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Query: UMLS:C0043167 (pertussis)
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The effects of pertussis toxin on the Na(+)-dependent transport of uridine were studied in HL-60 leukaemia cells induced to differentiate along the granulocytic or monocytic pathways by dimethyl sulphoxide (DMSO) or phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate (PMA) respectively. Pertussis toxin at 50 ng/ml completely inhibited the activation of Na(+)-dependent uridine transport and consequently prevented the formation of intracellular pools of free uridine which occurs in HL-60 cells induced to differentiate by DMSO. The inhibition of Na(+)-dependent uridine transport by pertussis toxin in cells exposed to DMSO was associated with a 14-fold decrease in affinity, with no change in Vmax. Pertussis toxin, however, had no effect on Na(+)-dependent uridine transport in PMA-induced HL-60 cells. Furthermore, 500 ng of cholera toxin/ml had no effect on the Na(+)-dependent uptake of uridine in DMSO-treated HL-60 cells. These results suggest that the activation of the Na(+)-dependent transport of uridine in HL-60 cells induced to differentiate along the granulocytic pathway by DMSO is coupled to a pertussis-toxin-sensitive guanine-nucleotide binding protein (G-protein).
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PMID:Inhibition by pertussis toxin of the activation of Na(+)-dependent uridine transport in dimethyl-sulphoxide-induced HL-60 leukaemia cells. 174 27

DMSO differentiated U937 cells responded to 10(-6) M LTD4, LTB4 and FMLP with an increase in both InsP formation and [Ca2+]i. FMLP caused a greater rise in InsPs than either LTD4 or LTB4, which were equivalent. LTD4, however, caused a greater increase in [Ca2+]i than LTB4 (4-fold) or FMLP. The FMLP [Ca2+]i and InsP responses were abolished by pertussis toxin (100 ng/ml for 4 h) but were unaffected by PMA (10(-7) M for 3 min). In contrast, the LTD4 [Ca2+]i and InsP responses were reduced by only 50% by pertussis toxin, whilst PMA reduced the [Ca2+]i and InsP responses to LTD4 by 75 and 30%, respectively. These results suggest that mechanisms additional to InsP formation exist for mediating LTD4 evoked increases in [Ca2+]i.
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PMID:Leukotriene D4 induced calcium changes in U937 cells may utilize mechanisms additional to inositol phosphate production that are pertussis toxin insensitive but are blocked by phorbol myristate acetate. 196 90

Neuroblastoma x glioma hybrid cells (NG108-15), differentiated by treatment with 1.5% dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) and 0.5% fetal bovine serum, were used to measure the effect of angiotensin II and III (ANG II and ANG III) on the generation of inositol polyphosphates. ANG II increased the synthesis of inositol monophosphates (IP1), inositol diphosphates (IP2), and inositol trisphosphates (IP3) with maximal responses observed at 300, 120, and 30 sec, respectively. The percent increases above basal values at the maximal responses were 140% +/- 9% (IP1), 142% +/- 4% (IP2), and 132% +/- 4% (IP3). This effect was not attenuated by pretreatment of the cells with pertussis toxin. Furthermore, both ANG II and ANG III increased the production of inositol polyphosphates in a dose-dependent manner with ED50 values of 145 nM and 11 nM, respectively. We conclude that differentiated NG108-15 cells express an ANG III selective receptor that mediates phosphatidylinositol breakdown through a pertussis toxin insensitive G-protein.
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PMID:Effect of angiotensin II and III on inositol polyphosphate production in differentiated NG108-15 hybrid cells. 232 66

Membranes prepared from DMSO-differentiated HL60 cells labeled with [3H]inositol hydrolyze polyphosphoinositides in a Ca2+-dependent manner, generating inositol 1,4-bisphosphate (IP2) and inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate (IP3). Incubation of membranes with GTP or GTP gamma S reduces the concentration of Ca2+ required for activation. This nucleotide effect is potentiated by formyl-Met-Leu-Phe (FMLP). Pertussis toxin inhibits FMLP-induced augmentation, but not the induction of IP2/IP3 formation by GTP or GTP gamma S. These results suggest that differentiated HL60 cells contain a membrane-associated phospholipase C that degrades polyphosphoinositides and that activation of this enzyme is mediated by at least two guanine nucleotide binding proteins, one of which is linked to FMLP receptors and is pertussis toxin sensitive.
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PMID:Chemotactic peptide, calcium and guanine nucleotide regulation of phospholipase C activity in membranes from DMSO-differentiated HL60 cells. 303 41

The human leukaemic cell line K562 is a pluripotent stem cell with the potential to mature along a megakaryocytic or erythroid line. In these cells, thrombin and U46619 (9,11-dideoxy-9 alpha, 11 alpha-methanoepoxy prostaglandin F2 alpha), a thromboxane A2 analogue, increased intracellular Ca2+ in a rapid and concentration-dependent manner. The peak transient observed with both thrombin and U46619 was preserved upon stimulation in the absence of extracellular calcium and blunted with phorbol myristate acetate, suggestive of activation of phospholipase C. Short-term treatment with leupeptin abolished the calcium response to thrombin, but did not alter that to U46619. Both pertussis toxin (PT) and DMSO pretreatment inhibited thrombin- but not U46619-stimulated intracellular calcium elevation, indicating that these agonists signal through different G-proteins. Western blot analysis of crude membranes from K562 cells revealed the presence of G12 alpha and G13 alpha; the other known PT-substrates, Gi1 alpha and G0 alpha, were not detected. Consistent with this observation, ADP-ribosylation experiments revealed the presence of two PT substrates which co-migrated with human erythrocyte G12 alpha and G13 alpha. An antibody raised against Gq/11 alpha, a subfamily of G-protein alpha subunits unmodified by PT, specifically recognized 42 kDa protein(s) in K562 cells. PCR amplification of reverse-transcribed K562 RNA followed by DNA sequencing showed that these cells express messages for both Gq alpha and G11 alpha. Treatment of K562 cells with DMSO reduced the levels of thrombin receptor mRNA, without simultaneous changes in the expression of G12 alpha and G13 alpha. We have thus identified Ca(2+)-mobilizing agonists and related G-proteins in K562 cells, together with changes induced by DMSO in this signalling pathway.
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PMID:Ca2+ signalling in K562 human erythroleukaemia cells: effect of dimethyl sulphoxide and role of G-proteins in thrombin- and thromboxane A2-activated pathways. 749 5

The antinociceptive effects of the putative endogenous cannabinoid ligand anandamide (ANA) and its fluorinated analog, fluoroanandamide (FA), were determined as measured by the tail-flick and p-phenylquinone (PPQ) stretch tests. The ED50 values (confidence limits) for ANA and FA were 77 (52-13) and 7 (2-21) micrograms/mouse, respectively, for the tail-flick test and 30 (23-41) and 0.5 (0.1-2) micrograms/mouse, respectively, for the PPQ test after intrathecal (i.t.) administration. ANA was not significantly less potent than delta 9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) in the tail-flick test, but it was less potent in the PPQ test. FA was more potent than either ANA or THC in tail-flick test. The antinociceptive effects of all drugs (administered i.t.) were blocked significantly or nearly abolished by the pretreatment of the mice with pertussis toxin (i.t.). Pretreatment of the mice with 5 and 25 micrograms forskolin per mouse or 10 micrograms 8-(4-chlorophenyl-thio)-adenosine-3',5'-monophosphate cyclic monosodium salt per mouse (both i.t.) significantly attenuated the antinociception produced by THC but not by ANA or FA. Various calcium modulators were tested in combination with THC, ANA, and FA, but they failed to alter the antinociceptive effects of the drugs. Various potassium channel blockers were tested in combination with the drugs. Apamin, a blocker of small (low)-conductance calcium-gated potassium channels that attenuates THC-induced antinociception, failed to alter ANA- or FA-induced antinociception. In contrast to THC, which is blocked by the kappa antagonist nor-binaltorphimine, ANA- and FA-induced antinociception was not altered by classic opioid antagonists. Also in contrast to THC, which enhances mu and delta opioid-induced antinociceptive effects, ANA failed to significantly alter opioid antinociception. ANA significantly shifted the THC dose-effect curve to the right. Thus, ED50 for DMSO/THC in the tail-flick test was shifted from 14 (7-29) to 54 (38-77) micrograms/mouse and was shifted in the hot-plate test from 22 (12-42) to 63 (43-92) micrograms/mouse. The magnitude of the shift in the ED50 was 3.8-fold in the tail-flick test and 2.9-fold in the hot-plate test. The shifts were parallel and significant. The Ki for the displacement of 3H-CP 55,940 binding by ANA and FA was 214 nM (+/- 45 S.E.M.) and 72 nM (+/- 5 S.E.M.), respectively, in pure spinal cord synaptosomes from the rat. ANA and FA were significantly cross-tolerant to THC. Although similarities between ANA and cannabinoids were shown, several marked differences were observed between ANA and the classic cannabinoids. ANA appears to function as both a cannabimimetic and a blocker of cannabinoid-induced antinociception.
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PMID:Characterization of anandamide- and fluoroanandamide-induced antinociception and cross-tolerance to delta 9-THC after intrathecal administration to mice: blockade of delta 9-THC-induced antinociception. 779 Oct 96

Differentiation of the human promyelocytic leukemia cell line HL-60 to polymorphonuclear leukocyte (PMN)-like cells with DMSO provides an important model for studying the acquisition of PMN functional responses that accompany differentiation. We showed previously that the extracellular matrix (ECM) protein thrombospondin (TSP) binds to PMN surface receptors and promotes adhesion and motility. Undifferentiated HL-60 cells did not adhere and were not motile in response to TSP, whereas cells differentiated toward PMN-like cells demonstrated both TSP-mediated adhesion and chemotaxis, with chemotaxis evident by day 2 of induction. With differentiation, a maximal response was obtained with 100 to 300 nM TSP, 10-fold lower than required for maximal PMN chemotaxis. Checkerboard analysis confirmed the directional nature of motility. mAb recognizing different domains of TSP inhibited chemotaxis, suggesting the involvement of multiple sites on TSP. Although both the NH2-terminal heparin-binding domain (HBD) and 140 kDa COOH-terminal fragment supported chemotaxis in PMN-like cells, neither fragment was as potent as intact TSP. Both pertussis and cholera toxin inhibited TSP-mediated chemotaxis, suggesting the involvement of GTP-binding proteins. The toxin effects did not indirectly result from elevated cAMP levels because high concentrations of either 8-bromo-cAMP or dibutyryl cAMP did not inhibit chemotaxis. TSP bound to nitrocellulose filters induced the directed migration (haptotaxis) of PMN-like cells rather than the random motility observed with PMN. Haptotaxis was stimulated by either the HBD or 140-kDa fragment and was inhibited by mAb against these two domains. Haptotaxis rather than random migration was confirmed by checkerboard analysis. Our results demonstrate that PMN-like HL-60 cells respond differently to TSP than human peripheral blood PMN. These differences may reflect 1) an aberration in HL-60 differentiation reflecting their leukemic phenotype 2) differentiation of HL-60 cells to a cell type characteristic of "activated" PMN.
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PMID:Thrombospondin promotes both chemotaxis and haptotaxis in neutrophil-like HL-60 cells. 843 28

In human erythroleukemia (HEL) cells, stimulation of alpha2-adrenoceptors by adrenaline or neuropeptide Y Y1 receptors by neuropeptide Y, concomitantly inhibit cAMP accumulation and stimulate mobilization of Ca2+ from intracellular stores via pertussis toxin-sensitive G-proteins. Treatment of HEL cells in chemically-defined, serum-free medium with 1.25% dimethylsulfoxide (DMSO) for 4 days, increased alpha2-adrenoceptor number by 120%, while the neuropeptide Y receptor number was not significantly changed. In DMSO-treated HEL cells, Ca2+ elevations by adrenaline or neuropeptide Y were significantly reduced by 28% and 57%, respectively, while basal Ca2+ and elevations by thrombin or thapsigargin were not significantly altered. Adrenaline and neuropeptide Y-induced inhibition of forskolin-stimulated cAMP accumulation was not significantly altered upon DMSO treatment. While immunodetectable alpha-subunits of Gi2 were not significantly changed by DMSO treatment, those of Gi3 were reduced by 27%. Inactivation of pertussis toxin substrates by pertussis toxin treatment and inhibition of adrenaline or neuropeptide Y stimulated Ca2+ elevations were linearly correlated. These data are compatible with the idea that, in HEL cells, alpha2-adrenoceptors and neuropeptide Y receptors couple to inhibition of adenylyl cyclase via Gi2 while they couple to Ca2+ elevations via Gi3.
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PMID:Concomitant regulation of Ca2+ mobilization and G13 expression in human erythroleukemia cells. 965 Aug 40

Agonist activity at G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) that regulate heterotrimeric G proteins of the Galpha(i/o) or Galpha(q) families has been shown to result in activation of the mitogen-activated protein (MAP) kinase cascade. To facilitate compound screening for these classes of GPCR, we have developed a reporter gene that detects the activation of the ternary complex transcription factor Sap1a following MAP kinase activation. In contrast to other reporter gene assays for Galpha(i/o)-coupled GPCRs, the MAP kinase reporter generates an increase in signal in the presence of agonist. The reporter gene has been transfected into Chinese hamster ovary cells to generate a "host" reporter gene-containing cell line. The Galpha(i)-coupled human CXCR1 chemokine receptor was subsequently transfected into this cell line in order to develop a 384-well format screen for both agonists and antagonists of this receptor. Agonists activated the reporter gene with the expected rank order of potency and with similar concentration dependence as seen with the regulation of other signal transduction cascades in mammalian cells: interleukin-8 (IL-8) (pEC(50) = 7.0 +/- 0.1) > GCP-2 (pEC(50) = 6.3 +/- 0.1) > NAP-2 (pEC(50) < 6). CXCR1-mediated activation of MAP kinase was inhibited by pertussis toxin and the MEK inhibitor PD98059, demonstrating that receptor activation of MAP kinase is due to pertussis toxin-sensitive Galpha(i/o)-family G proteins to cause the activation of MEK kinase. Using the 384-well format, assay performance was unaffected by solvent concentrations of 0.5% ethanol, 0.15% glycerol, or 1% DMSO. Signal crosstalk between adjacent wells was less than 1%. The assay exhibited a Z factor of 0.53 and a coefficient of variation of response to repeated application of IL-8 (100 nM) of 15.9%.
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PMID:Development of a homogeneous MAP kinase reporter gene screen for the identification of agonists and antagonists at the CXCR1 chemokine receptor. 1167 62

The action of 4-hydroxynonenal (HNE), a chemotactic aldehyde produced by lipid peroxidation, was analysed on exocytosis in parallel with its effects on phosphoinositide-specific phospholipase C (PLC) both in undifferentiated HL-60 cells and in cells induced to differentiate toward the granulocytic cell line by 1.25% DMSO. Exocytosis was evaluated by the secretion of beta-glucuronidase from cells incubated at 37 degrees C for 10 min in the presence of various aldehyde concentrations. HNE action was more pronounced in DMSO-differentiated cells, where concentrations between 10(-8) and 10(-6) m were able both to trigger exocytosis and to strongly activate PLC; in both processes maximal stimulation was given by 10(-7) m. HNE-induced exocytosis was completely prevented by pertussis toxin and by the PLC inhibitor U73122. The comparison between HNE and formyl-methionyl-leucyl-phenylalanine (fMLP), used as a positive control, showed that the tripeptide produced an higher stimulation of exocytosis than the aldehyde; by contrast HNE induced a stronger increase of PLC activity. Wortmannin, an inhibitor of phosphatidylinositol-3-kinase (PI3K), strongly inhibited the exocytosis induced by fMLP, while it failed to induce a statistically significant inhibition of HNE action. We conclude that both compounds trigger exocytosis through a Ptx-sensitive G protein; the present data support the hypothesis that the lower ability of the aldehyde to trigger exocytosis as compared to fMLP might depend upon a low ability to activate PI3K, while PLC activation appears to play a key role in HNE-induced exocytosis.
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PMID:Experimental researches on the role of phosphoinositide-specific phospholipase C in 4-hydroxynonenal induced exocytosis. 1273 5


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