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Previous studies have demonstrated that [3H]arachidonic acid is released from prelabeled human neutrophil phospholipids when the cells are stimulated by calcium ionophore A23187 or by opsonized zymosan. Neither lysophospholipid generated by phospholipase A2 activity, diacylglycerol nor monoacylglycerol produced via phospholipase C/diacylglycerol lipase action have been identified following neutrophil challenge. The inability to detect any intermediates during the release of arachidonate is due to either rapid reacylation of lysophospholipid or conversion of diacylglycerol (monoacylglycerol) to cellular acylglycerols. The addition of exogenous [14C]fatty acid at the time of challenge was employed to determine the involvement of either phospholipase A2 or phospholipase C activities. Neutrophil stimulation with calcium ionophore A23187 resulted in an incorporation of exogenous [14C]arachidonate into phosphatidylinositol and phosphatidylcholine, those phospholipids which specifically release arachidonate. When the saturated fatty acid, [14C]stearate, replaced [14C]arachidonate, very little [14C]fatty acid was incorporated into any of the phospholipid species. Lipid phosphorus measurements revealed no significant mass change in any phospholipid class following ionophore challenge. Production of [14C]phosphatidic acid was not detected, as would be expected if diacylglycerol kinase and de novo phospholipid metabolism were significantly involved.
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PMID:Mechanism of arachidonic acid release in human polymorphonuclear leukocytes. 640 27

The present study examined (a) the source of arachidonic acid for Ca2+-stimulated renal inner medullary prostaglandin synthesis, (b) the Ca2+-dependence of enzymes of the phospholipase A2 and C pathways, and (c) the role of calmodulin in these Ca2+ actions. Ca2+ plus the ionophore A23187 stimulated (2-4-fold) release of labeled arachidonate, diglyceride, prostaglandin E2 or F2 alpha from inner medullary slices with a concomitant fall in labeled phosphatidylcholine, phosphatidylinositol, and phosphatidylethanolamine. The calmodulin antagonist N-(6-aminohexyl)-5-chloro-1-naphthalene sulfonamide hydrochloride (W-7) (10-100 microM) abolished or suppressed Ca++-stimulated immunoreactive prostaglandin E, labeled arachidonate and prostaglandin release, and the fall in labeled phospholipids but did not suppress labeled diglyceride or inositol accumulation. Studies in subcellular fractions demonstrated a particulate phospholipase A2 activity and a phosphatidylinositol-specific phospholipase C activity which was predominantly soluble (80%). W-7 or trifluoperazine (25 microM) abolished Ca2+-stimulated phospholipase A2 activity and particulate phospholipase C activity but were without effect on soluble phospholipase C. W-7 (100 microM) was without effect on Ca2+-stimulated diglyceride lipase and phosphatidic acid-specific phospholipase A2 activities. Hypertonic urea at concentrations that pertain in the inner medulla of hydropenic rats in vivo inhibited Ca2+-induced increases in labeled arachidonate release and immunoreactive prostaglandin E in slice incubates and Ca2+-responsive phospholipase C and A2. The results are consistent with the involvement of phospholipase A2, C, or both in the Ca2+ (+A23187)-stimulated release of free arachidonate for prostaglandin synthesis and support a role for calmodulin in Ca2+ activation of phospholipase A2 and particulate phospholipase C.
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PMID:Ca2+.Calmodulin-dependent release of arachidonic acid for renal medullary prostaglandin synthesis. Evidence for involvement of phospholipases A2 and C. 640 36

The role of Ca2+ in phospholipid metabolism and arachidonic acid release was studied in guinea pig neutrophils. The chemotactic peptide formylmethionyl-leucyl-phenyl-alanine (fMLP) activated [32P]Pi incorporation into phosphatidylinositol (PI) and phosphatidic acid (PA) without any effects on the labeling of phosphatidylcholine (PC), phosphatidylethanolamine (PE), and phosphatidylserine (PS). This activation was observed in Ca2+-free medium. Even in the neutrophils severely deprived of Ca2+ with EGTA and Ca2+ ionophore A23187, the stimulated labeling was not inhibited. When [3H]arachidonic acid-labeled neutrophils were stimulated by fMLP, a loss of [3H]arachidonic acid moiety in PI and the resultant increase in [3H]arachidonyl-diacylglycerol (DG), -PA, and free [3H]arachidonic acid was marked within 3 min. With further incubation, a loss of [3H]arachidonic acid in PC and PE became significant. These results suggest the activation of phospholipase C preceded the activation of phospholipase A2. In Ca2+-free medium, the decrease in [3H]arachidonyl-PI and the increase in [3H]arachidonyl-PA were only partially inhibited, although the release of [3H]arachidonic acid and a loss of [3H]arachidonyl-PC and -PE was completely blocked. These results show that PI-specific phospholipase C was not as sensitive to Ca2+ deprivation as arachidonic acid cleaving enzymes, phospholipase A2, and diacylglycerol lipase. Ca2+ ionophore A23187, which is known as an inducer of secretion, also stimulated [32P]Pi incorporation into PI and PA, although the incorporation into other phospholipids, such as PC and PE, was inhibited. This stimulated incorporation seemed to be caused by the activation of de novo synthesis of these lipids, because the incorporation of [3H]glycerol into PA and PI was also markedly stimulated by Ca2+ ionophore. But the chemotactic peptide did not increase the incorporation of [3H]glycerol into any glycerolipids including PI and PA. Thus, it is clear that fMLP mainly activates the pathway, PI leads to DG leads to PA, whereas Ca2+ ionophore activates the de novo synthesis of acidic phospholipids. When [3H]arachidonic acid-labeled neutrophils were treated with Ca2+ ionophore, the enhanced release of arachidonic acid and the accumulation of [3H]arachidonyl-DG, -PA with a concomitant decrease in [3H]arachidonyl-PC, -PE, and -PI were observed. Furthermore, the Ca2+ ionophore stimulated the formation of lysophospholipids, such as LPC, LPE, LPI, and LPA nonspecifically. These data suggest that Ca2+ ionophore releases arachidonic acid, unlike fMLP, directly from PC, PE, and PI, mainly by phospholipase A2. When neutrophils were stimulated by fMLP, the formation of LPC and LPE was observed by incubation for more than 3 min. Because a loss of arachidonic acid from PI occurred rapidly in response to fMLP, it seems likely the activation of PI-specific phospholipase C occurred first and was followed by the activation of phospholipase A2 when neutrophils are activated by fMLP...
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PMID:Role of Ca2+ in phosphatidylinositol response and arachidonic acid release in formylated tripeptide- or Ca2+ ionophore A23187-stimulated guinea pig neutrophils. 640 97

The diacylglycerol lipase inhibitor, RHC 80267, 1,6-di(O-(carbamoyl)cyclohexanone oxime)hexane, was tested for its ability to block the release of arachidonic acid from human platelets. At a concentration (10 microM) reported to completely inhibit diacylglycerol lipase in fractions of broken platelets, RHC 80267 had no effect on diacylglycerol lipase activity or the release of arachidonic acid from washed human platelets stimulated with collagen. At a high concentration (250 microM), the compound inhibited the formation of arachidonyl-monoacylglycerol by 70% and the release of arachidonate by 60%. However, at this concentration RHC 80267 was found to inhibit cyclooxygenase activity, phospholipase C activity and the hydrolysis of phosphatidylcholine (PC) (presumably by inhibiting phospholipase A2). The phospholipase C inhibition was attributed to the inhibition of prostaglandin H2 formation, as it was alleviated by the addition of the endoperoxide analog, U-46619. PC hydrolysis was only partially restored with U-46619, suggesting that RHC 80267 directly alters phospholipase A2 activity. The inhibition of arachidonate release observed was accounted for by the inhibition of PC hydrolysis. We conclude that RHC 80267, because of its lack of specificity at concentrations needed to inhibit diacylglycerol lipase, is an unsuitable inhibitor for studying the release of arachidonic acid in intact human platelets.
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PMID:The inhibition of arachidonic acid metabolism in human platelets by RHC 80267, a diacylglycerol lipase inhibitor. 642 15

In cultured pancreatic islets from neonatal rats labelled with [3H] arachidonic acid, glucose stimulation prompted a fall in the labelled arachidonate concentration of phosphatidylinositol and a concomitant rise in 1,2 diacylglycerol and phosphatidic acid. The time course of glucose stimulation indicated that this early event was followed by an increased liberation of arachidonic acid and incorporation into arachidonate metabolites. Incubation of homogenates of glucose stimulated islets with both phosphatidylinositol and phosphatidylcholine specifically labelled with arachidonate in the 2-position acyl chain generated arachidonic acid. This indicated both phospholipase C with 1,2 diacylglycerol lipase and phospholipase A2 activities in the action of glucose. Calcium dependent arachidonic acid release was also seen from arachidonic acid labelled phosphatidic acid. The findings suggest multiple sources of islet arachidonic acid following glucose stimulation including phospholipase A2 hydrolysis of phosphatidic acid.
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PMID:Activity of endogenous phospholipase C and phospholipase A2 in glucose stimulated pancreatic islets. 642 99

The self-quenching dye, 6-carboxyfluorescein, has been encapsulated into sonicated vesicles of egg phosphatidylcholine. Porcine pancreatic phospholipase A2 and bovine milk lipoprotein lipase catalyze the hydrolysis of the phosphatidylcholine resulting in the release of the encapsulated dye and a large increase in 6-carboxyfluorescein fluorescence. The fluorescence increase occurs in parallel with the formation of lysophosphatidylcholine and is strongly dependent on Ca2+ for phospholipase A2 catalysis and on apolipoprotein C-II for hydrolysis by lipoprotein lipase. Other apolipoproteins, including apolipoproteins C-III, C-I, and A-I, do not enhance lipoprotein lipase activity towards this substrate. We conclude that the enhancement of lipoprotein lipase activity by apolipoprotein C-II is a specific property of the activator protein due to its interaction with lipoprotein lipase or an enzyme/lipid interface and not a characteristic of lipid-binding proteins in general.
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PMID:Lipoprotein lipase- and phospholipase A2-catalyzed hydrolysis of phospholipid vesicles with an encapsulated fluorescent dye. Effects of apolipoproteins. 654 58

We have investigated the effects of phospholipase A2 and C on the synthesis of prostaglandin E2 in rabbit kidney medulla and the release of fatty acids from the medulla slices. Exogenous phospholipase A2 [from Naja naja (Indian cobra) venom] and phospholipase C (from Clostridium welchii) stimulated prostaglandin E2 production in a dose-dependent manner. At the maximal effective concentrations (0.5 unit of phospholipase A2/ml, 2 units of phospholipase C/ml), phospholipase C increased prostaglandin E2 formation to the level observed with phospholipase A2. Phospholipase A2 enhanced the release only of unsaturated fatty acids, whereas phospholipase C stimulated the release of individual free fatty acids (C 16:0, C 18:0, C 18:1, C 18:2 and C 20:4). Moreover, p-bromophenacyl bromide inhibited phospholipase A2-stimulated prostaglandin E2 production and the release of fatty acids, but it had no influence on prostaglandin E2 formation and the release of fatty acids increased by phospholipase C, indicating that the stimulatory effect of phospholipase C is not mediated through the activation of endogenous phospholipase A2. These results suggest the presence of diacylglycerol lipase and monoacylglycerol lipase in the kidney and the importance of this pathway in prostaglandin synthesis by the kidney.
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PMID:Stimulation of prostaglandin E2 synthesis by exogenous phospholipase A2 and C in rabbit kidney medulla slices. 658 1

Thromboxane B2 biosynthesis from arachidonic acid was increased in platelets from hypercholesterolemic rabbits. The enzymic activity of phospholipase A2 which releases arachidonic acid, the precursor for the biosynthesis of thromboxane B2, showed hardly any change in hypercholesterolemic platelets. Phospholipase C and diglyceride lipase activities also were not changed in platelets from hypercholesterolemic rabbits. Furthermore, phospholipid concentration in platelets were not increased in this state. Thus, I conclude that the supply of precursor for thromboxane B2 biosynthesis was not increased in platelets from hypercholesterolemic rabbits as compared to controls. I have clarified this mechanism for the increased thromboxane synthesis. The biosynthesis of prostaglandin H2 and thromboxane B2 were unaffected by superoxide dismutase, xanthine, xanthine oxidase, mannitol, or benzoate in the experiments designed to study the possible involvement of reactive oxygen species. The effect of glutathione, glutathione peroxidase and H2O2 on cyclooxygenase and thromboxane synthetase were studied by using partially purified enzymes and platelet microsomes. Glutathione and glutathione peroxidase inhibited the activity of the cyclooxygenase but did not inhibit that of thromboxane synthetase. H2O2 caused the inactivation of cyclooxygenase, but the addition of H2O2 did not inhibit the formation of thromboxane B2 from prostaglandin H2. An examination of glutathione concentration and glutathione peroxidase activity in platelets from normal and experimentally hypercholesterolemic rabbits demonstrated that both were decreased in platelets from latter group. The observed alterations in glutathione levels and glutathione peroxidase activity are large enough to cause increased thromboxane B2 synthesis in platelets but the possibility that other unidentified factors may also contribute cannot be excluded.
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PMID:Thromboxane synthesis in hypercholesterolemic platelets--on the mechanism of increased thromboxane synthesis. 661 25

Human platelets prelabeled with [3H]glycerol exhibited a trasient increase in radioactivity (1.5-fold gain) in 1,2-diacylglycerol when they were exposed to thrombin. An alteration in radioactivity in monoacylglycerol which is derived from diacylglycerol by diacylglycerol lipase, however, was not observed during the whole period of incubation with thrombin. Lysophosphatidylcholine and lysophosphatidylethanolamine gained radioactivity. By contrast, the level of lysophosphatidylinositol plus lysophosphatidylserine did not show any change. When the effects of thrombin on platelet lipids were examined for [3H]arachidonate-labeled platelets, thrombin-activation induced a 15-fold increase in radioactivity in 1,2-diacylglycerol, a subsequent decrease of which was accompanied by accumulation of radioactivity in phosphatidic acid. There was a concurrent release of free arachidonic acid. These findings, taken together with phospholipid alteration analyzed by phosphorus assay upon thrombin-activation, indicate evidence than newly produced diacyglycerol in thrombin-activated platelets may be immediately converted to phophatidic acid by a diacylglycerol kinase rather than metabolized to monoacylglycerol or arachidonic acid by diacylglycerol lipase, and also that arachidonic acid would be mainly released from phosphatidylcholine and phosphatidylethanolamine by a phospholipase A2 activity.
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PMID:Evidence for predominance of phospholipase A2 in release of arachidonic acid in thrombin-activated platelets: phosphatidylinositol-specific phospholipase C may play a minor role in arachidonate liberation. 681 81

The effects of polyvalent cations (polyamines and aminoglycoside antibiotics) on Ca2+-dependent phosphatidylinositol-specific phospholipase C activity of human amnion tissue were examined. In the presence of 1 mM Ca2+, the hydrolysis of phosphatidylinositol (2 mM) by phospholipase C was increased greatly (240-560% of control) by spermine (0.4 mM), spermidine (1 mM), neomycin (0.1 mM), gentamicin (0.2 mM), kanamycin (0.4 mM) and streptomycin (0.8 mM). Putrescine and cadaverine (0.1-2.0 mM), however, stimulated phospholipase C activity only slightly. The effects of spermidine, spermine and gentamicin on phospholipase C activity were characterized and found to be dependent upon the concentrations of phosphatidylinositol, Ca2+ and the particular polyvalent cation. At low concentrations of phosphatidylinositol and Ca2+ the predominant effect of polyamines and aminoglycosides was to inhibit phospholipase C activity. When the concentrations of phosphatidylinositol and Ca2+ were increased, spermidine, spermine and gentamicin stimulated phospholipase C activity. In the presence of 16 mM Ca2+, however, phospholipase C activity was maximal and was unaffected by either polyamines or aminoglycosides. At all concentrations of Ca2+ examined, the maximal stimulation of phospholipase C activity by a given polyvalent cation occurred at a fixed molar ratio of the particular polyvalent cation to phosphatidylinositol. Polyamines and aminoglycosides appeared to modulate the Ca2+ requirement for phospholipase C activity, but could not substitute completely for Ca2+. The activities of phospholipase A2, diacylglycerol lipase, monoacylglycerol lipase and diacylglycerol kinase in amnion tissue were unaffected by any of the polyvalent cations examined. It is proposed that any in vivo influences (stimulatory or inhibitory) of polyamines and aminoglycosides on amnion phospholipase C activity would depend upon the effective concentrations of Ca2+ and phosphatidylinositol.
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PMID:The effects of polyamines and aminoglycosides on phosphatidylinositol-specific phospholipase C from human amnion. 684 63


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