title: Charge-dependent regulation of NADPH oxidase activity in guinea-pig polymorphonuclear leukocytes.
abstract: The mechanism of respiratory burst was studied by modulating membrane surfaces with lipophilic ions in guinea-pig polymorphonuclear leukocytes and their subcellular membranes. Positively charged alkylamines in concentration ranges of 0.5 to 15 microM (ED50 values) inhibited the O2- generation with phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate, N-formylmethionylleucylphenylalanine, A23187, myristate and arachidonate in intact cells, and the inhibition was relieved by negatively charged agents. A similar molecular size of alkylalcohols had no effects. A similar charge-dependent O2- generation was also observed with fatty acids in subcellular membrane fractions prepared from unstimulated control cells, and this was insensitive to H-7 and W-7. These results suggest that triggering of NADPH oxidase activation involves a reaction(s) that is regulated by membrane charges.
mesh_terms: D000588:Amines / Q000494:pharmacology; D000818:Animals; D016718:Arachidonic Acid; D001095:Arachidonic Acids / Q000494:pharmacology; D000001:Calcimycin / Q000494:pharmacology; D002462:Cell Membrane / Q000201:enzymology; D004563:Electrochemistry; D004789:Enzyme Activation / Q000187:drug effects; D006168:Guinea Pigs; D006838:Hydrocarbons; D007425:Intracellular Membranes / Q000201:enzymology; D008297:Male; D019814:Myristic Acid; D009227:Myristic Acids / Q000494:pharmacology; D009240:N-Formylmethionine Leucyl-Phenylalanine / Q000494:pharmacology; D009247:NADH, NADPH Oxidoreductases / Q000378:metabolism*; D019255:NADPH Oxidases; D009504:Neutrophils / Q000201:enzymology*; D013481:Superoxides / Q000378:metabolism; D013755:Tetradecanoylphorbol Acetate / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D000588:Amines; D001095:Arachidonic Acids; D006838:Hydrocarbons; D009227:Myristic Acids; D019814:Myristic Acid; D013481:Superoxides; D016718:Arachidonic Acid; D000001:Calcimycin; D009240:N-Formylmethionine Leucyl-Phenylalanine; D009247:NADH, NADPH Oxidoreductases; D019255:NADPH Oxidases; D013755:Tetradecanoylphorbol Acetate; C013553:hexadecylamine