Enhanced chemotaxis and superoxide anion production by polymorphonuclear leukocytes from nicotine-treated and smoke-exposed rats

Although previous studies have shown that polymorphonuclear leukocytes (PMNs) exposed to nicotine in vitro exhibit enhanced superoxide anion generation and chemotactic responses, it is not known whether in vivo exposure to the alkaloid causes the same alterations in PMN function. Accordingly, this study evaluated superoxide anion generation evoked by phorbol myristate acetate (PMA) and chemotactic responses to formylmethionylleucylphenylalanine (fMLP) in PMNs isolated from rats treated acutely or subchronically with nicotine and from rats chronically exposed to cigarette smoke. Acute or subchronic (twice daily for 7 days) i.p. injection of 0.2 or 0.02 mg/kg nicotine potentiated PMA-induced superoxide anion generation by PMNs. Similarly, acute i.p. injection of 0.2 mg/kg nicotine or subchronic treatment with 0.02 mg/kg nicotine potentiated fMLP-induced chemotaxis. Subchronic treatment with 0.2 mg/kg of the alkaloid blunted fMLP-induced chemotaxis, in contrast to the potentiating actions of the lower dose. Treatment with nicotine mimicked the effects of tobacco smoke exposure. A 15-week exposure regimen to either sidestream and mainstream smoke from University of Kentucky 2R1 reference cigarettes potentiated PMA-induced superoxide anion generation. Mainstream but not sidestream smoke also enhanced chemotactic responses to fMLP. Viewed collectively, these observations indicate that in vivo exposure to nicotine or to tobacco smoke augment PMN superoxide anion generation and chemotactic responses to selected stimuli and thus implicate such adverse actions of smoking on PMN function in certain pathologies associated with excessive tobacco smoke exposure.     

Changes of tissue factor-dependent coagulant activity mediated by adhesion between polymorphonuclear leukocytes and endothelial cells

The purpose of this study was to examine whether polymorphonuclear leukocytes (PMNs) facilitate a tissue factor, a physiologic initiator of coagulation in endothelial cells, -dependent coagulant activity (TF activity). The TF activity in bovine endothelial cells (BAECs) was significantly increased in a concentration-dependent manner by PMNs (1 x 10(5) - 1 x 10(7) cells/ml) without affecting the treatment of N-formyl-methionyl-leucyl-phenylalanine, a selective activator of PMNs, and the addition of PMNs finally resulted in cell damage as evaluated by the lactate dehydrogenase leakage method. In the same conditions, an increase of adhesion between PMNs and BAECs was also observed in a time-dependent manner. However, since direct adhesion of PMNs to BAECs was impossible by using the transwell, PMNs failed to induce any changes in the TF activity. Hence, the change of TF activity found here might be closely related to the PMNs adhesion to BAECs. Indeed, anti-intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (anti-ICAM-1) antibody blocked the increase of TF activity in BAECs. These findings suggest that PMNs could increase TF activity in endothelial cells, which is triggered by adhesion to endothelial cells through ICAM-1.     

Adhesion molecules of blood polymorphonuclear leukocytes and alveolar macrophages in rats: modulation by exposure to ozone.

1. Exposure to elevated levels of ozone results in an infiltration of polymorphonuclear leukocytes (PMNs) into the lungs. The purpose of this study was to investigate whether the ozone-induced inflammatory process is preceded by a change in the expression of adhesion molecules (integrins and selectins) in peripheral blood PMNs and alveolar macrophages in rats. 2. Female Sprague Dawley rats were exposed to air or ozone (1 p.p.m., 2 h). Bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) was carried out and blood was collected via intracardiac puncture at 0 or 18 h after the exposure. There were no PMN in the BAL fluid at time 0 after the 2 h exposure to ozone. The expression of cell adhesion molecules from the integrin family (represented by CD18) on alveolar macrophages (AM) was lowered. The expression of cell adhesion molecules from the selectin family (represented by CD62L) on blood PMN was not affected by exposure to ozone, while the expression of integrins (CD11b) on blood PMN was lowered. 3. This effect was confirmed by experiments in which plasma of ozone-exposed animals was incubated with PMN from peripheral blood obtained from non-exposed animals. In these experiments, the expression of CD11b on PMNs of non-exposed animals was lower after incubation with plasma from ozone-exposed animals. 4. Our experiments suggest the presence of factor(s) in blood, which cause a decrease in the expression of CD11b on PMNs.     

Characterization of receptors for platelet-activating factor on platelets, polymorphonuclear leukocytes and macrophages

1. We have compared the potency of the putative platelet-activating factor (Paf) receptor antagonists (WEB 2086, L-652,731 and BN 52021) against Paf-induced aggregation of rabbit and guinea-pig platelets, aggregation of rabbit polymorphonuclear leukocytes (PMNLs) and prostacyclin generation by guinea-pig resident peritoneal macrophages. 2. On rabbit washed platelets and PMNLs WEB 2086, L-652,731 and BN 52021 each antagonized competitively Paf-induced aggregation. The rank order of potency was WEB 2086 congruent to L-652,731 greater than BN 52021 and was the same for the two cell types. 3. The pA2 values for each of the three antagonists were similar on rabbit washed platelets and PMNLs. Moreover, the pA2 for WEB 2086 on rabbit platelets (7.58) did not differ significantly from that on guinea-pig platelets (7.69). 4. On guinea-pig resident peritoneal macrophages WEB 2086 was 10 fold less potent for receptors mediating increased generation of 6-oxo-prostaglandin F1 alpha (6-oxo-PGF1 alpha) than for those mediating platelet aggregation. 5. The potencies of L-652,731 and BN 52021 were also markedly less (2 log units) for the macrophage receptors than for platelet or PMNL receptors and BN 52021 was more potent than L-652,731 in the macrophages. 6. WEB 2086 and L-652,731 significantly reduced basal 6-oxo-PGF1 alpha produced by macrophages, but none of the antagonists affected 6-oxo-PGF1 alpha production during stimulation by A23187. 7. These data raise the possibility that there may be a Paf receptor-subtype mediating prostacyclin generation in macrophages that is different from that on the platelet and PMNL.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)     

Migratory responses of polymorphonuclear leukocytes to kinin peptides

The present study examines the influence of kinins on the migratory capacity of human polymorphonuclear leukocytes under in vitro conditions using the Boyden chamber technique. By means of checkerboard analysis the migration of neutrophils induced by bradykinin could be characterized as true chemotaxis. The stimulation of human neutrophils with bradykinin, with the nonpeptide B(2) receptor agonist FR190997 as well as with des-Arg(9)-bradykinin and des-Arg(10)-kallidin results in a concentration-dependent migration. Pretreatment of the neutrophils with the B(2) receptor antagonist HOE-140 (icatibant) inhibited the bradykinin-induced migration but not that induced by B(1) receptor agonists, whereas the B(1 )receptor antagonist des-Arg(10)HOE-140 abolished the migration elicited by des-Arg(9)-bradykinin or des-Arg(10)-kallidin but not that evoked by bradykinin. Pretreatment of the neutrophils with the leukotriene B(4) (LTB(4)) antagonist ZK158252 inhibited the LTB(4)-induced chemotaxis as well as the chemotaxis produced by bradykinin and des-Arg(10)-kallidin. An involvement of interleukin-1beta and of the chemokine IL-8 in the bradykinin-induced migration in vitro could be excluded during the migration time of the neutrophils. In conclusion, the present study provides pharmacological evidence showing that B(1) and B(2) kinin receptors are involved in the migration of human neutrophils in vitro, that LTB(4) participates in the downstream pathway and that the B(1) kinin receptor seems to be expressed already under physiological conditions.     

银杏内酯B对脂多糖刺激的小鼠腹腔巨噬细胞TNFα生成及大鼠胸腔多形核白细胞NF-κB活化的影响

目的研究银杏内酯B对脂多糖刺激的小鼠腹腔巨噬细胞TNFα生成及大鼠胸腔多形核白细胞NF-κB活化的影响。方法用L929细胞结晶紫染色法检测TNFα的含量，用电泳迁移率改变检测法检测NF-κB的结合活性。结果1和10 μmol·L^-1银杏内酯B能够显著抑制LPS刺激的小鼠腹腔巨噬细胞TNFα的生成，其IC₅₀为0.26 μmol·L^-1；1 mg·L^-1 LPS和1 nmol·L^-1 PAF均可活化大鼠胸腔多形核白细胞NF-κB；银杏内酯B能够抑制LPS或 PAF刺激的NF-κB活化。结论银杏内酯B能够抑制LPS刺激的小鼠腹腔巨噬细胞TNFα生成及大鼠胸腔多形核白细胞NF-κB的活化。PAF参与LPS激活NF-κB的过程。     

Inhibition of human platelet activation by polymorphonuclear leukocytes.

1. The effect of unstimulated human polymorphonuclear leukocytes (PMNs) on platelet activation was examined. 2. Human platelet aggregation and adenosine 5'-triphosphate (ATP) release induced by collagen (1-2 micrograms ml-1); thrombin (0.01-0.02 u ml-1) or arachidonic acid (AA) (0.1-0.2 mM) were markedly inhibited when conducted in the presence of unstimulated PMNs. 3. Platelet inhibition induced by PMNs was dependent on the number of PMNs and on the incubation time of the mixed cell suspension. 4. Platelet inhibition was not reversed in time when PMNs were depleted from the mixed-cell suspension. 5. PMN-mediated platelet-inhibition was not mediated by AA metabolites, oxygen reactive intermediates, nitric oxide or proteases. 6. The factor(s) accounting for the platelet inhibition mediated by PMNs are not yet characterized.     

Metabolic activation of eugenol by myeloperoxidase and polymorphonuclear leukocytes

Eugenol has recently been associated with the toxic effects of clove cigarettes on human lungs. We have studied the metabolism and adverse effects of eugenol on human polymorphonuclear leukocytes (PMNs). Myeloperoxidase, isolated and purified from human PMNs, catalyzed the oxidation of eugenol to a reactive intermediate which is likely to be a quinone methide. Eosinophil peroxidase, lactoperoxidase, prostaglandin H synthase, horseradish peroxidase, and rat intestinal peroxidase also supported this hydrogen peroxide dependent reaction. Glutathione inhibited the formation of this metabolite, resulting in the formation of glutathione disulfide and a small amount of eugenol-glutathione conjugates. In cellular incubations, phorbol ester stimulated PMNs catalyzed the covalent binding of [3H]eugenol to cellular protein, which was partially inhibitable by azide. Intracellular glutathione levels decreased by 90% over a period of 30 min in phorbol ester stimulated PMNs exposed to 100 microM eugenol compared with decreases of 30% (phorbol ester alone) or 5% (eugenol alone) in control incubations. In addition, eugenol was more cytotoxic to PMNs in the presence of phorbol ester than in its absence, and eugenol inhibited the phorbol ester stimulated oxidative burst in PMNs as reflected by a decrease in oxygen consumption, superoxide formation, and hydrogen peroxide formation. These results suggest that PMNs are capable of activating eugenol to a reactive intermediate and also suggest a mechanism whereby eugenol can potentially interfere with and adversely affect vital PMN functions.     

银杏内酯B对脂多糖刺激的小鼠腹腔巨噬细胞TNFα生成及大鼠胸腔多形核白细胞NF-кB活化的影响

目的研究银杏内酯B对脂多糖刺激的小鼠腹腔巨噬细胞TNFα生成及大鼠胸腔多形核白细胞NF-κB活化的影响.方法用L929细胞结晶紫染色法检测TNFα的含量,用电泳迁移率改变检测法检测NF-κB的结合活性.结果1和10 μmol·L-1银杏内酯R能够显著抑制LPS刺激的小鼠腹腔巨噬细胞TNFα的生成,其IC50为0.26μmol·L-1:1 mg·L-1LPS和1 nmol·L-1PAF均可活化大鼠胸腔多形核白细胞NF-κB;银杏内酯B能够抑制LPS或PAF刺激的NF-κR活化.结论银杏内酯B能够抑制LPS刺激的小鼠腹腔巨噬细胞TNFα生成及大鼠胸腔多形核白细胞NF-κB的活化.PAF参与LPS激活NF-κB的过程.     

Staphylococcal delta toxin-induced generation of chemiluminescence by human polymorphonuclear leukocytes

T. Tomita, K. Momoi and S. Kanegasaki. Staphylococcal delta toxin-induced generation of chemiluminescence by human polymorphonuclear leukocytes. Toxicon22, 957 – 965, 1984. — Upon exposure to 0.5 hemolytic units of staphylococcal delta toxin, human polymorphonuclear leukocytes repeatedly generated active oxygen, which was detected as luminol dependent chemiluminescence. Gradual loss of the response was, however, observed after repeated exposure to the toxin, and eventually no more chemiluminescence was evoked. On this occasion, if the cells were exposed to another stimulus, such as melittin, chemotactic peptide, phorbol myristate acetate or zymosan, chemiluminescence was again induced. The converse was true if melittin or chemotactic peptide was used as the initial stiumulus and delta toxin as a secondary stiumulus. These results suggest that there exists a saturable receptor for delta toxin, melittin and other stimuli and that the toxin follows a different transductional pathway to generate chemiluminescence. By using various inhibitors, we found calcium influx, activation of phospholipase A₂ and probably lipoxygenase(s) play an important role in delta toxin induced generation of chemiluminescence.     

Phototoxicity of tetracyclines as related to singlet oxygen production and uptake by polymorphonuclear leukocytes

The photo-induced singlet oxygen production of six tetracyclines was measured as tryptophan degradation. Demethylchlortetracycline was the most efficient singlet oxygen producer followed by doxycycline. The least efficient producer was minocycline. Doxycycline, however, was the most potent inducer of photodamage to polymorphonuclear leukocytes (PMNLs) followed by demethylchlortetracycline. Accordingly, the singlet oxygen production during irradiation did not correlate with the induction of photodamage to the PMNLs. However, the uptake of doxycycline by the cells was 3 times higher than that of demethylchlortetracycline, and the tetracycline-induced photodamage to the PMNLs correlated with the product of singlet oxygen production during irradiation and the drug uptake by the cells.     

儿茶素对小鼠巨噬细胞VCAM-1表达的影响

<正>血管细胞黏附因子介导的血管炎性病变是很多疾病[如动脉粥样硬化(atherosclerosis,AS)[1]、风湿病、肾病等]共同的病理基础。研究发现[2]AS的血管壁中有VCAM-1的大量表达。过量表达的VCAM-1介导的炎症反应参与了AS发生发展的全过程[3]。儿茶素(catechin)是从茶叶中提取的酚类物质,有良好的     

The effect of a Rho kinase inhibitor Y-27632 on superoxide production, aggregation and adhesion in human polymorphonuclear leukocytes

We investigated the involvement of p160ROCK (a Rho-associated coiled coil-forming protein kinase), one of Rho kinases on superoxide anion production (O(2)(-) production), aggregation and adhesion of human polymorphonuclear leukocytes under physiological condition, using a selective p160ROCK inhibitor, (+)-(R)-trans-4-(1-aminoethyl)-N-(4-pyridyl)cyclohexanecarboxamide (Y-27632). Y-27632 inhibited the O(2)(-) production stimulated by phorbol-12-myristate-13-acetate (PMA) in a dose-dependent manner. Stauroprorine blocked the PMA-induced O(2)(-) production while wortmannin did not. Y-27632 also inhibited the O(2)(-) production by guanosine 5'-O-(3-thiotriphosphate) (GTP(gamma)S) 100 microM. N-formyl-Met-Leu-Phe (fMLP)-induced O(2)(-) production was not influenced by Y-27632, but was inhibited by wortmannin. The enhanced O(2)(-) production by Ca-ionophore A23817 and thapsigargin was not inhibited by Y-27632. Y-27632 did not change the basal intracellular Ca(2+) concentration nor its elevation stimulated by fMLP. Polymorphonuclear leukocytes aggregation induced by PMA was dose-dependently decreased by Y-27632 while their aggregation stimulated by fMLP was enhanced by the agent. Polymorphonuclear leukocytes adhesion induced by PMA or fMLP was not influenced by Y-27632.These results suggest that p160ROCK is involved in the PMA-induced O(2)(-) production and aggregation in human polymorphonuclear leukocytes. This kinase might locate in downstream of protein kinase C in polymorphonuclear leukocytes.     

Comparison of eicosanoids production between rat polymorphonuclear leukocytes and macrophages: detection by high-performance liquid chromatography with precolumn fluorescence labeling.

We developed a procedure for serial measurement of fluorescent derivatives of eicosanoids in biological samples by HPLC. The 9-anthryldiazomethane (ADAM)-derivatized sample was first fractionated through SEP-PAK silica into fraction 1 (eluate of chloroform:toluene) and fraction 2 (eluate of acetonitrile:methanol). Both fractions were loaded separately onto an ODS column, and eluted with a step-gradient of 85% and 95% acetonitrile for Fr-1 (HETE's and arachidonic acid) and with 70% acetonitrile for Fr-2 (PG's and LTB4). The method was applied to the arachidonate products of rat peritoneal leukocytes which were stimulated with A23187. The polymorphonuclear leukocytes (PMNL), which were collected after stimulation with casein, released mainly LTB4, 5-HETE, 6-K-PGF1 alpha, but little arachidonic acid. In contrast to PMNL, rat macrophages, which were collected after peritoneal injection of soluble starch and bacto peptone, released 5-HETE, arachidonic acid, and 6-K-PGF1 alpha, but no LTB4. These differences might be partly caused by the differential rates of uptake or turnover of arachidonic acid into their membrane phospholipids.     

Inhibition of oxidative metabolism in rabbit polymorphonuclear leukocytes by triphenyltin chloride

Treatment of rabbit polymorphonuclear leukocytes (PMN) with triphenyltin chloride (TPTC1) inhibited chemiluminescence generation stimulated by particulate stimulus, zymosan, or soluble stimuli, concanavalin A + cytochalasin D. Superoxide anion (O ₂ ^– ) production was also inhibited, indicating that the inhibition involved inhibition of early oxidative metabolic process(es). The direct inhibition of the activation process of the oxidative burst was established by the experiments showing that a) chemiluminescence generated by xanthine oxidase-acetaldehyde system was not inhibited by TPTC1, b) washing the PMN after the treatment with TPTC1 did not affect the results of chemiluminescence, and c) there was no change in cell viability after the treatment with TPTC1.     

Activation of bleomycin A2 to a DNA-damaging intermediate by phorbol ester-stimulated human polymorphonuclear leukocytes

Metabolically stimulated polymorphonuclear leukocytes (PMNs) generate reactive oxygen metabolites that are capable not only of damaging biomolecules but also of possibly activating exogenous chemicals to reactive intermediates which interact with target molecules. This study examined this later concept and the results demonstrated that the interaction of bleomycin A₂ with phorbol ester-stimulated human PMNs resulted in DNA deoxyribose cleavage, a process mediated by an activated bleomycin intermediate. Superoxide dismutase (SOD) significantly inhibited bleomycin-mediated DNA deoxyribose cleavage, indicating the involvement of reactive oxygen. Based on these observations it is plausible that other chemicals, including carcinogens, may be activated by metabolically stimulated PMNs to intermediates which react with biomolecules.     

Effect of anticoagulants on activation of polymorphonuclear leukocytes induced by shear stress

We analyzed how actin polymerization, CD11b expression and homotypic aggregation could be used as markers to study leukocyte activation. Leukocytes were obtained from blood anticoagulated with: citrate, unfractioned heparin (UH) and low molecular weight heparin (LMWH). Flow cytometry was used to study actin polymerization and expression of CD11b after leukocyte exposure to shear stress. Leukocyte aggregation was microscopically assessed. Shear increased both actin polymerization and expression of CD11b in citrated blood (100.1±7.1 vs. 85.8±8.5 p< 0.05 and 53.5±3.5 vs. 20.7±5.1; p< 0.005 respectively). These parameters remained unmodified in UH samples. Using both anticoagulants together, we observed increase in CD11b expression induced by shear stress (59.3±2.1 vs. 25.1±11.0; p< 0,05). LMWH samples showed higher basal levels of actin polymerization and CD11b expression than citrated samples (237±40.8, vs. 85.8±8.5 p< 0.05 and 47.8±2.6, vs. 20.7±5.1; p< 0.005) but no changes induced by shear were observed. When LMWH was used in combination with citrate we observed a decrease in basal activation and significant modifications in CD11b expression induced by shear stress (80.0±4.1 vs. 50.4±2.7). Leukocyte aggregation was modified by UH at basal levels and by LMWH after shear stress. These results indicate that exposure to shear stress results in leukocyte activation. The choice of anticoagulant is a crucial factor in studies of leukocyte function.     

Sanggenon C对人多形核白细胞和滑膜细胞粘附的抑制作用及其机制

目的:观察化合物Sanggenon C对人外周血多形核白细胞(PMN)与人滑膜细胞(HSC)粘附的抑制作用,并探讨其作用机制.方法:MTT比色法研究PMN与HSC粘附,Cell-ELISA及RT-PCR法研究HSC粘附分子ICAM-1和VCAM-1表达,EMSA研究核转录因子NF-κB的活化.结果:Sanggenon C在0.01-10μmol·L~(-1)范围内均可显著抑制TNF-α 5O kU·L~(-1)与IL-1β诱导的HSC与PMN粘附,其IC_(50)分别为27.29nmol. L~(-1)和54.45nmol·L~(-1);Sanggenon C可显著抑制HSC表面ICAM-1和VCAM-1蛋白表达,同时也显著抑制VCAM-1 mRNA表达,但对ICAM-1 mRNA表达无显著影响;Sanggenon C在1-10μmol·L~(-1)浓度下也可显著抑制TNF-α对NF-κB的活化.结论:Sanggenon C是一个有效的人PMN与HSC粘附抑制剂,其作用机制可能是通过抑制NF-κB的活化,进而抑制HSC表面VCAM-1的表达或抑制ICAM-1转录后调控过程而实现的.     

Inhibition of active oxygen generation by dipyridamole in human polymorphonuclear leukocytes.

The effect of dipyridamole on active oxygen generation by human polymorphonuclear leukocytes (PMN) was investigated. Dipyridamole inhibited the production of oxidative metabolites from human PMN stimulated by opsonized zymosan and formyl-methionyl-leucyl-phenylalanine dose and time dependently. To determine whether dipyridamole directly inhibits the production of oxygen metabolites by human PMN, human PMN were preincubated with dipyridamole washed prior to stimulation. Dipyridamole was found to directly inhibit human PMN from generated active oxygen metabolites at therapeutic concentrations. Dipyridamole may possibly be a potential scavenger of active oxygen metabolites since it inhibited active oxygen metabolite production from human PMN very rapidly. Dipyridamole was also found to directly affect the scavenging of active oxygen metabolites generated by opsonized zymosan-stimulated human PMN at therapeutic concentrations. This action of dipyridamole was also noted to be exerted against hydroxyl radicals and superoxide anions produced biochemically by an electron spin resonance spectrometer. It thus follows that dipyridamole may inhibit human PMN active oxygen metabolite generation and affect directly the scavenging of active oxygen metabolites at therapeutic concentrations.