TABLE 2

Effect of the most potent TNF-α inducers on Ca2+ mobilization, chemotaxis, and ROS production in human neutrophils and murine J774.A1 macrophages

Chemotactic responses are expressed as percentage of response induced by 50 nM IL-8 or 50 nM KC in human and murine neutrophils, respectively


Compound

Ca2+ Mobilization EC50

Chemotaxis

ROS Production AC50
Human PMN
Murine MΦ
Human PMN
Murine PMN
Human PMN
Murine MΦ
μM % μM
1 0.3 ± 0.2 24.1 ± 4.1 67.8 ± 9.4 68.9 ± 7.8 0.2 ± 0.02 25.4 ± 4.0
2 0.6 ± 0.4 2.3 ± 0.15 91.3 ± 1.6 58.0 ± 1.4 0.2 ± 0.04 8.6 ± 2.7
AG-14
0.63 ± 0.39
4.2 ± 0.8
98.0 ± 3.4
174.8 ± 9.2
38.6 ± 3.3
26.9 ± 3.9
  • MΦ, macrophages; PMN, polymorphonuclear neutrophils.