Movie S1.

Time-lapse imaging of neutrophils incubated with EFIG-AM-treated brain capillary endothelial cells. Lysosomes of cocultured hCMEC/D3-MDR1-EGFP and hCMEC/D3 WT cells were labeled by LysoTracker (blue) and cells were subsequently treated with EFIG-AM (EFIG; red) after excess LysoTracker was removed by washing. The cocultures were then incubated with freshly isolated blood-derived human neutrophils that were labeled by eFluor670 (white) before. The triple-culture was examined with a confocal microscope and time-lapse imaging at 37°C. The initially white eFluor670 labeled neutrophils show over time a punctate colocalizing staining for Pgp and EFIG as well as for LysoTracker. The neutrophil highlighted by arrow 1 is shown as detailed view in Fig. 7. Neutrophil extend pseudopods towards surface of hCMEC/D3 cell likely scanning for target antigens (arrow 2).

Mechanism of drug extrusion by brain endothelial cells via lysosomal drug trapping and disposal by neutrophils

Andreas Noack, Birthe Gericke, Maren von Köckritz-Blickwede, Arne Menze, Sandra Noack, Ingo Gerhauser, Felix Osten, Hassan Y. Naim, and Wolfgang Löscher

PNAS. 2018. 115:E9590-E9599 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1719642115