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JOURNAL OF LEUKOCYTE BIOLOGY
卷 73, 期 1, 页码 118-126出版社
FEDERATION AMER SOC EXP BIOL
DOI: 10.1189/jlb.0402184
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connexin; PMN; leukocyte; HUVEC; emigration; diapedesis
Communication between leukocytes and endothelial cells is crucial for inflammatory reactions. Paracrine cross-talk and outside-in signaling (via adhesion molecules) have been characterized as communication pathways to date. As leukocytes and endothelial cells express connexins, we considered intercellular communication via gap junctions an intriguing additional concept. We found that gap-junctional coupling between neutrophils and endothelium occurred in a time-dependent, bidirectional manner and was facilitated by adhesion. After blockade of connexins, transmigration of nentrophils through the endothelial layer was enhanced, and the barrier function of cell monolayers was reduced during transmigration. Tumor necrosis factor alpha decreased coupling. In the presence of connexins, transmigration of neutrophils did not alter permeability. Thus, nentrophils couple to endothelium. via gap junctions, functionally modulating transmigration and leakiness. Gap-junctional coupling may he a novel way of leukocyte-endothelial communication.
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