Chloride ion efflux is an early event occurring after exposure of neutrophilic polymorphonuclear leukocytes (PMN) in suspension to several agonists, including cytokines such as tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF) and granulocyte/macrophage-colony stimulating factor (Shimizu, Y., R.H. Daniels, M.A. Elmore, M.J. Finnen, M.E. Hill, and J.M. Lackie. 1993. Biochem. Pharmacol. 9:1743-1751). We have studied TNF-induced Cl- movements in PMN residing on fibronectin (FN) (FN-PMN) and their relationships to adherence, spreading, and activation of the respiratory burst. Occupancy of the TNF-R55 and engagement of beta 2 integrins cosignaled for an early, marked, and prolonged Cl- efflux that was accompanied by a fall in intracellular chloride levels (Cl-i). A possible causal relationship between Cl- efflux, adherence, and respiratory burst was first suggested by kinetic studies, showing that TNF-induced Cl- efflux preceded both the adhesive and metabolic response, and was then confirmed by inhibition of all three responses by pretreating PMN with inhibitors of Cl- efflux, such as ethacrynic acid. Moreover, Cl- efflux induced by means other than TNF treatment, i.e., by using Cl(-)-free media, was followed by increased adherence, spreading, and metabolic activation, thus mimicking TNF effects. These studies provide the first evidence that a drastic decrease of Cl-i in FN-PMN may represent an essential step in the cascade of events leading to activation of proadhesive molecules, reorganization of the cytoskeleton network, and assembly of the O2(-)-forming NADPH oxidase.
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October 15 1996
Chloride ion efflux regulates adherence, spreading, and respiratory burst of neutrophils stimulated by tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF) on biologic surfaces.
R Menegazzi,
R Menegazzi
Instituto di Patologia Generale, Università di Trieste, Italy.
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S Busetto,
S Busetto
Instituto di Patologia Generale, Università di Trieste, Italy.
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P Dri,
P Dri
Instituto di Patologia Generale, Università di Trieste, Italy.
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R Cramer,
R Cramer
Instituto di Patologia Generale, Università di Trieste, Italy.
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P Patriarca
P Patriarca
Instituto di Patologia Generale, Università di Trieste, Italy.
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R Menegazzi
Instituto di Patologia Generale, Università di Trieste, Italy.
S Busetto
Instituto di Patologia Generale, Università di Trieste, Italy.
P Dri
Instituto di Patologia Generale, Università di Trieste, Italy.
R Cramer
Instituto di Patologia Generale, Università di Trieste, Italy.
P Patriarca
Instituto di Patologia Generale, Università di Trieste, Italy.
Online ISSN: 1540-8140
Print ISSN: 0021-9525
J Cell Biol (1996) 135 (2): 511–522.
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R Menegazzi, S Busetto, P Dri, R Cramer, P Patriarca; Chloride ion efflux regulates adherence, spreading, and respiratory burst of neutrophils stimulated by tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF) on biologic surfaces.. J Cell Biol 15 October 1996; 135 (2): 511–522. doi: https://doi.org/10.1083/jcb.135.2.511
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