title: [Indomethacin and oxamethacin as modulators of the production of superoxide anion in human leukocytes].
abstract: Treatment of human neutrophils with the two chemoattractants formyl-methyonyl-leucyl-phenylalanine and opsonized zymosan or with phorbol myristate acetate induce the production of superoxide anion (O-.2), which plays a role in the inflammatory reaction and microbicidal activity. The time-course of O-.2 release and the extent to which the anion is produced are related to the nature of the stimulating agents. Anti-inflammatory non steroid drugs, such as indomethacin and oxamethacin, exert a variable depression of the oxidative burst, which does not seem correlated to the inhibition of prostaglandin synthesis, but to the lipophilic character of the drug molecule.
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007213:Indomethacin / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000494:pharmacology*; D009240:N-Formylmethionine Leucyl-Phenylalanine / Q000494:pharmacology; D009504:Neutrophils / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism; D013481:Superoxides / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D013755:Tetradecanoylphorbol Acetate / Q000494:pharmacology; D013997:Time Factors; D015054:Zymosan / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D013481:Superoxides; C019028:oxamethacin; D009240:N-Formylmethionine Leucyl-Phenylalanine; D015054:Zymosan; D013755:Tetradecanoylphorbol Acetate; D007213:Indomethacin
vernacular_title: Indometacina ed ossametacina come modulatori della produzione di anione superossido dei leucociti umani.