Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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10880238 | Toxicon | 2005 | 10 Pages |
Abstract
The in vitro effects of myotoxin III (MT-III), an Asp-49 catalytically-active phospholipase A2, and myotoxin II (MT-II), a catalytically-inactive Lys-49 variant, isolated from Bothrops asper snake venom, on phagocytosis and production of hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) by thioglycollate-elicited macrophages were investigated. MT-II and MT-III were cytotoxic to mouse peritoneal macrophages at concentrations higher than 25 μg/ml. At non-cytotoxic concentrations, MT-II stimulated Fcγ, complement, mannose and β-glucan receptors-mediated phagocytosis, whereas MT-III stimulated only the mannose and β-glucan receptors-mediated phagocytosis. Moreover, both myotoxins induced the release of H2O2 by thioglycollate-elicited macrophages, MT-III being the most potent stimulator. MT-II induced the release of H2O2 only at a concentration of 3.2 μg/ml (130% increment) while MT-III induced this effect at all concentrations tested (0.5-2.5 μg/ml; average of 206% increment). It is concluded that, at non-cytotoxic concentrations, MT-II and MT-III activate defense mechanisms in macrophages upregulating phagocytosis, mainly via mannose and β-glucan receptors, and the respiratory burst.
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Authors
Juliana Pavan Zuliani, José MarÃa Gutiérrez, Luciana Lyra Casais e Silva, Sandra Coccuzzo Sampaio, Bruno Lomonte, Catarina de Fátima Pereira Teixeira,