title: Stimulation and inhibition of neutrophil chemotaxis by endothelin-3.
abstract: Depending on the concentration, endothelin-3 (ET-3) has activating or inhibitory effects on neutrophil migration. At concentrations below 10 nM, neutrophil migration was stimulated by ET-3. The stimulating effect of ET-3 was mainly chemotactic, in contrast with that of ET-1, which was mainly chemokinetic. Concentrations of ET-3 lower than 10 nM potentiated chemotaxis activated by fMet-Leu-Phe (fMLP), whereas concentrations higher than 10 nM inhibited fMLP-activated neutrophil chemotaxis. The ETA receptor antagonist BQ123, the ET receptor agonist sarafotoxin S6c, and the ETB receptor antagonist IRL 1038 inhibited ET-3- and fMLP-activated migration. All of these compounds reversed the inhibitory effect of high concentrations of ET-3 on fMLP-activated chemotaxis. The results suggest that the ETA and the ETB receptor are both involved in the activating and inhibitory effects of ET-3.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Biochemistry, University of Leiden, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: J G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Elferink
authors.forename: B M
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: de Koster
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002634:Chemotaxis, Leukocyte / Q000187:drug effects*; D016232:Endothelins / Q000494:pharmacology*; D009240:N-Formylmethionine Leucyl-Phenylalanine / Q000494:pharmacology; D009504:Neutrophils / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000276:immunology; D010456:Peptides, Cyclic / Q000494:pharmacology; D011817:Rabbits
chemical_list: D016232:Endothelins; D010456:Peptides, Cyclic; D009240:N-Formylmethionine Leucyl-Phenylalanine; C072247:cyclo(Trp-Asp-Pro-Val-Leu)