Differing calcium requirements for regulatory effects of ATP, ATPγS and adenosine on O2• responses of human neutrophils

Autor: Kent J. Johnson, T. W. Cunningham, Peter A. Ward, Blair A.M. Walker
Rok vydání: 1988
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Zdroj: Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 154:746-751
ISSN: 0006-291X
Popis: In formyl peptide stimulated human neutrophils the enhancement of O2 • responses by ATP and ATPγS requires extracellular calcium. In contrast, the inhibitory effects of adenosine are independent of a calcium requirement. Rates of O2 • generation are not affected by these adenine compounds. Rather, ATP and ATPγS cause a sustained period of generation whereas adenosine causes an abrupt early termination of the O2 • response. The differing calcium requirements for regulatory effects of adenine compounds on O2 • responses of stimulated neutrophils suggests that ATP (or ATPγS) and adenosine may exert their effects at different points in the pathway of signal transduction events.
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