title: Interleukin-5 potentiates sulfidopeptide leukotriene production by human eosinophils.
abstract: Interleukin-5 (IL-5) has been shown to be a selective eosinophil growth and differentiation factor. In the present study, the effect of recombinant human IL-5 on human eosinophil sulfidopeptide leukotriene production was investigated. IL-5 did not affect leukotriene synthesis in unstimulated eosinophils. However, IL-5 potentiated leukotriene synthesis by eosinophils stimulated with serum treated zymosan (STZ) or the calcium ionophore A23187 by 69% and 135%, respectively. The priming effect of IL-5 was dose dependent, with significant stimulation occurring at 1 000 U/ml for STZ and 100-1 000 U/ml for A23187. Pre-incubation with IL-5 did not increase leukotriene synthesis further.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology Faculty of Pharmacy Utrecht University P.O. Box 80.082 Utrecht 3508 TB The Netherlands.
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Van Oosterhout
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Van Der Poel
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Koenderman
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Roos
authors.forename: F P
authors.initials: FP
authors.lastname: Nijkamp