title: Influence of bacterial endotoxin on radiation-induced activation of human endothelial cells in vitro and in vivo: interleukin-10 protects against transendothelial migration.
abstract: To extend previous studies on the anti-inflammatory role of interleukin (IL)-10 in vivo, mice pretreated with IL-10 were subjected to ionizing radiation (IR), lipopolysaccharide (LPS), or both and assessed for the expression of the intercellular adhesion molecule 1 (ICAM-1) in immunohistochemical analyses. IL-10 was able to almost fully protect LPS+IR-treated animals against ICAM-1 up-regulation. Because LPS and IR also increased adhesion of peripheral blood mononuclear cells, transendothelial migration assays were performed to investigate the functional significance of these findings. IR was found to induce transendothelial migration, and this effect could be enhanced by cotreatment with LPS, in the same fashion as peripheral blood mononuclear cell adhesion. Also in this system, IL-10 proved to act as a potent LPS antagonist. Finally, in vivo immunohistochemical analyses revealed an infiltration of CD3+ T lymphocytes into organs that were the target of transplant-related complications after LPS+IR treatment. This infiltration could also be completely reversed by IL-10 pretreatment.
authors.affiliation: GSF-Institute for Clinical Molecular Biology, University of Munich, Germany.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Lindner
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Holler
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gerbitz
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Johnson
authors.forename: G W
authors.initials: GW
authors.lastname: Bornkamm
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Eissner
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002448:Cell Adhesion / Q000187:drug effects / Q000528:radiation effects; D002465:Cell Movement / Q000187:drug effects / Q000528:radiation effects; D004730:Endothelium, Vascular / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000502:physiology / Q000528:radiation effects*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D018799:Intercellular Adhesion Molecule-1 / Q000096:biosynthesis; D016753:Interleukin-10 / Q000494:pharmacology*; D007963:Leukocytes, Mononuclear / Q000166:cytology; D008070:Lipopolysaccharides / Q000494:pharmacology*; D051379:Mice; D008808:Mice, Inbred CBA; D011837:Radiation-Protective Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D015854:Up-Regulation / Q000187:drug effects / Q000528:radiation effects; D014916:Whole-Body Irradiation
chemical_list: D008070:Lipopolysaccharides; D011837:Radiation-Protective Agents; D018799:Intercellular Adhesion Molecule-1; D016753:Interleukin-10