title: Formylmethionyl-leucyl-phenylalanine-induced chemiluminescence responses in bovine polymorphonuclear leukocytes.
abstract: Isolated bovine polymorphonuclear leukocytes (PMNL) show a biphasic luminol-dependent chemiluminescence response, and when exposed to high concentrations (2 x 10(-4) M) of the chemotactic peptide formylmethionyl-leucyl-phenylalanine (f-Met-Leu-Phe), the second emission peak is enhanced. This response was increased in magnitude by incubating PMNL at room temperature before stimulation with f-Met-Leu-Phe. Pre-exposure of bovine PMNL to myeloperoxidase (MPO) also enhanced their receptiveness to the chemotactic peptide, indicating that the MPO-hydrogen peroxide system can modulate the bovine PMNL response to chemotactic factors. The results demonstrate that bovine PMNL are stimulated by the chemotactic peptides to participate in inflammatory processes.
authors.affiliation: National Veterinary Institute, Uppsala, Sweden.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Cooray
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002417:Cattle / Q000502:physiology*; D003571:Cytochalasin B / Q000494:pharmacology; D005260:Female; D007700:Kinetics; D008163:Luminescent Measurements; D009240:N-Formylmethionine Leucyl-Phenylalanine / Q000494:pharmacology*; D009504:Neutrophils / Q000502:physiology*; D009195:Peroxidase / Q000494:pharmacology; D016897:Respiratory Burst
chemical_list: D003571:Cytochalasin B; D009240:N-Formylmethionine Leucyl-Phenylalanine; D009195:Peroxidase