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L-Selectin and Chemotaxis Throughout Bone Marrow Granulocyte Maturation in the Bovine

¹ Department of Physiology, Biochemistry, and Biometrics, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Ghent, Salisburylaan, 133, Merelbeke 9820, Belgium
² Bovine Functional Genomics Laboratory, USDA-ARS, Beltsville, MD 20705

Corresponding author: C. Burvenich; e-mail: Christian.Burvenich{at}UGent.be.

Polymorphonuclear neutrophilic leukocytes (PMNL) play a pivotal role during inflammation. Bone marrow (BM) reserves are depleted as cells are released into circulation for recruitment to infection sites. Expression of L-selectin on the cell membrane allows neutrophils to roll along the activated endothelium. Whereas mechanisms leading to recruitment to infection sites are well established, expression of BM adhesion molecules in cows is limited. In this study, we assessed L-selectin expression and chemotactic response to zymosan-activated serum (ZAS) in bovine BM cells and in circulating neutrophils. Isolated blood PMNL and BM cells were used from 9 dairy cows, for quantifying L-selectin expression using flow cytometry, and from 12 dairy cows for chemotaxis studies. All granulocytic maturation stages expressed L-selectin. The percentage of cells fluorescing increased significantly in BM band and mature granulocytes and reached maximal expression on circulating neutrophils. Bone marrow band and segmented cells showed the highest L-selectin density. Chemotaxis through micropore filters in response to zymosan-activated fetal bovine serum was first observed in the myelocytic and metamyelocytic stages, and it increased with maturation and release into the blood stream. From these results, we conclude that L-selectin expression varies among stages of granulocytic maturation within the BM and differs from circulating PMNL. Further, BM cells are capable of migration starting at the metamyelocytic stage, and compared with BM cells, circulating neutrophils are more chemotactively active.

Key Words: bone marrow cell • polymorphonuclear neutrophilic leukocyte • L-selectin • chemotaxis

Abbreviation key: BM = bone marrow, %F = percentage of cells fluorescing, MFI = mean fluorescence intensity, SDF = stromal-derived factor, ZAS = zymosan-activated serum.

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