Journal of Leukocyte Biology, Vol 64, Issue 5 600-607, Copyright © 1998 by Society for Leukocyte Biology
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JC McCutcheon, SP Hart, M Canning, K Ross, MJ Humphries and I Dransfield
Rayne Laboratory, Edinburgh University Medical School, United Kingdom.
The potential for leukocyte-mediated host tissue damage during resolution of inflammatory responses is influenced by the rate at which extravasated apoptotic leukocytes are cleared from inflammatory sites. Regulation of macrophage capacity for clearance of apoptotic granulocytes is likely to be an important factor determining whether inflammation ultimately resolves or progresses to a chronic state. In this study we have investigated the molecular basis for rapid augmentation of macrophage phagocytosis of apoptotic neutrophils, which was observed following macrophage adhesion to fibronectin. We used a combination of monoclonal antibodies, blocking peptides, and recombinant fibronectin fragments to investigate the role of beta1 integrins in mediating the fibronectin effects. Blockade of alpha5beta1 or alpha4beta1 alone did not attenuate fibronectin-augmentation of phagocytosis. In addition, adhesion of macrophages to recombinant fibronectins lacking alpha4beta1 recognition motifs failed to promote phagocytosis of apoptotic neutrophils. Our results would be consistent with a model in which multiple fibronectin receptors, including beta1 integrins, act co-operatively to augment macrophage phagocytic responses. Together, these data suggest that the extracellular matrix environment of macrophages may provide regulatory signals that act indirectly to rapidly alter the potential for removal of apoptotic cells and influence the process of resolution of inflammation.
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