title: The effect of inhibition of leukotriene synthesis on the activity of interleukin-8 and granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor.
abstract: The cytokines interleukin-8 (IL-8) and granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF) enhanced the extracellular release of arachidonate metabolites from ionophore-stimulated neutrophils by 145 +/- 10% (mean +/- S.E.M., n = 13) and 182 +/- 11% (n = 16), respectively. To determine whether enhanced leukotriene production mediates the effects of these cytokines on neutrophil activity, two different specific arachidonate 5-lipoxygenase (5-LO) inhibitors, piriprost and MK-886, were used to inhibit leukotriene synthesis. Neither inhibitor affected the upregulation of CD11b beta(2)-integrin expression or priming of superoxide generation stimulated by IL-8 and GM-CSF. It is concluded that leukotrienes do not mediate either the direct or priming effects of these cytokines and that these classes of anti-inflammatory drugs are therefore unlikely to inhibit the effects of IL-8 and GM-CSF on neutrophil activation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Haematology University College London Medical School 98 Chenies Mews London WC1E 6HX UK.
authors.forename: P J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Roberts
authors.forename: A R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Pizzey
authors.forename: D C
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Linch