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Influence of anti-inflammatory drugs on adhesion of neutrophils to endothelial cells cultured on microcarriers: a novel in vitro system as an alternative to animal experimentation.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  7732745     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Pharmacological control of inflammation by steroidal (SAIDs) and nonsteroidal (NSAIDs) antiinflammatory drugs is of substantial clinical importance. To reduce the number of animals used in pharmacological and toxicological evaluation of these drugs we developed a novel assay to determine adhesion of bovine neutrophils (PMN) to bovine aortic endothelial cells (BAEC) cultured on microcarriers in a flow-through system. Pretreatment of BAEC with thrombin (10(-7)-10(-4) M) led to a dose-dependent increase of PMN-adhesion (10(-6)-10(-4) M:P < 0.05); platelet-activating factor (10(-9) M) and 1:200 diluted zymosan-activated serum (ZAS) had similar effects (P < 0.001). Pretreatment of PMN with SAIDs (50.9 and 509 microM dexamethasone, 12.2 and 24.4 microM flumethasone) did inhibit adhesion to ZAS-treated BAEC dose-dependently. Pretreatment of PMN with NSAIDs had a less consistent influence on adhesion to ZAS-stimulated BAEC. While phenylbutazone (0.33 and 3.3 mM), diclofenac (0.392 and 0.574 mM), indomethacine (0.436 and 0.872 mM), and acetylsalicylic acid (3.47 and 16.94 mM) induced dose-dependent inhibition of PMN-adhesion to ZAS-treated BAEC, piroxicam (0.377 and 0.754 mM) inhibited PMN-adhesion strongly (P < 0.001) but not dose-dependently, and ketoprofene (0.614 and 1.228 mM) had no effect on PMN-adhesion. The method presented here is efficient for evaluating the pharmacological modulation of PMN interaction with endothelial cells, and useful for studying further aspects of endothelial cell biology.
Authors:
R D Zwahlen; W J Holden; M Wyder-Walther; M Holub; F Moiola
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Zentralblatt für Veterinärmedizin. Reihe A     Volume:  41     ISSN:  0514-7158     ISO Abbreviation:  Zentralbl Veterinarmed A     Publication Date:  1994 Nov 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1995-06-01     Completed Date:  1995-06-01     Revised Date:  2006-11-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0331323     Medline TA:  Zentralbl Veterinarmed A     Country:  GERMANY    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  671-82     Citation Subset:  IM; X    
Affiliation:
Institute of Veterinary Pathology, University of Bern, Switzerland.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Animal Testing Alternatives*
Animals
Anti-Inflammatory Agents / pharmacology*
Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal / pharmacology*
Cattle
Cell Adhesion / drug effects,  physiology
Cells, Cultured
Endothelium, Vascular / cytology,  drug effects*
Female
Neutrophils / cytology,  drug effects*
Steroids
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Anti-Inflammatory Agents; 0/Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal; 0/Steroids

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