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. 1989 Sep;57(9):2776–2781. doi: 10.1128/iai.57.9.2776-2781.1989

Activity of polymorphonuclear leukocytes in the presence of sulfide.

R Claesson 1, M Granlund-Edstedt 1, S Persson 1, J Carlsson 1
PMCID: PMC313525  PMID: 2547720

Abstract

Polymorphonuclear leukocytes (PMN) isolated from human blood were exposed to various levels of hydrogen sulfide. The effect on respiratory burst, myeloperoxidase activity, and capacity to phagocytose and kill bacteria were studied. A 1-h exposure of the PMN to 1 mM sulfide did not decrease their myeloperoxidase activity or their capacity to initiate a respiratory burst. Actually the products of the respiratory burst rapidly oxidized sulfide. The phagocytosis and killing of bacteria in the presence of 1 mM sulfide was only decreased to a minor extent. Myeloperoxidase in cell extract was, however, almost completely inhibited by 1 microM sulfide. These results indicate that hydrogen sulfide does not easily permeate PMN. PMN may be able to function in infected sites with high sulfide levels such as in the gingival pockets of periodontal disease. In the oxygenated areas of these sites the PMN may actually help in the detoxification of sulfide.

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