Gene-targeted mice reveal importance of L-selectin-dependent rolling for neutrophil adhesion

U Jung, CL Ramos, DC Bullard… - American Journal of …, 1998 - journals.physiology.org
U Jung, CL Ramos, DC Bullard, K Ley
American Journal of Physiology-Heart and Circulatory Physiology, 1998journals.physiology.org
It has not been determined whether L-selectin-mediated rolling can promote leukocyte
adhesion in vivo independent of P-and E-selectin. We used intravital microscopy of E-and P-
selectin double-mutant mice (E−/P−) stimulated with tumor necrosis factor-α for 6–8 h to
investigate the importance of L-selectin-dependent rolling in cremaster muscle venules.
Rolling leukocyte flux in E−/P− mice was 9±2 cells/min compared with 77±17 cells/min in
wild-type (WT) mice. Pretreatment with the L-selectin monoclonal antibody MEL-14 …
It has not been determined whether L-selectin-mediated rolling can promote leukocyte adhesion in vivo independent of P- and E-selectin. We used intravital microscopy of E- and P-selectin double-mutant mice (E−/P−) stimulated with tumor necrosis factor-α for 6–8 h to investigate the importance of L-selectin-dependent rolling in cremaster muscle venules. Rolling leukocyte flux in E−/P− mice was 9 ± 2 cells/min compared with 77 ± 17 cells/min in wild-type (WT) mice. Pretreatment with the L-selectin monoclonal antibody MEL-14 significantly reduced rolling in both E−/P− (by 89%) and WT mice (by 79%). L-selectin-dependent rolling in E−/P− mice resulted in leukocyte adhesion comparable to that seen in WT mice. MEL-14 pretreatment of E−/P− mice reduced leukocyte adhesion by 50%. The majority (∼80%) of intravascular leukocytes in both WT and E−/P− mice were neutrophils. We conclude that L-selectin can mediate rolling that results in sufficient leukocyte recruitment to account for the robust inflammatory response seen in E−/P− mice at later times.
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