title: Protein tyrosine phosphorylation mediates TNF-induced endothelial-neutrophil adhesion in vitro.
abstract: Proinflammatory cytokines initiate the vascular inflammatory response via the upregulation of adhesion molecules on the luminal endothelial surface. We investigated directly the role of protein tyrosine phosphorylation in the upregulation of the endothelial adhesion molecules, intercellular adhesion molecule 1 (ICAM-1) and E-selectin, and the consequent adhesion of neutrophils, after tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha-stimulation of human aortic endothelial cells in vitro. Time- and dose-dependent TNF-alpha-stimulated ICAM-1 and E-selectin upregulation and neutrophil adhesion each were suppressed by tyrosine kinase inhibitors, including genistein (200 microM), but not genistein, its isoflavone analog without tyrosine kinase inhibitory activity. Tyrphostin AG 126, a synthetic selective tyrosine kinase inhibitor, also suppressed ICAM-1 and E-selectin upregulation and neutrophil adhesion, each in a dose-dependent manner, whereas tyrphostin AG 1288 had no effect. Tyrosine phosphorylation of two proteins (85 and 145 kDa in the cytoskeleton fraction) found minutes after TNF-alpha-stimulation was also inhibited by genistein. These findings suggest that, in endothelial cells, TNF-alpha upregulates ICAM-1 and E-selectin expression and consequent neutrophil adhesion via protein tyrosine phosphorylation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21287-4685, USA.
authors.forename: S A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Kelly
authors.forename: P J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Goldschmidt-Clermont
authors.forename: E E
authors.initials: EE
authors.lastname: Milliken
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Arai
authors.forename: E H
authors.initials: EH
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: G B
authors.initials: GB
authors.lastname: Bulkley
mesh_terms: D001597:Benzylidene Compounds / Q000494:pharmacology; D002448:Cell Adhesion / Q000187:drug effects; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D019040:E-Selectin / Q000378:metabolism; D004730:Endothelium, Vascular / Q000502:physiology*; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology; D019833:Genistein / Q000494:pharmacology; D006801:Humans; D018799:Intercellular Adhesion Molecule-1 / Q000378:metabolism; D007700:Kinetics; D009504:Neutrophils / Q000502:physiology*; D009570:Nitriles / Q000494:pharmacology; D010766:Phosphorylation; D019000:Phosphotyrosine / Q000378:metabolism*; D011505:Protein-Tyrosine Kinases / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors; D011506:Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / Q000494:pharmacology*; D020032:Tyrphostins
chemical_list: D001597:Benzylidene Compounds; D019040:E-Selectin; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors; D009570:Nitriles; D011506:Proteins; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha; D020032:Tyrphostins; C069028:AG 127; D018799:Intercellular Adhesion Molecule-1; D019000:Phosphotyrosine; D019833:Genistein; D011505:Protein-Tyrosine Kinases