Surface molecules regulating rolling and adhesion to endothelium of neutrophil granulocytes and MDA-MB-468 breast carcinoma cells and their interaction

The extravasation of leukocytes and tumor cells is a multi-step process with the involvement of various adhesion molecules depending on the three steps rolling, adhesion, and diapedesis. We have developed an in vitro model, by which we investigated the rolling and adhesion of neutrophil granulocytes and MDA-MB-468 human breast carcinoma cells to lung endothelial cells under physiological flow-conditions. We found that norepinephrine had an inhibitory function on the fMLP-promoted adhesion of neutrophil granulocytes due to a down-regulation of β2-integrin. Furthermore, neutrophil granulocytes serve as linking cells for the interaction of the MDA-MB-468 cells with the endothelium, which are both β2-integrin negative, but express the β2-integrin ligand ICAM-1. In addition, we show here that N-cadherin is up-regulated on the endothelial cells and on neutrophil granulocytes in response to fMLP. This up-regulation resulted in a significant increase of adherent MDA-MB-468 cells, which are also N-cadherin positive. Received 3 September 2007; received after revision 17 October 2007; accepted 22 October 2007     

基于规则的中性粒细胞参数估计

以控制理论的观点和方法研究了一类中性粒细胞系统的动态数学模型。离子辐射和骨髓移植的效应可解释为模型细胞池初值的变化。中性粒细胞在不同阶段的动态行为表明,这些细胞池初值对功能细胞的效应在时间轴上是相互区别的。应用这些分布特性,提出了基于规则的估计不可测细胞状态的方法。临床的离子辐射和骨髓移植病人数据与仿真结果的比较,验证了本法的有效性。     

水温对褶纹冠蚌血细胞含量的影响

本研究分别在10℃、15℃、20℃、27℃和30℃等5种水温下暂养褶纹冠蚌,每组蚌的数量为30只,暂养5d后对各组褶纹冠蚌的血细胞进行分类、计数并进行统计分析。结果发现,在15℃以下水温中暂养的褶纹冠蚌,其总血细胞含量随着温度的上升而下降,水温为15℃时其总血细胞含量最低,每毫升血淋巴中含血细胞的总数为（1．90±0．59）×10^6个;在15℃以上的3种水温中暂养的褶纹冠蚌,随着温度的升高,其总血细胞含量逐渐升高,水温为30℃时其总血细胞含量达到最高值,每毫升血淋巴中含血细胞的总数为（2．62±0．60）×10^6个。随着水温的不同,褶纹冠蚌血淋巴中的小颗粒细胞和透明细胞含量的变化与总血细胞含量的变化相似,而其中的大颗粒细胞和淋巴样细胞含量的变化与总血细胞含量的变化有所不同。     

The effect of surgery and anesthetic agents on granulocyte-chemiluminescence in whole blood

Summary The effect of anesthesia and major abdominal surgery on zymosan-induced chemiluminescence (CL) of neutrophil granulocytes was evaluated. CL was measured in diluted whole blood taken at distinct intervals within the perioperative period. In addition, blood samples from healthy volunteers were supplemented with ether and halothane to investigate the in vitro effect of these agents. The phagocytosis-induced CL was not found to be depressed by anesthesia and surgery. Only at supranarcotic concentrations was CL reduced. Surgery and anesthesia, therefore, do not appear to impair this defense system significantly under the conditions of this investigation.     

Effects of pre- and post-irradiation glucan treatment on pluripotent stem cells,granulocyte, macrophage and erythroid progenitor cells,and hemopoietic stromal cells

Summary Glucan, a beta-1, 3 polyglucose, was administered to mice either 1 h before or 1 h after a 650 rad exposure to cobalt-60 radiation. Compared to radiation controls, glucan-treated mice consistantly exhibited a more rapid recovery of pluripotent stem cells and committed granulocyte, macrophage, and erythroid progenitor cells. This may partially explain the mechanism by which glucan also enhances survival in otherwise lethally irradiated mice.