title: Cytokines modulate endothelial cell intracellular signal transduction required for VCAM-1-dependent lymphocyte transendothelial migration.
abstract: Vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 (VCAM-1) activates endothelial cell NADPH oxidase which catalyzes production of reactive oxygen species (ROS). This activity is required for VCAM-1-dependent lymphocyte migration. The focus of our study was to determine whether these VCAM-1-dependent functions are modulated by cytokines. TGF-beta1 or IFN-gamma pretreatment of mouse endothelial cell lines inhibited VCAM-1-dependent B and T cell transendothelial migration without affecting initial lymphocyte adhesion. Neutralizing anti-TGF-beta1 blocked the effects of TGF-beta1 pretreatment of endothelial cells, whereas addition of anti-TGF-beta1 after TGF-beta1 pretreatment of the endothelial cells did not block TGF-beta1-mediated inhibition. Neutralizing anti-IFN-gamma also blocked the inhibitory effects of IFN-gamma. TGF-beta1 and IFN-gamma blocked migration by inhibiting the VCAM-1-stimulated production of low levels of ROS (0.1-0.9 microM H2O2). These results demonstrate that both TGF-beta1 and IFN-gamma directly affect the endothelial cells' ability to promote lymphocyte migration. IL-4 had differing effects on T and B cells during transmigration. IL-4 augmented T cell migration across the endothelial cell lines but did not affect T cell adhesion. Conversely, IL-4 increased B cell adhesion to the endothelial cell lines without affecting migration. In summary, cytokines can directly modulate microvascular endothelial cell intracellular signaling, demonstrating a new level of cytokine regulation of lymphocyte diapedesis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio 45267-0529, USA.
authors.forename: K S
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Tudor
authors.forename: K L
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Hess
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Cook-Mills
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002448:Cell Adhesion; D002460:Cell Line; D002465:Cell Movement / Q000187:drug effects; D016207:Cytokines / Q000378:metabolism*; D004730:Endothelium, Vascular / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism; D004789:Enzyme Activation; D006861:Hydrogen Peroxide / Q000494:pharmacology; D007371:Interferon-gamma / Q000378:metabolism; D015847:Interleukin-4 / Q000378:metabolism / Q000494:pharmacology; D008214:Lymphocytes / Q000166:cytology* / Q000378:metabolism*; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D008807:Mice, Inbred BALB C; D019255:NADPH Oxidases / Q000378:metabolism; D011485:Protein Binding; D051381:Rats; D015398:Signal Transduction; D013154:Spleen / Q000166:cytology; D013997:Time Factors; D016212:Transforming Growth Factor beta / Q000378:metabolism; D053773:Transforming Growth Factor beta1; D019010:Vascular Cell Adhesion Molecule-1 / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D016207:Cytokines; C508961:Tgfb1 protein, mouse; C508962:Tgfb1 protein, rat; D016212:Transforming Growth Factor beta; D053773:Transforming Growth Factor beta1; D019010:Vascular Cell Adhesion Molecule-1; D015847:Interleukin-4; D007371:Interferon-gamma; D006861:Hydrogen Peroxide; D019255:NADPH Oxidases