title: Induction of intercellular adhesion molecule-1 and adherence of HTLV-1-infected T-cells to cultured keratinocytes.
abstract: Cutaneous lesions of T-cell proliferative disorders are characterized by epidermotropic infiltration of the neoplastic cells and expression of intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1) and HLA-DR by lesional keratinocytes. Using cloned HTLV-1-infected T-cells obtained from patients with adult T-cell leukemia (ATL), we have studied immunobiological activities of cytokines released from the T-cell lines and their ability to adhere to cultured keratinocytes. Three out of the five CD-4-positive, HTLV-1-infected T-cell clones secreted both IFN-gamma and IL-4, similar to murine Th0 clones. The other two clones did not produce such cytokines. ICAM-1 and HLA-DR molecules were induced on cultured normal human keratinocytes and organ-cultured skin specimens by co-cultivation with IFN-gamma-producing T-cell clones or their culture supernatants. Induction of both molecules was markedly inhibited by pretreatment of the supernatants with excess amounts of anti-IFN-gamma monoclonal antibody. The number of cells adherent to the normal cultured keratinocytes was greater in the IFN-gamma-producing clones than in the non-producing ones. These data suggest that some HTLV-1-infected clones produce cytokines, including IFN-gamma, which in turn induce ICAM-1 on keratinocytes, thereby enhancing the ability of the T-cell clones to adhere to the keratinocytes.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, Japan.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Jin
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Iwatsuki
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Takigawa
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yamada
mesh_terms: D002448:Cell Adhesion; D015815:Cell Adhesion Molecules / Q000378:metabolism*; D016207:Cytokines / Q000378:metabolism; D006684:HLA-DR Antigens / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D018799:Intercellular Adhesion Molecule-1; D015603:Keratinocytes / Q000166:cytology* / Q000378:metabolism; D015458:Leukemia, T-Cell / Q000473:pathology*; D012867:Skin / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D013601:T-Lymphocytes / Q000473:pathology*; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured
chemical_list: D015815:Cell Adhesion Molecules; D016207:Cytokines; D006684:HLA-DR Antigens; D018799:Intercellular Adhesion Molecule-1