Interferon-γ stimulates the expression of CX3CL1/fractalkine in cultured human endothelial cells
Interferon-γ stimulates the expression of CX3CL1/fractalkine in cultured human endothelial cells
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DOI:
10.1620/tjem.192.127
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发表时间:
2000-10-01
影响因子:
2.2
通讯作者:
Satoh, K
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作者:
Imaizumi, T;Matsumiya, T;Satoh, K
CX3CL1/Fractalkine, a CX3C chemokine, is a potent agonist for the chemotaxis and adhesion of monocytes and lymphocytes. It was first identified as a membrane protein in endothelial cells activated with IL-1 or TNF-alpha. We have found the enhanced expression of fractalkine in human umbilical vein endothelial cells stimulated with interferon-gamma (IFN-gamma). Pretreatment of the cells with cycloheximide did not inhibit the expression of fractalkine mRNA. The majority of fractalkine protein was found in the cell lysate, and an antibody-blocking experiment disclosed that fractalkine contributes to the adhesion of mononuclear cells to endothelial monolayers stimulated with IFN-gamma. Vascular endothelial cells produce fractalkine in response to IFN-gamma, and this may play an important role in immune responses by eliciting a traffic of mononuclear cells through the vascular wall. (C) 2000 Tohoku University Medical Press.