Activity of Myeloperoxidase and singlet oxygen production in neutrophils and monocytic cells

Author(s)

Wilton Antonio da Silva Cruz

• Document type: Master's Dissertation
• Press: São Paulo.
• Institution: Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Conjunto das Químicas (IQ e FCF) (CQ/DBDCQ)
• Defense date: 2010-09-09

Examining board members

Ana Campa; Marisa Helena Gennari de Medeiros; Hugo Pequeno Monteiro

• Advisor: Ana Campa

Abstract

The enzyme myeloperoxidase (MPO), present in leukocytes of granulocytic and monocytic lineage, plays a fundamental role in the production of reactive oxygen species (ROS). There is strong evidence that some products generated from reactions catalyzed by myeloperoxidase (MPO) have a role in cell signaling. Among these products, calls attention singlet oxygen (1O2). In phagocytes, ROS could participate in this process both the death of pathogens, the signaling events of inflammation. Our research group works on the assumption that the location of the MPO, and consequently, the production sites to define the role of 1O2 and 1O2 enzyme. The particular interest in the 1O2 is also due to the fact that its detection is not trivial and relatively little is known about its production by biological systems compared to other ROS. In this study we worked with the question of localization of MPO in human neutrophils and monocytes and the detection of 1O2 by using specific probes. In the experiments we evaluated the production of 1O2 by use of a probe 9.10 difenilantraceno (DPA) and also using the 9.10-ester antracenil bispropionato-3-acid ethyl esters (ABPE) 1O2 as a pickup. Although the proposed use of the DPA coating particles to be phagocytized have been made previously (F. Garcia, MA completed in 2006) hove difficulties in using this technique have been reconsidered in this work. With this probe also obtained images in confocal microscopy, by fluorescence of DPA and loss of fluorescence after reaction with 1O2. The analysis of results with confocal microscopy confirmed that in neutrophils 1O2 is actually being formed in fagolissosomo, when cells are activated by opsonized particles. Monocytes were also able to use DPA as a probe to 1O2. In this case we observe a slower decrease in fluorescence when compared with neutrophils and also a more diffuse effacement of the probe. We believe that the observed differences in the formation of 1O2 for neutrophils and mononuclear cells in confocal microscopy may be due to different forms of compartmentalization of the enzyme in these two cell types. It is possible that this has a specific biological function, since, 1O2 seems to be an important sign in the inflammatory process. Given the interest in the detection of 1O2 cells of the immune system, also used a new probe, the 9.10-ester antracenil bispropionato-3-acid ethyl esters (ABPE). The detection in this case is made by an endoperoxide monitoring by HPLC. The results obtained with this new probe show is more satisfactory when compared to the DPA, allowing better detection of 1O2 production by phagocytes. (AU)