This is a FIRST award application for support to study the interactions in vitro between leukocytes and glomerular mesangial and endothelial cells. In particular, the influence of leukotrienes and lipoxins on leukoctye adhesion to glomerular cells will be examined and the role of cell:cell adhesion molecules in this process will be determined. In addition, the ability of glomerular mesangial and endothelial cells to synthesize leukotrienes and lipoxins from leukocyte-derived lipoxygenase-intermediaries will be studied. There are three specific aims.
Specific Aim #1 seeks to determine the role of leukotrienes (LT) as stimuli for PMN and monocyte adhesion to glomerular mesangial cells (MC) and glomerular endothelial cells (GEC) using an in vitro leukocyte adhesion assay, and to identify the leukocyte adhesion molecules involved in this process using monoclonal antibodies. The role of lipoxins (LX) as inhibitors of LT-induced adhesion and cell injury will be assessed. The studies proposed under Specific Aim #2 seek to determine whether PMN interact with MC and GEC to generate LX and LT. It will be determined if MC generate LX from PMN derived arachidonate intermediates. The biosynthetic pathways will be defined by alcohol trapping of intermediates and product identification using RP-HPLC and gas chromatography-mass spectroscopy. The mechanisms by which LX are generated will be probed by (a) using inhibitors of LO activity, (b) by incubating MC with synthetic LTA4 or 5, (6)-epoxytetraene, the likely PMN-derived intermediates, and comparing product profiles with those generated during PMN-MC coincubation, and (c) by identifying the sources of oxygen for this biosynthesis process using 1802 and H218O. In addition, it will be determined whether peptidolipoxins (LXC4, LXD4, LXE4) and peptidoleukotrienes (LTC4, LTD4, LTE4) are generated by PMN-GEC interaction. The biosynthetic mechanism(s) will be defined by incubating GEC with exogenous LTA4 and 5, (6)-epoxytetraene, the likely intermediate for LTC4 and LXC4 production, respectively, and comparing product profiles to those generated during PMN-GEC coincubation. The source of glutathione for these reactions will be identified by 35S-cysteine labeling of PMN or GEC. The studies under Specific Aim #3 seek to determine whether cell-cell adhesion promotes LX and LT formation by transcellular routes. To this end, LX and LT production will be studied under conditions of reduced (adhesion-blocking monoclonal antibodies) or increased (cytokine-induction of adhesion molecules) PMN-glomerular cell adhesion.

Project Start
1991-08-30
Project End
1996-07-31
Budget Start
1991-08-30
Budget End
1992-07-31
Support Year
1
Fiscal Year
1991
Total Cost
Indirect Cost
Name
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Department
Type
DUNS #
071723621
City
Boston
State
MA
Country
United States
Zip Code
02115
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