Table 2. Effect of the FPR antagonist cyclosporine H (CsH) on Mycobacterium butyricum-(Myco. but.) induced Met-enkephalin release from human and rat neutrophils and on nociceptive thresholds in complete Freund's adjuvans induced hindpaw inflammation.
Opioid peptide release | ||||
Met-enkephalin [fmol/107 neutrophils] | Control | Myco. but. | CsH 10 µM Myco. but. | CsH 100 µM Myco. but. |
Human neutrophils | 39.3±4.2 | 143.8±12.1* | 66.7±8.3* § | n.d. |
Rat neutrophils | 18.5±2.2 | 239.3±11.9* | n.d. | 148.6±7.3* § |
*: p<0.05 (one way repeated measures ANOVA, Student-Newman-Keuls method) vs. Control medium.
§: p<0.05 versus Myco. but. (0.66 mg/ml) (human: n = 16–18; rat: n = 7–14; n.d. = not determined).
¶: p<0.05 versus 0 min (one way repeated measures ANOVA, Duncan's method, n = 10–16).