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Influence of divalent cations upon complement-mediated enzyme release from human polymorphonuclear leukocytes.

I M Goldstein, S T Hoffstein, G Weissmann

    Journal of Immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950)
    |September 1, 1975
    PubMed
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    Complement component C5a triggers enzyme release from human polymorphonuclear leukocytes (PMN). Calcium influences this secretion, with distinct mechanisms regulating different granule types.

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    Area of Science:

    • Immunology
    • Cell Biology

    Background:

    • Human polymorphonuclear leukocytes (PMN) release granule-associated enzymes in response to stimuli.
    • The complement component C5a is known to activate PMN.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To investigate the role of divalent cations, specifically calcium, in C5a-induced enzyme secretion from PMN.
    • To determine if calcium influences the release of specific granule-associated enzymes, beta-glucuronidase and lysozyme.

    Main Methods:

    • Human PMN were treated with cytochalasin B to enable enzyme secretion without phagocytosis or adherence.
    • Cells were exposed to C5a in calcium and magnesium-free media, with varying concentrations of calcium and EDTA.
    • Secretion of beta-glucuronidase and lysozyme was measured.

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    Main Results:

    • C5a induced significant release of beta-glucuronidase and lysozyme from cytochalasin B-treated PMN.
    • Calcium addition enhanced the release of both enzymes in a concentration-dependent manner.
    • High calcium concentrations inhibited beta-glucuronidase release but not lysozyme release.
    • Calcium alone, without C5a, induced lysozyme release.
    • These effects were independent of microtubule assembly.

    Conclusions:

    • Calcium plays a critical role in C5a-mediated 'stimulus-secretion coupling' in human PMN.
    • The exocytosis of different granule types within human PMN appears to be regulated by distinct calcium-dependent mechanisms.