ISSN:
1432-1912
Keywords:
Key words Neutrophil (rat)
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Ca2+ influx
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U-73122
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Phospholipase C inhibition
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U-73343
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Cytosolic Ca2+ concentration
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Mn2+-quench
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Medicine
Notes:
Abstract 1-[6-[[17β-3-Methoxyestra-1,3,5(10)-trien-17-yl]amino]hexyl]-1H-pyrrole-2,5-dione (U-73122) has been proven to be a useful tool in investigation of phospholipase C (PLC)-coupled signal transduction during cell activation. In the present studies, the inhibition by U-73122 of cytosolic free Ca2+ concentration ([Ca2+]i) of neutrophils was investigated. U-73122 suppressed the [Ca2+]i elevation of neutrophils suspended in Ca2+-containing medium challenged by N-formyl-Met-Leu-Phe (fMLP), cyclopiazonic acid (CPA) and ionomycin. The concentrations of U-73122 required for inhibition of CPA- and ionomycin-induced changes with IC50 values 4.06±0.27 μM and 4.04± 0.44 μM, respectively, is almost 10-times that required for inhibition of the fMLP-induced response (IC50 value 0.62±0.04 μM). U-73122 also reduced the intracellular Ca2+ mobilization of neutrophils suspended in Ca2+-free medium stimulated by fMLP and CPA, but not by ionomycin, with IC50 values 0.52±0.02 μM and 6.82±0.74 μM, respectively. 1-[6-[[17β-3-Methoxyestra-1,3,5(10)-trien-17-yl]amino]hexyl]-2,5-pyrrolidinedione (U-73343), a close analog of U-73122 that does not inhibit PLC activity, suppressed the [Ca2+]i elevation of neutrophils challenged by fMLP in Ca2+-containing medium, but not in Ca2+-free medium, with IC50 value 22.30±1.61 μM. In Mn2+-quench studies, U-73122 suppressed the Mn2+ influx in CPA-activated neutrophils (IC50 value was 7.16±0.28 μM) as well as in resting neutrophils (IC50 value was 6.72±0.30 μM). U-73343 also suppressed the Mn2+ influx in resting neutrophils in a concentration-dependent manner. These results suggest that the inhibitory effect of U-73122 on [Ca2+]i of activated neutrophils is attributed partly to the suppression of Ca2+ release from the intracellular Ca2+ stores through PLC inhibition, and partly to the blockade, especially at higher concentrations, of Ca2+ entry from the extracellular space through PLC-independent processes.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00167177
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