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Evaluation of Chemokine- and Phlogistin-mediated Leukocyte Chemotaxis Using an In Vivo Sponge Model

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We have directly compared the in vivo activity of a number of chemokines and phlogistins using a modified murine in vivo sponge model in which gelatin sponges are soaked with chemoattractant and implanted in the peritoneal cavity. Sponges soaked with murine JE/MCP-1 (monocyte chemoattractant protein-1) or zymosan promoted the chemotaxis of specific leukocyte populations in a time-dependent manner, as judged by multiparameter flow cytometry, with granulocytes predominating in zymosan-soaked sponges and granulocytes and macrophages present in JE/MCP-1-soaked sponges. Smaller numbers of B, T and dendritic cells were identified as well. Eotaxin selectively chemoattracted eosinophils in this model, while MIG induced significant T cell migration relative to other chemokines. Cell migration was inhibited by administration of methotrexate, piroxicam or dexamethasone, and JE/MCP-1-mediated trafficking was impaired by treatment with anti-JE antibody or with IL-10, suggesting a role for pro-inflammatory factors in amplifying the JE/MCP-1-induced response. This amplification phase involves the production of the chemokine KC, since anti-KC antibody significantly attenuated JE/MCP-1-induced chemotaxis. These results indicate that intraperitoneally implanted chemoattractant-soaked gelatin sponges are capable of inducing a pronounced inflammatory response characterized by the selective migration of leukocyte populations, and suggest that this model may be useful for delineating the activity of novel inhibitors of leukocyte chemotaxis.

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Fine, J.S., Jackson, J.V., Rojas-Triana, A. et al. Evaluation of Chemokine- and Phlogistin-mediated Leukocyte Chemotaxis Using an In Vivo Sponge Model. Inflammation 24, 331–346 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1007044914240

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