules may be playing a more prominent role than P-selectin at later time points. These studies suggest an important role for ICAM-1 and P-selectin in eosinophil recruitment to the lung after allergen challenge.
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U2 - 10.1165/ajrcmb.18.2.2829
DO - 10.1165/ajrcmb.18.2.2829
M3 - Article
C2 - 9476909
AN - SCOPUS:0031989786
SN - 1044-1549
VL - 18
SP - 218
EP - 225
JO - American journal of respiratory cell and molecular biology
JF - American journal of respiratory cell and molecular biology
IS - 2
ER -