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Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol 269: L388-L393, 1995;
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AJP - Lung Cellular and Molecular Physiology, Vol 269, Issue 3 388-L393, Copyright © 1995 by American Physiological Society

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Effects of sodium concentration on human neutrophil bactericidal functions

J. P. Mizgerd, L. Kobzik, A. E. Warner and J. D. Brain
Physiology Program, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA.

What are the ionic requirements for neutrophil (PMN) function and how might altered electrolyte concentrations contribute to airway disease? The in vitro killing of Pseudomonas aeruginosa by human peripheral white blood cells (WBCs) was progressively compromised Na+ concentration was lowered from 124 to 62 mM; at 62 mM Na+, bactericidal activity was 28.8 +/- 7.4% (SE) of normal. In contrast, Cl- concentration affected killing only when lowered to 8 mM. We examined phagocytosis and oxidative metabolism in response to P. aeruginosa or particles opsonized with either immunoglobulin G (IgG) or complement (C'). Phagocytosis of P. aeruginosa and of IgG-coated particles was Na(+)-dependent (31.2 +/- 3.1 and 58.6 +/- 14.2% of normal, respectively, at 62 mM Na+). However, no effect on uptake of C'-coated particles was observed, and the respiratory burst at 70 mM Na+ was normal regardless of stimuli. Thus low Na+ concentration compromises select PMN functions. These results may help explain why airways of cystic fibrosis (CF) patients become colonized with bacteria such as P. aeruginosa. Perhaps the low concentration of Na+ reported for some CF respiratory secretions inhibits bactericidal functions of PMNs, predisposing these patients to airway infections.


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