EFFECTS OF HEAVY-METAL IONS ON SELECTED OXIDATIVE METABOLIC PROCESSES IN RAT ALVEOLAR MACROPHAGES
EFFECTS OF HEAVY-METAL IONS ON SELECTED OXIDATIVE METABOLIC PROCESSES IN RAT ALVEOLAR MACROPHAGES
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DOI:
10.1016/0041-008x(80)90375-0
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发表时间:
1980-01-01
影响因子:
3.8
通讯作者:
MILES, PR
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作者:
CASTRANOVA, V;BOWMAN, L;MILES, PR
The effects of 4 heavy metal cations (Cd2+, Hg2+, Ni2+, and Pb2+) on O2 consumption, glucose metabolism, and the release of active O2 species (as measured by chemiluminescence) were studied in rat alveolar macrophages at rest (no phagocytosis) and during phagocytosis. All 4 heavy metals depress the O2 consumption and glucose metabolism which occurs in alveolar macrophages at rest by about 60-95%. During phagocytosis there is release of reactive forms of O2 consumption, but no change in glucose metabolism from that which occurs in resting cells. The metals inhibit the release of active O2 from the cells and the O2 consumption which occurs during phagocytosis by 75-85%. The ED50 values, i.e., the concentrations of metals which produce 1/2 of the maximal effects, indicate that the mechanism for release of active O2 is affected by much lower concentrations of metals than is O2 consumption. Experiments with trypan blue provide evidence that the metals can affect oxidative metabolism without causing gross membrane damage. Heavy metals evidently inhibit oxidative metabolic processes in alveolar macrophages and may diminish the antibacterial activity of these cells.