Figure 4.

Leukocyte recruitment and behavior in the glomerulus. (A) In health, neutrophils and monocytes (and potentially other leukocytes) patrol the glomerulus. While some are static, the majority migrate bidirectionally within glomerular capillaries. (B) In acute disease, leukocytes can be recruited and retained in glomeruli via a number of molecular processes. Examples are given with reference to the neutrophil (from left to right). Neutrophils can be recruited via direct FcγR-Fc interactions. Adhesion molecules participate in recruitment, migration, and retention, with, for example, Mac-1 (CD11b/CD18) on neutrophils slowing migration and inducing retention. P-selectins is not constitutively expressed by glomerular endothelial cells, but in some situations P-selectin can participate in forming bridges with recruited platelets (pink oval) to recruit neutrophils. Lastly, chemokines, for example CXCL8 (IL-8) secreted by endothelial cells, podocytes, mesangial cells (not shown), or other leukocytes (not shown), attract leukocytes expressing appropriate chemokine receptors down a concentration gradient. Other mechanisms, for example complement (not shown), can also attract leukocytes to the glomerulus. FcγR, Fcγ receptor; ICAM-1, intercellular adhesion molecule 1.