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. 1992 Dec;107(4):964–969. doi: 10.1111/j.1476-5381.1992.tb13392.x

Enhanced responsiveness of ovalbumin-sensitized guinea-pig alveolar macrophages to tachykinins.

S Brunelleschi 1, A Parenti 1, E Ceni 1, A Giotti 1, R Fantozzi 1
PMCID: PMC1907914  PMID: 1281723

Abstract

1. We have evaluated the ability of substance P (SP), neurokinin A (NKA) and the selective NK2 receptor agonist [beta-Ala8]-NKA(4-10) to induce superoxide anion (O2-) production and prostanoid (prostaglandin E2, thromboxane B2) release from alveolar macrophages (AMs) isolated from control or actively sensitized guinea-pigs. 2. The dose-response curves for NKA and SP were shifted to the left (three orders and one order of magnitude, respectively) in AMs isolated from sensitized animals, with no variation in maximal effects. 3. By evaluating the effects of [beta-Ala8]-NKA(4-10), we observed that not only was the concentration-response curve shifted to the left in both the functional parameters examined, but also maximal effects were significantly enhanced in AMs isolated from sensitized guinea-pigs. 4. This varied responsiveness seems to be specific for tachykinins, as it was not reproduced by another AM stimulant, the bacterial peptide N-formylmethionyl-leucyl-phenylalanine (fMLP). 5. Only small amounts of beta-glucuronidase were released following tachykinin or ovalbumin stimulation both in control and sensitized AMs. 6. These results indicate that AMs isolated from sensitized guinea-pigs show an increased responsiveness to NK2 receptor stimulation and further stress the role played by AMs in allergic lung diseases.

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