ISSN:
1420-908X
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Medicine
Notes:
Abstract Hyaluronate of 120,000 molecular weight has been injected in the peritoneal cavity of mice to study its effect on migration of inflammatory cellsin vivo. After one day a dosedependent granulocyte migration is observed. Three days later the number of granulocytes is greatly reduced and macrophages form about half of the total cell population. Hyaluronateelicited macrophages show a decreased 5′-nucleotidase and an increased acid phosphatase activity as compared to resident macrophages. The production of superoxide anion in response to the phorbol ester tetradecanoyl-phorbolacetate, and the phagocytic activity are also enhanced. Macrophages elicited by hyaluronate secrete growth factor(s) for non-lymphoid mesenchymal cells. It is concluded that hyaluronatein vivo stimulates the migration of inflammatory cells, thus causing the recruitment of a population of stimulating macrophages. These effects may explain previous reports on the acceleration of wound healing by hyaluronate.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF01964962
