title: Effects of salvianolic acid A on oxygen radicals released by rat neutrophils and on neutrophil function.
abstract: Salvianolic acid A (Sai A) has demonstrated potent antioxidant activity in previous studies. In the present study, the effects of Sai A on oxygen radicals released by rat neutrophils and on neutrophil function were investigated. Superoxide anion assayed by the nitroblue tetrazolium test and hydrogen peroxide detected with redox of scopoletin were scavenged concentration dependently by Sai A in n-formyl-methionyl-leucylphenylalanine (fMLP)- and phorbol myristate acetate (PMA)-stimulated rat neutrophils. Hydroxyl radicals generated in PMA-stimulated neutrophils, measured by HPLC, also were scavenged significantly by Sai A, whereas Sai A showed no significant effects on chemotaxis toward fMLP and phagocytosis of latex beads by rat neutrophils. In addition, the intracellular free calcium and cyclic nucleotide levels of neutrophils, when stimulated by fMLP, were not affected by Sai A. These results suggest that Sai A could significantly scavenge oxygen radicals released by activated neutrophils without affecting their functional ability.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Matera Medica, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, P.R. China.
authors.forename: T J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: K J
authors.initials: KJ
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: G T
authors.initials: GT
authors.lastname: Liu
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000975:Antioxidants / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002109:Caffeic Acids / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002118:Calcium / Q000378:metabolism; D002633:Chemotaxis / Q000187:drug effects*; D000242:Cyclic AMP / Q000378:metabolism; D003600:Cytosol / Q000378:metabolism; D007773:Lactates / Q000494:pharmacology*; D008297:Male; D009504:Neutrophils / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism; D010587:Phagocytosis / Q000187:drug effects*; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D017382:Reactive Oxygen Species
chemical_list: D000975:Antioxidants; D002109:Caffeic Acids; D007773:Lactates; D017382:Reactive Oxygen Species; C066201:salvianolic acid A; D000242:Cyclic AMP; D002118:Calcium