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. 1991 Nov;59(11):4221–4226. doi: 10.1128/iai.59.11.4221-4226.1991

Release of leukotriene B4 from human neutrophils after interaction with nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae.

R Garofalo 1, H Faden 1, S Sharma 1, P L Ogra 1
PMCID: PMC259019  PMID: 1657784

Abstract

Opsonization of nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae with antibody is critical for the interaction between the organism and human polymorphonuclear leukocytes (PMNs). Nontypeable H. influenzae opsonized in fresh antibody-positive serum induced the release of 42.5 +/- 17.9 ng of leukotriene B4 per ml from PMNs after 20 min of incubation at 37 degrees C. On the other hand, opsonization of the organisms in fresh antibody-negative serum stimulated the release of significantly smaller amounts of leukotriene B4 by the PMNs. Simultaneous determinations of phagocytosis demonstrated similar patterns of response. A small amount (26.7 +/- 7.6%) of unopsonized nontypeable H. influenzae was phagocytosed by PMNs during 20 min of incubation at 37 degrees C. In contrast, 89.3 +/- 2.0% of nontypeable H. influenzae opsonized in fresh antibody-positive serum was phagocytosed during the same incubation period (P less than 0.001). Removal of complement through heat inactivation at 56 degrees C for 30 min did not significantly affect phagocytosis. These data suggest that the humoral immune response to nontypeable H. influenzae plays an important role in the inflammatory process and may contribute to the production of middle ear effusions in otitis media.

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