Author:
Farber H W,Center D M,Rounds S
Abstract
Although there is growing evidence that angiotensin II affects macrophage-mediated inflammatory responses, it is unclear whether it can affect neutrophil-mediated inflammatory responses. Because vascular endothelial cells are capable of releasing neutrophil chemoattractant activity, we attempted to determine whether components of the angiotensin system could affect neutrophil-mediated responses indirectly by stimulating endothelial cells to release neutrophil chemoattractant substances. Cultured bovine and human endothelial cells incubated with angiotensin II released neutrophil chemoattractant activity. This activity appeared within 1 minute of exposure to angiotensin II, and was blocked by saralasin, an angiotensin II antagonist. Angiotensin I also caused release of neutrophil chemoattractant activity, but its effect required conversion to angiotensin II. Bradykinin, another substrate for angiotensin-converting enzyme, did not stimulate appearance of chemoattractant. Chemoattractant generation was not inhibited by indomethacin but was blocked by diethylcarbamazine and 5,8,11,14-eicosatetraynoic acid. This study demonstrates that angiotensin II may influence neutrophil accumulation, via production of neutrophil chemoattractant activity by vascular endothelial cells.
Publisher
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)
Subject
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine,Physiology
Cited by
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