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  • Title: Monophosphoryl lipid A inhibits neutrophil priming by lipopolysaccharide.
    Author: Heiman DF, Astiz ME, Rackow EC, Rhein D, Kim YB, Weil MH.
    Journal: J Lab Clin Med; 1990 Aug; 116(2):237-41. PubMed ID: 2168464.
    Abstract:
    It is known that lipopolysaccharides (endotoxin) prime neutrophils for oxygen radical production. Monophosphoryl lipid A is a nontoxic derivative of lipid A that protects against lethal endotoxemia. We examined the effects of Salmonella minnesota monophosphoryl lipid A on S. minnesota lipopolysaccharide-induced priming of neutrophil superoxide anion generation. Human neutrophils were preincubated with and without either lipopolysaccharide or monophosphoryl lipid A before stimulation with 10(-5) formyl-norleucyl-leucyl-phenylalanine. Neutrophil priming reached a plateau at a concentration of 100 ng/ml of lipopolysaccharide, where superoxide anion generation increased from 10.1 +/- 0.8 to 25.2 +/- 1.7 nmol superoxide anions/10(6) neutrophils/10 min (p less than 0.01). In contrast, monophosphoryl lipid A did not exhibit any priming activity. Monophosphoryl lipid A also exhibited a time-dependent inhibitory effect on lipopolysaccharide-induced priming of neutrophils, which was maximal when monophosphoryl lipid A was added 15 minutes before lipopolysaccharide. Preincubation with monophosphoryl lipid A induced a dose-dependent inhibition of neutrophil priming by 1000 ng/ml lipopolysaccharide. Neutrophil superoxide anion generation decreased by 47% from 19.0 +/- 0.6 to 10.0 +/- 0.7 nmol superoxide anions/10(6) neutrophils/10 min by 2000 ng/ml monophosphoryl lipid A (p less than 0.01). These data indicate that monophosphoryl lipid A does not enhance neutrophil superoxide generation in response to formyl-norleucyl-leucyl-phenylalanine. Monophosphoryl lipid A also inhibits lipopolysaccharide-induced priming in a dose-dependent manner that may reflect blocking of lipopolysaccharide by monophosphoryl lipid A at cellular binding sites.
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