“…IC-induced activation of the leukocyte-specific integrin ␣ M  2 (Mac-1, CD11b/CD18) is required both for sustained adhesion to IC in vitro (12,16) and for a normal IC-induced inflammatory response in vivo (17). Thus, IC-induced ␣ M  2 activation is probably a critical event in an- 1 The abbreviations used are: PI 3-kinase, phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase; Fc␥R, receptor for the Fc piece of IgG; fMLP, formylmethionylleucylphenylalanine; IC, immune complex(es); LPL, L-plastin; PKA, cAMP-dependent protein kinase A; PKG, cGMP-dependent protein kinase G; PMA, phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate; PMN, polymorphonuclear neutrophil(s); mPMN, murine PMN; S5A, synthetic peptide based on amino acids 2-19 of LPL in which Ser 5 has been changed to Ala; S7A, synthetic peptide based on amino acids 2-19 of LPL in which Ser 7 has been changed to Ala; SCR, synthetic peptide in which amino acids 2-19 of LPL have been scrambled; PKC, protein kinase C; 8-Br-cAMP and -cGMP, 8-bromo-cyclic AMP and GMP, respectively; HBSS, Hanks' balanced salt solution; BSA, bovine serum albumin.…”