A superoxide-activated chemotactic factor and its role in the inflammatory process.
Superoxide dismutase or derivatives thereof have been shown to be potent anti-inflammatory agents in several models of induced inflammation. In all cases, the anti-inflammatory effects included a marked suppression of the accumulation of inflammatory cells at the site of the potential lesion, suggesting a role for the superoxide radical in the chemotaxis process. The exposure of normal plasma to a source of superoxide in vitro resulted in the formation of a powerful chemotactic factor for human neutrophils. The factor is activated by reacting specifically with superoxide, and was found to consist of a complex of serum albumin and an unidentified lipid. The complex may be resolved and reconstituted. Both components are required for expression of biologic activity. The major mechanism for the anti-inflammatory activity of superoxide dismutase appears to be the prevention of the formation of this plasma-derived superoxide-dependent chemotactic factor.
D000818:Animals; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D002630:Chemotactic Factors / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D007249:Inflammation / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D051379:Mice; D010100:Oxygen / Q000502:physiology*; D011817:Rabbits; D051381:Rats; D013482:Superoxide Dismutase / Q000494:pharmacology; D013481:Superoxides / Q000502:physiology*
D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D002630:Chemotactic Factors; D013481:Superoxides; D013482:Superoxide Dismutase; D010100:Oxygen