Neutrophil‐induced damage to the protective epithelium has been implicated in mucosal disorders associated with hypoxia, and such damage may be initiated by epithelial‐derived chemokines. Because chemokines can bind to membrane proteoglycans, we hypothesized that chemokines may associate with epithelial surfaces and activate polymorphonuclear neutrophils (PMN). Epithelial hypoxia (pO2 20 torr) resulted in a time‐dependent induction of interleukin‐8 (IL‐8) mRNA, soluble protein, as well as surface protein. Such surface IL‐8 expression was demonstrated to be dependent on heparinase III expression, and extensions of these experiments indicated that hypoxia induces epithelial perlecan expression in parallel with IL‐8. Finally, co‐incubation of post‐hypoxic epithelia with human PMN induced IL‐8‐dependent expression of the PMN β2‐integrin CD11b/18. These data indicate that chemokines liberated from epithelia may exist in a surface‐bound, bioactive form and that hypoxia may regulate proteoglycan expression.
Parallel induction of epithelial surface‐associated chemokine and proteoglycan by cellular hypoxia: implications for neutrophil activation
G. Furuta,A. L. Dzus,C. Taylor,S. Colgan
Published 2000 in Journal of Leukocyte Biology
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2000
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Journal of Leukocyte Biology
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2000-08-01
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