title: Lipoxin A4 stable analogs inhibit leukocyte rolling and adherence in the rat mesenteric microvasculature: role of P-selectin.
abstract: Three different stable lipoxin A4 (LXA4) analogs (i.e., 16-phenoxy-LXA4-Me, 15-cyclohexyl-LXA4-Me, and 15-R/S-methyl-LXA4-Me) were studied for their ability to modulate leukocyte-endothelial cell interactions in the rat mesenteric microvasculature. Superfusion of the rat mesentery with 50 micromol/liter NG-nitro-L-arginine methyl ester (L-NAME) caused a significant, time-dependent increase in leukocyte rolling (56 +/- 8 cells/min; P < 0.01 vs. control) and leukocyte adherence (12.5 +/- 1. 2 cells/100 micron length of venule; P < 0.01 vs. control) after 120 min of superfusion. Concomitant superfusion of the rat mesentery with 10 nmol/liter of each of three lipoxin analogs consistently and markedly attenuated L-NAME-induced leukocyte rolling to 10 +/- 4 (P < 0.01), 4 +/- 1 (P < 0.01), and 32 +/- 7 (P < 0.05) cells/min, and adherence to 4 +/- 0.8 (P < 0.01), 1.1 +/- 0.4 (P < 0.01), and 7 +/- 0.7 (P < 0.05) cells/100 micron length of venule (16-phenoxy-LXA4-Me, 15-cyclohexyl-LXA4-Me, and 15-R/S- methyl-LXA4-Me, respectively). No alterations of systemic blood pressure or mesenteric venular shear rates were observed in any group. Immunohistochemical up-regulation of P-selectin expression on intestinal venular endothelium was significantly increased (P < 0.01) after exposure to L-NAME, and this was significantly attenuated by these lipoxin analogs (P < 0.01). Thus, in vivo superfusion of the rat mesentery with stable lipoxin analogs at 10 nmol/liter reduces L-NAME-induced leukocyte rolling and adherence in the mesenteric rat microvasculature by attenuating P-selectin expression. This anti-inflammatory mechanism may represent a novel and potent regulatory action of lipoxins on the immune system.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physiology, Jefferson Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA 19107-6799, USA.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Scalia
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Gefen
authors.forename: N A
authors.initials: NA
authors.lastname: Petasis
authors.forename: C N
authors.initials: CN
authors.lastname: Serhan
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Lefer
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002448:Cell Adhesion / Q000187:drug effects; D002465:Cell Movement / Q000187:drug effects; D006893:Hydroxyeicosatetraenoic Acids / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology*; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D007962:Leukocytes / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000502:physiology; D044045:Lipoxins; D008297:Male; D019007:P-Selectin / Q000502:physiology*; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D013152:Splanchnic Circulation / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D006893:Hydroxyeicosatetraenoic Acids; D044045:Lipoxins; D019007:P-Selectin; C040527:lipoxin A4