title: Effect of hyaluronic acid on neutrophil adhesion.
abstract: The effects of hyaluronate on rabbit neutrophil adhesion were studied using a variety of techniques. Exogenous hyaluronate inhibited neutrophil aggregation under conditions of both turbulent flow and constant shear rate. Hyaluronate also inhibited neutrophil adhesion to glass. Inhibition was dose-dependent above 100 micrograms ml-1 and a minimum molecular weight for hyaluronate of 1 x 10(4) was required. These effects were not simply the result of increased bulk viscosity of the hyaluronate-containing medium, nor did they appear to be mediated by putative cell-surface receptor mechanisms. Instead, physical factors such as hindrance and/or changes in the interfacial free-energy exchange at the cell surface due to the unusual hydrodynamic properties of the hyaluronate molecule were considered to be more important. Since neutrophil migration in vivo occurs through hyaluronate-rich connective tissue matrices, the relevance of these findings for processes such as inflammation and wound healing is clear.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002448:Cell Adhesion / Q000187:drug effects; D002449:Cell Aggregation / Q000187:drug effects; D002462:Cell Membrane / Q000187:drug effects; D003864:Depression, Chemical; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D006820:Hyaluronic Acid / Q000494:pharmacology*; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D007700:Kinetics; D008970:Molecular Weight; D009504:Neutrophils / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*; D011134:Polysaccharides / Q000494:pharmacology; D011817:Rabbits; D014783:Viscosity
chemical_list: D011134:Polysaccharides; D006820:Hyaluronic Acid