Expression of adhesion molecules on mononuclear cells from individuals with stable atopic asthma

Autor: Hiroki Yajima, Hiroyuki Sano, Yutaka Hitsuda, Yukio Matsumoto, Takahiko Tanigawa, Takao Sasaki, Kouji Fukutani, Katsuyuki Tomita
Rok vydání: 1997
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Zdroj: Clinical & Experimental Allergy. 27:664-671
ISSN: 0954-7894
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2222.1997.tb01194.x
Popis: Activated mononuclear cells (lymphocytes and monocytes) (MNCs) circulate in peripheral blood and accumulate in the airways of individuals with steady-state asthma. The expression of adhesion molecules on MNCs of 10 patients with steady-state atopic asthma and 10 non-atopic control subjects was measured by flow cytometry. The mean fluorescence intensity of CD23 (P = 0.0003), CD11a (P = 0.034), and very late antigen-4 (VLA-4) (P = 0.016) was increased on lymphocytes of asthmatic patients relative to those of controls. Although the expression of CD16 (P = 0.002) and CD23 (P = 0.002), which are associated with differentiation into macrophages, was increased on monocytes of patients relative to those of controls, monocyte expression of VLA-4 (P = 0.006) and sialyl Lewis x (P = 0.005) was reduced. The concentration of interleukin-4 (IL-4) in serum was significantly higher in asthmatic patients than in normal subjects (P = 0.023), and a significant correlation was apparent between the serum concentration of IL-4 and the expression of VLA-4 on lymphocytes (p = 0.71, P = 0.03) or on monocytes (p = -0.72, P = 0.03) in asthmatic patients. Results suggest that IL-4 may contribute to the priming of adhesion molecule expression on lymphocytes even in steady-state conditions in individuals with chronic allergic inflammation.
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