title: Superoxide production from cytokine-treated adherent rheumatoid neutrophils.
abstract: We have compared superoxide (O2-) production from cytokine-treated rheumatoid arthritis (RA) vs. control neutrophils (PMN). Exposure of adherent peripheral blood PMN to cytokines known to be present in RA joints (IL-1 beta, TNF-alpha, GM-CSF) resulted in enhanced O2- production from both RA and controls. With few exceptions, we did not find significant differences in enhanced O2- production, between RA and controls. By enhancing O2- production from PMN adherent to articular cartilage, cytokines may influence the potential for joint damage in RA.
authors.affiliation: Rheumatic Diseases Units, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario.
authors.forename: C L
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Dewar
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Harth
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000097:blood*; D003574:Cytochrome c Group / Q000097:blood; D016207:Cytokines / Q000494:pharmacology*; D005260:Female; D016178:Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor / Q000494:pharmacology; D006801:Humans; D007375:Interleukin-1 / Q000494:pharmacology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009240:N-Formylmethionine Leucyl-Phenylalanine / Q000494:pharmacology; D009504:Neutrophils / Q000378:metabolism*; D013481:Superoxides / Q000097:blood*; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D003574:Cytochrome c Group; D016207:Cytokines; D007375:Interleukin-1; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha; D013481:Superoxides; D009240:N-Formylmethionine Leucyl-Phenylalanine; D016178:Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor