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Anesth Analg 2001;92:1041-1047
© 2001 International Anesthesia Research Society

REGIONAL ANESTHESIA AND PAIN MEDICINE

Local Anesthetics Attenuate Lysophosphatidic Acid-Induced Priming in Human Neutrophils

Lars G. Fischer, MD§{ddagger}, Maria Bremer{ddagger}, Elizabeth J. Coleman, MS{dagger}, Beate Conrad{ddagger}, Boris Krumm{ddagger}, Ariane Gross||{ddagger}, Markus W. Hollmann, MD||{ddagger}, Gerald Mandell, MD{dagger}, and Marcel E. Durieux, MD, PhD*

*Department of Anesthesiology, University Hospital Maastricht, The Netherlands, the Departments of {dagger}Medicine (Infectious Diseases) and {ddagger}Anesthesiology, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, Virginia, §Klinik und Poliklinik für Anästhesiologie und operative Intensivmedizin, Westfälische-Wilhelms-Universität, Münster, Germany, ||Department of Anesthesiology, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany

Address correspondence and reprint requests to Marcel E. Durieux, MD, PhD, Department of Anesthesiology, University Hospital Maastricht, PO Box 5800, 6202 AZ Maastricht, The Netherlands. Address e-mail to durieux{at}virginia.edu


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Lysophosphatidic acid (LPA) is an intercellular phospholipid mediator with a variety of actions that suggest a role in stimulating inflammatory responses. We therefore studied its actions on neutrophil (PMN) motility and respiratory burst. Because local anesthetics (LA) inhibit LPA signaling and attenuate PMN responses, we also investigated the effects of LA on these actions. Chemotaxis of human PMNs under agarose toward LPA (10-10–10-3 M) was studied, with and without 1 h prior incubation in lidocaine (10-9–10-4 M). Priming as well as activating effects of LPA on PMNs were measured using a cytochrome-c assay of superoxide anion (O2-) production. PMNs were incubated with lidocaine, tetracaine, or S-(-) ropivacaine (all at 10-6–10-4 M) for 10 min or 1 h to assess interference with LPA signaling. LPA demonstrated chemoattractive effects towards human PMNs; this effect was concentration-dependently attenuated by lidocaine. LPA alone did not activate PMNs. However, it acted as a priming agent. LA in clinically relevant concentrations decreased O2- production induced by LPA/N-formylmethionine-leucyl-phenylanaline. LPA acts as a chemoattractant and priming agent; however, it does not activate PMNs. LA, in clinically relevant concentrations, attenuate chemotactic and metabolic responses as a result of LPA. These results may explain the antiinflammatory effect of local anesthestics.

Implications: Lysophosphatidic acid (LPA) influences two functions of human neutrophils, migration and metabolic activity. It acted as a chemoattractant and a priming–but not activating–agent. Responses to LPA were attenuated by local anesthetics in clinically relevant concentrations.


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In addition to blocking nerve transmission, local anesthetics (LA) have significant antiinflammatory properties (1). They affect lymphocytes and peritoneal macrophages (2), block neutrophil (PMN) accumulation at the site of inflammation, and inhibit free radical and mediator release (3–5). The ability of LA to impair wound healing in various models (6) may in part reflect their ability to affect inflammatory mediator signaling. However, the exact mechanisms underlying these antiinflammatory effects are poorly understood.

Lysophosphatidic acid (LPA) is an intercellular phospholipid mediator known to induce a variety of biologic responses (e.g., cell proliferation, platelet aggregation, smooth muscle cell contraction, chemotaxis and inhibition of differentiation) (7). LPA influences target cells by activating several specific G protein-coupled membrane receptors present in numerous cell types. These in turn activate a number of intracellular signaling cascades. Although the physiological functions of the compound remain to be determined, LPA can be generated by platelets, leukocytes and other cells challenged with inflammatory stimuli (8), suggesting that it may stimulate responses at sites of inflammation. Based on in vitro studies (9,10), we have hypothesized that part of the antiinflammatory actions of LA may be because of interference with LPA signaling. Using Xenopus oocytes we showed that signaling of LPA receptors was inhibited by extracellular application of lidocaine and bupivacaine (9,10). The goal of the present study was therefore to determine the effects of LA on LPA-induced PMN responses.

PMNs are of importance in the host defense. They move actively to the site of inflammation (chemotaxis), where they generate toxic oxygen metabolites. PMNs exist in one of three states: quiescent, primed, or active. Priming refers to a process whereby the response of PMNs to a subsequent activating stimulus is potentiated. Release of oxygen metabolites is markedly enhanced when activated PMNs have been primed previously (11,12). Importantly, the priming process is a critical component of PMN-mediated tissue injury both in vitro and in vivo (11,12).

The hypotheses to be tested in this study, therefore, were that LPA is able to activate and/or prime PMNs and to act as a chemotactic stimulus, and that LA can interfere with LPA signaling in PMNs.


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The study protocol was approved by the University of Virginia IRB.

PMN Chemotaxis
Preparation of Human PMNs.
Human venous blood was repeatedly obtained from healthy donors (n = 25) who had not taken any medication for at least 2 wk. Blood was heparinized (10 U/mL) and PMNs were isolated by a one-step Ficoll-Hypaque separation procedure. After 25 min of centrifugation at 1500 rpm, PMNs were washed three times with Hank’s Balanced Salt Solution (HBSS, containing 10 U/mL heparin), and centrifuged after each washing step at 1000 rpm for 10 min. PMNs were then resuspended in 5 mL HBSS and counted using a hemocytometer. Unopette Diagnostic System (Becton Dickinson, Franklin Lakes, NJ) in vitro was used for the enumeration of PMNs in the suspension, which was then diluted with HBSS to obtain a final PMN suspension of 5 x 106 cells/mL.

Preparation of Agar Plates.
PMN migration under agar was studied, as described previously (12). Chemotaxis agar was prepared by combining the following (per 100 mL): 1.2 g agarose, 10 mL heat-inactivated pooled human serum, 10 mL 10x concentrated minimal essential medium (HMEM), 80 mL sterile water, 1 mL 7.5% sodium bicarbonate, and 1 mL 1 M HEPES buffer. Hot agar was pipetted (2.5 mL per plate) into tissue culture plates (60 x 15 mm), to give a thickness of approximately 1 mm. After the layer had hardened, nine 3-mm wells were punched in the agar producing a pattern with one center well (for control solution), 4 middle cells (for PMNs), and 4 outer cells (for chemoattractant, Fig. 1A). In this manner, random migration of PMNs to the control well could be compared with directed migration toward the chemoattractant cell.



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  		Figure 1. A, schematic of the agar plates used to study neutrophils (PMN) chemotaxis. The center well (white) contains control buffer; the middle wells (gray) contain PMNs, and the outer wells (black) contain chemotactic compounds. B, lysophosphatidic acid (LPA)-induced directed migration of PMNs in a concentration-dependent manner, with a half-maximum effect obtained at approximately 10-6 M. C, lidocaine concentration-dependently attenuated directed PMN migration toward LPA (10-6 M). * P < 0.05 versus untreated control.

 
PMNs at a concentration of 5 x 106 cells/mL were incubated at 37°C with or without lidocaine (10-4 to 10-9 M) for 60 min and then centrifuged at 1000 rpm for 5 min. The cell pellets were typically approximately 25 µL in volume. After disposal of the supernatant, 7 µL of the cell pellet (approximately 1.4 x 106 PMNs) was placed in each of the PMN wells in the agar plates. The control well was filled with HBSS (as negative control), and the chemoattractant wells were filled with formyl-methionine-leucine-phenylalanine (fMLP, 10-7 M), a recognized chemoattractant (as positive control), or various concentrations of LPA (10-10 to 10-3 M). Plates were then incubated at 37°C for 3 h to allow PMNs to migrate beneath the agar. At that time, the plates were fixed with methanol (30 min) followed by phosphate-buffered formalin. PMNs were visualized using Giemsa staining, and average PMN migration (in mm) toward the chemoattractant and control wells was measured using a microscope.

Superoxide Anion (O2-) Generation
We used the cytochrome c-reduction assay to measure extracellular O2- production by activated PMNs as described previously (13). O2- generation was mea-sured spectrophotometrically as the SOD-inhibitable reduction of cytochrome c. In contrast to the indi-rect luminol assay (which measures both extracellu-lar and intracellular free radical production), the cytochrome-c assay detects extracellular O2- generated by NADPH oxidase. We measured extracellular (rather than total) PMN-mediated release of O2- because it is the release of oxygen metabolites into the extracellular milieu that may directly damage cells in the surrounding microenvironment.

O2- production was measured as change over time by the absorbance of cytochrome c at 550 nm. The reaction was performed in a spectrophotometer (Genesys 5; Spectronic Instruments, Rochester, NY). The reaction mixture was prepared by placing 700 µL buffer (HBSS + BSA 0.1%), 200 µL of PMN suspension (final concentration 106 cells/mL), 100 µL cytochrome c (from horse heart, 3.7 mg/mL) with catalase (0.14 mg/mL) in a 1-mL cuvette. The reference sample was prepared the same way but in addition, 10 µL of superoxide dismutase (SOD, 10-2 M) was added to the mixture to determine the selective contribution of O2-.

PMNs were activated with fMLP and the change in absorbance at 550 nm was followed over time for the next 14 min. The reference sample was measured immediately after, and O2– dependent cytochrome c reduction was determined by subtracting the reference value from the study sample value. O2- generation at time points 0, 14, 16, and 18 min was calculated using as conversion factor 47.4 µmol (1/21.1 mM-1 difference of extinction coefficient between oxidated and reduced cytochrome c at 550 nm) O2- per unit change in absorbance. We used a kinetic assay because the kinetics of PMN O2– release are nonlinear and vary with different priming and activating stimuli.

fMLP Activation
After addition of the PMNs to the samples, baseline activity was measured for 4 min to exclude activating effects of the isolation process. fMLP (10-8 M-10-4 M) was added to the samples. In a second experiment, platelet-activating factor (PAF), an established priming agent in vivo, was selected as a positive control for priming studies. It primes PMNs rapidly, in a receptor-mediated manner and with minimal direct activation of O2- release. Therefore, PAF (10-6 M) was administered 10 min before adding the activating agent fMLP.

Direct Activating Effects of LPA
Direct activating effects of LPA on the O2- production and its possible concentration-dependence were investigated. After addition of the PMNs to the samples, baseline activity was measured for 4 min. LPA (10-6 to 10-4 M) was then added to the samples and absorption was measured during the next 14 min.

Priming Effects of LPA
Next, the priming effects of LPA on fMLP-activation in PMNs were studied. After baseline activity was assessed, LPA (10-6 M–10-4M) and 10 min later fMLP (10-6 M) were added to the same sample.

Effects of LA on LPA Signaling
PMNs were incubated with lidocaine (10-6 M–10-4 M for 10 and 60 min), S (-)-ropivacaine (10-6 M–10-4 M for 60 min) or tetracaine (10-6 M–10-4 M for 60 min) before LPA (10-4 M, priming agent) and fMLP (10-6 M, activation agent) were added to the samples.

Reagents
Agarose (Litex type HAS) and polymorph (1-step Polymorphs) were from Accurate Chemical and Scientific Corp. (Westbury, NY), HMEM and HBSS (without phenol red, with Ca2+/Mg2+) were from Whittaker Bioproducts (Walkersville, MD), HEPES (1 M), superoxide dismutase (SOD, from bovine liver), fMLP, cytochrome C (from horse heart), catalase (from bovine liver) were from Sigma Chemical (St. Louis, MO). Tissue culture plates were from Becton Dickinson and Company (Franklin Lakes, NJ). Ficoll-Hypaque and BSA (protease free bovine albumin fraction/fatty acid free) were from ICN Biomedicals Inc. (Aurora, OH). Human Albumin (25%) was bought from Bayer, Pharmaceutical Division (Elkhart, NJ). NIM was from Cardinal Associates (Santa Fe, NM). LPA (1-oleoyl-2-hydroxy-sn-glycero-3-phosphate, solution in 10 mg/mL chloroform (2.5 mL)) and PAF (1-alkyl-2-acetoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine) were from Avanti polar lipids (Alabaster, AL). Lidocaine, tetracaine and S(-) ropivacaine were from Astra Pharmaceuticals, LP (Westborough, MA).

Calculations and Statistical Analysis
Chemoattraction distance was defined as directed migration minus random migration, and is expressed as percent change of response obtained in a concurrent untreated control group. Data are reported as mean ± SEM, comparisons were made by Student’s t-tests. Leukocyte metabolic activity is reported either as O2- production or as percentage change from untreated control. Groups were compared using one-way analysis of variance, followed by Student’s t-tests or a pairwise multiple comparison procedure (Dunnett’s Method), as appropriate. SigmaStat 2.0 (Jandel Scientific Corporation, San Rafael, CA) was used for all statistical analyses.


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PMN Chemotaxis
LPA induced directed migration of PMNs. There was a trend for larger LPA concentrations to induce larger directed migration (half-maximum effect obtained at approximately 10-6 M, Fig. 1B), although it does not reach statistical significance. At the largest LPA concentration tested (10-3 M), LPA was approximately as effective as fMLP 10-7 M, indicating that the compound is a moderately potent chemoattractant.

Whereas random migration was not affected by lidocaine (data not shown), directed PMN migration to-ward LPA 10-6 M was attenuated in a concentration-dependent manner by lidocaine (Fig. 1C). Directed migration was significantly attenuated at lidocaine concentrations larger than 10-7 M, suggesting that lidocaine in clinically relevant concentrations may influence LPA-induced PMN migration. At the largest lidocaine concentration tested (10-4 M), directed migration was attenuated to 15 ± 8%.

Leukocyte Metabolic Activity
Because PMNs were to be incubated in LA for significant duration before the activation assay, we determined, in pilot experiments, the effect of incubation in buffer (37°C, 0–60 min) as well as the effect of movement (by a shaking waterbath) on O2- production. Neither affected O2– production as compared with untreated control PMNs (data not shown). We also determined any interference of LPA with the cytochrome c assay. LPA did not have any significant effect on absorbance in a PMN-free solution as compared with control (data not shown).

fMLP activated PMNs, as has been reported (14). The fMLP response was concentration-dependent, with maximal responses obtained at 10-6 M; at larger concentrations, responses decreased ( Fig. 2A). Maximal O2- production was reached after 16 min. When pretreated for 10 min with PAF (10-6 M), responses to fMLP were increased significantly (Fig. 2B), indicating that PMNs could be primed in our model (15). Incubation with lidocaine (10-6–10-4 M for 60 min) was without effect on fMLP-induced activation (Fig. 2C). We observed some donor-dependent variability in fMLP effect, as exemplified in Figure 2.



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  		Figure 2. A, N-formylmethionine-leucyl-phenylalanine (fMLP)-induced neutrophils (PMN) activation. The fMLP response was concentration-dependent, with optimal responses obtained at 10-6 M. Control (black bar) was neither primed nor activated. * P < 0.05 versus control and fMLP 10-8 M, # P < 0.05 versus fMLP 10-4 M. B, superoxide anion production by PMNs activated by fMLP (10-6 M) under control conditions (left bar), or after priming for 10 min with platelet-activating factor (PAF) (10-6 M, right bar). * P < 0.05 versus PAF (10-6 M) + fMLP(10-6 M). C, 60-min incubation in lidocaine (10-4 M) before activation of PMNs with fMLP (10-6 M) did not affect superoxide anion production significantly. * P < 0.05 versus fMLP (10-6 M) and fMLP (10-6 M) + lidocaine (10-4 M).

 
We next determined if LPA can activate PMNs. PMNs were added to the assay solution, and baseline activity was measured for 4 min to exclude activating effects of the isolation process itself. LPA (10-6–10-4 M) was then added to the samples and absorbance was measured for the next 14 min. LPA did not activate human PMNs as compared with unprimed and not activated control. Even at the largest concentration tested (10-4 M), superoxide production was not increased significantly: 0.2 ± 0.02 (baseline activity, control) vs 0.3 ± 0.06 (LPA) nmol/106 cells.

We then studied the ability of LPA to prime PMNs to subsequent activation by fMLP. Baseline activity was assessed, LPA (10-6 M–10-4 M) was then added to the assay solution, and 10 min later, fMLP (10-6 M) was used to activate the PMNs. Ten minutes incubation with LPA increased fMLP-induced O2- production as compared with control ( Fig. 3A) in a concentration-dependent manner. Thus, LPA does not activate PMNs directly but is able to prime them effectively.



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  		Figure 3. A, concentration-dependent priming effect of Lysophosphatidic acid (LPA) on neutrophils (PMN), when administered 10 min before N-formylmethionine-leucyl-phenylalanine (fMLP) (10-6 M) activation. * P < 0.05 as compared to all other groups. Control (black bar) was unprimed and not activated. B, concentration- and time-dependent effect of lidocaine (10-6–10-4 M) on fMLP (10-6 M)-activated PMNs, primed for 10 min (black bars) or for 60 min (gray bars) with LPA (10-4 M). Untreated control was primed by LPA and activated by fMLP. *P < 0.05 versus untreated control. # P < 0.05 versus lidocaine 10-6 M incubated for 10 and 60 min. @ P < 0.05 versus 10-min incubation at lidocaine 10-5 M.

 
We also studied the effects of LA on fMLP-induced activation and LPA-induced priming. Lidocaine (10-6–10-4 M, 10 or 60 min) inhibited LPA (10-4 M)-primed (10 min), fMLP (10-6 M)-activated O2- generation in a concentration- and time-dependent manner (Fig. 3B). At the largest concentration tested (10-4 M), 60 min incubation in lidocaine decreased O2- production to 70 ± 4% of untreated control. Thus, lidocaine, in clinically relevant concentrations, can attenuate LPA-induced PMN priming. An example of the time course of O2- production (raw data) induced by different agents is shown in Figure 4.



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  		Figure 4. Time-course of superoxide anion production of human neutrophils after stimulation with different agents. Lysophosphatidic acid (LPA), N-formylmethionine-leucyl-phenylalanine (fMLP) and the combination was used to study priming as well as activating effects. Lidocaine was used to attenuate superoxide anion production.

 
We also determined the effect of the clinically used isomer S(-)-ropivacaine on LPA (10-6 M)-primed (10 min), fMLP (10-6 M)-activated PMNs. S(-)-ropivacaine inhibited to a similar degree as did lidocaine, indicating that the action is not specific to lidocaine. At the largest concentration tested (10-4 M) ropivacaine attenuated the O2- response induced by LPA + fMLP to 69 ± 4.4% of control (LPA + fMLP without LA) ( Fig. 5A). To determine whether LA inhibition of LPA is a property of amide-linked LA only, we studied the effects of tetracaine (10-6–10-4 M for 60 min). It also attenuated LPA-induced priming, and at the largest concentration tested (10-4 M) attenuated the O2- response to 48.4 ± 7.0% of control (Fig. 5B). Both LA acted in a concentration-dependent manner.



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  		Figure 5. Concentration-dependent inhibition of Lysophosphatidic acid (LPA) (10-4 M)-primed, N-formylmethionine-leucyl-phenylalanine (fMLP) (10-6 M)- activated superoxide anion production of neutrophils (PMN) after 60 min preincubation with either S(-)-ropivacaine (A) or tetracaine (B). Data expressed as percent of an LPA (10-4 M) primed, fMLP (10-6 M)-activated (without LA preincubation, untreated) control group. * P < 0.05 versus untreated control.

 

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We showed that LPA affects PMN migration and metabolic activity, suggesting that LPA, which is released at sites of injury from injured fibroblasts, activated platelets and PMNs (16), can act as an inflammatory mediator. We postulate that LPA, present in wounds, may help attract PMNs and may increase their response to activating stimuli. Unfortunately, the absence of selective LPA antagonists makes it difficult to test this hypothesis directly.

Both ester and amide LA, in concentrations present in blood after IV or epidural infusion, inhibited the chemotactic and priming effects of LPA. These findings are in agreement with our previous investigations, performed in Xenopus oocytes, in which we demonstrated that lidocaine and bupivacaine (albeit at significantly larger concentrations) inhibit LPA signaling in a concentration-dependent manner (9). No interaction was observed with the oocyte intracellular Ca signaling pathway, suggesting that the compounds interact with receptor and/or coupled G protein. Using the nonpermeable lidocaine analog QX314, we found that the primary binding site for LA is intracellular (10); however, we documented a secondary site for the uncharged compound benzocaine. The two sites interacted synergistically. Recently we have shown that some LA selectively interact with the G{alpha}q G protein subunit, inhibiting signaling through receptors coupled to this protein (17). The current findings are compatible with these previous reports.

Our findings may in part explain the antiinflammatory properties of LA (1). For example, in vitro, LA were shown to inhibit the release of inflammatory mediators, such as LTB4 or IL-1a, attenuate the adhesion of PMNs to endothelium, reduce migration and therefore decrease the amount of inflammatory cells attracted to the site of inflammation. This results in a significant decrease in production of free oxygen radicals, preventing aggravation of tissue damage. These effects on the cellular level may explain the protective effects of LA obtained in vivo. Protection against chemical, hyperoxia- or endotoxin-induced lung injury, suppression of increased microvascular permeability as occurs in many inflammatory diseases (adult respiratory distress syndrome, sepsis, burns, peritonitis), and attenuation of myocardial infarction and reperfusion injury are examples of beneficial effects of LA as a result of their antiinflammatory properties. Of particular interest are LA effects on inflammatory diseases of the gastrointestinal tract (e.g., ulcerative colitis and proctitis) (1). In particular, ropivacaine has received significant attention as an inflammatory mediator in this regard, and has undergone clinical trials in inflammatory bowel disease (18). In the present study, we found ropivacaine to inhibit LPA-induced neutrophil functions as well.

Gerrard et al. (19) studied effects of LPA on PMN migration, and found no chemoattractant action when the compound was used alone. However, chemoattraction was observed with a combination of fMLP (2.4 x 10-6 M) and LPA (1.2 and 2.4 x 10-4 M). Remarkably, when fMLP was used at a smaller concentration (8 x 10-7 M), chemotaxis was enhanced. Methodologic differences may explain the difference with our findings. In our model, PMNs moved horizontally under agar, whereas Gerrard et al. (19) used a Boyden chamber where PMNs had to pass a 5-µm filter. In addition, Gerrard et al. (19) used palmitoyl-LPA, whereas we used oleoyl-LPA. Sasagawa et al. (20) studied the effects of lidocaine on fMLP (10-8 M)- or phorbol ester (50 ng/mL)-induced PMN chemotaxis and found an IC50 for lidocaine of 3.2 x 10-3 M. In contrast, tetracaine enhanced chemotactic migration of guinea pig PMN toward fMLP (5 x 10-9 M) (21). These findings suggest that the effects of LA may depend critically on the chemoattractant used.

In our study, LPA did not activate PMNs. This is in agreement with data by Chettibi et al. (22), who found LPA in concentrations below 2 x 10-5 M to be ineffective in stimulating the respiratory burst. However, at 1–2 x 10-4 M, LPA had a weak stimulatory effect, which we did not observe. In such large concentrations LPA might stimulate respiratory burst in a nonselective, receptor-independent manner. Chettibi et al. (22) found LPA to inhibit fMLP-induced metabolic burst (IC50 10-5 M). This is in contrast to our results, in which LPA acted as a priming agent for fMLP-induced O2- generation. However, whereas we studied extracellular O2- release in a kinetic assay, Chettibi et al. (22) used 7-dimethylamino-naphtalene-1,2-dicarbonic acid hydrazide-enhanced chemiluminescence, which measures intracellular as well as extracellular free radical release, and reported the total area under the curve. As with chemoattraction, the specific effects of LA on respiratory burst seem to depend critically on the activator used and on the time of incubation. Hyvonen et al. (23) showed that lidocaine (2–8 mg/mL, a concentration 1000 times larger than used in our experiments) inhibited respiratory burst of human PMNs, activated with phorbol myristate acid (8 x 10-5 M) and primed with microparticulate synthetic hydroxyapatite. The difference in required LA concentration may be explained by different ways of priming and activating PMNs, but also suggests that LPA priming is more sensitive to LA than is hydroxyapatite priming. Mikawa et al. (24) did not find any effect of clinically feasible concentrations of lidocaine and mepivacaine on production of reactive oxygen species in human PMNs. However, PMNs in their study were incubated with opsonized zymosan and concomitant application of LA for 10 min only. Similarly, Peck et al. (5) showed an effect of large concentrations of lidocaine (5.5 x 10-3 M), applied for short periods (15 min) on phorbol myristate acid (0.83 and 1.67 ng/mL)-induced O2- release. Sufficient incubation duration seems essential to demonstrate the effects of LA on PMNs.

In summary, we have shown that LPA can act as a chemoattractant and priming agent in human PMNs, and that these actions are inhibited by clinically relevant concentrations LA. In addition to advancing our understanding of LPA physiology, these findings may explain in part the antiinflammatory properties of LA.


   Acknowledgments
 
Dr. Fischer is supported by Innovative Medizinische Forschung Münster, Germany (FI 6 2 98 01). Dr. Hollmann is supported in part by the Department of Anesthesiology, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany and by a grant of the German Research Society (DFG HO 2199/1-1), Bonn, Germany. Dr. Durieux is supported in part by National Institutes of Health grant GMS 52387, Bethesda, MD, and a Virginia Heart Association grant VHA 9920345, University of Virginia.


   Footnotes
 
Parts of the study were presented at the Annual Meeting of the International Anesthesia Research Society in Honolulu, Hawaii, March 2000.


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