Erythromycin does not directly affect neutrophil functions.
basic_science · Level V
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Abstract
To determine whether erythromycin could affect neutrophil functions, we measured N-formyl-methionyl-leucyl-phenylalanine (FMLP)-induced chemotaxis and superoxide generation of neutrophils in the presence of erythromycin at various concentrations. Erythromycin had no effect on either of them. We further confirmed that intracellular free calcium concentration ([Ca2+]i) was not influenced by FMLP stimulation in the presence of erythromycin. Our results indicate that erythromycin has no direct effects on neutrophil functions in vitro, although it is reported that erythromycin inhibits the local migration of neutrophils in the small airways of subjects with asthma.
Medical subject headings
- Calcium
- Chemotaxis, Leukocyte
- Erythromycin
- Neutrophils
- Superoxides