title: The acute phase protein serum amyloid A primes neutrophils.
abstract: We studied here the effect of the acute phase protein serum amyloid A (SAA) on the oxidative burst of neutrophils. Incubation of neutrophils with SAA increased the rate of oxygen uptake and the production of reactive oxygen species of neutrophils activated with opsonized zymosan (OZ). The increment in the neutrophil oxidative burst was dependent on SAA concentration in the range of 3-33 microg protein ml(-1) and was observed only in the presence of a relatively low amount of OZ (1 x 10(6) particles ml(-1)). SAA did not affect oxygen consumption and reactive oxygen production triggered by other stimuli, such as f-Met-Leu-Phe, phorbol myristate acetate or non-opsonized zymosan. Our finding points to a priming effect of SAA probably associated with mobilization of receptors for opsonized particles and strengthens the role of SAA as an effector of neutrophil functions in inflammation.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Análises Clínicas e Toxicológicas, Faculdade de Ciências Farmacêuticas, Universidade de São Paulo, CEP 05508-900, SP, São Paulo, Brazil.
authors.forename: Elaine
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Hatanaka
authors.forename: Fernanda
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Pereira Ribeiro
authors.forename: Ana
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Campa
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D018375:Neutrophil Activation / Q000187:drug effects*; D009504:Neutrophils / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000502:physiology; D010100:Oxygen / Q000097:blood; D000685:Serum Amyloid A Protein / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D000685:Serum Amyloid A Protein; D010100:Oxygen