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ArticleBMC immunology2009

Respiratory burst function of ovine neutrophils.

John-Paul Tung, John F Fraser, Peter Wood, Yoke Lin Fung

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Article in BMC immunology, 2009. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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4 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

John-Paul TungAustralian Red Cross Blood Service, Research and Development Laboratory, Kelvin Grove, Queensland, Australia. JTung@arcbs.redcross.org.au
John F Fraser
Peter Wood
Yoke Lin Fung
Australian Red Cross Lifeblood · AUPrince Charles Hospital · AUPrincess Alexandra Hospital · AUThe University of Queensland · AU

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundRespiratory burst function resulting in the release of reactive oxygen species such as superoxide anion (O2-) from neutrophils is one of the key mechanisms of the innate immune system, and maladaptive control of this mechanism is thought to play a pivotal role in the development of pathologies such as acute lung injury and sepsis. Ovine models of these pathologies are limited by the poor understanding of ovine neutrophil respiratory burst function.

resultsAspects of ovine neutrophil respiratory burst function to be characterised were: i) the maximum rate of O2- generated (Vmax); ii) the time taken to reach Vmax; iii) the total amount of O2- generated during the reaction; and iv) the duration of the reaction. As well as for unstimulated neutrophils, these aspects were also characterised after incubation with a priming agonist (platelet activating factor [PAF], tumour necrosis factor alpha [TNF-alpha] and lipopolysaccharides [LPS]) activating agonists (N-formylmethionyl-leucyl-phenylalanine [fMLP] and phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate [PMA]) or a combination of a priming and an activating agonist. In the absence of priming or activating agonists, ovine neutrophils displayed a low level of respiratory burst function which was not enhanced by either PAF, TNF-alpha, LPS or fMLP, but was significantly enhanced by PMA. The PMA-induced respiratory burst function was further enhanced by pre-incubation with PAF, but not with TNF-alpha or LPS. By varying the length of pre-incubation with PAF it was demonstrated that this effect decreased as the duration of pre-incubation with PAF increased, and that PAF was enhancing PMA's effects rather than PMA enhancing PAF's effects.

conclusionThis study successfully adapted a commonly used method of measuring human neutrophil respiratory burst function to characterise different aspects of ovine neutrophil respiratory burst function. This improved understanding of ovine neutrophils will facilitate the validitation of ovine biomedical models of human pathologies in which neutrophils have been implicated.

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Immunologic TechniquesNeutrophil ActivationAnimalsImmunity, InnateLipopolysaccharidesNeutrophilsN-Formylmethionine Leucyl-PhenylalaninePlatelet Activating FactorReactive Oxygen SpeciesRespiratory BurstSheepSuperoxidesTetradecanoylphorbol AcetateTumor Necrosis Factor-alpha4-O-methyl-12-O-tetradecanoylphorbol 13-acetateLipopolysaccharidesN-Formylmethionine Leucyl-PhenylalaninePlatelet Activating FactorReactive Oxygen SpeciesSuperoxidesTetradecanoylphorbol AcetateTumor Necrosis Factor-alpha

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PMID19422720
PMCPMC2685415
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