title: Contribution of CD11a/CD18, CD11b/CD18, ICAM-1 (CD54) and -2 (CD102) to human monocyte migration through endothelium and connective tissue fibroblast barriers.
abstract: Recently we reported that monocyte migration through a barrier of human synovial fibroblasts (HSF) is mediated by the CD11/CD18 (beta2) integrins, and the beta1 integrins VLA-4 and VLA-5 on monocytes. Here we investigated in parallel the role of beta2 integrin family members, LFA-1 (CD11a/CD18) and Mac-1 (CD11b/CD18) on monocytes, and the immunoglobulin supergene family members, ICAM-1 and ICAM-2 on HSF and on human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVEC), in monocyte migration through HSF and HUVEC monolayers. Using function blocking monoclonal antibodies (mAb), when both VLA-4 and VLA-5 on monocytes were blocked, treatment of monocytes with mAb to both LFA-1 and to Mac-1 completely inhibited monocyte migration across HSF barriers, although blocking either of these beta2 integrins alone had no effect on migration, even when VLA-4 and VLA-5 were blocked. This indicates that optimal beta2 integrin-dependent monocyte migration in synovial connective tissue may be mediated by either LFA-1 or Mac-1. Both ICAM-1 and ICAM-2 were constitutively expressed on HSF and on HUVEC, although ICAM-2 was only minimally expressed on HSF. Based on results of mAb blockade, ICAM-1 appeared to be the major ligand for LFA-1-dependent migration through the HSF. In contrast, both ICAM-1 and ICAM-2 mediated LFA-1-dependent monocyte migration through HUVEC. However, neither ICAM-1 nor ICAM-2 was required for Mac-1 -dependent monocyte migration through either cell barrier, indicating that Mac-1 can utilize ligands distinct from ICAM-1 and ICAM-2 on HSF and on HUVEC during monocyte transmigration.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
authors.forename: X Z
authors.initials: XZ
authors.lastname: Shang
authors.forename: A C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Issekutz
mesh_terms: D015703:Antigens, CD / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000502:physiology*; D018821:CD18 Antigens / Q000502:physiology*; D015815:Cell Adhesion Molecules / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000502:physiology*; D002465:Cell Movement; D004730:Endothelium, Vascular / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D018799:Intercellular Adhesion Molecule-1 / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000502:physiology*; D016169:Lymphocyte Function-Associated Antigen-1 / Q000502:physiology*; D016177:Macrophage-1 Antigen / Q000502:physiology*; D009000:Monocytes / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D015703:Antigens, CD; D018821:CD18 Antigens; D015815:Cell Adhesion Molecules; C065289:ICAM2 protein, human; D016169:Lymphocyte Function-Associated Antigen-1; D016177:Macrophage-1 Antigen; D018799:Intercellular Adhesion Molecule-1