The intercellular adhesion molecule (ICAM-1) is a cell-surface molecule which binds to leukocyte function antigen-1 (LFA-1) and regulates both leukocyte adhesion to endothelial cells and immune functions requiring cell-cell contact. Membrane expression of ICAM-1 is highly regulated on all hematopoietic lineages. Cell membrane antigen is significantly expressed on a small subset of bone marrow (BM) progenitors but is weak or absent on all cell lineages once they enter the circulation. However, strong expression on tissue macrophages and germinal center B cells suggested that activated cells may show upregulated expression. When B cells, T cells, macrophages, or granulocytes were activated in vitro by suitable mitogens, ICAM-1 expression was induced in all cases. Parallel studies of hematopoietic tumors demonstrated a heterogeneity of expression which correlated with expression on their normal cellular counterparts. In particular, a striking correlation between expression on B-cell tumors and corresponding stages of B-cell differentiation was noted. The widely varying expression of ICAM-1 contrasts with LFA-1 which, while variable, is nevertheless significantly positive at all stages of differentiation. This suggests that the major regulation of homotypic adhesion mediated by the LFA-1/ICAM-1 linkage occurs through control of ICAM-1 expression. In keeping with this notion, ICAM-1 expression was also correlated with the “adhesiveness” of B-lymphoid tumors. Large solitary lymphoma masses showed intense expression of ICAM-1. Conversely, chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) cells and lymphoma cells from tumors exhibiting diffuse, widespread lymph node disease showed weak expression. These observations are discussed in relation to the role of ICAM-1 in regulation of lymphoid recirculation and the biology of lymphoid tumors.
The intercellular adhesion molecule (ICAM-1) is a cell-surface molecule which binds to leukocyte function antigen-1 (LFA-1) and regulates both leukocyte adhesion to endothelial cells and immune functions requiring cell-cell contact. Membrane expression of ICAM-1 is highly regulated on all hematopoietic lineages. Cell membrane antigen is significantly expressed on a small subset of bone marrow (BM) progenitors but is weak or absent on all cell lineages once they enter the circulation. However, strong expression on tissue macrophages and germinal center B cells suggested that activated cells may show upregulated expression. When B cells, T cells, macrophages, or granulocytes were activated in vitro by suitable mitogens, ICAM-1 expression was induced in all cases. Parallel studies of hematopoietic tumors demonstrated a heterogeneity of expression which correlated with expression on their normal cellular counterparts. In particular, a striking correlation between expression on B-cell tumors and corresponding stages of B-cell differentiation was noted. The widely varying expression of ICAM-1 contrasts with LFA-1 which, while variable, is nevertheless significantly positive at all stages of differentiation. This suggests that the major regulation of homotypic adhesion mediated by the LFA-1/ICAM-1 linkage occurs through control of ICAM-1 expression. In keeping with this notion, ICAM-1 expression was also correlated with the “adhesiveness” of B-lymphoid tumors. Large solitary lymphoma masses showed intense expression of ICAM-1. Conversely, chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) cells and lymphoma cells from tumors exhibiting diffuse, widespread lymph node disease showed weak expression. These observations are discussed in relation to the role of ICAM-1 in regulation of lymphoid recirculation and the biology of lymphoid tumors.
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