title: Leukocyte adhesion molecules.
abstract: Recruitment of leukocytes is critical to many of the processes studied in oral biology. With the development of new tools such as monoclonal antibody production and transgenic mice, the specific adhesion molecules thought to be important in leukocyte recruitment have been identified and their function examined. These molecules can be divided into three major classes: selectins, members of the immunoglobulin superfamily, and integrins. They mediate interactions between leukocytes and endothelial cells, facilitating the initial process of leukocyte rolling, firm attachment to endothelium, transendothelial migration, diapedesis, and migration along connective tissue. The goal of this paper is to provide an understanding of which molecules are involved in the above processes by discussing their cellular distribution, counter-receptors, and physiologic function.
authors.affiliation: Department of Endodontics, Boston University School of Dental Medicine, Massachusetts 02118, USA.
authors.forename: T W
authors.initials: TW
authors.lastname: Penberthy
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Jiang
authors.forename: D T
authors.initials: DT
authors.lastname: Graves
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D015703:Antigens, CD / Q000502:physiology; D002448:Cell Adhesion; D015815:Cell Adhesion Molecules / Q000502:physiology*; D002450:Cell Communication; D002465:Cell Movement; D002634:Chemotaxis, Leukocyte; D003239:Connective Tissue Cells / Q000166:cytology; D004730:Endothelium, Vascular / Q000166:cytology / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D016023:Integrins / Q000502:physiology; D007962:Leukocytes / Q000502:physiology*; D051379:Mice; D008822:Mice, Transgenic; D019087:Selectins / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D015703:Antigens, CD; D015815:Cell Adhesion Molecules; D016023:Integrins; D019087:Selectins