ISSN:
1420-908X
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Medicine
Notes:
Abstract Leukotriene B4 isomer III (LTB4) stimulates the aggregation of rat PMNsin vitro. The effects of deoxyglucose, iodoacetate, dinitrophenol, cyclohexamide, colchicine, prostaglandins and thromboxane B2 (TXB2) on aggregation were examined. The results demonstrate that, first, aggregation is an active process, the energy being supplied by glycolysis and not mitochondrial respiration. The response can be elicited in the absence of extracellular glucose. Synthesis of protein does not occur during aggregation. An intact microtubular system is required for the expression of a full aggregation response. Prostaglandins E1, E2, F2α and TXB2, products of the cyclooxygenase pathway of arachidonic acid metabolism, partially inhibit LTB4-induced aggregation by a mechanism which has not yet been elucidated. The prostaglandins and TXB2 themselves do not promote aggregation.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF01978751
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