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The Journal of Immunology, Vol 144, Issue 7 2719-2724, Copyright © 1990 by American Association of Immunologists
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RA Terkeltaub, LA Sklar and H Mueller
VA Medical Center, Department of Medicine, San Diego, CA 92161.
The activation of leukocytes by particulates is a critical event in certain inflammatory syndromes, including acute gout associated with microcrystals of monosodium urate monohydrate. In this study we have evaluated mechanisms of human neutrophil activation by urate crystals. Both N-formyl-nor-leu-leu-phe-nor-leu-tyr-lys and uncoated urate crystals (0.5 to 5 mg/ml) but not urate crystals coated with human low density lipoprotein (which suppresses crystal-induced neutrophil responsiveness), stimulated pertussis toxin (PT)-sensitive GTPase activity in purified preparations of human neutrophil membranes. Hydroxyapatite crystals (up to 5 mg/ml) were inactive. Pretreatment of neutrophil membranes with cholera toxin also inhibited crystal-induced and formylated peptide-induced GTPase activity. Pretreatment of whole neutrophils with PT resulted in nearly complete inhibition of formylated peptide-induced cytosolic calcium mobilization, release of superoxide and release of the azurophil granule constituent alpha- mannosidase. In contrast, identical pretreatment of whole neutrophils with PT only partially suppressed urate crystal-induced alpha- mannosidase and superoxide release and failed to inhibit crystal phagocytosis and increases in cytosolic free calcium. Mechanisms of neutrophil activation by monosodium urate crystals appear to be heterogeneous in comparison with activation by formylated peptides and there is no absolute requirement for PT-sensitive membrane G proteins in neutrophil responsiveness to urate crystals.
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