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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
7
pubmed:dateCreated
1994-8-9
pubmed:abstractText
We have raised a monoclonal antibody (mAb), NG2B12, directed against rat CD18, capable of inducing lymphocyte homotypic adhesion and granulocyte adherence to plastic. NG2B12-induced aggregation is temperature sensitive and requires metabolic energy, an intact cytoskeleton and the presence of Mg2+, but is independent of protein synthesis. Ca2+ is not only dispensable but exerts a suppressive effect on the NG2B12-induced adhesion. The adhesion is readily observed in thymocytes and concanavalin A blasts of thymocytes and splenocytes but is very weak in resting spleen and lymph node cells. NG2B12 also enhances phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate (PMA)-induced aggregation in an additive fashion. The NG2B12-induced homotypic adhesion is mediated by LFA-1. mAb against ICAM-1 completely inhibited the induced adhesion of activated cells but inhibited only partially and in a time-dependent manner the adhesion of resting thymocytes. The activation of protein phosphatases 1 and 2A (as assessed by the use of okadaic acid) is necessary for the NG2B12-induced adhesion of both resting and activated thymocytes. In contrast, H-7 (an inhibitor of protein kinase C and A), substantially suppressed the adhesion of resting thymocytes, whereas W-7 (an inhibitor of calmodulin-dependent protein kinase) inhibited the adhesion of activated thymocytes. NG2B12 induces both adherence to plastic and homotypic aggregation of granulocytes; the events being blocked by anti-CD18 (WT.3) and anti-CD11b/CD11c (OX-42) mAb, augmented by okadaic acid and not modified by H-7 and W-7. Additionally, we have demonstrated that NG2B12 and PMA employ distinct intracellular signaling pathways in inducing adhesion of both thymocytes and granulocytes.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jul
pubmed:issn
0014-2980
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
24
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1640-8
pubmed:dateRevised
2003-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:7913039-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:7913039-Antibodies, Monoclonal, pubmed-meshheading:7913039-Antigens, CD, pubmed-meshheading:7913039-Antigens, CD18, pubmed-meshheading:7913039-Cell Adhesion, pubmed-meshheading:7913039-Cell Adhesion Molecules, pubmed-meshheading:7913039-Cell Aggregation, pubmed-meshheading:7913039-Cells, Cultured, pubmed-meshheading:7913039-Colorimetry, pubmed-meshheading:7913039-Female, pubmed-meshheading:7913039-Granulocytes, pubmed-meshheading:7913039-Intercellular Adhesion Molecule-1, pubmed-meshheading:7913039-Leukocytes, pubmed-meshheading:7913039-Lymphocyte Activation, pubmed-meshheading:7913039-Lymphocyte Function-Associated Antigen-1, pubmed-meshheading:7913039-Lymphocytes, pubmed-meshheading:7913039-Rats, pubmed-meshheading:7913039-Signal Transduction, pubmed-meshheading:7913039-Thymus Gland
pubmed:year
1994
pubmed:articleTitle
A novel anti-rat CD18 monoclonal antibody triggers lymphocyte homotypic aggregation and granulocyte adhesion to plastic: different intracellular signaling pathways in resting versus activated thymocytes.
pubmed:affiliation
Institute of Medical Research, Military Medical Academy, Belgrade, Yugoslavia.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article