title: Sulfasalazine inhibition of binding of N-formyl-methionyl-leucyl-phenylalanine (FMLP) to its receptor on human neutrophils.
abstract: Sulfasalazine, a drug useful in the therapy of inflammatory bowel disease, was found to block N-formyl-methionyl-leucyl-phenylalanine (FMLP)-induced arthritis in rabbits as well as FMLP-induced superoxide production and chemotaxis in human neutrophils in vitro. Sulfasalazine was also found to block FMLP binding to human neutrophils with an I50 of 10 microM. The dose-response curve for the inhibition of binding was very similar to the dose-response curves for the inhibition of FMLP-induced neutrophil activation.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002634:Chemotaxis, Leukocyte / Q000187:drug effects; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D006801:Humans; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D009240:N-Formylmethionine Leucyl-Phenylalanine / Q000378:metabolism*; D009504:Neutrophils / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism; D011817:Rabbits; D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface / Q000378:metabolism*; D044042:Receptors, Formyl Peptide; D012460:Sulfasalazine / Q000494:pharmacology*; D013481:Superoxides / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface; D044042:Receptors, Formyl Peptide; D013481:Superoxides; D012460:Sulfasalazine; D009240:N-Formylmethionine Leucyl-Phenylalanine