title: Neutrophil airway influx by platelet-activating factor in asthma: role of adhesion molecules and LTB4 expression.
abstract: Platelet-activating factor (PAF)-induced neutrophil lung sequestration may require cell surface adhesion molecules (macrophage-1 antigen (MAC-1) and lymphocyte function-associated antigen-1 (LFA-1)). In this randomised, double-blinded, crossover study, the neutrophil kinetics after PAF and Lyso-PAF (L-PAF) airway challenge were investigated in nine mild-intermittent asthmatics. Neutrophils were measured in peripheral blood (PB) before and at 5, 15, 45 and 240 min after bronchoprovocation, and in induced sputum before and at 240 min after challenge. MAC-1 and LFA-1 expression were assessed by immunocytochemistry, and leukotriene B4 (LTB4) was measured by enzyme-immunoassay in induced-sputum supernatants. Compared with baseline, neutrophils in PB decreased 5 min after PAF, while at 240 min neutrophils in induced sputum increased. Compared with baseline and L-PAF, PAF decreased the percentages of MAC-1- and LFA-1-positive neutrophils in PB at 5 min, but increased the percentages of MAC-1 and LFA-1 in neutrophil-induced sputum. Moreover, compared with baseline and L-PAF, PAF-induced sputum revealed higher LTB4 levels, a finding that correlated with the elevated number of neutrophils in induced sputum. These findings suggest that macrophage-1 antigen and lymphocyte function-associated antigen-1 are involved in platelet-activating factor-induced neutrophil lung traffic, and that this process is modulated by enhanced leukotriene B4 release within the airways.
authors.affiliation: Servei de Pneumologia i Al.lèrgia Respiratòria (ICPCT), Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer, Hospital Clinic, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Gabrijelcic
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Acuña
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Profita
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Paternò
authors.forename: K F
authors.initials: KF
authors.lastname: Chung
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Vignola
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Rodríguez-Roisin
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001249:Asthma / Q000378:metabolism*; D018592:Cross-Over Studies; D004311:Double-Blind Method; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D018836:Inflammation Mediators / Q000494:pharmacology*; D007975:Leukotriene B4 / Q000378:metabolism*; D008297:Male; D009504:Neutrophils / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D010972:Platelet Activating Factor / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000494:pharmacology*; D016028:Receptors, Leukocyte-Adhesion / Q000378:metabolism*; D013183:Sputum / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D018836:Inflammation Mediators; C029271:O-deacetyl platelet activating factor; D010972:Platelet Activating Factor; D016028:Receptors, Leukocyte-Adhesion; D007975:Leukotriene B4