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Query: EC:2.7.11.12 (PKG)
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Previous study results have demonstrated that cigarette smoke or acetaldehyde rapidly stimulates protein kinase C (PKC)-mediated release of interleukin-8 (IL-8) in bovine bronchial epithelial cells (BECs). Low concentrations of acetaldehyde combine synergistically with malondialdehyde to increase significantly maximal BEC PKC activity at 48 to 96 h stimulation. Because more than 95% of alcoholics are cigarette smokers, we hypothesized that malondialdehyde, an inflammation product of lipid peroxidation, and acetaldehyde, both a product of ethanol metabolism and a component of cigarette smoke, might stimulate PKC-mediated IL-8 release in BECs by malondialdehyde-acetaldehyde (MAA) adduct formation, rather than as free aldehydes. Protein kinase C activity is maximally elevated in BECs treated with 50 microg/ml of BSA-MAA from approximately 1 to 3 h. This activity subsequently begins to decrease by 4 to 6 h, with a return to baseline unstimulated kinase activity levels by 24 h. No activation of cyclic AMP-dependent protein kinase (PKA) or cyclic GMP-dependent protein kinase (PKG) was observed in BSA-MAA-treated BECs. The MAA adduct activation of PKC was followed by a fourfold to tenfold greater release of IL-8 over that observed for both BECs exposed to media only and BSA control-treated BECs. Protein kinase C activation and IL-8 release were blocked by pretreating BECs with 1 microM calphostin C or 100 nM of the PKC alpha-specific inhibitor, Go 6976. Isoform-specific inhibitors to PKC beta, PKC delta, and PKC zeta failed to inhibit completely MAA adduct-stimulated PKC or IL-8 release. Results of these studies indicate that metabolites derived from ethanol and cigarette smoke, such as acetaldehyde and malondialdehyde, form adducts that stimulate airway epithelial cell PKC alpha-mediated release of promigratory cytokines.
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PMID:Malondialdehyde-acetaldehyde-adducted bovine serum albumin activates protein kinase C and stimulates interleukin-8 release in bovine bronchial epithelial cells. 1183 59

The volatility of alcohol promotes the movement of alcohol from the bronchial circulation across the airway epithelium and into the conducting airways of the lung. The exposure of the airways through this route likely accounts for many of the biologic effects of alcohol on lung airway functions. The effect of alcohol on lung airway functions is dependent on the concentration, duration, and route of exposure. Brief exposure to mild concentrations of alcohol may enhance mucociliary clearance, stimulates bronchodilation, and probably attenuates the airway inflammation and injury observed in asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Prolonged and heavy exposure to alcohol impairs mucociliary clearance, may complicate asthma management, and likely worsens outcomes including lung function and mortality in COPD patients. Nonalcohol congeners and alcohol metabolites act as triggers for airway disease exacerbations especially in atopic asthmatics and in Asian populations who have a reduced capacity to metabolize alcohol. Research focused on the mechanisms of alcohol-mediated changes in airway functions has identified specific mechanisms that mediate alcohol effects within the lung airways. These include prominent roles for the second messengers calcium and nitric oxide, regulatory kinases including PKG and PKA, alcohol- and acetaldehyde-metabolizing enzymes such as aldehyde dehydrogenase 2. The role alcohol may play in the pathobiology of airway mucus, bronchial blood flow, airway smooth muscle regulation, and the interaction with other airway exposure agents, such as cigarette smoke, represents opportunities for future investigation.
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PMID:Alcohol and airways function in health and disease. 1776 83

Behaviors in insects are partly highly efficient Bayesian processes that fulfill exploratory tasks ending with the colonization of new ecological niches. The foraging (for) gene in Drosophila encodes a cGMP-dependent protein kinase (PKG). It has been extensively described as a frequency-dependent gene and its transcripts are differentially expressed between individuals, reflecting the population density context. Some for transcripts, when expressed in a population at high density for many generations, concomitantly trigger strong dispersive behavior associated with foraging activity. Moreover, genotype-by-environment interaction (GEI) analysis has highlighted a dormant role of for in energetic metabolism in a food deprivation context. In our current report, we show that alleles of for encoding different cGMP-dependent kinase isoforms influence the oxidation of aldehyde groups of aromatic molecules emitted by plants via Aldh-III and a phosphorylatable adaptor. The enhanced efficiency of oxidation of aldehyde odorants into carboxyl groups by the action of for lessens their action and toxicity, which should facilitate exploration and guidance in a complex odor environment. Our present data provide evidence that optimal foraging performance requires the fast metabolism of volatile compounds emitted by plants to avoid neurosensory saturation and that the frequency-dependent genes that trigger dispersion influence these processes.
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PMID:Trade-off between toxicity and signal detection orchestrated by frequency- and density-dependent genes. 2162 51