Antigen-driven lymphocyte recruitment to the lung is diminished in the absence of urokinase-type plasminogen activator (uPA) receptor, but is independent of uPA.
J Immunol
; 167(10): 5539-42, 2001 Nov 15.
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| ID: mdl-11698423
ABSTRACT
The requirement for urokinase plasminogen activator (uPA) and uPA receptor (uPAR) in T lymphocyte migration is unknown. uPA(-/-) mice have fewer pulmonary lymphocytes in response to certain infections, but its unknown whether this is due to diminished recruitment. Primed, recipient mice were IT inoculated with Ag. Three days later, fluorescently labeled lymphoblasts from background-matched control wild-type (WT), uPA(-/-), or uPAR(-/-) donor mice were injected i.v., and their recruitment was determined. Approximately twice the number of uPA(-/-) compared with WT lymphoblasts were recruited to the lungs of WT recipients. This difference was eliminated when uPA(-/-) and WT lymphoblasts were injected into uPA(-/-) recipients. Thus, the reduced number of lung lymphocytes in infected uPA(-/-) mice is not due to reduced recruitment. However, uPAR is critically involved in recruitment. Markedly fewer uPAR(-/-) compared with WT lymphoblasts were recruited to the lung. These findings suggest that uPAR may be a novel target for immune modulation in T lymphocyte-mediated disorders.
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Assunto principal:
Linfócitos T
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Ativador de Plasminogênio Tipo Uroquinase
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Movimento Celular
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Receptores de Superfície Celular
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Pulmão
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Ano de publicação:
2001
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