The role of LFA-1 in the vascular endothelial cells injury mediated by frozen/thawed neutrophils.
- Author:
Min WANG
1
;
Jia-Ying LIU
;
Zeng-Ren YANG
;
Pei-Hua YAN
;
Wei CAO
Author Information
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- MeSH: Animals; Cells, Cultured; Endothelial Cells; cytology; Freezing; Lymphocyte Function-Associated Antigen-1; metabolism; Neutrophils; cytology; metabolism; Rats; Rats, Wistar
- From: Chinese Journal of Applied Physiology 2003;19(1):52-55
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
AIMTo investigate the mechanism of the vascular endothelial cell (VEC) injury caused by freezing/thawing.
METHODSThe frozen/thawed neutrophil (PMN) model was founded by freezing PMNs with a rate cooling instrument and then rewarming them in a water bath, the PMNs used here were separated from rat's peripheral blood using density gradients centrifugation techniques. The expression of LFA-1 on the surface of frozen/thawed PMNs was observed at 4 h,12 h and 24 h after freezing/thawing. After co-incubating untreated VECs with frozen/thawed PMNs, we detected the VEC injury and the changes in PMN-VEC adhesion.
RESULTS(1) The PMNs LFA-1 expression increased in a time-dependent manner within 24 h after the freezing/thawing of PMNs. (2) After co-incubating untreated VECs with frozen/thawed PMNs, the adhesion between frozen/thawed PMNs and VECs increased and VEC injury occurred. (3) Monoclonal antibody against LFA-1 could block the PMN-VEC adhesion and subsequently attenuated the VEC injury.
CONCLUSIONThe freezing/thawing of PMNs can elicited an increase in PMN LFA-1 expression and trigger the PMN-VEC adhesion and subsequently bring about the VEC injury.