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Eosinophil accumulation in rat uterus following estradiol administration is modulated by laminin and its integrin receptors.
Katayama, M L; Federico, M H; Brentani, R R; Brentani, M M.
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  • Katayama ML; Departamento de Radiologia, Faculdade de Medicina Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil.
Cell Adhes Commun ; 5(5): 409-24, 1998 Jul.
Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-9789687
Eosinophils accumulate into the uterus of ovariectomized rats, after treatment with estradiol (E2). We have investigated whether this feature is related to interactions of eosinophils with uterine extracellular matrix proteins: laminin (LM) and fibronectin (FN). Eosinophils isolated from the peritoneal cavity of ovariectomized rats displayed estrogen receptors measured at both binding activity and mRNA levels. An increased number of laminin binding sites, calculated by Scatchard analysis using iodinated LM was determined in E2-treated eosinophils (70,100 +/- 28,000 sites/cell vs 21,000 +/- 5,000 sites/cell in controls). Eo binding to 125I-LM- was inhibited by the E8-LM fragment. Estradiol up-regulated the expression in eosinophils of alpha 6 and beta 2 integrin subunits evaluated by flow-cytometry as well as by alpha 6 mRNA expression. After E2 treatment, eosinophils showed higher adhesiveness to LM-coated dishes (10 +/- 2 vs 56 +/- 3%) which was inhibited by monoclonal antibodies against alpha 6, beta 1 and beta 2 integrins and by the steroid antagonist tamoxifen. These monoclonal antibodies also blocked the attachment of stimulated eosinophils to uterine cryostat sections obtained from spayed rats previously treated with estradiol. We did not detect any apparent influence of E2 on basal eosinophil adherence or binding to FN although alpha 4 and alpha 5 integrin subunits were expressed in eosinophils. Expression of laminin and merosin in the uterus was determined immunohistochemically. Our results suggest that integrin-laminin interactions may contribute to the preferential eosinophil recruitment in vivo.
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Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Útero / Integrinas / Laminina / Eosinófilos / Estradiol Limite: Animals Idioma: En Revista: Cell Adhes Commun Assunto da revista: BIOLOGIA MOLECULAR Ano de publicação: 1998 Tipo de documento: Article País de afiliação: Brasil País de publicação: Suíça
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Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Útero / Integrinas / Laminina / Eosinófilos / Estradiol Limite: Animals Idioma: En Revista: Cell Adhes Commun Assunto da revista: BIOLOGIA MOLECULAR Ano de publicação: 1998 Tipo de documento: Article País de afiliação: Brasil País de publicação: Suíça