Inhibition of human neutrophil secondary granule discharge by antiinflammatory agents

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Abstract
Human neutrophil cobalamin binding protein (NCBP) is located exclusively in the neutrophil secondary granules. The soluble stimuli formly-methionyl-leucyl-phenylalanine and the low-molecular-weight complement fragment C5a both promote the does-dependent release of NCBP from cytochalasin B-treated neutrophils in vitro. The extracellular discharge of NCBP induced by eigher secretagogue is inhibited by prior exposure of neutrophils to the corticosteroids hydrocortisone and methylprednisolone and the nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory agents indomethacin and ibuprofen. The four antiinflammatory agents function as competitive antagonists of neutrophil secondary granule discharge with a site of action at or near the cell surface. These findings support the hypothesis that antiinflammatory agents prevent neutrophil activation in vitro by inhibition of stimulus-receptor coupling. The significance of these observations with regard to the in vivo actions of these agents remains uncertain, however.

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