title: Effects of tumor necrosis factor and pentoxifylline on ICAM-1 expression on human polymorphonuclear granulocytes.
abstract: Intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1) is a cytokine-inducible adhesion molecule, expressed on cells of multiple lineages at the site of inflammation. Cytofluorometric analysis revealed that CD16-positive peripheral blood polymorphonuclear leukocytes (PMNs, neutrophils) expressed ICAM-1 on their surface, and it was upregulated by in vitro stimulation with tumor necrosis factor (TNF), GM-CSF and Staphylococcus aureus. The S. aureus-induced stimulation of ICAM-1 expression was inhibited by pentoxifylline (PTX). As TNF is a potent inducer of ICAM-1 expression, it is concluded that in these experiments the inhibition of TNF production by PTX concomitantly resulted in the inhibition of the upregulation of ICAM-1. However, the inhibition of granulocyte apoptosis by PTX might be of importance in this process. The present study provides evidence that cytokine-stimulated neutrophils are able to express the adhesion molecule ICAM-1 and this may allow ICAM-1-positive neutrophils to physically interact with LFA-1-positive inflammatory cells. The preliminary results demonstrate that the basal expression of ICAM-1 on PMNs of septic patients is higher than that in the case of normal blood donors. Further studies will elucidate the in vivo relevance of cytokine-induced neutrophil ICAM-1 expression and the potential role of its inhibition by PTX in inflammatory response disorders.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, Albert Szent-Györgyi Medical University, Szeged, Hungary.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Mándi
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Nagy
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Ocsovski
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Farkas
mesh_terms: D017209:Apoptosis / Q000187:drug effects; D006801:Humans; D018799:Intercellular Adhesion Molecule-1 / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D009504:Neutrophils / Q000187:drug effects / Q000276:immunology*; D010431:Pentoxifylline / Q000494:pharmacology*; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000276:immunology; D018746:Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome / Q000276:immunology; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha; D018799:Intercellular Adhesion Molecule-1; D010431:Pentoxifylline