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Membrane-bound ICAM-1 is upregulated by trypsin and contributes to leukocyte migration in acute pancreatitis

¹Departments of General and ²Experimental Surgery, University of Heidelberg, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany; and ³Department of Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02114

Submitted 14 May 2004 ; accepted in final form 2 August 2004

In acute pancreatitis, ICAM-1 is upregulated in various organs and contributes to the development of organ injury. To investigate the effects of pancreatic proteases on ICAM-1 expression and their role in the early process of leukocyte migration, human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs) were incubated with serum subjected to limited trypsin digestion and Wistar rats were injected with trypsin. Significant upregulation of membrane-bound ICAM-1 was seen on HUVECs incubated with trypsinated serum. Likewise, soluble ICAM-1 increased in the supernatant of HUVECs. Changes of membrane-bound ICAM-1 and soluble ICAM-1 were maximal with high concentrations of trypsin. HUVECs incubated with TNF- (positive control) showed similar changes. In the pancreas and lungs of animals infused with trypsin, ICAM-1 and leukocyte sequestration were increased compared with controls. Reflecting the relevance of protease-induced ICAM-1 expression in leukocyte migration, leukocyte-endothelium interaction, as assessed by intravital microscopy, was markedly increased by trypsin. Inhibition of ICAM-1 ameliorated these changes significantly. In conclusion, trypsinated serum induces the upregulation of both membrane-bound ICAM-1 on endothelial cells and soluble ICAM-1. These changes contribute to the early steps of leukocyte migration in acute pancreatitis. The role of soluble ICAM-1 remains to be investigated.

adhesion molecules; endothelial cells; proteases; systemic inflammatory response syndrome

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