Abstract
Neurotensin (NT) was found to induce oriented locomotion and augment the phagocytic capability of human blood neutrophils over 10-11-10-7 M. The tridecapeptide also causes Ca2+ extrusion from neutrophils, very likely as a result of intracellular Ca2+ mobilization. It is suggested that the NT-mediated functional modulation of neutrophils correlates with the capacity of NT to affect the intracellular compartmentalization of Ca2+. Peripheral NT-elicited phenomena such as vasodilation, enhanced vascular permeability, mast cell degranulation and the enhancement of directional migration and phagocytosis of neutrophils described here, classify NT as a typical mediator of inflammation.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 63-67 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | FEBS Letters |
| Volume | 159 |
| Issue number | 1-2 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 8 Aug 1983 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Ca extrusion
- Chemotaxis
- Inflammation
- Neurotensin
- Neutrophil
- Phagocytosis