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Different responses of rodent mast cells to lysophosphatidylserine

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The lysophosphatidylserine-induced activation of mast cells has been studied in preparations obtained from different rodents. In mouse and gerbil peritoneal mast cells lysophosphatidylserine behaves as an agonist, inducing noncytotoxic histamine release at 0.2–8 μM. In rat peritoneal and pleural mast cells lysophosphatidylserine is ineffective, but the histamine-releasing activity becomes manifest upon the addition of suboptimal concentrations of other mast cell activators. The common structure-activity relationship shows the link between these effects of lysophosphatidylserine but the calcium requirement indicates differences in the mechanism of action. Histamine release in mouse mast cells is independent of external calcium. Thus, lysophosphatidylserine induces mobilization of endogenous calcium stores in these cells. By contrast, histamine release in gerbil and rat mast cells is dependent on the addition of external calcium indicating that the phospholipid promotes calcium influx. While in gerbil mast cells calcium influx is promoted by lysophosphatidylserine alone, in rat it requires the combined action of the phospholipid and other mast cell agonists. Differently from lysophosphatidylserine, compound 48/80 elicits histamine release in rat and gerbil mast cells. Mouse mast cells are unaffected. Thus, gerbil mast cells are the only preparation in which the action of these two agonists can be observed simultaneously.

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  1. Department of Biochemistry, Fidia Research Laboratories, Via Ponte della Fabbrica 3/A, 35031, Abano Terme, Italy

    E. Boarato, L. Mietto & G. Toffano

  2. Institute of Pharmacology, University of Padova, Largo Meneghetti 2, 35100, Padova, Italy

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Boarato, E., Mietto, L., Toffano, G. et al. Different responses of rodent mast cells to lysophosphatidylserine. Agents and Actions 14, 613–618 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01978895

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