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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
2004-4-1
pubmed:abstractText
Increased neopterin concentrations in human serum indicate activation of cell-mediated immune response. Earlier we have shown that neopterin enhanced generation of singlet oxygen, hydroxyl radical and nitric oxide in human peripheral blood neutrophils by NADPH-independent pathways. To further investigate a participation of neopterin in reactive species production by neutrophils, we studied its influence on myeloperoxidase (MPO) activity. MPO was isolated from human peripheral blood neutrophils from healthy donors. Generation of reactive species by MPO/H(2)O(2) in Earl's solution (pH=7.2) at 37 degrees C was investigated by monitoring of chemiluminescence using luminol as light emitter. In the MPO/H(2)O(2) system, neopterin increased singlet oxygen in a concentration-dependent manner, but it decreased formation of other oxidizing species. Comparing several oxygen scavengers, formation of reactive species was totally blocked by sodium azide (NaN(3)), both in the presence and in the absence of neopterin. Superoxide dismutase (SOD) and d-mannitol insignificantly decreased chemiluminescence of this reaction, but diazabicyclo[2.2.2]octane (DABCO) strongly inhibited it. We conclude that the effects of neopterin on neutrophils' MPO are directed to increase singlet oxygen and to decrease other reactive species via inhibition of MPO and/or scavenging of reactive species.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
0006-3002
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
7
pubmed:volume
1672
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
46-50
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2004
pubmed:articleTitle
Influence of neopterin on generation of reactive species by myeloperoxidase in human neutrophils.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Biophysics, Physics Faculty, Belarusian State University, Scoryny Avenue 4, 220050 Minsk, Belarus. julikby@yahoo.com
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't