title: Tumour necrosis factor beta (lymphotoxin) inhibits locomotion and stimulates the respiratory burst and degranulation of neutrophils.
abstract: The data presented here demonstrate that recombinant human tumour necrosis factor beta (rHuTNF beta; lymphotoxin) is a neutrophil modulator. The lymphokine inhibited the locomotion of neutrophils and augmented the neutrophil oxygen-dependent respiratory burst in response to N-formyl-L-methionyl-L-leucyl-L-phenylalanine (FMLP) and phorbol myristate acetate (PMA), as measured by their capacity to produce chemiluminescence, H2O2 and superoxide. The effects on the respiratory burst occurred at a tenth of the concentration of TNF beta required to inhibit locomotion. After incubation with TNF beta, the neutrophils could be washed without any reduction in their capacity to show augmented responses. The TNF beta enhanced granule enzyme (lysozyme and beta-glucuronidase) release of neutrophils stimulated with cytochalasin B-FMLP.
authors.affiliation: University Department of Paediatrics, Adelaide Children's Hospital, South Australia.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ferrante
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nandoskar
authors.forename: E J
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Bates
authors.forename: D H
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Goh
authors.forename: L J
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Beard
mesh_terms: D002465:Cell Movement; D002634:Chemotaxis, Leukocyte; D003571:Cytochalasin B / Q000494:pharmacology; D004357:Drug Synergism; D006358:Hot Temperature; D006801:Humans; D006861:Hydrogen Peroxide / Q000097:blood; D008163:Luminescent Measurements; D009240:N-Formylmethionine Leucyl-Phenylalanine / Q000494:pharmacology; D009504:Neutrophils / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology*; D011112:Polymyxin B / Q000494:pharmacology; D013481:Superoxides / Q000097:blood; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha; D013481:Superoxides; D003571:Cytochalasin B; D009240:N-Formylmethionine Leucyl-Phenylalanine; D006861:Hydrogen Peroxide; D011112:Polymyxin B