title: Angiotensin II induces CD62L shedding in human neutrophils.
abstract: Studies indicate that both alterations in leukocyte and endothelial cell adhesion molecules and the renin angiotensin system are involved in the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis processes in human hypertension. The present work was undertaken to investigate whether angiotensin II (Ang II) regulates the expression of CD62L on human neutrophils. Human neutrophils were stimulated with Ang II in the presence of various AT1-receptor antagonists and protein kinase inhibitors, and CD62L cell surface expression was detected by flow cytometry. We report for the first time that Ang II down-regulated CD62L from the surface of human neutrophils, a process which was independent of neutrophil adhesion to endothelium since neutrophils were still able to adhere to human umbilical vein endothelial cells even under doses that almost completely release CD62L from the cell surface. This process occurred through pathways involving AT1 receptors, extracellular signal-regulated kinases 1 and 2 mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK), phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase, and calcineurin, ruling out a role for p38 MAPK and small GTPases in the process.
authors.affiliation: Servicio Regional de Inmunología y Alergia, Hospital Universitario Virgen Macarena, Sevilla, Spain.
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Vega
authors.forename: Rajaa
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: El Bekay
authors.forename: Pedro
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Chacón
authors.forename: Inmaculada
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Ventura
authors.forename: Javier
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Monteseirín
mesh_terms: D000804:Angiotensin II / Q000502:physiology*; D019703:Calcineurin; D002448:Cell Adhesion / Q000502:physiology; D015536:Down-Regulation; D006801:Humans; D019041:L-Selectin / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D019950:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 1 / Q000502:physiology; D048052:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 3 / Q000502:physiology; D020928:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases / Q000502:physiology; D009504:Neutrophils / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000502:physiology; D019869:Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases / Q000502:physiology; D044140:Receptor, Angiotensin, Type 1 / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D044140:Receptor, Angiotensin, Type 1; D000804:Angiotensin II; D019041:L-Selectin; D019869:Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases; D019950:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 1; D048052:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 3; D020928:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases; D019703:Calcineurin