Differential Sensitivities of Purified Human Eosinophils and Neutrophils to Defined Chemotaxins
- 1 June 1989
- journal article
- Published by Wiley in Scandinavian Journal of Immunology
- Vol. 29 (6), 709-716
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-3083.1989.tb01175.x
Abstract
Functions of eosinophils and neutrophils isolated from normal human blood were determined by measuring chemotactic migration and release of beta-glucuronidase. Four well-characterized chemotaxins, the complement fragment C5a, formyl-methionyl-leucyl-phenylalanine (FMLP), platelet-activating factor (PAF), and leukotriene B4 (LTB4) were used as stimuli. Neutrophils showed remarkable chemotactic responses to all four chemotaxins. In contrast, eosinophils showed a significant chemotactic response to C5a and PAF, but only weak responses to FMLP and LTB4. Using these chemotaxins we found the following order of chemotactic potency (maximal number of migrated cells): C5a = LTB4 greater than FMLP greater than PAF for neutrophils and PAF = C5a greater than LTB4 = FMLP for eosinophils. Neutrophils elicited a significant beta-glucuronidase release when stimulated by C5a and FMLP, whereas only small amounts were released with PAF and LTB4. On the other hand, an amount of beta-glucuronidase released from eosinophils comparable to that from neutrophils was elicited only with C5a. FMLP, LTB4, and PAF caused the release of small percentages of beta-glucuronidase. The important cellular functions of eosinophils and neutrophils, chemotaxis and enzyme release, are thought to be controlled by differential responsiveness to stimuli.Keywords
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