title: Absence of FMLP receptors on rat macrophages.
abstract: Although rat peritoneal neutrophils in the presence of cytochalasin B demonstrate superoxide (O2-) responses to the chemotactic peptide N'-formyl-met-leu-phe (FMLP), neither elicited rat peritoneal macrophages nor rat alveolar macrophages show an O2- response to FMLP (in the presence or absence of cytochalasin B), although a good O2- response to opsonized zymosan is demonstrated by both types of macrophages. Using Fura-2 loaded cells, peritoneal macrophages failed to show an increase in intracellular calcium after exposure to FMLP, f-nor-leu-phe, F-met-met-met, or F-norleu-leu-phe-norleu-lys. FMLP also failed to induce elevations in intracellular calcium in alveolar macrophages. In 3H-FMLP binding studies, the lack of responsiveness of peritoneal and alveolar macrophages was associated with the lack of FMLP receptors on these cell types, in striking contrast to the presence of functional receptors on rat neutrophils.
authors.affiliation: University of Michigan Medical School, Department of Pathology, Ann Arbor 48109-0602.
authors.forename: B A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Walker
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Seiler
authors.forename: C A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Owens
authors.forename: B E
authors.initials: BE
authors.lastname: Hagenlocker
authors.forename: P A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Ward
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001202:Ascitic Fluid / Q000166:cytology; D002118:Calcium / Q000378:metabolism; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D008264:Macrophages / Q000378:metabolism*; D016676:Macrophages, Alveolar / Q000378:metabolism; D009240:N-Formylmethionine Leucyl-Phenylalanine / Q000378:metabolism*; D009504:Neutrophils / Q000378:metabolism; D010972:Platelet Activating Factor / Q000494:pharmacology; D011485:Protein Binding; D051381:Rats; D044042:Receptors, Formyl Peptide; D011971:Receptors, Immunologic / Q000378:metabolism*; D013481:Superoxides / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D010972:Platelet Activating Factor; D044042:Receptors, Formyl Peptide; D011971:Receptors, Immunologic; D013481:Superoxides; D009240:N-Formylmethionine Leucyl-Phenylalanine; D002118:Calcium