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Altered T cell adherence after human immunodeficiency virus 1 (HIV-1) infection may contribute to viral pathogenesis in the acquired immune deficiency syndrome. To address this hypothesis, we assessed mechanisms of T cell adherence to extracellular matrix proteins in vitro. We found that after HIV-1 infection, both chronically infected H9 CD4+ T cells and acutely infected primary peripheral blood lymphocytes acquired the ability to adhere to the extracellular matrix glycoprotein fibronectin, to a lesser extent to type IV collagen and laminin, but not to type I collagen. H9 cells chronically infected with two of the three HIV-1 strains studied showed approximately a sevenfold increase in attachment to fibronectin, while the same cells infected with the human retrovirus HIV-2 did not. Adhesion was accompanied by changes in morphology, including marked spreading and increased filopodia. These alterations were not blocked by the protein kinase C inhibitor H-7, which did inhibit TPA-induced T cell attachment to fibronectin. Monoclonal antibodies against both the alpha 5 and the beta 1 subunits of the classical fibronectin receptor as well as an Arg-Gly-Asp (RGD) peptide inhibited attachment, whereas anti-alpha 4 monoclonal antibodies and the CS1 peptide did not. Binding to collagen IV was also inhibited by the anti-beta 1 monoclonal antibody, but not the other antibodies. Cells metabolically labeled with [35S]methionine and analyzed by immunoprecipitation with polyclonal anti-beta 1 integrin antibody showed a 2.5-fold increase in integrin synthesis in infected cells compared to uninfected controls. This increase in synthesis was associated with an increase in cell surface expression of both alpha 5 and beta 1 integrins by FACS (registered trademark of Becton Dickinson for a fluorescence-activated cell sorter) analysis. Enhanced expression of integrins such as alpha 5 beta 1 may cause T cell adherence to a variety of tissues, where released viral gene products may induce some of the tissue-specific manifestations of HIV-1 infection.
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PMID:HIV-1 infection of human T lymphocytes results in enhanced alpha 5 beta 1 integrin expression. 183 Dec 4

The establishment of an endothelial lining on vascular grafts to obtain a highly thromboresistant surface in a clinical situation requires optimization of cell collection, quality, adhesion and growth. We have studied the conditions for collection, seeding and growth of human saphenous vein endothelial cells (HSVEC), on Dacron or Gore-Tex expanded polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) vascular grafts. Carefully handled veins, as opposed to veins obtained using the usual procedures for coronary bypass graft preparation, yielded a higher rate of successful culture (94% vs 43%) and reached confluence in primary culture sooner (9.4 +/- 3 days vs 13.4 +/- 4.5 days). HSVEC were seeded at a density of 6 x 10(3) cells/cm2 on graft fragments coated with fibronectin (FN) or Transglutine (TGL), a biological glue. There was no HSVEC adhesion on Dacron or PTFE without protein pretreatment of the artificial surface. FN improved HSVEC adhesion but there was no cell growth. Adhesion, doubling time and cell density at confluence on PTFE pretreated with TGL were similar to those on conventional tissue culture polystyrene (TCP) pretreated with TGL or FN. HSVEC adhesion on Dacron pretreated with TGL was lower than on TCP pretreated with TGL; the doubling time was similar but the density at confluence was 40% lower. We conclude that pretreatment of vascular grafts with TGL, besides being an alternative to preclotting of the Dacron graft, allows adhesion and growth to confluence of HSVEC on these surfaces.
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PMID:Endothelial cell seeding: coating Dacron and expanded polytetrafluoroethylene vascular grafts with a biological glue allows adhesion and growth of human saphenous vein endothelial cells. 183 89

Adhesion between lymphocytes and antigen-presenting cells is necessary for the development of certain immune reactions. We have previously shown that fibronectin (FN) added to mixed lymphocyte cultures (MLC) can restore a decreased lymphocyte proliferation in immunocompromised individuals. Using highly purified cell populations from peripheral blood for depletion and adding back experiments we show here that exogenous FN enhanced proliferation only when allogeneic monocytes were co-cultured with responder lymphocytes. Although lymphocyte proliferation in MLC was augmented by FN, there was no preferential proliferation of any particular major lymphocyte subpopulation in cultures supplemented with FN as compared to control cultures lacking its addition. Antibody against the FN receptor (FN-R) of the beta 1 integrin family, as well as Arg-Gly-Asp containing peptide, could inhibit alloantigen-induced lymphocyte proliferation in a concentration-dependent manner. Anti-CD3-induced proliferation was inhibited by anti-FN-R antibody but not Arg-Gly-Asp peptide whereas no inhibition was seen with the phytohemagglutinin (PHA)-induced lymphocyte proliferation. This study presents further evidence that FN and its receptor (alpha 5 beta 1) are involved in the augmentation of T-cell responsiveness to proliferative stimuli.
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PMID:Involvement of fibronectin and its receptor in human lymphocyte proliferation. 183 19

Unstimulated human platelets from normal volunteers adhere to sulfatides (galactosylceramide-I3-sulfate) as single cells but do not adhere appreciably to other lipids including gangliosides, neutral glycolipids, phospholipids or cholesterol-3-SO4. Platelet adhesion to sulfatide is saturable and dose-dependent, reaches maximal levels in 90 to 120 min, and is not divalent cation-dependent. Because sulfatides bind von Willebrand factor (vWf) with specificity and high affinity and platelet adhesion to structurally related sulfated glycolipids is approximately proportionate to their ability to bind vWf, we examined whether vWf mediates platelet adhesion to sulfatides. Platelets from a patient with severe Type I von Willebrand's disease adhere poorly to sulfatides. However, adhesion to levels seen with normal platelets is restored by the addition of vWf. Adhesion of normal platelets can be partially inhibited by a monospecific antibody to vWf. Normal platelet adhesion to sulfatides, however, is not increased following preincubation with vWf. Both vWf binding and platelet adhesion to sulfatides can be inhibited by the sulfated polysaccharide dextran sulfate at low concentration, fucoidan at high concentrations, but not by heparin, fibrinogen, fibronectin, or the synthetic peptides Gly-Arg-Gly-Asp-Ser-Pro or Gly-Arg-Gly-Glu-Ser-Pro. Thus, adhesion to sulfatides appears to be of two types; vWf dependent (50-75%) and vWf independent (25-50%).
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PMID:Platelets adhere to sulfatides by von Willebrand factor dependent and independent mechanisms. 187 20

A quantitative spectrophotometrical method was used to study the adhesive phenotype of lymphocytes from regional lymph nodes of rats with early stage adjuvant-induced arthritis (AA), pretreated or not with cyclophosphamide (CY). The results showed that adhesion of lymphocytes from AA-sensitized lymph nodes to gelatin and collagens (type I, II, III and IV) was enhanced, especially to collagen type II. However, adhesion to fibronectin and to fibrinogen did not differ from adhesion in nontreated rats. Application of CY was found to aggravate AA development and influence the lymphocytes' adhesiveness. Adhesion was inhibited in all cases except to fibrinogen, where it was augmented, compared to the adhesion in both AA and control groups. Relationships between the lymphocyte adhesive phenotype and the expression of histological changes suggest that lymphocyte-matrix interactions could play an important role in the pathogenesis of AA development and the mechanism of CY action.
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PMID:Changes in the adhesive phenotype of regional lymphocytes in rats with adjuvant arthritis: alteration by cyclophosphamide. 187 75

Although the in vivo interaction between polymorphonuclear neutrophils (PMN) and fibroblasts may be important, these pathways have not been well studied. We have investigated the adherence of PMN to monolayers of human fetal lung fibroblasts, using a microtiter plate assay based upon the uptake by cells of the vital stain Rose Bengal. Stimulation with phorbol myristate acetate (PMA) caused a significant increase of adherence over basal levels which was rapid in onset and plateaued at 5 min. Adhesion was dependent on the leucocyte integrin family of glycoproteins, notably on Mac-1, since monoclonal antibodies toward the beta chain (CD18) and alpha chain (CD11b) of Mac-1 almost completely suppressed PMA-induced PMN adhesion (88% and 77% inhibition, respectively). Adhesion was also inhibited by the peptides RGDS and GRGDS (24.2% and 26.6%, respectively using 1 mM peptide). Prestimulation of fibroblasts for longer time periods (5 and 24 h) with interleukin 1 alpha and tumor necrosis factor alpha, but not transforming growth factor beta, also resulted in a significant increase in adhesion of unstimulated PMN (after 24 h preincubation, 10 U/ml IL1 alpha stimulated adhesion by 179% of control, 500 U/ml TNF alpha by 157%). This indicated that there are both PMN- and fibroblast-dependent pathways for PMN adhesion. Components of the extracellular matrix of fibroblasts do not appear to play important roles in the adhesion process since addition of fibronectin and type IV collagen, or of purified antibodies to fibronectin and types I and IV collagen, did not affect PMA-induced PMN adhesion.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
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PMID:Adhesive interactions between fibroblasts and polymorphonuclear neutrophils in vitro. 187 35

Proliferation of Schwann cells during nerve degeneration or regeneration is well documented in vivo. We investigated whether the proliferative response of Schwann cells to injury is retained in vitro. Using 5-month-old male C57BL mice, Schwann cells were isolated from sciatic nerves under 3 experimental conditions: (1) uninjured, (2) after permanent nerve-transection, or (3) after nerve-crush, which permits axonal regeneration. Schwann cells rarely attached to polylysine-coated coverslips when isolated from uninjured or 1 day posttransection/crush nerves. The number of adherent cells increased when Schwann cells were isolated 3 days after nerve-transection or -crush. When cells were isolated from transected nerves, cell adhesion reached a peak 2 weeks after the injury and then declined. Maximal attachment of Schwann cells occurred when the cells were isolated 2-4 weeks after nerve-crush. The percentage of Schwann cells with spreading processes corresponded closely with the number of thymidine-labeled cells at 1 day in vitro. The in vitro capacity of cells to spread and incorporate thymidine reached maximal levels at 5 days posttransection/crush. Capacity of cells to spread and incorporate thymidine subsequently decreased with time following transection. However, a biphasic elevation in cell spreading and thymidine incorporation was observed in Schwann cells isolated from crushed nerves. Maximal growth of Schwann cells in vitro occurred at 1-2 weeks posttransection and at 1-4 weeks postcrush. Adhesion and spreading of Schwann cells were promoted by coating coverslips with laminin or fibronectin. Preincubation of Schwann cells with soluble laminin or fibronectin prevented the initial cell attachment induced by the corresponding protein. Our results suggest that Schwann cells from injured nerves possess binding sites for laminin and fibronectin, which are, in part, responsible for the enhanced adhesion of Schwann cells in vitro. This study provides a new method for preparation of Schwann cells from peripheral nerves of adult mice.
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PMID:Adhesion and proliferation are enhanced in vitro in Schwann cells from nerve undergoing Wallerian degeneration. 192 May 31

A 22 x 10(3) Mr protein (abbreviated 22K) that copurifies with dermatan sulfate proteoglycans (DS-PGs) following the biochemical fractionation of bovine fetal skin has been evaluated for adhesion-promoting activity in vitro using Balb/c 3T3 cells, as well as bovine and human dermal fibroblasts. Substrata coated with 22K protein promote attachment of a subset of 3T3 and dermal fibroblasts that respond to plasma fibronectin (pFN) substrata. Cells on 22K protein display partial cytoplasmic spreading, comparable to that of cells adhering to cell-binding fragments of pFN. Adhesion activity of 22K is not due to contamination with known adhesive proteins of dermal matrices and is not dermal cell type-specific, since two classes of neuronal cells also respond effectively to 22K substrata. DS-PGs from cartilage or skin completely inhibit 22K adhesion activity when the PGs are adsorbed to 22K substrata under conditions prohibiting PGs from binding to substrata directly. Cartilage chondroitin/keratan sulfate proteoglycan at much higher concentrations is only partially inhibitory. Inhibition by DS-PGs is mediated by DS chains binding to 22K. Properties of the cell surface 'receptor' for 22K protein were tested by several approaches. It is not cell surface DS-PG, since: (1) cells unable to produce this proteoglycan class also responded; (2) cells treated with chondroitinase ABC responded equally well; and (3) substrata of proteoglycan-binding platelet factor-4 generated responses from cells that were quantitatively and qualitatively different. A synthetic peptide in the medium containing the Arg-Gly-Asp-Ser (RGDS) sequence completely inhibited responses to 22K substrata. This observation, coupled with sequencing data of 22K protein revealing an Arg-Gly-Ala-Thr sequence at residues 151-154, suggest that 22K protein mediates adhesion by cell surface integrin binding. Therefore, this newly discovered matrix protein from skin may serve as a communication link between the dermal fibroblast cell surface and its extracellular matrix environment.
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PMID:Extracellular matrix adhesion-promoting activities of a dermatan sulfate proteoglycan-associated protein (22K) from bovine fetal skin. 193 76

Microvascular endothelial cells from human omental samples were isolated and grown. Adhesion to polytetrafluoroethylene vascular graft material was then studied using scanning electron microscopy and adhesion of cells labelled with indium-111. Grafts coated with fibronectin and type I collagen were found to promote the best adhesion of cells at times up to 90 min. A coating of blood clot matrix was less effective but still resulted in a threefold increase in cell adhesion compared with controls.
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PMID:Seeding of human microvascular endothelial cells onto polytetrafluoroethylene graft material. 146 24

We have examined integrin expression and function in the human colon carcinoma cell line HT29, and in clonal sublines derived from the HT29 line. These cells express several different integrin subunits including beta 1, alpha 2, 3, 6 and alpha v, but do not express the classic alpha 5/beta 1 fibronectin receptor. Clonal variation in the pattern of integrin expression was quite limited. The profile of integrin expression correlates well with the adhesive behavior of HT29 cells. Thus the cells adhere well to vitronectin, laminin and type IV collagen, but not at all to fibronectin. Adhesion to collagen was completely blocked by an anti-beta 1 monoclonal antibody, indicating that beta 1 integrins mediate this process. Adhesion to laminin was strongly blocked by anti-beta 1 monoclonal or anti-beta 6 monoclonal, suggesting that the alpha 6/beta 1 complex functions in attachment to laminin; this was somewhat surprising since immunoprecipitation experiments indicate that most of the alpha 6 subunit seems to be associated with the beta 4 subunit. Despite their strong adherence to laminin, collagen and vitronectin, HT29 cells are not very motile and, in response to gradients of these proteins, do not migrate nearly as well as CHO cells tested under similar conditions. Since HT29 cells can undergo an enterocyte-like differentiation in glucose-free medium, we compared integrin expression in HT29 and its subclones during the process of differentiation. There was no correlation between the state of differentiation, as assessed by expression of brush-border hydrolases, and the level of expression of any of the integrin subunits measured. Thus the pattern of integrin expression in these colonic tumor cells seems to be a characteristic of the cell line, and is not readily modified by changes in cell growth or differentiation.
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PMID:Expression and role of integrins in adhesion of human colonic carcinoma cells to extracellular matrix components. 203 21


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