OBJECTIVE: To compare in vitro expression of beta 1, beta 3, and beta 4 integrins in normal fibroblast-like synoviocytes (FBS) and in FBS from rheumatoid arthritis (RA) synovium and to investigate the adhesion of normal FBS and RA-FBS to the integrin binding extracellular matrix (ECM) proteins: collagen type IV, fibronectin, laminin, and tenascin. METHODS: Expression of integrin receptors of cultured FBS was detected by flow cytometry. Attachment of FBS to ECM proteins was quantified by adhesion assays. Inhibition studies were performed using monoclonal antibodies to the integrin subunits. RESULTS: Compared with normal FBS, RA-FBS showed increased expression of alpha 1 to alpha 6, beta 1, and beta 4 integrin subunits and enhanced binding of ECM proteins. Binding to ECM proteins was partly or completely blocked by an anti-beta 1 integrin antibody and antibodies to alpha 3, alpha 5, and alpha 6 integrin subunits. The blocking efficiency was significantly (P < 0.05) higher in RA-FBS than in normal FBS. CONCLUSIONS: The enhanced expression of the beta 1 integrin receptors on cultured RA-FBS correlated with increased attachment to ECM proteins. Adhesion of normal and RA-FBS to ECM proteins is mediated through beta 1 integrin receptors. Therefore, the tight binding of rheumatoid FBS to the matrix via beta 1 integrins might play a role in ECM remodelling in the rheumatoid process in vivo.
OBJECTIVE: To compare in vitro expression of beta 1, beta 3, and beta 4 integrins in normal fibroblast-like synoviocytes (FBS) and in FBS from rheumatoid arthritis (RA) synovium and to investigate the adhesion of normal FBS and RA-FBS to the integrin binding extracellular matrix (ECM) proteins: collagen type IV, fibronectin, laminin, and tenascin. METHODS: Expression of integrin receptors of cultured FBS was detected by flow cytometry. Attachment of FBS to ECM proteins was quantified by adhesion assays. Inhibition studies were performed using monoclonal antibodies to the integrin subunits. RESULTS: Compared with normal FBS, RA-FBS showed increased expression of alpha 1 to alpha 6, beta 1, and beta 4 integrin subunits and enhanced binding of ECM proteins. Binding to ECM proteins was partly or completely blocked by an anti-beta 1 integrin antibody and antibodies to alpha 3, alpha 5, and alpha 6 integrin subunits. The blocking efficiency was significantly (P < 0.05) higher in RA-FBS than in normal FBS. CONCLUSIONS: The enhanced expression of the beta 1 integrin receptors on cultured RA-FBS correlated with increased attachment to ECM proteins. Adhesion of normal and RA-FBS to ECM proteins is mediated through beta 1 integrin receptors. Therefore, the tight binding of rheumatoid FBS to the matrix via beta 1 integrins might play a role in ECM remodelling in the rheumatoid process in vivo.
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