Expression and regulation of L-selectin on eosinophils from human adults and neonates

L-Selectin, previously known as LEC.CAM-1, LECAM-1, LAM1, and as the MEL-14, Leu-8, TQ1, and DREG-56 antigens, is a leukocyte membrane protein that participates in adhesion to endothelium. We studied its expression on eosinophils using flow cytometry and the MAb Dreg-56 and Leu-8. Unstimulated peripheral blood eosinophils from healthy adults expressed about one third the level of L-selectin as neutrophils (mean +/- SD specific fluorescence: 20.9 +/- 3.2 versus 54.5 +/- 8.4, p = 0.0001, n = 18). After stimulation with A23187, L-selectin expression on eosinophils was rapidly lost. This was temporally correlated with increased expression of Mac-1 (CD11b/CD18); the kinetics on eosinophils and neutrophils were similar. Eosinophil expression of L-selectin decreased modestly after stimulation with platelet activating factor, but was minimally affected by N-formyl-methionyl-leucyl-phenylalanine, leukotriene B4, or C5a compared with their effects on neutrophils. Eosinophils from cord blood of healthy neonates born at term expressed less L-selectin than adult eosinophils (10.4 +/- 3.8 versus 19.4 +/- 2.7, p = 0.0001, n = 9); the relative reduction was the same as on cord blood neutrophils (36.4 +/- 8.2 versus 55.5 +/- 4.8, p = 0.0001, n = 9). Relative to baseline expression, the responses of neonatal and adult cells to stimulation did not differ. We conclude that neonatal eosinophils have abnormalities in L-selectin expression similar to neonatal neutrophils and suggest that decreased expression of L-selectin and a diminished responsiveness to direct stimulation with chemotactic factors are possible mechanisms that may limit the exudation of eosinophils.

Medienart:

Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

1992

Erschienen:

1992

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:32

Enthalten in:

Pediatric research - 32(1992), 4 vom: 22. Okt., Seite 465-71

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Smith, J B [VerfasserIn]
Kunjummen, R D [VerfasserIn]
Kishimoto, T K [VerfasserIn]
Anderson, D C [VerfasserIn]

Themen:

126880-86-2
Cell Adhesion Molecules
Chemotactic Factors
Journal Article
L-Selectin
Membrane Glycoproteins
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

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Date Completed 07.12.1992

Date Revised 20.11.2014

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM012595799