Eotaxin-2 alters eosinophil integrin function via mitogen-activated protein kinases

H Tachimoto, M Kikuchi, SA Hudson… - American journal of …, 2002 - atsjournals.org
H Tachimoto, M Kikuchi, SA Hudson, CA Bickel, RG Hamilton, BS Bochner
American journal of respiratory cell and molecular biology, 2002atsjournals.org
Adhesion molecules and chemokines contribute to selective eosinophil recruitment in
allergic inflammation. In this study, we examined the effects of eotaxin-2, a CCR3-specific
chemokine, on integrin-mediated eosinophil adhesion to vascular cell adhesion molecule-1
(VCAM-1), intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1), or both using a parallel plate flow
system. Tissue culture plates were coated with various combinations of VCAM-1, ICAM-1,
and/or eotaxin-2. Human eosinophils were infused at physiologic shear stress (0.5 dyn/cm2) …
Adhesion molecules and chemokines contribute to selective eosinophil recruitment in allergic inflammation. In this study, we examined the effects of eotaxin-2, a CCR3-specific chemokine, on integrin-mediated eosinophil adhesion to vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 (VCAM-1), intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1), or both using a parallel plate flow system. Tissue culture plates were coated with various combinations of VCAM-1, ICAM-1, and/or eotaxin-2. Human eosinophils were infused at physiologic shear stress (0.5 dyn/cm2) for 10 min, and the numbers of attached eosinophils were monitored using video microscopy. Cells accumulated efficiently on VCAM-1 and even better on surfaces co-coated with VCAM-1 and ICAM-1, but poorly on surfaces coated with ICAM-1 or bovine serum albumin alone. When eotaxin-2 was co-immobilized with adhesion proteins, fewer cells adhered to VCAM-1 and more adhered to ICAM-1, whereas levels of attachment to VCAM-1 plus ICAM-1 showed no net change. However, experiments with adhesion molecule blocking monoclonal antibody showed that the contribution of ICAM-1–mediated adhesion was always greater if eotaxin-2 was present. Pretreatment of cells with a CCR3-blocking mAb, or PD98059, a MAP-kinase inhibitor, prevented the eotaxin-2-induced changes in eosinophil attachment. These data suggest that eotaxin-2, acting via MAP kinases, may facilitate eosinophil recruitment at sites of allergic inflammation by shifting their adhesion molecule usage away from VCAM-1–dominated to ICAM-1–dominated pathways.
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