title: Superoxide anion production by human neutrophils activated by Trichomonas vaginalis.
abstract: Neutrophils are the predominant inflammatory cells found in vaginal discharges of patients infected with Trichomonas vaginalis. In this study, we examined superoxide anion (O2 (.-)) production by neutrophils activated by T. vaginalis. Human neutrophils produced superoxide anions when stimulated with either a lysate of T. vaginalis, its membrane component (MC), or excretory-secretory product (ESP). To assess the role of trichomonad protease in production of superoxide anions by neutrophils, T. vaginalis lysate, ESP, and MC were each pretreated with a protease inhibitor cocktail before incubation with neutrophils. Superoxide anion production was significantly decreased by this treatment. Trichomonad growth was inhibited by preincubation with supernatants of neutrophils incubated for 3 hr with T. vaginalis lysate. Furthermore, myeloperoxidase (MPO) production by neutrophils was stimulated by live trichomonads. These results indicate that the production of superoxide anions and MPO by neutrophils stimulated with T. vaginalis may be a part of defense mechanisms of neutrophils in trichomoniasis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Parasitology, School of Medicine, Catholic University of Daegu, Daegu 705-718, Korea.
authors.forename: Hyun-Ouk
authors.initials: HO
authors.lastname: Song
authors.forename: Jae-Sook
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Ryu
mesh_terms: D000838:Anions / Q000378:metabolism*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009504:Neutrophils / Q000201:enzymology / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000469:parasitology; D009195:Peroxidase / Q000378:metabolism; D013481:Superoxides / Q000378:metabolism*; D014245:Trichomonas Infections / Q000201:enzymology / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000469:parasitology; D014246:Trichomonas vaginalis / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D000838:Anions; D013481:Superoxides; D009195:Peroxidase
keywords: Trichomonas vaginalis; growth inhibition; myeloperoxidase; neutrophil; superoxide anion
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