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[Effects of mineral dust on generation of superoxide radicals and hydrogen peroxide by alveolar macrophages, granulocytes and monocytes].

Abstract
Phagocytosis of quartz dust by alveolar macrophages and monocytes of rabbits and human monocytes and granulocytes is accompanied by stimulation of substrateless recovery of nitroblue tetrazolium to formazan. It reflects activation of oxygen-dependent bactericidal phagocyte system and generation of active oxygen forms. Less fibrogenic and cytotoxic dust of aluminium oxide increased formazan formation insignificantly. Extracellular generation of superoxide radicals and hydrogen peroxide was not discovered during phagocytosis of quartz by alveolar macrophages and monocytes. Incubation of human granulocytes with silica caused, on contrary, considerable increase in exogenous generation of superoxide radicals and hydrogen peroxide. Less fibrogenic dust of aluminium oxide under the conditions had no effect on generation of hydrogen peroxide and induced acute decrease in generation of superoxide radicals by granulocytes. The obtained results testify both to the essential part of active oxygen form during pathologic processes with pneumoconiosis, and also to a great similarity among biochemical processes, characterizing interaction of alveolar macrophages and monocytes with mineral dust.
AuthorsV A Gusev, E V Danilovskaia, O E Vatolkina
JournalBiulleten' eksperimental'noi biologii i meditsiny (Biull Eksp Biol Med) Vol. 110 Issue 10 Pg. 372-5 (Oct 1990) ISSN: 0365-9615 [Print] Russia (Federation)
Vernacular TitleVliianie mineral'nykh pyleĭ na generatsiiu superoksidnykh radikalov i perekisi vodoroda al'veoliarnymi makrofagami, granulotsitami i monotsitami.
PMID2177667 (Publication Type: Comparative Study, English Abstract, Journal Article)
Chemical References
  • Dust
  • Free Radicals
  • Superoxides
  • Quartz
  • Silicon Dioxide
  • Hydrogen Peroxide
  • Aluminum Oxide
Topics
  • Aluminum Oxide
  • Animals
  • Dust (adverse effects)
  • Free Radicals
  • Granulocytes (metabolism)
  • Humans
  • Hydrogen Peroxide (analysis)
  • In Vitro Techniques
  • Leukocytes, Mononuclear (metabolism)
  • Macrophages (metabolism)
  • Male
  • Phagocytosis
  • Pneumoconiosis (etiology, metabolism)
  • Pulmonary Alveoli (metabolism)
  • Quartz
  • Rabbits
  • Silicon Dioxide
  • Superoxides

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