title: Increased expression of adhesion proteins (MAC-1) and altered metabolic response in human leukocytes exposed to surfactant in vitro.
abstract: In this study the modulatory effects of a well-defined surfactant preparation on blood leukocytes were investigated. The expression of the cell surface receptor MAC-1 was analyzed by flow cytofluorometry, and the metabolic response was measured by a chemiluminescence technique. An increase (p less than 0.05) in the MAC-1 receptor expression was observed in the granulocytes but not in the monocytes. There was a decrease in the metabolic response of the leukocytes after stimulation with phorbol myristate acetate (PMA) and a delay (p less than 0.01 for both) in the peak activity. Formyl-methionyl-leucyl-phenylalanine (fMLP) caused an increased peak (p less than 0.01). Thus, the surfactant preparation had a modulatory effect on blood leukocytes with regard to the expression of the cell surface receptor MAC-1 and the metabolic response.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Chemistry, Karolinska Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Zetterberg
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Curstedt
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Eklund
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Forslid
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hed
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005434:Flow Cytometry; D006098:Granulocytes / Q000187:drug effects / Q000276:immunology* / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D008163:Luminescent Measurements; D016177:Macrophage-1 Antigen / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009000:Monocytes / Q000187:drug effects / Q000276:immunology* / Q000378:metabolism; D009240:N-Formylmethionine Leucyl-Phenylalanine / Q000494:pharmacology; D011663:Pulmonary Surfactants / Q000494:pharmacology*; D013755:Tetradecanoylphorbol Acetate / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D016177:Macrophage-1 Antigen; D011663:Pulmonary Surfactants; D009240:N-Formylmethionine Leucyl-Phenylalanine; D013755:Tetradecanoylphorbol Acetate