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. 1999 Jan;43(1):12–15. doi: 10.1128/aac.43.1.12

TABLE 2.

Effect of metabolic inhibitors and membrane stimuli on the uptake of moxifloxacin by human PMN

Conditiona C/E ratio
Viable cells at 37°C (control) 10.9 ± 1.0
Metabolic inhibitor
 Sodium fluoride 6.8 ± 1.3b
 Sodium cyanide 5.8 ± 0.7b
 CCCP 5.7 ± 1.3b
 2,4-Dinitrophenol 9.9 ± 1.0
Stimulus
 PMA 11.0 ± 0.9
S. aureus 9.1 ± 0.3
a

Experiments were carried out for 20 min at an extracellular concentration of 5 mg/liter with PMN from five subjects. 

b

P ≤ 0.05 compared to viable cells at 37°C.