title: Cytomegalovirus- and interferon-related effects on human endothelial cells. Cytomegalovirus infection reduces upregulation of HLA class II antigen expression after treatment with interferon-gamma.
abstract: Cultured human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVEs) were infected with human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) strain AD169. Up to 50% HUVEs proved to be positive for HCMV early nuclear antigens 24 hours after inoculation with virus. Following infection kinetics of surface expression of HLA class I and II, intercellular adhesion molecule (ICAM-1) and endothelial lymphocyte adhesion molecule (ELAM-1) on HUVEs were investigated by means of flow cytometry. A slight increase in HLA class I expression was observed, whereas expression of HLA class II (DR, DP, DQ) antigens was not induced by infection with HCMV. Furthermore, when compared with uninfected cells treated with interferon-gamma (IFN-gamma), reduced enhancement of HLA-DR expression was conspicuous in HCMV-infected cells treated with IFN-gamma. There is evidence that only a portion of HUVE is affected in its ability to upregulate HLA class II antigens. While expression of ICAM-1 was found to be enhanced between 8 and 20 hours after infection with a maximum at 12 hours after infection, no modulation of ELAM-1 was seen.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Johann Wolfgang Goethe University, Frankfurt, Germany.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Scholz
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hamann
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Blaheta
authors.forename: M K
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Auth
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Encke
authors.forename: B H
authors.initials: BH
authors.lastname: Markus
mesh_terms: D015815:Cell Adhesion Molecules / Q000378:metabolism; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D003587:Cytomegalovirus / Q000276:immunology*; D003586:Cytomegalovirus Infections / Q000276:immunology; D019040:E-Selectin; D004730:Endothelium, Vascular / Q000276:immunology; D006681:HLA-D Antigens / Q000378:metabolism*; D015395:Histocompatibility Antigens Class I / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D018799:Intercellular Adhesion Molecule-1; D007371:Interferon-gamma / Q000494:pharmacology*; D007700:Kinetics; D015854:Up-Regulation
chemical_list: D015815:Cell Adhesion Molecules; D019040:E-Selectin; D006681:HLA-D Antigens; D015395:Histocompatibility Antigens Class I; D018799:Intercellular Adhesion Molecule-1; D007371:Interferon-gamma