Enhanced expression of P-selectin (CD62P) by endothelial cells seeded onto synthetic arterial prostheses (PET, Dacron) is correlated with leukocyte interactions.
This study evaluated the expression by seeded endothelial cells (S-EC) of P-selectin (CD62P/GMP-140/PADGEM), an adhesion molecule implicated in endothelial-leukocyte interactions. Endothelial cells were seeded onto knitted polyethylene terephthalate (PET, Dacron(R)) prostheses and compared with control endothelial cells (C-EC) cultured in flasks to the same stage. Using flow cytometry techniques, we observed that CD62P expression by PET S-EC was significantly increased (p<0.05) compared to C-EC. Moreover, RT PCR techniques showed that the CD62P RNA level was higher on S-ECs compared to C-ECs. Following adhesion assays, increased polymorphonuclear neutrophil (PMN) attachment to the PET-seeded prostheses as compared to control cultures (p<0.001) was observed. PMN adherence was enhanced by TNFalpha activation. PMN adhesion was decreased significantly (p<0.001) after the incubation of resting EC or TNFalpha-activated EC-seeded prostheses with a blocking monoclonal antibody (LYP20) directed against the P-selectin. Such results suggest that: (1) PET prosthetic material may induce the expression of P-selectin by S-EC; (2) seeding conditions provoke an increase in PMN adhesion; (3) increased PMN interactions with seeded PET material is partially dependent upon P-selectin expression by the S-EC.
INSERM U189, Hôpital Cardiovasculaire et Pneumologique, B P Lyon Montchat, 69394 Lyon Cedex 03, France. elsa@cimac-res.univ-lyon.fr
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D000818:Animals; D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis; D002448:Cell Adhesion; D002450:Cell Communication; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D004730:Endothelium, Vascular / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D007962:Leukocytes / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism; D008422:Materials Testing; D051379:Mice; D009504:Neutrophils / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism; D019007:P-Selectin / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D011093:Polyethylene Terephthalates; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism
D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D019007:P-Selectin; D011093:Polyethylene Terephthalates; D012333:RNA, Messenger