title: Inhibition of superoxide anion release from human polymorphonuclear leukocytes by N-acetyl-galactosamine and N-acetyl-glucosamine.
abstract: This study shows that N-acetyl-galactosamine and N-acetyl-glucosamine can diminish the production of superoxide anion from cytochalasin-B treated PMNs stimulated with FMLP. Inhibition ranged from 80.9% to 1.8%. N-acetyl-galactosamine was superior to N-acetyl-glucosamine, but both showed their action in a dose-related fashion. The mannosamine may diminish the superoxide production, but without a statistical significance. Other sugars such as L-fucose, D-fucose and D-glucose failed to induce inhibition of superoxide generation. Previous reports showed that sugars interfere with carbohydrates lectins interaction. This study shows that aminosugars can do more than interfere with carbohydrates-lectin interaction. The mechanism is not completely known yet. The question whether aminosugars affect cell-cell interaction, regulation of respiratory burst, inflammatory mediators functions, or the glucose uptake and utilization needs further study.
authors.affiliation: Department of Rheumatology, Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kamel
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Alnahdi
mesh_terms: D000116:Acetylgalactosamine / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000117:Acetylglucosamine / Q000494:pharmacology*; D003571:Cytochalasin B / Q000494:pharmacology; D006801:Humans; D009240:N-Formylmethionine Leucyl-Phenylalanine / Q000494:pharmacology; D009504:Neutrophils / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D013481:Superoxides / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D013481:Superoxides; D003571:Cytochalasin B; D009240:N-Formylmethionine Leucyl-Phenylalanine; D000116:Acetylgalactosamine; D000117:Acetylglucosamine