“…fMet‐Leu‐Phe (fMLP) and superoxide dismutase (SOD) were obtained from Peptide Institute Inc., Osaka and ICN Immunobiologicals, Lisle, IL, respectively. IL‐8 was purified as previously described [8,9], and Millipore filter (type SS, pore size 3.0 μm) was obtained from Nihon Millipore Ltd., Yonezawa. 12‐ O ‐Tetradecanoylphorbol 13‐acetate (PMA) and Escherichia coli lipopolysaccharide (LPS) 055:B5 were purchased from Sigma Chemical Co. (St. Louis, MO) and Difco (Detroit, MI), respectively.…”