title: Regulation of Th1 and Th2 lymphocyte migration by human adult brain endothelial cells.
abstract: Endothelial cells of the blood-brain barrier (BBB) have the ability to regulate and restrict the passage of cells and molecules from the periphery to the CNS. We have used an in vitro assay of lymphocyte migration across monolayers of human adult brain endothelial cells (HBEC) as a model of lymphocyte migration across the BBB. We found that human allogeneic or MBP-reactive Th2-polarized lymphocytes migrate more avidly than Th1-polarized lymphocytes. Migration of Th2 but not Th1 cells across brain endothelium was inhibited by antibodies directed at MCP-1, a chemokine produced by HBECs. We could detect CCR2, a chemokine receptor that recognizes MCP-1 on Th2 but not Th1 lymphocytes. ICAM-1 and VCAM-1 molecules were expressed on the surface of HBECs under basal conditions and were upregulated by Th1 but not Th2 cell-derived supernatants. Migration of both lymphocyte subsets was dependent on LFA-1/ICAM-1 interactions. Blocking VLA-4/VCAM-1 binding did not influence actual trans-endothelial migration. These results suggest that HBECs composing the BBB favor the migration of Th2 cells. We postulate that this selectivity may help prevent activated Th1 lymphocytes, the putative CNS autoimmune disease initiating cells, from reaching the CNS parenchyma and favor entry of Th2 cells, a putative means to induce bystander suppression in the CNS.
authors.affiliation: Neuroimmunology Unit, Montreal Neurological Institute, McGill University, Quebec, Canada.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Biernacki
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Prat
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Blain
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Antel
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001253:Astrocytes / Q000502:physiology; D001921:Brain / Q000166:cytology* / Q000502:physiology*; D015815:Cell Adhesion Molecules / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000494:pharmacology; D002455:Cell Division / Q000502:physiology; D002463:Cell Membrane Permeability; D002465:Cell Movement / Q000276:immunology / Q000502:physiology*; D002469:Cell Separation; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D018925:Chemokines / Q000494:pharmacology; D018920:Coculture Techniques; D016207:Cytokines / Q000096:biosynthesis; D004730:Endothelium, Vascular / Q000166:cytology* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology*; D005333:Fetus; D006801:Humans; D018799:Intercellular Adhesion Molecule-1 / Q000096:biosynthesis; D017628:Microglia / Q000502:physiology; D018417:Th1 Cells / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology*; D018418:Th2 Cells / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology*; D015854:Up-Regulation; D019010:Vascular Cell Adhesion Molecule-1 / Q000096:biosynthesis
chemical_list: D015815:Cell Adhesion Molecules; D018925:Chemokines; D016207:Cytokines; D019010:Vascular Cell Adhesion Molecule-1; D018799:Intercellular Adhesion Molecule-1