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Nitric oxide‐dependent neutrophil recruitment: role in nasal secretion
Author(s) -
Cardell L.O.,
Agustí C.,
Nadel J. A.
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
clinical and experimental allergy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.462
H-Index - 154
eISSN - 1365-2222
pISSN - 0954-7894
DOI - 10.1046/j.1365-2222.2000.00984.x
Subject(s) - leukotriene b4 , secretion , nitric oxide , neutrophil elastase , chemotaxis , elastase , mucous membrane of nose , immunology , neutrophile , endocrinology , medicine , chemistry , inflammation , receptor , biochemistry , enzyme
Leukotriene B4 (LTB4), an inflammatory mediator, is a potent chemoattractant for neutrophils that plays an important role in nasal secretion via release of elastase. Nitric oxide (NO) is an important modulator of leucocyte–endothelial cell interactions, endogenously produced in large quantities in the paranasal sinuses. To examine the role of NO in LTB4‐stimulated nasal secretion. A newly‐developed method for isolating and superfusing a nasal segment in dogs was used. Instillation of LTB4 into the nasal segment caused a time‐dependent increase in the volume of airway fluid and in the recruitment of neutrophils. N(G)‐nitro‐ l ‐arginine‐methylester (L‐NAME), an inhibitor of NO synthase, prevented LTB4‐induced neutrophil recruitment and nasal secretion. These studies show that NO modulates LTB4‐induced neutrophil recruitment and subsequent fluid secretion in the nose, and they suggest a therapeutic role for NO inhibitors in modulating neutrophil‐dependent nasal secretion.