title: Salivary up-regulation of human polymorphonuclear leucocyte chemotaxis and adhesion-molecule expression.
abstract: Chemotaxis and adhesion molecules were investigated in peripheral blood neutrophils incubated with saliva collected from healthy donors. A salivary concentration of 20% increased chemotactic responses and CD11a/CD18 and CD11b/CD18 expression, but had no effect on formyl-methionyl-leucyl-phenylalanine receptors.
authors.affiliation: Odontostomatologic Clinic, University of Bari, Italy.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Pettini
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Pettini
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Laforgia
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Coluccia
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: De Rinaldis
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Fumarulo
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D018845:CD11 Antigens / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000276:immunology; D018821:CD18 Antigens / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000276:immunology; D002634:Chemotaxis, Leukocyte / Q000276:immunology*; D003773:Dental Plaque / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D009240:N-Formylmethionine Leucyl-Phenylalanine / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism; D018375:Neutrophil Activation; D009504:Neutrophils / Q000276:immunology*; D044042:Receptors, Formyl Peptide; D011971:Receptors, Immunologic / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000276:immunology; D016028:Receptors, Leukocyte-Adhesion / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000276:immunology; D018000:Receptors, Peptide / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000276:immunology; D012463:Saliva / Q000276:immunology*; D015854:Up-Regulation
chemical_list: D018845:CD11 Antigens; D018821:CD18 Antigens; D044042:Receptors, Formyl Peptide; D011971:Receptors, Immunologic; D016028:Receptors, Leukocyte-Adhesion; D018000:Receptors, Peptide; D009240:N-Formylmethionine Leucyl-Phenylalanine