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12377953

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
2002-10-14
pubmed:abstractText
The transendothelial migration of neutrophils is a critical step in acute inflammation, which we previously showed to be regulated by endothelial myosin light chain (MLC) kinase. Recent studies suggest that Rho and Rho kinase are also key mediators of MLC phosphorylation, but their roles in neutrophil migration have not been investigated. In the present study, a transwell chamber migration assay system incorporating endothelial monolayer was used to examine the numbers of migrating neutrophils, endothelial F-actin and myosin II rearrangement, and endothelial MLC phosphorylation at selected times during the neutrophil migration in vitro. The results showed that pretreating endothelial cells with C3 (Rho inhibitor) or Y-27632 (Rho kinase inhibitor) significantly diminished neutrophil migration, actin polymerization, myosin II filament formation, and MLC phosphorylation normally associated with the migration. These data suggest that endothelial Rho and Rho kinase regulate transendothelial neutrophil migration by modulating the cytoskeletal events that mediate such migration.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Oct
pubmed:issn
0741-5400
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
72
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
829-36
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2002
pubmed:articleTitle
Endothelial Rho and Rho kinase regulate neutrophil migration via endothelial myosin light chain phosphorylation.
pubmed:affiliation
Second Department of Surgery, Akita University School of Medicine, Akita City, Japan. hsaito@doc.med.akita-u.ac.jp
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't