Mineral fiber-induced leukocyte activation: the role of intra- and extracellular calcium |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, University Health Network and Department of Physical Therapy, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada;2. Department of Kinesiology, University of Waterloo and Hurvitz Brain Sciences Program, Sunnybrook Research Institute, Waterloo, ON, Canada |
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| Abstract: | The role of intra- and extracellular calcium in the activation of human polymorphonuclear leukocytes (PMNL) to produce reactive oxygen metabolites (ROM) were studied by using soluble, formyl-methionyl-leucyl-phenylalanine (fMLP) or phorbol myristate acetate (PMA), or particulate stimuli, quartz or chrysotile. A calcium channel inhibitor, verapamil, attenuated only quartz-induced elevation of free intracellular calcium ([Ca2+]i) and ROM production. Likewise, ethyleneglycol-bis (aminoethyl ether) tetraacetic acid (EGTA) attenuated quartz-, chrysotile- and fMLP-induced elevation of [Ca2+]i; and ROM production. It also inhibited PMA-induced ROM production. A calcium ionophore, A23187 amplified ROM production by all of these stimuli. These results suggest that both intra- and extra-cellular calcium are required for the full activation of respiratory burst by soluble and particulate stimuli in human PMNL. |
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