title: Adhesion receptor CD11b/CD18 contributes to neutrophil diapedesis across the bovine blood-milk barrier.
abstract: epithelium. Neutrophil migration across mammary arterial endothelial cells was almost completely dependent on CD18, the beta-chain of the beta(2) integrins, and to a lesser extent on CD11b, one of the alpha-chains of the beta(2) integrins. Neutrophil migration across collagen was partially blocked by monoclonal antibodies to CD18. No inhibition was observed by monoclonal antibodies to CD11b. Conversely, neutrophil diapedesis across mammary epithelial cells was dependent to a greater extent on CD11b. These results provide evidence for different CD11b/CD18-dependent mechanisms for neutrophil diapedesis across the various cell layers of the blood-milk barrier.
authors.affiliation: DEVGEN N.V., Technologiepark Zwijnaarde 9, Zwijnaarde, Belgium.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Smits
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Burvenich
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Guidry
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Massart-Leën
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001692:Biological Transport; D001769:Blood / Q000378:metabolism*; D018821:CD18 Antigens / Q000502:physiology*; D002417:Cattle; D002469:Cell Separation; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D002634:Chemotaxis, Leukocyte / Q000187:drug effects*; D003094:Collagen / Q000378:metabolism; D015936:Complement C5a / Q000494:pharmacology; D004730:Endothelium, Vascular / Q000378:metabolism; D004847:Epithelial Cells / Q000378:metabolism; D005260:Female; D016177:Macrophage-1 Antigen / Q000502:physiology*; D008321:Mammary Glands, Animal / Q000098:blood supply / Q000166:cytology / Q000502:physiology*; D008892:Milk / Q000378:metabolism*; D020556:Neutrophil Infiltration / Q000502:physiology*; D009504:Neutrophils / Q000502:physiology*; D010539:Permeability
chemical_list: D018821:CD18 Antigens; D016177:Macrophage-1 Antigen; D015936:Complement C5a; D003094:Collagen