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Cytochalasin stimulates phosphoinositide metabolism in murine B lymphocytes.

The ability of cytochalasin to alter phosphoinositide metabolism was evaluated in naive, murine splenic B lymphocytes. The generation of total inositol phosphates was stimulated by treatment with cytochalasin D, as was the generation of inositol trisphosphate. The cytochalasin-induced increase in inositol phosphates appeared to depend on interaction with actin, and it was inhibited by phorbol esters. Inositol phosphate production was not stimulated in splenic T lymphocytes. The results suggest that the previously observed increase in intracellular calcium produced by cytochalasin is part of a more generalized signaling event that includes phosphoinositide turnover, and, further, raise the possibility of a functional association between actin and phospholipase C.

Actins↗

Increased proliferation fate and phosphoinositide turnover in cultured smooth muscle cells from spontaneously hypertensive rats.

We cultured smooth muscle cells from matched sections of thoracic aortas of 20-week-old, male, spontaneously hypertensive (SHR) and Wistar-Kyoto (WKY) rats and compared their rates of proliferation and phosphoinositide metabolism. After seeding at initially identical densities, smooth muscle cells from SHR grow at significantly faster (P less than 0.001) rates than those from WKY rats, so that after 10 days in culture, the cell density of SHR-derived cells (3.10 +/- 0.32 x 10(5) cells/cm2) was double that of WKY-derived cells (1.59 +/- 0.28 x 10(5) cells/cm2). Following prolonged steady-state labelling in culture, incorporation of [3H]-myo-inositol into phosphatidylinositolbiphosphate (PIP2) was greater (P less than 0.01) in SHR smooth muscle cells (10.3 +/- 1.4%) than in those from WKY (6.9 +/- 1.4%). Incorporation of [3H]-myo-inositol into inositol triphosphate was also increased (P less than 0.01) in SHR (20.2 +/- 7.3%) relative to WKY cells (11.5 +/- 5.2%), while that into glycerophosphoinositol was lower (P less than 0.01) in SHR (46.5 +/- 8.0%) than in WKY (51.3 +/- 7.8%). Enhanced smooth muscle cell growth and altered phosphoinositide metabolism may be causally or consequentially involved in enhanced vasoconstriction and vascular hypertrophy in SHR.

Animals↗

Activation of the neutrophil by calcium-mobilizing ligands. I. A chemotactic peptide and the lectin concanavalin A stimulate superoxide anion generation but elicit different calcium movements and phosphoinositide remodeling.

The relevance of phosphoinositide remodeling to calcium movements and to the physiological response of superoxide anion (O2-) generation was probed in neutrophils stimulated by the chemotactic peptide fMet-Leu-Phe and the lectin concanavalin A. fMet-Leu-Phe and concanavalin A triggered O2- generation but elicited different patterns of calcium mobilization and phosphoinositide remodeling. fMet-Leu-Phe (10(-7) M) triggered a rise in cytosolic calcium by mobilization of intracellular calcium (fura-2) and increased calcium permeability (45Ca uptake), while concanavalin A (100 micrograms/ml) elicited a rise in cytosolic calcium, primarily by uptake of extracellular calcium (45Ca uptake). fMet-Leu-Phe triggered rapid breakdown of phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate (PIP2), phosphatidylinositol 4-phosphate and phosphatidylinositol, and generation of inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate (IP3). In contrast concanavalin A triggered breakdown of phosphatidylinositol, but not PIP2, nor was there a significant increase in IP3. However, both fMet-Leu-Phe and concanavalin A triggered a rapid biphasic increase in levels of labeled diacylglycerol (in [3H]arachidonate or [14C]glycerol prelabeled cells) and a 3-fold increase in [32P] phosphatidic acid. These results are concordant with a role for PIP2 breakdown and generation of IP3 specifically in intracellular calcium mobilization but not for other aspects of the signaling pathway for O2- generation. Calcium permeability changes were associated with elevated diacylglycerol and [32P]phosphatidic acid, although a cause and effect relationship is not apparent. Ligands such as concanavalin A enhance cytosolic calcium and trigger generation of O2- without significant PIP2 remodeling; elevated diacylglycerol and cytosolic calcium are the common events associated with ligand-induced O2- generation.

Benzofurans↗

Serotonin as a major serum factor inducing the phospholipase C-mediated hydrolysis of phosphoinositides in normal rat kidney cells.

Calf serum induced the phospholipase C-mediated hydrolysis of phosphoinositides in normal rat kidney (NRK) cells transformed by a temperature-sensitive Kirsten murine sarcoma virus (tsK-NRK cells). Various growth factors known to induce the phospholipase C reactions in other cell types, such as platelet-derived growth factor, fibroblast growth factor, epidermal growth factor, thrombin, vasopressin, bombesin, cholecystokinin, and prostaglandin F2 alpha, did not induce phospholipase C reactions in the transformed NRK cells. Furthermore, noradrenaline, histamine, dopamine, angiotensin II, carbachol, and tumor growth factor-beta did not induce phospholipase C reactions. However, serotonin did induce phospholipase C reactions. The amount of serotonin contained in the calf serum was sufficient to support 50% of the activity promoted by the serum itself, and calf serum-induced phospholipase C reactions were inhibited to 10-20% of the original level by ketanserin and methysergide, known to be antagonists for the serotonin receptors. Dialysis almost completely removed serotonin from calf serum and reduced the serum-induced phospholipase C reactions. Moreover, the phospholipase C reactions induced by calf serum and serotonin were inhibited by pretreatment of the cells with pertussis toxin or 12-O-tetradecanoylphorbol-13-acetate. These results indicate that serotonin is one of the major serum factors inducing phospholipase C-mediated hydrolysis of phosphoinositides in transformed NRK cells. Serotonin induced phospholipase C reactions not only in tsK-NRK cells but also in nontransformed NRK cells. However, serotonin did not induce these reactions in Swiss 3T3 cells or NIH 3T3 cells.

Adenosine Diphosphate Ribose↗

Prostaglandin E receptor enhancement of catecholamine release may be mediated by phosphoinositide metabolism in bovine adrenal chromaffin cells.

In the presence of ouabain, prostaglandin (PG) E2 stimulated a gradual secretion of catecholamines from cultured bovine adrenal chromaffin cells. PGE2 or ouabain alone evoked a marginal secretory response. The synergism of ouabain was also observed with muscarine. PGE2, like muscarine, induced a concentration-dependent formation of inositol phosphates: rapid rises in inositol trisphosphate and inositol bisphosphate followed by a slower accumulation of inositol monophosphate. This effect on phosphoinositide metabolism was accompanied by an increase in cytosolic free Ca2+. The potency of PGs (PGE2 greater than PGF2 alpha greater than PGD2) to stimulate catecholamine release was well correlated with that to affect phosphoinositide metabolism and that to increase the level of intracellular Ca2+. PGE2 did not stimulate cAMP generation significantly in bovine chromaffin cells. The effect of PGE2 on catecholamine release was mimicked by 12-O-tetradecanoylphorbol 13-acetate and A23187, but not by the cAMP analogue dibutyryl cAMP nor by forskolin. These results indicate that PGE2 may enhance catecholamine release from chromaffin cells by activating protein kinase C in concert with the increment of intracellular Ca2+.

Adrenal Medulla↗

Increase in cytosolic calcium and phosphoinositide metabolism induced by angiotensin II and [Arg]vasopressin in vascular smooth muscle cells.

Effects of angiotensin II and [Arg]vasopressin on cytosolic free Ca2+ concentration ([Ca2+]i) and phosphoinositide metabolism were studied in cultured aortic smooth muscle cells obtained from Wistar-Kyoto rats and their spontaneously hypertensive substrain. [Ca2+]i was measured using the fluorescent Ca2+ indicator quin2. No clear differences in basal [Ca2+]i were detected between cells derived from the two strains. High concentrations of angiotensin II (greater than or equal to 10 nM) and [Arg]vasopressin (greater than or equal to 100 nM) elicited large and rapid increases in [Ca2+]i, followed by a rapid return to control values. Low concentrations of these peptides (less than or equal to 1.0 nM) elicited small and slow increases in [Ca2+]i that persisted for minutes. These responses were blocked by specific antagonists for each of these peptides. Only high concentrations of angiotensin II caused [Ca2+]i increases in "Ca2+-free" medium, which suggested that high concentrations of angiotensin II could release Ca2+ from intracellular pools. A high concentration of angiotensin II and [Arg]vasopressin elicited progressive accumulations of inositol phosphates. Only high concentrations of angiotensin II caused inositol phosphate accumulation in Ca2+-free medium. Maximal accumulation of inositol phosphate elicited by angiotensin II and [Arg]vasopressin was found to be additive. A desensitization to the effects of both peptides on Ca2+ mobilization occurred despite the continued accumulation of inositol phosphates. These observations indicated that angiotensin II and [Arg]vasopressin interacted with independent receptors, both of which are linked to phosphoinositide breakdown and Ca2+ mobilization.

Adenosine Triphosphate↗

5-Hydroxytryptamine stimulates inositol phosphate production in a cell-free system from blowfly salivary glands. Evidence for a role of GTP in coupling receptor activation to phosphoinositide breakdown.

Phosphoinositide breakdown has been linked to the receptor mechanism involved in the elevation of cytosolic Ca2+. In a cell-free system prepared from [3H] inositol-labeled blowfly salivary glands, 5-hydroxytryptamine stimulated the rapid production of inositol phosphates. Within 30 s of hormone addition, there was a 100% increase in inositol trisphosphate formation, a 70% increase in inositol bisphosphate formation, and a 90% increase in inositol monophosphate formation as compared to control homogenates incubated for the same length of time. 5-Hydroxytryptamine did not stimulate inositol or glycerol phosphoinositol formation. Half-maximal activation of inositol phosphate production was obtained with 0.33 microM 5-hydroxytryptamine. Ethylene glycol bis(beta-aminoethyl ether)-N',N',N',N'-tetraacetic acid, (EGTA) (0.3 mM) inhibited the basal formation of inositol phosphates and decreased the net accumulation of inositol bisphosphate and inositol trisphosphate due to hormone as compared to homogenates incubated in the absence of added Ca2+. EGTA, however, had little effect on the per cent stimulation of inositol phosphate production due to hormone. In homogenates, ATP, GTP or guanyl-5'-yl imidodiphosphate (Gpp(NH)p) was required for a hormone effect. Gpp(NH)p, unlike ATP or GTP, increased the basal formation of inositol phosphates. In membranes, GTP, Gpp(NH)p, or guanosine 5'-(3-O-thio)trisphosphate (GTP gamma S) sustained a hormone effect whereas ATP was ineffective. GTP did not affect production while Gpp(NH)p and GTP gamma S increased inositol phosphate production. Half-maximal effects of Gpp(NH)p and GTP gamma S on hormone-stimulated inositol phosphate formation occurred at 10 microM and 100 nM, respectively. In the presence of 1 microM GTP gamma S, 5-methyltryptamine stimulated inositol phosphate formation within 2 s in membranes. These results indicate that in a cell-free system, GTP is involved in mediating the effects of Ca2+-mobilizing hormones on phosphoinositide breakdown.

Animals↗

5-Methyltryptamine stimulates phospholipase C-mediated breakdown of exogenous phosphoinositides by blowfly salivary gland membranes.

5-Methyltryptamine, through a GTP-dependent mechanism, stimulated breakdown of endogenous [3H]inositol-labeled phosphoinositides in membranes prepared from blowfly salivary gland homogenates through a phospholipase C exhibiting a pH optimum of approximately 7.0. Unlabeled membranes, prepared from salivary gland homogenates, hydrolyzed exogenous [3H]phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate substrate with generation of labeled inositol phosphates. Inositol trisphosphate formation was increased approximately 200% by 10 microM guanosine 5'-(O-thio)-trisphosphate (GTP gamma S) within 30 s. 5-Methyltryptamine, in the presence of 10 microM GTP gamma S, increased the rate of inositol trisphosphate formation by approximately 500% within 30 s. Half-maximal activation of hormone-stimulated breakdown of exogenous substrate required approximately 0.05 microM GTP gamma S. [3H]Phosphatidylinositol was also hydrolyzed during incubation with membranes, resulting in the generation of inositol, glycerol phosphoinositol, and inositol monophosphate. Formation of inositol monophosphate was stimulated approximately 30% by 10 microM GTP gamma S and 10 microM 5-methyltryptamine. Neither inositol nor glycerol phosphoinositol formation was affected by hormone. These results indicate that in a cell-free system from blowfly salivary glands, 5-methyltryptamine, through a GTP-dependent mechanism, directly activates a phospholipase C which mediates phosphoinositide hydrolysis.

Animals↗

Lack of association of epidermal growth factor-, insulin-, and serum-induced mitogenesis with stimulation of phosphoinositide degradation in BALB/c 3T3 fibroblasts.

The hypothesis that inositol phospholipid degradation is a step in the mechanism by which epidermal growth factor (EGF) stimulates mitogenesis in confluent monolayers of quiescent BALB/c 3T3 fibroblasts was tested. The maximum mitogenic response (a nearly 30-fold increase in incorporation of [3H]thymidine) occurred at 1 ng/ml EGF (0.16 nM). This degree of stimulation corresponded to 60% of that elicited by 10% serum. To determine whether EGF stimulated formation of inositol phosphates via degradation of polyphosphoinositides, the intracellular levels of [3H] inositol phosphates and [3H]phosphoinositides were determined after EGF addition to BALB/c 3T3 fibroblasts prelabeled with [3H]inositol. These experiments were performed under conditions designed to mimic exactly those conditions used to study mitogenesis. The results demonstrated that 10% serum or 10 ng/ml of platelet-derived growth factor, but not as much as 50 ng/ml EGF or 10 micrograms/ml insulin, increased the levels of inositol phosphates via degradation of phosphoinositides in the presence of 10 mM Li+. The serum-induced effects occurred in 30 s, the earliest time investigated. Phorbol dibutyrate (100 nM), alone or in conjunction with EGF (10 ng/ml), failed to stimulate inositol phospholipid degradation. However, phorbol dibutyrate inhibited the serum-induced stimulation. Finally, fetal bovine serum dialyzed so as to retain peptide mitogens lost almost 70% of the capacity to stimulate degradation of inositol phospholipids while remaining as mitogenic as the control serum. Thus, stimulation of inositol phospholipid degradation is an unlikely component in the mechanism by which EGF and probably insulin and serum stimulate mitogenesis in BALB/c 3T3 fibroblasts.

Animals↗

Inhibition of chemotactic peptide-induced phosphoinositide hydrolysis by phorbol esters through the activation of protein kinase C in differentiated human leukemia (HL-60) cells.

Phorbol-12,13-dibutyrate (PDBU), a tumor-promoting and protein kinase C-activating phorbol ester, inhibited formylmethionylleucyl-phenylalanine-induced generation of inositol mono-, bis-, and tris-phosphates from the hydrolysis of phosphoinositides in human leukemia (HL-60) cells, which had been differentiated to polymorphonuclear leukocyte-like cells by pretreatment with dibutyryl cyclic adenosine 3':5'-monophosphate. PDBU did not alter the binding of formylmethionylleucyl-phenylalanine to the cells. Other protein kinase C-activating substances such as 12-O-tetradecanoylphorbol-13-acetate and 1-oleoyl-2-acetyl-glycerol could substitute for PDBU, but 4 alpha-phorbol-12,13-didecanoate, which is inactive for both tumor promotion and protein kinase C activation, was ineffective in this capacity. Prolonged treatment of the cells with PDBU resulted in the down-regulation and decrease of protein kinase C activity to the level of 30-40% of that in the control cells. In the down-regulated cells, formylmethionylleucylphenylalanine still induced generation of the phosphorylated inositols to the same extent as that in the control cells, but the inhibition of this reaction by PDBU was reduced to 30-50% as compared with that in the control cells. These results strongly suggest that tumor-promoting phorbol esters inhibit the agonist-induced phosphoinositide hydrolysis through the activation of protein kinase C in the differentiated HL-60 cells.

Cell Differentiation↗

Regulation of phosphoinositide phosphorylation in Swiss 3T3 cells stimulated by platelet-derived growth factor.

The regulation of phosphoinositide phosphorylation was studied in Swiss 3T3 cells that were stimulated by platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF). Studies with intact cells showed that the mitogen increased the incorporation of 32P into phosphatidylinositol (PtdIns), phosphatidylinositol 4-phosphate (PtdIns-P), and phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate (PtdIns-P2) during the cell cycle, with distinct peaks of incorporation for all three phosphoinositides after 1 h, and for PtdIns and PtdIns-P2 after 20 h. Direct measurements of the activities of PtdIns kinase and PtdIns-P kinase in freeze-thawed cells revealed that the activity of PtdIns kinase was rate-limiting for the synthesis of PtdIns-P2. Maximal activities of PtdIns kinase and PtdIns-P kinase, with exogenous substrates, were unchanged during the 1st h of PDGF treatment, but doubled during the next 24 h. The increase in PtdIns kinase activity began within 2-4 h, exceeded the increase in cell protein, and was abolished by cycloheximide, which suggests that the enzyme was induced specifically in response to PDGF. The increase in activity of PtdIns-P kinase paralleled the increase in cell protein. Dose-response curves for PDGF showed that the activities of PtdIns kinase and PtdIns-P kinase at 24 h increased in proportion to the extent of mitogenic stimulation of the cells. Our results support the conclusion that the activities of PtdIns kinase and PtdIns-P kinase increase in response to PDGF, but only after several hours of cell cycle traverse.

1-Phosphatidylinositol 4-Kinase↗

Coupling between phosphoinositide breakdown and early mitogenic events in fibroblasts. Studies with fluoroaluminate, vanadate, and pertussis toxin.

In the preceding paper (Paris, S., and Pouysségur J. (1987) J. Biol. Chem. 262, 1970-1976), AlF4- and vanadate have been shown to induce inositol phosphate formation in resting hamster fibroblasts (CCL39). In this study, we show that these two phosphate analogs are good tools to explore the causal relationship between phosphoinositide breakdown and early mitogenic events. AlF4- can activate, very similarly to the mitogen alpha-thrombin: the amiloride-sensitive Na+/H+ antiport, the bumetanide-sensitive Na+/K+/Cl- co-transport, and the expression of c-myc mRNA. The link between phospholipase C activation and these early events of the mitogenic response is demonstrated by the similarity of all dose-response curves for NaF and AlCl3 and by the common sensitivity of the four events to pertussis toxin. Vanadate likewise stimulates the Na+/H+ antiport through a pertussis toxin-sensitive pathway. On longer incubations, both fluoride and vanadate were found to be toxic and failed to induce DNA synthesis. Therefore, we have used pertussis toxin to investigate the link between phospholipase C activation and commitment to DNA synthesis. We show that pertussis toxin strikingly inhibits thrombin-induced reinitiation of DNA synthesis but does not affect the stimulation by the epidermal or fibroblast growth factors, two mitogens that do not stimulate phosphoinositide breakdown in CCL39 cells. In conclusion, these studies demonstrate that activation of phospholipase C, if not an obligatory step in the action of all growth factors, plays a crucial role in the mitogenic signaling pathway of alpha-thrombin.

Aluminum↗

Alpha 1-adrenergic receptor-mediated phosphoinositide hydrolysis and prostaglandin E2 formation in Madin-Darby canine kidney cells. Possible parallel activation of phospholipase C and phospholipase A2.

alpha 1-Adrenergic receptors mediate two effects on phospholipid metabolism in Madin-Darby canine kidney (MDCK-D1) cells: hydrolysis of phosphoinositides and arachidonic acid release with generation of prostaglandin E2 (PGE2). The similarity in concentration dependence for the agonist (-)-epinephrine in eliciting these two responses implies that they are mediated by a single population of alpha 1-adrenergic receptors. However, we find that the kinetics of the two responses are quite different, PGE2 production occurring more rapidly and transiently than the hydrolysis of phosphoinositides. The antibiotic neomycin selectively decreases alpha 1-receptor-mediated phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate hydrolysis without decreasing alpha 1-receptor-mediated arachidonic acid release and PGE2 generation. In addition, receptor-mediated inositol trisphosphate formation is independent of extracellular calcium, whereas release of labeled arachidonic acid is largely calcium-dependent. Moreover, based on studies obtained with labeled arachidonic acid, receptor-mediated generation of arachidonic acid cannot be accounted for by breakdown of phosphatidylinositol monophosphate, phosphatidylinositol bisphosphate, or phosphatidic acid. Further studies indicate that epinephrine produces changes in formation or turnover of several classes of membrane phospholipids in MDCK cells. We conclude that alpha 1-adrenergic receptors in MDCK cells appear to regulate phospholipid metabolism by the parallel activation of phospholipase C and phospholipase A2. This parallel activation of phospholipases contrasts with models described in other systems which imply sequential activation of phospholipase C and diacylglycerol lipase or phospholipase A2.

Animals↗

Role of the aggregation factor in the regulation of phosphoinositide metabolism in sponges. Possible consequences on calcium efflux and on mitogenesis.

The aggregation factor (AF) of the marine sponge Geodia cydonium recognizes the aggregation receptor (AR) which is inserted in the plasma membrane, under formation of species-specific aggregates. The specific cell-binding fragment of the AF was used to investigate for the first time the phosphoinositide metabolism in a lower avertebrate system. We found that after binding of the cell-binding fragment to the aggregation receptor a strong and rapid stimulation of the phosphate incorporation into phosphatidylinositol occurs followed by an increased turnover of phosphoinositides in the Geodia cells. The consequences of an increased degradation of phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate into the two second messengers inositol-1,4,5-trisphosphate and diacylglycerol are 2-fold. First, after the addition of the extracellular stimulus the cytosolic Ca2+ concentration rises, resulting in a rapid increased Ca2+ efflux rate. The functional consequence of the increase of the extracellular Ca2+ level is an initiation of the aggregate formation that is mediated by the collagen assembly factor (= primary aggregation factor). Second, some experimental evidences are presented, showing that the other second messenger formed, diacylglycerol, causes a translocation of protein kinase C within the cell. Incubation of Geodia cells with the cell-binding fragment of the AF, or with the phorbol ester, 12-O-tetradecanoylphorbol-13-acetate, resulted within 5 min after treatment in a 70% decrease in protein kinase C activity in the cytosolic fraction and in a 700% increase in enzyme activity in the membrane fraction. It is proposed that by membrane association protein kinase C becomes activated. As a result of this event a series of cellular proteins are phosphorylated, a process which ultimately leads to an unusually strong induction of DNA polymerase alpha activity. From these data we conclude that inositol trisphosphate and protein kinase C also play a fundamental role in cellular signal transduction in lower eukaryotes.

Animals↗

Purification of a phosphoinositide-specific phospholipase C from bovine brain.

A soluble phosphoinositide-specific phospholipase C (PLC) was purified 58,000-fold from bovine brain. The enzyme, one of six distinct PLC activities detected in brain, accounted for approximately 15% of the soluble phosphatidylinositol-4,5-bisphosphate-phospholipase C (PIP2-PLC) activity in this tissue. The purification scheme included hydrophobic chromatography on phenyl-Sepharose and affinity chromatography on phosphatidylinositol-Sepharose (PI-Sepharose). The enzyme was specifically eluted from the PI-Sepharose with PI, calcium, and detergent. The purified PLC had an estimated molecular weight of 88,000 on sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis and behaved as a monomeric protein during sedimentation on glycerol gradients. The enzyme required calcium for activity, exhibited a pH optimum of 6.5, and cleaved only phosphoinositides. The rates of PIP2 and phosphatidyl-4-monophosphate hydrolysis exceeded the rate of PI hydrolysis under all conditions tested. These properties are consistent with a potential role for this PLC in the early events involved in cellular calcium mobilization.

Animals↗

Inhibition of phosphoinositide-specific phospholipase C by manoalide.

Manoalide is a novel sesterterpenoid which has previously been shown to be a potent inhibitor of venom phospholipases A2. To determine whether manoalide inhibited other phospholipases, the sensitivity of phosphoinsitide-specific phospholipase C (PI-PLC) to inactivation by manoalide was examined using crude cytosolic PI-PLC and a PI-PLC purified to homogeneity from guinea pig uterus cytosol (PI-PLC I). Manoalide inhibited both cytosolic and purified PI-PLC I in a concentration-dependent fashion, exhibiting an IC50 of 3-6 microM. Inactivation of PI-PLC I was calcium- and pH-dependent, with greater inactivation occurring at alkaline pH. Manoalide inhibited hydrolysis of all three phosphoinositides by purified PI-PLC I. The substrate kinetics of PI-PLC I suggest that manoalide does not inhibit purified PI-PLC I by simple competitive or noncompetitive inhibition. Enzyme activity was not recovered after dialysis of manoalide-treated PI-PLC I, indicating that inactivation of PI-PLC I was irreversible. To determine whether manoalide inhibited PI-PLC in cells, the effects of manoalide on norepinephrine (NE)-stimulated phosphoinositide hydrolysis and calcium mobilization were investigated in a smooth muscle-like cell line, DDT1MF-2. Manoalide inhibited NE-induced inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate and inositol 1-phosphate formation in a concentration-dependent manner. The IC50 for inhibition of inositol 1-phosphate formation was 1.5 microM. Manoalide also inhibited NE-induced calcium transients in DDT1MF-2 cells, exhibiting an IC50 of 2 microM. These data suggest that inhibition of PI-PLC may account, in part, for the anti-inflammatory actions of manoalide.

Animals↗

Sodium ion and the neutrotransmitter-stimulated 32P labelling of phosphoinositides and other phospholipids in the iris muscle.

The effects of Na+, other cations and the neurotransmitters, acetylcholine and norepinephrine on 32Pi incorporation into phospholipids of the rabbit iris smooth muscle were investigated [1]. The basal 32P-labelling of phospholipids including phosphatidic acid, phosphatidylinositol, phosphatidylcholine, phosphatidylethanolamine and the polyphosphoinositides increased with Na+ concentration [2]. The neurotransmitter-stimulated 32P labelling of phosphatidic acid, phosphatidylinositol and phosphatidylcholine is dependent on the presence of extracellular Na+ [3]. The monovalent cation requirement for Na+ specific. Of the monovalent cations Li+, NH+4, K+, Choline+ and Tris, only Li+ partially substituted for Na+ [4]. A significant decrease in 32P labelling of phospholipids in response to acetylcholine was observed when Ca2+ and/or K+ were added to an isoosmotic medium deficient of Na+ [5]. Ouabain, which blocks the Na+-pump, inhibited the basal 32Pi incorporation into phosphatidylcholine and the acetylcholine-stimulated 32P labelling of phosphatidic acid, phosphatidylinositol and phosphatidylcholine [6]. It was suggested that phosphoinositide breakdown is associated with Ca2+ influx as we have previously reported (Akhtar, R.A. and Abdel-Latif, A.A. (1978) J. Pharmacol. Exp. Ther. 204, 655-668) and that the enhanced 32P-labelling of phosphoinositides could be associated with Na+ outflux, via the Na+-pump mechanism.

Acetylcholine↗

Effects of antimycin A on receptor-activated calcium mobilization and phosphoinositide metabolism in rat parotid gland.

The effects of the mitochondrial poison, antimycin A, on responses of parotid acinar cells to cholinergic stimuli were examined. Antimycin A (10 microM) partially inhibited the agonist-induced increase in 86Rb efflux. Specifically, the initial transient phase of the response, believed to arise from intracellular calcium release, was partially inhibited, while the sustained phase of the response, believed to result from calcium entering from the extracellular space, was completely blocked. The stimulation of 45Ca influx by a cholinergic agonist was also completely blocked. Antimycin A (10 microM) caused a rapid loss of [32P] polyphosphoinositides. Stimulation of [32P]phosphatidylinositol breakdown and [32P] phosphatidate synthesis by methacholine was blocked by antimycin A. Breakdown of [32P]phosphatidylinositol-4,5-bisphosphate in response to cholinergic stimulation was partially inhibited. These results indicated that the activation by cholinergic agonists of cellular calcium mobilization as well as effects on phosphoinositide metabolism are similarly inhibited by antimycin A. Furthermore, this presumably indicates a role for ATP in receptor-activated calcium mobilization and phosphoinositide turnover.

Animals↗