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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
2002-10-16
pubmed:abstractText
Capping and release of membranous, small (< 1.5 microm) endothelial microparticles were quantified by immunofluorescence microscopy and flow cytometry after treatment of cultures of human renal microvascular endothelial cells with agonists tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) or mitomycin C. For constitutive marker CD31, both agonist-treated attached, monolayer, and detached, free endothelial cells formed caps and released microparticles. TNF-alpha and mitomycin C induced dissimilar appearing CD31-containing caps after 3 h, followed by endothelial microparticle release after 6 h. The degree of capping correlated with increasing counts of released microparticles. For lymphokine-inducible CD54, TNF-alpha also induced CD54-containing caps and microparticle release, but mitomycin C failed to induce the expression of either entity. Neither capping nor microparticle release caused by TNF-alpha was part of an apoptotic pathway that involved caspase 3. Mitomycin C treatment of endothelial cells caused capping and microparticle release with a time course similar to TNF-alpha induction for 15 to 24 h, but assays for caspase 3 were positive, confirming the apoptotic action of mitomycin C. Membrane capping and microparticle release from endothelial cells are a convenient experimental model for studying protein movement, release of microparticles, and their possible biological significance.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
1062-3329
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
9
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
179-89
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:12380643-Antibodies, Monoclonal, pubmed-meshheading:12380643-Antigens, CD31, pubmed-meshheading:12380643-Apoptosis, pubmed-meshheading:12380643-Caspase 3, pubmed-meshheading:12380643-Caspases, pubmed-meshheading:12380643-Cell Adhesion Molecules, pubmed-meshheading:12380643-Cell Extracts, pubmed-meshheading:12380643-Cells, Cultured, pubmed-meshheading:12380643-Endothelium, Vascular, pubmed-meshheading:12380643-Flow Cytometry, pubmed-meshheading:12380643-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:12380643-Intercellular Adhesion Molecule-1, pubmed-meshheading:12380643-Kidney, pubmed-meshheading:12380643-Microcirculation, pubmed-meshheading:12380643-Microscopy, Fluorescence, pubmed-meshheading:12380643-Microspheres, pubmed-meshheading:12380643-Mitomycin, pubmed-meshheading:12380643-Protein Transport, pubmed-meshheading:12380643-Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha
pubmed:year
2002
pubmed:articleTitle
Agonist-induced capping of adhesion proteins and microparticle shedding in cultures of human renal microvascular endothelial cells.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Medicine, University of Miami School of Medicine, Florida 33101, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't