title: Nicotine induces leukocyte rolling and adhesion in the cerebral microcirculation of the mouse.
abstract: Nicotine and several related metabolites were examined for their ability to induce leukocyte rolling and adhesion in the cerebral microcirculation of the mouse. A cranial window was surgically prepared for the visualization of the pial microcirculation using an intra-vital microscopy imaging system. Using this technique rhodamine-labeled leukocytes could be visualized and video-recorded as they traveled within the microvessels, and the quantitation of their rolling and adhesion along the pial venule walls was assessed during an off-line video playback analysis. Nicotine was found to produce significant dose-related increases in leukocyte rolling and adhesion. Cotinine, a major nicotine metabolite, did not induce the same degree of leukocyte rolling and adhesion. Mecamylamine, a nicotine antagonist, was found to inhibit the nicotine-induced leukocyte rolling and adhesion. Anti-P-selectin antibody blocked nicotine-induced leukocyte rolling, while anti-CD18 antibody effectively inhibited leukocyte adhesion, but not rolling in similar experiments. Nicotine-induced leukocyte rolling and adhesion were also inhibited by superoxide dismutase and catalase. These data suggest that nicotine, the principle pharmacological agent in cigarette smoke and related tobacco products, acts via a ganglionic-type nicotinic receptor to enhance leukocyte rolling via P-selectin and reactive oxygen radical-dependent mechanisms in cerebral microcirculation of the mouse.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Physiology and Veterinary Pathobiology, Texas A&M University, College Station 77843-4467, USA.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yong
authors.forename: M Q
authors.initials: MQ
authors.lastname: Zheng
authors.forename: D S
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Linthicum
mesh_terms: D000287:Administration, Topical; D000818:Animals; D018821:CD18 Antigens / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D002448:Cell Adhesion / Q000187:drug effects; D002465:Cell Movement / Q000187:drug effects*; D002550:Cerebral Veins / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism; D003367:Cotinine / Q000494:pharmacology; D004730:Endothelium, Vascular / Q000187:drug effects / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism; D007262:Infusions, Intravenous; D007306:Insecticides / Q000494:pharmacology; D007962:Leukocytes / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000276:immunology; D051379:Mice; D008815:Mice, Inbred Strains; D008833:Microcirculation / Q000187:drug effects / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism; D009538:Nicotine / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000378:metabolism / Q000494:pharmacology*; D019007:P-Selectin / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface / Q000096:biosynthesis; D013618:Tachyphylaxis / Q000276:immunology; D015854:Up-Regulation / Q000187:drug effects / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D018821:CD18 Antigens; D007306:Insecticides; D019007:P-Selectin; D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface; D009538:Nicotine; C005311:nornicotine; D003367:Cotinine