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Alpha-tocopherol but not 2-carboxy-2,5,7,8-tetramethyl-6-chromanol (trolox or CTMC) and 2,2,5,7,8 pentamethyl-6-hydroxy chromane (PMC), derivatives of alpha-tocopherol, inhibited the superoxide (O2-.) generation of rat peritoneal neutrophils (RPMN) induced by phorbol 12-myrisate 13-acetate (PMA). ID50 for neutrophils obtained from the peritoneal cavity of rat and guinea pig was about 1microM. This concentration, however, was much lower than that for the inhibition of PMA-activated phospholipid-dependent protein kinase (PKC) (ID50 = 30 microM). The alpha-tocopherol sensitive O2-. generation was also observed in neutrophils induced by dioctanoylglycerol (diC8) and calcium ionophore A23187 but not by formylmethionyl-leucyl-phenylalanine (FMLP), opsonized zymosan (OZ) and sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS). The pattern of inhibition by alpha-tocopherol was quite similar to that of staurosporine, a specific inhibitor of PKC. The alpha-tocopherol content of RPMN was 12 ng/10(6) cells and a linear increase to 200 ng/10(6) cells by addition of alpha-tocopherol to the cell suspension corresponded with an increased inhibition of O2-. generation. These results indicate that both the chemical structure and the content of alpha-tocopherol might be important factors in O2-. generation by neutrophils.
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