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Influence of Neuraminidase and N‐Acetylneuraminic Acid on Basophil Histamine Release in Vitro
Author(s) -
Jensen C.,
Henriksen U.,
Dahl B. T.,
Skov P. Stahl,
Norn S.
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
allergy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.363
H-Index - 173
eISSN - 1398-9995
pISSN - 0105-4538
DOI - 10.1111/j.1398-9995.1986.tb00291.x
Subject(s) - histamine , basophil , calcium , ionophore , concanavalin a , extracellular , chemistry , liberation , neuraminidase , mast cell , biochemistry , cell membrane , stimulation , biology , cell , in vitro , endocrinology , immunology , immunoglobulin e , enzyme , membrane , antibody , organic chemistry
Since N‐acetylneuraminic acid (NANA) in cell membrane glucocalyx mediates or modulates a variety of actions, such as mediator release, we examined a possible modulating role of this amino sugar in histamine release from human basophil leukocytes. Removal of NANA from the cell membrane by the enzyme neuraminidase caused a dose‐dependent histamine release. Removal of smaller amounts of NANA enhanced histamine release induced by anti‐IgE, Concanavalin A and the calcium ionophore A231B7, and reduced the interval between addition of antigen and initiation of histamine release. Pretreatment with free NANA had the opposite effects, i.e. a diminished and delayed maximal histamine release. The hypothesis that NANA in the cell membrane modulates the cellular response to stimulation was further substantiated by demonstrating that the altered response was reflected by a change in the sensitivity by the cell to extracellular calcium, NANA in the cell membrane glucocalyx thus seems to modulate the basophil response to stimulation by modulating transmembrancous calcium transport.