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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2 Pt 1
pubmed:dateCreated
1996-12-5
pubmed:abstractText
Although lymphocyte-endothelial cell interactions represent a key step in controlling the recruitment of lymphocytes into gut-associated tissues, its dynamic process in microvessels of lymphoid (Peyer's patches) and nonlymphoid (villus) regions of the small bowel remains poorly understood. We monitored the migration of fluorescence-labeled T lymphocytes into normal and lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-inflamed rat intestinal microvessels using intravital microscopy. In Peyer's patches, T lymphocytes selectively adhered to postcapillary venules, although such selectivity was not observed in submucosal venules of villi. T lymphocytes exhibited rolling behavior followed by firm adhesion in microvessels of both the Peyer's patches and the villi, with both types of adhesive interaction being mediated by alpha 4-integrins. The enhanced rolling and adherence of lymphocytes observed in Peyer's patches and submucosal venules of villi of LPS-treated rats were preceded by a reduction in shear rate and were mediated largely by alpha 4-integrins and partly by beta 2-integrins. In capillaries of intestinal mucosa, lymphocyte adherence occurred without rolling and was independent of alpha 4-integrins. LPS also significantly increased adherence of lymphocytes to villus capillaries, which was not mediated by either alpha 4- or beta 2-integrin. These observations demonstrate significant heterogeneity of lymphocyte-endothelial cell interactions within different regions of the intestinal mucosa.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Aug
pubmed:issn
0002-9513
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
271
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
G282-92
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1996
pubmed:articleTitle
Endotoxin stimulates lymphocyte-endothelial interactions in rat intestinal Peyer's patches and villus mucosa.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Keio University, Tokyo, Japan.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't