To investigate the requirements for adhesion molecules in neutrophil emigration during peritonitis, mice received intraperitoneal injections of Streptococcus pneumoniae while the functions of multiple adhesion molecules were blocked. Emigration after 4 h was compromised by antibodies against ICAM-1 or genetic deficiency of ICAM-1. Anti-CD11a/CD18 antibodies decreased emigration in ICAM-1 mutant...

Alpha(L)beta(2) integrin (LFA-1) has an important role in the formation of T cell and NK cell cytotoxic immunological synapses and in target cell killing. Binding of LFA-1 to ICAM on target cells promotes not only adhesion but also polarization of cytolytic granules in NK cells. In this study, we tested whether LFA-1-dependent NK cell responses are regulated by the distribution and mobility of ...

BACKGROUND Adhesion molecules are related to cell-to-cell interaction and inflammatory interaction. In addition, adhesive interactions between tumor cells and adjacent cells and/or extracellular matrix play important roles in the complex process of tumor growth and development. Among these adhesion molecules, expression of intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1) has been identified in colon ...

Erythroid progenitors differentiate in erythroblastic islands, bone marrow niches composed of erythroblasts surrounding a central macrophage. Evidence suggests that within islands adhesive interactions regulate erythropoiesis and apoptosis. We are exploring whether erythroid intercellular adhesion molecule 4 (ICAM-4), an immunoglobulin superfamily member, participates in island formation. Earli...

We postulate that intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1) on type I alveolar epithelial cells (AEC) facilitates phagocytic activity of alveolar macrophages (AM) in the alveolus. When wild-type and ICAM-1-deficient mice were inoculated intratracheally with FITC-labeled microspheres, AM phagocytosis of beads (after 1 and 4 h) was significantly reduced in ICAM-1-/- mice compared with controls. ...

ICAM-5 is a negative regulator of dendritic spine maturation and facilitates the formation of filopodia. Its absence results in improved memory functions, but the mechanisms have remained poorly understood. Activation of NMDA receptors induces ICAM-5 ectodomain cleavage through a matrix metalloproteinase (MMP)dependent pathway, which promotes spine maturation and synapse formation. Here, we rep...

AIM To investigate the relation between intercellular adhesion molecule (ICAM)-1 expression and cellular dynamics occurring concomitantly with epithelial cell movement. METHODS Outgrowing epithelial sheets of human corneal epithelial (HCE) cells from cultured limbal explants were examined by immunoperoxidase staining with anti-ICAM-1 monoclonal antibody. An adhesion assay was performed using ...

Intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1) is a key adhesion molecule mediating neutrophil migration and infiltration during sepsis. But its role in the outcome of sepsis remains contradictory. The current study was performed to investigate the role of anti-ICAM-1 antibody in the outcome of polymicrobial sepsis and sepsis-induced immune disturbance. Effect of anti-ICAM-1 antibody on outcome of ...

conclusions in summary, progesterone administration reduced serum icam-1, and whereby may attenuate blood brain barrier disruption, the latter needs further investigation for confirmation. results a reduction in the serum level of icam-1 was noticed in the progesterone group 24 hours after the injury (p < 0.05). there was no significant difference in the serum level of nse between the study gro...

ICAM-1, a membrane-bound receptor, is released as soluble ICAM-1 in inflammatory diseases. To delineate mechanisms regulating ICAM-1 cleavage, studies were performed in endothelial cells (EC), human embryonic kidney (HEK)-293 cells transfected with wild-type (WT) ICAM-1, and ICAM-1 containing single tyrosine-to-alanine substitutions (Y474A, Y476A, and Y485A) in the cytoplasmic region. Tyrosine ...