Published online before print November 29, 2004
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* Second Department of Internal Medicine, National Defense Medical College, Saitama, Japan; and
Yakult Central Institute for Microbiological Research, Tokyo, Japan
1 Correspondence: Second Department of Internal Medicine, National Defense Medical College, 2-3 Namiki, Tokorozawa, Saitama, 359-8513, Japan. E-mail: miura{at}me.ndmc.ac.jp
The pathogenesis of Crohn’s disease (CD) is not known. However, monocytes and macrophages are thought to play important roles in the development of mucosal inflammation. Therefore, in this study, we examined the role of monocyte-endothelial cell interactions in senescence-accelerated mouse P1 (SAMP1)/Yit mice, a murine model of spontaneous ileitis. Fluorescence-labeled CD14+ monocytic cells isolated from the spleen and mesenteric lymph nodes of AKR/J (control) mice were injected into the tail veins of recipient (AKR/J and SAMP1/Yit) mice, and migration in the postcapillary venules (PCV) of Peyer’s patches, submucosal venules, and villus microvessels of the terminal ileum was monitored by using an intravital microscope. Rolling and adhesion of CD14+ monocytic cells in the PCV of Peyer’s patches and microvessels of the terminal ileum were increased in SAMP1/Yit mice. An imunohistochemical study showed increased expression of P-selectin glycoprotein-1 (PSGL-1), P-selectin, and vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 in the terminal ileum of SAMP1/Yit mice. Antibodies against these three adhesion molecules significantly inhibited adhesion of CD14+ monocytic cells to the PCV of Peyer’s patches and microvessels of the terminal ileum, treatment with an anti-PSGL-1 monoclonal antibody (mAb) showing the strongest suppressive effect. Anti-PSGL-1 mAb also attenuated T cell adhesion in microvessels of intestinal mucosa. In addition, periodical administration of an anti-PSGL-1 mAb for 7 weeks significantly ameliorated ileitis of SAMP1/Yit mice. The results suggest that PSGL-1-P-selectin interaction plays an important role in monocyte-endothelial cell interactions and the development of ileitis in a murine model of CD and that the blockade of this adhesion molecule may be a novel strategy for treating CD.
Key Words: SAMP1/Yit • P-selectin • VCAM-1
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