| Literature DB >> 6328162 |
C O Simpkins, C A Dickey, M P Fink.
Abstract
Using a serum-free chemotaxis-under-agarose assay, we measured the effect of beta-endorphin on directed migration of human neutrophils toward 10(-7) M N-formyl-methionyl-leucyl-phenylalanine (FMLP). Neutrophils were pre-incubated with a range of beta-endorphin concentrations. beta-endorphin enhanced migration of neutrophils toward FMLP. This effect was maximal at 10(-9) M beta-endorphin. Naloxone inhibited the beta-endorphin effect, suggesting that enhanced migration is mediated via an opiate receptor.Entities:
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Year: 1984 PMID: 6328162 DOI: 10.1016/0024-3205(84)90213-3
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Life Sci ISSN: 0024-3205 Impact factor: 5.037