title: Decreased urokinase receptor expression on granulocytes in HIV-infected patients.
abstract: Pericellular proteolysis initiated by receptor-bound urokinase-type plasminogen activator (uPA) is considered important for directed migration of granulocytes to inflammatory sites. Using flow cytometry and whole-cell binding of radiolabelled-uPA, we found a high level of uPA-receptor (uPAR) expression in granulocytes (3.9 x 104 +/- 0.9 x 104 sites/cell). Modulation of uPAR expression was assessed in the presence of chemoattractant gradients. Our findings demonstrate that interleukin (IL)-8, leukotriene B4(LTB4) and formyl-methionyl-leucyl-phenylalanine (f MLP) caused a dose-dependent upregulation of uPAR on granulocytes in healthy controls. Modulation of uPAR expression is known to regulate chemotactic response. As determined by flow cytometry, uPAR expression by granulocytes from human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected patients was distinctly lower than that of healthy control cells (P < 0.001). However, upregulation of uPAR in response to chemoattractants was similar to that observed in healthy controls. In HIV-infected patients, the uPAR expression on granulocytes correlated (P < 0.001, n = 10) with the number of CD4+ blood cells. In contrast, the expression of IL-8 receptor, CD11b, CD18 and CD62 was not significantly altered in HIV-patients compared with healthy controls.
authors.affiliation: Department of Infectious Diseases, Skejby University Hospital, Denmark. m.storgaard@dadlnet.dk
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Storgaard
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Obel
authors.forename: F T
authors.initials: FT
authors.lastname: Black
authors.forename: B K
authors.initials: BK
authors.lastname: Møller
mesh_terms: D018791:CD4 Lymphocyte Count; D016178:Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor / Q000494:pharmacology; D006098:Granulocytes / Q000737:chemistry*; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000097:blood*; D006801:Humans; D019041:L-Selectin / Q000032:analysis; D009240:N-Formylmethionine Leucyl-Phenylalanine / Q000494:pharmacology; D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface / Q000032:analysis*; D023062:Receptors, Interleukin-8A / Q000032:analysis; D055293:Receptors, Urokinase Plasminogen Activator
chemical_list: C524898:PLAUR protein, human; D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface; D023062:Receptors, Interleukin-8A; D055293:Receptors, Urokinase Plasminogen Activator; D019041:L-Selectin; D009240:N-Formylmethionine Leucyl-Phenylalanine; D016178:Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor