Opening the flood-gates: how neutrophil-endothelial interactions regulate permeability

MR DiStasi, K Ley - Trends in immunology, 2009 - cell.com
MR DiStasi, K Ley
Trends in immunology, 2009cell.com
Many diseases have an inflammatory component, where neutrophil interactions with the
vascular endothelium lead to barrier dysfunction and increased permeability. Neutrophils
increase permeability through secreted products such as the chemokines CXCL1, 2, 3, and
8, through adhesion-dependent processes involving β 2 integrins interacting with
endothelial ICAM-1, and through combinations where β 2 integrin engagement leads to
degranulation and secretion of heparin-binding protein. Some neutrophil products, such as …
Many diseases have an inflammatory component, where neutrophil interactions with the vascular endothelium lead to barrier dysfunction and increased permeability. Neutrophils increase permeability through secreted products such as the chemokines CXCL1, 2, 3, and 8, through adhesion-dependent processes involving β2 integrins interacting with endothelial ICAM-1, and through combinations where β2 integrin engagement leads to degranulation and secretion of heparin-binding protein. Some neutrophil products, such as arachidonic acid or the leukotriene LTA4, are further processed by endothelial enzymes via transcellular metabolism before the resulting products thromboxane A2 or LTC4 can activate their cognate receptors. Neutrophils also generate reactive oxygen species that induce vascular leakage. This review focuses on the mechanisms of neutrophil-mediated leakage.
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