Aquaporin 4 inhibition alters chemokine receptor expression and T cell trafficking

T cell chemokine receptor expression in aging.

Changes in chemokine receptor expression are important in determining T cell migration and the subsequent immune response. To better understand the contribution of the chemokine system in immune senescence we determined the effect of aging on CD4(+) T cell chemokine receptor function using microarray, RNase protection assays, Western blot, and in vitro chemokine transmigration assays. Freshly i...

Dysregulated chemokine receptor expression and chemokine-mediated cell trafficking in pediatric patients with ESRD.

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Children and adolescents with ESRD on dialysis are susceptible to serious bacterial infections (SBI). Chemokines and chemokine receptors play a critical role in modulating macrophage and neutrophil function. This study examined the hypothesis that expression and/or function of these molecules is dysregulated in patients with ESRD, contributing to leukocyte dysfunction....

Receptor CCR9 Impairs T Cell Development Premature Expression of Chemokine

The chemokine receptor CCR7 mediates corneal antigen-presenting cell trafficking

PURPOSE Trafficking of corneal antigen-presenting cells (APC) to draining lymph nodes (LN) is critical in triggering immune responses. However, very little is known about the molecular regulation of this pathway. We investigated the expression and function of the chemokine receptor CCR7 in mediating corneal APC migration in inflammation. METHODS Expression of CCR7 and its ligands, CCL21 and C...

CC Chemokine Receptor (CCR)4 and the CCR10 Ligand Cutaneous T Cell–attracting Chemokine (CTACK) in Lymphocyte Trafficking to Inflamed Skin

The chemokine thymus and activation-regulated chemokine (TARC; CCL17) is displayed by cutaneous (but not intestinal) venules, and is thought to trigger vascular arrest of circulating skin homing memory T cells, which uniformly express the TARC receptor CC chemokine receptor (CCR)4. Cutaneous T cell-attracting chemokine (CTACK; CCL27), expressed by skin keratinocytes, also attracts cutaneous mem...