title: Granulocyte colony-stimulating factor promotes adhesion of neutrophils.
abstract: Granulocyte colony stimulating factor (G-CSF) is well known for its ability to drive the maturation and mobilization of neutrophils. G-CSF also appears to have the potential to activate functions of mature neutrophils, influencing recruitment at sites of inflammation and tissue injury. We investigated the ability of G-CSF to stimulate adhesion of isolated blood neutrophils. G-CSF induced significant adherence to intercellular adhesion molecule (ICAM)-1 that was both macrophage antigen-1 (Mac-1) and leukocyte function-associated antigen-1 dependent. The kinetics of G-CSF-stimulated adhesion to ICAM-1 peaked at 11 min without detectable surface upregulation of Mac-1. This was in marked contrast to chemokines, in which peak activation of adhesion is seen within 1 min of stimulation. In contrast to chemokine-induced adhesion, G-CSF stimulation was not inhibited by pertussis toxin. G-CSF also augmented the attachment of neutrophils to activated human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVEC) through specific effects on neutrophils, because HUVEC appear to lack functional G-CSF receptors.
authors.affiliation: Section of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA. arupc@bcm.tmc.edu
authors.forename: Arup
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Chakraborty
authors.forename: Eric R
authors.initials: ER
authors.lastname: Hentzen
authors.forename: Scott M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Seo
authors.forename: C Wayne
authors.initials: CW
authors.lastname: Smith
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002448:Cell Adhesion / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D002460:Cell Line; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D016179:Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor / Q000494:pharmacology*; D006801:Humans; D051379:Mice; D009504:Neutrophils / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*; D011994:Recombinant Proteins
chemical_list: D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D016179:Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor