Research Article

CXCL1-Triggered Interaction of LFA1 and ICAM1 Control Glucose-Induced Leukocyte Recruitment during Inflammation In Vivo

Table 3

Hemodynamic and microvascular parameters of cremaster muscle venules in ICAM1-KO, LFA1-KO, and PTx-pretreated or KC-coinjected WT mice before and after injection 0,5 g/kg glucose in the trauma model. Vessel diameter, centerline velocity, and wall shear rate are displayed before and after the intravenous administration of glucose. Experiments are presented as mean ± SEM; n.s.: not significant stating no differences of hemodynamic parameters among the different groups and during the time course after glucose/saline injection.


MiceVenulesDiameterCenterline velocityWall shear rateSystemic leukocyte counts
( m)( m/s) ( ) (/ L)

WT mice

Pre-glucose166428 ± 12200 ± 1001900 ± 1006500 ± 100
5′ after glucose166428 ± 12300 ± 1002000 ± 2006200 ± 200
15′ after glucose166428 ± 12400 ± 1002000 ± 1006400 ± 100
n.s.n.s.n.s.n.s.

Coinjection with KC in WT mice

Pre-glucose41627 ± 12200 ± 1002200 ± 1005900 ± 300
5′ after glucose41227 ± 12300 ± 1002200 ± 1006000 ± 200
15′ after glucose41427 ± 12200 ± 1002000 ± 1006000 ± 200
n.s.n.s.n.s.n.s.

PTx-pretreatment in WT mice

Pre-glucose 41629 ± 12200 ± 1002000 ± 1005700 ± 300
5′ after glucose41529 ± 12300 ± 2002000 ± 2005200 ± 500
15′ after glucose41629 ± 12400 ± 1002000 ± 1005300 ± 300
n.s.n.s.n.s.n.s.

LFA1-KO mice

Pre-glucose42528 ± 12500 ± 1002200 ± 1007600 ± 500
5′ after glucose41928 ± 12400 ± 1002200 ± 1008000 ± 300
15′ after glucose42028 ± 12500 ± 1002200 ± 1008100 ± 300
n.s.n.s.n.s.n.s.

ICAM1−/− mice

Pre-glucose42227 ± 12300 ± 1002300 ± 1006000 ± 400
5′ after glucose41827 ± 12500 ± 1001800 ± 1006200 ± 500
15′ after glucose42127± 12400 ± 1002300 ± 1006100 ± 400
n.s.n.s.n.s.n.s.