期刊
LIFE SCIENCES
卷 66, 期 24, 页码 2357-2369出版社
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/S0024-3205(00)00566-X
关键词
leukocyte-endothelial adhesion; white blood cell flux; ICAM-1; vasculitis
资金
- NHLBI NIH HHS [HL-44914] Funding Source: Medline
- NIDA NIH HHS [DA 10442, DA 07058] Funding Source: Medline
We investigated the effects of chronic cocaine exposure on the microcirculation in the rat mesenteric venules under both non-inflammatory and FMLP-induced inflammatory conditions. Chronic cocaine significantly increased WBC rolling flux in both conditions, and potentiated FMLP-induced leukocyte-endothelia; cell adhesion(LEA). In cocaine-treated animals, total WBC number increased by 91%, and the ratio of white blood cell to red blood cell velocity was significantly lower, while vessel diameter was unchanged. Chronic cocaine decreased serum levels of tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-alpha) and interleukin-6 (IL-6), but had no effect on interleukin-l beta(IL-1 beta). Expression of intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1) was increased in mesenteric venules following chronic cocaine exposure, and may be one of the mechanisms underlying enhancement of FMLP-induced LEA. The increase in WBC count, WBC flux and LEA, and the change in cell velocity seen in the cocaine-treated animals could cause a decrease in effective vessel diameter and a change in intravascular resistance, and may underlie the progressive vascular damage seen in chronic cocaine-abusing individuals.
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