Suppressive activity of neutrophils requires degranulation.
(A-B) Neutrophils were stimulated with the indicated stimuli for 4 hours
at 37°C after which supernatants were harvested and analyzed for
the presence of myeloperoxidase (from primary granules) (A) and
lactoferrin (from secondary granules) (B) by enzyme-linked immunosorbent
assay (n = 7). (C-F) Purified T cells from control donors (C,E; n
= 2), FHL-5 (D; n = 2), or MPO-deficient (F; n = 1)
patients were cultured with anti-CD3 and anti-CD28 antibodies (red
bars), in the presence of neutrophils from control donors (blue bars),
FHL-5 patients (C-D, green bars), or an MPO-deficient patient (E-F,
green bars), and/or indicated stimuli. Cells were harvested after 4 to 6
days and analyzed by flow cytometry for CFSE dilution among
CD4+ T cells. Error bars indicate SEM.
***P < .001;
**P < .01; *P
< .05. CytoB, cytochalasin B; pt, patient.