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Query: EC:1.6.3.1 (
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The mechanism of cAMP regulation of the respiratory burst was studied with HL-60 cells that had been DMSO-differentiated to a neutrophil-like cell. To evaluate the effects of known cAMP concentrations, cells were permeabilized with streptolysin-O. Chemotactic peptide (FMLP)-stimulated
NADPH oxidase
activity was inhibited by cAMP at concentrations higher than 3 microM. Because intracellular calcium was buffered, inhibitory actions of cAMP were not mediated by modulation of calcium concentration. Effects of cAMP on chemotactic peptide signal transduction mediated by phospholipase C, phospholipase D, and
phospholipase A2
were then determined. Neither inositol phosphate generation (phospholipase C) nor phosphatidylethanol generation (phospholipase D activity in presence of 1.6% ethanol) induced by FMLP were significantly affected by cAMP. In contrast, cAMP potently inhibited FMLP-induced arachidonic acid mobilization (
phospholipase A2
).
NADPH oxidase
activity induced by exogenous arachidonic acid was not inhibited by cAMP. These results indicate that cAMP-mediated inhibition of arachidonic acid mobilization may be important in regulation of the respiratory burst.
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PMID:Regulation of the respiratory burst by cyclic 3',5'-AMP, an association with inhibition of arachidonic acid release. 133 10
Vanadate (V) potentiated (4- to 10-fold) the activation of cellular
phospholipase A2
(
PLA2
) induced by H2O2 (H), a phorbol ester (T), a Ca(2+)-ionophore (A) and opsonized zymosan in macrophages. V+H induced in intact cells the activation and translocation of
PLA2
and protein kinase C (PKC) to the plasma membrane. V+H and V+T+A induced strong chemiluminescence (CL) which was abrogated by a specific
NADPH oxidase
inhibitor diphenylene iodonium (DPI). DPI markedly suppressed the stimulation of
PLA2
by V+T+A and V+OZ. The results suggest that the formation of endogenous reactive oxygen species (ROS) is important for
PLA2
activation.
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PMID:Reactive oxygen species are involved in the activation of cellular phospholipase A2. 150 82
This study evaluates the role of inositol phosphates as possible mediators of the activation of
phospholipase A2
and
NADPH oxidase
in cultured rat liver macrophages. Inositol phosphate formation was achieved by zymosan, immune complexes, latex particles and calcium ionophore while the release of arachidonic acid and the formation of prostaglandin E2 was also elicited by phorbol ester and NaF, but not by latex particles; generation of superoxide was obtained by zymosan and phorbol ester only. The kinetics of the formation of inositol phosphates revealed that within the first few minutes after zymosan addition inositol trisphosphate was formed, followed by inositol bisphosphate and inositol monophosphate. Pre-treatment of the cells with dexamethasone or removal of extracellular calcium led to an inhibition of the zymosan-induced formation of inositol phosphates and prostaglandin E2 but had no effect on the generation of superoxide; inhibition of the Na+/H+ exchanger by removal of extracellular sodium ions led to a decrease of the zymosan-induced synthesis of prostaglandin E2, but did not affect the formation of inositol phosphates and superoxide. Pre-treatment of the cells with phorbol ester decreased the zymosan-induced synthesis of prostaglandin E2 and superoxide, but even enhanced the zymosan-induced formation of inositol phosphates. These data indicate that in cultured rat liver macrophages the formation of prostaglandins and superoxide cannot be correlated to an activation of phospholipase C.
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PMID:Activation of phospholipase C is not correlated to the formation of prostaglandins and superoxide in cultured rat liver macrophages. 164 76
The Ca++ ionophore A23187 and phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate (PMA) caused dose-dependent inhibition of phospholipid (PL) methylation in unfractionated mononuclear cells (MNC), monocytes, and lymphocytes as measured by incorporation of 3H-methyl-groups from [3H-methyl]-L-methionine into phosphatidylcholine (PC), dimethyl phosphatidylethanolamine (PE), and monomethyl PE. This inhibitory effect did not correlate with monocyte superoxide release and was unaltered by the presence of either catalase and superoxide dismutase or the
NADPH oxidase
inhibitor, diphenylene iodonium (DPI), indicating that oxyradical-mediated oxidation of methionine was not the major cause of inhibition of PL methylation. Furthermore L-adrenaline, which elevates cAMP and does not stimulate superoxide release, also inhibited PL methylation. Inhibition by PMA was not due to reduction in intracellular levels of methionine or S-adenosyl methionine. A23187 caused reduction of S-adenosyl methionine levels only at 1 microM, and had no effect at lower concentrations. Inhibition of PL methylation was shown not to be due to
phospholipase A2
-dependent hydrolysis of newly methylated PL. Attempts to reverse the inhibitory effect of either A23187 or PMA with the putative protein kinase inhibitors W-7 and H-7 were inconclusive. The mechanism of inhibition of PL methylation by A23187 and PMA remains unclear, but does not appear to be due to oxidation of methionine or hydrolysis of newly methylated PL.
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PMID:Phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate, A23187 and L-adrenaline inhibit phospholipid methylation in human monocytes and lymphocytes. Inhibition is independent of oxyradical production and phospholipid hydrolysis. 217 46
Glucocorticoids inhibit superoxide (O2-) generation by phagocytes through a mechanism that remains unclear. We investigated this effect by using dexamethasone on guinea pig alveolar macrophages. O2- generation was induced either by the calcium ionophore A23187, a potent stimulus of
phospholipase A2
, or by the protein kinase C activator, phorbol myristate acetate (PMA). Dexamethasone inhibited O2- generation initiated by A23187 by 50-55%. This inhibition required: (a) more than 45 min incubation and was maximal after 2 h; (b) glucocorticoid receptor occupancy; and (c) protein synthesis. The inhibitory effect of dexamethasone could not be explained by an interaction with the respiratory burst enzyme
NADPH oxidase
since O2- generation was only weakly affected upon PMA stimulation. Lipocortin I, a glucocorticoid inducible and phospholipase A2 inhibitory protein, inhibited O2- generation initiated by A23187 but failed to modulate the respiratory burst activated by PMA. These results were obtained with lipocortin I purified from mouse lungs, human blood mononuclear cells, and with human recombinant lipocortin I. We propose that lipocortin I is capable of inhibiting the activation of
NADPH oxidase
only when membrane signal transduction involves
phospholipase A2
. By mimicking the effect of dexamethasone, lipocortin I may extend its potential anti-inflammatory action to the partial control of the formation of oxygen reactive species by phagocytes.
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PMID:Inhibition of O2- generation by dexamethasone is mimicked by lipocortin I in alveolar macrophages. 254 78
The stimulation of O2.- generation by phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate (PMA) in human neutrophil-derived cytoplasts was inhibited by a variety of
phospholipase A2
inhibitors in a concentration-dependent manner. Inhibition was found to be independent of the order of addition of the inhibitor and PMA. The most potent inhibitor, RO 31-4639, inhibited O2.- generation with an IC50 value (concentration causing 50% inhibition) of 1.5 microM. The addition of either arachidonic acid or SDS, in the presence of the inhibitors, was able to restore O2.- generation. The results suggest that arachidonic acid, released by
phospholipase A2
, is necessary for both the activation and the maintenance of O2.- generation by the
NADPH oxidase
.
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PMID:Superoxide generation is inhibited by phospholipase A2 inhibitors. Role for phospholipase A2 in the activation of the NADPH oxidase. 255 29
In an effort to elucidate the nature of the inhibitory effects of p-bromophenacyl bromide (pBPB) on neutrophil stimulation, we have examined its effects on several stages of stimulus-response coupling. Pretreatment of rat neutrophils with pBPB resulted in a dose- and time-dependent irreversible inhibition of both N-formylmethionyl-leucylphenylalanine (fMet-Leu-Phe)-induced lysosomal enzyme release and change in transmembrane potential. Inhibition of the biological responses to the chemotactic peptide fMet-Leu-Phe was not due to receptor inactivation since fMet-Leu-[3H]-Phe binding to the formyl peptide receptor was not significantly altered by pBPB pretreatment. Inhibition by pBPB of phorbol myristate acetate (PMA)-induced changes in transmembrane potential and the generation of superoxide (0-2) was also observed. pBPB treatment appeared to inhibit activation of the
NADPH oxidase
without a direct effect on the oxidase itself. This inhibitory effect was not accompanied by cell death or decrease in cellular titratable sulphydryl groups (at least at doses less than 20 microM). There was, however, significant inhibition of a membranous fraction of fMet-Leu-Phe-induced
phospholipase A2
activity by pretreatment with 10 microM pBPB, although total cellular
phospholipase A2
was only minimally (less than 20% inhibition) affected. These data would indicate that pBPB inhibits an early event associated with stimulus-response coupling in rat polymorphonuclear leukocytes (i.e. change in transmembrane potential). The inhibitory effects of pBPB may be secondary to the inhibition of a critical membranous fraction of cell bound
phospholipase A2
activity or its activation, necessary for the initiation of cell activation.
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PMID:Inhibition of neutrophil activation by p-bromophenacyl bromide and its effects on phospholipase A2. 301 12
The effects of five inhibitors of the lipoxygenase pathway were evaluated on oxygen radical production, degranulation, chemotaxis, leukotriene B4 (LTB4) production by neutrophils. The lipoxygenase inhibitors tested were nordihydroguaiaretic acid (NDGA), esculetin, eicosatetraynoic acid (ETYA), 2-(12-hydroxydodeca-5,10-diynyl)-3,5,6-trimethyl-1,4-benzoqu inone (AA-861), and 6,9-deepoxy-6, 9-(phenylimino)-delta 6.8-prostaglandin I1 (U-60,257). Neutrophils were activated by n-formyl-methionyl-leucyl-phenylalanine (fMLP), phorbol myristate acetate (PMA), A23187, or platelet activating factor (PAF). The effects of these inhibitors on
NADPH oxidase
activity and
phospholipase A2
activity of isolated particulate fraction of neutrophils were also evaluated. ETYA inhibited neutrophil function induced by all the stimulators except PMA. AA-681 was unique in that it did not inhibit PAF-induced neutrophil activation. U-60,257 had virtually no effect on oxygen radical production and degranulation, but chemotaxis was moderately suppressed. NDGA effectively inhibited neutrophil function, except for chemotaxis. Esculetin inhibited only oxygen radical production, but this was due to inhibition on
NADPH oxidase
activity of neutrophil membrane. The inhibitory effect on neutrophil function and that of LTB4 production were not closely correlated. It is suggested that lipoxygenase inhibitors may modify neutrophil function by the mechanism not involving the lipoxygenase pathway. It is also suggested that LTB4 may not be a mediator in neutrophil oxygen radical production and degranulation induced by the stimulators used in the present study.
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PMID:A comparative study on the effects of inhibitors of the lipoxygenase pathway on neutrophil function. Inhibitory effects on neutrophil function may not be attributed to inhibition of the lipoxygenase pathway. 302 Nov 73
Diverse particulate and soluble stimuli trigger two metabolic bursts in mouse peritoneal macrophages important in the inflammatory and/or cytotoxic actions of the cells: release, oxygenation, and further metabolism of arachidonic acid from endogenous phospholipids and reduction of molecular oxygen to reactive intermediates. We tested the hypothesis that the release of arachidonic acid or formation of its metabolites are obligatory intermediate steps in triggering the
NADPH oxidase
that reduces O2 to O-2. With phorbol diesters as stimuli, the following inhibitors of
phospholipase A2
and lipoxygenase suppressed release of H2O2 at nontoxic concentrations (microM range): p-bromophenacyl bromide, quinacrine, eicosatetraenoic acid, nordihydroguaiaretic acid, and phenidone. Indomethacin and acetylsalicylic acid were ineffective. However, the suppressive effect of the first five agents on H2O2 release could be attributed to their suppression of macrophage glucose uptake at the same concentrations, a previously unrecognized effect of these compounds. Further, concanavalin A, wheat germ agglutinin, and thrombin each stimulated abundant arachidonate release without H2O2 release. Finally, noncytolytic concentrations of cycloheximide and/or emetine suppressed arachidonate release without affecting H2O2 secretion triggered either by phorbol esters or zymosan. Release and metabolism of arachidonic acid and secretion of reactive oxygen intermediates appear to be two frequently coincident but mutually independent metabolic pathways in the mouse peritoneal macrophage.
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PMID:Release of arachidonate and reduction of oxygen. Independent metabolic bursts of the mouse peritoneal macrophage. 309 92
A luminol-dependent non-opsonized zymosan-induced chemiluminescence method for phagocytes in small quantities of whole blood (40 microliters; final dilution: 1:14) is described. It was characterized with reference to cellular and humoral components, and also applied to isolated neutrophils, eosinophils and monocytes. Normal values for whole blood chemiluminescence and for neutrophils, eosinophils and monocytes are presented. From the chemiluminescence characteristic of distinct phagocytes and their frequency distribution pattern in whole blood, it is concluded that whole blood chemiluminescence has its source predominantly in neutrophils. The question as to the origin of chemiluminescence in phagocytes of whole blood and isolated neutrophils is investigated. The results support the importance of the myeloperoxidase-H2O2-halide system, but also go beyond this. The release of arachidonic acid by
phospholipase A2
and of diacylglycerol and inositol trisphosphate by phospholipase C, the metabolism of arachidonic acid by the cyclooxygenase and lipoxygenase pathway, the activation of membrane
NADPH oxidase
by diacylglycerol and the calcium mobilisation by inositol trisphosphate are necessary for the chemiluminescence reaction. Inhibition of either mechanism suppresses the chemiluminescence response. The interaction of non-opsonized zymosan with plasma opsonins, phagocyte Fc- and complement receptors, respectively, for the initiation of chemiluminescence, was investigated. Non-opsonized zymosan initiates a chemiluminescence response in blood phagocytes in the absence of opsonin from the interaction of the zymosan polysaccharide component glucan with the complement receptor type 3. In the presence of plasma this receptor type also mediates the major chemiluminescence response brought about by the zymosan-coated cleavage products of complement fraction three, iC3b and to a minor degree C3b, while immunoglobulin G-coated zymosan interaction with the Fc-receptor is in this case of minor importance.
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PMID:Mechanisms of non-opsonized zymosan-induced and luminol-enhanced chemiluminescence in whole blood and isolated phagocytes. 344 Aug 57
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