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(Journal of Leukocyte Biology. 2000;68:621-626.)
© 2000 by Society for Leukocyte Biology

Linomide abolishes leukocyte adhesion and extravascular recruitment induced by tumor necrosis factor in vivo

Xiao Wei Zhang^*, Gunnar Hedlund, Per Borgström, Karl E. Arfors and Henrik Thorlacius^*

^* Department of Surgery, Malmö University Hospital, Lund University, Malmö;
Active Biotech Research, Lund, Sweden; and
Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center, La Jolla, California

Correspondence: Henrik Thorlacius, Department of Surgery, Malmö University Hospital, Lund University, 20502 Malmö, Sweden.

The immunomodulator Linomide (roquinimex) ameliorates the development of numerous inflammatory and immunological diseases, including sepsis, arthritis, and encephalomyelitis. However, the mechanism underlying this protective effect of Linomide remains unclear. In this study, we wanted to evaluate the effect of Linomide treatment on the different steps in the extravasation process of leukocytes stimulated by tumor necrosis factor (TNF-) in vivo. For this purpose, we used intravital microscopy in the mouse cremaster muscle microcirculation. We found that pretreatment with Linomide dose-dependently (3–300 mg/kg) reduced TNF--induced leukocyte adhesion and tissue recruitment. Notably, at 300 mg/kg of Linomide, the leukocyte response to TNF- was nearly abolished, i.e. leukocyte adhesion was decreased by 83% and recruitment by 86%. In fact, the anti-inflammatory effect of this dose of Linomide corresponded in magnitude to the potency of 10 mg/kg of dexamethasone. Moreover, administration of Linomide did not alter the systemic leukocyte counts. On the other hand, 1–10 mg/kg of dexamethasone decreased the circulating number of mononuclear leukocytes by 77%. Taken together, our novel findings demonstrate that Linomide is a potent inhibitor of leukocyte adhesion and recruitment in cytokine-activated tissues. These data may help explain the documented protection provided by Linomide in inflammatory diseases characterized by cytokine activation and leukocyte accumulation.

Key Words: dexamethasone • microcirculation • P-selectin • rolling

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