title: Comparison of O2(-)-producing activity of guinea-pig eosinophils and neutrophils in a cell-free system.
abstract: 1. The NADPH-dependent superoxide (O2-) production in a cell-free system of guinea-pig eosinophils was studied, comparing the eosinophils with neutrophils. 2. Eosinophils produced 2.2-fold more O2- than neutrophils in sonicated and intact cells. 3. The subcellular fractionation experiments showed that the O2- production was dependent on the cooperation between the membrane and cytosol fractions. 4. The cross-mixing experiments indicated that the NADPH oxidase-activating activity of the eosinophil cytosol was about 2-fold greater than that of the neutrophil cytosol. 5. These results suggest that the difference in the O2(-)-producing activity between eosinophils and neutrophils is associated with the difference in cytosolic factors necessary for the activation of NADPH oxidase.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry, School of Medicine, Juntendo University, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Someya
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Nagaoka
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Iwabuchi
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yamashita
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002413:Cations, Divalent / Q000494:pharmacology; D002462:Cell Membrane / Q000378:metabolism; D002474:Cell-Free System; D003600:Cytosol / Q000378:metabolism; D004789:Enzyme Activation; D004804:Eosinophils / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D006168:Guinea Pigs; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D009247:NADH, NADPH Oxidoreductases / Q000378:metabolism; D019255:NADPH Oxidases; D009504:Neutrophils / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D013347:Subcellular Fractions / Q000378:metabolism; D013481:Superoxides / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D002413:Cations, Divalent; D013481:Superoxides; D009247:NADH, NADPH Oxidoreductases; D019255:NADPH Oxidases