title: Hydroxyl radical as a potential intracellular mediator of polymorphonuclear neutrophil apoptosis.
abstract: We investigated reactive oxygen species (ROS) involvement in polymorphonuclear neutrophilic leukocyte (neutrophil) apoptosis triggering. Neutrophils were incubated with xanthine oxidase (XO), which produces superoxide anion (O2.-) and hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) or glucose oxidase (GO), which produces only H2O2. Both XO and GO accelerated apoptosis when compared to spontaneously aged neutrophils. Catalase inhibited both spontaneous apoptosis and XO- or GO-accelerated apoptosis, but superoxide dismutase did not. Hydrogen peroxide can enter the cell, thus generating intracellular oxidation, which was observed by flow cytometry. Furthermore, the intracellular reduced glutathione content fell in the presence of XO or GO; however, apoptosis was not accelerated in the presence of buthionine sulfoximine (BSO), suggesting that the fall in glutathione in the presence of XO or GO is a consequence of oxidative stress but not a trigger of apoptosis. Hydrogen peroxide can react with iron to form hydroxyl radicals (HO.); we observed that two iron chelators, deferoxamine and hydroxybenzyl ethylenediamine (HBED), both inhibited spontaneous and accelerated apoptosis, suggesting that HO. may mediate neutrophil apoptosis.
authors.affiliation: INSERM U 294 et Département d'hématologie, CHU Xavier Bichat, Université de Paris, France. Emmanuelle.Rollet@crchul.ulaval.ca
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Rollet-Labelle
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Grange
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Elbim
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Marquetty
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Gougerot-Pocidalo
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Pasquier
mesh_terms: D017209:Apoptosis / Q000187:drug effects*; D002374:Catalase / Q000494:pharmacology; D053938:DNA Fragmentation; D005434:Flow Cytometry; D005949:Glucose Oxidase / Q000378:metabolism; D005978:Glutathione / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D006861:Hydrogen Peroxide / Q000378:metabolism; D017665:Hydroxyl Radical / Q000378:metabolism / Q000494:pharmacology*; D007501:Iron / Q000378:metabolism; D007502:Iron Chelating Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D009504:Neutrophils / Q000502:physiology*; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction; D013482:Superoxide Dismutase / Q000494:pharmacology; D013481:Superoxides / Q000378:metabolism; D014969:Xanthine Oxidase / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D007502:Iron Chelating Agents; D013481:Superoxides; D017665:Hydroxyl Radical; D006861:Hydrogen Peroxide; D007501:Iron; D005949:Glucose Oxidase; D002374:Catalase; D013482:Superoxide Dismutase; D014969:Xanthine Oxidase; D005978:Glutathione