scholarly journals Identification in vitro of an endothelial cell surface cofactor for antithrombin III. Parallel studies with isolated perfused rat hearts and microcarrier cultures of bovine endothelium.

1982 ◽  
Vol 69 (3) ◽  
pp. 726-729 ◽  
Author(s):  
C Busch ◽  
W G Owen
Keyword(s):  
Endothelial Cell ◽  
Cell Surface ◽  
Antithrombin Iii ◽  
Endothelial Cell Surface ◽  
Rat Hearts ◽  
Perfused Rat Hearts ◽  
Microcarrier Cultures ◽  
Isolated Perfused Rat Hearts

Endothelial adhesion molecules and their role in inflammation

1993 ◽  
Vol 71 (1) ◽  
pp. 76-87 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. Wayne Smith
Keyword(s):  
Endothelial Cells ◽  
Monoclonal Antibodies ◽  
Endothelial Cell ◽  
Cell Surface ◽  
Adhesion Molecules ◽  
Surrounding Tissue ◽  
Intercellular Adhesion Molecule ◽  
Intercellular Adhesion Molecule 1 ◽  
Endothelial Cell Surface

The emigration of leukocytes such as neutrophils into inflammatory sites requires adhesion to the endothelium of small venules. The initial adhesive event is margination characterized by rolling of neutrophils along the luminal surface of the endothelium. Each member of the selectin family of adhesion molecules has been shown to support neutrophil rolling under conditions of flow. E-selectin is synthesized by endothelial cells following cytokine stimulation, P-selectin is rapidly mobilized from Weibel–Palade bodies to the endothelial cell surface following stimulation with agents such as histamine, and L-selectin is constitutively expressed on the surface of leukocytes. Each selectin functions primarily as a lectin, recognizing carbohydrate structures on the leukocyte or endothelial cell surface. Once the marginated neutrophil forms a stationary adhesion with endothelial cells, it is stimulated by chemotactic factors to downregulate the selectin-based adhesion and upregulate adherence dependent on β2-integrins, principally CD11a/CD18 (LFA-1) and CD11b/CD18 (Mac-1). These adhesion molecules interact with intercellular adhesion molecule 1 (ICAM-1) and possibly other structures on the endothelial cell, and the leukocyte rapidly emigrates into surrounding tissue. Transendothelial migration in vitro is markedly inhibited by monoclonal antibodies against CD18 integrins or ICAM-1. Monoclonal antibodies against the selectins, CD18, CD11a, CD11b, and ICAM-1 have all been shown to significantly reduce the influx of neutrophils into sites of inflammation in various animal models.Key words: adhesion, integrins, selectins, leukocytes, endothelial cells.

scholarly journals The endothelial glycocalyx anchors von Willebrand factor fibers to the vascular endothelium

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (18) ◽  
pp. 2347-2357 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thejaswi Kalagara ◽  
Tracy Moutsis ◽  
Yi Yang ◽  
Karin I. Pappelbaum ◽  
Anne Farken ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Endothelial Cell ◽  
Cell Surface ◽  
Von Willebrand Factor ◽  
Dynamic Change ◽  
Fiber Formation ◽  
Endothelial Glycocalyx ◽  
Endothelial Cell Surface ◽  
Von Willebrand ◽  
Willebrand Factor

Abstract The dynamic change from a globular conformation to an elongated fiber determines the ability of von Willebrand factor (VWF) to trap platelets. Fiber formation is favored by the anchorage of VWF to the endothelial cell surface, and VWF-platelet aggregates on the endothelium contribute to inflammation, infection, and tumor progression. Although P-selectin and ανβ3-integrins may bind VWF, their precise role is unclear, and additional binding partners have been proposed. In the present study, we evaluated whether the endothelial glycocalyx anchors VWF fibers to the endothelium. Using microfluidic experiments, we showed that stabilization of the endothelial glycocalyx by chitosan oligosaccharides or overexpression of syndecan-1 (SDC-1) significantly supports the binding of VWF fibers to endothelial cells. Heparinase-mediated degradation or impaired synthesis of heparan sulfate (HS), a major component of the endothelial glycocalyx, reduces VWF fiber–dependent platelet recruitment. Molecular interaction studies using flow cytometry and live-cell fluorescence microscopy provided further evidence that VWF binds to HS linked to SDC-1. In a murine melanoma model, we found that protection of the endothelial glycocalyx through the silencing of heparanase increases the number of VWF fibers attached to the wall of tumor blood vessels. In conclusion, we identified HS chains as a relevant binding factor for VWF fibers at the endothelial cell surface in vitro and in vivo.

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