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Vol. 275, Issue 6, H2300-H2307, December 1998

Myocardial ischemia-reperfusion injury in CD18- and ICAM-1-deficient mice

Anthony J. Palazzo1, Steven P. Jones1, Wesley G. Girod1, Donald C. Anderson2, D. Neil Granger1, and David J. Lefer1

1 Department of Molecular and Cellular Physiology, Louisiana State University Medical Center, Shreveport, Louisiana 71130-3392; and 2 Discovery Research, Pharmacia and Upjohn, Kalamazoo, Michigan 49001

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Previous studies have demonstrated that circulating neutrophils (PMNs) contribute to the pathophysiology of myocardial ischemia-reperfusion (MI/R) injury. PMN-endothelial cell interactions are highly regulated by adhesive interactions between PMN CD11/CD18 and coronary endothelial cell intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1). We investigated the effects of MI/R in wild-type, CD18-, and ICAM-1-deficient (-/-) mice. Wild-type (n = 6), CD18 -/- (n = 6), and ICAM-1 -/- (n = 6) mice were subjected to 30 min of myocardial ischemia and 120 min of reperfusion to determine the extent of PMN infiltration and myocardial cell necrosis. Myocardial infarction (% of the area at risk) was 45.1 ± 5.9 in wild-type mouse hearts. In contrast, the extent of myocardial infarction was significantly (P < 0.05) reduced in the CD18 (19.3 ± 5.1%)- and ICAM-1 (17.9 ± 3.2%)-deficient mice. Similarly, PMN infiltration into the ischemic-reperfused myocardium was attenuated by 54% in the CD18 -/- mice and by 32% in ICAM-1 -/- mice compared with wild-type hearts. Deficiency in either CD18 or ICAM-1 expression results in a marked reduction in PMN accumulation and myocardial necrosis after acute MI/R.

neutrophil; infarction; mouse; intercelleular adhesion molecule-1

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NUMEROUS EXPERIMENTAL studies have focused on the role of polymorphonuclear leukocytes (PMNs) in the inflammatory response associated with coronary artery occlusion and reperfusion in animal models. Early investigations suggested that PMNs modulate coronary endothelial cell injury (26, 30), myocardial necrosis (6, 20), and reductions in coronary blood flow that occur after myocardial ischemia and reperfusion (MI/R; see Ref. 4). Recently, clinical investigations have provided some preliminary evidence that PMNs and endothelial cell adhesion molecules are activated in the coronary circulation under conditions of unstable angina (5, 23), coronary vasospasm (14, 16), and acute myocardial infarction (24) in humans.

There is an abundance of experimental evidence suggesting that CD18-intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1) interactions are vital for PMN-mediated myocardial reperfusion injury. The involvement of ICAM-1 in ischemic-reperfused myocardial tissue has been previously demonstrated by Kukielka et al. (17) and by Youker et al. (39). In addition, it has also been shown that PMN CD18 participates in the firm adhesion of activated PMNs to cardiac myoctes via interactions with ICAM-1, resulting in myocyte injury and necrosis (8, 34). Previous investigations (1, 2, 19, 22, 31) utilizing animal models have also reported cardioprotective effects with monoclonal antibodies (MAbs) directed against the PMN beta 2-integrin complex CD11/CD18. Similarly, immunoneutralization of the endothelial ligand for CD11/CD18, ICAM-1, has also been shown to reduce the injury produced by MI/R (10, 18, 21, 38). However, some studies have reported that anti-CD18 MAbs fail to attenuate MI/R injury (27, 36). Thus the precise role of CD18 and ICAM-1 in the pathogenesis of myocardial reperfusion injury remains unclear.

Despite the wealth of information obtained in studies of MI/R injury with MAbs directed against CD18 and ICAM-1, the use of these agents can be somewhat problematic for a number of reasons, including species cross-reactivity, antibody dosage, timing of administration, and half-life. Recently, a number of gene-targeted animals have been developed in which the genes encoding either CD18 (37) or ICAM-1 (32) have been disrupted. As a result, animals are now available in which the level of PMN CD18 or endothelial ICAM-1 expression is nearly abolished and in which the inflammatory response is markedly blunted. In addition, the techniques required for the study of MI/R in mice have been described recently (13, 15, 25). We investigated the effects of acute coronary artery ischemia and reperfusion on myocardial infarct development in CD18-deficient and ICAM-1-deficient (-/-) mice. Moreover, we also determined the extent of PMN infiltration in the ischemic-reperfused myocardium in these gene-targeted mice to further our understanding of the role of PMNs in the pathophysiology of myocardial reperfusion injury.

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Transgenic mice. Male wild-type (C57BL/6), CD11/CD18-deficient, and ICAM-1-deficient mice (C57BL/6J background) were utilized for the experimental studies. The CD11/CD18 and ICAM-1 transgenic mice have been previously described and well characterized (3, 32, 37). The wild-type mice (C57BL/6) were purchased from Jackson Laboratories (Bar Harbor, ME), and the gene-targeted mice were prepared and provided by Pharmacia Upjohn Laboratories (Kalamazoo, MI). All experimental procedures complied with the Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals [DHHS Publication No. (NIH) 86-23, revised 1985. Animal Resources Program, DRR/NIH, Bethesda, MD 20205] approved by the Council of the American Physiological Society and with federal and state regulations. All experimental procedures were approved by the Louisiana State University Medical Center Animal Care and Use Committee.

Myocardial ICAM-1 expression. Radiolabeled ICAM-1 and control MAbs were prepared using the Iodo-Gen (Sigma) method as previously described (11). Wild-type (n = 5), CD18 -/- (n = 5), and ICAM-1 -/- (n = 5) mice were anesthetized (100 mg/kg pentobarbital sodium ip) and instrumented with carotid artery and jugular vein catheters. Radiolabeled antibodies (volume titrated to 200 µl with 0.9% NaCl) were injected. Monoclonal radiolabeled (125I) antibody directed against ICAM-1 (YN-1; Bayer Laboratories, West Haven, CT) and a nonbinding radiolabeled (131I) antibody (P-23; Pharmacia-Upjohn) were slowly administered through the jugular vein catheter. After 5 min of circulation (20 min of reperfusion), a 50-µl plasma sample was drawn. The animal was then perfused with 15 ml of warm (pH 7.4), heparinized bicarbonate-buffered saline, while being exsanguinated, to flush the excess ICAM-1 MAb and nonbinding control antibody. The heart was then excised and measured for radioisotopic activity. Cardiac radioactivity was measured using an automatic gamma counter (1480 Wizard; Wallac) to determine constitutive ICAM-1 expression. Additionally, the following items were also measured using the gamma counter: the 50-µl plasma sample, syringe, intravenous catheter, and 2 liters of the original antibody mixture. The gamma counts of these items were factored into the determination of ICAM-1 expression using the following equation: [(125I cpm/g)/(125I cpm injected)] - [(131I cpm/g)/(131I cpm injected)], where cpm is counts per minute.

MI/R surgical procedures. Animals were initially anesthetized with pentobarbital sodium (100 mg/kg ip) before any surgical procedure. Anesthesia was maintained via supplemental doses of pentobarbital sodium (30 mg/kg ip) as needed. Mice were secured to the operating table by taping the extremities. A 4-0 silk ligature was placed behind the upper incisors and pulled tautly to extend the neck. A midline incision was made from the xiphoid process to the submentum. The salivary glands were separated from the midline to allow access to the trachea. A tracheotomy was then performed, and a section of polyethylene-90 tubing was inserted into the animal's trachea and connected via a loose junction to a Harvard respirator (model 683 rodent respirator; Harvard Apparatus). The respirator's tidal volume was set at 1.2 ml/min, and the rate was set at 120 strokes/min and was supplemented with 100% oxygen. The right carotid artery was then cannulated with polyethylene-10 tubing to monitor mean arterial pressure. The arterial cannula was connected to a blood pressure transducer and BP-1 (World Precision Instruments) blood pressure monitor.

After an equilibration period of 10 min, a thoracotomy was performed. With the use of an electrocautery (model-100; Geiger Instrument), an incision was made to the left of the sternum. Retraction stitches (4-0 silk) were used on each side of the thoracotomy to aid in visualization of the heart. The pericardial sac was then removed. Ligation of the left anterior descending (LAD) coronary artery was performed using a 7-0 silk suture attached to a BV-1 needle (Ethicon). A small piece of polyethylene tubing was used to secure the ligature without damaging the artery. The retraction sutures were removed, and the chest wall was approximated and covered with parafilm wax paper to prevent desiccation.

MI/R infarct protocols. A diagram of the MI/R protocols is presented in Fig. 1, A and B. In initial experiments, wild-type (n = 6), CD18-deficient (n = 6), and ICAM-1-deficient (n = 6) mice were subjected to 30 min of LAD coronary artery occlusion and 120 min of reperfusion. In additional experiments (Fig. 1B), wild-type (n = 5), CD18-deficient (n = 6), and ICAM-1-deficient (n = 6) mice were subjected to 60 min of LAD coronary artery occlusion and 120 min of reperfusion.


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Fig. 1.   Mouse myocardial ischemia (MI)-reperfusion experimental protocols. After a 20-min equilibration period, mice were subjected to either 30 min (A) or 60 min (B) of left anterior descending (LAD) coronary artery ischemia followed by 120 min of reperfusion. TTC, 1.0% 2,3,5-triphenyltetrazolium chloride.

Determination of area at risk and infarct size. At the conclusion of the 2-h period of reperfusion, the LAD coronary artery was religated with 7-0 silk suture. Evans blue dye (1.5 ml of 1.0%; Sigma) was retrogradely injected into the carotid artery catheter to delineate the in vivo area at risk.

At the end of the protocol, the heart was excised and fixed in 1.5% solution of SeaPlaque agarose gel (FMC BioProducts). After the gel solidified, the heart was sectioned perpendicular to the long axis in 1-mm portions using a McIlwain tissue chopper (Brinkmann Instruments). The 1-mm sections were placed in individual wells of a six-well cell culture plate (Cell Wells; Corning Glass Works) with the basal side exposed. Each slice was then counterstained with 3.0 ml of 1.0% 2,3,5-triphenyltetrazolium chloride (Sigma) solution for 5 min at 37°C. The right ventricle was excised, and each slice was weighed and visualized under an Olympus SZ4045 (Olympus America) dissecting microscope equipped with a Sony charge-coupled device Iris color video camera (Sony Electronics). The left ventricular area, area at risk, and area of infarction for each slice were then determined by computer planimetry using NIH Image (v1.57) software. The size of the myocardial infarction was determined by the following previously described equation (25): weight of infarction = (A1 × Wt1- (A2 × Wt2- (A3 × Wt3- (A4 × Wt4) - (A5 × Wt5), where A is percent area of infarction by planimetry from subscripted numbers 1-5 representing sections. Wt is the weight of the same-numbered sections.

Hematology of peripheral blood. Leukocyte, PMN, and platelet counts were performed by LabCorp (BioVet Division). Whole blood samples were obtained from the carotid artery and collected into pediatric (<= 1 ml) lavender-topped (EDTA-containing) Microtainers (Becton-Dickinson).

Myocardial histology. Routine histological staining was performed on multiple sections of midventricular cardiac sections to determine the extent of PMN infiltration. Wild-type (n = 3), CD18 -/- (n = 3), and ICAM-1 -/- (n = 3) hearts were subjected to 30 min of myocardial ischemia and 120 min of reperfusion and stained as described above. The hearts were stored overnight in 4.0% paraformaldehyde at 4°C. The tissue was cut into sections and dehydrated using graded acetone washes at 4°C. Tissue sections were embedded in plastic (Immunobed; Polysciences), and 4-µm-thick sections were cut and transferred to Vecatabond-coated slides (Vector Laboratories). The slides were soaked in 95% ethanol for 10 min to remove some of the plastic embedding and to allow the tissue to stain. After the 10-min ethanol wash, the tissue sections were stained with either Gill no. 3 hematoxylin solution for 10 min (Sigma) or Giemsa stain for 3 min (Sigma). The slides were then observed microscopically, and the number of PMNs was counted per field of view. For each of the three hearts examined the number of PMNs was counted in 4 fields for a total of 12 fields.

Statistical analyses. All values in text and in Figs. 1-5 are presented as means ± SE of n independent experiments. The infarct size, area at risk, left ventricle size, leukocyte counts, and hemodynamic data were analyzed with an analysis of variance coupled with post hoc analysis (Scheffé's test for significance). All statistics were calculated with StatView 4.5 (Abacus Concepts). Statistical significance was set at P < 0.05.

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Exclusion criteria. A total of six wild-type, six CD18 -/-, and six ICAM-1 -/- mice entered the 30-min ischemia and 120-min reperfusion infarct size determination protocol. All mice in these three groups survived the protocol and were included for data analysis. Conversely, ~56% (5 out of 9) of the wild-type mice, 86% (6 out of 7) of the CD18 -/- mice, and 100% (6 out of 6) of the ICAM-1 -/- mice survived the 60-min ischemia and 120-min reperfusion protocol and were included for data analysis. The mice that did not survive this protocol died between 30 and 60 min of reperfusion.

Myocardial ICAM-1 expression. Basal ICAM-1 expression (µg MAb/g tissue) in wild-type, CD18 -/-, and ICAM-1 -/- hearts is presented in Table 1. Hearts from wild-type mice expressed significantly (P < 0.05) higher levels of ICAM-1 (1.79 ± 0.24 µg MAb/g tissue) than CD18 -/- (0.92 ± 0.06 µg MAb/g tissue) and ICAM-1 -/- (0.02 ± 0.01 µg MAb/g tissue) hearts. ICAM-1 expression in the ICAM-1 -/- hearts was significantly lower than both the wild-type and CD18 -/- hearts.

                              
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Table 1.   Constitutive expression of ICAM-1 in wild-type, CD18 -/-, and ICAM-1 -/- mouse hearts using a dual radiolabeled monoclonal antibody technique

Hematology data. The circulating levels of leukocytes, PMNs, and platelets for the wild-type, CD18 -/-, and ICAM-1 -/- mice under baseline conditions are presented in Table 2. Total leukocyte counts were significantly (P < 0.01) higher in the CD18 -/- mice (6,367 ± 953 cells/µl blood) compared with the wild-type mice (2,660 ± 320 cells/µl blood). However, circulating leukocyte counts in ICAM-1 -/- mice (4,250 ± 189 cells/µl blood) were not significantly different from either wild-type or CD18 -/- mice. The number of circulating PMNs was similar in the wild-type (960 ± 169 cells/µl blood), CD18 -/- (1,267 ± 211 cells/µl blood), and ICAM-1 -/- (983 ± 114 cells/µl blood) mice. Furthermore, circulating platelet counts were also similar in the wild-type and transgenic animals. Baseline platelet counts were 9,640 ± 507, 10,750 ± 774, and 10,900 ± 308 cells/µl blood in the wild-type, CD18 -/-, and ICAM-1 -/- mice, respectively.

                              
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Table 2.   Total leukocyte, PMN, and platelet counts for wild-type, CD18-deficient, and ICAM-1-deficient mice

Hemodynamics. Mean arterial blood pressures (MABP) were recorded for all animals in each experimental group throughout the MI/R experimental protocol. MABP data for the 30-min ischemia and 120-min reperfusion experiments are presented in Table 3. There were no significant group differences in MABP observed at any time throughout the experimental protocol. MABP data for the 60-min ischemia/120-min reperfusion group are presented in Table 4. MABP in the CD18 -/- group was significantly different compared with the ICAM-1 -/- group at 60 min of reperfusion. No other significant differences were observed at any times during the experimental protocol.

                              
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Table 3.   Mean arterial blood pressures in wild-type, CD18-deficient, and ICAM-1-deficient mice subjected to 30 min of coronary artery ischemia and 120 min of reperfusion

                              
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Table 4.   Mean arterial blood pressures in wild-type, CD18-deficient, and ICAM-1-deficient mice subjected to 60 min of coronary artery ischemia and 120 min of reperfusion

Myocardial area at risk and infarct size. Representative photomicrographs of area at risk and infarct staining for wild-type, CD18 -/-, and ICAM-1 -/- mice after 30 min of LAD coronary artery occlusion and 120 min of reperfusion are presented in Fig. 2, A and B. Despite similar-sized areas at risk, wild-type hearts suffered a significantly larger area of infarction after MI/R compared with both CD18 (Fig. 2A)- and ICAM-1 (Fig. 2B)-deficient mouse hearts. Summary data for area at risk and infarct size are shown in Fig. 3. All groups of animals experienced similar-sized areas at risk per left ventricle after coronary artery occlusion. The areas at risk per left ventricle were 50.4 ± 3.2, 49.8 ± 4.8, and 54.8 ± 5.2% in wild-type, CD18 -/-, and ICAM-1 -/- mice, respectively. Infarct size per area at risk was 45.1 ± 5.9% in wild-type mice and 19.3 ± 5.1% of the area at risk in the CD18 -/- mice (P < 0.05). Furthermore, infarct size per area at risk was also significantly (P < 0.05) reduced in ICAM-1 -/- hearts.


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Fig. 2.   A: representative photomicrographs (magnification ×25) of midventricular myocardial tissue from wild-type and CD18-deficient (KO) mouse hearts after 30 min of ischemia and 120 min of reperfusion. Degree of myocardial necrosis was significantly reduced in the CD18 KO hearts compared with wild-type hearts. KO, knockout. B: representative photomicrographs (magnification ×25) of midventricular myocardium from wild-type and intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1)-deficient (KO) hearts subjected to 30 min of coronary artery ischemia followed by 120 min of reperfusion. Myocardial cell injury was dramatically attenuated in the ICAM-1 KO mouse hearts compared with wild-type control hearts.


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Fig. 3.   Myocardial area-at-risk (AAR)/left ventricle (LV), infarct (Inf)/AAR, and Inf/LV data for wild-type, CD18 -/-, and ICAM-1 -/- mouse hearts subjected to 30 min of myocardial ischemia and 120 min of reperfusion. Data are expressed as a percentage of the AAR or LV. Myocardial Inf size was significantly (* P < 0.05) reduced in the CD18- and ICAM-1-deficient mice. -/-, deficient.

Myocardial PMN accumulation. Graphic interpretation of PMN counts within the ischemic-reperfused myocardium after 30 min of myocardial ischemia and 120 min of reperfusion is presented in Fig. 4. PMN accumulation in ischemic-reperfused myocardium was 41.1 ± 2.6 PMNs/field in wild-type hearts at 120 min of reperfusion. In contrast, the degree of PMN infiltration was 19.1 ± 0.9 and 28.0 ± 1.7 PMNs/field in the CD18-deficient and ICAM-1-deficient mice, respectively (P < 0.01 and P < 0.05 vs. wild type).


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Fig. 4.   Myocardial neutrophil (PMN) accumulation within the ischemic-reperfused myocardium after 30 min of ischemia and 120 min of reperfusion in wild-type (n = 3), CD18-deficient (n = 3), and ICAM-1-deficient (n = 3) mouse hearts. A total of 12 fields was examined in each heart, and the number of PMNs/field was counted. Myocardial PMN infiltration was significantly ameliorated in the CD18 -/- and ICAM-1 -/- hearts compared with wild-type hearts. * P < 0.05 and ** P < 0.01.

Myocardial infarct size after prolonged ischemia. The results obtained from experiments involving a longer duration of myocardial ischemia (i.e., 60 min) and reperfusion are presented in Fig. 5. The size of the area at risk relative to the left ventricle was 49.5 ± 4.6% in wild-type mice. This is similar to that observed in the CD18-deficient mice (50.4 ± 6.8%) and in the ICAM-1-deficient mice (56.7 ± 8%). There were no significant group differences in the size of the area at risk. In addition, the area of infarction per area at risk was also similar in the three groups. Infarct size per area at risk was 57.2 ± 4.9% in wild-type, 62.8 ± 2.7% in CD18 -/-, and 50.3 ± 6.9% in ICAM-1 -/- hearts (P = not significant between groups). Similarly, no significant differences were observed in the data collected for infarct size expressed as a percentage of the left ventricle.


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Fig. 5.   Myocardial AAR/LV, Inf/AAR, and Inf/LV data for wild-type, CD18 -/-, and ICAM-1 -/- mouse hearts subjected to 60 min of myocardial ischemia and 120 min of reperfusion. Data are expressed as a percentage of the AAR or LV. Myocardial AAR and myocardial Inf size were similar in all 3 study groups.

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The present study clearly demonstrates a significant reduction of myocardial infarction in CD18- and ICAM-1-deficient mice compared with wild-type mice after acute coronary artery occlusion and reperfusion. Coronary endothelial cell ICAM-1 levels were measured in ICAM-1-deficient mouse hearts and was reduced by >90% compared with wild-type hearts. Myocardial necrosis within the area at risk was reduced by 57 and 60% in the CD18 and ICAM-1 null mice, respectively. It is unlikely that the observed reductions in infarct size are a result of differences in the hemodynamic status of the gene-targeted mice because MABPs were similar in all groups throughout the experimental protocol. In addition, the number of circulating PMNs was similar in the wild-type and both strains of gene-targeted mice, suggesting that the infarct size reduction observed was not due to diminished levels of circulating PMNs. Moreover, the degree of PMN infiltration into the ischemic-reperfused myocardial tissue was also attenuated in the CD18 and ICAM-1 knockout mice. Taken together, the results of the present study confirm earlier reports demonstrating beneficial effects of anti-CD18 (1, 2, 19, 22) and anti-ICAM-1 MAbs (10, 18, 21, 38, 40) in myocardial reperfusion injury.

Inhibition of CD18-ICAM-1 interactions after reperfusion of the ischemic myocardium has been investigated extensively as a possible therapy in patients for a number of reasons. Elegant in vitro studies have clearly demonstrated that PMN adhesion to vascular endothelium or cardiac myocytes is highly regulated by the interplay between CD18 and ICAM-1. For example, the adhesion and transmigration of human PMNs has been shown to be highly dependent on the cooperative interaction among LFA-1 (CD11a/CD18), Mac-1 (CD11b/CD18), and ICAM-1 (34, 35). Moreover, hydrogen peroxide treatment of isolated canine vessels clearly promotes PMN adherence, which involves PMN CD18 binding to endothelial cell ICAM-1 (9). In addition, the locomotion of human PMNs also involves recruitment of CD11b/CD18 to the PMN surface followed by firm adhesion, as described previously (12). It is also well appreciated that PMN-mediated myocardial cell injury involves CD18-ICAM-1 interactions (7, 8, 33) in vitro.

The roles of CD18 and ICAM-1 in the regulation of PMN-endothelial cell interactions in vivo have also been investigated. Firm adhesion of leukocytes in the microcirculation occurs via a CD18 mechanism at low shear rates and has been shown to be more prevalent in postcapillary venules compared with arterioles (28). In addition, induction of ICAM-1 mRNA has been reported in ischemic-reperfused myocardium as early as 1 h after reperfusion and increasing mRNA levels for 24 h after reperfusion (17). Moreover, ICAM-1 mRNA staining has also been demonstrated in the ischemic viable "border zone" of the ischemic-reperfused myocardium within the first few hours of reperfusion (39). ICAM-1 mRNA is typically only observed in ischemic-reperfused tissues at early times after reperfusion but is observed in nonischemic tissues by 24 h of reperfusion (17, 39). All of these data provide strong support for the involvement of ICAM-1 in the recruitment of circulating PMNs into the myocardium after ischemia and reperfusion.

Additional experiments have been performed to determine if ICAM-1 expressed on coronary endothelial cells and cardiac myocytes actually contributes to the development of myocardial infarcts. Immunoneutralization of either CD18 (1, 2, 19, 22, 31) or ICAM-1 (10, 18, 21, 38, 40) has been shown in a number of laboratories to protect ischemic-reperfused myocardium. However, some laboratories have reported that anti-CD18 MAbs do not reduce myocardial cell injury after ischemia and reperfusion (27, 36). It is now well appreciated that studies employing MAbs directed against cell adhesion molecules are complicated by a number of pharmacological and immunological considerations, including the dosage and timing of antibody as well as species cross-reactivity and specificity of the MAb that is employed. We utilized gene-targeted mice in which the genes for either CD18 or ICAM-1 had been disrupted, resulting in a chronic and marked diminution in expression of these proteins to avoid the problems associated with MAbs. Thus the results obtained with these mice clearly demonstrate that deficiency of either CD18 or ICAM-1 protects ischemic-reperfused murine myocardium.

Despite the profound myocardial protective effects observed in the present study with chronic deficiency of CD18 or ICAM-1, there is a major limitation for the use of anti-inflammatory agents during the process of myocardial infarction in humans. There is an abundance of data suggesting that activated PMNs contribute to the development of myocardial cell injury after ischemia and reperfusion, but it should also be noted that PMNs play a vital role in myocardial healing and remodeling after infarction (5). Therefore, prolonged suppression of PMN-dependent inflammation may actually promote myocardial injury at later times after reperfusion as reported in a previous clinical trial of glucocorticoid therapy (29). It has become increasingly clear that immunomodulation of the ischemic-reperfused myocardium is complex.

In addition, it should also be pointed out that, when the ischemic insult was increased from 30 to 60 min in duration, we failed to observe any cardioprotection in the CD18-deficient and ICAM-1-deficient mice. This may be due to the fact that ischemic injury is so severe after 60 min of coronary ischemia in the mouse that most of the myocardium within the ischemic zone is necrotic before reperfusion and therefore not amenable to reperfusion therapy. Alternatively, reperfusion injury after 60 min of ischemia may be independent of leukocyte-endothelial cell adhesion molecules in the mouse. Similar results were observed in a previous study (15) of P-selectin-deficient mice performed in our laboratory. We observed a marked reduction in infarct size in the P-selectin -/- mice after 30 min of ischemia and 120 min of reperfusion. However, no differences in infarct size were observed between wild-type and P-selectin -/- mice after 60 min of ischemia and 120 min of reperfusion.

In summary, we have demonstrated a significant reduction in myocardial necrosis and PMN infiltration in CD18- and ICAM-1-deficient mice after acute coronary artery ischemia and reperfusion. These data provide strong evidence that both of these cell adhesion molecules contribute to myocardial cell injury in the reperfused myocardium. Thus it is likely that CD18 and ICAM-1 modulate firm adhesive interactions between PMNs and endothelial cells and adhesive interactions between PMNs and cardiac myocytes in the ischemic-reperfused myocardium. Our results serve to confirm and extend the results of earlier studies demonstrating cardioprotective actions of MAbs that immunoneutralize either CD18 or ICAM-1. Additional studies are necessary to determine the effects of CD18 and/or ICAM-1 deficiency after myocardial ischemia and prolonged reperfusion. Studies utilizing longer periods of reperfusion will determine if the protection observed in the knockout mice actually reduces the ultimate extent of myocardial infarction and if prolonged deficiency of these pivotal adhesion proteins interferes with myocardial healing.

    ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

We acknowledge DeRoyal Industries (Surgical Division; Powell, TN) and Ethicon Surgical (Somerville, NJ) for generous donations of surgical supplies.

    FOOTNOTES

This research was supported by Grant JDF 195065 from the Juvenile Diabetes Foundation (D. J. Lefer) and by National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases Grant PO1 DK-43785 (D. N. Granger).

The costs of publication of this article were defrayed in part by the payment of page charges. The article must therefore be hereby marked "advertisement" in accordance with 18 U.S.C. §1734 solely to indicate this fact.

Address for reprint requests: D. J. Lefer, Dept. of Molecular and Cellular Physiology, LSU Medical Center, 1501 Kings Highway, Shreveport, LA 71130.

Received 7 April 1998; accepted in final form 27 August 1998.

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