Superoxide production from human polymorphonuclear leukocytes by human mannan-binding protein (MBP)

Kazuhide Uemura, Harumi Yamamoto, Tomoaki Nakagawa, Kishiko Nakamura, Nobuko Kawasaki, Shogo Oka, Bruce Yong Ma, Toshisuke Kawasaki

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Abstract

Mannan-binding protein (MBP) is a Ca 2+-dependent mammalian lectin that plays an important role in innate immunity. In this study, we found that ligand-bound MBP stimulates polymorphonuclear leukocytes (PMN) to induce cell aggregation and superoxide production. The biological response of PMN to ligand-bound MBP was dose- and time-dependent. The PMN aggregation and superoxide production induced by ligand-bound MBP was blocked completely by pertussis toxin, and partially blocked by a platelet activation factor receptor antagonist, TCV-309. These findings suggest that the ligand-bound MBP stimulates PMN through a putative MBP receptor(s) on PMN.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)79-84
Number of pages6
JournalGlycoconjugate Journal
Volume21
Issue number1-2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2004
Externally publishedYes

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Biochemistry
  • Molecular Biology
  • Cell Biology

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