Abstract
Activated oxygen species (AOS) have often been shown to promote strong modifications in peptide structures and thus in their biological functions. In the present study, the immunomodulatory effects of Leu-enkephalin, β-endorphin, dynorphin and some fragments are evaluated, before and after exposure of peptides to AOS, by studying their influence on human polymorphonuclear leukocyte (PMN) respiratory burst. None of the tested opioid peptides (modified or not) were shown to affect resting oxidative metabolism in the PMNs. The effects of peptides on phorbol myristate acetate (PMA)-stimulated production of AOS were measured in a lucigenin-enhanced chemiluminescence assay. Before AOS exposure, the opioid peptides suppressed the PMA-stimulated respiratory burst in human PMNs and a U-shaped dose-response relationship, was observed. Conversely, after AOS exposure the opioid peptides enhanced the PMA-stimulated respiratory burst in human PMNs and an inverted U-shaped dose-response relationship was observed. In both cases, the maximal effect was reached at peptide concentrations of 10 −10M-10 −12M.
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