Ichinose M, Asai M, Sawada M
Department of Physiology, Shimane Medical University, Izumo, Japan.
J Neuroimmunol. 1995 Jul;60(1-2):37-43. doi: 10.1016/0165-5728(95)00050-c.
The effects of the opioid peptide dynorphin A (DynA) on phagocytosis in peritoneal macrophages was examined by flow cytometry (FCM). DynA enhanced phagocytosis in a dose-dependent manner. Leucine-enkephalin (Leu-Enk), methionine-enkephalin (Met-Enk), beta-neo-endorphin (beta Neo-End), DynA(9-17) and DynA(13-17) had no such activity. Alpha-Neo-endorphin (alpha Neo-End), dynorphin B (DynB), DynA(1-13) and DynA(6-17) enhanced phagocytosis less effectively than DynA. Naloxone did not inhibit the enhancement of phagocytosis induced by DynA. Unstimulated control phagocytosis was partially suppressed in Ca2+-free EGTA-containing solution and even in this solution DynA enhanced phagocytosis. However, the enhancement by DynA was suppressed in EGTA- and BAPTA-AM-containing Ca2+-free solution. The present study showed that enhancement of phagocytosis by DynA was independent of extracellular Ca2+ ([Ca2+]o) and dependent on intracellular Ca2+ ([Ca2+]i). The present results support DynA being one of the mediators from the nervous system that modulates the immune system.
采用流式细胞术(FCM)检测阿片肽强啡肽A(DynA)对腹腔巨噬细胞吞噬作用的影响。DynA以剂量依赖方式增强吞噬作用。亮氨酸脑啡肽(Leu-Enk)、甲硫氨酸脑啡肽(Met-Enk)、β-新内啡肽(βNeo-End)、DynA(9 - 17)和DynA(13 - 17)无此活性。α-新内啡肽(αNeo-End)、强啡肽B(DynB)、DynA(1 - 13)和DynA(6 - 17)增强吞噬作用的效果不如DynA。纳洛酮不抑制DynA诱导的吞噬作用增强。在不含Ca2+的含EGTA溶液中,未刺激的对照吞噬作用部分受到抑制,即使在此溶液中DynA仍能增强吞噬作用。然而,在含EGTA和BAPTA-AM的无Ca2+溶液中,DynA的增强作用受到抑制。本研究表明,DynA增强吞噬作用与细胞外Ca2+([Ca2+]o)无关,而与细胞内Ca2+([Ca2+]i)有关。本研究结果支持DynA是调节免疫系统的神经系统介质之一。