Effect of staphylococcal delta-toxin and bee venom peptide melittin on leukotriene induction and metabolism of human polymorphonuclear granulocytes.
AUTOR(ES)
Raulf, M
RESUMO
The abilities of delta-toxin from Staphylococcus aureus and melittin to induce and modulate the generation of leukotriene from human polymorphonuclear granulocytes (PMNs) were studied. Stimulation of PMNs with melittin (10 micrograms) induced leukotriene formation, whereas stimulation with delta-toxin did not. Preincubation of the PMNs with delta-toxin modulated the subsequent generation of leukotriene from PMNs induced by Ca ionophore A23187 or opsonized zymosan. The generation of leukotriene B4 (LTB4), induced by the Ca ionophore A23187, was increased when the PMNs were preincubated with delta-toxin for 5 min. When opsonized zymosan was used as a secondary stimulus to activate the delta-toxin-pretreated PMNs, LTB4 generation decreased. In contrast, melittin showed no significant modulatory effect on the generation of leukotriene from PMNs. In addition, preincubation of PMNs with delta-toxin inhibited the conversion of LTB4 to omega-oxidation products. Our data suggest that peptides with similar structures, e.g., delta-toxin and melittin, induce and modify leukotriene generation in different manners.
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