title: Influence of the structure of support microspheres on leucocyte activation by RGDS-carrying microspheres.
abstract: A cell adhesive peptide, Arg-Gly-Asp-Ser (RGDS), enhances leucocyte response to stimuli when insolubilized or conjugated with proteins. In order to investigate the contribution of the microsphere structure to leucocyte response. RGDS was immobilized onto several polymeric microspheres. The respiratory burst of polymorphonuclear leucocytes (PMNs) contacting contacting microspheres was enhanced by RGDS in cases where it was immobilized on polystyrene and, more effectively, a positively charged one. This was not observed in polyacrylamide-based or negative-charged microsphere systems. These results demonstrate that the property of supports strongly affects the regulation of the PMN response via an adhesive interaction.
authors.affiliation: Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Science & Technology, Keio University, Yokohama, Japan.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kasuya
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Fujimoto
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kawaguchi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Miyamoto
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D002448:Cell Adhesion / Q000187:drug effects; D006801:Humans; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D008863:Microspheres; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D018375:Neutrophil Activation; D009504:Neutrophils / Q000276:immunology*; D009842:Oligopeptides / Q000737:chemistry / Q000276:immunology*; D010455:Peptides / Q000138:chemical synthesis; D010975:Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors / Q000737:chemistry / Q000276:immunology*; D016897:Respiratory Burst; D013329:Structure-Activity Relationship
chemical_list: D009842:Oligopeptides; D010455:Peptides; D010975:Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors; C046617:arginyl-glycyl-aspartyl-serine