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IMMUNOPHARMACOLOGY
Volume 48, Issue 2, Pages 157-163Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/S0162-3109(00)00201-0
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endothelial cells; neutrophils; monocytes; lymphocytes; P2Y7 receptor
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- NHLBI NIH HHS [HL60683] Funding Source: Medline
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Leukotriene B4 (LTB4), a product of arachidonic acid metabolism, plays an important role in inflammatory responses. We have cloned From human erythroleukemia cells, a G protein-coupled receptor, designated P2k(7), which was later identified as the receptor for LTB4 (B-LTR). We have investigated the distribution of LTB4 receptors in various hematopoietic cells. Northern blotting and reverse transcription-coupled polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) analyses using radiolabeled LTB4 receptor cDNA as a probe indicated the presence of LTB4 receptor mRNA in peripheral blood leukocytes but not in platelets. Flow cytometry analysis of peripheral blood cells using specific LTB4 receptor antibodies revealed that monocytes, granulocytes, and lymphocytes, but not platelets, express LTB4 receptors. RT-PCR-Southern hybridization analysis revealed that peripheral blood leukocytes and human umbilical vein endothelial cells express the LTB4 receptor. Of the hematopoietic cell lines tested, promonocytic U937 cells, promyelocytic HL-60 cells, K562 cells, and human erythroleukemia cells express the LTB4 receptor. These results suggest a physiological role fur the LTB4 receptor in the stimulation of monocytes, neutrophils, and endothelial cells. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.
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