title: Heterogeneity of endothelial cells from different organ sites in T-cell subset recruitment.
abstract: Chemokines and adhesion molecules play a critical role in the recruitment of leukocytes into specific organ sites. Little is known, however, regarding the repertoire of chemokines and adhesion molecules expressed within different vascular beds. In this study, we compare adhesion molecule expression, chemokine induction, and T-cell subset-endothelial interactions under defined flow conditions on resting and tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha-activated murine lung endothelial cells (MLECs) and heart endothelial cells (MHECs). Our study revealed that only MHECs exhibited high constitutive VCAM-1 expression. Exposure to TNF-alpha up-regulated adhesion molecule expression and chemokine production in both MLECs and MHECs. However, high levels of Regulated on Activation Normal T cell Expressed And Secreted (RANTES) expression were detected only in TNF-alpha-activated MHECs. TNF-alpha-stimulated MLECs and MHECs both supported T-helper cell interactions under defined flow conditions. Most T cells instantaneously arrested on MHECs but exhibited a rolling phenotype on MLECs. Blocking studies revealed that T-cell arrest on MHECs was mediated by constitutive VCAM-1 and TNF-alpha-induced RANTES. These findings are consistent with the hypothesis that functional heterogeneity of endothelial cells from different sites exists and some of it is retained in vitro. Furthermore, these results provide an insight into the molecular mechanisms that may mediate T-helper cell recruitment to these organs.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Vascular Research Division, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston Massachusetts 02115, USA.
authors.forename: Yaw-Chyn
authors.initials: YC
authors.lastname: Lim
authors.forename: Guillermo
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Garcia-Cardena
authors.forename: Jennifer R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Allport
authors.forename: Mandy
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zervoglos
authors.forename: Andrew J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Connolly
authors.forename: Michael A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Gimbrone
authors.forename: Francis W
authors.initials: FW
authors.lastname: Luscinskas
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000032:analysis; D015815:Cell Adhesion Molecules / Q000032:analysis; D018929:Cell Culture Techniques / Q000379:methods; D004730:Endothelium, Vascular / Q000187:drug effects / Q000276:immunology*; D005434:Flow Cytometry; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D008810:Mice, Inbred C57BL; D008815:Mice, Inbred Strains; D019408:Platelet Endothelial Cell Adhesion Molecule-1 / Q000032:analysis; D018417:Th1 Cells / Q000276:immunology*; D018418:Th2 Cells / Q000276:immunology*; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / Q000494:pharmacology; D019010:Vascular Cell Adhesion Molecule-1 / Q000032:analysis
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers; D015815:Cell Adhesion Molecules; D019408:Platelet Endothelial Cell Adhesion Molecule-1; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha; D019010:Vascular Cell Adhesion Molecule-1