K. Ohtake et al., A MONOCLONAL-ANTIBODY MODULATES NEUTROPHIL ADHERENCE WHILE ENHANCING CELL MOTILITY, Microbiology and immunology, 41(1), 1997, pp. 67-72
A monoclonal antibody (MoAb) to human neutrophils, designated 3H9, was
established by screening for the inhibition of neutrophil adherence t
o plastic plates containing a medium supplemented with fetal calf seru
m (FCS medium), The antigen recognized by 3H9 was shown to be present
on human leukocytes and found at the highest levels on granulocytes, O
n Western blotting, 3H9 reacted with a molecule having a molecular wei
ght of 80 kDa. When this MoAb was added at the same time as a neutroph
il stimulant (fMLP), the inhibition of neutrophil adherence to plastic
plates in the presence of FCS medium was observed after 60 min incuba
tion. Furthermore, this MoAb enhanced not only fMLP-induced chemotaxis
but random migration of neutrophils as well. The mechanisms of these
phenomena are discussed.