Cell adhesion molecules, leukocyte trafficking, and strategies to reduce leukocyte infiltration

Leukocyte-endothelial cell interactions are mediated by various cell adhesion molecules. These interactions are important for leukocyte extravasation and trafficking in all domestic animal species. An initial slowing of leukocytes on the vascular endothelium is mediated by selectins. This event is followed by (1) activation of beta2 integrins after leukocyte exposure to cytokines and pro-inflammatory mediators, (2) adherence of leukocyte beta2 integrins to vascular endothelial ligands (eg, intercellular adhesion molecule-1 [ICAM-1]), (3) extravasation of leukocytes into tissues through tight junctions of endothelial cells mediated by platelet and endothelial cell adhesion molecule-1 (PECAM-1), and (4) perivascular migration through the extracellular matrix via beta1 integrins. Inhibiting excessive leukocyte egress and subsequent free radical-mediated damage caused by leukocyte components may attenuate or eliminate tissue damage. Several methods have been used to modify leukocyte infiltration in various animal models. These methods include nonspecific inhibition of pro-inflammatory mediators and adhesion molecules by nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) and glucocorticoids, inhibition of cytokines and cytokine receptors, and inhibition of specific types of cell adhesion molecules, with inhibitors such as peptides and antibodies to beta2 integrins, and inhibitors of selectins, ICAMs, and vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 (VCAM-1). By understanding the cellular and molecular events in leukocyte-endothelial cell interactions, therapeutic strategies are being developed in several animal models and diseases in domestic animal species. Such therapies may have clinical benefit in the future to overcome tissue damage induced by excessive leukocyte infiltration.     

选择素及其配体在哺乳动物胚胎着床过程中的作用

选择素是一种非免疫来源的多价糖类结合蛋白,为细胞粘附分子(celladhesionmolecules,cAMs)超家族的一员,选择素家族有3个结构类似的成员:E-选择素、L-选择素、P-选择素,它们在炎症发生时可介导白细胞与血管内皮细胞之间、白细胞与白细胞及白细胞与血小板之间的粘附。近年来研究发现,选择素及其配体还在精卵识别、滋养层细胞和子宫内膜的相互识别、滋养层细胞侵入、胎盘形成等过程中发挥重要作用。在此,主要对E-选择素、L-选择素及它们的配体在哺乳动物胚胎着床过程中发挥的作用及其表达调节作一综述。     

选择素及其配体在哺乳动物胚胎着床过程中的作用

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