In cultured neutrophils from healthy non-pregnant women, kisspeptin‑54 inhibited phagocytosis.
In plain wordsIn lab tests on human neutrophils, kisspeptin‑54 reduced their ability to engulf bacteria.
- Peptide
- Kisspeptin-54 (metastin)
- Outcome
- DecreaseNeutrophil phagocytosis
- Study
humann: not reported in source
neutrophils from healthy non-pregnant women- Outcome group
- Immune response · Immune and inflammation
- Studied dose
- concentrations comparable to the level during physiological pregnancy · 1 hAs given in this study (human).
Source sentences
It was revealed that kisspeptin-54 inhibits phagocytosis, MPO and ROS of neutrophils.
2 context sentences(design, population, supporting numbers)
The aim of the study was investigation of kisspeptin-54 effect in concentrations comparable to its level during physiological pregnancy on neutrophils and monocytes functional activity.
Cells were isolated from peripheral blood of healthy non-pregnant women and cultured with kisspeptin-54 for 1 h.