Nitrous oxide impairs the signaling of neutrophils downstream of receptors.
(1) Nitrous oxide has been shown to impair the oxidative function of neutrophils. (2) To characterize the type and the site of the drug interaction, receptor expression, cytosolic-free calcium, and H2O2 production of neutrophils were assessed using flow cytometry. (3) Nitrous oxide depresses receptor-dependent generation of H2O2 in a concentration-dependent manner. The response upon direct activation of protein kinase C (PKC) was unaffected. (4) No interference was found at the receptor sites, the linked G proteins, and the subsequent release of Ca2+, indicating a localization of the nitrous oxide interaction downstream of receptors and G proteins at or near to PKC.
Department of Anaesthesia, University of Regensburg, Germany. dieter.froehlich@klinik.uni-regensburg.de
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