ISSN:
1420-908X
Keywords:
Key words: Cytosolic phospholipase A2 (cPLA2) — Eosinophils — A23187 — Leukotriene C4 (LTC4) — 5-Lipoxygenase (5-LO)
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Medicine
Notes:
Abstract. Objective: Eosinophils from patients with hypereosinophilic syndrome (HES) showed augmented release of leukotriene C4 (LTC4) by stimulation with A23187. In the present study, we investigated the involvement of cytosolic phospholipase A2 (cPLA2) in this phenomenon.¶Methods: Eosinophils from normal and HES donors (2.5 × 106 cells/ml) were incubated with A23187 (0.03–3 μM) for 60 min in the presence or absence of a cPLA2 inhibitor, AACOCF3. The LTC4 released from eosinophils was measured by enzyme immunoassay. Distribution of cPLA2 and 5-lipoxygenase (5-LO) proteins within the eosinophils were detected by Western immunoblotting.¶Results: The level of LTC4 released from the HES eosinophils by stimulation with A23187 was higher than that from normal eosinophils. The A23187-induced LTC4 release was inhibited by AACOCF3 in a dose-dependent manner. The amounts of cPLA2 seemed to be increased in the non-stimulated HES eosinophils by an analysis of immunoblotting. To be noticed was that cPLA2 was detected as a phosphorylated and membrane-bound form in the HES eosinophils, but not in the normal eosinophils. In contrast, localization of 5-LO within the eosinophils under A23187 stimulation was not different between normal and HES donors, while the amounts of 5-LO also seemed to be increased in the HES eosinophils.¶Conclusions: These results suggest that cPLA2, increased and activated (phosphorylated and membrane-translocated) in vivo, is involved in the augmented release of LTC4 from the HES eosinophils.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s000110050388
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