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lüll The role of nitrite ion in phagocyte function--perspectives and puzzles Cape JL; Hurst JKArch Biochem Biophys 2009[Apr]; 484 (2): 190-6Macrophages and neutrophils are essential elements of host cellular defense systems that function, at least in part, by generating respiration-driven oxidative toxins in response to external stimuli. In both cells, encapsulation by phagocytosis provides a mechanism to direct the toxins against the microbes. The toxic chemicals formed by these two phagocytic cells differ markedly, as do the enzymatic catalysts that generate them. Nitrite ion is microbicidal under certain conditions, is generated by activated macrophages, and is present at elevated concentration levels at infection sites. In this review, we consider potential roles that nitrite might play in cellular disinfection by these phagocytes within the context of available experimental information. Although the suggested roles are plausible, based upon the chemical and biochemical reactivity of NO2(-), studies to date provide little support for their implementation within phagosomes.|Animals[MESH]|Bacteria/drug effects[MESH]|Cyclooxygenase 1/metabolism[MESH]|Cyclooxygenase 2/metabolism[MESH]|Endothelium, Vascular/drug effects/physiology[MESH]|Humans[MESH]|Leukocytes, Mononuclear/drug effects/physiology[MESH]|Macrophage Activation/physiology[MESH]|Macrophages/physiology[MESH]|Nitrites/*metabolism/pharmacology[MESH]|Oxidative Stress[MESH]|Phagocytes/drug effects/physiology[MESH]|Phagocytosis/*physiology[MESH]|Phagosomes/drug effects/physiology[MESH] |