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ArticleMicrocirculation (New York, N.Y. : 1994)2009

Thermal facilitation of lymphocyte trafficking involves temporal induction of intravascular ICAM-1.

Qing Chen, Michelle M Appenheimer, Jason B Muhitch, Daniel T Fisher, Kristen A Clancy, Jeffery C Miecznikowski, Wan-Chao Wang, Sharon S Evans

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Article in Microcirculation (New York, N.Y. : 1994), 2009. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 21 papers.

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21citing papers in PubMed
0.6field-weighted citation impact, top 32% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

21 citing papers in PubMed, 32 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Sex parity in stimulation of murine lymphocyte trafficking in response to fever-range systemic thermal therapy.International journal of hyperthermia : the official journal of European Society for Hyperthermic Oncology, North American Hyperthermia Group · 2025
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  5. The role of calcium-calpain pathway in hyperthermia.Frontiers in molecular medicine · 2022
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  7. Focused Ultrasound for Immunomodulation of the Tumor Microenvironment.Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950) · 2020
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  10. International journal of hyperthermia : the official journal of European Society for Hyperthermic Oncology, North American Hyperthermia Group · 2019
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  17. Preconditioning thermal therapy: flipping the switch on IL-6 for anti-tumour immunity.International journal of hyperthermia : the official journal of European Society for Hyperthermic Oncology, North American Hyperthermia Group · 2013
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Qing ChenDepartment of Immunology, Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Buffalo, New York, USA.
Michelle M Appenheimer *Department of Immunology, Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Buffalo, New York, USA.
Jason B MuhitchDepartment of Immunology, Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Buffalo, New York, USA.
Daniel T FisherDepartment of Immunology, Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Buffalo, New York, USA.
Kristen A ClancyDepartment of Immunology, Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Buffalo, New York, USA.
Jeffery C MiecznikowskiBiostatistics, Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Buffalo, New York, USA.
Wan-Chao WangDepartment of Immunology, Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Buffalo, New York, USA.
Sharon S EvansDepartment of Immunology, Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Buffalo, New York, USA.
Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center · US

Funding

LEUKOCYTE-ENDOTHELIAL CELL ADHESION IN TUMOR IMMUNITYR01CA079765 · NCI · ROSWELL PARK CANCER INSTITUTE CORP · PI EVANS, SHARON S · 2000 to 2013
$3.8M
Inflammatory Control of Lymphocyte TraffickingR01AI082039 · NIAID · ROSWELL PARK CANCER INSTITUTE CORP · PI EVANS, SHARON S · 2010 to 2014
$2.3M
NCI NIH HHS R01 CA079765NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI082039
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveFever is associated with improved survival, although its beneficial mechanisms are poorly understood. Previous studies indicate that the thermal element of fever augments lymphocyte migration across high endothelial venules (HEVs) of lymphoid organs by increasing the intravascular display of a gatekeeper trafficking molecule, intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1). Here, we evaluated the spatio-temporal relationship between the thermal induction of intravascular ICAM-1 and lymphocyte trafficking.

methodsIntravascular ICAM-1 density was quantified by immunofluorescence staining in mice exposed to fever-range whole-body hyperthermia (39.5+/-0.5 degrees C). ICAM-1-dependent lymphocyte trafficking was measured in short-term homing assays.

resultsA linear relationship was observed between the duration of heat treatment and intravascular ICAM-1 density in HEVs with maximal responses requiring sustained (i.e., five hours) thermal stress. Circulating lymphocytes were found to sense incremental changes in ICAM-1 on HEVs, such that trafficking is proportional to the intravascular density of ICAM-1. We further identified a hydroxamate-sensitive shedding mechanism that restores ICAM-1 expression to homeostatic levels following the cessation of thermal stress.

conclusionsThe time-dependent response to thermal stress indicates that ICAM-1 density governs the efficiency of lymphocyte interactions with HEVs in vivo. These studies highlight the dynamic role of the microcirculation in promoting immune surveillance during febrile inflammatory responses.

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AnimalsCell MovementFeverHeat Stress DisordersIntercellular Adhesion Molecule-1LymphocytesMiceMice, Inbred BALB CMicrocirculationVenulesIntercellular Adhesion Molecule-1

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PMCPMC4728711
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