title: Salivary effects on polymorphonuclear leukocyte functions.
abstract: Respiratory burst, enzymatic degranulation and bacterial killing were investigated on peripheral blood polymorphonuclear leukocytes (polymorphonuclear leukocytes) incubated with a pool of salivary fluids elicited from healthy donors. Low saliva concentrations primed polymorphonuclear leukocytes for enhancement of O2 consumption, O2- and beta-glucuronidase release and Staphylococcus aureus killing. Whole saliva, on the contrary, depressed all tested phagocytic activities.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Bari, Italy.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Fumarulo
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Giordano
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Laforgia
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Larocca
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Quarto
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005966:Glucuronidase / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D009504:Neutrophils / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology*; D010101:Oxygen Consumption; D010587:Phagocytosis / Q000502:physiology; D016897:Respiratory Burst; D012463:Saliva / Q000201:enzymology / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D005966:Glucuronidase