title: Evaluation of commercial and purified Pluronic F-68 in a human blood neutrophil bioassay.
abstract: The effects have been studied of commercial grade Pluronic F-68 or its purified fractions, prepared by passage through silica gel resin (SGR) or by supercritical fluid fractionation (SFF), on human polymorphonuclear leucocyte (PMNL) chemiluminescence in vitro. The mean (+/- s.d., n = 3) total chemiluminescence following stimulation of neutrophils with phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate in saline controls, was 190 +/- 3 mV x min. Commercial Pluronic inhibited chemiluminescence by a maximum of 26% (P < 0.05), whilst, in contrast, Pluronic F-68 fractions prepared by SGR or SFF stimulated chemiluminescence by up to 53% over control (P < 0.05). The total chemiluminescence with Pluronic F-68 prepared by SFF followed by SGR was not significantly different to that produced by saline (0.9% w/v NaCl). These results reinforce previous suggestions that trace impurities in commercial preparations of the Pluronic F-68 are responsible for reported adverse biological effects.
authors: Department of Life Science, University of Nottingham, U.K.
authors: C M
authors: CM
authors: Edwards
authors: G P
authors: GP
authors: Gambaretto
authors: L
authors: L
authors: Conte
authors: K C
authors: KC
authors: Lowe
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008163:Luminescent Measurements; D018375:Neutrophil Activation / Q000187:drug effects*; D009504:Neutrophils / Q000187:drug effects; D020442:Poloxamer / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000494:pharmacology*; D013755:Tetradecanoylphorbol Acetate / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D020442:Poloxamer; D013755:Tetradecanoylphorbol Acetate