title: Polysaccharide sulfate 916 inhibits neutrophil-endothelial adhesion.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To study the effect of polysaccharide sulfate 916 (PS916) on neutrophil-endothelial cell adhesion.
  
  
  METHODS
  Cell adhesion was evaluated by testing neutrophil myeloperoxidase activity. Expression of adhesion molecule in human umbilical vein endothelial cell (HUVEC) was measured by ELISA. The neutrophil activation rate induced by N-formyl-methionyl-leucyl-phenylalanine (fMLP) was tested by nitroblue tetrazolium (NBT) reduction.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNFalpha, 50 - 800 U/ml) increased the adherence of neutrophil to TNFalpha-stimulated HUVEC in a concentration and time dependent manner. PS916 (0.01 - 1.0 mg/ml) dose-dependently inhibited the adherence of neutrophils to TNFalpha-stimulated HUVEC. fMLP increased the activation rate of neutrophils independent of concentration. PS916 also inhibited the adherence of fMLP-activated neutrophils to HUVEC. Moreover, PS916 inhibited adhesion molecule expression in TNFalpha-stimulated HUVEC.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  PS916 inhibited neutrophil-endothelial adhesion. The mechanism of its action was partially related to suppressing the expressions of intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1) and vascular adhesion molecule-1 (VCAM-1).
authors.affiliation: Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100050, China.
authors.forename: Decheng
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Ren
authors.forename: Meiyu
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Geng
authors.forename: Guanhua
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Du
authors.forename: Juntian
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zhang
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002448:Cell Adhesion / Q000187:drug effects; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D004730:Endothelium, Vascular / Q000166:cytology*; D006801:Humans; D018799:Intercellular Adhesion Molecule-1 / Q000032:analysis; D009240:N-Formylmethionine Leucyl-Phenylalanine / Q000494:pharmacology; D009504:Neutrophils / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000502:physiology; D011134:Polysaccharides / Q000494:pharmacology*; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D013464:Sulfuric Acids / Q000494:pharmacology; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / Q000494:pharmacology; D019010:Vascular Cell Adhesion Molecule-1 / Q000032:analysis
chemical_list: D011134:Polysaccharides; D013464:Sulfuric Acids; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha; D019010:Vascular Cell Adhesion Molecule-1; D018799:Intercellular Adhesion Molecule-1; D009240:N-Formylmethionine Leucyl-Phenylalanine