title: Expression of leucocyte and lymphocyte adhesion molecules in the human kidney.
abstract: Leucocyte interaction with other cells is facilitated by the adhesion molecules, leucocyte function-associated antigen-1 (LFA-1)-binding to intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1) and for T cells and natural killer (NK) cells the binding of LFA-2 (CD2) to LFA-3. As these interactions are critical for the mediation of graft destruction by effector T cells, we examined whether there was a change in the expression of these molecules during rejection compared to normal kidneys. In normal kidneys, peritubular and glomerular capillaries and large vessel endothelium expressed ICAM-1 and LFA-3, but tubular cells expressed only low levels of LFA-3. LFA-1-expressing cells, which were probably macrophages, were observed in the glomerulus. A few scattered LFA-1-expressing cells in the interstitium were probably tissue macrophages or dendritic cells, and only occasional interstitial mononuclear cells expressed LFA-2. During rejection, there was an infiltrate of mononuclear cells expressing LFA-1 and the T cell and NK cell component of the infiltrate expressed LFA-2. Neither of these markers was expressed by kidney parenchymal cells except for one allograft with severe rejection which showed LFA-1 beta chain expression by some tubular cells. Tubular cells had increased expression of ICAM-1 during rejection but there was no increase in LFA-3. The importance of LFA-2 and ICAM-1 expression on kidney tubular cells for adhesion of activated T cells was also examined in an in vitro system.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
authors: Department of Medicine, Stanford University Medical Center, California.
authors: G A
authors: GA
authors: Bishop
authors: B M
authors: BM
authors: Hall
mesh_terms: D015703:Antigens, CD / Q000032:analysis; D000943:Antigens, Differentiation / Q000378:metabolism*; D000954:Antigens, Surface / Q000378:metabolism*; D018968:CD58 Antigens; D006084:Graft Rejection / Q000276:immunology*; D006801:Humans; D007124:Immunoenzyme Techniques; D007668:Kidney / Q000378:metabolism*; D016030:Kidney Transplantation / Q000276:immunology*; D007694:Killer Cells, Natural / Q000378:metabolism; D007963:Leukocytes, Mononuclear / Q000378:metabolism; D016169:Lymphocyte Function-Associated Antigen-1; D008264:Macrophages / Q000378:metabolism; D008562:Membrane Glycoproteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D016028:Receptors, Leukocyte-Adhesion / Q000378:metabolism*; D013601:T-Lymphocytes / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D015703:Antigens, CD; D000943:Antigens, Differentiation; D000954:Antigens, Surface; D018968:CD58 Antigens; D016169:Lymphocyte Function-Associated Antigen-1; D008562:Membrane Glycoproteins; D016028:Receptors, Leukocyte-Adhesion