Abstract
A simple and convenient assay for the simultaneous measurement of eosinophil and neutrophil adhesion is described. Incubations were performed in microtitre plates coated with different proteins. Adhesion of eosinophils and neutrophils was determined by the use of specific radioimmunoassays for eosinophil cationic protein (ECP) and myeloperoxidase (MPO). Using this assay, Mn 2+ induced a significant increase of the adhesion of eosinophils to plasma fibronectin and fibrinogen in a time-dependent fashion, while a small increase of the adhesion of neutrophils to these two proteins was observed. In contrast, a time-dependent potent increment of the adhesion of both eosinophils and neutrophils to tissue fibronectin and albumin was found. Tissue fibronectin preferentially supported eosinophil adhesion compared with that of neutrophils in the presence of Mn 2+. PMA (10 −9 mol/l) induced a significant increase in the adhesion of eosinophils and neutrophils of the same pattern to all four proteins. However, when granulocytes were stimulated by Mn 2+ in combination with PMA, eosinophils and neutrophils showed different patterns of response to plasma fibronectin and fibrinogen, respectively, but the same pattern of response to tissue fibronectin. f-MLP stimulated an early increase of the adhesion of neutrophils to fibrinogen, while a weak stimulation of the adhesion of eosinophils to plasma fibronectin and fibrinogen and of neutrophils to plasma fibronectin was observed. Co-stimulation with f-MLP and Mn 2+ did not induce any additive effects on granulocyte adhesion. In conclusion, the assay allows rapid quantification of eosinophil and neutrophil adhesion and can be used to directly compare the response of neutrophils and eosinophils. The assay is thus suitable for studies aimed at identifying agents with a selective effect on either of the cells.
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