Figure 3

Production of superoxide anions by PMN in response to chitosan. Superoxide anion production was determined using the cytochrome c reduction assay. Freshly isolated polymorphonuclear neutrophils (PMNs) resuspended in RPMI 1640 supplemented with 0.1% decomplemented fetal bovine serum were incubated with the indicated concentrations of 80% deacetylated (80 M) or 95% deacetylated (95 M) chitosan for 10 minutes at 37°C. Results are presented as mean ± standard error. The difference from the negative control is statistically significant: *P < 0.001 (Tukey-Kramer test). The negative control = PMNs incubated in Hanks' Balanced Salt Solution supplemented with 0.1% decomplemented fetal bovine serum and incubated with diluent (dimethyl sulfoxide [DMSO]). This figure represents the results of at least three independent experiments. fMLP, N-formyl-methionyl-leucyl-phenylalanine.