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Inhibition of leukocyte phagocytosis by serotonin and its possible role in tumor cell destruction

Nannmark, U ; Sennerby, L ; Bjursten, Lars Magnus LU ; Skolnik, G and Bagge, U (1992) In Cancer Letters 62(1). p.83-86
Abstract
Intraportal tumour cell (TC) injection activates platelets which release serotonin (5-HT). Thrombocytopenia or 5-HT blockade decrease the hepatic lodgement of the injected TCs. A hypothetical explanation of this is 5-HT inhibition of TC killing by phagocytes (e.g. leukocytes and Kupffer cells). In this study, leukocyte phagocytosis was analysed by a chemiluminescence technique at different 5-HT concentrations. Significant inhibition of phagocytosis occurred at 5-HT concentrations of 10(-4) M to 10(-8) M, with maximum inhibition at 10(-4) M. Comparable concentrations of 5-HT may be found locally in the liver during TC infusion, supporting the hypothesis that 5-HT has an inhibitory effect on phagocyte-mediated TC killing.
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lodgement, phagocytes, tumour cells, liver, serotonin (5-HT)
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Cancer Letters
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62
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1
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83 - 86
publisher
Elsevier
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  • pmid:1540935
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ISSN
1872-7980
DOI
10.1016/0304-3835(92)90202-7
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English
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  abstract     = {{Intraportal tumour cell (TC) injection activates platelets which release serotonin (5-HT). Thrombocytopenia or 5-HT blockade decrease the hepatic lodgement of the injected TCs. A hypothetical explanation of this is 5-HT inhibition of TC killing by phagocytes (e.g. leukocytes and Kupffer cells). In this study, leukocyte phagocytosis was analysed by a chemiluminescence technique at different 5-HT concentrations. Significant inhibition of phagocytosis occurred at 5-HT concentrations of 10(-4) M to 10(-8) M, with maximum inhibition at 10(-4) M. Comparable concentrations of 5-HT may be found locally in the liver during TC infusion, supporting the hypothesis that 5-HT has an inhibitory effect on phagocyte-mediated TC killing.}},
  author       = {{Nannmark, U and Sennerby, L and Bjursten, Lars Magnus and Skolnik, G and Bagge, U}},
  issn         = {{1872-7980}},
  keywords     = {{lodgement; phagocytes; tumour cells; liver; serotonin (5-HT)}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  number       = {{1}},
  pages        = {{83--86}},
  publisher    = {{Elsevier}},
  series       = {{Cancer Letters}},
  title        = {{Inhibition of leukocyte phagocytosis by serotonin and its possible role in tumor cell destruction}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0304-3835(92)90202-7}},
  doi          = {{10.1016/0304-3835(92)90202-7}},
  volume       = {{62}},
  year         = {{1992}},
}