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Transcitosis y presentación superficial de IL-8 por las células endoteliales venulares
J Middleton1, S Neil, J Wintle
1Novartis Forschungsinstitut, Vienna, Austria.
Cell
|November 18, 1997
Resumen
Las quimiocinas como la IL-8 se transportan a través de las células endoteliales a través de la internalización y la transcitosis, no por difusión. Este proceso es crucial para la emigración de leucocitos durante la inflamación.
Área de la Ciencia:
- Inmunología Inmunología.
- Biología celular Biología celular.
- Biología Vascular Biología Vascular
Sus antecedentes:
- Las quimiocinas median la emigración inflamatoria de los leucocitos.
- Las quimiocinas derivadas de los tejidos deben cruzar las células endoteliales (CE) para llegar a los leucocitos circulantes.
- La comprensión previa sugería la difusión de quimioquinas a través de las brechas intercelulares.
Objetivo del estudio:
- Investigar el mecanismo por el cual las quimiocinas atraviesan las células endoteliales.
- Determinar el papel de las células endoteliales en el transporte de quimiocinas y el reclutamiento de leucocitos.
Principales métodos:
- Se utilizó microscopía electrónica para visualizar la interacción de la quimioquina IL-8 con las células endoteliales.
- La relevancia funcional de los dominios específicos de las quimiocinas se evaluó in vivo.
Principales resultados:
- La quimioquina IL-8 es internalizada abluminalmente por ECs venulares y transcitada a la superficie luminal.
- La IL-8 se presenta a los leucocitos en la membrana EC, a menudo asociada con proyecciones de EC.
- El extremo C intacto de la IL-8 es esencial para la unión EC, la transcitosis y la actividad proemigratoria.
Conclusiones:
- Las células endoteliales internalizan activamente y transcitan quimiocinas como la IL-8.
- Este mecanismo de transporte activo, en lugar de la difusión, es crítico para la función de las quimiocinas en la emigración de leucocitos.
- El dominio C-terminal de la IL-8 juega un papel clave en sus interacciones con las células endoteliales y la función inflamatoria.
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