J. Biol. Chem., Vol. 259, Issue 7, 4070-4075, Apr, 1984

Stimulus response coupling in the human neutrophil. I. Kinetic analysis of changes in calcium permeability

HM Korchak, LE Rutherford and G Weissmann

The relationship between receptor-ligand interaction in human neutrophils and initiation of enhanced Ca permeability ("45Ca uptake") has been correlated with cell function. Different ligands varied in their efficacy in provoking 45Ca permeability changes: chemotactic peptide f-Met-Leu-Phe greater than concanavalin A greater than immune complexes greater than phorbol myristate acetate. Mixtures of stimuli at optimal concentrations elicited no summation of responses, indicating that interaction of f-Met-Leu-Phe, concanavalin A, and phorbol myristate acetate with their respective "receptors" regulates a common site of 45Ca uptake. The onset of Ca uptake was an early event, preceding onset of aggregation, O-2 generation, and degranulation. Enhanced 45Ca permeability during neutrophil activation is dependent on mobilization of intracellular Ca, since 8-(N,N-diethylamino)- octyl:3,4,5-trimethoxybenzoate hydrochloride was a potent inhibitor of the Ca permeability response. In contrast, calmodulin antagonists did not inhibit Ca permeability changes; the requirement for calmodulin in the physiological responses of aggregation, O-2 generation, and degranulation must therefore be subsequent to activation of the "Ca translocator." We propose a role for a "Ca-translocating mechanism" as an amplifying factor in neutrophil activation.
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