Methyl Mercury, Mercuric Chloride, and Silver Lactate Decrease Superoxide Anion Formation and Chemotaxis in Human Polymorphonuclear Leucocytes

Autor: Birte Hansen, Margot Martiny Christensen, Jørgen Rungby, Niels Obel, Søren Lyhne Nielsen
Rok vydání: 1993
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Zdroj: Human & Experimental Toxicology. 12:361-364
ISSN: 1477-0903
0960-3271
DOI: 10.1177/096032719301200503
Popis: Cytotoxic effects of mercuric chloride, methyl mercury, and silver lactate on polymorphonuclear leucocytes have been examined by assaying superoxide anion formation capability and chemotaxis of metal-exposed cells. Both superoxide anion formation and chemotaxis were negatively affected by all three metal compounds. Both bacteriotoxic functions were affected in a dose-dependent fashion, the functional deficits were seen at doses not affecting cell viability. Dose-response curves were remarkably similar for all three compounds. The bacteriotoxic capacity of polymorphonuclear leucocytes may be hampered by mercury and silver.
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