title: Hydrogen peroxide modulation of the respiratory burst of human neutrophils.
abstract: Addition of micromolar concentrations of hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) to human neutrophils resulted in a dose-dependent luminol-enhanced chemiluminescent response. Pretreatment of neutrophils with micromolar concentrations of H2O2 altered their response to the surface acting stimulants serum-treated zymosan (STZ) and formyl-methionyl-leucyl-phenylalanine (fMLP), but not to the intracellular stimulant phorbol myristate acetate (PMA). The alterations were partially reversible by catalase, but exacerbated by superoxide dismutase. These results suggest a modulatory role for H2O2 in the respiratory burst of neutrophils.
authors.affiliation: School of Biological Sciences, Macquarie University, North Ryde, NSW, Australia.
authors.forename: J S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Winn
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Guille
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Gebicki
authors.forename: R O
authors.initials: RO
authors.lastname: Day
mesh_terms: D002374:Catalase / Q000494:pharmacology; D006861:Hydrogen Peroxide / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology*; D008163:Luminescent Measurements; D008165:Luminol; D009240:N-Formylmethionine Leucyl-Phenylalanine / Q000494:pharmacology; D009504:Neutrophils / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000502:physiology; D009195:Peroxidase / Q000378:metabolism*; D013482:Superoxide Dismutase / Q000494:pharmacology; D013755:Tetradecanoylphorbol Acetate / Q000494:pharmacology; D015054:Zymosan / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D009240:N-Formylmethionine Leucyl-Phenylalanine; D008165:Luminol; D015054:Zymosan; D006861:Hydrogen Peroxide; D002374:Catalase; D009195:Peroxidase; D013482:Superoxide Dismutase; D013755:Tetradecanoylphorbol Acetate