The effects of zinc hydroxide on the respiratory burst and phagocytosis by rat neutrophils were examined. Zinc hydroxide induced an increase in oxygen consumption and O2- production. Electronmicroscopy showed that neutrophils engulfed zinc hydroxide particles by phagocytosis. Pertussis toxin (0.25, 0.5, 1.0 micrograms/ml) and EGTA (1, 2, 5 mM) inhibited zinc hydroxide-induced O2- production in a dose-dependent manner. The inhibitors of protein kinase C, 1-(5-isoquinolinesulfonyl)-2-methyl-piperazine and N-[2-(methylamino)ethyl]-5-isoquinolinesulfonamide inhibited zinc hydroxide-induced O2- production with IC50 values ranging between 10 microM and 25 microM. The inhibitory study using an inhibitor of myosin light chain kinase, 1-(5-iodo-naphthalene-1-sulfonyl)-1H-hexahydro-1,4-diazepine, showed IC50 values ranging from 5 microM to 10 microM. These findings indicate that zinc hydroxide induces respiratory burst and phagocytosis by rat neutrophils.
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