Effects of tobacco smoke on chemotaxis and glucose metabolism of polymorphonuclear leukocytes.
AUTOR(ES)
Bridges, R B
RESUMO
The effect of tobacco smoke on in vitro chemotaxis of human polymorphonuclear leukocytes (PMN) was determined. Whole tobacco smoke, gas phase of smoke, and water-soluble fraction were potent inhibitors of PMN chemotaxis. The results indicated that PMN chemotaxis was inhibited in a dose-dependent manner by water-soluble fraction and that this suppression was not a result of cytotoxicity. In an attempt to determine the mechanism of chemotaxis inhibition, the effect of tobacco smoke on glucose metabolism of PMN was studied. Exposure of PMN to whole smoke, gas phase, or water-soluble fraction resulted in an increase (twofold) in glucose catabolism via both glycolysis and the hexose monophosphate shunt, with no apparent effects on the metabolism of glucose via the tricarboxylic acid cycle. These results suggest that the inhibitory effects of tobacco smoke on PMN chemotaxis were not directly attributable to effects on glucose metabolism of these cells. Further, the inhibitory effects of water-soluble fraction on PMN chemotaxis were shown to be largely irreversible and preventable in the presence of cysteine. Thus, the major inhibitory effects of tobacco smoke probably result from the direct action of oxidants and/or thiol-reactive substances on PMN.
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