The murine IL-8 homologues KC, MIP-2, and LIX are found in endothelial cytoplasmic granules but not in Weibel-Palade bodies

J Leukoc Biol. 2010 Mar;87(3):501-8. doi: 10.1189/jlb.0809532. Epub 2009 Dec 9.

Abstract

Rapid translocation of P-selectin from WPB to the surface of endothelial cells is crucial for early neutrophil recruitment to acute inflammatory lesions. Likewise, the chemokine CXCL8/IL-8 is sorted to WPB in human endothelial cells, but little is known about its functional importance in lack of a suitable animal model. Here, we explored the distribution of the functional IL-8 homologues CXCL1/KC, CXCL2/MIP-2, and CXCL5-6/LIX in resting and inflamed murine vessels by confocal microscopy and paired immunostaining with markers of WPB, discovering that these chemokines did not localize to WPB but displayed a granular pattern in a subset of vessels in healthy skin compatible with sorting to the type 2 endothelial compartment for regulated secretion. Moreover, all chemokines colocalized with VWF and P-selectin in platelets, suggesting that their storage in platelet alpha-granules might represent an alternative source of rapidly available, neutrophil-recruiting chemokines. In conclusion, WPB appear not to be involved in regulated secretion of chemokines in the mouse, and instead, the possible existence of type 2 granules and the role of platelets in rapid leukocyte adhesion deserve further attention.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Blood Platelets / cytology
  • Blood Platelets / drug effects
  • Blood Platelets / metabolism
  • Blood Vessels / cytology
  • Blood Vessels / drug effects
  • Blood Vessels / metabolism
  • Cell Compartmentation / drug effects
  • Cell Membrane / drug effects
  • Cell Membrane / metabolism
  • Chemokine CXCL1 / metabolism*
  • Chemokine CXCL2 / metabolism*
  • Chemokine CXCL5 / metabolism*
  • Endothelial Cells / cytology
  • Endothelial Cells / drug effects
  • Endothelial Cells / metabolism*
  • Interleukin-8 / chemistry*
  • Lipopolysaccharides / pharmacology
  • Mice
  • Mice, Inbred C57BL
  • P-Selectin / metabolism
  • Protein Transport / drug effects
  • Sequence Homology, Amino Acid*
  • Signal Transduction / drug effects
  • Skin / blood supply
  • Skin / drug effects
  • Skin / metabolism
  • Skin / pathology
  • Up-Regulation / drug effects
  • Weibel-Palade Bodies / drug effects
  • Weibel-Palade Bodies / metabolism*
  • von Willebrand Factor / metabolism

Substances

  • Chemokine CXCL1
  • Chemokine CXCL2
  • Chemokine CXCL5
  • Cxcl1 protein, mouse
  • Cxcl2 protein, mouse
  • Cxcl5 protein, mouse
  • Interleukin-8
  • Lipopolysaccharides
  • P-Selectin
  • von Willebrand Factor