title: Role of adherence vs. spreading in the induction of membrane-associated interleukin-1 on mouse peritoneal macrophages.
abstract: Adherence of peritoneal exudate cells (PEC) to plastic has been shown to activate several PEC functions, such as tumor cell lysis and membrane-associated interleukin-1 (mIL-1) expression. Several studies have demonstrated that leukocyte adherence is dependent on divalent cations. In this study, ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA), a known chelator of divalent cations, was used to evaluate the role of cell attachment vs. spreading in adherence-induced mIL-1 activity on resident C57BL/6 mouse PEC. Significant inhibition of PEC spreading on plastic and mIL-1 expression was noted when PEC were cultured in the presence of 10 mM EDTA. However, PEC remained adherent in the presence of EDTA and were able to express mIL-1 activity in response to a soluble stimulus lipopolysaccharide (LPS) 1 microgram/ml. These results suggest that the divalent cation-dependent spreading of PEC on plastic initiates or enhances the expression of mIL-1 activity. Additionally, adhesion and LPS stimulate mIL-1 expression by independent mechanisms.
authors.affiliation: Department of Immunology, Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Ridgefield, Connecticut 06877.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Labadia
authors.forename: R B
authors.initials: RB
authors.lastname: Faanes
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Rothlein
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001202:Ascitic Fluid / Q000166:cytology; D002448:Cell Adhesion; D002462:Cell Membrane / Q000378:metabolism; D004492:Edetic Acid / Q000494:pharmacology; D007375:Interleukin-1 / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D008070:Lipopolysaccharides / Q000494:pharmacology; D008264:Macrophages / Q000502:physiology*; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D008810:Mice, Inbred C57BL
chemical_list: D007375:Interleukin-1; D008070:Lipopolysaccharides; D004492:Edetic Acid